Golden Shell
The Golden Shell (Spanish: Concha de Oro; Basque: Urrezko Maskorra) is the highest prize given to a competing film at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. It was introduced in 1957. In 1953 and 1954, the highest prize had been called the Gran Premio. In 1955 and 1956 it was replaced by the Silver Shell. Six directors have won the Golden Shell twice: American director Francis Ford Coppola (in 1969 & 1984), Spanish director Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón (in 1982 & 1986), Mexican director Arturo Ripstein (in 1993 & 2000), Spanish director Imanol Uribe (in 1994 & 1996), Iranian director Bahman Ghobadi (in 2004 & 2006), and Spanish director Isaki Lacuesta (in 2011 & 2018).
The Golden Shell[n. 1] (Spanish: Concha de Oro; Basque: Urrezko Maskorra) is the highest prize given to a competing film at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.[3] It was introduced in 1957.[4] In 1953 and 1954, the highest prize had been called the Gran Premio. In 1955 and 1956 it was replaced by the Silver Shell. Six directors have won the Golden Shell twice: American director Francis Ford Coppola (in 1969 & 1984), Spanish director Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón (in 1982 & 1986), Mexican director Arturo Ripstein (in 1993 & 2000), Spanish director Imanol Uribe (in 1994 & 1996), Iranian director Bahman Ghobadi (in 2004 & 2006), and Spanish director Isaki Lacuesta (in 2011 & 2018).
Winners
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See also
[edit]- Silver Shell for Best Director
- Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance
- Silver Shell for Best Actor
- Silver Shell for Best Actress
- Donostia Award
- Sebastiane Award
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Gibbons, Fiachra (1 October 2001). "Distribution 'key to film maker's success'". The Guardian.
- ^ Wong, Cindy Hing-Yuk (2011). Film Festivals: Culture, People, and Power on the Global Screen. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-8135-5065-7.
- ^ "San Sebastian Film Festival". sansebastianfestival. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ "San Sebastian Film Festival". sansebastianfestival. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ "San Sebastian Film Festival ::". 2019-09-03. Archived from the original on 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- ^ "Official Awards - FIAPF". 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
External links
[edit]- Official website
(in Spanish, Basque, and English) - "San Sebastián International Film Festival". IMDb.