An exhibition recalls the withdrawal of ‘El desencanto’ (1976), a decisive episode in the San Sebastian Festival’s process of democratisation

The film team withdrew the film in protest over the death of the demonstrator Josu Zabala, while numerous journalists decided not to cover the event

Half a century later, the Klasikoak section will screen a restored copy of the film by way of reparation

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Gaztelagun brings the discussion on housing and the independence of young people to the San Sebastián Festival

The Department of Housing and Urban Agenda joins the Festival to promote ‘Cinema and Housing’, a 4-film season on housing, inequality and life projects

The Gaztelagun desk in the Plaza Okendo will enable people aged 18 to 35 to obtain information, solve their doubts and directly apply for a housing grant

Denis Itxaso: "We want to bring Gaztelagun to the spaces where young people are to be found, and to those inviting conversation, culture, discussion and critical thought "

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Ricardo Darín, protagonist of the poster for the edition, will attend the San Sebastián Festival to introduce Hernán Goldfrid’s film ‘Lo dejamos acá’

The Argentinian film, starring Darín himself alongside Diego Peretti, will have its world premiere at the Festival ahead of its October release on Netflix and feature in the Other Activities programme

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The productions ‘Gènesi’, ‘The Mission, ‘El coraje del matiz’, ‘Cyrano en mi cabeza’ and ‘La verdadera historia de Ricardo III. La película’ to screen in the Other Activities section

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Oliver Laxe showcases his creative and sensory universe at Tabakalera with ‘HU/هُوَ. Bailad como si nadie os viera’

Originally conceived for the Reina Sofía Museum, the installation draws on footage the artist has filmed over the past ten years, closely connected to the visual universe of his award-winning film ‘Sirāt’

The exhibition will be open to the public from 17 July to 12 October 2026, in Exhibition Hall 2 at Tabakalera, in San Sebastian

The feature films ‘Verano Trippin’, ‘As the Water Flows’ and ‘Ashima’ to screen in the Other Activities section

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

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 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’

The San Sebastian Festival will once again provide the Puxika Gorria playroom with a view to fostering work-life balance

Set up in San Telmo, the service is for boys and girls from the age of six months to twelve years