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The San Sebastian Film Festival on Friday unveiled the first competition titles for its 65th edition.
The event, set to run Sept. 22-30, will in its competition program premiere Life and Nothing More, the second film by Antonio Mendez Esparza; Handia, the latest pic from Jon Garano and Aitor Arregi; and El autor, by Manuel Martin Cuenca. The competition winner is honored with the Golden Shell award.
Loving Pablo, by Fernando Leon de Aranoa and starring Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz, will be the closing-night film of the Pearls section and screen out of competition. The drama tells “the true story of the notorious drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, who killed thousands, made billions and struck up an unlikely love affair with his polar opposite, a glamorous television host named Virginia Vallejo.”
The out-of-competition screenings unveiled Friday include Marrowbone, the directorial debut of screenwriter Sergio Sanchez, and the first two episodes of Spanish TV series La Peste (The Plague), directed by Alberto Rodriguez. This marks the first time the San Sebastian festival’s official selection will include a TV show.
Special screenings announced include Morir (Dying), the second film by Fernando Franco, and La Cordillera (The Summit) from Santiago Mitre.
Below is a list of all of the San Sebastian titles announced thus far.
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COMPETITION
El autor, Manuel Martin Cuenca
Handia, Aitor Arregi, Jon Garano
Life and Nothing More, Antonio Mendez Esparza
OUT OF COMPETITION
Marrowbone, Sergio G. Sanchez
La Peste, Alberto Rodriguez
SPECIAL SCREENING
Morir, Fernando Franco
SPECIAL SCREENING, DONOSTIA AWARD
The Summit, Santiago Mitre
TVE SPECIAL SCREENING
Holy Camp!, Javier Calvo
PEARLS
Loving Pablo, Fernando Leon de Aranoa
NEW DIRECTORS
Alberto Garcia-Alix, La linea de la sombra, Nicolas Combarro
Princesita, Marialy Rivas
HORIZONTES LATINOS
A Fantastic Woman, Sebastian Lelio
Rey’s Education, Santiago Esteves
ZABALTEGI-TABAKLAERA SCREENINGS
A Lot of Kids, and a Monkey and a Castle, Gustavo Salmeron
Shame, Juan Cavestany, Alvaro Fernandez Armero
Saura(s), Felix Viscarret
VELODROME SCREENINGS
Fe de Etarras, Borja Cobeaga
Operacion Concha, Antoni Cuadri
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