Official selection 

Eastern Promises by David Cronenberg is the Opening Night Film; Flawless by Michael Radford (Out of Competition) will be San Sebastian Festival Closing Night Film.

• Battle for Haditha Nick Broomfield
• Buda az sharm foru rikht / Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame (Buda explotó por vergüenza) Hana Makhmalbaf
• Ceot oi kap gei / Exodus Pang Ho-Cheung
• Daisy Diamond Simon Staho
• Earth Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield. Out of Competition
• Emotional Arithmetic Paolo Barzman
• Encarnación Anahí Berneri
• Free Rainer - Dein Fernseher lügt / Reclaim Your Brain Hans Weingartner
• Goong-nyeo / Shadows in the Palace Meejeung Kim
• The Inner Life of Martin Frost Paul Auster. Out of Competition
• Honeydripper John Sayles
• La maison Manuel Poirier
• Mataharis Icíar Bollaín
• Matar a todos (Kill Them All), Esteban Schroeder
• Padre Nuestro (Our Father), Christopher Zalla
• Siete mesas de billar francés (Seven Billiards Tables), Gracia Querejeta
• A Thousand Years of Good Prayers Wayne Wang

The best films of the moment are brought together each year in this section which, like other festivals considered by the IFFPA as "competitive non-specialized", shows a selection of competing films from among recent cinematographic works not to have competed in other Festivals.

18 films not yet released and selected from among the best in the world will compete for the Golden Shell.

This means that the public and members of the media who come to the Festival can enjoy the latest work by some of the most appreciated film-makers on top of new additions to the fascinating world of cinema. 10 days when great films are the reason for getting together and having a good time.