San Sebastian Film Fest unveils first competition titlesJuly 28, 2017 - 18:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The San Sebastian Film Festival on Friday, July 28 unveiled the first competition titles for its 65th edition, The Hollywood Reporter said. The festival, which runs Sept. 22-Sept. 30, will in its competition program premiere Life and Nothing More, the second film by Antonio Mendez Esparza, Handia, the latest film from Jon Garano and Aitor Arregi, as well as El Autor, by Manuel Martin Cuenca. The competition winner is honored with the Golden Shell award. Loving Pablo, by Fernando Leon de Aranoa and starring Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz, will be the closing-night film of the Pearls section and screen out-of-competition. The film tells "the true story of the notorious drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, who killed thousands, made billions and struck up an unlikely love affair with his polar opposite, a glamorous television host named Virginia Vallejo." The the out-of-competition screenings unveiled Friday are Marrowbone, the directorial debut of screenwriter Sergio Sanchez, and the first two episodes of Spanish TV series La Peste (The Plague), directed by Alberto Rodriguez. This marks the first time the San Sebastian festival's official selection will include a TV series. Special screenings announced include Morir (Dying), the second film by Fernando Franco, and La Cordillera (The Summit) from Santiago Mitre. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |