68th Valladolid International Film Festival

68th Valladolid International Film Festival
Official poster of the 68th Seminci by Toni Pontí
Opening filmThe Movie Teller
LocationValladolid, Castile and León, Spain
AwardsGolden Spike: The Permanent Picture
Festival date21–28 October 2023
Valladolid International Film Festival
67th

The 68th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) took place from 21 to 28 October 2023, in Valladolid, Spain.[1] The Movie Teller, an adaptation of the Hernán Rivera Letelier's novel, directed by Lone Scherfig, opened the festival.[2]

Background

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The festival will be directed by José Luis Cienfuegos for the first time, takes over after Javier Angulo, who served as the festival's director from 2009 to 2022. Cienfuegos had previously taken the same role for the Seville European Film Festival and the Gijón International Film Festival.[3]

A new competitive section named Alquimias was introduced, destined to "welcome stories set in distant latitudes, tales that define a time and a place, while portraying the passions inherent in the human condition and highlighting the possibilities of cinema as a shared mirror of world events". A €10,000 award will be presented to the winner, sponsored by Grupo Recoletas Red Hospitalaria.[4][5]

Later in October, actresses Charlotte Rampling, Nathalie Baye, and Kiti Mánver were announced as the recipients of Honorary Spikes.[6] Actress Blanca Portillo and the European Film Academy completed the set of recipients of Honorary Spikes.[7] Meritxell Colell, Mike Goodridge, Pan Nalin, Jara Yáñez, and Iván Granovsky were announced of jury members of the official selection.[8]

Sections

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The films selected for each section are as follows: [9][10][11][12]

Official competition

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The following films were selected to compete for the Golden Spike:

Feature-Length Films
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
All of Us Strangers Andrew Haigh United Kingdom
Andrea's Love El amor de Andrea Manuel Martín Cuenca Spain, Mexico
Kidnapped Rapito Marco Bellocchio Italy, France, Germany
The Old Oak Ken Loach United Kingdom, France, Belgium
Green Border Zielona granica Agnieszka Holland Poland, United States, France, Czequia, Belgium
How to Have Sex Molly Manning Walker United Kingdom, Greece, Belgium
The Permanent Picture La imatge permanent Laura Ferrés [es] Spain, France
La chimera Alice Rohrwacher Italy, France, Switzerland
Four Daughters بنات ألفة / Les Filles d'Olfa Kaouther Ben Hania Tunisia, France, Germany, Saudi Arabia
Music Angela Schanelec Germany, France, Serbia
Something Is About to Happen Que nadie duerma Antonio Méndez Esparza Spain, Romania
The Teachers' Lounge Das Lehrerzimmer İlker Çatak Germany
Samsara [gl] Lois Patiño [gl] Spain
Foremost by Night Sobre todo de noche Víctor Iriarte [es] Spain, France, Portugal
The Beast La Bête Bertrand Bonello France, Canada
The Shadowless Tower 白塔之光 Zhang Lü China
The Sweet East Sean Price Williams United States
Out of Competition
Cristina García Rodero - La Mirada Oculta Carlota Nelson Spain
Dear Jassi Tarsem Singh Dhandwar India
The Teacher Who Promised the Sea El maestro que prometió el mar Patricia Font [es] Spain
The Movie Teller (opening film) La contadora de películas Lone Scherfig Spain, France, Chile
Mamacruz Patricia Ortega Spain, Venezuela
Teresa Paula Ortiz Spain
Special Screenings
Blue Giant Yuzuru Tachikawa Japan
Concierto Plena Pausa Iván Zulueta Spain
Sultana's Dream El sueño de la sultana Isabel Herguera Spain, Germany
In Praise of the Horizon Elogio del horizonte Rafa Alberola Spain
Juniper Matthew J. Saville New Zealand
The Green Room La Chambre verte François Truffaut France
The Night My Dad Saved Christmas La navidad en sus manos Joaquín Mazón Spain, Mexico
Memento Mori Marco A. Castillo, Fran Parra Spain, Portugal
No, I Don't Want To No, No Quiero Belén Santos Spain
Seed of the Son Semilla del son JuanMa V. Betancourt Spain
The Kid Brother Ted Wilde, J.A. Howe United States
Highlighted title indicates Golden Spike winner.
Short Films
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
27 Flóra Anna Buda France, Hungary
Aitana Marina Alberti Spain
Ardent Other Le mal des ardents Alice Brygo France
Crocodile Krokodyl Dawid Bodzak Poland
Eeva Morten Tšinakov, Lucija Mrzljak, Lucija Mrzljak Croatia, Estonia
Howling 遠吠え Aya Kawazoe Japan
Jill, Uncredited Anthony Ing United Kingdom
Lemon Tree Rachel Walden United States
None of That Nada de todo eso Francisco Cantón, Patricio Martínez Argentina, Spain
Sonido: Ivans & Tobis Diogo Baldaia Portugal
Wander to Wonder Nina Ganz, Nina Gantz Netherlands, Belgium, France, United Kingdom

Punto de Encuentro

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The following films were selected for the Punto de Encuentro section:

Feature-Length Films
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Animal Sofia Exarchou Greece, Austria, Romania
Arthur&Diana Sara Summa Germany
Gasoline Rainbow Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross United States
Hello Darkness Soda Jerk Australia
Hoard Luna Carmoon United Kingdom
Muyeres Marta Lallana [es] Spain
Cercano Invierno Negu Hurbilak Colectivo Negu: Ekain Albite, Adrià Roca, Nicolau Mallofré, Mikel Ibarguren Spain
On the Go María Giséle Royo, Julia De Castro Spain
One Last Evening Letzer Abend Lukas Nathrath Germany
Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds Sirocco et le royaume des courants d'air Benoît Chieux [fr] France, Belgium
Stepne Степне Maryna Vroda Ukraine, Germany, Poland, Slovakia
Sweet Dreams Ena Sendijarević Netherlands, Sweden, Indonesia, France
The Cage is Looking for a Bird Kletka ishet ptitsu Malika Musaeva Monaco, Russia
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed Joanna Arnow United States
The Quiet Migration Stille Liv Malene Choi Denmark
Short Films
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Almost Forgotten Quase me lembro Dimitri Mihajlovic, Miguel Lima Portugal
Heartbreak Hotel Coeurs Brisés Hôtel Emma Axelroud Bernard France
Last Days of Summer Stenzin Tankong India, France
Nocturnal Burger Nishachar Burger Reema Sengupta France
Z.O. Loris G. Nese Italy
La Noche del Corto Español (Spanish Short Films)
The Last Mouflon El último muflón Omar Razzak, Shira Ukrainitz Spain
The Danube Rivers Los Danubios Jaume Claret Muxart
Lost at Sea Andrés Bartos, Lucija Stojevic Spain, United Kingdom
Meteor Meteoro Víctor Moreno Spain
Crack of Dawn Trench D'Alba Anna Llargués

Tiempo de Historia

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The following films were selected for the Tiempo de Historia section, dedicated to non-fiction films:

Feature-Length Films
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Aresenie. An Amazing Afterlife Arsenie. Viața de apoi Alexandru Solomon Romania, Luxembourg
Between Revolutions Între Revoluții Vlad Petri Romania, Croatia, Qatar, Iran
Romance Scam La estafa del amor Virginia García del Pino [es] Spain
Malqueridas Tana Gilbert Chile, Germany
My Worst Enemy Mon pire ennemi Mehran Tamadon France, Switzerland
Our Body Notre Corps Claire Simon France
Pictures of Ghosts Relatos fantasmas Kleber Mendonça Filho Brazil
The Mother of All Lies كذب أبيض Asmae El Moudir Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt
An Inhabited Volcano Un volcán habitado David Pantaleón, Jose Víctor Fuentes Spain
Where God Is Not Jaii keh khoda nist Mehran Tamadon France, Switzerland
Youth (Spring) 青春 / Jeunesse (Le Printemps) Wang Bing France, Luxembourg, Netherlands
Zinzindurrunkarratz Oskar Alegria Spain
Short Films
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Alpha Kings Enrique Pedráza-Botero, Faye Tsakas United States
Bleu Silico Eloïse Le Gallo, Julia Borderie France
The Open House La casa oberta Julieta Lasarte Pigrau Spain
Bear Ours Morgane Frund Switzerland
Future Ruins Ruinas futuras Carolina Sánchez, Elvira Arbós, Francisco Armenteros, Ran Chen Spain

Alquimias

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The following films were selected for the Alquimias section:

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
The Battle A Batalha da Rua Maria Antônia Vera Gito Brazil
Critical Zone Mantagheye bohrani Ali Ahmadzadeh Iran, Germany
The Peasants Chłopi DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman Poland
Essential Truths of the Lake Lav Diaz Philippines, France, Portugal, Singapore, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Femme Sam H. Freeman, Ng Choon Ping United Kingdom
The Beast in the Jungle La Bête dans la jungle Patric Chiha France
The Siren La Sirène Sepideh Farsi France, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, Qatar
Three Brothers Tres hermanos Francisco J. Paparella Argentina, Chile

Memoria y Utopía

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The following films were selected for the Memoria y Utopía section, dedicated to restored films:

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Noir et Blanc (1986) Claire Devers France
Black Head (1979) Kara Kafa Korhan Yurtsever Turkey
Boat People (1982) 投奔怒海 Ann Hui Hong Kong
Conscience (1968) Volodymyr Denysenko Soviet Union
Dark Spring (1970) Ingemo Engström [de] Germany
Diario íntimo (1962) Manuel López Yubero Spain
Drylongso (1998) Cauleen Smith United States
Furia española (1974) Francesc Betriu Spain
L'Amour fou (1969) Jacques Rivette France
The Captive (2000) La Captive Chantal Akerman Belgium
The First Look (2023) La primera mirada Luis E. Parés Spain
Lucha de corazones (1912) Joan Maria Codina [es] Spain
Maybe Tomorrow (1980) Majd holnap Judit Elek Hungary
Millennium Mambo (2001) 千禧曼波 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taiwan
Return to Reason (1923) Man Ray France
Sweet Dreams (1981) Sogni d'oro Nanni Moretti Italy
Sor Angélica Virgen (1962) Francisco Regueiro Spain

EFA (European Film Academy)

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The following films were selected for the EFA section, for European films chosen by the European Film Academy:

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Anatomy of a Fall Anatomie d'une chute Justine Triet France
Afire Roter Himmel Christian Petzold Germany
Fallen Leaves Kuolleet lehdet Aki Kaurismäki Finland
The Universal Theory Die Theorie von Allem Timm Kröger Germany
The Promised Land Bastarden Nikolaj Arcel Denmark
The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer United Kingdom, Poland
Io capitano Matteo Garrone Italy, Belgium, France

Educación

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The following films were selected for the Educación section, consisting of Miniminci and Seminci Joven, for films intended for young audiences:

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Miniminci
Foxtale Alexandra Allen Portugal
Impurrfection Chiang Yao Taiwan
Les Inséparables Jérémie Degruson Belgium, Spain, France
A Greyhound of a Girl Enzo D'Alò Estonia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, United Kingdom
Nina and the Hedgehog's Secret Nina et le secret du hérisson Alain Gagnol, Jean-Loup Felicioli France, Luxembourg
Operación Frankenstein José María Fernández de Vega Spain
Robot Dreams Pablo Berger Spain, France
The Girl with the Red Beret Janet Perlman Canada
Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light Tonda, Slávka a kouzelné světlo Filip Pošivač Hungary, Czech Republic
What's in That Crate? Wat zit er in die kist? Bram Algoed Belgium
Witchfairy Cédric Igodt, David Van de Weyer Belgium, Bulgaria
Seminci Joven
And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck Sweden, Denmark
Bulbul Can Sing Rima Das India
Croma Kid Pablo Chea Dominican Republic

Cine Gourmet

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The following films were selected for the Cine Gourmet section, consisting of films that see gastronomy through the eyes of cinema:

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
The Pot-au-Feu La Passion de Dodin Bouffant Trần Anh Hùng France, Belgium
I Will Not Starve Non morirò di fame Umberto Spinazzola Italy, Canada

Cine de Castilla y León

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The following films are productions made in Castile and León:

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Feature-Length Films
Red Rooster Gallo rojo Enrique García-Vázquez Spain
Rioja, Land of the Thousand Wines Rioja, la tierra de los mil vinos José Luis López-Linares
Supporting Actresses Secundarias Arturo Dueñas
Short Films
A Song for Lena Alehre y olé Clara Santaolaya Spain
Caso Dativo Juan Rodríguez-Briso
The Dad Jokes Are Killing Me El cuñao Javier Canal Diez
The King of the Week El rey de la semana David Pérez Sañudo [es]
Knot Nudo Herminio Cardiel
Blonde Cooper Rubio cobrizo Pablo Quijano [es]
Trigues tistres Lucía Lobato
Light Leak Velado Carlos C. Insuela, Carla Voces
Quercus
Anticlimax Néstor López, Óscar Romero Spain, Portugal
Train to Oblivion El tren del olvido Isabel Medarde [es] Spain
Sour Milk Leche agria Sergio Muñoz Cano, José Ángel Lorente Pavón
Good T'See Ya Malegro verte Nüll García [es]
Magistrates Señorías María Guerra
Vermú Nestor Lopez

Awards

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Some of the festival award winners are listed as follows:[13][14][15]

Official section

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Meeting Point

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  • Best Film: Gasoline Rainbow by Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross
  • Special Jury Prize: Arthur&Diana by Sara Summa
  • Special Mention: Animal by Sofia Exarchou
  • Best Foreign Short: Nocturnal Burger by Reema Maya
  • Special Mention for Best Foreign Short: Heartbreak Hotel by Emma Axelroud Bernard, Toujours Panthère
  • The Night of Spanish Shorts Award: Meteoro by Víctor Moreno

Tiempo de Historia

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Alquimias

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  • Recoletas Award for Best Feature Film: Femme by Sam H. Freeman, Ng Choon Ping
  • Special Mention: Critical Zone by Ali Ahmadzadeh

Other awards

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References

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  1. ^ Rivera, Alfonso (23 August 2023). "The overhauled Seminci to present 15 Spanish films". Cineuropa. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  2. ^ "'La contadora de películas', adaptación de la novela del chileno Hernán Rivera Letelier, en Seminci". Cine y Tele (in Spanish). 5 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  3. ^ "José Luis Cienfuegos, nuevo director de la Seminci". El Español (in Spanish). 21 April 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Seminci premieres the Alquimias section, the main novelty of the program, a space for the discovery of vibrant and original cinema". Valladolid International Film Festival (in Spanish). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Alquimias, la nueva sección competitiva de la Seminci centrada en la internacionalización". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Espigas de Honor para las actrices Charlotte Rampling, Nathalie Baye y Kiti Mánver". Europa Press. 11 October 2023.
  7. ^ >"La actriz Blanca Portillo, Espiga de Honor en la SEMINCI". Cadena SER. 18 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Blanca Portillo, última Espiga de Honor de una Seminci volcada con las actrices". El Norte de Castilla. Grupo Vocento. 18 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Manuel Martín Cuenca, Antonio Méndez Esparza, Lois Patiño, Víctor Iriarte and Laura Ferrés will compete for the Golden Spike". Valladolid International Film Festival (in Spanish). 24 August 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Official Section will premiere out of competition the new featufe films by Paula Ortiz, Patricia Ortega, Patricia Font and Lone Scherfig". Valladolid International Film Festival (in Spanish). 24 August 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  11. ^ "the Meeting Point competition, the films On the Go, by María Gisèle Royo and Julia de Castro; Negu hurbilak, by Colectivo Negu, and Muyeres, by Marta Lallana are selected". Valladolid International Film Festival (in Spanish). 24 August 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Time of History will premiere the feature films 'La estafa del amor', by Virginia García del Pino; 'An Inhabited Volcano', co-directed by David Pantaleón and Jose Víctor Fuentes, and 'Zinzindurrumkarratz', by Oskar Alegria". Valladolid International Film Festival (in Spanish). 24 August 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  13. ^ Blanes, Pepa (28 October 2023). "El cine español triunfa en Seminci con la Espiga de Oro para 'La imagen permanente' de Laura Ferrés". Cadena SER.
  14. ^ "Seminci.- 'La imatge permanent', Espiga de Oro, y 'La quimera', Espiga de Plata de la 68 edición del festival". La Vanguardia. 28 October 2023.
  15. ^ Hopewell, John; Sandovaldate, Pablo (29 October 2023). "Valladolid: 'The Permanent Picture,' 'The Old Oak' Win Big as the Spanish Festival's Reboot Wins Applause". Variety. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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