The Festival
Recognition of the work of Altuna and Esnal at the grand gala that has honored the entire Basque cinema
Asier Altuna and Telmo Esnal, who directed "Aupa Etxebeste" 20 years ago, have received the 2025 Zinemira Award
The directors who opened the way to the Basque language have received a well-deserved tribute at the Basque Film Gala, within the framework of the San Sebastian Film Festival, where the actors Iban Garate and Ramon Agirre have been awarded the award.
Sara Fantovas, director of "Jone, sometimes" has won the EITB New Authors Award
EiTB rewards authors who have a long way to go at the annual Basque Film Gala, and this year its first work has been for the bilbaine filmmaker who brought it to the cinemas. He has thanked all those who have given him "confidence and support."
Myths also rooted in Basque cinema, in the hands of ZETAK
The beginning of the Great Basque Film Gala has been a surprise. Joaldunak, Pello Reparaz and Yune Nogeiras have brought a small part of the Mitoaroa show to the Victoria Eugenia theatre.
Grand Basque Film Gala
Koldo Almandoz: "I hate nice, moving characters and people."
"The Zinemira Prize will be awarded to a team that was formed 20 years ago."
The directors Telmo Esnal and Asier Altuna will receive the Zinemira Honorary Award at the Basque Film Gala this Tuesday, 20 years ago, and it was precisely at the Festival that their first joint film, "Aupa Etxebeste!", was released. We have remembered the beginnings of their career and their contribution to Basque cinema.
"I'd like to spread the curiosity that those communities outside of society have inspired in me."
The filmmaker Irati Gorostidi talks in his first feature film about the community Arco Iris, based in the Ultzama Valley (Navarre) in the 1980s. The "New Age" will be premiered in the New Directors section of the 2025 San Sebastian Film Festival.
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Eresoinka Abesbatza has set the red carpet of "Karmele"
"Karmele", a member of EITB, has had a unique atmosphere on the red carpet of the Victoria Eugenia theatre. The work has been presented in the Official Section, out of competition, with the presence of Asier Altuna and a large team.
According to Mikel Zumeta, the overall quality of the Official Section has reached a high level
According to the critic of ORAIN, "The Domingos" (Alauda Ruiz de Azua) has a strong chance of winning awards, so it is very gratifying to have the level of Basque cinema competing at the Festival. Agnieszka Holland's film "Franz" has not satisfied him, but Yutaro Seki and Kentaro Hirase's "SAI".
Film professionals join the Donostia demonstration against the genocide in Gaza
more than 350 actors (such as Itziar Atienza), producers and film workers have called on Donostina to attend Wednesday's demonstration against the Israeli genocide in Gaza, which will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Victoria Eugenia theatre with the screening of the film "The Voice of Hind Rajab", which tells the story of the six-year-old girl murdered by Israel in Gaza.
Asier Altuna: "I was going to tell an inner story with 'Karmele'."
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.
"Domingos" speaks of the fragility of tolerance. "
We spoke with Alauda Ruiz de Azua and Patricia López Arnaiz, director and actress of the film "The Domingos", which will be presented today in the Official Section of the Festival.
The film is about the 17-year-old Ainara's doubts about getting into an order of closing nuns.
Basque cinema celebrates its grand gala at a Festival that has received more Basque productions than ever before
The actors Sara Cozar and Joseba Apaolaza will present the gala at the Victoria Eugenia theatre, Asier Altuna and Telmo Esnal will receive the Zinemira Prize and Sara Fantova the EITB New Authors Award.
EITB has presented the documentary programme 'Euskal Herria Hegan' at the Zinemaldia
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.
“Los domingos”: jainkoaz, baina, batez ere, gizakiaz
Alauda Ruiz de Azuak idatzi eta zuzendu duen bigarren film luzea aurkeztu du Zinemaldiko Sail Ofizialean. “Los domingos” gure garaien erradiografia oso askoa da, 17 urteko neskato batek moja bizitzarekin duen liluraren gainean eraikia.
"I love my country, but I don't know it."
Actress Angelina Jolie has participated in the 73rd edition of the San Sebastian Film Festival, where she has presented the film "Couture".
"Karmele": Creating worlds on screen
The artistic director Zaloa Ziluaga and the head of the set Imanol Etxeberria have been responsible for representing the war and post-war of 1936 in the film Karmele (Asier Altuna, 2025). Filmean home of the Urresti, we have spoken with them about the challenge of representing a coastal town in Euskal Herria, the streets of Paris and their work.
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