The European Commission at the San Sebastian Film Festival 2024

The European Commission heads to the 72nd edition of the San Sebastian Film Festival taking place from 20 to 28 September 2024.

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The San Sebastian Film Festival(SSIFF) is a yearly rendez-vous for audiovisual professionals to discuss the most pressing topics in the sector and for audiences to celebrate the richness of audiovisual works from Europe and beyond.

The Creative Europe MEDIA Desks

As in previous editions, the Creative Europe Desk MEDIA Euskadi will hold a stand on the premises of the Industry Club, Kursaal, from 20 to 28 September (9: 30 to 19.00). The stand will also welcome the Desks of Andalusia, Bulgaria, Catalonia, Croatia, Spain and Serbia. Producers, distributors, filmmakers, festivals and all audiovisual professionals who are interested in collaborating with professionals from these countries will have the opportunity to get information about funding from the MEDIA programme and collaboration opportunities with partners from the represented countries.

Activities fostered by Creative Europe MEDIA

• Series Conference: Spanish Horror Story. The success of Spanish crime series
  Saturday 21st - 17:00-18:30; Tabakalera - Room Z
• Find out more about co-production possibilities in Bulgaria, Croatia and Serbia sharing over a coffee!
  Tuesday 24th - 10:30-11:30; San Telmo Museum - Cloister
• Case Study: Spain-France coproduction with the support of the Creative Europe Media Program
  Wednesday 25th - 16:00-17:30; Tabakalera - Room Ruiz Balerdi (4th floor)

MEDIA-supported films

Sixteen EU-supported films gathered nominations at SSIFF and parallel sections, with two titles shortlisted under the official selection and therefore competing for the prestigious Golden Shell. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on 28 September.

OFFICIAL SELECTION

• La virgen roja / The Red Virgin, by Paula Ortiz (EEUU - Spain)
• Soy Nevenka / I'm Nevenka, by Iciar Bollaín (Spain)
• The End, by Joshua Oppenheimer (Denmark - Germany - Ireland - Italy)

NEW DIRECTORS

• Azken erromantikoak (Los últimos románticos), by David Pérez Sañudo (Spain)
• La llegada del hijo (The Arrival of the Son), by Cecilia Atán, Valeria Pivato (Spain - Argentina)
• Min evige sommer (My Eternal Summer), by Sylvia Le Fanu (Denmark)

HORIZONTES LATINOS

• Reas, by Lola Arias (Argentina, Germany , Switzerland)
• Zafari, by Mariana Rondón (Peru - Venezuela - Mexico - France - Brazil - Chile - Dominican Republic)

ZABALTEGI - TABAKALERA

• Across the Waters, by Viv Li (France)
• Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat, by Johan Grimonprez (Belgium - France)

MADE IN SPAIN

• Dragonkeeper, by Salvador Simó, Li Jianping (Spain - China)
• Mamifera, by Liliana Torres (Spain)
• Los pequeños amores, by Celia Rico Clavellino (Spain - France)

CINE INFANTIL

• Dragonkeeper, by Salvador Simó, Li Jianping (Spain - China)
• Little Allan - The Human Antenna (Allan giza Antena), by Amalie Næsby Fick (Denmark)

PERLAK

All We Imagine as Light (Lo que imaginamos como luz), by Payal Kapadia (France - India - The Netherlands - Luxemburg)

WIP LATAM

Si no ardemos, cómo iluminar la noche (If we don't burn, how do we light up the night), by Kim Torres (Costa Rica - Mexico - France)

Related topics

Media Audiovisual & Media Services Audiovisual and media content distribution MEDIA programme