73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival
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 Official poster featuring Marisa Paredes | |
| Opening film | 27 Nights |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Winter of the Crow |
| Location | San Sebastián, Spain |
| Awards | Golden Shell: Sundays |
| Directors | José Luis Rebordinos |
| Festival date | 19–27 September 2025 |
The 73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival took place from 19 to 27 September 2025 in San Sebastián,[1] Gipuzkoa, Spain.
Alauda Ruiz de Azúa's Sundays went on to win the Golden Shell, while José Luis Guerin's Good Valley Stories landed the Special Jury Prize.
In February 2025, a 4K restoration of Poachers was announced as a double screening at the 28th Málaga Film Festival and the 73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival ('Klasikoak' section).[2] In June 2025, the Basque medium-length films Hamaseigarrenean aidane, Ehun metro, Zergatik panpox, and Oraingoz izen gabe, restored at L'Immagine Ritrovata restoration lab in Bologna, were announced as additional screenings in the 'Klasikoak' programme.[3]
On 11 July 2025, a line-up of 22 Spanish-produced works to be screened at the festival was announced at the Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España.[4][5] Later in the month, producer Esther García was announced as the recipient of a Donostia Award for Career Achievement.[6] In August 2025, the festival announced actress and producer Jennifer Lawrence as an additional Donostia Award recipient as well as a screening of Die, My Love.[7]
Sílvia Abril, Toni Acosta, and Itziar Ituño hosted the opening gala, in which Walter Salles was bestowed the 2025 FIPRESCI Grand Prix for I'm Still Here.[8] Daniel Hendler's 27 Nights screened as the opening film.[9] The closing gala was hosted by Itsaso Arana and Óscar Lasarte while the screening of Kasia Adamik's Winter of the Crow closed the festival.[10][11]
Juries
Official Selection jury
- J. A. Bayona, Spanish filmmaker – Jury president
- Laura Carreira, Portuguese filmmaker based in Edinburgh, Scotland
- Gia Coppola, American film director and screenwriter
- Zhou Dongyu, Chinese actress
- Lali Espósito, Argentine singer, actress, dancer, and model
- Mark Strong, British actor
- Anne-Dominique Toussaint, film producer, founder of Les Films des Tournelles
Kutxabank-New Directors Award jury
- Marco Müller, Italian producer and programmer – Jury president
- Isabella Eklöf, Swedish screenwriter and film director
- Charlène Favier, French filmmaker and screenwriter
- Beatriz Arias, Chilean film director, screenwriter and assistant director
- Elsa Fernández Santos, Spanish film critic
Horizontes Make & Mark Award jury
- Pilar Palomero, Spanish director (president)
- Christoph Friedel, German producer
- Tatiana Leite, Brazilian producer
Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award jury
- Yaël Fogiel, French producer (president)
- Xabier Arakistain, Spanish art curator
- Line Langebek Knudsen, Danish screenwriter
RTVE – Another Look Award jury
- María Solana, journalist and RTVE managing board member (president)[12]
- Gemma Blasco, filmmaker[12]
- Amaia Ereñaga, journalist[12]
Irizar Basque Film Award jury
- Ane Gabarain, actress (president)[13]
- Aia Kruse, actress
- Urtzi Urkizu, journalist