Leisure/Entertainment news & information for Basque Country

IT'S THE Cannes of Spain, a shop window on what's to come in the world of entertainment, and its awards are named after the venue city's favourite beach – San Sebastián Film Festival has wrapped up for...

ROCK legend Iggy Pop will be the star of the show at next year's Jazzaldía Festival in San Sebastián, a whole 31 years after he last performed in the Basque coastal city.

BACK to almost normality and the first 'genderless' edition in history, San Sebastián Film Festival has wound up for another year with gold and silver shells dished out to one of its most international...

KNOWN for his parts in everything from Pirates of the Caribbean to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Johnny Depp's 37-year career – which started with Nightmare on Elm Street - will be rewarded at San...

A THRILLING line-up of 'retro' bands and artists has been announced for the Bilbao BBK Festival – one of the biggest international dates on music-lovers' calendars and which should have been under way...

THIS year's San Sebastián Film Festival is set to be a game-changer and could influence the entire world of silver-screen awards: For the first time, the gender of the winners will no longer be mentioned.

SOME restrictions are expected to continue in place even after Spain's 'State of Alarm' ends on Sunday, May 9, but in most cases, those limiting freedom of movement and trade will be considerably relaxed or...

IS THERE anywhere in Spain that can compare to the volcanic Lord Howe Island with its gigantic coral reefs, the vast tundras and mountain wilderness of Alaska's Katmai National Park, the Caribbean paradise of...

ACTOR Viggo Mortensen is set to receive a Donostia Prize for lifetime achievement at the world-famous San Sebastián Film Festival this year – one of the few major entertainment events that have not been called off...

'ALMODÓVAR Girl'-turned-Hollywood great Penélope Cruz will receive the Donostia Prize at this year's San Sebastián Film Festival – the most prestigious award of the entire event.

FOR the first time ever, an actor with Down’s Syndrome has received an international film award.