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68th Valladolid International Film Festival

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

Background

The festival was directed by José Luis Cienfuegos for the first time, taking 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.

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.

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

Sections

The films selected for each section are as follows:

Official competition

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

Feature-Length Films
<span style="background:#FFDEAD">Highlighted title</span> indicates Golden Spike winner.
Short Films

Punto de Encuentro

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

Feature-Length Films
Short Films

Tiempo de Historia

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

Feature-Length Films
Short Films

Alquimias

The following films were selected for the Alquimias section:

Memoria y Utopía

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

EFA (European Film Academy)

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

Educación

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

Cine Gourmet

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

Cine de Castilla y León

The following films are productions made in Castile and León:

Awards

Some of the festival award winners are listed as follows:

Official section

Meeting Point

  • 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

Alquimias

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

Other awards

References

External links