25/08/2016 - The Icelandic and French filmmakers, both of whom are also actors, will compete in the official section with their latest efforts, The Oath and 150 Milligrams

The San Sebastián Film Festival is putting the finishing touches to its programme, just under a month before it fires the starting pistol for its 64^th edition. The French movie 150 Milligrams [+see also:
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San Sebastián 2016’s most important and high-profile section will be rounded off by two feature debuts: Playground [+see also:
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interview: Nacho Vigalondo
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New Directors, which is always chock-full of surprises (read the news), has added the psychological drama Pretenders [+see also:
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interview: Martijn Maria Smits
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In addition, the event has announced that it will give this year’s second Donostia Award (the first will go to Sigourney Weaver, who stars in the Spanish film A Monster Calls [+see also:
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interview: Juan Antonio Bayona
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making of
interview: Alejandro Amenábar
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Official Section - Competition

New additions:

150 Milligrams [+see also:
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The Oath [+see also:
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El Invierno [+see also:
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Ikari – Sang-Il Lee (Japan)
Playground [+see also:
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interview: Bartosz M. Kowalski
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I Am Not Madame Bovary – Xiaogang Feng (China)

Previously announced titles:

American Pastoral – Ewan McGregor (USA)
As You Are – Miles Joris-Peyrafitte (USA)
Yourself and Yours (Dangsinjasingwa Dangsinui Geot) – Hong Sang-soo (South Korea)
Smoke & Mirrors [+see also:
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interview: Alberto Rodríguez
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Jesús [+see also:
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The Giant [+see also:
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interview: Johannes Nyholm
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Lady Macbeth [+see also:
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interview: William Oldroyd
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La reconquista [+see also:
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interview: Jonás Trueba
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Nocturama [+see also:
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interview: Bertrand Bonello
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Orphan [+see also:
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interview: Arnaud des Pallières
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Que dios nos perdone [+see also:
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interview: Rodrigo Sorogoyen
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Official Section - Out of Competition/Special Screenings

New additions:

Colossal [+see also:
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interview: Nacho Vigalondo
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Bigas x Bigas [+see also:
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film profile] - Bigas Luna, Santiago Garrido Rúa (Spain)
Your Name - Makoto Shinkai (Japan)

Previously announced titles:

The Odyssey [+see also:
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Snowden [+see also:
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interview: Oliver Stone
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A Monster Calls [+see also:
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interview: Juan Antonio Bayona
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Manda huevos [+see also:
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film profile] - Diego Galán (Spain)
Vivir y otras ficciones [+see also:
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interview: Jo Sol
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New Directors

New additions:

Pretenders [+see also:
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Waldstille [+see also:
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interview: Martijn Maria Smits
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Previously announced titles:

Anishoara [+see also:
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film profile] - Ana-Felicia Scutelnicu (Germany/Moldova)
Le Ciel flamand [+see also:
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interview: Peter Monsaert
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A Taste of Ink [+see also:
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interview: Morgan Simon
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Fin de semana - Moroco Colman (Argentina)
Something in Blue - Yunbo Li (China)
In between [+see also:
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interview: Maysaloun Hamoud
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Summer Lights [+see also:
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film profile] - Jean-Gabriel Périot (France)
María (y los demás) [+see also:
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interview: Nely Reguera
film profile] - Nely Reguera (Spain)
Park [+see also:
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interview: Sofia Exarchou
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Pinamar - Federico Godfrid (Argentina)
Porto [+see also:
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interview: Gabe Klinger
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Prowl [+see also:
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film profile] - Alexandra Balteanu (Germany)
Our Love Story - Hyun-Ju Lee (South Korea)
One Hundred and Fifty Years of Life - Yu Liu (China)

(Translated from Spanish)