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San Sebastián International Film Festival

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    Golden Seashell

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    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Numbered Days

      6.5 (2.4K)
      Imanol Uribe
    • [object Object]

      Antareen

      7.1 (188)
      Mrinal Sen
    • [object Object]

      El detective y la muerte

      5.2 (289)
      Gonzalo Suárez
    • [object Object]

      Fado, Major and Minor

      6.4 (64)
      Raúl Ruiz
    • [object Object]

      Life and Death of the Hollywood Kid

      7.2 (86)
      Jeong Ji-yeong
    • [object Object]

      The Chess Game

      6.3 (264)
      Yves Hanchar
    • [object Object]

      Mon amie Max

      7.3 (219)
      Michel Brault

    • Scenes from the New World

      6.1 (12)
      Heather Johnston
      Gordon Eriksen
    • [object Object]

      The Beans of Egypt, Maine

      5.3 (417)
      Jennifer Warren
    • [object Object]

      Todo es mentira

      6.5 (624)
      Álvaro Fernández Armero

    • Wiederkehr

      Silvana Abbrescia-Rath
    • [object Object]

      Alciz shurek

      Yermek Shinarbayev
    • [object Object]

      The Quality of Mercy

      7.2 (344)
      Andreas Gruber
    • [object Object]

      Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker

      6.8 (518)
      Ping He
    • [object Object]

      Second Best

      6.8 (2.1K)
      Chris Menges
    • [object Object]

      Shallow Grave

      7.2 (69K)
      Danny Boyle

    Silver Seashell

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    Best Actor

    • Javier Bardem
      Winner
      • Javier Bardem
      • Numbered Days
      • El detective y la muerte

    Best Actress

    • Jing Ning in Lover's Grief Over the Yellow River (1999)
      Winner
      • Jing Ning
      • Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker

    Best Director

    • Danny Boyle
      Winner
      • Danny Boyle
      • Shallow Grave

    Special Prize of the Jury

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Quality of Mercy

      7.2 (344)
      Andreas Gruber
      Tied with Second Best (1994).
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Second Best

      6.8 (2.1K)
      Chris Menges
      Tied with The Quality of Mercy (1994).

    Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award

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    • Lana Turner
      Winner
      • Lana Turner

    Best New Director

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ailsa

      7.8 (46)
      Paddy Breathnach(director)
      Ed Guiney(producer)

    Special Mention

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Alciz shurek

      Yermek Shinarbayev
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker

      6.8 (518)
      Ping He

    Youth Jury Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      La hija del Puma

      5.5 (123)
      Ulf Hultberg
      Åsa Faringer

    Fernando Rey Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Numbered Days

      6.5 (2.4K)

    Also known as

    • Donostia Zinemaldia - Festival de San Sebastián
    • Festival Internacional de Cine de Donostia - San Sebastián

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    Event date

    September 15, 1994 - September 24, 1994

    Event location

    San Sebastián, Spain

    Event links

    • http://www.sansebastianfestival.com/
    • http://www.fipresci.org/
    • http://www.fipresci.org/
    • http://www.signis.net/
    • http://www.signis.net/

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