In terms of stars — Cate Blanchett, Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Tilda Swinton, Pamela Anderson — and auteur power — Pedro Almodóvar, Sean Baker, Costa Gavras, Edward Berger, Mike Leigh, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Joshua Oppenheimer, François Ozon, Lupita Nyong’o, Mohammad Rasoulof, Walter Salles, Maite Alberdi — this year’s San Sebastián Festival promises one of its biggest editions ever. Yet it’s the Spanish festival’s wealth of new talent and rising names in its industry competitions sets it apart. Here are 10 things to expect from the fest, which runs Sept.
20-28 at the stunning Basque seaside resort: Blanchett, Almodóvar, Bardem, Depp, Swinton, Anderson Blanchett, Almodóvar and Bardem will collect career achievement Donostia Awards, with Blanchett talking up Guy Maddin’s Cannes hit “Rumours,” set for U.S. theatrical release via Bleecker Street on Oct.
18; Almodóvar and Swinton will present Venice success “The Room Next Door.” Depp will unveil “Modi,” his second film as a director and first out from his London label IN.2 Films, which was launched in 2021 with Spanish distributor A Contracorriente Films.
That may help explain the San Sebastián world premiere. Audrey Diwan Opens San Sebastián Traditionally, San Sebastián was an art pic haven, sourcing many of its bigger films from Toronto, stagings their European premieres in the elegant Basque Belle Époque seaside city. Berger’s “Conclave,” Mike Leigh’s “Hard Truths” and .