US EditionEdward Berger’s ‘Ballad Of A Small Player’ & Juliette Binoche’s Directorial Debut Among Nine Titles Added To San Sebastian Lineup
Filmmakers Edward Berger, Claire Denis, and James Vanderbilt compete for the Golden Shell at the San Sebastián Film Festival, featuring new films in the Official Section.
- On September 19, 2025, San Sebastián’s Official Section opens with new films by Edward Berger, Claire Denis, and James Vanderbilt competing for the Golden Shell.
- Following his success last year, Edward Berger returns to San Sebastián after winning the Best International Feature Film Oscar for All Quiet on the Western Front.
- Amid a star-studded line-up, Claire Denis returns with The Fence starring Isaach de Bankolé and Matt Dillon, and James Vanderbilt screens Nuremberg featuring Rami Malek as Douglas Kelley evaluating 22 Nazis.
- Olmo Omerzu makes his Official Section debut with Ungrateful Beings following a recently divorced father and his two teenage children on a camping holiday.
- Special Screenings will include Juliette Binoche’s IN-I In Motion revisiting her 2007 dance-theatre collaboration and Climbing for Life based on Junko Tabei’s Everest summit.
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Edward Berger, Claire Denis, James Vanderbilt Join San Sebastian Main Competition Lineup
Edward Berger’s “Ballad of a Small Player,” Claire Denis’ “The Fence” and James Vanderbilt’s “Nuremberg,” are set to play in main competition at September’s San Sebastian Film Festival. The 73th edition of San Sebastian, the biggest film event in the Spanish-speaking world, takes place over Sept. 19-27. Also vying for the Golden Shell, San Sebastián’s […]
Edward Berger’s ‘Ballad of a Small Player,’ Rami Malek and Russell Crowe-Starring ‘Nuremberg’ Join San Sebastian Film Festival Lineup
Edward Berger's new film with Colin Farrell and the Rami Malek-starring 'Nuremberg' are among the latest additions to San Sebastian Film Festival.
In recent weeks, the titles of several of the films that the Official Section of the next San Sebastián Festival would increase, to be held between 19 and 27 September, have been transcended. Most of these are Spanish and are running as potential competitors for the subsequent awards race, especially because of the number of previously acclaimed filmmakers that gather: On Sundays is the new thing of Alauda Ruiz de Azúa (Five Lobitos), while Los …
The actress and director with her new work “Belén”, inspired by a real case, joins the official section of the competition which also includes new titles by Edward Berger and Claire Denis
Among the sixteen films from around the world, a new feature film by Slovenian director Olmo Omerzu, who lives and works in the Czech Republic, has been selected for the main competition program of the San Sebastián festival. Timon Šturbej also appears in Ungrateful Beings.
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