In “Karmele,” one of the Basque films at this year’s festival, the Basque language itself comes under threat. For centuries, rulers sought to stamp out cultural difference, Franco banning Basque from ...
From exile epics to pop-rock portraits, Basque filmmakers showcase resilience and range with 13 World Premieres - led by Asier Altuna’s ‘Karmele,’ José Mari Goenaga and Aitor Arregi’s ‘Maspalomas' and ...
San Sebastián is where Basque cinema’s strategy plays out at scale. This year’s bumper lineup – 13 Basque world premieres and 38 total projects across features, shorts, docs and retrospectives – ...