The Colombian film “Kings of the World” wins the Golden Shell in San Sebastian

Colombian director Laura Mora’s coming-of-age drama Kings of the World has won the Golden Shell for Best Picture at the San Sebastian Film Festival. This is the third time in a row that a filmmaker has won the main prize at the Spanish festival. Longer report follows; full list of winners below.

OFFICIAL SELECTION PRIZES

Golden Shell for Best Film: “Kings of the World”, Laura Mora

Special prize of the jury: “Runner”, Marian Mathias

Silver Shell for Best Director: “One Hundred Flowers”, Genki Kawamura

Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance (tie): “La Maternal”, Carla Quilez; “Winter Boy”, Paul Kircher

Silver Shell for best supporting performance: “The Substitute,” Renata Lerman

Best Screenplay: “A woman”, Wang Chao

Best Camera: “Porno Melancolía”, Manuel Abramovich

OTHER OFFICIAL AWARDS

New Director Award: “Spare Keys”, Jeanne Aslan and Paul Saintillan

New Director Award (Special Mention): “On Both Sides of the Pool”, Parth Saurabh

Horizontes Latinos Prize: “I have electric dreams”, Valentina Maurel

Zabaltegi Tabakalera Price: “Godland”, Hlynur Pálmason

Audience Award Best Film: “Argentina, 1985”, Santiago Mitre

Audience award for the best European film: “The Beasts”, Rodrigo Sorogoyen

Spanish Cooperation Prize: “Noise”, Karla Moreno, María José Córdova

RTVE Another Look Award: “El Sostre Groc”, Isabel Coixet

RTVE Another Look Award (Special Mention): “Corsage”, Marie Kreutzer

Basque Film Award Irizar: “Suro”, Mikel Gurrea

Irizar Basque Film Prize (Special mention): “I sing for books and women”, Maria Elorza

TCM Youth Prize: “I sing for books and women”, Maria Elorza

OTHER AWARDS

Euskadian Basque Country 2030 Agenda Awards: Tori and Lokita, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne

Dunio Asaya Prize: “Tobacco Barns”, Rocio Mesa

Dunio Asaya Prize (Special Mention): “El Sostre Groc”, Isabel Coixet

FIPRESCI Prize: “Suro”, Mikel Gurrea

Feroz Zinemaldia Prize: “The Kings of the World”, Laura Mora

Euskal Gidoigileen Elkartea Prize: Suro, Mikel Gurrea and Francisco Kosterlitz

Sebastiane Prize: “Something you said last night”, Luis de Filippis

Lurra Greenpeace Prize: “Alcarras”, Carla Simon

SIGNIS price: “The Kings of the World”, Laura Mora

SIGNIS Award (special mention): “Runner”, Marian Mathias