Overview

• The official poster features a posthumous portrait of Marisa Paredes based on Manuel Outumuro’s 2002 Fotogramas photograph, marking the first time a deceased figure leads the festival’s main image in this century.
• Veteran producer Esther García will receive the Donostia Award for her four decades with El Deseo and her key role in bringing Spanish and Latin American films to the global stage.
• Donostia studio Wallijai has unveiled nine section-specific posters that blend photography and illustration to reflect genres from drama and war cinema to anime and culinary film.
• The festival has acquired and digitally restored its 1959 and 1971 posters from private collections to expand Zinemaldia’s historical archive.
• Running September 19–27, the 73rd edition is finalizing its official selection and sidebars ahead of the gala opening.