While we have yet to get the full lineups for Venice and TIFF, we are starting to see how some of the later fall festivals are going to fare, in terms of features. And even though the San Sebastian Film Festival begins after both Venice and TIFF, the Spanish event is already shaping up to be a strong festival, as we are getting a small sampling of the lineup that will debut in mid-September.
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According to Deadline, San Sebastian is set to see screenings of highly-anticipated features such as Terence Davies’ “Benediction,” starring Jack Lowden and Peter Capaldi, Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s “Earwig,” Claudia Llosa’s “Fever Dream,” Claire Simon’s “Want to Talk about Duras,” and Inés Barrionuevo’s “Camila Comes Out Tonight.”
All of those films come from filmmakers that have previously screened films at the prestigious festival. In addition to those names, there are debut features such as Alina Grigore’s “Blue Moon,” Zhang Ji’s “Fire On The Plain,” and Tea Lindeburg’s “As In Heaven.”
As mentioned above, considering the scheduling, not all of the above-mentioned features will be premieres, as some will likely go to other events before. However, that doesn’t take away from the fact that San Sebastian is already shaping up to be yet another premier festival in 2021.
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After a pandemic-filled 2020, which saw most festivals go digital or be canceled, San Sebastian offered the rare chance to have a partially in-person event. But we found that many of the big features were being held until 2021. Now, as we’ve seen with Cannes, the film festival circuit is setting itself up to be one of the most stacked in recent memory.
The 2021 San Sebastian Film Festival is set to begin on September 17.
