It’s now the fourth year in a row that a female filmmaker has won San Sebastián’s prestigious Golden Shell award. After Déa Kulumbegashvili’s Beginning, Alina Grigore’s Blue Moon and last year’s Laura Mora’s The Kings of the World, it is Jaione Camborda‘s The Rye Horn wins the biggest prize of them all. The film had its world premiere in the Platform section at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival. Isabella Eklöf’s Kalak and María Alché plus Benjamín Naishtat’s Puan doubled up with wins – Kalak grabbed a Special Jury Prize and Best Cinematography, while Puan nabbed Best Screenplay and Best Leading perf for Marcelo Subiotto. The Best Director prize was handed out to Peng Tzu-Hui and Wang Ping-Wen’s A Journey in Spring. Herer are the boat load of prizes across all sections including works in progress:
OFFICIAL SELECTION PRIZES
Golden Shell for Best Film: “The Rye Horn,” d. Jaione Camborda
Special Jury Prize: “Kalak,” d. Isabella Eklöf
Silver Shell for Best Director: “A Journey in Spring” d. Peng Tzu-Hui, Wang Ping-Wen
Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance (tied): Marcelo Subiotto for “Puan,” d. María Alché, Benjamín Naishtat and Tatsuya Fuji for “Great Absence,” d. Kei Chika-Ura
Silver Shell for Best Supporting Performance: Hovik Keuchkerian for “Un Amor,” d. Isabel Coixet
Best Cinematography: Nadim Carlsen for “Kalak,” d. Isabella Eklöf
Best Screenplay: “Puan,” d. María Alché, Benjamín Naishtat
OTHER OFFICIAL AWARDS
Kutxabank New Directors Award: “Bahadur the Brave,” d. Diwa Shah
Horizontes Award: “The Castle,” d. Martín Benchimol
Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award: “The Human Surge 3,” d. Eduardo Williams
Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award (Special Mention): “El Juicio” d. Ulises de la Orden
Audience Award for Best Film: “Society of the Snow,” d. J.A. Bayona
Audience Award for Best European Film: “I’m Captain” (“Me Captain”) d. Matteo Garrone
Nest The Mediapro Studio Award: “Amma Ki Katha,” d. Nehal Vyas
Nest The Mediapro Studio Award (Special Mention): “Entre Les Autres,” d. Marie Falys
Irizar Basque Film Award: “Sultana’s Dream,” d. Isabel Herguera
Culinary Zinema Best Film Award: “The Taste of Things” (“The Pot-au-Feu”), d. Tràn Anh Hùng
TCM Youth Award: “The Blue Star,” d. Javier Macipe
Eusko Label First Prize: “Latxa,” d. Mikel Urretabizkaia
Eusko Label Second Prize: “Soroborda,” d. Paolo Tizón
DALE! Award: “Little War,” d. Barbara Sarasola-Day
Artekino International Prize: “The Days Off,” d. Lucila Mariani
XII Europe-Latin America Co-production Forum Best Project Award: “These Were All Fields,” d. Daniela Abad Lombana
WIP Latam Industry Award: “Most People Die on Sunday,” d. Iair Said
Egeda Platino Industria Award For The Best WIP Latam: “Most People Die on Sunday,” d. Iair Said
WIP Europa Industry Award: “Mannequins,” d. Michael Fetter Nathansky
WIP Europa Award: “Mannequins,” d. Michael Fetter Nathansky
Ikusmira Berriak Award: “After the Night, the Night,” d. Naomi Pacifique
Zinemaldia Startup Challenge Best Spanish Project: WitScript
Zinemaldia Startup Challenge Best European Project: Hyperate.io
OTHER AWARDS
FIPRESCI Award: “Fingernails,” d. Christos Nikou
RTVE Another Look Award: “The Royal Hotel,” d. Kitty Green
RTVE Another Look Award (Special Mention): “All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt,” d. Raven Jackson
Spanish Co-operation Award: “The Blue Star,” d. Javier Macipe
Dunio Asaya Award: “Creatura,” d. Elena Martín Gimeno
Dunio Asaya Award (Special Mention): “While You’re Still You,” d. Claudia Pinto Emperador
Euskadi Basque Country 2030 Agenda Award: “Les Indésirables,” d. Ladj Ly
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist and critic at IONCINEMA.com (founded in 2000). Eric is a regular at Sundance, Cannes and TIFF. He has a BFA in Film Studies at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013 he served as a Narrative Competition Jury Member at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson's This Teacher (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). In 2022 he served as a New Flesh Comp for Best First Feature at the 2022 Fantasia Intl. Film Festival. Current top films for 2022 include Tár (Todd Field), All That Breathes (Shaunak Sen), Aftersun (Charlotte Wells).
