The International Film Students Meeting, organised by the San Sebastian Film Festival and Tabakalera (International Contemporary Culture Centre of San Sebastian) offers an exchange of audiovisual experiences and knowledge at one of the most important film events in the world. Young people can show their short films, attend meetings with professionals and discover some of the latest innovations in audiovisual technology.

The pre-selection process saw the participation of 147 shorts from 59 schools in 24 countries (Finland, Croatia, USA, Israel, Chile, Spain, Mexico, Italy, Colombia, Germany, Argentina, France, Uruguay, Cuba, Brazil, Greece, Belgium, the UK, Bulgaria, Poland, India, Singapore, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates).

AMBIENTE FAMILIAR, Carlos Leiva (PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA, Chile).
BABYLON 2084, Christian Schleisiek (FACHHOSCHSCHULE MAINZ, Germany).
DEUTERONOMIO, Angello Faccini (ESCUELA DE CINE BLACK MARÍA, Colombia)
DOM SMIERCI, Matej Bobrik (PWSFTITV – NATIONAL FILMSCHOOL LODZ, Polonia).
ESTOCOLMO, Juan Francisco Viruega (ECAM, Spain).
EZRA RISHONA, Karmin Yarden (THE SAM SPIEGEL FILM AND TV SCHOOL, Israel)
FIN DE SEMANA, Alfredo Colman (LA METRO, ESCUELA DE DISEÑO Y COMUNICACIÓN AUDIOVISUAL, Argentina).
HINKERORT ZORASUNE, Vatche Boulghourjian (TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, USA).
LOS MINUTOS, LAS HORAS, Janaína Marqués (ESCUELA INTERNACIONAL DE CINE Y TELEVISIÓN, Cuba).
MITEN MARJOJA POIMITAAN, Elina Talvensaari (AALTO UNIVERSITY, Finland).
OUTING, Jow Zhi Wei (THE PUTTNAM SCHOOL OF FILM, Singapore).
THE CONFESSION, Tanel Toom (NATIONAL FILM AND TV SCHOOL, UK).
THE LIVES AND TIMES OF ABRAHAM, Yaron Dahan (BEIT BERL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF ART, Israel).
TÚNELES EN EL RÍO, Igor Galuk (UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA, Argentina).

Students are given the chance to present a selection of their school projects at one of the most important international film festivals, including big names from the movie world who come along to help the students, commenting on their works in the presence of their teachers, who can therefore learn more about the teaching methods used at the different centres. Students sleep under the same roof and eat together while the Meeting is underway, meaning that they can easily exchange experiences and make contacts which, we know for a fact, last long after the Festival is over.

This initiative permits the screening of school projects, debate and reflection on new narrative formats, changes in teaching film, the appearance and use of new technologies or processes of cultural internationalisation.