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09-25-2021
The Romanian production 'Crai nou / Blue Moon' carries off the Golden Shell at San Sebastian Festival’s 69th edition
09-24-2021
The first workshop on gender equality organised by the (H)emen association and the San Sebastian Festival closes with the will and the commitment to work together
09-23-2021
The festivals of Venice, Locarno, Karlovy Vary, Zurich, Seville, Gijón, Huelva and Vilnius endorse the support statement of the San Sebastian Festival, Basque Film Archive a and Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola for the Cinemateca Brasileira.
09-22-2021
Johnny Depp: ''People are the only reason why I am here''
The North American actor receives the Donostia Award for lifetime achievement
09-18-2021
Afghan director Shahrbanoo Sadat will give a master class on Tuesday 21st within the framework of the San Sebastian Festival
09-17-2021
Marion Cotillard: ''Thanks to the San Sebastian Festival for accompanying me in this new phase of my cinematographic journey''
Marion Cotillard: ''Thanks to the San Sebastian Festival for accompanying me in this new phase of my cinematographic journey''
09-17-2021
San Sebastian Festival’s red carpet will have a second life
The red carpet used at San Sebastian Festival will be 100% recyclable and will set out on a new life following the event as clothing
09-16-2021
The Spanish Cooperation Award will recognise the Ibero-American film making the best contribution to development
For the seventh 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
Eight films compete for the accolade, which es part of the alliance between the AECID and the San Sebastian Festival to promote the Ibero-American audiovisual industry
Eight films compete for the accolade, which es part of the alliance between the AECID and the San Sebastian Festival to promote the Ibero-American audiovisual industry
09-16-2021
European Film Forum | The transformation of the European audiovisual ecosystem: towards a more sustainable and digital industry
The upcoming edition of San Sebastian Festival’s European Film Forum will take place physically in the San Telmo Museum Function Hall on Monday, September 20, at 16:30, and can be followed on the Festival website.
09-15-2021
Hugs and the Donostia Award going to Marion Cotillard play the lead parts in the Festival opening gala
Jon Maya will once again direct the galas with the collaboration of screenwriters Harkaitz Cano and Ane García and the musician Luis Mari Moreno Urretavizcaya, aka ‘Pirata’
09-15-2021
The Festival backs sustainable fashion through 22 Basque companies
The presenters, actors, dancers and directors of the galas will wear fashion made in Gipuzkoa and the Basque Country thanks to an initiative promoted by the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa’s Departments of the Environment and Culture, the Film Festival, the San Sebastian City Council and the Basque Government
09-14-2021
The City Council will sponsor the San Sebastian Festival Audience Award
One more year, free tickets will be distributed among people with economic difficulties
09-14-2021
Alba Emission Free Energy and San Sebastian Festival sign a 2-year agreement to promote the Green Challenge
This is a pioneer initiative under which both bodies commit to promoting the energy transition
The two bodies therefore take a step forward in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals, and particularly Goal 13: Climate action
The signing took place today at the Victoria Eugenia Theatre, attended by Emiliano López Atxurra, President of Alba Emission Free Energy, and José Luis Rebordinos, the Festival Director
Alba Emission Free Energy is the Petronor subsidiary created to promote energy transition and decarbonisation
The two bodies therefore take a step forward in meeting the Sustainable Development Goals, and particularly Goal 13: Climate action
The signing took place today at the Victoria Eugenia Theatre, attended by Emiliano López Atxurra, President of Alba Emission Free Energy, and José Luis Rebordinos, the Festival Director
Alba Emission Free Energy is the Petronor subsidiary created to promote energy transition and decarbonisation
09-14-2021
The SGAE Foundation announces the finalists of the V Dunia Ayaso Award 2021 at the San Sebastian Festival
Icíar Bollaín, Daniel Monzón, Javier Marco and Ainhoa Rodríguez compete for this award going to the gender perspective in the seventh art
The winner will be announced on September 24 at the 69th San Sebastian International Film Festival
The winner will be announced on September 24 at the 69th San Sebastian International Film Festival
09-13-2021
Eleven films to compete for the RTVE-Otra Mirada Award at San Sebastian Festival
The competitors include four titles from the Official Selection, one from New Directors, one from Horizontes Latinos, two from Zabaltegi-Tabakalera and three from Perlak
The jury members are Concepción Cascajosa, President of the RTVE Equality Observatory; the actress Anna Castillo, and the journalist Rosa Zufia
The award goes to a film on subjects close to the world of women and will be presented on Saturday 25 at the Festival closing gala
The jury members are Concepción Cascajosa, President of the RTVE Equality Observatory; the actress Anna Castillo, and the journalist Rosa Zufia
The award goes to a film on subjects close to the world of women and will be presented on Saturday 25 at the Festival closing gala
09-10-2021
Tickets for San Sebastian Festival’s 69th edition go on sale this Sunday
On the 12th, tickets can be purchased online for the first three days of the event
09-10-2021
Amenabar to sponsor a special open air screening in Cristina Enea Park
The screening of 'La Croisade / The Crusade', a film with an environmental message, will take place in one of the city's main green lungs and will be carried out according to sustainable criteria
09-08-2021
Movistar+ and the San Sebastian Festival present the Zinemaldia Movistar+ Virtual Cinema as part of their new divulgatory partnership
The new divulgatory alliance between Movistar+ and the San Sebastian Festival is born to reinforce the Spanish audiovisual industry and bring the festival experience to the widest audience possible
For the first time a television platform will host a cinema for a major A-category festival with a selection of titles from five sections
For the first time a television platform will host a cinema for a major A-category festival with a selection of titles from five sections
09-07-2021
Follow all events at the Festival on our Website, App and Social Media
The screening schedule of all the films in all sections, will be available on Wednesday September 8 both on the Festival website and in the App
09-07-2021
The meetings with James Mockoski, Céline Sciamma and Laura Wandel and the debates on equality and gender identities, among the conversations at San Sebastian Festival’s 69th edition
09-06-2021
Paolo Sorrentino to host a master class at the 69th edition of the San Sebastian Festival
09-03-2021
Javier Bardem, Jessica Chastain, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Johnny Depp, Emmanuelle Devos, Dolores Fonzi, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Louis Garrel, Vincent Lindon, Noémie Merlant, Clarke Peters, Raphael, Simon Rex, Stanley Tucci and María Valverde have confirmed their presence at San Sebastian Festival’s 69th edition
Visiting the city to present their films are moviemakers Sean Baker, Laurent Cantet, Julia Ducournau, Xavier Giannoli, Lucile Hadzihalilovic, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Radu Jude, Kira Kovalenko, Joachim Lafosse, Gaspar Noé, Todd Haynes, Carlos Saura, Céline Sciamma and Claire Simon, among many others
09-01-2021
The 69th edition of the San Sebastian Festival will include a surprise film in its programme, sponsored by the Amenabar company
The film will be screened on Saturday 25th, at 16:00, at the Victoria Eugenia Theatre
08-31-2021
The Zinemaldia + Plus focus will offer two screenings with films starring Marion Cotillard and Johnny Depp, recipients of the Donostia Award at the 69th edition
Tabakalera’s shared screen will programme ‘Deux jours, une nuit’, by the Dardenne brothers, on September 4, and ‘Dead Man’, by Jim Jarmusch, on September 9
08-31-2021
A publication, a podcast, a commemorative video, masterclasses and Zinemaldia + Plus screenings to celebrate Nest’s 20th anniversary
Filmmakers Céline Sciamma, Laura Wandel, Mina Fitzpatrick, Inês de Lima, Kiro Russo and Óscar Vincentelli will participate in the activities, as will the Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola alumni Noemí Cuetos and Marcela Hinojosa
08-27-2021
'Raphaelismo', an original Movistar+ documentary series, will be presented at San Sebastian Festival’s 69th edition
The Movistar+ Gala will take place on Sunday 19 at the Victoria Eugenia Theatre with the presence of Raphael and the exclusive preview of a single episode
08-26-2021
Asier Altuna, Icíar Bollaín, Iñaki Alforja and Iban Toledo, Javier Corcuera, Iker Elorrieta, Xabier Erkizia, Maider Oleaga, Maru Solores and Hernán Zin to compete for the Irizar Basque Cinema Award at San Sebastian Festival
Seventeen Basque productions make up the programme of the 69th edition
The Kimuak programme will receive the Zinemira award for its work
The Kimuak programme will receive the Zinemira award for its work
08-25-2021
Belodromoa ikastetxeetan immerses itself in archaeology with the DIPC, the Filmoteca Vasca and the San Sebastian Festival
Thousands of schoolchildren from Gipuzkoa will enjoy the film ‘Tadeo Jones 2: Midas erregearen sekretua (Tadeo Jones 2: The Secret of King Midas)’, to be presented by the underwater archaeologist, Maria Intxaustegi
08-24-2021
Marion Cotillard to receive a Donostia Award at San Sebastian Festival’s 69th edition
The French actress will collect the honorary award on September 17 during the opening ceremony
08-23-2021
Klasikoak will celebrate García Berlanga´s and Fernán-Gómez's centenaries with the screening of 'Esa pareja feliz', 'La muerte y el leñador' and 'Manicomio'
The section also includes restored versions of Coppola’s ‘The Rain People’ and ‘The Outsiders: The Complete Novel’, and the screening of ‘Ça commence aujourd'hui (It All Starts Today)’ in homage to Tavernier
The retrospective ‘Flowers in hell. The golden age of Korean cinema’ substitutes three of the titles previously programmed
The retrospective ‘Flowers in hell. The golden age of Korean cinema’ substitutes three of the titles previously programmed
08-23-2021
San Sebastian Festival and (H)emen, the Basque association of professional women in audiovisual media and the performing arts, to organise a workshop
The space for reflection and discussion by cinema and social stakeholders seeks to discuss ideas and proposals on the inclusion of women professionals in the industry and on film festival codes of ethics, while also endeavouring to reach agreements
08-23-2021
Puxika Gorria / El Globo Rojo goes back to being on-site to foster work-life balance during the Festival
Installed in San Telmo Museum, the play area offering a creative activities service to accredited guests also opens to staff working for the Festival organisation
This year the age limit has been increased so that children between the ages of six months and twelve years can be enrolled
This year the age limit has been increased so that children between the ages of six months and twelve years can be enrolled
08-19-2021
Joanna Hogg, Radu Jude, Gaspar Noé, Kiro Russo, Laura Wandel and Jean-Gabriel Périot, among other filmmakers, to compete for the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award
The Festival’s all-ecompassing competitive section will include titles to have been awarded or programmed at Venice, Cannes and Berlin, among other festivals, and two world premieres
A total of 18 titles will participate: thirteen features, one medium-length film and four shorts
A total of 18 titles will participate: thirteen features, one medium-length film and four shorts
08-18-2021
‘Nomadland’, by Chloé Zhao, will receive the FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2021 for Best Film of the Year
08-16-2021
‘Mediterráneo’ and ‘Érase una vez en Euskadi’ will star in the RTVE galas at San Sebastian Festival
‘Mediterráneo’ will have its premiere at the Victoria Eugenia Theatre on Thursday, September 23
‘Érase una vez en Euskadi’ will have its presentation on Wednesday 22 at the Kursaal 2
‘Érase una vez en Euskadi’ will have its presentation on Wednesday 22 at the Kursaal 2
08-12-2021
The latest projects from Juan Andrés Arango, Agustín Banchero, Inés Barrionuevo, Paula Hernández, Francisco Marise and Romina Paula, among others, to participate in the tenth Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum
The fourteen selected projects come from Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Spain and Uruguay, and seven are first or second works
The Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum will run on September 20, 21 and 22, in hybrid format (the pandemic permitting), with the possibility of organising online meetings with professionals unable to travel to San Sebastian
The Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum will run on September 20, 21 and 22, in hybrid format (the pandemic permitting), with the possibility of organising online meetings with professionals unable to travel to San Sebastian
08-09-2021
Johnny Depp to receive a Donostia Award at San Sebastian Festival’s 69th edition
The North American actor will collect the Festival’s highest honorary award in recognition of his career on September 22
08-05-2021
Sean Baker, Julia Ducournau, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Todd Haynes, Joachim Lafosse, François Ozon, Céline Sciamma and Paul Verhoeven, among the names to participate in Perlak
The section will open with ‘Competencia oficial’, by Duprat and Cohn, and close with ‘The Velvet Underground’ by Haynes
There will be two screenings out of competition ‘Titane’, by Ducournau, and ‘Drive My Car’, by Hamaguchi
The section will also screen the debuts of Shipei Wen and Charlotte Gainsbourg, as well as the second feature directed by the writer Emmanuel Carrère
There will be two screenings out of competition ‘Titane’, by Ducournau, and ‘Drive My Car’, by Hamaguchi
The section will also screen the debuts of Shipei Wen and Charlotte Gainsbourg, as well as the second feature directed by the writer Emmanuel Carrère
08-03-2021
Five projects based on artificial intelligence, AWS web services, haptic technology, VFX/SFX and mobile applications to compete in the Zinemaldia Startup Challenge
The selected projects, coming from Denmark, France and Spain, will compete for a prize of 10,000 euros, free access to an incubation space for the first year at one of the BICs belonging to the Basque Technology Park Network and funding of up to 500,000 euros
Zinemaldia & Technology will take place on Thursday September 23 in Tabakalera and will include the pitches of the five finalists and a masterclass
Zinemaldia & Technology will take place on Thursday September 23 in Tabakalera and will include the pitches of the five finalists and a masterclass
07-30-2021
Iciar Bollaín, Fernando León de Aranoa, Paco Plaza and Jonás Trueba to compete in San Sebastian Festival’s Official Selection
'Las leyes de la frontera', by Daniel Monzón, the Festival closing film; 'La hija', by Manuel Martín Cuenca; Alejandro Amenábar’s series 'La Fortuna' and the short film 'Rosa Rosae. La Guerra Civil' by Carlos Saura will participate out of competition
07-21-2021
TCM sponsors the “TCM Youth Award” at San Sebastian Festival’s 69th edition
For the third consecutive year, TCM promotes this award going to promising up-and-coming youngsters in the New Directors and Horizontes Latinos sections
07-19-2021
Laurent Cantet, Terence Davies, Lucile Hadzihalilovic, Claudia Llosa and Claire Simon to compete in San Sebastian Festival’s Official Selection
The fourth feature film by Inés Barrionuevo and the debuts from Alina Grigore, Zhang Ji and Tea Lindeburg will also contend for the Golden Shell and other official awards at the 69th edition
07-01-2021
Ikusmira Berriak opens the eighth call for its residencies
From this edition, the programme will increase the number of residencies from five to six
The programme registration deadline is September 1
The programme registration deadline is September 1
06-09-2021
The San Sebastian Film Festival & Tabakalera join together to analyse the influence of new technologies in the audiovisual sector
The '2deo, Zinemaldia & Technology' sessions, a meeting place for filmmakers, technologists and professionals from the film industry, will be held on Wednesday 16 June and Thursday 17 June
The attendees will learn about the new technological advances that are being incorporated into the cinema and different tools such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and the use of drones.
The attendees will learn about the new technological advances that are being incorporated into the cinema and different tools such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and the use of drones.
06-01-2021
The San Sebastian Festival is now receiving submissions for WIP Latam
The deadline for submissions is July 1
06-01-2021
The San Sebastian Festival is now receiving submissions for WIP Europa
The deadline for submissions is July 1
06-01-2021
Nest opens tomorrow its call for submissions
The international short film competition for film students will celebrate its twentieth anniversary during the 69th edition of the San Sebastian Festival
The deadline for submissions is July 1
The section will have a prize of 10,000 euros for the director of the winning film
The deadline for submissions is July 1
The section will have a prize of 10,000 euros for the director of the winning film
05-18-2021
Dea Kulumbegashvili, 2020 Golden Shell winner, carries out an artist residency at Tabakalera
The Georgian director will be in San Sebastian until 7 June to develop her next feature film
This invitation from Tabakalera, the San Sebastian Film Festival, and Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola falls within the framework of these three institutions' shared strategic programme to support talent, a year-round Festival (Z365), and film methods
The filmmaker, whose film also won awards for Best Direction, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay, will present her full-length feature film 'Dasatskisi / Beginning' in the cinema, and will hold a talk about her creative process
This invitation from Tabakalera, the San Sebastian Film Festival, and Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola falls within the framework of these three institutions' shared strategic programme to support talent, a year-round Festival (Z365), and film methods
The filmmaker, whose film also won awards for Best Direction, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay, will present her full-length feature film 'Dasatskisi / Beginning' in the cinema, and will hold a talk about her creative process
05-12-2021
The Zinemaldia + Plus focus will screen 'Le redoutable' and 'Les sorcières de l'Orient'
The movies chosen by Vincent Maraval and Vanja Kaludjercic have been scheduled respectively for May 14 and June 11 on Tabakalera’s shared screen
04-19-2021
The San Sebastian Festival opens the call for submissions for the third edition of the Zinemaldia Startup Challenge
The competition is open to European entrepreneurs and startups proposing new business projects based on introducing new technologies to the audiovisual field
The deadline for submissions is June 1
The deadline for submissions is June 1
04-15-2021
The San Sebastian Festival opens its call for submissions for the tenth edition of the Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum
The deadline for submitting projects is June 15
03-31-2021
The Elías Querejeta Film School, the Basque Film Library and the San Sebastián International Film Festival publish the first issue of 'ZINE: Film Research Series'
This biannual online publication will explore the connections between film culture and other disciplines from both the sciences and the humanities, with particular emphasis on Basque cinema
The first issue analyses the cinematographic work of Nestor Basterretxea from the point of view of constructivism, and presents the work of María Jesús 'Tatus' Fombellida.
The first issue analyses the cinematographic work of Nestor Basterretxea from the point of view of constructivism, and presents the work of María Jesús 'Tatus' Fombellida.
03-30-2021
Zinemaldia + Plus hosts the screening of short films by the residents of the Ikusmira Berriak programme
The monthly spotlight of Tabakalera’s shared screen will focus, this Friday, on the works of Eduardo Crespo, Mina Fitzpatrick, Manuel Muñoz Rivas, Magdalena Orellana and Marina Palacio
Saturday will see their participation in the recording of Víctor Iriarte’s podcast, ‘El futuro’, where they will talk about their coming projects
Saturday will see their participation in the recording of Víctor Iriarte’s podcast, ‘El futuro’, where they will talk about their coming projects
03-07-2021
Eight films presented at the San Sebastian Festival bag eighteen Goya Awards
'Akelarre', which competed in the Official Selection, won five awards and 'Ane', selected in New Directors, landed Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Leading Actress and Best Female Newcomer
03-05-2021
Lau Haizetara announces the open call for its XVII Documentary Co-Production forum
The deadline for the registration of projects is June 18
02-26-2021
The San Sebastian Festival analyses the involvement of female directors, producers, scriptwriters, editors, cinematographers and composers in the films of the 68th edition
The gender identity report detects a higher presence of female professionals in the selected films than in the total number of films viewed, but the percentage never exceeds 40%
02-24-2021
San Sebastian Festival, Kutxa Fundazioa and the Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola reveal “other approaches” to the Festival’s early years
The exhibition in the Kutxa Kultur Plaza consists of thirty photographs from the period falling between 1953 and 1970
The show is curated by the team of Zinemaldia 70: all possible stories, the research project sponsored by the Spanish lottery organisation, Loterías y Apuestas del Estado
02-05-2021
Tabakalera launches its first international call for series creators
Aitor Gabilondo, Christine Vachon, and Xabier Berzosa will be the mentors of the programme that is being presented today.
The three selected projects will receive financial aid amounting to 6,000 euros and will be presented to the industry at the next San Sebastian International Film Festival
The three selected projects will receive financial aid amounting to 6,000 euros and will be presented to the industry at the next San Sebastian International Film Festival
01-28-2021
Esperanza Luffiego joins the San Sebastian Festival selection committee
Deputy Director Maialen Beloki will focus on the “Festival all year round”
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