Overview
- Festival organizers used a press conference to confirm attendees including Colin Farrell, Matt Dillon, Juliette Binoche, Paul Dano, Harris Dickinson, Ron Perlman, Renate Reinsve and Stellan Skarsgard.
- Bayona will preside over the Official Section jury, joined by Laura Carreira, Gia Coppola, Zhou Dongyu, Lali Espósito, Anne-Dominique Toussaint and Mark Strong.
- The 73rd edition will screen 254 titles from 56 countries in San Sebastián between September 19 and 27.
- Honorees Jennifer Lawrence and Esther García are slated to receive Donostia Awards, with high-profile filmmakers such as Olivier Assayas, Edward Berger, Claire Denis and Richard Linklater also announced to attend.
- Festival leaders read a public statement condemning the genocide in Gaza and calling for a ceasefire, the release of hostages and a future of peaceful coexistence.