12 ч 10 сент 2021 г. - DEADLINE José Luis Rebordinos SSIFF Director Acting Awards & Johnny Depp Controversy

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San Sebastian Film Festival’s Director On Plans For 2021, Covid Measures, Gender Neutral Acting Awards & Johnny Depp Controversy

by Tom Grater

Spain’s primary film event, the San Sebastian Film Festival, was one of the few major international fests to host a physical edition last year as the pandemic raged around the world. Flash forward 12 months and Covid is far from behind us, but festivals are pushing on in this strange new world. After a summer where Cannes and Venice have already staged successful in-person events, San Sebastian is back in its typical slot, acting as a second platform for major titles from other fests and a showcase for new Spanish cinema.

The program is full of intrigue, from the international premiere of Chinese epic One Second – which famously was pulled from the 2019 Berlinale program at the last moment – to the first screening of new Javier Bardem pic The Good Boss and new pics from Spanish stalwarts Paco Plaza and Luis Tosar.

Like other major European events, San Sebastian is no stranger to courting some controversy with its selections, and this year is no different, with the decision to award an honorary Donostia Award to Johnny Depp attracting plenty of criticism. On the other hand, the introduction of gender neutral acting awards this year has widely been heralded as a progressive move.

One week ahead of the event, Deadline sat down with festival director Jose Luis Rebordinos, who is celebrating his 10th anniversary at the helm this year, to discuss how the event is shaping up.

DEADLINE: The Donostia Award for Johnny Depp decision drew some criticism, which you addressed in a recent statement. When making the decision did you anticipate such a negative reception?

LUIS REBORDINOS: Opposition to this award has come from certain sectors, I agree with you. But other people have supported this award. Our position is clear. We reward a great actor and producer, an icon of 20th and 21st century cinema. Johnny Depp has never been arrested or convicted of an offence of abuse of women. I have nothing more to comment on this issue.

DEADLINE: One of the critics was Spain’s Association of Female Filmmakers – are you expecting there could be any form of demonstration at the festival?

LUIS REBORDINOS: We don’t know yet but, in any case, if it happens, as long as it is respectful, I don’t have anything to say.

DEADLINE: Karlovy Vary is also honoring Depp this year, did you as festivals discuss that?

LUIS REBORDINOS: We didn’t, despite the fact we’re very close to Karlovy Vary’s organizers. We heard about it four or five days before the date we had planned for our press release. We were in contact with Depp, each on our own side.

DEADLINE: You will also hold a workshop on gender equality, partly to discuss the Depp controversy, what do you hope to achieve with that?

LUIS REBORDINOS: Our gender equality workshop was planned before we announced the Donostia Award to Johnny Depp. We have now expanded the scope of the topics to be covered

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