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68th San Sebastián International Film Festival

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The 68th San Sebastián International Film Festival took place from 18 to 26 September 2020 in San Sebastián,[1] Gipuzkoa, Spain. The festival opened with Woody Allen's Rifkin's Festival.[2] Viggo Mortensen was awarded the Donostia Award for lifetime achievements.[3]

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The competitive awards were presented on 26 September 2020. Beginning by Dea Kulumbegashvili swept the official selection prizes, winning the Golden Shell, as well as Best Actress, Screenplay, and Director.[4] Another Round's ensemble lead cast won the Silver Shell for Best Actor.[4]

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Background

In June 2020, American actor Viggo Mortensen was announced as recipient of a Donostia Award.[5] Other than the announcement of the opener (Rifkin's Festival, out of competition), the first films confirmed to be in for screening were official selection competitive titles Another Round, True Mothers, Summer of 85, In the Dusk, Beginning, and Any Crybabies Around?.[6] The festival picked up 17 works (13 feature films and 4 short films) that have been pre-selected for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[7] Cannes Festival director Thierry Fremaux participated in the Zinemaldia's opening gala on 18 September, making together with José Luis Rebordinos a plea for the return of people to the theatres.[8][9]

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Official Selection

In competition

The lineup of films selected for the Official Selection is as follows:[10]

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Out of competition

The following works were selected to screen out of competition:[11][10]

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Latin Horizons

The following films were selected for the Latin Horizons section:[12][13]

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New Directors

The following films were selected for the New Directors section:[14][15]

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Zabaltegi-Tabakalera

The following films were selected for the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section:[18]

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Surprise film

The following film was programmed as a surprise:[19]

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Official Selection Awards

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