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Johnny Depp went on the record today saying that he is a victim of cancel culture and that "no one is safe" from the movement, calling on people to "stand up" for people facing "injustice". "It can be seen as an event in history that lasted for however long it lasted, this cancel culture, this instant rush to…

Fernando León de Aranoa's Spanish-language dark comedy The Good Boss had its world premiere last night at the San Sebastian Film Festival in front of a raucous local crowd (albeit at half-capacity due to Covid measures). The audience-friendly film sees Javier Bardem play Blanco, a charismatic but controlling factory…

EXCLUSIVE: Spanish indie production powerhouse Mediapro is at San Sebastian Film Festival this year screening two of the buzziest local features in the program: the Antonio Banderas, Penelope Cruz and Oscar Martinez-starring Official Competition, which arrives from Venice, and the Javier Bardem-fronted The Good Boss…

EXCLUSIVE: Guido Rud's Argentina and Spain-based sales outfit FilmSharks has scored a pair of deals on its slate with Korea buyers. Ghosting Gloria, the spooky Spanish-language comedy that debuted at Fantasia last month, has been picked up by Bluelable Pictures, a new Korean indie distributor founded by leading PR and…

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s the first trailer for The Noise Of Engines (Le Bruit Des Moteurs), Philippe Grégoire's French-language drama. The film is set to have its world premiere in San Sebastian Film Festival’s New Directors Competition on Sunday, September 19. The pic follows Alexandre, an instructor at the Canadian customs…

Spain’s primary film event, the San Sebastian Film Festival, was one of the few major international fests to host a physical edition last year as the pandemic raged around the world. Flash forward 12 months and Covid is far from behind us, but festivals are pushing on in this strange new world. After a summer where…

Spain's San Sebastian Festival has set Zhang Yimou's Chinese epic One Second as the opening film for its competition program this year. The screening will mark the film’s European premiere. The film has had a rocky road to the international festival circuit. It was originally selected to debut at the Berlinale in 2019…

San Sebastian Film Festival has hit back at its critics after taking some flak this week for deciding to give its honorary Donostia Award to Johnny Depp. Last year, Depp lost a high-profile libel case with UK tabloid The Sun over its description of him as a "wife beater" in regards to his relationship with ex-wife…

San Sebastian Film Festival has unveiled the Spanish titles that will comprise its official selection this year. On the roster is Fernando León de Aranoa's latest pic The Good Boss, a tragicomedy starring Javier Bardem. Aranoa has been in San Seb's competition three times before, winning the Golden Shell for best film…

The 2021 San Sebastian Film Festival (September 17-25) has revealed the 13 features that will compete in its New Directors showcase. Of the pics selected, nine are debuts while the remainder are second features. Directors include Canada's Philippe Grégoire, who has been at more than 100 festivals with his short films…

Spain's San Sebastian Film Festival has become the latest event to make its acting awards gender neutral, following the likes of Berlin. For San Sebastian's 2021 edition, which is due to run September 17-25, the Silver Shell for best actor and best actress will be replaced by the Silver Shell for best leading…

San Sebastian Film Festival (September 18-26) has added Luca Guadagnino's We Are Who We Are to its line-up, with the event to world premiere the eight-part series in full as part of its Official Selection special screenings. Written by Paolo Giordano and Francesca Manieri together with Guadagnino, the HBO-Sky…