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{{Short description|2021 film festival}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox Film festival
| name           =
| image          =
| caption        = Official poster of the 68th San Sebastián Film Festival
| opening        = ''[[One Second (film)|One Second]]''
| closing        =
| directors      = [[José Luis Rebordinos]]
| location       = [[San Sebastián]], Spain
| founded        =
| awards         = [[Golden Shell]] (''Blue Moon'')
| host           =
| number         =
| date           = 17–25 September 2021
| website        =
| main           = [[San Sebastián International Film Festival]]
| previous       = [[68th San Sebastián International Film Festival|68th]]
| next           = [[70th San Sebastián International Film Festival|70th]]
}}
The '''69th San Sebastián International Film Festival''' took place from 17 to 25 September 2021 in [[San Sebastián]], Gipuzkoa, Spain. The festival opened with [[Zhang Yimou]]'s ''[[One Second (film)|One Second]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 September 2021|url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/espectaculos/cine/festival-de-san-sebastian-2021-las-miradas-puestas-en-marion-cotillard|title=Arrancó el festival de San Sebastián con las miradas puestas en Marion Cotillard|website=[[El Universal (Mexico City)|El Universal]]}}</ref> [[Marion Cotillard]] and [[Johnny Depp]] were awarded the [[Donostia Award]] for lifetime achievements.<ref name="eitb" /> The Donostia Award bestowed to Johnny Depp was mired by controversy and public scrutiny.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eldiario.es/cultura/johnny-depp-cultura-cancelacion-premio-donostia-polemico_1_8328301.html|website=[[eldiario.es]]|date=22 September 2021|title=Johnny Depp, al recibir el Premio Donostia más polémico: "Nadie está a salvo de la cultura de la cancelación"}}</ref>
The competitive awards were presented on 25 September 2021. ''Blue Moon'' by Alina Grigore won the [[Golden Shell]] award, whereas [[Jessica Chastain]] (''[[The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021 film)|The Eyes of Tammy Faye]]'') shared the [[Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance]] (a new non-gendered category replacing the former gendered acting awards) with Danish teen [[Flora Ofelia|Flora Ofelia Hofmann Lindahl]] (''As in Heaven'').<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.diariovasco.com/culturas/zinemaldia/premios/podremos-dejar-hablar-20210926000343-ntvo.html|website=[[Diario Vasco]]|date=26 September 2021|title="Un día podremos dejar de hablar de mujeres oprimidas"|first=Verónica|last=Melo}}</ref><ref name="variety" /><ref>{{Cite web|website=[[Cinemanía]]|via=[[20minutos.es]]|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/noticias/festival-de-san-sebastian-2021-palmares-completo-4833817/|title=[Festival de San Sebastián 2021] Palmarés completo|date=25 September 2021}}</ref>
== Juries ==
;Official Selection
* [[Dea Kulumbegashvili]]<ref name="EFE">{{Cite web|url=https://www.efe.com/efe/espana/cultura/el-69-festival-de-san-sebastian-entrega-hoy-su-concha-oro/10005-4637958|website=[[Agencia EFE]]|title=El 69 Festival de San Sebastián entrega hoy su Concha de Oro|date=25 September 2021}}</ref>
* [[Susi Sánchez]]<ref name="EFE" />
* [[Maite Alberdi]]<ref name="EFE" />
* [[Audrey Diwan]]<ref name="EFE" />
* [[Ted Hope]]<ref name="EFE" />
;Horizontes latinos
* María Zamora<ref name="20min">{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/4809262/0/javier-bardem-jessica-chastain-penelope-cruz-o-stanley-tucci-entre-las-estrellas-del-festival-de-san-sebastian/|website=[[20minutos.es]]|title=Javier Bardem, Jessica Chastain, Penélope Cruz, o Stanley Tucci, entre las estrellas del Festival de San Sebastián|date=3 September 2021}}</ref>
* [[Lila Avilés]]<ref name="20min" />
* Luciano Monteagudo<ref name="20min" />
;New Directors
* Mary Burke<ref name="20min" />
* [[Irene Escolar]]<ref name="20min" />
* Suzanne Lindon<ref name="20min" />
;Zabaltegi-Tabakalera
* {{ill|Sergio Oksman|es}}<ref name="20min" />
* Miriam Heard<ref name="20min" />
* Elena López Riera<ref name="20min" />
== Sections ==
=== Official Selection ===
;In competition
The lineup of films selected for the Official Selection is as follows:<ref name="officialselection">{{Cite web|website=[[San Sebastián International Film Festival|sansebastianfestival.com]]|url=https://www.sansebastianfestival.com/2021/secciones_y_peliculas/seccion_oficial/8/es|title=Sección Oficial. 69 Edición 2021|access-date=14 July 2022}}</ref>
:<span style="background:#eedd82">Highlighted title</span> indicates award winner.<ref name="variety" />
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:2px" cellpadding="5"
|-
! scope="col"| English title
! scope="col"| Original title
! scope="col"| Director(s)
! scope="col"| Production country
|-
| ''[[One Second (film)|One Second]]'' || ''Yi miao zhong'' · {{lang|zh|一秒鐘}} || [[Zhang Yimou]] || China
|-
| colspan=2| ''[[Arthur Rambo]]'' || [[Laurent Cantet]] || France
|-
| colspan=2| ''[[Benediction (film)|Benediction]]''||[[Terence Davies]]|| United Kingdom
|-
| ''{{ill|Camila Comes Out Tonight|es|Camila saldrá esta noche}}''|| {{lang|es|Camila saldrá esta noche}} || Inés Barrionuevo || Argentina
|- style="background:#EEDD82"
| ''{{ill|Blue Moon (2021 film)|es|Crai Nou|lt=Blue Moon}}'' || {{lang|ro|Crai Nou}} || {{ill|Alina Grigore|es}} || Romania
|-
| ''[[Fever Dream (film)|Fever Dream]]'' || {{lang|es|Distancia de rescate}} || [[Claudia Llosa]] || {{Hlist|Peru|United States|Chile|Spain}}
|-
| ''{{ill|As in Heaven (2021 film)|de|Du som er i himlen|lt=As in Heaven}}'' || {{lang|da|Du som er i himlen}} || {{ill|Tea Lindeburg|de}} || Denmark
|-
| colspan=2| ''[[Earwig (film)|Earwig]]'' || [[Lucile Hadzihalilovic]] || United Kingdom · France · Belgium
|-
| ''[[The Good Boss]]'' || {{lang|es|El buen patrón}} || [[Fernando León de Aranoa]] || Spain
|-
| ''[[Enquête sur un scandale d'État (2021 film)]]'' || ''Enquête sur un scandale d'État'' || {{ill|Thierry de Peretti|fr}} || France
|-
| ''[[The Grandmother (2021 film)|The Grandmother]]'' || {{lang|es|La abuela}} || [[Paco Plaza]] || {{Hlist|Spain|France}}
|-
| colspan=2| ''[[Maixabel]]''|| [[Icíar Bollaín]] || Spain
|-
| ''{{ill|Fire on the Plain|zh|平原上的火焰}}'' || ''Ping yuan shang de huo yan'' · {{lang|zh|平原上的火焰}} || Zhang Ji || China
|-
| ''[[Who's Stopping Us]]'' || {{lang|es|Quién lo impide}} || [[Jonás Trueba]] ||Spain
|-
| colspan=2| ''[[The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021 film)|The Eyes of Tammy Faye]]'' || [[Michael Showalter]]|| United States
|-
| ''{{ill|I Want to Talk About Duras|fr|Vous ne désirez que moi}}''|| {{lang|fr|Vous ne désirez que moi}} || [[Claire Simon]] || France
|-
|}
;Out of competition
The following works (including a short and a miniseries) were selected to screen out of competition:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.es/entry/bollain-leon-de-aranoa-plaza-y-jonas-trueba-competiran-en-san-sebastian_es_6103c7b7e4b0fd216c24a06a|website=[[HuffPost]]|title=Bollaín, León de Aranoa, Plaza y Jonás Trueba competirán en San Sebastián|date=30 July 2021}}</ref><ref name="officialselection" />
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px" cellpadding="5"
|-
!scope="col" | English title
!scope="col" | Original title
!scope="col" | Director(s)
!scope="col" | Production countrie(s)
|-
| ''Rosa Rosae. A Spanish Civil War Elegy'' || {{lang|es|Rosa Rosae. La guerra civil}} || [[Carlos Saura]] || Spain
|-
| colspan = "2" | ''[[Outlaws (2021 film)|Las leyes de la frontera]]'' || [[Daniel Monzón]] || Spain
|-
| colspan = "2" | ''[[La Fortuna (TV series)|La Fortuna]]'' || [[Alejandro Amenábar]] || Spain
|-
| ''[[The Daughter (2021 film)|The Daughter]]'' || {{lang|es|La hija}} ||  [[Manuel Martín Cuenca]] || Spain
|}
=== Latin Horizons ===
The following films were selected for the Latin Horizons section:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.europapress.es/euskadi/noticia-diez-peliculas-latinoamericanas-competiran-horizontes-latinos-2021-festival-san-sebastian-20210804152607.html|title=Diez películas latinoamericanas competirán en Horizontes Latinos 2021 del Festival de San Sebastián|website=[[Europa Press (news agency)|Europa Press]]|date=4 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|website=[[San Sebastián International Film Festival|sansebastianfestival.com]]|url=https://www.sansebastianfestival.com/2021/secciones_y_peliculas/horizontes_latinos/8/es|title=Horizontes Latinos. 69 Edición 2021|access-date=14 July 2022}}</ref>
:<span style="background:#eedd82">Highlighted title</span> indicates award winner.<ref name="variety" />
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px" cellpadding="5"
|-
!scope="col" | English title
!scope="col" | Original title
!scope="col" | Director(s)
!scope="col" | Production countrie(s)
|-
| ''[[Dusk Stone]]'' || ''Piedra Noche'' || [[Iván Fund]] || Argentina · Chile · Spain
|-
| ''[[The Employer and the Employee]]'' || {{lang|es|El empleado y el patrón}} || {{ill|Manolo Nieto|es}} || {{Hlist|Uruguay|Argentina|Brazil|France}}
|-
| colspan = "2" | ''Jesús López'' || {{ill|Maximiliano Schonfeld|de}} || {{Hlist|Argentina|France}}
|-
| colspan = "2" | ''[[Madalena (2021 film)|Madalena]]'' || Madiano Marcheti || Brazil
|-
| colspan = "2" | ''Aurora'' || [[Paz Fábrega]] || {{Hlist|Costa Rica|Mexico|Panama}}
|-
| ''[[The Box (2021 Mexican film)|The Box]]'' || {{lang|es|La caja}} || [[Lorenzo Vigas]] || {{Hlist|Mexico|United States}}
|-
| ''[[A Cop Movie]]'' || {{lang|es|Una película de policías}} || [[Alonso Ruizpalacios]] || Mexico
|-
| colspan = "2" | ''[[Azor (film)|Azor]]'' || [[Andreas Fontana]] || {{Hlist|Switzerland|Argentina|France}}
|- style="background:#EEDD82"
| ''[[Prayers for the Stolen]]'' || {{lang|es|Noche de fuego}} || [[Tatiana Huezo]] || {{Hlist|Mexico|Germany|Brazil|Qatar}}
|-
| colspan = "2" | ''[[Amparo (film)|Amparo]]'' || [[Simón Mesa Soto]] || {{Hlist|Colombia|Sweden|Germany|Qatar}}
|}
=== New Directors ===
The following films were selected for the New Directors section:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/san-sebastian-2021-festival-new-directors-1234989315/|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=28 July 2021|first=Scott|last=Roxborough|title=San Sebastian Film Festival Unveils New Directors Lineup}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|website=[[San Sebastián International Film Festival|sansebastianfestival.com]]|url=https://www.sansebastianfestival.com/2021/secciones_y_peliculas/new_directors/8/es|title=New Directors. 69 Edición 2021|access-date=14 July 2022}}</ref>
:<span style="background:#eedd82">Highlighted title</span> indicates award winner.<ref name="variety" />
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px" cellpadding="5"
|-
!scope="col" | English title
!scope="col" | Original title
!scope="col" | Director(s)
!scope="col" | Production countrie(s)
|-
| colspan = "2" | ''Carajita'' || Silvina Schnicer, Ulises Porra || {{Hlist|Dominican Republic|Argentina}}
|-
| ''That Weekend'' || {{lang|es|Ese fin de semana}} || Mara Pescio || {{Hlist|Argentina|Brazil}}
|-
| ''[[Aloners]]'' || ''Honja Saneun Salamdeul'' · 혼자 사는 사람들 || [[Hong Sung-eun]] || South Korea
|-
| ''Between Two Dawns'' || {{lang|tr|İki Şafak Arasinda}} || [[Selman Nacar]] || {{Hlist|Turkey|France|Romania|Spain}}
|-
| ''Inventory'' || {{lang|sl|Inventura}} || [[Darko Sinko]] || Slovenia
|-
| ''[[Josephine (2021 film)|Josephine]]'' || {{lang|es|Josefina}} || [[Javier Marco]] || Spain
|-
| ''The Rust'' || {{lang|es|La Roya}} || Juan Sebastián Mesa || {{Hlist|Colombia|France}}
|-
| ''Hilda's Short Summer'' || ''Las vacaciones de Hilda'' || [[Agustin Banchero]] || {{Hlist|Uruguay|Brazil}}
|-
| ''[[The Noise of Engines]]'' || {{lang|fr|Le bruit des moteurs}} || [[Philippe Grégoire]] || Canada
|-
| ''Mikado'' || ''Marocco'' || [[Emanuel Parvu]] || {{Hlist|Romania|Czech Republic}}
|-
| colspan = "2" | ''[[Mass (2021 film)|Mass]]'' || [[Fran Kranz]] || United States
|- style="background:#EEDD82"
| ''Unwanted'' || ''Nich'ya'' || Lena Lanskih || Russia
|-
| ''Lost in Summer'' || ''Shu qi shi guang'' || [[Sun Liang]] || China
|}
=== Zabaltegi-Tabakalera ===
The following films were selected for the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section:<ref>{{Cite web|website=[[San Sebastián International Film Festival|sansebastianfestival.com]]|url=https://www.sansebastianfestival.com/2021/secciones_y_peliculas/zabaltegi_tabakalera/8/es|title=Zabaltegi-Tabakalera. 69 Edición 2021|access-date=14 July 2022}}</ref>
:<span style="background:#eedd82">Highlighted title</span> indicates award winner.<ref name="variety" />
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px" cellpadding="5"
|-
!scope="col" | English title
!scope="col" | Original title
!scope="col" | Director(s)
!scope="col" | Production countrie(s)
|-
| colspan = "2" | ''[[Mi iubita, mon amour]]'' || [[Noémie Merlant]] || France
|-
| ''[[Unclenching the Fists]]'' || ''Razzhimaya kulaki'' · {{lang|ru|Разжимая кулаки}} || [[Kira Kovalenko]] || Russia
|-
| ''[[Petrov's Flu]]'' || ''Petrovy v grippe'' · {{lang|ru|вы в гриппе}} || [[Kirill Serebrennikov]] || {{Hlist|Russia|France|Switzerland|Germany}}
|-
| ''[[Playground (2021 film)|Playground]]'' || {{lang|fr|Un monde}} || [[Laura Wandel]] || Belgium
|-style="background:#EEDD82"
| colspan = "2"  | ''[[Vortex (2021 film)|Vortex]]'' || [[Gaspar Noé]] || France
|-
|-
| ''{{ill|The Crossing (2021 film)|fr|La Traversée (film, 2021)|lt=The Crossing}}'' || {{lang|fr|La Traversée}} || {{ill|Florence Miailhe|fr}} || {{Hlist|France|Germany|Czech Republic}}
|-
| ''[[They Carry Death]]'' || {{lang|gl|Eles transportan a morte}} || Helena Girón, Samuel M. Delgado || {{Hlist|Spain|Colombia}}
|-
| ''[[The Great Movement]]'' || {{lang|es|El gran movimiento}} || Kiro Russo || {{Hlist|Bolivia|France}}
|-
| ''[[107 Mothers]]'' || ''Cenzorka'' || {{ill|Peter Kerekes|fr|lt=Péter Kerekes}} || {{Hlist|Slovakia|Czech Republic|Ukraine}}
|-
| ''Haruhara-san's Recorder'' || ''Haruharasan no uta'' || Kyoshi Sugita || Japan
|}
=== Donostia Award Screenings ===
The following film was selected for the Donostia Award Screenings section:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Donostia Award Screenings 2021. 69th Edition |url=https://www.sansebastianfestival.com/2021/sections_and_films/donostia_award_screenings/8/in |access-date=28 January 2023 |website=San Sebastian International Film Festival}}</ref>
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px" cellpadding="5"
|-
!scope="col" | English title
!scope="col" | Original title
!scope="col" | Director(s)
!scope="col" | Production countrie(s)
|-
| ''[[Bigger Than Us (film)|Bigger Than Us]]'' || Bigger Than Us || [[Flore Vasseur]] || France
|}
=== Surprise film ===
The following film was programmed as a surprise:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.europapress.es/euskadi/noticia-the-killer-asesino-david-fincher-pelicula-sorpresa-71-edicion-festival-san-sebastian-20230926104238.html|website=[[Europa Press (news agency)|Europa Press]]|title='The Killer (El asesino)' de David Fincher es la película sorpresa de la 71ª edición del Festival de San Sebastián|date=26 September 2023|language=es-ES|access-date=1 October 2023}}</ref>
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-bottom:4px" cellpadding="5"
|-
!scope="col" | English title
!scope="col" | Original title
!scope="col" | Director(s)
!scope="col" | Production countrie(s)
|-
|colspan = "2" |  {{Sort|Spencer|''[[Spencer (film)|Spencer]]''}} || [[Pablo Larraín]]  || {{Hlist|United Kingdom|United States|Germany|Chile}}
|}
== Official Selection Awards ==
* [[Golden Shell]]: ''Blue Moon'' by Alina Grigore<ref name="variety">{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/film/festivals/romanian-film-blue-moon-takes-top-prize-at-san-sebastian-fest-as-jessica-chastain-wins-for-performance-1235074213/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=Romanian Film ‘Blue Moon’ Takes Top Prize at San Sebastian Fest, as Jessica Chastain Wins for Performance|date=25 September 2021|first=Guy|last=Lodge}}</ref>
* Special Jury Prize: ''Earwig'' by [[Lucile Hadžihalilović]]<ref name="variety" />
* [[Silver Shell for Best Director]]: Tea Lindeburg (''As in Heaven'')<ref name="variety" />
* [[Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance]]: [[Flora Ofelia]] (''As in Heaven'') & [[Jessica Chastain]] (''[[The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021 film)|The Eyes of Tammy Faye]]'')<ref name="variety" />
* [[Silver Shell for Best Supporting Performance]]: cast of ''[[Who's Stopping Us]]''<ref name="variety" />
* Best Screenplay: [[Terence Davies]] (''[[Benediction (film)|Benediction]]'')<ref name="variety" />
* Best Cinematography: Claire Mathon (''Undercover'')<ref name="variety" />
== Special Awards ==
[[Donostia Award]] for lifetime achievements: [[Marion Cotillard]] and [[Johnny Depp]]<ref name="eitb">{{Cite web|url=https://www.eitb.eus/es/cultura/cine/festival-san-sebastian/detalle/8333150/johnny-depp-llevare-premio-donostia-siempre-en-memoria|website=[[EiTB]]|title=Johnny Depp: "Llevaré el Premio Donostia siempre en la memoria"|date=22 September 2021}}</ref>
== References ==
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