NAZA, the documentary on Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza by Israeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, will complete the Perlak section of the San Sebastian International Film Festival.
San Sebastian International Film Festival
The San Sebastián International Film Festival is one of the most prestigious and important film festivals in the world, held annually in the Spanish city of Donostia-San Sebastián.
San Sebastian’s film program consists of some 200 films selected for six competitive sections (Official Selection, New Directors, Horizontes Latinos, Zabaltegi-Tabakalera, Perlak and Nest) and seven non-competitive sections (Culinary Zinema, Made in Spain, Zinemira, Velodrome, Movies for Kids, Retrospective and Klasikoak).
San Sebastian International Film Festival started in 1953 and takes place in Donostia-San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain
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NAZA, Documentary on Israel’s Mass Killing of Palestinian Civilians, Added to San Sebastian Film Festival
NAZA by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor
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Naomi Watts to Receive Donostia Award and Premiere ‘The Housewife’ at San Sebastian Film Festival
Naomi Watts (SSIFF – Photo: Iñaki Pardo) Naomi Watts is set to attend the San Sebastian International Film Festival, where she will receive the Donostia Award and present her latest film, The Housewife.
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David Ayer’s ‘Heart of the Beast’ Starring Brad Pitt to Premiere at San Sebastián Film Festival
David Ayer’s film, Heart of the Beast, starring Brad Pitt, has been added as an Official Selection, out of competition, of the San Sebastián International Film Festival.
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Michaël R. Roskam’s ‘Le Faux Soir’ Set as Closing Film of San Sebastián Film Festival
Le Faux Soir by Michaël R. Roskam Following its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, Le Faux Soir, directed by Belgian filmmaker Michaël R. Roskam, will make its European premiere as the closing film of the Official Selection of the 74th San Sebastián International Film Festival.
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Fatih Akin’s ‘Ghost Song’ to Open San Sebastián Film Festival’s Official Selection in Competition
Ghost Song (Geister) by Fatih Akin (courtesy SSIFF) The world premiere of the German drama Ghost Song (Geister), directed by Fatih Akin, will open the competitive Official Selection of the 74th edition of San Sebastián International Film Festival.
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Gabriel Martins’ Brazilian Drama ‘On Behalf of My Son’ to Premiere at San Sebastián Film Festival
Rejane Farias as Vicentina in Vicentina Pede Desculpas. (Denize dos Santos/Netflix) The Brazilian drama On Behalf of My Son, by Minas Gerais-born director Gabriel Martins, will premiere at the 74th San Sebastián International Film Festival.
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Werner Herzog to be Honored at San Sebastián Festival and Premiere ‘Bucking Fastard’
Werner Herzog (courtesy of Lena Herzog) Director, writer, producer and actor Werner Herzog will receive a Donostia Award in recognition of his career during the opening gala of the 74th edition of the San Sebastián Festival, which will take place from September 18 to 26, 2026.
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San Sebastián Festival Dedicates Retrospective to José Giovanni
José Giovanni (AGIP / Bridgeman Images) French director, screenwriter and novelist José Giovanni, known for his realistic, gritty crime novels, will be the focus of the retrospective at the 74th San Sebastián Film Festival.
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73rd San Sebastián Festival Winners – Sundays Wins Golden Shell, The Voice of Hind Rajab and Little Amélie Nab Audience Awards
Sundays (Los domingos) by Alauda Ruiz de Azúa (courtesy SSIFF) Sundays (Los domingos) directed by Alauda Ruiz de Azúa has won the Golden Shell at the 73rd San Sebastián Festival, along with the FIPRESCI Prize, Feroz Zinemaldia 2025 Award, SIGNIS Award and the Irizar Basque Film Award.
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27 Nights to Open, Winter of the Crow to Close San Sebastián Film Festival
27 Nights (27 noches) by Daniel Hendler (courtesy SSIFF) The world premiere of Uruguayan filmmaker, Daniel Hendler’s 27 Nights (27 noches) will open the competitive Official Selection of the 73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival. It will close with the out-of-competition screening of Winter of the Crow by Polish director Kasia Adamik.
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Jennifer Lawrence to Receive a Donostia Award at San Sebastián Festival
Jennifer Lawrence in Die, My Love by Lynne Ramsay Jennifer Lawrence, currently seen in Lynne Ramsay latest film, Die My Love, will be honored with a Donostia Award at the upcoming 73rd San Sebastián Festival.
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‘The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo’ wins LGBT Sebastiane Latino Award
The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (La misteriosa mirada del flamenco) by Diego Céspedes The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (La misteriosa mirada del flamenco), the debut feature film from Chilean moviemaker Diego Céspedes, has won the Sebastiane Award given by Gehitu, the Basque Association of Gays, Lesbians, Transsexuals and Bisexuals, and presented at the upcoming San Sebastian Festival.