The members of the International Jury on stage in the Kursaal on the opening day of the 48th Film Festival. From left to right: Stéphane Tchal Gadjeff, Jim McBride, Angela Molina, Stephen Frears, Jorge Arriagada, Andréa Ferreol and Juan Ruiz-Anchia.

The New Directors’ Jury was made up of Steven Ricci, Lourdes Iglesias, Fabio Ferzetti, Valeria Ciompi, Deborah Young, Christian Viviani and Leon Cakoff.

The English director Stephen Frears presided over the Official Section Jury.

Alex de la Iglesia, the director of “La Comunidad”, at the front, next to the star of the film Carmen Maura, and the other actors in the cast.

Karl Francis, the director of “One of the Hollywood Ten”, which closed the Festival, presenting the film at the Velodrome in Anoeta. Next to him, the actress Angela Molina and the producers of the film.

Esther Gronenborn, in the middle, the director of “Alaska.de” during the press conference held after the film had been screened. On the left, the producer Dietmar Güntsche and the young actor Frank Droese.

Charlotte Rampling, the star of “Sous le sable” next to the director of the film, François Ozon.

The French director Elie Chouriaqui with the actors from his film “Harrison’s Flowers”, Brendan Gleeson and Adrian Brody.

The team that made “Före Stormen”, directed by Reza Parsa, joked with Emil Odepark, one of the main actors.

The cast and the director of “El otro barrio”, Salvador García Ruiz, going into the Kursaal. .

Kathryn Bigelow, the director of “The weight of water”.

Bae Doo-na and Bong Joon-ho, actress and director of the Korean film “Barking Dogs Never Bite”.

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, the star of “Sin dejar huella”, next to its director María Novaro and the actress Tiaré Scanda.

At the front Imanol Uribe who presented “Plenilunio” out of competition. Next to him, the actress Charo López and other members of his team: the actors Miguel Angel Solá and Adriana Ozores, the writer Antonio Muñoz Molina and scriptwriter Elvira Lindo

“La perdición de los hombres”: the Mexican director Arturo Ripstein, scriptwriter Paz Alicia Garcíadiego, and actors Patricia Reyes Spíndola and Rafael Inclán.

The husband and wife team of Paz Alicia Garcíadiego-Arturo Ripstein make their way to the Kursaal for the screening of their film “La perdición de los hombres”.

The director and producer of “Country”, Kevin Liddy and Jack Armstrong, give actress Lisa Harrow a kiss.

“Les rivières pourpres”: the producer Alain Goldman, director Mathieu Kassovitz, and the actors Jean Reno and Vincent Cassel.

The Japanese director of “Face” (Kao), Junji Sakamoto.

Nicolas Klotz, the director of “Paria”, watches the audience coming into the Kursaal.

The Peruvian director of “Tinta roja”, Francisco J. Lombardi, on the right of the picture, and the actors Giovanni Ciccia and Gianfranco Brero.