Nest opens on Monday June 3 its call for submissions

Nest, the competitive section for short films by film students of the San Sebastian Festival will open its call for submissions on Monday, June 3. Organised by the San Sebastian Festival and Tabakalera International Centre for Contemporary Culture, the purpose of the meeting, now in its twenty-third edition and to be held from 23 to 27 September 2023, is to present the works by film school students from all over the world. More than 60 students will gather in San Sebastian and will be given the opportunity to participate in Nest's screenings and film talks, including masterclasses.

At last year’s edition, thirteen short films competed in Nest. The section received 421 works submitted by 209 schools from 53 countries all over the world.

Each film school can submit a maximum of three short films made in the 12 months leading up to the Festival dates, from which some fifteen are selected to participate in Nest. The Nest Award, coming with 10,000 euros for the director of the winning short, chosen from among all the selected works, will be decided by a jury.

Works can be submitted online from next Monday, June 3. The terms and conditions and other information related to the Nest section can be found on the official Festival website. The deadline for receiving short films is July 3.

Nest is one of the Festival’s most relevant sections and is part of its strategy to promote new talent. Since its creation in 2002, this section has welcomed more than 1,000 young filmmakers, organised 90 masterclasses and talks with industry professionals (Céline Sciamma, Albertina Carri, Christian Petzold, Alexander Payne, Lila Avilés, Bertrand Bonello, Ruth Beckermann…) and screened more than 370 short films. Considered the place where it all starts, Nest has selected works by filmmakers such as Raven Jackson, Leonardo van Dijl, Jerónimo Quevedo, Kiro Russo, Oren Gerner, Isabel Lamberti, Léa Mysius, Laura Wandel or Grigory Kolomytsev, who have later gone on to present their films both at the San Sebastian Festival and at other festivals on the international circuit.

Source: San Sebastian Film Festival