The 60th edition of the San Sebastian Film Festival will run from September 21 to 29.

Thematic etrospectives include Very Funny Things - New American Comedy and In Progress - Ten Years With Latin American Cinema, while the classic retrospective is dedicated to Georges Franju. There will also be a section dedicated to contemporary Brazilian cinema.

Made In Spain, Zabaltegi Pearls, Movies For Kids and Zinemara have yet to be announced.

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White Elephant
White Elephant
The story of the friendship between two priests who settle in a Buenos Aires slum area to carry out their ministry and social work.
Me And You
Me And You
An introverted teenager forges a bond with his step-sister as he hides out in his family's basement.
The Love Songs Of Tiedan
The Love Songs Of Tiedan
The film recounts a romantic obsession that spans several decades. In a poor Shanxi Province village, six-year old Tiedan falls in love with May, the beautiful neighbor who practices a traditional form of singing, Er-ren-tai, and this love will never die.
La Playa DC
La Playa DC
Tomás is trying to make his way in Bogota. Looking for his young brother Jairo, he sets out on a journey that will test his ability to deal with the fear and wounds of the past.
Post Tenebras Lux
Post Tenebras Lux
Juan and his family live in a country house, where they enjoy and suffer a world apart. No one knows if these two worlds are complementary or if they strive to eliminate one another.
The Bay
The Bay
Chaos breaks out in a small town in the wake of an ecological disaster.
Arbitrage
Arbitrage
A hedge-fund magnate is in over his head, desperately trying to complete the sale of his trading empire before the depths of his fraud are revealed. An unexpected, bloody error forces him to turn to the most unlikely corner for help.
In The House
In The House
Fiction and reality become blurred between a teacher and student.
No
No
Gael Garcia Bernal stars as a Chilean adman trying to organize a campaign to unseat Pinochet in Pablo Larraín’s smart, engrossing political thriller.
The Impossible
The Impossible
A family's quiet Thailand holiday turns into a nightmare when a huge tsunami engulfs the grounds of their hotel.
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San Sebastian Film Festival Features

Maison d'être
Director François Ozon on In The House, teachers and falling in love.
Inside Shell
Scott Graham on his dad/daughter drama.
Top Gere
Nicholas Jarecki talks about Arbitrage, big-name casts, power and corruption.
Man in the No
We talk to Pablo Larraín about his Oscar-nominated film.
On the road with Javier Rebollo
The director on The Dead Man And Being Happy and the importance of dogs, accents, freedom and tenderness in film.
San Sebastian Film Festival Diary: Episode 4
Parents and children face strife in Shell, After Lucia and Twice Born
San Sebastian Film Festival Diary: Episode 3
With reviews of Michael Haneke's Amour, Post Tenebras Lux and Blancanieves.
San Sebastian Film Festival Diary: Episode 2
Featuring Mexican stand-offs amongst reviews of Argo, No and Something In The Air.
San Sebastian Film Festival Diary - Day 1
Featuring Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon and piles of tiny pintxos.

San Sebastian Film Festival News

In The House wins Golden Shell at San Sebastian
Francois Ozon's blackly comic drama takes top prizes.
Ewan McGregor set for lifetime achievement award
Scots star to be honoured with Donostia at San Sebastian Film Festival.
Oliver Stone to receive San Sebastian Donostia
Director chosen for lifetime achievement award as his latest film Savages recieves premiere.
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