Spain’s San Sebastian Film Festival has become the latest event to make its acting awards gender neutral, following the likes of Berlin.For San Sebastian’s 2021 edition, which is due to run September 17-25, the Silver Shell for best actor and best actress will be replaced by the Silver Shell for best leading performance and for best supporting performance.“The change arises from the conviction that gender, a social and political construct, is no longer a criterion that we follow to distinguish between performances,” said festival director José Luis Rebordinos. “The criterion for the jury will be to distinguish between good and bad performances, so that we will be joining our friends at the Berlin Festival on the path that they have already
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