The San Sebastián Film Festival has just unveiled the first titles that will be screened during the 66th of the gathering, which will take place from 21 to 29 September.

The festival’s most innovative and daring section, Zabaltegi-Tabakalera, has announced six titles from its selection. Two of them are (co-)produced by Spain: Trot [+leggi anche:
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The second season of Bruno Dumont's TV series Li'l Quinquin [+leggi anche:
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The festival has also unveiled some films that will screen in the Perlak section, such as Raúl de la Fuente and Damian Nenow's animation film Another Day of Life [+leggi anche:
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scheda film]. Furthermore, the first Donostia Award of the festival will be bestowed upon Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda, who won the latest Palme d'Or with his film Shoplifters. Kore-eda, who has already competed four times in the official selection of the festival and has carried off the Audience Award on two occasions, will be the first Asian filmmaker to receive this accolade.

List of titles announced for the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section:

Zabaltegi-Tabakalera

Belmonte [+leggi anche:
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Coincoin and the Extra-Humans [+leggi anche:
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An Elephant Sitting Still - Hu Bo (China)
The Daughters of Fire - Albertina Carri (Argentina)
The Image Book [+leggi anche:
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Trot [+leggi anche:
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