Annunciati i primi contendenti della Conchiglia d'oro di San Sebastián

di Alfonso Rivera

13/07/2018 - Sette dei film che prenderanno parte alla Sezione ufficiale della manifestazione basca sono stati svelati, tra cui i lavori degli europei Claire Denis, Markus Schleinzer e Simon Jaquemet

Annunciati i primi contendenti della Conchiglia d'oro di San Sebastián

High Life di Claire Denis

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Yesterday, the 66th San Sebastián International Film Festival announced the identities of 13 titles that will be taking part in its New Directors section, which, as its name suggests, is dedicated to emerging talents presenting their first or second features (see the news). Today, it did likewise for the first seven titles in its premier league: the Official Section, whose top prize, the Golden Shell, will be handed out to one of the contenders at the end of the gathering, on 29 September. One of the directors vying for it, among others, will be Claire Denis with her eagerly awaited High Life [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Claire Denis
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Other renowned filmmakers who will be making their way to the Kursaal Congress Centre in the Basque city will be Chile’s Valeria Sarmiento, who will be duking it out for the Golden Shell with the Portuguese-French co-production The Black Book [+leggi anche:
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Another co-production that will be screened in the Official Section of the 66th San Sebastián Film Festival is Rojo [+leggi anche:
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