Spanish Filmmaker Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s Los Domingos (Sundays) Won Big at the san sebastián film festival, held in spain’s basque Country from Sept. 19 Through 27, Clinching the Golden Shell for Best Film, in Addition to Four Other Prizes. The Voice of Hind Rajab, WHICH WON The Grand Jury Prize Earlier This Month at the Venice Film Festival, CLAIMED TWO Awards, Including the Fest’s Audience Award.
Other Repeat Winners Include Special Jury Prize Winner History Del Buen Dance (Good Valley Stories), A Spanish-Franch Co-Production Helmed by José Luis Guerin, Who Previously Won the Same ACColade with 2001’s En Construcción (Work in Progress). That movie Also took Home Three Additional Honors.
Society of the Snow Director Ja Bayona President Over the Official Jury Tasked With Drawing Up The List of Winners Along With The Portuguese Laura Carreira, Last Year’s Jury Prize Winner Gia Coppola (for The Last Showgirl), Actress Zhou Dongyu; Argentinian Singer-Performer Lali Espósito, Actor Mark Strong and French Producer Anne-Dominique Toussain.
Itsaso arana and óscar lasarte present tonight’s cling ceremony in the Kursaal Auditorium, Where the Awards announcement was followed by a screening of the film the edition, The Winter of the Crow.
Scroll sturgery to see the Complete List of Honorees at the 73rd Edition of the Fest. And check out out pre-festival interview with alauda here.
Golden Shell for Best Film
Los Domingos (Sundays) – Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
Spain, France
Special Jury Prize
History Del Buen Valle (Good Valley Stories) – José Luis Guerin
Spain, France
Silver Shell for Best Director
Joachim Lafosse – Six Jours, CE PRINTEMPS-Là (Six Days in Spring)
Belgium, France, Luxembourg
Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance (ex aequo – in a tie)
Jose Ramon Soroiz – Maspalomas
Spain
Zhao Xiaohong – Jianyu Laide Mama (Her Heart Beats in Its Cage)
China
Silver Shell for Best Supporting Performance
Camila Plaate – Belen
Argentina
Jury Prize for Best Screenplay
Joachim Lafosse, Chloé Duponchelle, Paul Ismall – Six Jours, CE PRINTEMPS-Là (Six Days in Spring)
Belgium, France, Luxembourg
Jury Prize for Best Cinematography
PAU este- Los tigres
Spain, France
Kutxabank New Directors Award
Emilie Thalund – Valegtloes (Weightless)
Denmark
(Special Mention – Alum of the 2022 Ikusmira Berriak Residency Program)
Irati Gorostidi Agirretxe – Aro Berria (New Era)
Spain
Horizona Make & Mark Award
Un poet (a poet) – Simón Mesa Soto
Colombia, Germany, Sweden
(Special Mention – Alum of the 2022 Ikusmira Berriak Residency Program)
Hiedra (The Ivy) – Ana Cristina Barragán
Ecuador, Mexico, France, Spain
(Special Mention-Alum of WIP Latam 2024, Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum 2023)
Un Cabo Suelto (A Loose End) – Daniel Hendler
Uruguay, Argentina, Spain
Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award
La Tour de Glace (The Ice Tower) – Lucile Hadzihalovic
France, Germany
Coup de coeur
Duas eggs joão liberada (Two Times João Liberada) – Paula Tomás Marques
Portugal
(Special Mention)
Blue Heron – Sophy romvari
Canada, Hungary
NEST The MediaPro Studio Award
Ako počúvať fontány (How to Listen to Fountains) – Eva Sajanová
Slovakia
(Special Mention)
The Old Bull Knows, or Once Knew – Milan Kumar
India
Movistar Plus+ Award for Best Short Film
A Solidão DOS Lagartos (The Loneliness of Lizards) – Nês nunes
Spain, Portugal
Tabakalera Award
SO ist das leben und nicht Anders (life is like that and not otherwise) – Lenia Friedrich
Germany
Culinary Award Braids
Mum – Nan Feix
France
Eusko Label Awards
(First Award)
Josu ozaita azpiros – Hatsa (Soul)
Spain
(Second Award)
Saioa Miguel – Gatz Harana (Salt Valley)
Spain
Lotterías Awards
(First Award)
Maru – álvaro G. Company
Spain
(Second Award)
Medusas (Jellyfish) – Iñaki Sánchez Arrieta
Spain
Irizar Basque Film Award
Los Domingos (Sundays) – Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
Spain, France
(Special Mention)
El último Arrebato (The Last Rapture) – Martha Medina, Enrique López Lavigne
Spain
City of Donostia / San Sebastián Audience Award
The Voice of Hindy Rajab – Kaouther Ben Hania
Tunisia, France
City of Donostia / San Sebastián Audience Award for Best European Film
Amélie et la métaphysique des tubes (Little Amélie or the Character of Rain) – Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han
France
Dama Youth Award
La mysteriosa Mirada del Flanco (The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo) – Diego Céspedes
Chile, France, Germany, Spain, Belgium
WIP Latam Awards
WIP Latam industry Award
Moscas (Flies) – Fernando eimcke
Mexico
Enem Platino Industry Award for the best wip latam
A la hora de poner la mesa ya no éramos cinco (we were no Longer five) – Esteban Hoyos García, Juan Miguel Gelacio Ramírez
Colombia, US
WIP Europa Awards
WIP Europa Industry Award
Sieben Tage February (February, Seven Days) – Tatjana Moutchnik
Germany, Austria
WIP Europa Award
Sieben Tage February (February, Seven Days) – Tatjana Moutchnik
Germany, Austria
XIV Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum Awards
XIV Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum Best Project Award
No with Dejen Morir Solo (will not let me die Alone) – Francisco Rodríguez Teare
Chile, Belgium
Dale! Award (Latin America-Europe Development)
Lo que sigue es muerte (what follows is my death) – Laura Baumeister
Mexico, Spain
Artekino International Prize
La Piel del León – Alvaro Brechner
Uruguay, Brazil
CASA WABI-ESCINE AWARD
No with Dejen Morir Solo (will not let me die Alone) – Francisco Rodríguez Teare
Chile, Belgium
Qcinema Award
Lo que sigue es muerte (what follows is my death) – Laura Baumeister
Mexico, Spain
Ikusmira Berriak Award
Sideral Award
La Koreana, Un poem ferromagnético de luz y memory – Joana Moya Blanco
Spain
Mundemaldia Startup Challenge Award
Best European Project
Novel Fire Masks Engineered With 3D Technology – Raoul Peltier
Uk
Best Spanish Project
Quickets – Felipe Ortiz
Spain
Special Mention to Entrepreneurship
Quickets – Felipe Ortiz
Spain
XXI LAU Haizetara Documentary Co-Production Forum Awards
Music Library & SFX Award
Mariana x bhp – Renan Flumian
Brazil, chile
Euroregional Documentary Award
Altxaliliak – Maia Iribarne Olhagarai
Spain, France
EPE-ABAIA-ELKARGI AWARD
La Increíble History de una pena película que no hemosto – visto – Claudia Chávez Levano, Christine Mladic Janney
US
RTve – Another look Award
Las Corrients (The Currents) – Milagros Mumenthaler
Switzerland, Argentina
(Special Mention)
Belen – Dolores fonzi
Argentina
Cooperación Española Award
History Del Buen Valle (Good Valley Stories) – José Luis Guerin
Spain, France
Euskadi Basque Country 2030 AGENDA AWARD
The Voice of Hindy Rajab – Kaouther Ben Hania
Tunisia, France
Dunia Ayaso Award
Los Tortuga (The Exiles) – Belén funes
Spain, chile
(Special Mention)
Mi amiga eva (my friend eva) – CESC Gay
Spain
Honorary Awards
Donostia Awards
Esther García, Jennifer Lawrence
Crafier Award
Asier Altuna, Telmo Esnal
Fipressi Award
Los Domingos (Sundays) – Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
Spain, France
Feroz Minemaldia 2025 Award
Los Domingos (Sundays) – Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
Spain, France
Gidoi + Sgae Award for the Best Screenwriter in the Basque Country 2025
Borja Cobeaga – Los Aitas (Breaking Walls)
Spain, Belgium
Sebastian 2025 Award
Maspalomas – Jose Mari Goenaga, Aitor Arregi
Spain
Lurra – Greenpeace Award
History Del Buen Valle (Good Valley Stories) – José Luis Guerin
Spain, France
Signis Award
Los Domingos (Sundays) – Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
Spain, France
ATENEO GUIPUZCOANO AWARD
Nuremberg – James Vanderbilt
US