Overview
- Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s Los domingos took the Concha de Oro at the 73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival.
- José Luis Guerín’s Historias del Buen Valle received the Special Jury Prize.
- Best Leading Performance was shared by José Ramón Soroiz for Maspalomas and Zhao Xiaohong for Her Heart Beats Its Cage, with Camila Plaate winning Best Supporting for Belén.
- Direction and Screenplay prizes went to Joachim Lafosse’s Seis días en primavera, a choice that coverage noted as controversial amid concerns about the competition’s international depth.
- Four Spanish films were in competition and three won major prizes, continuing a recent pattern after Spanish titles also claimed the top award in 2023 and 2024.