70th San Sebastián International Film Festival

The 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival took place from 16 to 24 September 2022 in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain. The awards were announced on 24 September 2022, with The Kings of the World winning the Golden Shell.

Background
Partnering with the Málaga Film Festival, the 70th edition will feature 'Spanish Screenings XXL', a beefed up joint version of the 'Spanish Screenings' film market, hitherto showcased at Málaga. In May 2022, French actress Juliette Binoche was revealed to be the protagonist of the film's official poster as well as the recipient of a Donostia honorary career award. In June 2022, Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg was disclosed as the recipient of another Donostia Award.

The official selection's film Prison 77 will open the festival, screened out of competition. Other than the opener, an initial lineup with some titles from Spain was announced on 15 July 2022. A slate of 12 international main competition works was announced on 2 August.

Main Competition

 * Matías Mosteirín, Argentinian producer - Jury President
 * Antoinette Boulat, French casting director and filmmaker
 * Tea Lindeburg, Danish filmmaker
 * Rosa Montero, Spanish writer
 * Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese, Lesotho filmmaker
 * Hlynur Pálmason, Icelandic director

American actress Glenn Close was slated to feature as Jury president, but cancelled her visit in the wake of a "family emergency".

Kutxabank-New Directors Award

 * Alina Grigore, filmmaker, Romania - Jury President
 * Paolo Moretti, programmer, Italy
 * Paula Arantzazu, film critic, Spain
 * Selva Almada, writer, Argentina
 * Ashmita Guha, filmmaker, India

Horizonte Latinos

 * Giovanni Pompili, Italian producer - Jury President
 * Tatiana Huezo, Salvadoran filmmaker
 * Júlia Olmo, Spanish film critic

Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award

 * Albertina Carri, Argentine director, screenwriter and producer - Jury President
 * Vanja Kaluđerčić, director of Rotterdam Film Festival
 * Manuel Calvo, producer and director

Irizar Award

 * Ander Izagirre, journalist and writer - Jury President
 * Nerea Kortabitarte, communicator and writer
 * Txema Muñoz, programmer

Official selection
The lineup of titles selected for the official selection include:


 * Highlighted title indicates award winner.

Latin Horizons (Horizontes Latinos)
The line up of films selected for the Latin Horizons section is as follows:
 * Highlighted title indicates award winner.

New Directors
The initial lineup of films selected for the Kutxabank-New Directors section is as follows:
 * Highlighted title indicates award winner.

Perlak
A list of films selected for the 'Perlak' lineup is as follows:

Zabaltegi-Tabakalera
The lineup of films in the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section is as follows:
 * Highlighted title indicates award winner.

Made in Spain
The slate of films selected for screening in the 'Made in Spain' section is as follows:

Surprise film
The following film was programmed as a surprise:

Main Competition

 * Golden Shell: The Kings of the World by Laura Mora
 * Special Jury Prize: Runner by Marian Mathias
 * Silver Shell for Best Director: Genki Kawamura for A Hundred Flowers
 * Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance: Paul Kircher for Winter Boy & Carla Quílez for Motherhood
 * Silver Shell for Best Supporting Performance: Renata Lerman for The Substitute
 * Best Screenplay: Wang Chao & Dong Yun Zhou for A Woman
 * Best Cinematography: Manuel Abramovich for Pornomelancholia

Other awards

 * Kutxabank-New Directors Award: Spare Keys by Jeanne Aslan, Paul Saintillan
 * Special Mention: On Either Sides of the Pond by Parth Saurabh
 * Horizontes Award: I Have Electric Dreams by Valentina Maurel
 * Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award: Godland by Hlynur Pálmason
 * San Sebastian Audience Award: Argentina, 1985 by Santiago Mitre
 * San Sebastian Audience Award for Best European Film: The Beasts by Rodrigo Sorogoyen
 * Spanish Cooperation Award: Noise by Natalia Beristáin
 * RTVE-Another Look Award: El sastre groc by Isabel Coixet
 * Special Mention: Corsage by Marie Kreutzer
 * Irizar Basque Film Award: Cork by Mikel Gurrea
 * Special Mention: To Books and Women I Sing by María Elorza
 * TCM Youth Award: To Books and Women I Sing by María Elorza
 * Euskadi Basque Country 2030 Agenda Award: Tori and Lokita by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
 * Nest Award: Blue Mountain by Sofía Salinas & Juan David Bohórquez
 * Special Mention: Anabase by Benjamin Goubet
 * Dunia Ayaso Award: Tobacco Barns by Rocío Mesa
 * Special Mention: El sastre groc by Isabel Coixet
 * FIPRESCI Award: Cork by Mikel Gurrea
 * Feroz Zinemaldia Award: The Kings of the World by Laura Mora
 * Euskal Gidoigileen Elkartea Award: Cork by Mikel Gurrea & Francisco Kosterlitz
 * Sebastiane Award: Something You Said Last Night by Luis De Filippis
 * Lurra Greenpeace Award: Alcarràs by Carla Simón
 * SIGNIS Award: The Kings of the World by Laura Mora
 * Special Mention: Runner by Marian Mathias

Donostia awards

 * Donostia Award for Lifetime Achievements: Juliette Binoche and David Cronenberg