Like the Berlinale, the San Sebastián festival pretends to be non-binary.
Goodbye to the division into actor and actress. If there is
no directing, photography or editing section, why interpretation? Let's say
that the San Sebastián festival marks a new normal after the pandemic. All this
will take place from September 17 to 25 in the city of San Sebastián.
This news derived at the same time that the posters for
contest 69 were released, the poster of which is dedicated to actress Sigourney
Weaver. This change Build Business Management Skills represents a small revolution that will surely put the rest
of the festivals aside. So goodbye, separation of the sexes. Hopefully this
includes all business commitments, many of which are gender specific.
"Gender, social and political construction, is no
longer the criteria to distinguish a performance,"
said the director of
the festival, José Luis Rebordinos. Thus, the traditional "Silver
Shell" for Best Actor and Best Actress continues to be dedicated to Best
Lead Performance and Best Supporting Performance. Both awards can be ex aequo.
The director clarified that this will open performance awards to non-binary
genre performances.
Anyway, and despite the fact that the masks will cease to be
a familiar scene in the streets of San Sebastián this year. Certain customs
acquired during the pandemic persist. For example, industry events will support
a hybrid format that combines personal and online events.
San Sebastián 2021 is restoring a retrospective of Korean
cinema from the 50s and 60s that could not have taken place last year,
as well as a red
carpet before some screenings. Of course, there will still be no opening and
closing parties or traditional sessions at the Velodrome.