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San Sebastian 2025: The Female Touch

Women are prominently featured at San Sebastián 2025, from the poster to the subject of the Retrospective, and beyond.

Posted by Max Borg | Sep 19, 2025 | Featured, Festivals |

Joachim Lafosse tells the story of an unusual vacation in the autobiographical and subtly surprising ‘Six Days in Spring’.

Posted by Max Borg | Sep 7, 2025 | Festivals, VENICE 2025 |

Paolo Strippoli puts his own spin on the intertwining of grief, faith and horror in the solidly intriguing ‘The Holy Boy’.

Posted by Max Borg | Sep 4, 2025 | Festivals, VENICE 2025 |

Nicolas Wadimoff returns to the topic of Gaza with the experimental documentary ‘Who Is Still Alive’, an intellectually intriguing Venice premiere.

Posted by Max Borg | Sep 2, 2025 | Festivals, VENICE 2025 |

Marie-Elsa Sgualdo explores women’s rights in the 1940s in her handsomely mounted, quietly intriguing feature debut ‘Silent Rebellion’.