16 "Pearls" at the San Sebastian Festival to enjoy unforeseen productions
The " Pearls " section of the San Sebastian Festival aims to bring to the festival the selection of outstanding feature films of the year not shown in the Spanish State, and 16 titles have been presented in this category this year, which will be projected in the 73 edition to be held in September.
The films in this section, which have received applause and awards from critics at other international film festivals, will now also be seen in San Sebastian, including the Palm of Gold of the CannesFestival, the Grand Jury Award, the Best Director Award and numerous works scheduled at the Golden Chamber and the Venice Show.
In addition to Olivier Assayas, Noah Baumbach, Kaouther Ben Hania, Yorgos Lanthimos, Richard Linklater, Kleber Mendonça Filho, François Ozon, Hlynur Pálmason, Jafar Panahi, Raoul Peck, Paolo Sorrentino, Joachim Trier and Rebecca Zlotowski will compete for the First Edition of San Sebastian.
After its premiere in the official Cannes competition, the series will begin with the American Nouvelle Vagueby Richard Linklater. Other significant titles will be included, many of them by renowned directors such as Yorgos Lanthimos's Bugonia or Paolo Sorrentino's Grace.
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