Alderdi Eguna in Foronda

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'Concha de Oro' to "Stesti"

Czech film director Bohdam Slama (L) and producer John Riley (R) pose for photographers after winning the 'Concha de Oro' (Golden shell) of the best film with their movie 'Stesti' (Something like happiness), during the closure day of the 53rd San Sebastian International Film Festival in the northern Spanish Basque town of San Sebastian.(AFP/Rafa Rivas)

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Donostia Film Festival in Images

Here you have a few images from the San Sebastian Film Festival celebrated in the Basque city of Donostia, published by Yahoo News.

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Donostia to Gazzara

U.S. actor Ben Gazzara holds his Donostia prize which was awarded in recognition of his lifetime achievement at the San Sebastian Film Festival in northern Spain September 22, 2005. The Donostia prize, derived from the Basque language name for the seaside resort which hosts the festival, is awarded to great film personalities in recognition of their careers. REUTERS/Pablo Sanchez

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Donostia to Dafoe

U.S. actor Willem Dafoe delivers a speech while holding his Donostia prize at the San Sebastian film festival in northern Spain September 18, 2005. The Donostia prize, derived from the Basque language name of the seaside resort which hosts the festival, is awarded to great film personalities in recognition of their careers. REUTERS/Pablo Sanchez

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Getting Ready for the Festival

Everyone in the Basque city of Donostia is ready for this year's edition of the world famous film festival.

Films with social content will be screened, not exactly what people used to the Hollywod mass produced garbage would come to expect at their movie theaters.

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A Pig Story

A Basque sow nourishing her piglets in the Aldudes valley, southwestern France. Thanks to Basque country native Pierre Oteiza, the Basque pig population stands at over 3,000 today after being classified as an endangered species back in 1988(AFP/HO/File)

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Basque and Catalan

President of the Catalan government Pasqual Maragall (R) shakes hands with Basque premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe at Generalitat Palace (Regional Government of Catalonia) in central Barcelona, Spain September 15, 2005. REUTERS/Albert Gea

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Montxo Armendariz

Film director Montxo Armendariz (C) looks on during a news conference at San Sebastian's International Film Festival September 15, 2005. Armendariz's adaptation of 'Obaba', a book written by Bernardo Atxaga in Basque and translated to 23 languages, will open the 53rd edition of the Film Festival. REUTERS/Pablo Sanchez

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Obaba's Cast

The cast of the film Obaba, (L-R) Mercedes Sampietro, Juan Diego Botto, Pilar Lopez de Ayala, Barbara Lenni, and director Montxo Armendariz, pose during a photo call at San Sebastian's International Film Festival September 15, 2005. Armendariz's adaptation of Obaba, a book written by Bernardo Atxaga in Basque and translated to 23 languages, will open the 53rd edition of the Film Festival. REUTERS/Pablo Sanchez

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