Naomi Watts Dedicates Donostia Award to Her ‘Mulholland Drive’ Director David Lynch: “I Miss You”

British star Naomi Watts dedicated her Donostia Award to the late, great David Lynch on Saturday night.

Watts picked up San Sebastián Film Festival’s most prestigious honor before a screening of her latest feature, The Housewife. She was introduced by J.A. Bayona, the Spanish filmmaker who directed Watts in 2012’s The Impossible, which would earn the actress her second Oscar nomination.

Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Creating $10 Million Post-Production Tax Credit

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a measure to create a $10 million tax credit meant to stem the tide of post-production jobs to other states and overseas.

The bill, AB 2319, passed the state Assembly and Senate last month by wide margins. Supporters, including the Motion Picture Editors Guild, had pushed for a credit that would be tenfold larger — $100 million — but see the more modest allocation as a positive first step.

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Spain’s SETT Drives $521 Million Investment Push to Build Global Audiovisual Players

No Spanish industry initiative is likely to drive more conversation at this year’s San Sebastián Festival than the latest moves by the Spanish Society for Technological Transformation (SETT).

Over the past 12 months, state-backed venture capital fund SETT, the investment driver of the Spain Audiovisual Hub, has plowed €215.6 million ($252.3 million) into Spain’s film, TV, video game and new technology sectors, sparking matching private-sector investment of a further €230 million ($269.1 million), says María González Veracruz, Spain’s secretary of state for digitalization and artificial intelligence.

As Fans Flood the World of Warcraft: Forever Beta, Dev Says It's Putting Up 'The Craziest Numbers I've Seen in 17 Years Working at Blizzard'

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World of Warcraft: Forever looks like it could be a smash hit after the launch of the beta was overrun with eager fans, surprising even Blizzard itself.

Portugal’s Queer Lisboa Celebrates 30th Anniversary With Vast Showcase of Latest LGBTQ Titles, Dose of Radical 1970s Counterculture and Family Fare

Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Portugal’s preeminent Queer Lisboa – International Queer Film Festival kicked off Friday with a vast program showcasing the latest in LGBTQ cinema, from established filmmakers to new voices, and a look back at the underground counterculture and revolutionary works of activist filmmakers on both sides of the Atlantic.

‘It’s My Most Personal Film,’ Says Director Rodrigo García Saiz of His San Sebastian New Directors Title, ‘Morro’

A dog is indeed a man’s best friend.

A New Directors contender at the San Sebastián Film Festival, “Morro” explores the unlikely bond between a man and the dog he inadvertently adopts. It is Rodrigo Garcia Saiz’s (“Lluvia”) sophomore feature and, by his own account, his most personal film to date. The titular Morro is a dog, reflecting Garcia Saiz’s own lifelong connection with the animal.

Dragami Games Announces R-Rated Live-Action Lollipop Chainsaw Movie

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A live-action Lollipop Chainsaw movie is officially in the works, developer Dragami Games has announced.

The studio behind the series revival announced plans to bring Juliet Starling to the big screen as part of Tokyo Game Show 2026, with full details shared by Deadline. It's yet another addition to the series as Dragami moves ahead with other previously announced installments, including an anime series and video game sequel.

How Fatih Akin Breathed Life Into San Sebastian’s Haunting Opener ‘Ghost Song’

Fatih Akin is no stranger to the festival circuit, having wowed Berlin with his Golden Bear-winning Head-On in 2004 and nabbing best screenplay in Cannes for The Edge of Heaven in 2007.

‘Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story’ Team on Painting a Portrait of Female Rage — and Leaning into Lesbian Theories

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Monster: The Ed Gein Story actor Joey Pollari was in the gazebo at his mother’s Minnesota home when Ryan Murphy called to invite him back for the newest season of the Netflix anthology series. “I got a call, from Ryan who said, ‘I have a project for you. I wrote this role,’” the actor recalled during the show’s red carpet premiere in New York on Wednesday night. “Then he went into it: ‘This character, John Morse, is obsessed with his knives. He was a really uncanny figure.'”