Overview

• Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s Spanish drama secured the festival’s top honor, extending a three-year streak of Spanish winners.
• Belgian director Joachim Lafosse won the Silver Shell for best director for Six jours ce printemps-là.
• Best lead actor was awarded jointly to José Ramón Soroiz for Maspalomas and Zhao Xiaohong for Jianyu Laide Mama.
• Palestinian flags appeared in the closing gala, and many participants wore “Genozidioa Stop” buttons.
• Thousands demonstrated after the screening of The Voice of Hind Rajab, with coverage noting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s genocide accusation and polling that shows broad public support for that view.