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San Sebastián International Film Festival

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    Golden Seashell

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Swindle

      6.5 (3.2K)
      Claude Chabrol
    • [object Object]

      Afterglow

      6.0 (4K)
      Alan Rudolph
    • [object Object]

      Ashes of Paradise

      7.4 (1.9K)
      Marcelo Piñeyro
    • [object Object]

      The Color of the Clouds

      6.6 (182)
      Mario Camus
    • [object Object]

      Firelight

      7.2 (5K)
      William Nicholson
    • [object Object]

      I Went Down

      6.7 (2.4K)
      Paddy Breathnach
    • [object Object]

      J'irai au paradis car l'enfer est ici

      6.7 (193)
      Xavier Durringer
    • [object Object]

      Martín (Hache)

      7.6 (4.9K)
      Adolfo Aristarain
    • [object Object]

      Men with Guns

      7.6 (3K)
      John Sayles
    • [object Object]

      Mrs Dalloway

      6.5 (4.4K)
      Marleen Gorris
    • [object Object]

      Obsession

      5.1 (406)
      Peter Sehr
    • [object Object]

      Pandemonium, the Hell's Capital City

      6.1 (54)
      Román Chalbaud
    • [object Object]

      Die Schuld der Liebe

      5.2 (32)
      Andreas Gruber
    • [object Object]

      Passion in the Desert

      6.3 (951)
      Lavinia Currier
    • [object Object]

      Victory

      6.2 (560)
      Mark Peploe

    Silver Seashell

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    Best Actor

    • Federico Luppi
      Winner
      • Federico Luppi
      • Martín (Hache)

    Best Actress

    • Julie Christie at an event for The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008)
      Winner
      • Julie Christie
      • Afterglow

    Best Director

    • Claude Chabrol in A Girl Cut in Two (2007)
      Winner
      • Claude Chabrol
      • The Swindle

    Special Prize of the Jury

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Firelight

      7.2 (5K)
      William Nicholson

    Prize of the Jury

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    Best Cinematography

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Firelight

      7.2 (5K)
      Nic Morris
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      I Went Down

      6.7 (2.4K)
      Paddy Breathnach

    Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award

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    • Michael Douglas
      Winner
      • Michael Douglas
    • Jeremy Irons
      Winner
      • Jeremy Irons
    • Jeanne Moreau
      Winner
      • Jeanne Moreau

    Best New Director

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      I Went Down

      6.7 (2.4K)
      Paddy Breathnach

    Best New Director - Special Mention

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Football Stories

      6.7 (565)
      Andrés Wood
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      15 Months in May

      6.4 (20)
      Anja Murmann
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Paper Airplanes

      6.5 (47)
      Farhad Mehranfar

    Alma Award for Best Screenplay

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Afterglow

      6.0 (4K)
      Alan Rudolph

    CEC Award for Best Screenplay

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      I Went Down

      6.7 (2.4K)
      Conor McPherson

    FIPRESCI Prize

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Men with Guns

      7.6 (3K)
      John Sayles

    FIPRESCI Prize - Special Mention

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      I Went Down

      6.7 (2.4K)
      Paddy Breathnach

    OCIC Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Men with Guns

      7.6 (3K)
      John Sayles
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Color of the Clouds

      6.6 (182)
      Mario Camus
      This is an additional special award.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Full Monty

      7.2 (118K)
      Peter Cattaneo
      This is an additional special award.

    Solidarity Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Men with Guns

      7.6 (3K)
      John Sayles

    Also known as

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

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    Event date

    September 18, 1997 - September 27, 1997

    Event location

    San Sebastián, Spain

    Event links

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