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NewsMike Leigh’s ‘Tender Loving Care’ wins Golden Shell at San Sebastian
Veteran UK director’s film wins trio of prizes at Spanish festival: best film, screenplay and best leading performance for Kate O’Flynn
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News10 talking points from the 2026 San Sebastian film festival
From Brad Pitt’s marathon red carpet session to growing awards hype for ‘La Bola Negra’.
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NewsSan Sebastian unveils industry winners
Directors’ projects triumph at WIP Latam, WIP Europa and the Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum.
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NewsThe buzzy Spanish films at San Sebastian - The Screen Podcast bonus episode
Screen’s Europe editor Tim Dams also speaks to Spain Film Commission president Juan Manuel Guimeráns Rubio.
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NewsSpain’s Movistar Plus vows to continue funding films after key management changes
Spanish pay-TV and streaming giant backed three Cannes competition titles this year.
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NewsSpanish film and TV production spend hits record €5.68bn in 2025
Spending is up 45% compared to 2022 amid a boom in productions shooting in Spain
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NewsSpanish government commits to extend Audiovisual Hub investment through sovereign fund
The move puts government investment in the sector into a long-term strategy.
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NewsFatih Akin to shoot Louis de Bernieres’ adaptation ‘Birds Without Wings’ in Greece in 2027
Akin’s Hamburg-based Bombero International is producing the project.
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FeaturesSix standout projects in San Sebastian’s Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum 2026
The industry strand includes titles by Mexican director Ernesto Martínez Bucio and Argentinian filmmaker Celina Murga.
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NewsSan Sebastian opens with plea to end genocide, Donostia Award for Werner Herzog
Fatih Akin’s competition selection Ghost Song was opening night screening.
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FeaturesJose Luis Rebordinos talks Spanish boom, lack of women directors and the festival’s role as curator
”This year we have seen fewer titles directed by women that we liked.”
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FeaturesThe Spanish highlights at the 2026 San Sebastian Film Festival
San Sebastian International Film Festival showcases an impressive array of Spanish productions in an exceptional year for the country’s industry.
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News‘Paper Tiger’, ‘Furies’ producer Rodrigo Teixeira of RT Features talks new Brazilian, James Gray projects
EXCLUSIVE: Slate includes previously-announced TIFF selections Glaxo, Furies
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NewsSpanish government grants €500,000 to San Sebastian festival industry programme
The funding is part of a new package of financial support announced for Spain’s film sector.
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NewsIra Sachs to head San Sebastian competition jury
The festival has also unveiled the jury for the €50,000 Kutxabank-New Directors prize.
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NewsStudiocanal, Black Bear, Neon executives among San Sebastian conference attendees
Festival partners with Marche du Film for first time to bring private investors to San Sebastian.
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NewsPaul Thomas Anderson’s ‘One Battle After Another’ wins Fipresci Grand Prix
Source: Warner Bros Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio on the set of ‘One Battle After Another’ Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another has won the 2025 Grand Prix voted by the members of Fipresci, the international federation of film critics The award will be presented ...
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NewsSan Sebastian film festival to honour Naomi Watts
Actress will receive festival’s Donostia Award ahead of a screening of Ben Shirinian’s ’The Housewife’
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NewsIsaki Lacuesta, Lee Chang-dong, Jane Schoenbrun films among San Sebastian Zabaltegi-Tabakalera lineup
The competitive section comprises 13 features, seven shorts, one medium-length film, and, for the first time, an audiovisual performance.
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NewsMichaël R. Roskam’s ‘Le Faux Soir’ to close San Sebastian film festival
WWII drama about resistance fighters printing fake edition of Le Soir newspaper will have European premiere at festival.