18/08/2017 - The Basque city will play host to the European premiere of this British/Swedish co-production starring Glen Close and Jonathan Pryce in this, the festival’s 65th year

On 30 September, the 65^th San Sebastián International Film Festival will draw to a close with Björn Runge’s The Wife [+see also:
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Audiences in San Sebastián will be treated to special screenings of a number of other films forming part of the official section but screening out of competition, including Dying [+see also:
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The Horizontes Latinos section features a number of collaborations between Europe and South America, all vying for the Horizontes Award — such as A Fantastic Woman [+see also:
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film profile], by Santiago Esteves (Argentina/Spain); La familia [+see also:
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film profile], by Gustavo Rondón Córdova (Venezuela/Chile/Norway); and Los perros [+see also:
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film profile], by Marcela Said (Chile/France). Out of the twelve films chosen for this section, seven have benefited from the support of Films in Progress (read more here)

New films showing at San Sebastián in 2017:

Out of Competition

The Wife [+see also:
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interview: Björn Runge
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Special Screenings

See You Up There [+see also:
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film profile] – Albert Dupontel (France)
Wonders of the Sea 3D [+see also:
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interview: Jean-Michel Cousteau, Jean-…
film profile] – Jean-Michel Cousteau, Jean Jacques-Mantello (France/UK)
Fireworks, Should We See It from The Side or The Bottom – Akiyuki Shinbo and Nobuyuki Takeuchi (Japan)

Horizontes Latinos

A Fantastic Woman [+see also:
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Cocote [+see also:
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film profile] – Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias (Dominican Republic/Argentina/Germany/Qatar)
Rey’s Education [+see also:
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film profile] – Santiago Esteves (Argentina/Spain)
La familia [+see also:
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film profile] – Gustavo Rondón Córdova (Venezuela/Chile/Norway)
Los perros [+see also:
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film profile] – Marcela Said (Chile/France)
Al desierto – Ulises Rosell (Argentina/Chile)
Araby – Affonso Uchoa and Joao Dumans (Brazil)
The Desert Bride – Valeria Pivato and Cecilia Atán (Argentina/Chile)
April’s Daughter – Michel Franco (Mexico)
Las olas – Adrián Biniez (Uruguay/Argentina)
Medea – Alexandra Latishev (Costa Rica/Argentina/Chile)
Hunting Season [+see also:
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(Translated from Spanish)