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.
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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Fatih Akin’s ‘Ghost Song’ to Open San Sebastián Film Festival’s Official Selection in Competition
Ghost Song (Geister) by Fatih Akin (courtesy SSIFF)
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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.
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73rd San Sebastián Festival Unveils Perlak Lineup – Opens with Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague
Nouvelle Vague by Richard Linklater (SSIFF) The latest films from Olivier Assayas, Noah Baumbach, Kaouther Ben Hania, Yorgos Lanthimos, Richard Linklater, Kleber Mendonça Filho, François Ozon, Hlynur Pálmason, Jafar Panahi, Raoul Peck, Paolo Sorrentino, Joachim Trier and Rebecca Zlotowski are amongst the sixteen feature films featured in the Perlak section at the 73rd San Sebastián Festival.
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‘A Scary Movie’ Opens Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Lineup at San Sebastián Festival
A Scary Movie ( Una película de miedo) by Sergio Oksman (courtesy SSIFF) Films directed by Paz Encina, Lucile Hadzihalilovic, Luis Ortega, Hlynur Pálmason and Gabrielle Stemmer are among 23 titles taking part in the competitive Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section at San Sebastián Festival‘s 73rd edition.
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73rd San Sebastian Festival Adds Films by Edward Berger, Claire Denis, Juliette Binoche
The Fence (Le Cri des Gardes) by Claire Denis (courtesy SSIFF) The latest films from Edward Berger, Claire Denis, Dolores Fonzi, Joachim Lafosse, Olmo Omerzu, Xiaoyu Qin and James Vanderbilt will compete for the Golden Shell at the 73rd San Sebastian International Film Festival. The festival will showcase the debut film from actress Juliette Binoche as a director and the latest work from Junji Sakamoto as Special Screenings out of competition.
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Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s ‘Sundays’ to Compete at San Sebastian Film Festival
Sundays (Los domingos) by Alauda Ruiz de Azúa (courtesy SSIFF) Alauda Ruiz de Azúa will compete for the Golden Shell at the 73rd San Sebastian International Film Festival with Sundays (Los domingos), the story of a brilliant and idealistic young woman who feels an unexpected attraction to the contemplative life of the cloistered monastery.