The 66th San Sebastián International Film Festival took place from 21 to 29 September 2018 in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain. Between Two Waters won the Golden Shell for Best Picture.
Background For its 66th edition, the festival revamped its image, including the use of a minimalist sea shell logo, presented on 3 May 2018. In August 2018, the festival revealed the festival poster featuring Isabelle Huppert. The opening gala was hosted by Nagore Aranburu and Belén Cuesta.
The festival closed with the screening of A Star Is Born. The closing gala was hosted by Maribel Verdú and .
The composition of the official selection jury consisted of Alexander Payne (Jury President), Bet Rourich, Agnes Johansen, Nahuel Perez Biscayart, Constantin Popescu, and Rossy de Palma.
Films Official Selection In competition The lineup of films selected for the Official Selection competition was as follows: Highlighted title indicates award winner. English title Original title Director(s) Production country El amor menos pensado Juan Vera Argentina Brillante Mendoza Philippines Angelo Markus Schleinzer 宝贝儿 China Beautiful Boy Felix Van Groeningen United States Blind Sport Tuva Novotny Norway The Innocent Der Unschuldige Simon Jaquemet The Realm El reino Rodrigo Sorogoyen Between Two Waters Entre dos aguas Isaki Lacuesta Spain High Life Claire Denis Illang: The Wolf Brigade 인랑 Kim Jee-woon South Korea In Fabric Peter Strickland United Kingdom A Faithful Man L'homme fidèle Louis Garrel France The Black Book Le Cahier Noir Valeria Sarmiento Quién te cantará Carlos Vermut Rojo Benjamín Naishtat Vision Naomi Kawase Yuli: The Carlos Acosta Story Yuli Icíar Bollaín
Out of competition The following works were selected to screen out of competition: English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Bad Times at the El Royale Drew Goddard United States Gigantes Enrique Urbizu, Jorge Dorado Spain Special Screenings Spain Some Time Later Tiempo después José Luis Cuerda
New Directors Highlighted title indicates award winner. English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Apuntes para una película de atracos Spain 僕はイエス様が嫌い Hiroshi Okuyama Japan Der Läufer Switzerland Julia and the Fox Julia y el zorro Inés María Barrionuevo Argentina The Chambermaid La camarista Lila Avilés Mexico Les Météorites France Nëntor i ftohtë Ismet Sijarina Usynligt hjerte Laurits Flensted-Jensen Denmark The Deer Oreina Spain To War Para la guerra Francisco Marise Breeze 清风的味道 Kun Yang China Core of the World Сердце мира Nataliya Meshchaninova The Third Wife Vợ ba Ash Mayfair Vietnam A Decent Man Un om la locul lui Hadrian Marcu Romania Journey to a Mother's Room Viaje al cuarto de una madre Celia Rico Clavellino
Latin Horizons (Horizontes Latinos) Highlighted title indicates award winner. English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) The Heiresses Las herederas Marcelo Martinessi Buy Me a Gun Cómprame un revólver Julio Hernández Cordón Mexico The Snatch Thief El motoarrebatador Agustín Toscano Enigma Chile Familia sumergida Rust Ferrugem Brazil Figures Figuras Eugenio Canevari A Twelve-Year Night La noche de 12 años Álvaro Brechner Los silencios Beatriz Seigner Marilyn Martín Rodríguez Redondo Our Time Nuestro tiempo Carlos Reygadas Florianópolis Dream Sueño Florianópolis Ana Katz
Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Highlighted title indicates award winner. English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) 592 metroz goiti Spain Belmonte Federico Veiroj Bergman: A Year in a Life Bergman — ett ar, ett liv Sweden Coincoin et les z'inhumains Bruno Dumont France An Elephant Sitting Still 大象席地而坐 Hu Bo China De natura Lucile Hadzihalilovic Romania Long Day's Journey into Night 地球最後的夜晚 Bi Gan China Manta Ray กระเบนราหู Phuttiphong Aroonpheng The Wolf House La casa lobo Joaquín Cociña, Cristóbal León Chile Song for the Jungle Jean-Gabriel Périot France France Theatre of War Teatro de guerra Lola Arias The Men Behind the Wall Ines Moldavsky Israel Trote Las hijas del fuego Albertina Carri Argentina The Image Book Le livre d'image Jean-Luc Godard Those Who Desire Los que desean Elena López Riera Sobre cosas que me han pasado José Luis Torres Leiva Chile
Perlak English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) A Star Is Born Bradley Cooper United States 3 Faces سه رخ Jafar Panahi Iran Ash Is Purest White 江湖儿女 Jia Zhangke BlacKkKlansman Spike Lee United States Capernaum Capharnaüm Nadine Labaki Lebanon The Angel El Ángel Luis Ortega First Man Damien Chazelle United States Girl Lukas Dhont Summer Лето Kirill Serebrennikov Mirai 未来のミライ Mamoru Hosoda Japan Asako I & II 寝ても覚めても Ryusuke Hamaguchi Japan Birds of Passage Pájaros de verano Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra Petra Jaime Rosales Roma Alfonso Cuarón Mexico The Sisters Brothers Jacques Audiard Another Day of Life Jeszcze dzień życia Raúl de la Fuente, Damian Nenow Cold War Zimna wojna Pawel Pawlikowski
Made in Spain English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s) Almost Forty Casi 40 David Trueba Spain Facing the Wind Con el viento Meritxell Colell The Warning El aviso Daniel Calparsoro Spain Gustavo Sánchez Spain Sunday's Illness La enfermedad del domingo Ramón Salazar Spain Distances Les distàncies Elena Trapé Spain Hopelessly Devout Mi querida cofradía Marta Díaz de Lope Díaz Spain Perfect Strangers Perfectos desconocidos Álex de la Iglesia Spain Querido Fotogramas Spain The Bookshop Isabel Coixet Trinta lumes Spain Awards A list of awards conceded during the festival includes:
Main competition Golden Shell for Best Film: Between Two Waters Special Jury Prize: Silver Shell for Best Director: Benjamín Naishtat (Rojo) Silver Shell for Best Actress: Pia Tjelta (Blind Spot) Silver Shell for Best Actor: Darío Grandinetti (Rojo) Jury Prize For Best Cinematography: Pedro Sotero (Rojo) Jury Prize For Best Screenplay: Paul Laverty (Yuli) and Louis Garrel and Jean-Claude Carrière (A Faithful Man) Other Horizontes Award: Special Mention: The Snatch Thief Kutxabank New Directors' Award: Jesus Ezae Youth Award: Journey to a Mother's Room Audience Award for Best Picture: Another Day of Life Audience Award for Best European Picture: Girl Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award: Song for the Jungle Special Mention: Those Who Desire Irizar Basque Film Award: FIPRESCI Award: High Life Feroz Zinemaldia Award: Quién te cantará
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