Laura Mora’s Colombian Drama The kings of the world won the Golden Shell for best film at the 2022 San Sebastián Film Festival, Spain’s first film festival. Mora’s second feature follows five young men who grow up in the streets of Medellín and embark on a journey in search of the promised land.
Best director went to Japanese filmmaker Genki Kawamura for dementia-focused drama Hyakka, his feature film debut. Kawamura is best known as the producer of popular Japanese animation films such as your name (2016) and Weathering with you (2019).
The drama of Marian Mathias runnerthe story of an 18-year-old girl who decides to fulfill her late father’s dying wish to be buried in his birthplace along the Mississippi River won the festival’s special jury prize.
The silver shell for best performance went together to Paul Kircher for his performance in the French drama by Christophe Honoré winter boy and Carla Quilez for her lead role in Pilar Palomero’s Spanish feature film La Maternal.
Dong Yun Zhou and Wang Chao won San Sebastián’s Best Screenplay Award for Wang Directed Film A womanwhich follows a female factory worker who struggles to become a writer in the 1960s.
San Sebastian’s Audience Award for Best Picture went to Santiago Miter’s true courtroom drama Argentina, 1985. Viewers chose Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s French thriller the beasts as the best European film.
On Saturday evening, the prizes for the 70th festival of San Sebastián were awarded.
Complete list of winners of San Sebastián 2022
Golden shell for best film
The kings of the world, direct. Laura Mora
Special jury prize
runner, direct. Marian Mathias
Silver Shell for Best Director
Hyakka, direct. Genki Kawamura
Silver shell for best industry leading performance
Paul Kircher for winter boy and Carla Quilez for La Mother (ex aequo)
Silver shell for best supporting performance
Renata Lerman for The replacement
Jury Prize for Best Cinematography
Manuel Abramovich for porn melancolia
Jury Prize for Best Screenplay
Dong Yun Zhou, Wang Chao for A woman
Irizar Basque Film Award
Suro, direct. Mikel Gurrea
Special mention
For books and women I sing, direct. Maria Elorza
City of Donostia / San Sebastian Audience Award
Argentina, 1985, direct. Santiago Miter
City of Donostia/San Sebastian Audience Award for Best European Film
the beasts, direct. Rodrigo Sorogoyen
TCM Youth Award
For books and women I sing, direct. Maria Elorza
Euskadi Basque Country 2030 Agenda Award
Tori and Lokita, direct. Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Dunia Ayaso Award
tobacco barns, direct. Rocio Mesa
Special mention
The yellow ceiling, direct. Isabel Coixet
Fipresci Price
Suro, direct. Mikel Gurrea
Feroz Zinemaldia 2022 Award
The kings of the world, direct. Laura Mora
Euskal Gidoigileen Elkartea Award
Suro, direct. Mikel Gurrea
Sebastiane Prize
Something you said last night, direct. Luis de Philippis
Lurra – Greenpeace Award
Alcarras, direct. Carla Simon
Signis Award
The kings of the world, direct. Laura Mora
Special mention
runner, direct. Marian Mathias