The Golden Shell (; ) is the highest prize given to a competing film at the
San Sebastián International Film Festival
The San Sebastián International Film Festival ( SSIFF; , ) is an annual FIAPF A category film festival held in the Spain, Spanish city of Donostia, Donostia-San Sebastián in September, in the Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Countr ...
. It was introduced in 1957.
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
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(in 1969 & 1984),
Spanish
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director
Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón
Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón (born 2 January 1940) is a Spanish screenwriter and film director. His 1973 film '' Habla, mudita'' was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. In 1977, he won the Silver Bear for Best Director for '' ...
(in 1982 & 1986),
Mexican director
Arturo Ripstein
Arturo Ripstein y Rosen (born December 13, 1943) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter. Considered the "Godfather of independent Mexican cinema", Ripstein's work is generally characterized by "somber, slow-paced, macabre melodramas tackling ...
(in 1993 & 2000),
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
director
Imanol Uribe (in 1994 & 1996),
Iran
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ian director
Bahman Ghobadi (in 2004 & 2006), and Spanish director
Isaki Lacuesta (in 2011 & 2018).
Winners
See also
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Silver Shell for Best Director
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Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance
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Silver Shell for Best Actor
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Silver Shell for Best Actress
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Donostia Award
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Sebastiane Award
Notes
References
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{{San Sebastián International Film Festival
San Sebastián International Film Festival
Spanish film awards
Lists of films by award
International film awards
Awards established in 1957