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 Historias del buen valle (Good Valley Stories), a Spanish-French co-production helmed by José Luis Guerin, who previously won the same accolade with 2001’s En construcción (Work in Progress). That film also took home three additional honors.
Society of the Snow director J.A. Bayona presided over the Official Jury tasked with drawing up the list of winners along with the Portuguese filmmaker Laura Carreira, last year’s Special 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 Toussaint.
Itsaso Arana and Óscar Lasarte presented tonight’s closing ceremony in the Kursaal auditorium, where the awards announcement was followed by a screening of the film closing the edition, The Winter of the Crow.
Scroll further to see the complete list of honorees at the 73rd edition of the fest:
Golden Shell for Best FilmLos Domingos (Sundays) — Alauda Ruiz de AzúaSpain, France
Special Jury PrizeHistorias del buen valle (Good Valley Stories) — José Luis GuerinSpain, France
Silver Shell for Best DirectorJoachim 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 — MaspalomasSpain
Zhao Xiaohong — Jianyu Laide Mama (Her Heart Beats in its Cage)China
Silver Shell for Best Supporting PerformanceCamila Plaate — BelénArgentina
Jury Prize for Best ScreenplayJoachim Lafosse, Chloé Duponchelle, Paul Ismaël — Six jours, ce printemps-là (Six Days in Spring)Belgium, France, Luxembourg
Jury Prize for Best CinematographyPau Esteve — Los Tigres Spain, France
Kutxabank New Directors AwardEmilie Thalund — Vaegtloes (Weightless)Denmark
(Special mention — Alum of the 2022 Ikusmira Berriak residency program)Irati Gorostidi Agirretxe — Aro Berria (New era)Spain
Horizontes Make & Mark AwardUn poeta (A Poet) — Simón Mesa SotoColombia, Germany, Sweden
(Special mention — Alum of the 2022 Ikusmira Berriak residency program)Hiedra (The Ivy) — Ana Cristina BarragánEcuador, Mexico, France, Spain
(Special mention — Alum of WIP Latam 2024, Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum 2023)Un cabo suelto (A Loose End) — Daniel HendlerUruguay, Argentina, Spain
Zabaltegi-Tabakalera AwardLa Tour de Glace (The Ice Tower) — Lucile HadzihalilovicFrance, Germany
Coup de CoeurDuas Vezes João Liberada (Two Times João Liberada) — Paula Tomás MarquesPortugal
(Special mention)Blue Heron — Sophy RomvariCanada, Hungary
Nest the Mediapro Studio AwardAko Počúvať Fontány (How to Listen to Fountains) — Eva SajanováSlovakia
(Special mention)The Old Bull Knows, Or Once Knew — Milan KumarIndia
Movistar Plus+ Award for Best Short FilmA solidão dos lagartos (The Loneliness of Lizards) — Nês NunesSpain, Portugal
Tabakalera AwardSo ist das Leben und nicht anders (Life is Like That and Not Otherwise) — Lenia FriedrichGermany
Culinary Zinema AwardMam — Nan FeixFrance
Eusko Label Awards(First Award)Josu Ozaita Azpiroz — Hatsa (Soul)Spain
(Second Award)Saioa Miguel — Gatz Harana (Salt Valley)Spain
Loterías Awards(First Award)Maruja — Álvaro G. CompanySpain
(Second Award)Medusas (Jellyfish) — Iñaki Sánchez ArrietaSpain
Irizar Basque Film AwardLos Domingos (Sundays) — Alauda Ruiz de AzúaSpain, France
(Special mention)El último arrebato (The Last Rapture) — Marta Medina, Enrique López LavigneSpain
City of Donostia / San Sebastián Audience AwardThe Voice of Hind Rajab — Kaouther Ben HaniaTunisia, France
City of Donostia / San Sebastián Audience Award for Best European FilmAmélie et la Métaphysique des tubes (Little Amélie or the Character of Rain) — Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho HanFrance
Dama Youth AwardLa misteriosa mirada del flamenco (The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo) — Diego CéspedesChile, France, Germany, Spain, Belgium
WIP LATAM AWARDSWIP LATAM Industry AwardMoscas (Flies) — Fernando EimbckeMexicoEgeda Platino Industria Award for the Best WIP LATAMA la hora de poner la mesa ya no éramos cinco (We Were No Longer Five) — Esteban Hoyos García, Juan Miguel Gelacio RamírezColombia, U.S.
WIP EUROPA AWARDSWIP Europa Industry AwardSieben Tage Februar (February, Seven Days) — Tatjana MoutchnikGermany, AustriaWIP Europa AwardSieben Tage Februar (February, Seven Days) — Tatjana MoutchnikGermany, Austria
XIV EUROPE-LATIN AMERICA CO-PRODUCTION FORUM AWARDSXIV Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum Best Project AwardNo me dejen morir solo (Do Not Let Me Die Alone) — Francisco Rodríguez TeareChile, BelgiumDALE! Award (Development Latin America-Europe)Lo que sigue es mi muerte (What Follows is My Death) — Laura BaumeisterMexico, SpainArtekino International PrizeLa piel del león — Alvaro BrechnerUruguay, BrazilCasa Wabi-ESCINE AwardNo me dejen morir solo (Do Not Let Me Die Alone) — Francisco Rodríguez TeareChile, BelgiumQCinema AwardLo que sigue es mi muerte (What Follows is My Death) — Laura BaumeisterMexico, Spain
IKUSMIRA BERRIAK AWARDSideral AwardLa koreana, un poema ferromagnético de luz y memoria — Joana Moya BlancoSpain
ZINEMALDIA STARTUP CHALLENGE AWARDBest European ProjectNovel Fire Masks Engineered with 3D Technology — Raoul PeltierU.K.Best Spanish ProjectQuickets — Felipe OrtizSpainSpecial Mention to EntrepreneurshipQuickets — Felipe OrtizSpain
XXI LAU HAIZETARA DOCUMENTARY CO-PRODUCTION FORUM AWARDSMusic Library & SFX AwardMariana X BHP — Renan FlumianBrazil, ChileEuroregional Documentary AwardAltxaliliak — Maia Iribarne OlhagaraiSpain, FranceEPE-IBAIA-ELKARGI AwardLa increíble historia de una película que no hemos visto — Claudia Chávez Levano, Christine Mladic JanneyU.S.
RTVE — Another Look AwardLas Corrientes (The Currents) — Milagros MumenthalerSwitzerland, Argentina
(Special mention)Belén — Dolores FonziArgentina
Cooperación Española AwardHistorias del buen valle (Good Valley Stories) — José Luis GuerinSpain, France
Euskadi Basque Country 2030 Agenda AwardThe Voice of Hind Rajab — Kaouther Ben HaniaTunisia, France
Dunia Ayaso AwardLos Tortuga (The Exiles) — Belén FunesSpain, Chile
(Special mention)Mi amiga Eva (My Friend Eva) — Cesc GaySpain
HONORARY AWARDSDonostia AwardsEsther García, Jennifer LawrenceZinemira AwardAsier Altuna, Telmo Esnal
Fipresci AwardLos Domingos (Sundays) — Alauda Ruiz de AzúaSpain, France
Feroz Zinemaldia 2025 AwardLos Domingos (Sundays) — Alauda Ruiz de AzúaSpain, France
GIDOI + SGAE Award for the Best Screenwriter in the Basque Country 2025Borja Cobeaga — Los aitas (Breaking Walls)Spain, Belgium
Sebastiane 2025 AwardMaspalomas — Jose Mari Goenaga, Aitor ArregiSpain
Lurra — Greenpeace AwardHistorias del buen valle (Good Valley Stories) — José Luis GuerinSpain, France
Signis AwardLos Domingos (Sundays) — Alauda Ruiz de AzúaSpain, France
ATENEO GUIPUZCOANO AWARDNuremberg — James VanderbiltU.S.
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