Golden Shell
Appearance
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The Golden Shell (Spanish: Concha de Oro; Basque: Urrezko Maskorra) is the highest prize given to a competing film at the San Sebastián Film Festival.[1] It was introduced in 1957.[2] In 1953 and 1954, the highest prize had been called the Gran Premio. In 1955 and 1956 it was replaced by the Silver Shell. Six directors have won the Golden Shell twice: American director Francis Ford Coppola (in 1969 & 1984), Spanish director Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón (in 1982 & 1986), Mexican director Arturo Ripstein (in 1993 & 2000), Spanish director Imanol Uribe (in 1994 & 1996), Iranian director Bahman Ghobadi (in 2004 & 2006) and, Spanish director Isaki Lacuesta (in 2011 & 2018).
Award winners
*denotes first win for a nation
See also
- Silver Shell for Best Director
- Silver Shell for Best Actress
- Silver Shell for Best Actor
- Donostia Award
- Sebastiane Award
References
- ^ "San Sebastian Film Festival". sansebastianfestival. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ "San Sebastian Film Festival". sansebastianfestival. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ "San Sebastian Film Festival ::". 2019-09-03. Archived from the original on 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
External links
- Official website
(in Spanish, Basque, and English)
- San Sebastián International Film Festival at the Internet Movie Database