San Sebastián 2025 / New Directors 6 articles available in total starting from 23/07/2025. Last article published on 22/09/2025. Review: RedoubtA bull-headed Denis Lavant triumphs as a Swedish Cold War stronghold preparer in John Skoog’s first feature since Ridge 22/09 | San Sebastián 2025 | New DirectorsReview: Bad ApplesSaoirse Ronan is a teacher in crisis in Jonatan Etzler’s sophomore feature, a primary school-set satire in which perhaps there’s no such thing as a good person 22/09 | San Sebastián 2025 | New DirectorsInterview: Şeyhmus Altun • Director of As We Breathe“I believe that what remains unsaid can be more powerful than what is spoken”The Turkish filmmaker reveals the personal memories that inspired his hypnotic debut feature, and tells us more about its mysticism and subtlety 22/09 | San Sebastián 2025 | New DirectorsReview: As We BreatheTurkish filmmaker Seyhmus Altun’s debut feature chronicles a smouldering fire within a family, and the subconscious attempts of a father and daughter to prevent it from blazing 10/09 | Toronto 2025 | DiscoverySan Sebastián announces the films for New DirectorsThe section dedicated to emerging talent at the Basque film festival features nine debut films and four second features 05/08 | San Sebastian 2025 | New DirectorsSan Sebastián's competition welcomes four Spanish filmsThe new works by Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, José Luis Guerín, Alberto Rodríguez and Aitor Arregi and José Mari Goenaga are set to vie for the Golden Shell 23/07 | San Sebastián 2025