San Sebastian

With the participation of EITB, director Asier Altuna has brought to the Official Section of the Festival the life of Karmele Urresti, based on the novel by Kirmen Uribe. Jone Laspiur and Eneko Sagardoy, with whom we have spoken.

The EITB Gala has been held for the first time at the Velodromo de San Sebastián and the documentary programme "Euskal Herrian Hegan" has been pre-released. In this first chapter, "Gipuzkoa Hegan" has been able to tour the most spectacular landscapes of the Guipuzcoana coast on a giant screen, accompanied by melodies composed by Fernando Velázquez.

In addition to the three films that have entered the Official Section on the third day of the Festival, the ORAIN critic has also mentioned "Karmele" (Asier Altuna).

The American actress and producer, who has traveled in the rain from the Hotel Maria Cristina to the Kursaal, but has reserved a little space to greet her fans, has come to the Festival to present Alice Winocour's film "Couture" in the Official Section.

The American actress is one of the stars of the 2025 Film Festival and has come to San Sebastian to present the film "Couture" by director Alice Winocour in the Official Section.

The latest film of the Moriarti productions, "Maspalomas", competes in the Official Section of the Festival, starring Vicente (José Ramón Soroiz), a 76-year-old homosexual man who must be put back in the closet.

Positive views have been heard among those who have emerged from the screening of the Official Section film "Maspalomas", which some have described as "necessary" the film by Jose Mari Goenaga and Aitor Arregi.

The Basque film directed by Jose Mari Goenaga and Aitor Arregi is starring the homosexual Vicente, who has to return to the closet of San Sebastian and has done all the credit to be among the winners of the Official Section.

The two demonstrators have cut off traffic on the bridge for more than an hour, both for vehicles and for pedestrians. The two activists have already been brought down from the bridge and normalcy has been restored on the bridge near the Kursaal.

The ORAIN film critic has analyzed three other films from the Official Section: "Los Tigres" (Alberto Rodriguez), "Deux pianos" (Arnaud Desplechin) and "Le Cri des Gardes" (Claire Denis).

The Donostiarra company specializing in quantum software and artificial intelligence plans to hire 60 people next year. The company started in 2019 with four employees and will soon reach 260.

The film, directed by Alberto Rodriguez and starring Antonio de la Torre and Barbara Lennie, has been shot at sea, bringing the work of divers to the big screen.

The Catalan actor has received recognition from the Spanish Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasun, who has highlighted the value of the performance and taken advantage of his speech to condemn the genocide in Gaza.

Hundreds of people in Vitoria-Gasteiz and Donostia-San Sebastián have joined the demonstrations called by the Euskal Herria Pensioners' Movement to press for Thursday's parliamentary vote to demand that minimum pensions be equalised with the Minimum Wage (SMI).

From 6 p.m. onwards, a yellow warning has been issued for heavy rainfall, which could be accompanied by storm and hail, as well as strong wind waves in some areas of the Basque Country and Navarre.

The jury will have to choose from the 17 films that will compete in the Official Section of the Festival. "In these uncertain times of noise and rupture," Bayona has argued at the opening ceremony that cinema is "more necessary than ever."

The producer, born in Segovia, has received the award from the brothers Agustin and Pedro Almodóvar, with whom he has worked for much of his professional career. During his speech, he condemned the violence in Ukraine and Gaza and made a passionate defence of rights, especially women's rights.

Esther Garcia has received in the Kursaal the first Donostia Prize awarded to a producer at the inaugural gala presented by actresses Silvia Abril, Toni Acosta and Itziar Ituño.