Spanish Drama ‘Sundays’ Takes Top Prize at San Sebastián, as ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Wins Audience Award

“Sundays,” a teen-centered drama by Spanish director Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, has taken the coveted Golden Shell at the closing night of the San Sebastián Film Festival. Belgian auteur Joachim Lafosse was a multiple prizewinner, taking Best Director and Best Screenplay for his family portrait “Six Days in Spring,” while recent Venice sensation “The Voice of Hind Rajab” won the festival’s Audience Award.

Full report to follow. Full list of award winners below:

OFFICIAL SELECTION AWARDS

Golden Shell for Best Film: “Sundays,” Alauda Ruiz de Azúa

Special Jury Prize: “Good Valley Stories,” José Luis Guerin

Silver Shell for Best Director: “Six Days in Spring,” Joachim Lafosse

Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance: (ex aequo) “Her Hearts Beats in Its Cage,” Zhao Xiaohong; “Maspalomas,” Jose Ramon Soroiz

Silver Shell for Best Supporting Performance: “Belén,” Camila Plaate

Jury Prize for Best Cinematography: “Los Tigres,” Pau Esteve

Jury Prize for Best Screenplay: “Six Days in Spring,” Joachim Lafosse, Chloé Duponchelle, Paul Ismaël

OTHER OFFICIAL AWARDS

New Directors Award: “Weightless,” Emilie Thalund
Special Mention: “Aro Berria,” Irati Gorostidi Agirretxe

Horizontes Latinos Award: “A Poet,” Simón Mesa Soto
Special Mention: “The Ivy,” Ana Cristina Barragán; “A Loose End,” Daniel Hendler

Zabaltegi-Tabakalera Award: “The Ice Tower,” Lucile Hadžihalilović
Special Mention: “Two Times João Liberada,” Paula Tomás Marques; “Blue Heron,” Sophy Romvari

Audience Award for Best Film: “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” Kaouther Ben Hania

Audience Award for Best European Film: “Little Amélie,” Maïlys Valladeania

Irizar Basque Film Award: “Sundays,” Alauda Ruiz de Azúa

Culinary Zinema Award: “Mam,” Nan Feix

RTVE Another Look Award: “The Currents,” Milagros Mumenthaler
Special Mention: “Belén,” Dolores Fonzi

Spanish Cooperation Award: “Good Valley Stories,” José Luis Guerin

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED AWARDS

Nest the Mediapro Studio Award: “How to Listen to Fountains,” Eva Sajanová
Special Mention: “The Old Bull Knows, or Once Knew,” Milan Kumar

Movistar Plus+ Award for Best Short Film: “The Loneliness of Lizards,” Inês Nunes

Tabakalera Short Film Award: “Life is Like That and Not Otherwise,” Lenia Friedrich

Euskadi Basque Country 2030 Agenda Award: “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” Kaouther Ben Hania

Zinemaldia Startup Challenge Best Spanish Project: Quickets, Felipe Ortiz

Zinemaldia Startup Challenge Best European Project: Novel Fire Masks Engineered With 3D Technology, Raoul Peltier

Zinemaldia Startup Challenge Special Mention for Entrepreneurship: Quickets, Felipe Ortiz

WIP Latam Industry Award: “Flies,” Fernando Eimbcke

Egeda Platino Industria Award For The Best WIP Latam: “We Were No Longer Five,” Esteban Hoyos Garcia, Juan Miguel Gelacio Ramirez

WIP Europa Industry Award: “February, Seven Days,” Tatjana Moutchnik

WIP Europa Award: “February, Seven Days,” Tatjana Moutchnik

XIII Europe-Latin America Co-production Forum Best Project Award: “Do Not Let Me Die Alone,” Francisco Rodriguez Teare

DALE! Award: “What Follows Is My Death,” Laura Baumeister

Artekino International Award: “La Piel del Léon,” Alvaro Brechner

Ikusmira Berriak Award: “La Koreana, Un Poema Ferromagnética de Luz y Memoria,” Joana Moya Blanco

Casa Wabi-ESCINE Award: “Do Not Let Me Die Alone,” Francisco Rodriguez Teare

QCinema Award: “What Follows Is My Death,” Laura Baumeister

Music Library & SFX Award: “Mariana X BHP,” Renan Flumian

Euroregional Documentary Award: “Altxaliliak,” Maia Iribarne Olhagarai

Epe-Ibaia-Elkargi Award: “La Increíble Historia de Una Película Que No Hemos VistoBarrabas,” Claudia Chávez Levano, Christine Mladic Janney

Eusko Label Micro Short Film Award: “Hatsa,” Josu Ozaita Azpiroz
Runner-up: “Gatz Harana,” Saioa Miguel