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The 73rd San Sebastian International Film Festivalconcluded in Spain with Sundays by Alauda Ruiz de Azúa (Spain/France) winningthe Golden Shell, the festival’s highest honor.
The closing ceremony, held on September 27 at theKursaal Hall and hosted by José Luis Rebordinos and Itsaso Arana, featuredawards across the Main Competition, New Directors, Horizontes,Zabaltegi-Tabakalera, Critics’ Prizes, and Audience selections.
Main Competition
The international jury, chaired by J.A. Bayona (Spain)with Laura Carreira (Portugal), Gia Coppola (USA), Zhou Dongyu (China), LaliEspósito (Argentina), Mark Strong (UK), and Anne-Dominique Toussaint (France),awarded:
- GoldenShell Award: Sundays by Alauda Ruiz de Azúa (Spain/France).
- SpecialJury Prize: Good Valley Stories by José Luis Guerin (Spain/France).
- SilverShell for Best Director: Joachim Lafosse for Six Days in Spring(Belgium/France/Luxembourg).
- SilverShell for Best Leading Performance: Jose Ramon Soroiz for Maspalomas (Spain);Zhao Xiaohong for Her Heart Beats in Its Cage (China).
- SilverShell for Best Supporting Performance: Camila Plaate for Belén (Argentina).
- BestScreenplay: Joachim Lafosse, Chloé Duponchelle, and Paul Ismaël for Six Days inSpring.
- BestCinematography: Pau Esteve for Los Tigres (Spain/France).
New Directors Award
The jury of Marco Müller (Italy), Beatriz Arias(Chile), Isabella Eklöf (Sweden), Charlène Favier (France), and Elsa FernándezSantos (Spain) honored:
- BestDirector: Emilie Thalund for Weightless (Denmark).
- SpecialMention: Irati Gorostidi Agirretxe for Aro berria (Spain).
Horizontes Make & Mark
The jury of Pilar Palomero (Spain), Christoph Friedel(Germany), and Tatiana Leite (Brazil) awarded:
- HorizontesAward: A Poet by Simón Mesa Soto (Colombia/Germany/Sweden).
- SpecialMentions: The Ivy by Ana Cristina Barragán (Ecuador/Mexico/France/Spain); ALoose End by Daniel Hendler (Uruguay/Argentina/Spain).
Zabaltegi-Tabakalera
The jury of Yaël Fogiel (France), Xabier Arakistain(Spain), and Line Langebek Knudsen (Denmark) awarded:
- Zabaltegi-TabakaleraAward: The Ice Tower by Lucile Hadzihalilovic (France/Germany).
-Coup de Coeur: Two Times João Liberada by Paula TomásMarques (Portugal).
- SpecialMention: Blue Heron by Sophy Romvari (Canada/Hungary).
Critics, Audience, and Youth Prizes
- FIPRESCIAward: Sundays by Alauda Ruiz de Azúa (Spain/France).
- SanSebastian Audience Award: The Voice of Hind Rajab by Kaouther Ben Hania(Tunisia/France).
- AudienceAward for Best European Film: Little Amélie or the Character of Rain by MailysVallade and Liane-Cho Han (France).
- DAMAYouth Award: The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo by Diego Céspedes(Chile/France/Germany/Spain/Belgium).
Donostia Lifetime Achievement Awards
- EstherGarcía (Spain), honored for her work as a producer, received the award fromPedro and Agustín Almodóvar.
- JenniferLawrence (USA), recognized for her acting career, joined past recipients suchas Meryl Streep, Pedro Almodóvar, and Lauren Bacall.
Festival Overview
The San Sebastian Film Festival ran from September 19to 27, 2025, screening 254 films from 56 countries across sections includingthe Main Competition, New Directors, Horizontes, Zabaltegi-Tabakalera, Perlak,Culinary Zinema, Nest, Zinemira, and others. It welcomed leading filmmakers,actors, and critics.
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