The 68th edition of the San Sebastian International Film Festival will run from 18-26 September 2020.

• General 15/01/2020 - 30/06/2020
• Culinary Zinema 15/01/2020 - 15/06/2020
• Nest 01/06/2020 - 01/07/2020
• WIP Latam 01/06/2020 - 01/07/2020
• WIP Europa 01/06/2020 - 01/07/2020
• Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum 15/04/2020 - 15/06/2020
• Zinemaldia Startup Challenge 30/04/2020 - 01/06/2020
• Ikusmira Berriak: 01/07/2020 - 01/09/2020 (at ikusmiraberriak.eu)

Yes, but only for the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section.

• Full-length film More than 60’
• Medium-length film From 30’ to 59’
• Short film Up to 30’

If you have a short film made at your school, you can participate in Nest.

• Link/Screener with password
• DVD
• Blu-ray
• DCP

• World premiere
  The film has never been officially screened before an audience.
• International premiere
  The film has been screened in cinemas or at a national festival in its country of origin, but in no other country.
• European premiere
  The film has been screened or released in cinemas outside Europe, but has never been screened in a European country.
• Spanish premiere
  The film has never been screened in Spain.
• No premiere
  The film has been screened and/or premiered in cinemas including Spain. In this case its only option is inclusion in the Made in Spain or Zinemira Panorama sections.

The fee for each film submitted for pre-selection by the Festival is:

• Short and/or medium-length films (up to 59'): €70 (including 21% VAT)
• Feature-length films (more than 60'): €100 (including 21% VAT)
• DCP in physical format (2.5 hard drive, CRU or similar): €150 (including 21% VAT) or
• DCP submitted digitally (Aspera, Media Shuttle or similar): €200 (including 21% VAT), no matter what the runtime.

Said fee will be payable in euros during the film submission process and can only be paid by credit card (Visa, American Express or Mastercard) or PayPal.

The submissions for WIP Latam, WIP Europa and Nest is free.

The projects submission in the Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum or Ikusmira Berriak residence program is for free.

If you don’t have a credit card you can pay by bank transfer. In this case, please contact us at films@sansebastianfestival.com for instructions.

No, students do not qualify for a discount on the submission fee. However, if you have a short film made at your school you can submit it free of charge to Nest.

The deadline for receiving the final DCP is 1 September 2020.

In the event of wishing to change any of the details provided you can contact us at films@sansebastianfestival.com, telling us what you want to change.