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69th Valladolid International Film Festival

Official poster of the 69th Seminci
Opening film	They Will Be Dust
Closing film	Sing Sing
Location	Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain
Awards	Golden Spike: Misericordia
Directors	José Luis Cienfuegos
Festival date	18–26 October 2024
Valladolid International Film Festival
68th

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

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, 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. Later in August, the festival announced an early tranche of Spanish-produced and co-produced films to be part of different festivals sections.

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.

Official Section Feature Films

Competition

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

Out of competition

Special Screenings

The festival's special screenings include:

Meeting Point (Punto de Encuentro)

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

Alchemies (Alquimias)

The following films were selected for the Alquimias section:

Time of History (Tiempo de historia)

Memory & Utopia (Memoria y Utopía)

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

International Short Film Official Section

Spanish Short Films Official Section

Castilla y León

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

Awards

A list of awards is listed as follows:

Official Section — Feature Films

• Golden Spike: Misericordia
• Silver Spike: Stranger Eyes & They Will Be Dust
• 'Ribera del Duero' Award for Best Direction: Guan Hu (Black Dog)
• Best Actress: Laura Weissmahr (Salve Maria); special mention for Ángela Molina (The Will Be Dust)
• Best Actor: Jan Gunnar Roise & Thorbjorn Harr (Sex); special mention for Alfredo Castro (They Will Be Dust)
• Best Cinematography: Weizhe Gao (Black Dog)
• 'Miguel Delibes' Award for Best Screenplay: Alain Guiraudie (Misericordia)
• 'José Salcedo' Award for Best Editing: Telmo Churro & Pedro Filipe Marques (Grand Tour)

Other awards

• 'Meeting Point' award: Holy Cow
• Fundos Special Award: Familiar Touch
• 'Alchemies' Grand Prize: The Rim; special mention for Bluish
• 'Time of History' Grand Prize: Youth (Hard Times)
• 'Time of History' Special Award: Henry Fonda for President; special mention for Savanna and the Mountains
• 'Pilar Miró' Award for Best Spanish Direction: Elena Manrique (The Party's Over)
• DOC. España Award: Caja de resistencia
• Young Seminci Award: Hija del volcán
• Young Jury — Official Section Prize: Armand
• Golden Spike for Best Short Film: Baldilocks
• Silver Spike for Best Short Film: Punter & Lluna de sal
• Rainbow Spike: Three Kilometres to the End of the World
• FIPRESCI Award: Christmas Eve in Miller's Point
• Audience Award (Official Section — Feature Films): Bob Trevino Likes It
• Audience Award (Meeting Point): Holy Cow

References

1. "Seminci anuncia 18 películas españolas en su 69 edición, entre ellas el debut de Paz Vega en la dirección". ABC. 26 August 2024.
2. ^ "'Polvo serán', dirigida por Carlos Marqués-Marcet y participada por RTVE, inaugurará la 69ª Seminci". rtve.es. 21 August 2024.
3. "Seminci remoza su icónica imagen con una nueva identidad". El Día Soria. 20 June 2024.
4. Niño, Victoria M. (20 June 2024). "La 69ª Seminci estrenará labios e imagen". El Norte de Castilla. Grupo Vocento.
5. "RTVE viaja a la 69ª Seminci con nueve títulos participados". rtve.es. 26 August 2024.
6. "La aclamada en Venecia 'The Brutalist' cierra la Sección Oficial de la 69 Seminci". infobae. 4 October 2024.
7. "La actriz Aida Folch y los directores Luis López Carrasco y Sofia Exarchou, entre los miembros del jurado de la 69 Seminci". ABC. 15 October 2024.
8. Felipe, Santiago (26 August 2024). "Seminci anuncia 18 películas españolas en su 69 edición, con el regreso de Mar Coll o Javier Rebollo a Valladolid y el debut tras la cámara de Paz Vega". La Razón.
9. "La Seminci mantiene su apuesta por el cine independiente estadounidense". Diario de Valladolid. 3 September 2024.
10. Santisteban, Olaia (11 September 2024). "Valladolid se prepara para una edición "icónica" de la Seminci con novedades y Alemania como país invitado". Castilla y León – via El Español.
11. "La película 'Sing Sing', de Greg Kwedar, cerrará la 69 edición de Seminci". Europa Press. 1 October 2024.
12. "La 69 Seminci proyectará 'Los años nuevos', la serie escrita y dirigida por Rodrigo Sorogoyen". Tribuna de Valladolid. 10 September 2024.
13. Rodríguez, M. (18 October 2024). "50 cosas que hay que saber para disfrutar de la Seminci". El Día de Valladolid.
14. "El cine de Castilla y León asoma la cabeza en Seminci con dos largos y siete cortos". Diario de Valladolid. 26 September 2024.
15. Juesas, María (26 October 2024). "Seminci 2024: 'Misericordia', del francés Alain Guiraudie, conquista el festival de Valladolid". Fotogramas.
16. "'Misericordia', de Alain Guiraudie, se alza con la Espiga de Oro de la 69 Seminci". Público. 26 October 2024.

External links

• Official website

• 2024 film festivals
• 2024 in Spanish cinema
• October 2024 events in Spain
• 2024 festivals in Europe