28 EU Supported Films in the Spotlight at San Sebastian Film Festival

28 EU supported ﬁlms in the spotlight at San Sebastian Film Festival

The San Sebastian Film Festival's 2017 selection includes 28 ﬁlms supported by the EU Creative Europe MEDIA programme.

The EU has invested €5.2 million through the Creative Europe MEDIA programme to support the development and distribution of these 28 ﬁlms. Eight of them are part of the Oﬃcial Selection competing for the Golden Shell.

Oﬃcial selection

The Wife by Björn Runge (Sweden – UK), supported at the development and distribution stages Beyond Words by Urszula Antoniak (Poland – Netherlands), supported at the distribution stage Der Hauptmann / The Captain by Robert Schwentke (Germany - France – Poland), supported at development stage Handia by Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño (Spain), supported at the distribution stage Le sens de la fête / C'est la vie! by Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano (France), supported at the distribution stage Licht by Barbara Albert (Austria – Germany), supported at the development stage Pororoca by Constantin Popescu (Romania – France), supported at the distribution stage Au revoir là-haut / See You Up There by Albert Dupontel (France) supported at the distribution stage

Horizontes Latinos

Los Perros by Marcela Said (France – Chile) supported at the development stage and via the International co-production scheme

Donostia Award Special Screenings

Malèna / Malena by Giuseppe Tornatore (Italy - USA), supported at the distribution stage La Cordillera/The Summit by Santiago Mitre (Argentina - Spain - France), supported at the development stage

New Directors

Le Semeur / The Sower by Marine Francen (France), supported at the distribution stage Zabaltegi-Tabakalera

The Square by Ruben Östlund (Sweden - Germany – France - Denmark), supported at the distribution stage L'amant d'un jour / Lover For a Day by Philippe Garrel (France), supported at the distribution stage 3/4 by Ilian Metev (Germany - Bulgaria), supported at the development stage

Pearls

120 battements par minute (120 BPM) / 120 Beats per Minute by Robin Campillo (France), supported at the distribution stage Borg/McEnroe by Janus Metz (Sweden - Denmark - Finland),supported at the development and distribution stages Happy End by Michael Haneke (France - Austria - Germany) supported at the distribution stage Jusqu'à la garde / Custody by Xavier Legrand (France), supported at distribution stage La Villa / The House by The Sea by Robert Guédiguian (France), supported at the distribution stage Teströl és lélekröl / On Body and Soul by Ildikó Enyedi (Hungary), supported at the distribution stage The Leisure Seeker by Paolo Virzì (Italy), supported at the distribution stage

Made in Spain

Incerta glòria / Uncertain Glory by Agustí Villaronga (Spain), supported at the distribution stage Estiu 1993 / Summer 1993 by Agustí Villaronga (Spain), supported at the development stage

Movies for kids

Le Petit Prince - Printze Txikia / The Little Prince by Mark Osborne (France), supported at the distribution stage Ozzy by Alberto Rodríguez, Nacho La Casa (Spain - Canada), supported at the distribution stage

FIPRESCI Grand Prix

Toivon tuolla puolen / The Other Side of Hope by Aki Kaurismäki (Finland - Germany), supported at the distribution stage

Glocal in Progress

Izbrisana / Erased by Miha Mazzini (Slovenia - Croatia - Serbia) supported at the development stge

About Creative Europe MEDIA

The MEDIA sub-programme of Creative Europe is designed to support European film and other audiovisual industries. It provides funding for the development, promotion and distribution of European works within Europe and beyond. It invests in the training of producers, film distributors, directors, and screenwriters to help them adapt to new technologies. Each year, MEDIA supports around 2,000 European projects in film, television, including series and other audio-visual works, which are distributed digitally in cinema, on television and through video on demand.

Creative Europe MEDIA Programme