Press release
During the festival a selection of the best international movies from among productions worldwide will compete for the Golden Shell and other official Festival awards.
The Film Festival Opening ceremony took place on Friday September 21st 2012 with the screening of the “Arbitrage” film and the Gala Party attended by around 1,000 international guests. The Arbitrage is one of 14 films in the running for the San Sebastian Film Festival's Golden Shell award. Susan Sarandon, starring in the film, is also up for the acting award. For her appearance on the Red Carpet of the Festival, Susan Sarandon chose the newest Jaeger- LeCoultre ladies' timepiece – Rendez-Vous Night&Day in pink gold on leather bracelet.
In the elegant San Telmo Museum, the venue of the festival's Opening party, Jaeger-LeCoultre presented its new ladies' Rendez-Vous watch collection. More than a watch, Rendez-Vous embodies a free-spirited and spontaneous personality that is constantly reinvented and perpetually surprising. Behind the regular beat of its Manufacture movement lays a concentrated blend of the creativity that has pervaded the history of Jaeger-LeCoultre that counts almost 180 years.
During the 9 days of Festival that will last from the 21st to the 29th September, 2012, Jaeger- LeCoultre will be hosting the VIP Lounge in the Kursaal Centre. The Lounge, turned into an exclusive boutique of the Grande Maison, will be a place for encounter with the friends of the brand and main protagonists of the Film Festival.
About Festival de San Sebastián
This year the Festival will be celebrating its 60th consecutive edition. Conceived as an International Film Week for the purpose of screening and marketing films, it was not long before the IFFPA granted it B status (non-competitive), thanks to the success of its first edition. A year later it was called the International Film Festival, and in 1955 the IFFPA recognized the festival as competitive, specializing in colour films. In 1957 the festival was granted "A" status and the Shell awarded in the main categories and determined by an international jury turned to gold. The list of personalities making an appearance at the Festival ever since its early days is endless. Their names have given San Sebastián back its cosmopolitan splendor and have bestowed it with a certain dose of glamour, always connected to fine filmmaking.
Finally, we cannot talk about the Festival without mentioning the city that has lent it's now globally-recognized character and image. San Sebastián plays an important part in the Festival's devotion toward rediscovering cinema, turning both daylight and cityscapes into brilliant collaborators. Facades come alive with posters evoking different moments in the Festival's history, with the Official Poster as the highlight. Each year this poster creates a special atmosphere. Being one of the most welcoming cities in Europe, an enjoyable stay in San Sebastian is virtually guaranteed: go for walk along the city streets and delightful beaches, enjoy the excellent cuisine, and above all, take in some good cinema.
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