UPDATE (17 August 2022): On the Fringe [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], the directorial debuyt by actor Juan Diego Botto, starring Penélope Cruz and Luis Tosar and selected in Venice Film Festival's Orizzonti section, joins the Perlak section. Stories Not to Be Told [+lire aussi :
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interview : Cesc Gay
fiche film] by Cesc Gay and Walls Can Talk [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] by Carlos Saura will be screened at the RTVE Galas.

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This morning, at the Madrid headquarters of the Spanish Film Academy one of the main attractions was announced of the San Sebastian International Film Festival, which will celebrate its 70th edition from 16-24 September: the Spanish films to be screened in its different sections, which this year totals 18, including short and feature films.

In its official section and in the fight for the coveted Golden Shell, is the eagerly awaited second film from the Aragon director Pilar Palomero (winner of the award for Schoolgirls [+lire aussi :
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interview : Pilar Palomero
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interview : Pilar Palomero
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interview : Fernando Franco et Koldo Z…
fiche film]; the latest film from another filmmaker who has been here before and at Cannes, Jaime Rosales: Wild Flowers [+lire aussi :
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interview : Jaime Rosales
fiche film], a co-production with France and starring Anna Castillo in the central role (read more); and Suro [+lire aussi :
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interview : Mikel Gurrea
fiche film], the debut film by Mikel Gurrea from San Sebastian, starring Vicky Luengo (Riot Police [+lire aussi :
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interview : Rodrigo Sorogoyen
fiche série]) and Pol López.

Out of competition, but also in its official section, the Movistar Plus+ series Offworld [+lire aussi :
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interview : Rodrigo Sorogoyen et Isabe…
fiche série], signed by audiovisual aces Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Isaki Lacuesta, Raúl Arévalo, Isa Campo and Alberto Rodríguez; the documentary by Isabel Coixet The Yellow Ceiling [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], which condemns sexual abuse; and Modelo 77 [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], Alberto Rodríguez's vibrant incursion into democratic (?) prisons with Javier Gutiérrez leading the cast and which opens San Sebastian 2022 in style - and out of competition.

In the New Directors section, To Book and Women I Sing [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], the feature directorial debut from María Elorza (Vitoria, 1988), will be presented; and in Zabaltegi-Tabakalera, four other Spanish filmmakers will do the same: Elena López Riera with El agua [+lire aussi :
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interview : Elena Lopez Riera
fiche film] (Spain/France/Switzerland), a film selected in the last Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes; Piggy [+lire aussi :
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interview : Carlota Pereda
fiche film], by Carlota Pereda (Spain/France), an extreme horror film that was seen at Sundance; and the short films Hirugarren koadernoa, by Lur Olaizola - which will participate out of competition after its premiere at the Cinéma du Réel festival - and Cuerdas, by Estibaliz Urresola, which will be screened after its award-winning screening at the Cannes Critics’ Week.

The Perlak section will screen One Year, One Night [+lire aussi :
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interview : Isaki Lacuesta
fiche film], by Isaki Lacuesta, which competed in the Berlinale; The Beasts [+lire aussi :
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interview : Rodrigo Sorogoyen et Isabe…
fiche film], a co-production with France by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, following its premiere at the Cannes Première; and the section will close with Los renglones torcidos de Dios [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], Oriol Paulo’s adaptation of the novel of the same name by Torcuato Luca de Tena, starring Bárbara Lennie and Eduard Fernández (more information here).

Finally, The Velodrome, a gigantic theatre, with a 400 square metre screen to be enjoyed by around 3,000 spectators, will host the premiere of Rainbow [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], the highly personal take on the classic The Wizard of Oz from the unstoppable Paco León, starring Dora Postigo, Carmen Maura and Carmen Machi; Feeling It [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], a documentary co-produced with Mexico by Fernando León de Aranoa, centred around his close friend and great musician Joaquín Sabina; and the latest animated film by Fermin Muguruza: Black is Beltza II: Ainhoa [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], whose first part, Black is Beltza [+lire aussi :
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As you can see, we have quite a feast of Spanish cinema in store for us in September: a sign of a bumper harvest to come? Let’s hope so!

The Spanish films announced today:

Competition

La maternal [+lire aussi :
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interview : Pilar Palomero
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The Rite of Spring [+lire aussi :
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interview : Fernando Franco et Koldo Z…
fiche film] – Fernando Franco (Spain)
Wild Flowers [+lire aussi :
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interview : Jaime Rosales
fiche film] - Jaime Rosales (Spain/France)
Suro [+lire aussi :
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interview : Mikel Gurrea
fiche film] - Mikel Gurrea (Spain)

Out of Competition

Offworld [+lire aussi :
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interview : Rodrigo Sorogoyen et Isabe…
fiche série] - Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Isaki Lacuesta, Raúl Arévalo, Isa Campo, Alberto Rodríguez (Spain) (series)
Modelo 77 [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] - Alberto Rodríguez (Spain)

Special screenings

The Yellow Ceiling [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] - Isabel Coixet (Spain)

New Directors

To Book and Women I Sing [+lire aussi :
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interview : Maria Elorza et Marian Fer…
fiche film] - María Elorza (Spain)

Zabaltegi-Tabakalera

El agua [+lire aussi :
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interview : Elena Lopez Riera
fiche film] - Elena López Riera (Spain/France/Switzerland)
Piggy [+lire aussi :
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interview : Carlota Pereda
fiche film] - Carlota Pereda (Spain/France)
Hirugarren koadernoa - Lur Olaizola (Spain) (short film)
Cuerdas - Estibaliz Urresola (Spain) (short film)

Perlak

One Year, One Night [+lire aussi :
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interview : Isaki Lacuesta
fiche film] - Isaki Lacuesta (Spain/France)
The Beasts [+lire aussi :
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interview : Rodrigo Sorogoyen et Isabe…
fiche film] - Rodrigo Sorogoyen (Spain/France)
Los renglones torcidos de Dios [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] - Oriol Paulo (Spain)
On the Fringe [+lire aussi :
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interview : Juan Diego Botto
fiche film] - Juan Diego Botto (Spain/Belgium)

RTVE Galas

Stories Not to Be Told [+lire aussi :
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interview : Cesc Gay
fiche film] - Cesc Gay (Spain)
Walls Can Talk [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] - Carlos Saura (Spain)

Velodrome

Rainbow [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] - Paco León (Spain)
Feeling It [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] - Fernando León de Aranoa (Spain/Mexico)
Black is Beltza II: Ainhoa [+lire aussi :
bande-annonce
fiche film] - Fermín Muguruza (Spain)