The San Sebastian Film Festival will be the first time that the new Miyazaki film will be brought to Europe to begin the 71st edition of the festival.
Hayao Miyazaki has a long history in the film world since he created Studio Ghibli with Isao Takahata. In its extensive filmography, the Chihiro Journey has been the most crisp, winning the Berlin Golden Bear and the Oscar for the best animated film. In addition, he won the Golden Lion for his entire career in 2005 and in 2014 received the Oscar of honor.
The fourth edition of the Miyazaki Film Festival will be the first time it is part of the Official Section. Before, with El Voyage de Chihiro and El Cliff de Ponyo in the Velódromo de Anoeta, and in the section Pearls with Kaze Tachinu/The Wind Rises.
This year two new jobs have been selected for the Pearls section: Kaguya-hime by Isao Takahata no Monogatari/The Tale of The Princess Kaguya and The Tortue rouge/Red Turtle by Michael Dudok de Wit.
Victor Erice, winner of the Donostia Prize this year, asks the journalists of the Festival: “Do you know what the most permanent image holder is?” The answer is not digital media, not photochemical, but oil. Oil painting prevents the scarring of forgetfulness better than... [+]
As if he left the best for the end, it has been a memorable caress 71. Here, by Belgian director Bas Devos, I have seen the last day of the festival. Stefan, a Romanian construction worker, and Shuxiu, an expert researcher in mosses and daughters of Chinese migrants, are in... [+]
On the eighth day of the festival, cinema has lost all ritual and all signs of mysticism. The cinematic experience has become part of the routine: to be credited, to dismiss the staff of the room and to do it directly to the seat. Without magic, it's a mere formality. Today,... [+]
During the search for locations for the new documentary, Martín Benchimol met the castle, the sunset sign of the Argentine aristocracy. Fascinated, he wanted to meet the local owner. In this way, and full of strangeness, he met Justina, with tanned skin, who after spending his... [+]