69th Valladolid International Film Festival

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69th Valladolid International Film Festival
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Official poster of the 69th Seminci
Opening film They Will Be Dust
Closing film Sing Sing
Location Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain
AwardsGolden Spike: Misericordia
DirectorsJosé Luis Cienfuegos
Festival date18–26 October 2024
Valladolid International Film Festival

The 69th Valladolid International Film Festival (Seminci) took place from 18 to 26 October 2024, in Valladolid, Spain. [1] They Will Be Dust opened the festival. [2]

Contents

Background

In June 2024, the festival announced the update of its branding image since 1984, the iconic lips by Leonese painter Manuel Sierra, with a revamped version developed by PobrelaVaca Studio's Félix Rodríguez and Ana María Hernández, [3] [4] which was included in the festival's poster for the 69th edition. On 21 August 2024, Carlos Marques-Marcet's They Will Be Dust was announced as the festival's opening picture. [2] Later in August, the festival announced an early tranche of Spanish-produced and co-produced films to be part of different festivals sections. [5] [6]

On 15 October 2024, director Sofia Exarchou, actress Aida Folch, film critic Devika Girish, director Luis López Carrasco, and producer Ingmar Frost were announced as the members of the main competition jury. [7]

Official Section Feature Films

Competition

The following films were selected to compete for the Golden Spike: [8] [9] [10] [11]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Armand Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
  • Norway
  • Netherlands
  • Sweden
  • Germany
Becoming Ana La mitad de Ana Marta Nieto Spain
Black Dog 狗阵 Guan Hu China
The Brutalist Brady Corbet
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Bob Trevino Likes It Tracie Laymon United States
Christmas Eve in Miller's Point Tyler Taormina United States
La cocina Alonso Ruizpalacios
  • Mexico
  • United States
Close to the SultanEn la alcoba del sultán Javier Rebollo  [ es ]
  • Spain
  • France
Grand Tour Miguel Gomes
  • Portugal
  • Italy
  • France
Harvest Athina Rachel Tsangari
  • United Kingdom
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • France
  • United States
Misericordia Alain Guiraudie
  • France
  • Spain
  • Portugal
The Most Precious of Cargoes La Plus Précieuse des marchandises Michel Hazanavicius
  • France
  • Belgium
My Favourite Cake کیک محبوب من Maryam Moqadam, Behtash Sanaeeha
  • Iran
  • France
  • Sweden
  • Germany
The Party's OverFin de fiestaElena Manrique
  • Spain
  • Belgium
Salve Maria Salve María Mar Coll Spain
September Says Ariane Labed
  • France
  • Greece
  • Ireland
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
Sex Dag Johan Haugerud Norway
Stranger Eyes 默視錄 Yeo Siew Hua
  • Singapore
  • Taiwan
  • France
  • United States
Suspended Time Hors du temps Olivier Assayas France
They Will Be Dust Polvo serán Carlos Marques-Marcet
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
  • Italy
Three Kilometres to the End of the World Trei kilometri până la capătul lumii Emanuel Pârvu Romania
Vermiglio Maura Delpero
  • Italy
  • France
  • Belgium
Wild Diamond Diamant brut Agathe Riedinger France

Out of competition

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Rita Paz Vega Spain
Sing Sing Greg KwedarUnited States
RTVE Galas
Verano en diciembre Carolina ÁfricaSpain

Special Screenings

The festival's special screenings include: [12] [13]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
The New Years (TV series)Los años nuevosSandra Romero, David Martín de los Santos, Rodrigo Sorogoyen Spain
The Wailing El llantoPedro Martín-Calero
  • Spain
  • France
  • Argentina
Always+PositivoSiempre+PositivoNacho SolanaSpain
Blackmail Alfred Hitchcock United Kingdom
Colita sin filtrosHortensia Vélez, Elisabeth AnglarillSpain
Domar la luzOihanSpain
La guitarra flamenca de Yerai Cortés  [ es ] Antón Álvarez Spain
State of SilenceEstado de SilencioSantiago MazaMexico

Meeting Point (Punto de Encuentro)

The following films were selected for the 'Meeting Point' section:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Blue Sun PalaceConstance TsangUnited States
Brief History of a Family 家庭简史Lin Jianjie
  • China
  • France
  • Denmark
  • Qatar
Caught by the Tides 风流一代 Jia Zhangke China
Edge of NightGecenin Kıyısı Türker Süer  [ de ]
  • Germany
  • Turkey
Eephus Carson Lund
  • United States
  • France
The Fable Raam Reddy
  • India
  • United States
Familiar Touch Sarah Friedland United States
Ghost Trail  [ fr ]Les FantômesJonathan Millet
  • France
  • Germany
  • Belgium
In His Own Image  [ fr ]À son image Thierry de Peretti  [ fr ]France
Holy Cow Vingt dieux Louise Courvoisier France
Ivo Eva Trobisch  [ de ]Germany
Moon  [ de ]Mond Kurdwin Ayub Austria
To Our FriendsA nuestros amigosAdrián Orr Serrano
  • Spain
  • Portugal
A Real Pain Jesse Eisenberg
  • United States
  • Poland
Scorched Earth Verbrannte Erde Thomas Arslan Germany
Toxic Akiplėša Saulė Bliuvaitė Lithuania
Universal Language Une langue universelle Matthew Rankin Canada
Việt and Nam Minh Quý Trương
  • Vietnam
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • France
  • Netherlands
  • Italy
  • Germany
  • United States

Alchemies (Alquimias)

The following films were selected for the Alquimias section:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
The Adamant Girl Kottukkaali PS Vinothraj India
AgoraAla Eddine Slim
  • Tunisia
  • France
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Qatar
BluishLilith Kraxner, Milena CzernovskyAustria
Cyborg GenerationMiguel Morillo VegaSpain
The Great Yawn of HistoryKhamyazeye bozorgIran
The Human Hibernation  [ de ]Anna Cornudella CastroSpain
InventionCourtney StephensUnited States
The RimLa parra Alberto Gracia  [ es ]Spain
An Unfinished Film 一部未完成的电影Lou Ye
  • Singapore
  • Germany

Time of History (Tiempo de historia)

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Resistance BoxCaja de resistenciaAlejandro Alvarado, Concha Barquero, Alejandro Alvarado Jódar, Concha Barquero Artés
  • Spain
  • Portugal
The Marseillaise of the DrunkardsLa marsellesa de los borrachosPablo Gil Rituerto
  • Spain
  • France
  • Italy
My Brother AliMi hermano AliPaula Palacios
  • Spain
  • Portugal
Turismo de guerraKikol GrauSpain
Waldo(out of competition)Carlos Arnaiz Escalpés, Alberto Ortega AhumadaSpain
Hija del volcán(out of competition)Jenifer de la Rosa Martín
  • Spain
  • Mexico

Memory & Utopia (Memoria y Utopía)

The following films were selected for the 'Memory & Utopia' section:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Portabella ConstellationConstel·lació Portabella Claudio Zulian Spain

International Short Film Official Section

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
400 CassettesThelyia Petraki
  • Greece
  • Germany
Bad For a MomentDaniel SoaresPortugal
BaldilocksMarthe PetersBelgium
El cambio de ruedaBegoña ArosteguiSpain
El cuento de una noche de veranoMaría HerreraSpain
ImmaculataKim Lêa Sakkal
  • Germany
  • France
Le LoupTheodore UshevCanada
Lluna de SalMariona MartínezSpain
MarionJoe Weiland, Finn Constantine
  • United Kingdom
  • France
My Senses Are All I Have to OfferIsadora Neves MarquesPortugal
NensAnna Martí DomingoSpain
ORúnar Rúnarsson
  • Iceland
  • Sweden
On the WaySamir KarahodaKosovo
Pacific VeinUlu BraunGermany
PercebesAlexandra Ramires, Laura Gonçalves
  • Portugal
  • France
PunterJason Adam Maselle
  • South Africa
  • United States
Vegan MayoLuca TóthHungary
Vox HumanaDon Josephus Raphael Eblahan
  • Philippines
  • United States
  • Singapur
White CloudEmmanuel Van der AuweraBelgium

Spanish Short Films Official Section

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
At Night We Walk AloneRafa AlberolaSpain
BertaLucía Forner SegarraSpain
FuturoAmanda Cots, Ángel Suárez Ávila
  • Spain
  • Cuba
Made of sugarClàudia CedóSpain
Mater BenefactaMarc Riba, Anna SolanasSpain
The Other Eduard Fernández Spain
The PrinceÀlex SardàSpain
They Send WordMariano SchoendorffSpain
Una cabeza en la paredManuel ManriqueSpain
You were ParisClaudia Barral Magaz
  • Spain
  • France

Castilla y León

The Castilla y León feature films and Castilla y León short films programmes include the following films: [14]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Castilla y León feature films
Devil Dog Road Lo carga el diabloGuillermo PoloSpain
PastorisPablo MorenoSpain
Castilla y León short films
ArenillasMarta MartínSpain
DxTequieroSergio López, Mariola Aygües, Macarena PeriSpain
In BetweenLo que paso entre medias (de estudiar cine)Dacio de las HerasSpain
Only the Dead RemainSólo los muertos se quedanAlejandro RenedoSpain
PanoramaMargo GarcíaSpain
Seeds from KivuSemillas de KivuNéstor López, Carlos ValleSpain

Awards

A list of awards is listed as follows: [15] [16]

Official Section — Feature Films
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