Movistar Plus+ caps off a historic year in San Sebastián with the success of ‘Sundays’ and ‘Los Tigres’

Movistar Plus+ caps off a historic year in San Sebastián with the success of 'Sundays' and 'Los Tigres'

The Golden Shell awarded to 'Sundays' and the Jury Prize for Best Cinematography for 'Los Tigres' reaffirm Movistar Plus+'s ambitious commitment to Spanish cinema through its original films

Movistar Plus+ rounds off a historic year in San Sebastián, where it has received awards at prestigious international festivals. 'Sirat' won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and the original series 'Querer' and 'Celeste' won the most important awards at the Séries Mania Festival

'Sundays' is a production by Buenapinta Media, Colosé Producciones, Sayaka Producciones, Encanta Films, Think Studio, Los Desencuentros Película A.I.E. and Movistar Plus+ in association with Le Pacte, with funding from the ICAA, with the participation of RTVE, with funding from the Community of Madrid and creaSGR, with the collaboration of the Basque Government (Basque Audiovisual). BTeam Pictures will release the film in Spanish cinemas on 24 October before it arrives exclusively on Movistar Plus+. International sales are handled by Le Pacte.

'Los Tigres' is an original Movistar Plus+ film co-produced with Kowalski Films, Feelgood Media, Mazagón Fims AIE in co-production with Le Pacte. With funding from the Spanish Government (ICAA), with the participation of RTVE, with the essential support of CANAL+, the Regional Government of Andalusia, and the Provincial Council of Huelva. With the participation of CINE+ OCS. With funding from Elkargi and CREA SGR. In association with Film Factory. Distributed by Buena Vista International, the film will be released in cinemas throughout Spain on 31 October and will subsequently be available exclusively on Movistar Plus+. International sales are handled by Film Factory.

Download photos from the awards ceremony (© Manu Lozano / José A. López)

'Sundays', an original Movistar Plus+ film written and directed by Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, has won the Golden Shell at the 73rd San Sebastian Film Festival. The award confirms the filmmaker as one of the great directors of our country. In addition, 'Los Tigres', an original Movistar Plus+ film co-written and directed by Alberto Rodríguez, has been recognised with the Jury Prize for Best Photography for Pau Esteve. Both awards consolidate Movistar Plus+ as the home of Spanish talent and creative excellence.

'Sundays' also received the FIPRESCI prize, an award given by the International Federation of Film Critics to the best film in the Official Selection, the Irizar Award for Basque Cinema, as well as the Feroz Zinemaldia Award from the Spanish Film Critics Association (AICE) and the SIGNIS Award from an international jury made up of members of SIGNIS (International Catholic Association for Communication).

Movistar Plus+ rounds off a historic 2025 internationally following the success of 'Sirat', directed by Oliver Laxe, which won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and the series 'Querer', created by Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, and 'Celeste', created by Diego San José, which won the two main awards (Grand Prize in the International Competition and Best Series in the Panorama section) at the Séries Mania festival in Lille (France).

Alauda Ruiz de Azúa said when collecting the Golden Shell: ‘I love cinema because it always teaches me that you can look at things from a different perspective, try to understand something that is different from you. I don't think that trying to understand something means validating or legitimising it, but we live in a world where there are always people who are different from you, and that's why it's worthwhile for cinema to be a place for reflection and debate’.

Access photos on 'Sundays' at the San Sebastian Film Festival here.

Access photos on 'Los Tigres' at the San Sebastian Film Festival here.

About Movistar Plus+
Movistar Plus+ is the leading audiovisual entertainment offering of the Telefónica Group in Spain. Its proposition includes bold original productions and the best premium sports content, films, series, documentaries and programmes, in addition to the best functionalities and on-demand access so users can enjoy watching television wherever, however and whenever they wish.

Movistar Plus+ was born as a film producer in 2013 under the Telefónica Studios brand. Some of the co-produced titles are ‘Palm Trees in the Snow’, ‘Regression’, ‘Tadeo Jones", ‘My Big Night’, ‘Anacleto Secret Agent’, ‘Wild Tales’, ‘To Steal From A Thief’, ‘Truman’, ‘Smoke & Mirrors’ or ‘Champions’. In 2019, Movistar Plus+ released its first original fiction film, ‘While at War’, by Alejandro Amenábar, followed by ‘Prison 77’, by Alberto Rodríguez, and ‘I’m Nevenka’ by Iciar Bollain. In 2025, Movistar Plus+ has produced ‘Sirat’, Jury Prize winner at the Cannes Film Festival, directed by Oliver Laxe, ‘Los Tigres’, by Alberto Rodríguez, and ‘Sundays’ by Alauda Ruiz de Azúa. Upcoming announced projects include ‘The Beloved’ by Rodrigo Sorogoyen and ‘La bola negra’ by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi.

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