The region in northern Spain is reaping the rewards of its years-long production investment, heading into "the Spanish Oscars" with a record 45 nominations. By Lily Ford Ask any Spaniard you know, and ...

For a territory of roughly 2.2 million people, the Basque Country punches far above its weight in nonfiction filmmaking. The region produces around 20 documentary features a year, supported by an ...

From poetry competitions to family rivalries, the Basque derby is one of the most unique fixtures in the world The Basque derby between Athletic Club, based in Bilbao and Real Sociedad, based in San ...

The Basque derby between Athletic Club, based in Bilbao and Real Sociedad, based in San Sebastian, is unlike almost any other rivalry in world football. Competitive yet respectful, friendly yet fierce ...

An invitation into a Basque Txoko reveals a private world where cooking is duty, not display, and where food quietly binds history, identity, and friendship behind firmly shut doors I had heard about ...

The first batch of provincial government personnel learn basic sign language in a training course on Jan. 13, 2026 in Lingayen, Pangasinan. (Photo by Liwayway Yparraguirre) LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — ...

“I guess it’s shadowy seen from an outside point of view,” says Mikel Acosta of Hegoa Diskak, an independent label repping the undervalued music of the Basque Country. ‘Shadowy’ was the term given to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 – ...

Spain's top film fest is reaping the rewards of the Basque country's mammoth film and TV investment over the last 10 years: "For the first time in a long time, everyone in Basque cinema is working ...