The entire national and international film panoply flocks to San Sebastián every September to attend the most cosmopolitan event of the year: Zinemaldia, or the International Film Festival, one of the biggest of its kind in Europe alongside the Festival de Cannes and the Venice Mostra… Here are a few ideas to make your visit a perfect one!

The undisputed stars of this year’s Festival will be the late actress Marisa Paredes. The Festival will also pay tribute to Esther García with the presentation of a Donostia Award. The 73rd edition is expected to be full of surprises and excitement.

The 73rd edition is expected to be full of surprises and excitement. As every September, Donostia / San Sebastián will welcome with open arms a multitude of varied guests from the international film scene: actors and actresses, directors, scriptwriters, journalists… who will enjoy our city mingling with locals and film lovers from all over the world.

Beyond the glamour of the stars, Zinemaldi will always stand out for its cinematographic quality and varied programme. This year around 200 films have been selected in six competitive sections (Official Selection, New Directors, Horizontes Latinos, Zabaltegi-Tabakalera, Perlak and Nest) and seven non-competitive sections (Culinary Zinema, Made in Spain, Zinemira, Velodrome, Children’s Cinema, Retrospective and Klasikoak).

Among those competing for the Golden Shell at the 73rd San Sebastian Festival are films by Claire Denis, Dolores Fonzi, Edward Berger, Aitor Arregi y Jose Mari Goenaga, Alauda Ruiz de Azua or Alberto Rodríguez.

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