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San Sebastián International Film Festival
The San Sebastián International Film Festival ( SSIFF; , ) is an annual FIAPF A category film festival held in the Spain, Spanish city of Donostia, Donostia-San Sebastián in September, in the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country. Since its creation in 1953, it has established itself as one of the 14 "A" category competitive festivals accredited by the FIAPF, of which it has one of the lowest budgets. It has hosted several important events of the history of cinema, such as the international premieres of ''Vertigo (film), Vertigo'', by Alfred Hitchcock (who attended the Festival) and the European premiere of ''Star Wars (film), Star Wars''. It was the first festival attended by Roman Polanski and has helped advance the professional careers of filmmakers such as Francis Ford Coppola, Bong Joon-ho and Pedro Almodóvar. José Luis Rebordinos has served as the director of the festival since 2011. History The festival was founded on September 21, 1953. Non-Spanish la ...
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Kursaal Palace
The Kursaal Congress Centre and Auditorium is a complex comprising several spaces: a great auditorium, many-use halls and exhibition halls. It was designed by Spain, Spanish architect Rafael Moneo, and is located in San Sebastián, Donostia-San Sebastián (Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country, Spain). It opened in 1999. It consists of several spaces, including the 1,800-seat concert hall, the ''Palacio de Congresos-Auditorio Kursaal'', and is the home of the biggest film festival in Spain, the San Sebastian International Film Festival, in existence since 1953. History Placement: K Plot This was an elegant palace built in 1921, incorporating a casino, a restaurant, a cinema theater, complementary rooms and an 859-seat theater, placed in front of the Gros beach, and next to the mouth of the Urumea river. Part of the interior, including the main hall, was designed by Víctor Eusa Razquin, Victor Eusa. The entire building was pulled down in 1973. An empty plot (late ...
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Bong Joon-ho
Bong Joon Ho (, ; born September 14, 1969) is a South Korean filmmaker. Bong Joon Ho filmography, His work is characterized by emphasis on social and class themes, genre fiction, genre-mixing, black comedy, dark comedy, and sudden tone shifts. The recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Bong Joon Ho, numerous accolades, Bong has won three Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and five Asian Film Awards. In 2017, he was included on Metacritic's list of the 25 best film directors of the 21st century, and in 2020, he was listed as one of the Time 100, 100 most influential people in the world by ''Time (magazine), Time'' and among the 50 Most Influential (Bloomberg ranking), Bloomberg 50. Bong first became known to audiences and gained a cult following with his feature directorial debut, the black comedy film ''Barking Dogs Never Bite'' (2000). He later achieved widespread critical success with his subsequent films: the crime thriller ''Memories of Murder ...
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Silver Shell For Best Actress
The Silver Shell for Best Actress (Spanish: ''Concha de Plata a la mejor actriz''; Basque: ''Aktore onenaren Zilarrezko Maskorra'') was one of the main awards presented at the San Sebastián International Film Festival to the Best Actress of a competing film. The last of this award was given out in 2020, after which it was replaced with a gender-neutral Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance and Silver Shell for Best Supporting Performance the following year. Winners See also * Golden Shell for Best Film * Silver Shell for Best Director The Silver Shell for Best Director (; ) is one of the main awards presented at the San Sebastián Film Festival to the director of a competing film. Winners See also * Golden Shell for Best Film * Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance ... * Silver Shell for Best Actor * Donostia Award * Sebastiane Award References External links Official website
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Silver Shell For Best Director
The Silver Shell for Best Director (; ) is one of the main awards presented at the San Sebastián Film Festival to the director of a competing film. Winners See also * Golden Shell for Best Film * Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance * Silver Shell for Best Actor * Silver Shell for Best Actress * Donostia Award * Sebastiane Award References External links Official websiteSSIFF Award Archive
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Silver Shell For Best Supporting Performance
The Silver Shell for Best Supporting Performance (Spanish: ''Concha de plata a la mejor interpretación de reparto''; Basque: ''Taldeko interpretazio onenaren zilarrezko maskorra'') is one of the main awards presented at the San Sebastián International Film Festival to the Best Supporting Performance of a competing film. In 2021, the San Sebastián International Film Festival announced that the two acting categories would be retired and replaced with one gender neutral category, with both Best Actor and Best Actress merging into the Best Leading Performance and Best Supporting Performance category. Winners See also *Golden Shell for Best Film *Silver Shell for Best Director The Silver Shell for Best Director (; ) is one of the main awards presented at the San Sebastián Film Festival to the director of a competing film. Winners See also * Golden Shell for Best Film * Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance ... * Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance * Donos ...
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Silver Shell For Best Leading Performance
The Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance (Spanish: ''Concha de Plata a la mejor interpretación protagonista''; Basque: ''Interpretazio nagusi onenaren Zilarrezko maskorra'') is one of the main awards presented at the San Sebastián International Film Festival to the Best Leading Performance of a competing film. In 2021, the San Sebastián International Film Festival announced that the two acting categories would be retired and replaced with one gender neutral category, with both Best Actor and Best Actress merging into the Best Leading Performance and Best Supporting Performance category. Winners See also *Golden Shell for Best Film *Silver Shell for Best Director *Silver Shell for Best Supporting Performance *Donostia Award *Sebastiane Award Sebastiane Award is a prize delivered in September, since 2000, to a film or documentary screened during the San Sebastián International Film Festival that best reflects the values and reality of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and tra ...
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Basque People
The Basques ( or ; ; ; ) are a Southwestern European ethnic group, characterised by the Basque language, a common culture and shared genetic ancestry to the ancient Vascones and Aquitanians. Basques are indigenous to, and primarily inhabit, an area traditionally known as the Basque Country ()—a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France. Etymology The English word ''Basque'' may be pronounced or and derives from the French ''Basque'' (), itself derived from Gascon ''Basco'' (pronounced ), cognate with Spanish ''Vasco ''(pronounced ). Those, in turn, come from Latin ''Vascō'' (pronounced ; plural '' Vascōnēs''—see history section below). The Latin generally evolved into the bilabials and in Gascon and Spanish, probably under the influence of Basque and the related Aquitanian (the Latin /w/ instead evolved into in French, Ita ...
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Latin America
Latin America is the cultural region of the Americas where Romance languages are predominantly spoken, primarily Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese. Latin America is defined according to cultural identity, not geography, and as such it includes countries in both North and South America. Most countries south of the United States tend to be included: Mexico and the countries of Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Commonly, it refers to Hispanic America plus Brazil. Related terms are the narrower Hispanic America, which exclusively refers to Spanish-speaking nations, and the broader Ibero-America, which includes all Iberic countries in the Americas and occasionally European countries like Spain, Portugal and Andorra. Despite being in the same geographical region, English- and Dutch language, Dutch-speaking countries and territories are excluded (Suriname, Guyana, the Falkland Islands, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, etc.), and French- ...
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Victoria Eugenia (6280404471)
Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena of Battenberg (24 October 1887 – 15 April 1969) was Queen of Spain as the wife of King Alfonso XIII from their marriage on 31 May 1906 until 14 April 1931, when the Spanish Second Republic was proclaimed. A Hessian princess by birth, she was a member of the Battenberg family, a morganatic branch of the House of Hesse-Darmstadt. She was the youngest granddaughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Unlike other members of the Battenberg family, who were accorded the lower rank of ''Serene Highness'', Victoria Eugenie was born with the rank of ''Highness'' due to a Royal Warrant issued in 1886 by Queen Victoria. Early life Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg was born on 24 October 1887 at Balmoral Castle, in Scotland. Her father was Prince Henry of Battenberg, the fourth child and third son of Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine and Julia, Princess of Battenberg, and her mother was Princess Beatrice, the fifth daughter of Queen Victoria of th ...
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Night Shyamalan
Manoj Nelliyattu M. Night Shyamalan ( ; born August 6, 1970) is an American filmmaker. His films often employ supernatural plots and twist endings. The cumulative gross of his films exceeds $3.3 billion globally. Shyamalan has received various accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards and a Golden Globe. Shyamalan was born in Mahé, India, and raised in Penn Valley, Pennsylvania. His early films include ''Praying with Anger'' (1992) and ''Wide Awake'' (1998) before his breakthrough film ''The Sixth Sense'' (1999), which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. He then released ''Unbreakable'' (2000), '' Signs'' (2002) and '' The Village'' (2004). After a string of poorly received films—''Lady in the Water'' (2006), '' The Happening'' (2008), '' The Last Airbender'' (2010), and ''After Earth'' (2013)—he experienced a career resurgence with '' The Visit'' (2015) and ''Split'' (2016). These were foll ...
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