Juliette Binoche, Matt Dillon, Colin Farrell, Richard Linklater and Renate Reinsve will come to the Festival
J. A. Bayona, Catalan director, will preside over the jury of the Official Section, which will also include Paul Dano, Maria de Medeiros, Erward Berger, Claire Denis, Agnieszka Holland and Ron Perlman, as well as Esther García and Jennifer Lawrence.
Juliette Binoche, Donostia Award actress at the 2022 Film Festival.
The 73rd edition of the San Sebastian Film Festival (19-27 September) has been presented today, breaking down many of the actors and directors who will come to San Sebastian. In addition to Esther García and Jennifer Lawrence Donostia, Juliette Binoche, Paul Dano, Harris Dickinson, Matt Dillon, Colin Farrell, Denis Lavant, Maria de Medeiros, Ron Perlman, Renate Reinsve and Garsan, among others.
Olivier Assayas, Edward Berger, Arnaud Desplechin, Claire Denis, Lucile Hadzihalilovic, Agnieszka Holland, Richard Linklater, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Jafar Panahi, Raoul Peck, Walter Salles, Joachim Trier and Rebecca Zlotowski will present their films to the public and the media.
Director J. A. Bayona will be presided over by the jury of the Official Section composed of directors Laura Carreira and Gia Coppola, actor Zhou Dongyu, actor and singer Lali Espósito, actor Mark Strong and producer Anne-Dominique Toussaint.
From 19 to 27 September, the Festival will offer 254 films from 56 countries, as explained by José Luis Rebordinos, director of the Festival, and Ruth Pérez de Anucita, head of communication, who, at the beginning of the presentation, read a statement about the genocide in Gaza.
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