65th San Sebastian International Film Festival
Spain, September 22 - September 30 2017
The jury
Alin Tasciyan (Turkey), Krzysztof Kwiatkowski (Poland), Jean-Max Méjean (France), Annika Gustafsson (Sweden), Laura Pérez Gómez (Spain)
Awarded films
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Life and Nothing More by
Antonio Méndez Esparza
(USA/ Spain, 2017, 114 mins)
Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki received the »FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2017« at the opening ceremony of the San Sebastián International Film Festival on September 22. “The Other Side of Hope” (Toivon tuolla puolen) has been voted best film of the past year, by our members. FIPRESCI President Alin Tasciyan presented the prize to Aki Kaurismäki. Details of the prize see here. Roger Koza on “The Other Side of Hope”, read here.
Festival: www.sansebastianfestival.com