The San Sebastián International Film Festival has announced the films selected for its New Directors section, dedicated to discovering new talent, for the upcoming 73rd edition, which will take place from 19 to 27 September. Fourteen filmmakers from Europe, Latin America and Asia will present nine debut films and four second feature films in the section.

This year's selection will open with one of the most recognisable faces on the current scene, as four-time Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan stars in the British production Bad Apples [+lire aussi :
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Another well-known face appears in Redoubt [+lire aussi :
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interview : John Skoog
fiche film], the second feature film by Swedish director John Skoog, following his documentary Ridge [+lire aussi :
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Joining them are debut works from European filmmakers, including British director Stroma Cairns’ The Son and the Sea [+lire aussi :
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interview : Stroma Cairns et Imogen West
fiche film], a journey of two friends along the northeast coast of Scotland in which they discover a connection beyond words; Weightless [+lire aussi :
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interview : Emilie Thalund
fiche film] by Danish director Emilie Thalund, in which a fifteen-year-old girl at a weight-loss camp meets a charismatic girl and a charming camp counsellor she is attracted to; and Russians Anton Yarush (screenwriter of the acclaimed Closeness [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] by Kantemir Balagov and Unclenching the Fists [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] by Kira Kovalenko), and Sergey Borovkov, who co-direct Foreign Lands, which follows a Russian film director obsessed with finding the perfect actress for his next project.

The section also includes the debut film by Kurdish director Seyhmus Altun, As We Breathe [+lire aussi :
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interview : Şeyhmus Altun
fiche film], portraying a family in rural Anatolia after a devastating fire, and a participant in last year’s the professional section of the WIP Europa festival. Also featured is If We Don't Burn, How Do We Light Up the Night [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] by Costa Rican director Kim Torres, which follows a 13-year-old girl who feels trapped in her new family, and last year participated in WIP Latam. Rounding out the programme are the second feature by Chinese director Zhang Zhongchen, Nighttime Sounds; and the debut works by Taiwanese director Tsao Shih-Han, Before the Bright Day; Indian director Tribeny Rai, Shape of Momo; and Japanese director Yukari Sakamoto, White Flowers and Fruits, which will close the section.

In addition to these titles, the following Spanish productions have already been announced: Aro berria [+lire aussi :
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fiche film], the debut feature film by Irati Gorostidi Agirretxe, following her short film Contadores, which was selected for the Cannes Critics' Week; and Dance of the Living [+lire aussi :
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interview : José Alayón
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The selection:

New Directors

Bad Apples [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] - Jonatan Etzler (UK) (opening film)
Dance of the Living [+lire aussi :
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interview : José Alayón
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As We Breathe [+lire aussi :
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bande-annonce
interview : Şeyhmus Altun
fiche film] - Seyhmus Altun (Turkey/Denmark)
The Son and the Sea [+lire aussi :
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interview : Stroma Cairns et Imogen West
fiche film] - Stroma Cairns (UK)
Aro berria [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] - Irati Gorostidi Agirretxe (Spain)
Shape of Momo - Tribeny Rai (India/South Korea)
Redoubt [+lire aussi :
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interview : John Skoog
fiche film] - John Skoog (Sweden/Denmark/Netherlands/Poland/Finland/UK/Switzerland)
Weightless [+lire aussi :
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interview : Emilie Thalund
fiche film] - Emilie Thalund (Denmark)
If We Don't Burn, How Do We Light Up the Night [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] - Kim Torres (Costa Rica/Mexico/France)
Before the Bright Day - Tsao Shih-Han (Taiwan)
Foreign Lands - Anton Yarush & Sergey Borovkov (Russia)
Nighttime Sounds - Zhang Zhongchen (China)
White Flowers and Fruits - Yukari Sakamoto (Japan) (closing film)