The 58th edition of the San Sebastian Film Festival was held in the Spanish city of San Sebastián from Sep 18-25.One of the oldest and biggest festivals of Europe,it has been acknowledged by the FIAPF as an A category festival since 1957.This year's festival jury was headed by director Goran Paskaljevic.The major award categories along with this year's winners are listed :
1.GOLDEN SHELL FOR BEST FILM
Film :“Neds"(Non-Educated Delinquents)Dir :Peter Mullan
Country : UK
Coming eight years after his “The Magdalene Sisters,” which topped the Venice Fest, this is another socio-realist slap in the face from the actor(Trainspotting, Boy A, Session 9 ) and occasional director,Peter Mullan's "Neds" is a bold, persuasive period portrait of a juvenile delinquent in the making. Plot :The film is Set in working-class Glasgow during the early 1970s.Despite his troubled home life at the hands of his menacing, drunken father and the presumed negative influence of his card-carrying Ned big brother; the intelligent, sensitive young man John initially manages to rise above his new school's low expectations.But he ultimately and systematically succumbs to the inevitable as deeply seated resentment and rage are allowed to fester unheeded by those bleak surroundings.
2.SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Film : “Elisa K.”
Dir :Judith Colell
Country :Spain
Overview :The traumatic consequences of childhood sexual abuse are examined in excessively stylish fashion by writer-director Judith Colell.The film relates how bright 10-year-old schoolgirl Elisa was raped by a friend of her father's, and how she dealt with this incident by burying it deep within her subconscious.But at the age of 25 her long-dormant memories all comes suddenly flooding back in resulting in chaos.
3.SILVER SHELL FOR BEST DIRECTOR
Film : “Mysteries of Lisbon”Dir :Raoul Ruiz
Country:Portugal
Overview :A set of spiral stories set in 19th-century Lisbon. A teenage boy raised by priests learns the secret of his aristocratic lineage; a French heiress seeks revenge against the man who sullied her honor; and a kindly padre changes identities as it suits the occasion.
4.JURY PRIZE FOR BEST SCREENPLAY
Film : "Home for Christmas"Dir :Bent Hamer
Country:Norway
Overview :Set in a small Norwegian town on Christmas Eve, the film interweaves tales of love and longing, new life, fresh hope and sad farewellDoctor Knut ventures outdoors and winds up delivering a baby. His friend Paul is embittered by the collapse of his marriage and determined to see his children for the first time in seven weeks.Schoolboy Thomas lies about his family never celebrating Christmas so he can spend time with his Muslin schoolmate Bintu .Karin prepares for a night of passion with her married lover safe in the knowledge that he has vowed to leave his wife after Christmas.
5. JURY PRIZE FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY :
Film : “Father”DoP :Jimmy Gimferrer
Dir :Jose Maria de Orbe
Country :Spain
Overview :Shot using DV in Catalonia, the main location is a large, crumbling mansion surrounded by trees.An elderly gent , presumably some kind of caretaker, is shown puttering about working on various small restoration jobs, and occasionally conversing on philosophical issues with a younger man who appears to be a local clergyman.There are other visitors from time to time, but for long stretches very little "happens" as such: Entire sequences consist of observing the play of light in the various rooms.
6.SILVER SHELL FOR BEST ACTRESS
Actress :Nora NavasFilm: "Black Bread"
Country :Spain
7.SILVER SHELL FOR BEST ACTOR :
Actor: Connor McCarron
Film :"Neds"
Country :UK
Plot :The film is Set in working-class Glasgow during the early 1970s.Despite his troubled home life at the hands of his menacing, drunken father and the presumed negative influence of his card-carrying Ned big brother; the intelligent, sensitive young man John (potrayed byConnor McCarron )initially manages to rise above his new school's low expectations.But he ultimately and systematically succumbs to the inevitable as deeply seated resentment and rage are allowed to fester unheeded by those bleak surroundings.
sources :imdb, hollywoodreporter,obssessedwithfilm,wiki, etc.
No comments:
Post a Comment