The acting president of RTVE , Concepción Cascajosa, and the director of the San Sebastian International Film Festival, José Luis Rebordinos, signed an agreement on Thursday to strengthen the almost two-decade-long collaboration between the two. The Corporation will be the official sponsor of the renowned film festival for the next three editions. RTVE's presence at the festival will be reinforced with a third gala, and the Corporation will also increase its coverage of the event in its programming.

After the signing, Concepción Cascajosa pointed out that this three-year agreement is important “because it deepens RTVE's commitment to Spanish cinema; reinforces lines of work such as awards, recognitions and places for reflection; and is part of the Public Service mandate that the Corporation has.” For his part, José Luis Rebordinos has assured that "for the San Sebastián Festival, the link with public television is key and, at the same time, represents a natural alliance: we share many objectives and, among them, perhaps the most important, support for Spanish cinema".

The agreement, which runs for three years from 2024 to 2026, guarantees the stability of this partnership, as previous agreements were renewed every year. From this edition onwards, there will be a third RTVE gala, in addition to the two regular ones, in which the Corporation will benefit of the San Sebastian showcase to premiere some of the films in which the company has participated, as was the case last year with La ternura and Chinas.

It also extends RTVE's commitment to report on the festival's news in all its media. RTVE's film-related programmes will be broadcast from a dedicated tent that the Corporation will set up in San Sebastian for special coverage of the event. Furthermore, there will be extensive special programming by RNE and live broadcast from the city of Telediario's Culture section in the frame of the Festival.

In addition, as every year, the Opening and Closing Galas, as well as the Donostia Awards’, will be broadcast. La 2 and Canal 24 horas will also broadcast a live daily news programme covering all the Festival information. RTVE Play will also provide broad coverage of all the Festival's activities. Special attention will also be paid to the Equality Observatory promoted by RTVE within the framework of the Festival.

RTVE, official sponsor of the San Sebastian Festival since 2005, completes its participation in the event with the presentation of the Another Look Award, created to support films that address issues related to the reality of women in all areas. This year marks the 18th edition of the award, which will be presented at the closing gala.