The full line-up of the Official Section of the 67^th San Sebastián International Film Festival, which is set to to unspool in the city perched on the shores of the Cantabrian Sea from 20-28 September 2019, has finally been made public. The six new titles unveiled earlier today – when added to those announced previously (see the news) – make a total of 17 productions, hailing from a wide and varied range of national film industries, and standing out on account of the sheer strength of their auteurs. Proof of this can be found in the inclusion of the latest works by three highly distinctive European female directors: Sarah Gavron, who will be competing for the Golden Shell with Rocks [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Sarah Gavron
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intervista: Malgorzata Szumowska
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intervista: Małgorzata Szumowska
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intervista: Malgorzata Szumowska
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intervista: Alice Winocour
scheda film], about a female astronaut and the motherly conflict she has to endure.

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The other three features announced today which will also form part of the Official Section of the upcoming San Sebastián Film Festival are Patrick [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Alba Baptista
intervista: Gonçalo Waddington
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intervista: Miguel Gomes
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In addition, the title of the festival’s opening film, which will also be duking it out for the Golden Shell, has been made public: Blackbird (USA/UK), helmed by Roger Michell (My Cousin Rachel [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] (2014). The closing film (out of competition) will be The Song of Names [+leggi anche:
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scheda film], starring Tim Roth and Clive Owen and directed by Canada’s François Girard. Meanwhile, a well-deserved Donostia Award will go to Greek maestro Costa-Gavras; the trophy will be handed out in San Sebastián on 21 September, and Costa-Gavras’ latest feature, Adults in the Room [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Olivier Assayas
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Here is the list of the new titles, as well as those already announced, in the Official Section:

Competition

Blackbird – Roger Michell (US) (opening film)
A Dark-Dark Man [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] – Adilkhan Yerzhanov (Kazakhstan/France)
The Audition [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ina Weisse
intervista: Ina Weisse
scheda film] – Ina Weisse (Germany/France)
And the Birds Rained Down – Louise Archambault (Canada)
A Thief’s Daughter [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Belén Funes
scheda film] – Belén Funes (Spain)
The Endless Trench [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño e…
scheda film] – Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño, Jose Mari Goenaga (Spain/France)
Lhamo and Skalbe - Sonthar Gyal (China)
Workforce – David Zonana (Mexico)
While at War [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Alejandro Amenábar
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Pacified - Paxton Winters (Brazil)
Patrick [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Alba Baptista
intervista: Gonçalo Waddington
scheda film] - Gonçalo Waddington (Portugal/Germany)
Proxima [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Alice Winocour
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Rocks [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Sarah Gavron
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Thalasso [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] – Guillaume Nicloux (France)
The Other Lamb [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Malgorzata Szumowska
scheda film] – Malgorzata Szumowska (Ireland/Belgium/Poland/US)
Death Will Come and Shall Have Your Eyes [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] – José Luis Torres Leiva (Chile/Argentina/Germany)
Zeroville – James Franco (USA)

Out of Competition

The Song of Names [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] - François Girard (Canada/UK/Hungary) (closing film)
Seventeen [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Daniel Sánchez Arévalo
scheda film] – Daniel Sánchez Arévalo (Spain)

Special Screenings

Heroic Losers [+leggi anche:
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scheda film] – Sebastián Borensztein (Argentina/Spain)

Special Screenings - Donostia Awards

Adults in the Room [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Costa-Gavras
scheda film] – Costa-Gavras (France/Greece)
Wasp Network [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Olivier Assayas
scheda film] – Oliver Assayas (France/Brazil/Spain/Belgium)
The Burnt Orange Heresy [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Giuseppe Capotondi
scheda film] - Giuseppe Capotondi (UK/Italy/US)