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REPORT: San Sebastián 2026

Cineuropa is covering the 74th San Sebastián Film Festival live with reviews, interviews and market reports...

REPORT: San Sebastián 2026
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48 articles available in total starting from 17/07/2026. Last article published on 24/09/2026.

Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi • Directors of La bola negra

Interview: Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi • Directors of La bola negra

“Queer stories aren’t niche; they’re much bigger than that”

The Spanish directorial duo talk about their film’s major international success, their connection with young audiences, and the value of telling a story about love and memory  

24/09 | San Sebastián 2026

Review: Lovers Sleep Alone

Review: Lovers Sleep Alone

The first feature by Iranian-born, German-based filmmaker Massih Parsaei is an austere yet delicately crafted portrait of an immigrant’s solitary life in Berlin  

24/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Review: Milo

Review: Milo

Nicole Garcia hits the mark with a film carried by a dazzlingly sombre Marion Cotillard who plays a mother trying to reconnect with a son she barely knows  

24/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | Competition

Hristo Simeonov • Director of My Father’s Shoes

Interview: Hristo Simeonov • Director of My Father’s Shoes

“There is something about forgiving a person in death, and accepting them”

The Bulgarian first-time director reveals the real absurdist story behind his tender feature, and elaborates on the creative process of transferring life on screen  

24/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Review: This Solitude

Review: This Solitude

Javier Giner’s debut feature is a portrait of two damaged souls whose break-up acts as the catalyst that causes all their wounds to bleed  

24/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Review: Pray for Us

Review: Pray for Us

Daniel Monzón returns to depict a life devoid of freedom, but now from the perspective of a female teenager brutalised by the Catholic-Francoist regime  

24/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | Special Screenings

San Sebastián’s industry programme doles out its prizes

San Sebastián’s industry programme doles out its prizes

Projects by Val Jashari, Ekain Albite, Juan Sebastián Mesa and Alfonso García are among the winners of this year’s Co-Production and WIP strands  

24/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | San Sebastián Industry/Awards

Review: Tender Loving Care

Review: Tender Loving Care

What is potentially Mike Leigh’s last film is a spirited ode to both the good and the bad in life, told through the eyes of two sanguine social workers  

24/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | Competition

Review: Erratics

Review: Erratics

In his feature debut, Chile's Thomas Woodroffe offers an evocative revisiting of the footage filmed by Paul Castelnau in Tierra del Fuego in the early 20th century  

23/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Marlene Emilie Lyngstad • Director of Cute

Interview: Marlene Emilie Lyngstad • Director of Cute

“This character did not choose what he is attracted to, but he has to learn how to live with it"

The Norwegian director discusses her first feature and how to create empathy without neglecting a sense of responsibility  

23/09 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

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