Our Newsflashes provide daily updates on the media repercussion enjoyed by the films selected for the different Festival sections and the list of professional activities scheduled for the following day. Newsflashes are sent out to all industry professionals accredited.
‘Zhou Ziyang makes a strong charge against the prevailing materialism in his own country’. Víctor Esquirol, Gara
‘Ziyang demonstrates a vibrant narrative rhythm’. Juan Zapater, Noticias de Gipuzkoa
‘A look at unsuccessful motherhood and adoption so tender it makes you reach for a silk handkerchief as opposed to a Kleenex’. Oti R. Marchante, ABC
‘An excellent, radical film that delves into the wounds of social divides in the USA’. Carmen L. Lobo, La Razón
‘Blows you away with its indefinable and fierce depiction of love and forgiveness between parent and child’. Luis Martínez, El Mundo
‘An intense film, well told and thought out, with meaning. It pries into painful sensations, the weight of memories and the complexity of feelings’. Carlos Boyero, El País
‘Film maker Imanol Rayo nails this dark, suffocating and provocative thriller’. Urtzi Urkizu, Berria
‘This is not just a film about abortion. It is also a film about loneliness, determination, the America of the forgotten, the formation of identity in a hostile environment, and of course, a beautiful female friendship that endures against all odds’. Sergi Sánchez, La Razón
‘The superb dramatic force of Never Rarely Sometimes Always largely stems from the tact and restraint of Hittman’s direction’. Nando Salvà, El Periódico
‘A meticulously-captured glimpse of light in these dark times’. Mikel G. Gurpegui, El Diario Vasco
‘A moving and extremely close depiction of old age’. Mikel G. Gurpegui, El Diario Vasco
‘Pure genre film’. Begoña del Teso, El Diario Vasco
‘Eugène Green has created an exotic and highly personal interpretation of the legend of Atarrabi and Mikelats’. Koldo Landaluze, Gara
‘This second film from Navas is powerful, and the story it tells even more so, if that’s possible’. Amaia Garcia, Berria
‘A great thriller based on a difficult drama’. Amaia Garcia, Berria