'Sucia', Audience Award at the 23rd Human Rights Film Festival
The film Sucia (Spain, 2025), directed by Bàrbara Mestanza and Marc Pujolar, claimed the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the 23rd San Sebastian Human Rights Film Festival, which draws to a close tonight at the Victoria Eugenia Theatre.
Black Water (Spain, 2025), by Natxo Leuza, received the Amnesty International Award for Best Feature Film, bestowed since 2010 by a jury appointed by the organisation.
La Barrière (France, 2025), by Christophe Deram, and La Première Marche (France, 2025), by Olivier Wright, won ex aequo the Young Jury Award for Best Short Film (€3,000), while Ultramarino (2025), by Maren Zubeldia and Silvina Guglielmotti, received the EITB Award for Best Basque Short Film (€1,000).
The awards will be presented at the Closing Ceremony at 8:00 p.m. this evening. There will then follow a screening of the film chosen to bring down the curtain on this year's festival, Rebuilding (USA, 2025), directed by Mark Walker-Silverman.
