73rd San Sebastian Festival - 19/27 September 2025
73SSIFF - 19/27 September 2025
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Z365" or "Festival all year round" is the new strategic point of the Festival in which converge investigation, accompaniment and development of new talents (Ikusmira Berriak, Nest); training and cinematic knowledge transfer (Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola, Zinemaldia + Plus, Filmmakers' dialogue); and investigation, disclosure and cinematic thought (Z70 project, Thought and Discussion and Research and publications).
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Zinemira
The San Sebastián Festival will host the world premiere of thirteen Basque productions, all competitors for the Irizar Basque Film Award
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Zinemira
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Nest
The search for one’s own identity, motherhood, reconciliation, the providing of care and mental health stand out amongst the topics of the short films to compete for the NEST THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO Award
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Nest
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Culinary Zinema
'Morte cucina', by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, will open Culinary Zinema and a non-fiction focused on Joan Roca will close the section
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Culinary Zinema
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Perlak
The latest feature films from Assayas, Baumbach, Ben Hania, Lanthimos, Linklater, Mendonça Filho, Ozon, Pálmason, Panahi, Peck, Sorrentino, Trier and Zlotowski to compete in the Perlak section
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Zabaltegi-Tabakalera
Filmmakers including Jaume Claret Muxart, Harris Dickinson, Paz Encina, Lucile Hadzihalilovic, Luis Ortega, György Pálfi, Hlymur Pálmason, Gabrielle Stemmer and Paula Tomás Marques to take part in Zabaltegi-Tabakalera
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Zabaltegi-Tabakalera
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Horizontes Latinos
The world premiere of Dominga Sotomayor’s ‘Limpia’ will open Horizontes Latinos, also to include the works of Ana Cristina Barragán, Diego Céspedes, Fernando Eimbcke, María Clara Escobar and Marcelo Gomes, Iván Fund, Daniel Hendler, Nayra Ilic García, Cecilia Kang, Lucrecia Martel, Simón Mesa Soto and Nicolás Pereda
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Made
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in Spain
Made in Spain will show 28 titles at the San Sebastián Festival’s 73rd edition
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Lillian Hellman
The retrospective dedicated to screenwriter Lillian Hellman will include 16 titles
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Lillian Hellman
The retrospective dedicated to screenwriter Lillian Hellman will include 16 titles
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New
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Fourteen filmmakers from China, Costa Rica, Denmark, India, Japan, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey and the UK to present their first and second feature films in San Sebastián Festival’s New Directors section
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The Brazilian director will receive the award at the opening gala of the San Sebastian Festival
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025
The film chosen in collaboration with the Donostia International Physics Center and the Filmoteca Vasca es ‘Totoro auzokidea’ (‘My Neighbour Totoro’, Hayao Miyazaki, 1988), a classic of Japanese animated cinema to screen in a version dubbed into Basque
The Movies for Kids programme brings six animated films for family audiences
The Movies for Kids programme brings six animated films for family audiences
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025
Some of the film world’s leading financiers and decision makers will participate in discussions and networking activities on September 23 and 24 in a conference held in collaboration with CAA Media Finance
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025
Tomorrow tickets will go on sale for the opening gala, at which the producer Esther García will receive a Donostia Award, the closing gala and the ceremony at which Jennifer Lawrence will collect the same honorary award
Silvia Abril, Toni Acosta and Itziar Ituño will present the opening ceremony on Friday 19th September
Silvia Abril, Toni Acosta and Itziar Ituño will present the opening ceremony on Friday 19th September
Monday, September 1st, 2025
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Galas
Tickets for the Galas will go on sale this Tuesday, September 2nd at 10:00 a.m.
Tickets for the Galas will go on sale this Tuesday, September 2nd at 10:00 a.m.
Program
The program for this edition will be available on Monday, September 8th at 9:00 a.m.
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Agenda
Friday
5th
September
Zinemaldia + Plus
Tabakalera - Sala 1
Tabakalera - Sala 1
Tribute screenings Donostia Award Esther Garcia
Friday
12th
September
Zinemaldia + Plus
Tabakalera - Sala 1
Tabakalera - Sala 1
Donostia Award tribute screenings Jennifer Lawrence
Z365" or "Festival all year round" is the strategic point of the Festival in which converge investigation, accompaniment and development of new talents (Ikusmira Berriak, Nest); training and cinematic knowledge transfer (Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola, Zinemaldia + Plus, Filmmakers' dialogue); and investigation, disclosure and cinematic thought (Artxiboa project, Thought and Discussion and Research and publications).
Find the videos of the latest and past editions of the Festival here: press conferences, galas, interviews, photocalls and much more!
Sound inventory of some of the things happening at the San Sebastian Festival, both at the Festival all year round (Z365) and at the nine-day event in September.
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