DHL Iberia said that it will once again sponsor the 54th annual San Sebastian International FilmFestival, taking place from 21st to 30th September, and will provide international express delivery
for films to and from the show.All of the films presented in the various sections of the competition will be carried fromdifferent parts of the world to San Sebastian. Some of them, not ready until the very last minute,must be delivered exactly on time, requiring tip-top distribution groundwork and smart connectionsbetween the different means of transport. At the end of the Festival, the operation reverses onreturning the materials to their countries of origin.
Txema Arrue, Manager of DHL Express San Sebastian, said: “DHL is the Official San SebastianFilm Festival Delivery Service, meaning that we have to meet all of its transport needs. I must saythat, although we work the whole year round with the event, things hot up and require specialsolutions during the days that the Festival is actually running. The Festival depends on us for allkinds of services and we at DHL, with our different transport divisions, are capable of respondingto its needs.”
Similarly, as providers of the official delivery service for the event, DHL has its own standin the Kursaal Centre working area, from which it covers the national and international transportneeds of the over 6,000 accredited guests at the Festival, including journalists, producers, guestsand VIPs, and all at special prices.
DHL has been working closely with the Festival for the last five years, sponsoring the eventand dealing with all of its national and international package needs, providing logistics supportnot only while the event is on, but also during the rest of the year.