{"id":89609,"date":"2025-09-27T21:33:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T21:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/89609\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T21:33:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T21:33:08","slug":"spanish-drama-sundays-takes-top-prize-at-san-sebastian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/89609\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Drama ‘Sundays’ Takes Top Prize at San Sebastian"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\u201cSundays,\u201d a teen-centered drama by Spanish director Alauda Ruiz de Az\u00faa, has taken the coveted Golden Shell at the closing night of the San Sebasti\u00e1n Film Festival. Belgian auteur Joachim Lafosse was a multiple prizewinner, taking Best Director and Best Screenplay for his family portrait \u201cSix Days in Spring,\u201d while recent Venice sensation \u201cThe Voice of Hind Rajab\u201d won the festival\u2019s Audience Award.<\/p>\n

\n\tFull report to follow. Full list of award winners below:<\/p>\n

\n\tOFFICIAL SELECTION AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tGolden Shell for Best Film: <\/strong>\u201cSundays,\u201d Alauda Ruiz de Az\u00faa<\/p>\n

\n\tSpecial Jury Prize: <\/strong>\u201cGood Valley Stories,\u201d Jos\u00e9 Luis Guerin<\/p>\n

\n\tSilver Shell for Best Director: <\/strong>\u201cSix Days in Spring,\u201d Joachim Lafosse<\/p>\n

\n\tSilver Shell for Best Leading Performance: <\/strong>(ex aequo) \u201cHer Hearts Beats in Its Cage,\u201d Zhao Xiaohong; \u201cMaspalomas,\u201d Jose Ramon Soroiz<\/p>\n

\n\tSilver Shell for Best Supporting Performance: <\/strong>\u201cBel\u00e9n,\u201d Camila Plaate<\/p>\n

\n\tJury Prize for Best Cinematography: <\/strong>\u201cLos Tigres,\u201d Pau Esteve<\/p>\n

\n\tJury Prize for Best Screenplay: <\/strong>\u201cSix Days in Spring,\u201d Joachim Lafosse, Chlo\u00e9 Duponchelle, Paul Isma\u00ebl<\/p>\n

\n\tOTHER OFFICIAL AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tNew Directors Award: <\/strong>\u201cWeightless,\u201d Emilie Thalund
Special Mention: <\/strong>\u201cAro Berria,\u201d Irati Gorostidi Agirretxe<\/p>\n

\n\tHorizontes Latinos Award:<\/strong> \u201cA Poet,\u201d Sim\u00f3n Mesa Soto
Special Mention: <\/strong>\u201cThe Ivy,\u201d Ana Cristina Barrag\u00e1n; \u201cA Loose End,\u201d Daniel Hendler<\/p>\n

\n\tZabaltegi-Tabakalera Award:<\/strong> \u201cThe Ice Tower,\u201d Lucile Had\u017eihalilovi\u0107
Special Mention:<\/strong> \u201cTwo Times Jo\u00e3o Liberada,\u201d Paula Tom\u00e1s Marques; \u201cBlue Heron,\u201d Sophy Romvari<\/p>\n

\n\tAudience Award for Best Film: <\/strong>\u201cThe Voice of Hind Rajab,\u201d Kaouther Ben Hania<\/p>\n

\n\tAudience Award for Best European Film: <\/strong>\u201cLittle Am\u00e9lie,\u201d Ma\u00eflys Valladeania<\/p>\n

\n\tIrizar Basque Film Award: <\/strong>\u201cSundays,\u201d Alauda Ruiz de Az\u00faa<\/p>\n

\n\tCulinary Zinema Award: <\/strong>\u201cMam,\u201d Nan Feix<\/p>\n

\n\tRTVE Another Look Award: <\/strong>\u201cThe Currents,\u201d Milagros Mumenthaler
Special Mention: <\/strong>\u201cBel\u00e9n,\u201d Dolores Fonzi<\/p>\n

\n\tSpanish Cooperation Award: <\/strong>\u201cGood Valley Stories,\u201d Jos\u00e9 Luis Guerin<\/p>\n

\n\tPREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\tNest the Mediapro Studio Award:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cHow to Listen to Fountains,\u201d Eva Sajanov\u00e1
Special Mention: <\/strong>\u201cThe Old Bull Knows, or Once Knew,\u201d Milan Kumar<\/p>\n

\n\tMovistar Plus+ Award for Best Short Film<\/strong>: \u201cThe Loneliness of Lizards,\u201d In\u00eas Nunes<\/p>\n

\n\tTabakalera Short Film Award: <\/strong>\u201cLife is Like That and Not Otherwise,\u201d Lenia Friedrich<\/p>\n

\n\tEuskadi Basque Country 2030 Agenda Award:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cThe Voice of Hind Rajab,\u201d Kaouther Ben Hania<\/p>\n

\n\tZinemaldia Startup Challenge Best Spanish Project:\u00a0<\/strong>Quickets, Felipe Ortiz<\/p>\n

\n\tZinemaldia Startup Challenge Best European Project:<\/strong>\u00a0Novel Fire Masks Engineered With 3D Technology, Raoul Peltier<\/p>\n

\n\tZinemaldia Startup Challenge Special Mention for Entrepreneurship:<\/strong>\u00a0Quickets, Felipe Ortiz<\/p>\n

\n\tWIP Latam Industry Award:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cFlies,\u201d Fernando Eimbcke<\/p>\n

\n\tEgeda Platino Industria Award For The Best WIP Latam:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cWe Were No Longer Five,\u201d Esteban Hoyos Garcia, Juan Miguel Gelacio Ramirez<\/p>\n

\n\tWIP Europa Industry Award:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cFebruary, Seven Days,\u201d Tatjana Moutchnik<\/p>\n

\n\tWIP Europa Award:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cFebruary, Seven Days,\u201d Tatjana Moutchnik<\/p>\n

\n\tXIII Europe-Latin America Co-production Forum Best Project Award:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cDo Not Let Me Die Alone,\u201d Francisco Rodriguez Teare<\/p>\n

\n\tDALE! Award:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cWhat Follows Is My Death,\u201d Laura Baumeister<\/p>\n

\n\tArtekino International Award:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cLa Piel del L\u00e9on,\u201d Alvaro Brechner<\/p>\n

\n\tIkusmira Berriak Award:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cLa Koreana, Un Poema Ferromagn\u00e9tica de Luz y Memoria,\u201d Joana Moya Blanco<\/p>\n

\n\tCasa Wabi-ESCINE Award:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cDo Not Let Me Die Alone,\u201d Francisco Rodriguez Teare<\/p>\n

\n\tQCinema Award: <\/strong>\u201cWhat Follows Is My Death,\u201d Laura Baumeister<\/p>\n

\n\tMusic Library & SFX Award:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cMariana X BHP,\u201d Renan Flumian<\/p>\n

\n\tEuroregional Documentary Award: <\/strong>\u201cAltxaliliak,\u201d Maia Iribarne Olhagarai\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tEpe-Ibaia-Elkargi Award:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cLa Incre\u00edble Historia de Una Pel\u00edcula Que No Hemos VistoBarrabas,\u201d Claudia Ch\u00e1vez Levano, Christine Mladic Janney\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tEusko Label Micro Short Film Award: <\/strong>\u201cHatsa,\u201d Josu Ozaita Azpiroz
Runner-up: <\/strong>\u201cGatz Harana,\u201d Saioa Miguel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cSundays,\u201d a teen-centered drama by Spanish director Alauda Ruiz de Az\u00faa, has taken the coveted Golden Shell at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":89610,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[18,117,19,17,327,51595],"class_list":{"0":"post-89609","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-eire","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-movies","13":"tag-san-sebastian-film-festival"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89609\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}