68th Valladolid International Film Festival

The festival was directed by José Luis Cienfuegos for the first time, taking over after Javier Angulo, who served as the festival's director from 2009 to 2022. Cienfuegos had previously taken the same role for the Seville European Film Festival and the Gijón International Film Festival. A new competitive section named Alquimias was introduced, destined to "welcome stories set in distant latitudes, tales that define a time and a place, while portraying the passions inherent in the human condition and highlighting the possibilities of cinema as a shared mirror of world events". A €10,000 award will be presented to the winner, sponsored by Grupo Recoletas Red Hospitalaria. Later in October, actresses Charlotte Rampling, Nathalie Baye, and Kiti Mánver were announced as the recipients of Honorary Spikes. Actress Blanca Portillo and the European Film Academy completed the set of recipients of Honorary Spikes. Meritxell Colell, Mike Goodridge, Pan Nalin, Jara Yáñez, and Iván Granovsky were announced as jury members of the official selection. == Sections ==

The films selected for each section are as follows: {{cite web|url=https://www.seminci.com/en/2023/news/in-the-meeting-point-competition-the-films-on-the-go-by-maria-gisele-royo-and-julia-de-castro-negu-hurbilak-by-colectivo-negu-and-muyeres-by-marta-lallana-are-selected/|title= the Meeting Point competition, the films On the Go, by María Gisèle Royo and Julia de Castro; Negu hurbilak, by Colectivo Negu, and Muyeres, by Marta Lallana are selected Official competition The following films were selected to compete for the Golden Spike: ;Feature-Length Films :Highlighted title indicates Golden Spike winner. ;Short Films Punto de Encuentro The following films were selected for the Punto de Encuentro section: ;Feature-Length Films ;Short Films Tiempo de Historia The following films were selected for the Tiempo de Historia section, dedicated to non-fiction films: ;Feature-Length Films ;Short Films Alquimias The following films were selected for the Alquimias section: Memoria y Utopía The following films were selected for the Memoria y Utopía section, dedicated to restored films: EFA (European Film Academy) The following films were selected for the EFA section, for European films chosen by the European Film Academy: Educación The following films were selected for the Educación section, consisting of Miniminci and Seminci Joven, for films intended for young audiences: Cine Gourmet The following films were selected for the Cine Gourmet section, consisting of films that see gastronomy through the eyes of cinema: Cine de Castilla y León The following films are productions made in Castile and León: == Awards ==

Some of the festival award winners are listed as follows: Official section • Golden Spike: The Permanent Picture by • Silver Spike: La chimera by Alice Rohrwacher • Best Director: Angela Schanelec for Music • Best Screenplay: Marco Bellocchio and Susanna Nicchiarelli for Kidnapped • Best Actress: Léa Seydoux for The Beast • Best Actor: Dave Turner for The Old Oak • Best New Director: Molly Manning Walker for How to Have Sex • Best Cinematography: for Music • Best Editing: for ''The Teachers' Lounge'' • Golden Spike for Best Short Film: Wander to Wonder by Nina Gantz • Silver Spike for Best Short Film: Aitana by Marina Alberti Meeting Point • Best Film: Gasoline Rainbow by Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross • Special Jury Prize: Arthur&Diana by Sara Summa • Special Mention: Animal by Sofia Exarchou • Best Foreign Short: Nocturnal Burger by Reema Maya • Special Mention for Best Foreign Short: Heartbreak Hotel by Emma Axelroud Bernard, Toujours Panthère • The Night of Spanish Shorts Award: Meteoro by Víctor Moreno Tiempo de Historia • First Prize: Between Revolutions by Vlad Petri • Second Prize: Pictures of Ghosts by Kleber Mendonça Filho • Prize to the Best Short Documentary: Ours by Morgane Frund Alquimias • Recoletas Award for Best Feature Film: Femme by Sam H. Freeman, Ng Choon Ping • Special Mention: Critical Zone by Ali Ahmadzadeh Other awards • Doc Spain Award: Zinzindurrunkarratz by Oskar Alegria • Castilla y León Short Film Award: The King of the Week by • Green Spike: Muyeres by • Special Mention: Crack of Dawn by Anna Llargués • FIPRESCI Award: Foremost by Night by • Fundos Award: The Battle by Vera Gito • Audience Award Official Section: The Old Oak by Ken Loach • Audience Award Meeting Point: Muyeres by • Audience Award Time of History: The Mother of All Lies by Asmae El Moudir • Young SEMINCI Award: The Movie Teller by Lone Scherfig • Young Jury Prize Official Section: How to Have Sex by Molly Manning Walker • Meeting Point Youth Jury Award: One Last Evening by Lukas Nathrath • Youth Jury Mention Meeting Point: Hello Darkness by Soda Jerk • Rainbow Spike: All of Us Strangers by Andrew Haigh • Special Mention: On the Go by María Giséle Royo, Julia De Castro == References ==