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09-28-2018
Claire Denis will collect the Fipresci Award for High Life
The prize will be given tomorrow at 10:00 am in Kursaal’s press club
09-25-2018
The San Sebastian Film Festival and Ventana Sur expand their collaboration with a new activity
09-23-2018
The San Sebastian Festival selection committee will have an equal distribution of men and women in 2019
09-21-2018
Chris Hemsworth will attend the closing film night of the Festival’s 66th edition, together with "Bad Times at the El Royale" filmmaker Drew Goddard
09-20-2018
The San Sebastian Festival embraces humour at the opening gala of its 66th edition
Borja Cobeaga, Diego San José and Borja Echevarría are responsible for writing and directing the ceremony
09-19-2018
The club room in the Victoria Eugenia Theatre to host the Horizontes Breakfasts and the TCM Meetings
09-18-2018
The San Sebastian International Film Festival will sign the Charter for Parity and Inclusion of Women in Cinema in the framework of its 66th edition
The signing ceremony will take place on Sunday in Kursaal
09-15-2018
The American actor and filmmaker Bradley Cooper will attend the 66th edition of the San Sebastian Film Festival to present his first work as a movie director, "A Star is Born"
09-13-2018
The Romanian filmmaker Constantin Popescu completes the Official Jury of the San Sebastian Festival’s 66th edition
Programmer Juliette Duret closes the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award Jury
09-13-2018
The San Sebastian Film Festival will host a European Film Forum conference on international funds
09-12-2018
Follow the Festival live on our Website, App and Social Media
The screening schedule of all the films in all sections, will be available on Thursday September 13 both on the Festival website and in the App
09-11-2018
Fourteen short films to compete in Nest Film Students, which has seen its submissions rise by 48% in a year
The 17th edition of the Meeting, to take place from 24-28 September at Tabakalera, will host the masterclasses given by Alexander Payne, Peter Strickland, Jaime Rosales, Albertina Carri and Virgil Vernier, who will also preside over the jury
09-07-2018
As well as the Donostia Award winners at the 66th edition, Judi Dench, Danny DeVito and Hirokazu Koreeda, Juliette Binoche, Laetitia Casta, Timothée Chalamet, Ricardo Darín, Lily-Rose Depp, Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Mercedes Morán, Robert Pattinson and John C. Reilly, among many others, have confirmed their presence in San Sebastian
Filmmakers Jacques Audiard, Alfonso Cuarón, Claire Denis, Bruno Dumont, Louis Garrel, Lucile Hadzihalilovic, Mamoru Hosoda, Kim Jee-Woon, Naomi Kawase, Nadine Labaki, Brillante Mendoza, Peter Strickland and Felix Van Groeningen will present their films in San Sebastian
09-07-2018
Sale of tickets for the San Sebastian Festival
The Festival's programme and the Film Guide will be available on Thursday 13
09-06-2018
The European premier of “Bad Times at the El Royale” to close the Official Selection of the Festival’s 66th edition
The second film directed by Drew Goddard (“The Cabin in the Woods”) stars Jeff Bridges, Chris Hemsworth, Jon Hamm and Dakota Johnson, among others
09-03-2018
The screening of ''Ladri di biciclette / Bycicle Thieves'' opens Klasikoa, a yearly rendezvous with a restored classic at the San Sebastian Festival
Thierry Frémaux will present this collaboration between the Festival and Lyon’s Lumičre Festival
08-31-2018
Twenty Basque productions to be presented at the 66th edition of the San Sebastian Festival
Fifteen feature films, world premieres at the Festival, will compete for the Irizar Award
Zinemira will open with 'Mudar la piel' and close with 'Black is Beltza'
Ramón Agirre will collect the Zinemira Award at the Basque Film Gala, to include the screening of 'Jainkoak ez dit barkatzen'
Zinemira will open with 'Mudar la piel' and close with 'Black is Beltza'
Ramón Agirre will collect the Zinemira Award at the Basque Film Gala, to include the screening of 'Jainkoak ez dit barkatzen'
08-29-2018
Seven productions from Argentina, Canada, France, Japan, South Korea, Spain and Singapore on the menu of Culinary Zinema’s eighth edition
The San Sebastian Festival section associating gastronomy and cinema is jointly organised with the Basque Culinary Center and in collaboration with the Berlin Festival
08-29-2018
The Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum dedicates its Focus on to the Baltic States
A delegation of fifteen producers from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will come to San Sebastian to discover the Festival first hand, participate in the Co-Production Forum and in the other Industry activities
08-24-2018
''Phantom Thread'', FIPRESCI 2018 Grand Prix for Best Film of the Year
Paul Thomas Anderson will receive the distinction for the third time in San Sebastian
08-20-2018
One of the 66th San Sebastian Festival Donostia Awards will recognise the career of the actor, director and producer Danny DeVito
08-13-2018
The second edition of Glocal in Progress presents three films shot in Greek, Lithuanian and Turkish
Two films from the first edition of the industry activity for European productions in non-hegemonic languages will premiere at the Festival: ‘Dantza’ in the Official Selection, and ‘Un om la locul lui / A Decent Man’, in New Directors
08-09-2018
Seventeen projects from twelve countries to be presented at the VII Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum, which has seen its submissions rise by 34% in a single year
The Forum, to run from September 23-26, will include projects from Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, France, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Spain and Switzerland, nine of which are first or second films
08-01-2018
The Argentine film 'El amor menos pensado / An Unexpected Love' to open the San Sebastian Festival
The film debut by Juan Vera, producer of Pablo Trapero and Lucrecia Martel, stars Ricardo Darín and Mercedes Morán
07-20-2018
Icíar Bollaín, Isaki Lacuesta, Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Carlos Vermut to compete for the Golden Shell at the 66th edition of the San Sebastian Festival
'Gigantes', the series directed by Enrique Urbizu and Jorge Dorado, will participate out of competition, and the special screenings of 'Tiempo después', by José Luis Cuerda, and 'Dantza', by Telmo Esnal, will complete the participation of Spanish cinema in the Official Selection
07-13-2018
Claire Denis, Kim Jee-woon, Naomi Kawase and Valeria Sarmiento, among others, will be competing for the Golden Shell at the 66th San Sebastian Festival
The second films by Simon Jaquemet and Markus Schleinzer and the third film by Benjamín Naishtat will also form part of the Official Section
07-06-2018
The Ikusmira Berriak programme has changed model and become a dual-period residency
The call for the fifth edition with the new formula opens next Monday, 9 July
06-29-2018
The Donostia Award will recognise the career of Hirokazu Kore-eda at the 66th edition of the San Sebastian Festival
The presentation ceremony, to take place at the Victoria Eugenia Theatre, will include the screening of the film "Manbiki kazoku / Shoplifters", Golden Palm at Cannes 2018
06-27-2018
''Un día más con vida / Another Day of Life'', ''Asako I&II'', ''Cold War'' and ''Three Faces'', among others, to compete for the City of Donostia / San Sebastian Audience Award
A series by Bruno Dumont, the first work from Hu Bo and the latest films by Jean-Luc Godard and Albertina Carri, selected for Zabaltegi-Tabakalera
06-01-2018
Nest Film Students, the San Sebastian Festival short film competition, opens its submission period
The XVII edition of the international film students meeting will run from Monday 24th to Friday 28th September 2018
05-24-2018
The fourth edition of Ikusmira Berriak selects projects from Manuel Abramovich, Grigory Kolomytsev, Elena López Riera, Arantza Santesteban, and Nele Wohlatz
The inclusion of Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola as a residency programme partner allows the number of offerings selected to increase from four to five
05-14-2018
Call for entries for the 14th Lau Haizetara Documentary Co-Production Forum
The deadline for the registration of projects is July, 13th
05-02-2018
A living archive, open to the public will be the star project of the San Sebastian Festival’s 70th anniversary
Research work, curated in collaboration with the Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola, Tabakalera and Basque Film Archive will guarantee its conservation and access to the Festival’s documentary resources
04-26-2018
The San Sebastian Festival opens its call for submissions for Films in Progress 34
The submission deadline is 30 June
04-25-2018
The San Sebastian Festival opens the call for submissions for Glocal in Progress
The deadline for submissions for this professional activity aimed at European films in non-hegemonic languages is 30 June
04-16-2018
The San Sebastian Festival opens its call for the VII Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum
The submission deadline is 15 June
04-13-2018
Ikusmira Berriak has received 155 projects from 31 countries
The expert committee, formed by Savina Neirotti, Sergio Oksman and Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly, will carry out a pre-selection from among the proposals received
03-23-2018
The San Sebastián International Film Festival will be a subject at Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola
Curating students wil attend the process of preparing a festival and will debate the different models for festivals
02-09-2018
The 66th edition of the San Sebastian Festival and Filmoteca Espańola will dedicate a retrospective to the British director and screenwriter Muriel Box
02-05-2018
The Ikusmira Berriak programme of residences opens its call for the submission of projects for its fourth edition
02-05-2018
‘Handia’ (Giant), which had its world premiere at the San Sebastian Festival, bags 10 Goya awards
Nine films presented at the 65th edition land 21 awards
01-31-2018
San Sebastián Internacional Film Festival acclaimed as the 4th most remarkable cultural institution in Spain
01-15-2018
Films can now be submitted online for participation in the 66th edition of the San Sebastian Festival
01-12-2018
Wendy Mitchell and Roberto Cueto, new San Sebastian Festival delegates in the Nordic countries and South Korea respectively
01-11-2018
The San Sebastian Festival will change its image in 2018
There will be no poster contest this year
01-08-2018
Elías Querejeta Zine-Eskola has opened today the admission period for its three postgraduate courses
12-13-2017
22 films presented at the San Sebastian Festival land 64 Goya Award nominations
‘Handia’, winner of the Special Jury Prize in San Sebastian, is the film to have bagged most nominations in 13 sections
11-16-2017
Films in progress 33 is opening its registration period
The next Films in Progress will be held on the 22nd and 23rd of March 2018 within the framework of Cinélatino, Rencontres de Toulouse
10-05-2017
Orona Fundazioa and the San Sebastian Festival renew their collaboration to continue with Zinetek
09-21-2017
Filmmaker Tamyka Smith presents 'Gwendolyn Green', an installation based on the short film to be screened in the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section
09-20-2017
Fashion from San Sebastian, Gipuzkoa and the Basque Country to dress the presenters of the San Sebastian Festival galas
09-18-2017
Screenwriter Jorge Guerricaechevarría and cinematographer André Szankowski complete the Official Jury
Savina Neirotti joins the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section jury
09-08-2017
Monica Bellucci, Ricardo Darín and Agnčs Varda to receive Donostia Awards at the 65th edition
Javier Bardem, Bérénice Bejo, Steve Coogan, Glenn Close, Penélope Cruz, James Franco, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Benoît Magimel, Arnold Schwarzenegger, winner of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Prize to Latin Cinema, Paz Vega, and Alicia Vikander have also confirmed their presence in San Sebastian
The actor John Malkovich will preside over the Official Selection Jury, on which he will be accompanied by the actors Dolores Fonzi and Emma Suárez, the filmmaker William Oldroyd, the producer and screenwriter Paula Vaccaro and the cinematographer Fabio Cianchetti
The actor John Malkovich will preside over the Official Selection Jury, on which he will be accompanied by the actors Dolores Fonzi and Emma Suárez, the filmmaker William Oldroyd, the producer and screenwriter Paula Vaccaro and the cinematographer Fabio Cianchetti
09-07-2017
The FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2017 for Best Film of the Year goes to “Toivon tuolla puolen / The Other Side of Hope” by Aki Kaurismäki, who will collect the prize at the San Sebastian Festival
This is the second time Aki Kaurismäki will have received the accolade at the Festival, which he formerly won in 2002 for “Mies vailla menneisyyttä / The Man Without a Past”
09-06-2017
The five filmmakers of the third edition of Ikusmira Berriak explain their creative processes at the halfway point of the residence
09-05-2017
Jaeger-LeCoultre honours its commitment to the San Sebastian Film Festival and awards, together with the Festival, the ''Jaeger-LeCoultre Prize to Latin Cinema'' to Spanish actress Paz Vega
The Spanish actress has worked with filmmakers including Julio Medem, Pedro Almodóvar, Frank Miller, Danis Tanovic and the Taviani brothers, among others
09-01-2017
Festival 2017: Professional Agenda
Numerous industry activities are scheduled for the 65th San Sebastian Festival. Said activities are detailed in the Professional Agenda and it will be frequently updated on the Festival website. Updates will also be included in the daily Newsflash sent out to registered industry members.
09-01-2017
The latest film from Michael Winterbottom to close the seventh edition of Culinary Zinema
Seven productions from Argentina, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Spain, UK and USA, five of them first films, make up the San Sebastian Festival section organised jointly with the Basque Culinary Center and in collaboration with the Berlinale
08-31-2017
Thierry Frémaux, Director of the Cannes Festival, will present the film ''Lumičre!'' at the 65th San Sebastian Festival
The commented screening will take place on the 23rd at the Tabakalera cinema
08-30-2017
Seven films with Basque production to compete for the Irizar Basque Film Award
The editor Julia Juaniz will receive the Zinemira Award at the Basque Film and ETB Gala, including the premiere of ''Elkarrekin-Together''
Zinemira will present the fiction debuts ''Bi txirula'', by Ińigo García Arrizabalaga, and ''Non / No'', by Eńaut Castagnet and Ximun Fuchs
Zinemira will present the fiction debuts ''Bi txirula'', by Ińigo García Arrizabalaga, and ''Non / No'', by Eńaut Castagnet and Ximun Fuchs
08-25-2017
Fourteen short films from Argentina, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Mexico, Portugal, Russia, Spain and the USA to compete at the International Film Students Meeting
The XVI edition of the Meeting, to take place between September 25 and 29 at Tabakalera, will include masterclasses by Raymond Depardon and Claudine Nougaret, Todd Haynes and Christine Vachon, Marine Francen, Nobuhiro Suwa and José Luis Torres Leiva, who will also chair the jury
08-08-2017
16 projects from 13 countries will be presented at the VI Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum
The Forum will have an extra day and will take place from 24 to 27 September
08-04-2017
The selected projects for the 13th Lau Haizetara Documentary Co-Production Forum have been announced
08-01-2017
Wim Wenders´ new film to open the 65th edition of the San Sebastian Festival
The director of ''Submergence'' and its leading lady, Alicia Vikander, will present in San Sebastian the film which joins Official Section in competition
07-28-2017
"El autor", "Handia" and "Life and Nothing More", competitors for the Golden Shell in San Sebastian
"Marrowbone", the directorial debut of screenwriter Sergio G. Sánchez, will participate out of competition, and "Morir (Dying)", the second film by Fernando Franco, will be a special screening
For the first time a TV series, "La peste (The Plague)", directed by Alberto Rodríguez, will participate in the Official Selection out of competition
For the first time a TV series, "La peste (The Plague)", directed by Alberto Rodríguez, will participate in the Official Selection out of competition
06-21-2017
Ricardo Darín, Donostia Award at the 65th edition of the San Sebastian Festival
The Argentine actor will present "La cordillera (The Summit)", the film directed by Santiago Mitre which premiered at the Cannes Festival
06-01-2017
The 16th International Film Students Meeting registration opens
The San Sebastian Festival’s short film competition will take place from Monday 25th to Friday 29th September 2017
05-31-2017
The third edition of Ikusmira Berriak selects four proposals from five filmmakers under 35 years of age
From 21 August, filmmakers from Argentina, Belgium and Spain will be carrying out projects in Tabakalera
05-15-2017
Call for entries for the 13th Lau Haizetara Documentary Co-Production Forum
Deadline: July 14th
04-27-2017
Films in Progress 32 opens its call for submissions
The Film Factory Award will be given for the first time
04-25-2017
The first edition of Glocal in Progress call for submissions is now open
San Sebastian Festival’s new industry activity is aimed at European productions in non-hegemonic languages
04-19-2017
VI Europe-Latin America Co-production Forum call for submissions now open
The Eurimages Co-production Development Award with €20,000 will be given for the first time
04-11-2017
Projects submitted for Ikusmira Berriak have quadrupled with respect to last year
The experts committee, comprised of Carlo Chatrian, Sergio Oksman and Ada Solomon, will draw up a shortlist from the 157 proposals submitted
03-10-2017
San Sebastian poster competition finalists
Voting for the poster competition has closed and the finalists announced for each category.
The winners will be announced on May 12
The winners will be announced on May 12
03-06-2017
Films in Progress 31 will present six films from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Venezuela
The Toulouse edition, which will be held on 23 and 24 March 2017, has chosen five début films
03-03-2017
The San Sebastian Film Festival publishes the report of the 64th edition
The number of accredited guests at the San Sebastian Festival has risen by more than 36% since 2010
Our commitment to the Industry translated into a rise of 59% in the number of professionals who attended the event
Our commitment to the Industry translated into a rise of 59% in the number of professionals who attended the event
02-22-2017
Today the period begins for voting by the public in the online poster competition organised by the San Sebastián Film Festival
02-05-2017
Seven films presented at the San Sebastian Festival carry off 16 Goya Awards
“Tarde para la ira” and “A Monster Calls” were the big winners of the night
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