Background
In May 2023, actor Javier Bardem was announced as a recipient of a Donostia Award as well as the main feature of the 71st edition's official poster. An early subset of the official selection film slate was announced on 7 July 2023. New official selection titles were announced on 14 July 2023. In August 2023, '' The Boy and the Heron'' was announced as the out-of-competition opening film. Later that month, Spanish director Víctor Erice was announced to be the recipient of a Donostia Award. The entire official selection line-up was announced on 25 August. On 8 September, it was announced that Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki would receive a Donostia Award, presented to him virtually, while the award for Bardem would be postponed to next year's festival due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, which forbids the US-unionised actor to attend to the media or to record thank-you videos.Juries
Main Competition
* Claire Denis, French filmmaker – Jury president * Fan Bingbing, Chinese actress * Cristina Gallego, Colombian producer, writer and director * Brigitte Lacombe, French photographer * Robert Lantos, Hungarian-Canadian producer * Vicky Luengo, Spanish actress * Christian Petzold, German directorKutxabank-New Directors Award
* Emily Morgan, British producer – Jury president * Christian Jeune, French director of the Film Department and Deputy of the General Delegate of the Cannes Film Festival * Ricardo Aldarondo, Spanish journalist and film critic * Juanita Onzaga, Colombian director and artist * Elisa Fernanda Pirir, Norwegian-Guatemalan producerLatin Horizons
* David Hurst, French producer – Jury president * Manuela Martelli, Chilean director, screenwriter and actress * , Spanish journalist, critic and researcherZabaltegi-Tabakalera Award
* Fiorella Moretti, Mexican producer and president of Luxbox – Jury president * Cecilia Barrionuevo, Argentine film curatorIrizar Award
* , Spanish actor – Jury president * Mikele Landa, Spanish director * Kristina Zorita, Spanish journalist, screenwriter and directorSections
Official selection
The lineup of the official selection includes:In competition
:Highlighted title indicates award winner.Out of Competition
New Directors
The New Directors slate includes: :Highlighted title indicates award winner.Latin Horizons (''Horizontes Latinos'')
The Latin Horizons slate includes the following films: :Highlighted title indicates award winner.Zabaltegi-Tabakalera
:Highlighted title indicates award winner.Perlak
The 'Perlak' lineup includes:Surprise film
The following film was programmed as a surprise:Awards
Main Competition
* Golden Shell: '' The Rye Horn'' by Jaione Camborda * Special Jury Prize: ''Kalak'' by Isabella Eklöf * Silver Shell for Best Director: Tzu-Hui Peng & Ping-Wen Wang for ''A Journey in Spring'' * Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance: Marcelo Subiotto for '' Puan'' &Other official awards
* Kutxabank-New Directors Award: ''Bahadur The Brave'' by Diva Shah * Horizontes Award: ''The Castle'' by Martín Benchimol * Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award: ''The Human Surge 3'' by Eduardo Williams ** Special Mention: ''The Trial'' by Ulises de la Orden * Nest Award: ''Amma Ki Katha'' by Nehal Vyas ** Special Mention: ''Entre les autres'' by Marie Falys * Culinary Zinema Award: '' The Pot-au-Feu'' by Trần Anh Hùng * Eusko Label Award: ''Latxa'' by Mikel Urretabizkaia ** Eusko Label Second Prize: ''Soroborda'' by Paolo Tizón * Irizar Basque Film Award: '' Sultana's Dream'' by Isabel Herguera * San Sebastian Audience Award: '' Society of the Snow'' by J. A. Bayona * San Sebastian Audience Award for Best European Film: '' I'm Captain'' by Matteo Garrone * TCM Youth Award: '' The Blue Star'' by Javier MacipeIndustry awards
* WIP LATAM Industry Award: ''Most People Die on Sundays'' by Iair Said * EGEDA PLATINO Industria Award for the Best WIP LATAM: ''Most People Die on Sundays'' by Iair Said * WIP Europa Industry Award: ''Mannequins'' by Michael Fetter Nathansky * WIP Europa Award: ''Mannequins'' by Michael Fetter Nathansky * XII Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum Best Project Award: ''These Were All Fields'' by Daniela Abad Lombana * DALE! Award: ''Little War'' by Barbara Sarasola-Day * Artekino International Prize: ''The Days Off'' by Lucila Mariani * ELAMEDIA - Euskadi Post-Production Award: ''After the Night, the Night'' by Naomi PacifiqueOther awards
* RTVE-Another Look Award: '' The Royal Green'' by Kitty Green ** Special Mention: '' All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt'' by Raven Jackson * Spanish Cooperation Award: '' The Blue Star'' by Javier Macipe * Euskadi Basque Country 2030 Agenda Award: '' Les Indésirables'' by Ladj Ly * Dunia Ayaso Award: '' Creatura'' by Elena Martín Gimeno ** Special Mention: ''While You're Still You'' by Claudia Pinto EmperadorParallel awards
* FIPRESCI Award: '' Fingernails'' by Christos Nikou * Feroz Zinemaldia Award: '' Un amor'' by Isabel Coixet * Euskal Gidoigileen Elkartea Award: '' Sultana's Dream'' by Isabel Herguera * Sebastiane Award: '' 20,000 Species of Bees'' by Estibaliz Urresola ** Special Mention: ''Gabi: Between Ages 8 and 13'' by Engeli Broberg * Lurra - Greenpeace Award: '' Evil Does Not Exist'' by Ryusuke Hamaguchi * SIGNIS Award: '' All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt'' by Raven Jackson * Ateneo Guipuzcoano Award: ''Great Absence'' by Kei Chika-UraDonostia awards
* Donostia Award for Lifetime Achievements: Javier Bardem, Victor Erice and Hayao Miyazaki. * Zinemira Award: Paco SagarzazuReferences
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:71st San Sebastian International Film Festival September 2023 in Spain San Sebastián International Film Festival 2020s in the Basque Country (autonomous community) San Sebastian 2023 festivals in Europe