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San Sebastián 2023


96 articles available in total starting from 05/12/2022. Last article published on 09/01/2025.

Review: The Practice

Review: The Practice

The Argentinian Martín Rejtman presents a comedy featuring philosophical reflection, mocking criticism and a compassionate portrayal of his characters  

26/09/2023 | San Sebastian 2023 | Competition

San Sebastián analyses distribution in a post-pandemic and post-Barbenheimer Europe

San Sebastián analyses distribution in a post-pandemic and post-Barbenheimer Europe

European distributors zoom in on the possible ways there are to keep bringing audiences back to the cinemas after this summer’s worldwide phenomenon  

26/09/2023 | San Sebastián 2023 | San Sebastián Industry

The European Commission and the European Investment Fund seal four investment agreements worth €68.25 million

The European Commission and the European Investment Fund seal four investment agreements worth €68.25 million

The deals are expected to mobilise around €500 million worth of new financing for audiovisual and creative companies and projects  

26/09/2023 | San Sebastián 2023 | San Sebastián Industry

Review: The Blue Star

Review: The Blue Star

Spanish director Javier Macipe presents a moving debut film based on the story of musician Mauricio Aznar  

26/09/2023 | San Sebastian 2023 | New Directors

Isabel Coixet  • Director of Un amor

Interview: Isabel Coixet • Director of Un amor

“I have the ability to feel out of place in any setting”

The filmmaker returns to the Basque gathering with her adaptation of Sara Mesa’s novel of the same name, which stars Laia Costa, who’s working with the Catalonian helmer once again after Foodie Love  

26/09/2023 | San Sebastián 2023 | Competition

Review: They Shot the Piano Player

Review: They Shot the Piano Player

Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal's animated documentary is a love song for Brazil and its music and against dictatorships, which supports the figure of a forgotten and silenced artist  

26/09/2023 | San Sebastian 2023 | Special Screenings

Joachim Lafosse  • Director of A Silence

Interview: Joachim Lafosse • Director of A Silence

“The venom of crime spreads by creating shame, silence and guilt”

The Belgian director’s film looks at the role played by silence in cases of child abuse  

26/09/2023 | San Sebastián 2023 | Competition

Review: Un amor

Review: Un amor

An alternative ending, different to the one in Sara Mesa’s novel, on which Isabel Coixet’s new film is based, saves this film from becoming unpalatable, blunt, dull stodge  

26/09/2023 | San Sebastián 2023 | Competition

Javier Macipe  • Director of The Blue Star

Interview: Javier Macipe • Director of The Blue Star

“Here the music is like the Force in Star Wars"

The director makes his feature film debut with a Spanish-Argentine co-production that revives the figure of a forgotten musician while at the same time vindicating creative rebirth  

25/09/2023 | San Sebastian 2023 | New Directors

Review: A Silence

Review: A Silence

Joachim Lafosse explores in depth the silencing mechanisms around situations of sexual violence, particularly within families  

25/09/2023 | San Sebastián 2023 | Competition

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