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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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The San Sebastián Festival will host the world premiere of thirteen Basque productions, all competitors for the Irizar Basque Film Award
The films of Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, Jose Mari Goenaga and Aitor Arregi, Alberto Rodríguez, Agustín Díaz Yanes, Asier Altuna, Irati Gorostidi, Marta Medina and Enrique López Lavigne, Jon Arregui Larrazabal, Inge Mendioroz, Anuska Ariztimuño, Gaizka Urresti, Mikelatxo Urbi and Miguel Ángel Vivas will compete for the Irizar Basque Film Award
A total of 38 works make up the Basque participation in the 73rd edition of the San Sebastián Festival
This year’s Zinemira Award will pay tribute to the filmmakers Telmo Esnal and Asier Altuna
San Sebastian Festival dedicates its ‘Focus on’ to Philippines
Since 2014, the San Sebastian Festival’s Industry Department has been organizing Focus on, the initiative under which a group of professionals come to the Festival from a region or territory to know it first-hand, expand their contact network and participate in the industry activities.
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
THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO Screenwriting Master’s Degree collaborates with the San Sebastián Festival in Nest for the third year running and will provide backing for the development of a debut film by a finalist student
The fourteen works selected come from schools in Belgium, France, Germany, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the USA, and all will similarly compete for the Movistar Plus+ and Tabakalera Awards
A total of 473 films have been submitted for the 24th edition of the international meeting of film schools, a new record for the section
‘Morte cucina’, by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, will open Culinary Zinema and a non-fiction focused on Joan Roca will close the section
Two films on the subject of chefs Tetsuro Maeda and Jota Urondo and a fiction about Vietnamese gastronomy complete the list of competitors for the Culinary Zinema Award
The streetwise irreverence of Kitchen 154, the flames and embers of Maeda, the authenticity of Urondo and the four hands brought to us by Roca and Dani García, will be protagonists of the dinners
San Sebastián Festival to recognise Jennifer Lawrence with Donostia Award
The Academy Award winning actress will receive the honorary award on 26th September at a gala in the Kursaal, accompanied by the screening of her latest film, ‘Die, My Love’, by Lynne Ramsay
‘La misteriosa mirada del flamenco / The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo’ wins the Sebastiane Latino Award given by Gehitu
Thirteen titles programmed at the Festival compete for the Sebastiane Award, in its 26th edition this year
The Basque Association of Gays, Lesbians, Transsexuals and Bisexuals will organise the 11th Meeting of LGBTIQA+ Festivals during the San Sebastián Festival, assisted by the Basque Agency for Cooperation and Solidarity (through Mugen Gainetik), the Spanish Ministry of Equality and Acción Cultural Española (AC/E)
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
Also to contend for the City of Donostia / San Sebastian Audience Award are the debuts from Guillermo Galoe, Hasan Hadi and the duo formed by Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han
Richard Linklater will open the section with ‘Nouvelle Vague’ and Rebecca Zlotowski will close it with ‘Vie privée / A Private Life’
Filmmakers including Jaume Claret Muxart, Harris Dickinson, Paz Encina, Lucile Hadzihalilovic, Luis Ortega, György Pálfi, Hlynur Pálmason, Gabrielle Stemmer and Paula Tomás Marques to take part in Zabaltegi-Tabakalera
The San Sebastián Festival’s most open competitive section will include seven world premieres amongst its 23 titles –15 full-length, six short and two medium-length films– several of which have been selected for Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Rotterdam and Locarno
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
Edward Berger, Claire Denis, Dolores Fonzi, Joachim Lafosse, Olmo Omerzu, Xiaoyu Qin and James Vanderbilt join the Official Selection competition
The directorial debut of Juliette Binoche and the latest film from Junji Sakamoto will participate in the Special Screenings out of competition
Tickets will go on sale tomorrow for the Velodrome, where there will be two showings of a ‘Go!azen’ episode in addition to the premieres of ‘Rondallas’ and ‘Hasta que me quede sin voz’
For the first time, the Festival’s biggest venue will host the EITB Gala, screening the first episode of the programme ‘Euskal Herria Hegan’: ‘Gipuzkoa hegan’
WIP Latam to present four films by Joaquín Cociña and Cristóbal León, Fernando Eimbcke, Esteban Hoyos and Juan Miguel Gelacio and Fernanda Tovar
The films come from Chile, Mexico and Colombia
WIP Latam will take place from 22 to 24 September in the framework of the industry activities at the San Sebastián Festival
Made in Spain will show 28 titles at the San Sebastián Festival’s 73rd edition
The section will include the world premiere of four full-length and one short film, as well as the latest works from filmmakers such as Albertina Carri, Arantxa Echevarría, Belén Funes, Cesc Gay, Oliver Laxe, Eva Libertad, Julio Medem, Javier Rebollo, Celia Rico Clavellino, Carla Simón and Helena Taberna
Fernando Colomo and Mabel Lozano will open the section with 'Las delicias del jardín' and the short film 'Abril, hoy no es invierno' and Gonzalo Hergueta will close it with 'The Designer Is Dead'
WIP Europa to present four feature films from Jonas Bak, Tatjana Moutchnik, Massih Parsaei and Elif Sözen
The four productions, hailing from France, Germany and Turkey, are first or second films
WIP Europa will run from 22-24 September as part of the San Sebastián Festival’s industry activities
Laura Baumeister, Alvaro Brechner, Ana Endara, Ignacio Juricic, Valeria Pivato and Pablo Stoll, amongst others, to present their projects at the Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum
Eleven of the fifteen projects hailing from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Romania, Spain and Uruguay are first or second films
The Festival’s Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum will run from 22-24 September in the framework of the Industry activities of the San Sebastian Film Festival
RTVE to throw four galas at the San Sebastián Festival attended by the big stars of our film world
‘Parecido a un asesinato’, ‘Ya no quedan junglas’, ‘La cena’ and ‘La tregua’ to screen at the RTVE Galas
RTVE will also present six films at this edition, two of them in the Official Selection
And the corporation will complete its presence in San Sebastián with the premiere of the RTVE Play series, ‘Zeru ahoak’, co-produced with EITB
The retrospective dedicated to screenwriter Lillian Hellman will include 16 titles
The authors of the book ‘Lilian Hellman. Fiction, Memory and Commitment’ are María Adell, Hanna McGill and Nuria Vidal
Ten projects based on AI, 3D printing and mobile apps to compete in the Zinemaldia Startup Challenge of the San Sebastian Festival
The submissions hail from Germany, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom
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
All of the films will compete for the Kutxabank-New Directors Award
The San Sebastián Festival pays tribute to Marisa Paredes on the poster of its 73rd edition and to Esther García with the bestowal of a Donostia Award
The late actress features on this year’s official poster and the producer will receive the honorary award to celebrate the four decades of the company El Deseo
Arnaud Desplechin, Kentaro Hirase and Yutaro Seki, Agnieszka Holland, Milagros Mumenthaler and Alice Winocour will compete in the Official Selection
Their new feature films will join the four Spanish productions that will also compete for the Golden Shell
Five films to compete for the XIII Sebastiane Latino Award
The award given by GEHITU will go to the film that best represents sexual and gender diversity
Alauda Ruiz de Azúaren ‘Los domingos / Sundays’ film luzea Sail Ofizialean lehiatuko diren ekoizpen espainiarretako bat izango da
Blanca Soroa and Patricia López Arnaiz lead the cast of the Basque director's new feature film
Universae opens its Film Lab with a short film competition at the San Sebastian Festival
Universae Film Lab is a new project focused on the development of creative actions including workshops, competitions, screening cycles and conferences, amongst other activities
The Universae Film Lab: SSIFF Short Film Competition, whose main topic is ‘Education and Society’, aims to present the new voices of the film world and provide them with an international platform
The competition promoted by Universae falls within the educational institution’s sponsorship of the San Sebastian Festival
The San Sebastian Festival will provide for the seventh consecutive year the Puxika Gorria playroom with a view to fostering work-life balance of accredited guests
Set up in San Telmo Museum, the service is for children from the age of six months to twelve years
Call for the third edition of the Eusko Label micro-short film competition, organised by the San Sebastian Festival and the Basque Government to draw attention to and back local produce
As well as the competing works, the Eusko Label section will include short films out of competition, commissioned by the Festival from prestigious moviemakers of the Basque Country
Nigh on a hundred short films on the subject of social issues have been submitted for the Loterías Award
The San Sebastián Festival and Loterías will give one prize of 10,000 euros and another of 5,000 euros at this second edition.
Jose Mari Goenaga and Aitor Arregi, José Luis Guerin and Alberto Rodríguez to compete for the Golden Shell at the 73rd edition of the San Sebastian Festival
The film ‘Un fantasma en la batalla’ and the series ’Anatomía de un instante’ will participate in the Official Selection out of competition
The feature films ‘Karmele’ and ‘Flores para Antonio’ and the series ‘Zeru ahoak’ and ‘La suerte’ will feature as part of the Special Screenings
The debuts from Irati Gorostidi Agirretxe and José Alayón will compete in the New Directors section
Ikusmira Berriak opens its twelfth call for applications for its residencies tomorrow
The deadline to enter for the audiovisual project development programme is 1st September.
The book commemorating the tenth anniversary of this initiative organised together with Tabakalera and Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola is to be published in September, during the San Sebastián Festival
Tabakalera presents the first solo exhibition of icelandic filmmaker and artist Hlynur Pálmason
The exhibition, curated by Joana Hurtado Matheu, explores the filmmaker's artistic dimension in collaboration with the San Sebastián International Film Festival and Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola
In addition to the exhibition, there will be a series featuring Pálmason's entire filmography
The San Sebastian Festival generated an economic impact of 47.9 million euros at its 72nd edition
Tabakalera celebrates the Tabakalera Generation
Tabakalera hosts a weekend of cinema with the presence of thirty filmmakers to highlight a generation that has transformed the Basque audiovisual landscape
The Tabakalera Generation has brought Basque cinema to major international festivals thanks to a unique ecosystem that promotes training, production, and exhibition
Four screenings will be offered today and tomorrow which are open to the public and which feature the participation of filmmakers in presentations and discussions
San Sebastian Festival’s Klasikoak section to include the medium-length films ‘Ehun metro’, ‘Zergatik panpox’, ‘Hamaseigarrenean aidanez’ and ‘Oraingoz izen gabe’, restored by the Basque Film Archive and EITB
The Basque Government has invested 80,000 euros in the restoration of these films; the first three were the regional government's first project entirely financed to promote Basque-language cinema
The research work carried out under the Arxiboa grants will analyse the influence of festivals on the significance of films, retrospectives and visits by filmmakers from Hollywood’s Golden Age and the major role played by the event in the development of science film
The submissions of Asier Aranzubia, Zigor Etxebeste and Paula Arantzazu Ruiz have been selected for the 3rd edition of the José Ángel Herrero-Velarde Grants, promoted by Gipuzkoa Provincial Council’s Department of Culture
The San Sebastian Festival is now receiving submissions for WIP Europa
The deadline for submissions is July 2
The San Sebastian Festival is now receiving submissions for WIP Latam
The deadline for submissions is July 2
Nest invites submissions from Monday June 2
The deadline for submitting works is July 2
The selected works will compete for the Nest The Mediapro Studio Award
This year the section will have additional awards granted by Movistar Plus+ and Tabakalera
The twenty-fourth edition of the international competition for short films by film students will run from 22 to 26 September 2025
The San Sebastian Festival and Loterías launch the call for entries for the second edition of the competition for short films related to social issues
The deadline for submitting works for the Loterías Award, with two prizes carrying 10,000 and 5,000 euros, is 17 June
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The first edition of the contest was a success, with more than a hundred entries submitted.
The talk between El Deseo producer Esther García and musician Alberto Iglesias to close the 'Filmmakers' Dialogues' season on June 17
This Thursday will see the meeting between Pedro Martín-Calero and José Tirado, while Maria Nieto and Antón Álvarez (C. Tangana) will meet for their talk on May 29
The San Sebastian Festival will dedicate the retrospective of its 73rd edition to the screenwriter Lillian Hellman
The North American writer worked with William Wyler, Arthur Penn, William Dieterle and George Roy Hill, among other filmmakers
The San Sebastian Festival opens its call for entries for the Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum
The deadline for submitting projects is June 16
Zinemaldia Startup Challenge is now open for submissions
The initiative, within the framework of Zinemaldia & Technology, a strategic commitment by the San Sebastian Film Festival, is promoted by the Basque Government through the Department of Industry, Energy Transition and Sustainability and SPRI
The activity is part of ‘Spanish Screenings: Financing & Tech’, promoted by the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry for Digital Transformation and of Civil Service and ICEX Spain Trade and Investment
Lau Haizetara announces the open call for its 21st Documentary Co-Production Forum
The deadline for the registration of projects is June 27
Manuel Abramovich, Claire Atherton, Laura Citarella, Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel, Valérie Delpierre, Violeta Gil, Víctor Iriarte, Radu Jude and Claudia Llosa are to supervise the projects in the eleventh edition of Ikusmira Berriak
The six filmmakers selected this year have been working since last week on the first phase of the programme
The San Sebastian Festival and Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola promote the third edition of the José Ángel Herrero-Velarde grants for research into the historical archives of the San Sebastian Festival with the support of the Culture Department of the Culture Department of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa
Three researchers will receive a grant of 3,500 euros and 2 weeks’ use of a workspace at the Filmoteca Vasca
The period for submitting projects opens next Friday 7 March and will remain open until 22 April
The 72nd San Sebastian Festival was a carbon neutral event for the first time
The event has reduced its emissions by 27.6% in one year
The Malaga and San Sebastian festivals join hands to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ‘Furtivos’, the masterpiece by José Luis Borau, restored by Video Mercury Films and FlixOlé
A book published with the Filmoteca Española and DAMA analyses the film, to receive the ‘Película de Oro’ tribute in Málaga at its 28th edition and open the classic movies section in San Sebastian
Ten films presented at the San Sebastian Festival rack up a total of 18 Goya Awards
The San Sebastian Festival publishes its sixth report on gender identity
San Sebastian Festival, third most important cultural initiative of 2024 in Spain and first in the Basque Country
Fede Gianni, Alexandra Latishev, Kathy Mitrani, Joana Moya, Jaime Puertas Castillo and Daniel Soares will be pursuing their film projects at the eleventh edition of Ikusmira Berriak
The residency organised by the San Sebastián festival, Tabakalera and Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola received 487 applications, 34% up on the previous year
The retrospective to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the film-making residency begins tomorrow, on January 25
The San Sebastian Festival is now receiving film submissions for its 73rd edition
The eighth edition of the Cinema and Science series aims to reflect on the concept of time
The 'Tabakalera Generation', a key part of the Centre's film programme on its tenth anniversary
The Tabakalera cinema screen will show films by the generation of filmmakers who have established their careers with the support of the centre and the EQZE in programmes such as Ikusmira Berriak and Noka
Feminism will be another of the main themes that will be a central pillar of Tabakalera's film offering in 2025
The cinema pass and tickets for the 2025 screenings will be available from 20 December on the website and at the Tabakalera Information Point.
More than 172,000 spectators flocked to the 72nd edition of the San Sebastian Festival, which once again beat its record of accredited guests, whose numbers came to over 5,300
A talk between Esther García and Alberto Iglesias and get-together between Helena Taberna and Isaac Rosa join the ‘Filmmakers’ Dialogue’ initiative
A total of 16 professionals from the world of film will participate until June in the eight talks organised by the Koldo Mitxelena Kulturenea with San Sebastian Festival’s Z365 initiative and the Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola
The meeting between Maria Elorza and Marian Fernández will open the fourth year of the season on 14 January
The San Sebastian Festival, the Malaga Festival and Orca Films promote MASS, a Spanish film season in Buenos Aires and Montevideo
With the collaboration of Spain’s Ministry of Culture, the films ‘La Casa’, ‘Los destellos’, ‘Mugaritz. Sin pan ni postre’, ‘Segundo premio’ and ‘Soy Nevenka’ will screen in November and December
The San Sebastian Festival and the Tokyo Cervantes Institute promote the programme of activities: ‘San Sebastian in Japan’
The film ‘Mugaritz. Sin pan ni postre’ will screen in the Japanese capital and open the Hokkaido Food Film Festival
The document collection of the Video Festival, directed by Guadalupe Echevarría, is now part of Artxiboa
‘Historiak #11’ explains the curating decisions and proposals of this pioneering initiative held in the framework of the San Sebastian Festival from 1982 to 1984
Tabakalera and Koldo Mitxelena Kulturunea's joint programme of talks on film will bring together Pilar Palomero, Eider Rodríguez, Mar Coll, Jon Garaño, Antón Álvarez, Marta Nieto and Paula Ortiz in San Sebastian
The initiative, which has the collaboration of San Sebastian Festival’s Z365 area and the Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola, merges the ‘Filmmakers' Dialogues’ and ‘Spoken Cinema’ programmes into fourteen talks, the first of which will take place on October 19 with Pilar Palomero and Eider Rodríguez
Proyecta to present twelve projects looking for co-production
Organised by Ventana Sur, the Marché du Film-Festival de Cannes and the San Sebastian Festival, the activity will run from 2-6 December in Montevideo
Tribute to Néstor Basterretxea at Tabakalera’s cinema
Tabakalera, the Basque Film Archive and the San Sebastian Festival are commemorating the artist’s hundredth anniversary with screenings of a large selection of his filmography
A documentary on his life and work, and the screening of four short films directed by the artist himself will round out the tribute
'Tardes de soledad' carries off the Golden Shell at the San Sebastian Festival's 72nd edition
‘Soy Nevenka / I Am Nevenka’ wins the Euskadi Basque Country 2030 Agenda Award
‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ is the surprise film of San Sebastian Festival’s 72nd edition
Tomorrow, the Victoria Eugenia will host two screenings of the movie, directed by Todd Phillips and starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga
Pedro Almodóvar receives the Donostia Award and makes a passionate defence of freedom 44 years after his debut at the Festival
Eight micro-short films compete for the Eusko Label Award
The Eusko Label section also comes with the out-of-competition showing of five shorts commissioned by Jaione Camborda, Borja Crespo, Iratxe Fresneda, Mikel Gurrea and Andrea Jaurrieta
Antonio Chavarrías, Andrea Jaurrieta, Sonia Méndez, Pilar Palomero, Celia Rico and Chema Rodríguez, finalists for the Dunia Ayaso 2024 Award
The accolade recognises the gender perspective in film and comes with 5,000 euros
The San Sebastian Festival shows its support of Argentine cinema and joins the Malaga Festival to announce Spanish film dates in Buenos Aires and Montevideo
1,840 square metres of sustainable red carpet
The San Sebastian Festival has 1,840 m² of sustainable red carpet, donated by the Sustainability Department at Gipuzkoa Provincial Council and made with 100% recycled and recyclable materials, which will guide stars as they walk at this edition committed to sustainability
Thanks to the joint work of Emaús Gizarte Fundazioa, Sin Desperdicio, and Spanset, the red carpet will be turned into around a thousand reusable bags for donation to the Gipuzkoa Food Bank, thereby promoting the circular economy and solidarity
The short films ‘Antón’ and ‘Cafunè’ win the first edition of the Loterías Award for short films about social issues
Almost 100 works about social issues were submitted for the award created by the San Sebastian Festival and Loterías.
Spanish Screenings On Tour will boost Spanish audiovisual in the US market on its third edition
Under the slogan ‘Spanish Audiovisual: Creativity, Diversity & Success’, the program will land on the prestigious American Film Market, that will take place from the 5th to the 10th of November in Las Vegas
This new edition follows the success of Rom at the MIA market (2023) and Buenos Aires at Ventana Sur (2022), strengthening Spanish Screenings as an international vehicle for Spanish audiovisual
It is part of the actions of Spanish Screenings XXL – An International Market for Spanish Audiovisual Productions with the support of the Ministry of Culture, Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Work and ICEX, along with the Málaga and San Sebastián Festivals.
Cate Blanchett defends the ''desire to know'' while accepting the first Donostia Award at the 72nd San Sebastian Festival
The Donostia Award to Javier Bardem seals 30 years of ''very great friendship'' with the San Sebastian Festival at the opening of the 72nd edition
Maximiliano Schonfeld brings a video installation taking its inspiration from the universe of his feature film ‘Sombra grande / Big Shadow’
Tabakalera will host this proposal from tomorrow and until the last day of the San Sebastian Festival on the 28th
Seven films to compete for the 18th RTVE-Otra Mirada Award at the San Sebastian Festival
The jury is made up of former RTVE president Elena Sánchez Caballero, director Juana Macías and producer and programmer Paz Lázaro
French cinema’s first rugby team to play a friendly match at the San Sebastian Festival
'Le Quinze de la Pelloche', made up of film industry professionals, will play against local club Azeri Zaharrak on Saturday 21st in Hernani
Seven Ibero-American films will compete for the Spanish Cooperation Award
For the tenth consecutive year, AECID, together with the San Sebastian Festival, is promoting the accolade which recognises the Ibero-American film making the best contribution to human development, the eradication of poverty and the full exercise of human rights
The Award is part of the alliance between AECID and the Festival to promote the Ibero-American audiovisual industry
The San Sebastián Festival once again partners with Repsol to reduce its CO2 emissions
For the second year running, the company is collaborating as a multi-energy Partner with various solutions that allow the Festival to advance in its decarbonisation goals
Eleven Basque fashion brands to dress the stars at the San Sebastian Film Festival
For the eighth year running, the ‘Dressing the stars’ project will help to promote and focus attention on Basque fashion thanks to the looks created by local designers for the public appearances of actors and actresses, as well as for the gala presenters and directors
Tabakalera opens the exhibition ‘Extramission: The Capture of Glowing Eyes’ by the filmmaker and artist Jessica Sarah Rinland
The exhibition is the result of the collaboration between Tabakalera, International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) and the San Sebastian Festival, underlining their joint commitment to artistic and audiovisual creation
The exhibition will be open to the public in the Tabakalera Exhibition Hall 2 until 12 January 2025 and will later be shown at the Rotterdam Festival
The Argentine-British filmmaker, who has had a residency at Ikusmira Berriak, will present her latest feature film, ‘Monólogo colectivo / Collective Monologue’, in the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section
The Official Jury will be presided over by Jaione Camborda alongside Leila Guerriero, Fran Kranz, Christos Nikou, Carole Scotta and Ulrich Seidl
Andrew Garfield will take part in a conversation with the director of 'We Live in Time', John Crowley, and screenwriter Nick Payne on Friday the 27th
Fourteen films selected for Perlak to compete for the City of Donostia / San Sebastian Audience Award, sponsored by the San Sebastian City Council
The City Council and the Festival will distribute 1,000 free tickets among the unemployed
The Euskadi Basque Country Karpa and Keler Topagunea, meeting points at the San Sebastian Festival
The marquis on the Kursaal esplanade will open from 12:00 to 23:00 every day of the Festival and the Tabakalera audiovisual lab from Monday 23rd to Thursday 26th
The San Sebastian Festival hosts its third Creative Investors’ Conference, attended by companies including Anton Corp., Charades, Goodfellas, Globalgate, K&S Films, LuckyChap, The Match Factory, Plus M Entertainment, MUBI, Netflix and many more
Some of the film world’s leading decision makers will participate in panels and networking activities on September 24 and 25 in a conference created in collaboration with CAA Media Finance
Eight films from the San Sebastian Festival compete for the Euskadi Basque Country 2030 Agenda Award
Juan Diego Botto will preside over the jury, on which he will be accompanied by the screenwriter Alicia Luna and the Director of Social Innovation with the Basque Government, Asier Aranbarri
EITB, Official Sponsor of Donostia Zinemaldia, reinforces its commitment to Basque cinema
EITB will organize the Basque Cinema Gala, a high-profile recognition of the success of our cinema, on September 24 at the Vitoria Eugenia theater.
In addition, the EITB Gala on the 25th will host the premiere of the musical film "Itsasita"; and the Velodrome will host the first major preview of "Go!azen 11". EITB is present in the 12 Basque productions that will be screened at Zinemaldia.
EITB has organized, once again, a professional meeting with the audiovisual industry, and will expand, even more, its presence at the Festival, with a great mobile set outdoors.
The San Sebastian Festival, Euskadiko Orkestra and the SGAE Foundation organise the ‘Concert & Screening’ at the Velodrome on the afternoon of Saturday 21st
Euskadiko Orkestra, the SGAE Foundation and the San Sebastián Festival present the film music concert that the orchestra will offer within the framework of Zinemaldia. The Velodrome will open on the first Saturday of the Festival for lovers of music, cinema and the general public, a show that combines the symphonic performance of soundtracks with the montage of film scenes
The delight for the eyes and ears for an hour and a quarter, on Saturday, September 21, for the first time in the afternoon, at 6:00 p.m., with free admission
The San Sebastian Festival to assemble up-and-coming talents in Tabakalera
Kabia will unite moviemakers attending the Festival with industry professionals on Monday 23
The San Sebastian Festival partners with Mugi to improve the mobility of accredited persons and reduce their carbon footprint
The Gipuzkoa Transport Authority will set up a stand at the Kursaal at which to purchase and top-up travel passes; it will also have a photocall display, organise draws and hand out merchandising
As well as the Donostia Award-winners Pedro Almodóvar, Javier Bardem and Cate Blanchett, the following actors have also confirmed their attendance at San Sebastian Festival’s 72nd edition: Pamela Anderson, Monica Bellucci, Jamie Campbell Bower, Johnny Depp, Andrew Garfield, Isabelle Huppert, Noémie Merlant, Ángela Molina, Franco Nero, Lupita Nyong’o, Charlotte Rampling, Will Sharpe and Tilda Swinton
Filmmakers like Jacques Audiard, Sean Baker, Edward Berger, Gia Coppola, Leos Carax, Costa-Gavras, Audrey Diwan, Arnaud Desplechin, Mati Diop, Adam Elliot, Coralie Fargeat, Payal Kapadia, Dea Kulumbegashvili, Mike Leigh, Joshua Oppenheimer, François Ozon, Mohammad Rasoulof, Walter Salles, Jane Schoenbrun and Paolo Sorrentino will present their films to the audience and the media
Ikastetxeak Belodromoan will connect the audience of schoolchildren with outer space
The film chosen in collaboration with the Donostia International Physics Center and the Filmoteca Vasca is ‘ Little Allan-The Human Antenna / Alan giza antena’, which will screen dubbed into Basque
The Movies for Kids programme comes with six movies for family audiences
Sean Baker, Leos Carax, Laura Carreira and Jane Schoenbrun among the Film Talks at San Sebastian Festival’s 72nd edition
The section will address questions such as production from a feminist point of view, inclusion in the industry and artificial intelligence
The San Sebastian Festival will organise an event to support Argentine cinema on Tuesday 24, given the dismantling of its industry
With the participation of the Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences, the 72nd edition will be attended by a special delegation of producers, moviemakers and journalists from the Latin American country
On the 24th, coinciding with the Official Selection screening of ‘El hombre que amaba los platos voladores’, there will be a gathering of professionals from the sector and a showing of the film ‘Traslados’
Monday to Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.