Ira Sachs to Lead San Sebastián Competition Jury — SkimNews
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- Ira Sachs will preside over the competition jury at this year's San Sebastián Film Festival, joined by six jurors: Japanese filmmaker and author Genki Kawamura, screenwriter Catherine Paillé, actresses Alice Braga and Patricia López Arnaiz, actor Bill Skarsgård, and producer Mike Goodridge.
- "The Man I Love" stars Rami Malek, Tom Sturridge, Luther Ford, Rebecca Hall, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, following a Downtown performance artist in a moment "between great illness and death" in 1980s New York.
- Sachs and co-writer Mauricio Zacharias spent 15 years developing the story, with the film shot over 28 days in New York from September 21 to October 29, 2025.
- The film marks Sachs and Zacharias's sixth collaboration since they began working together in 2010; Sachs told Deadline at Cannes that the story has been "brewing for a long time."
- The 2026 San Sebastián Film Festival runs September 18–26, with confirmed attendees including Orlando Bloom, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Brad Pitt, Jeremy Irons, and Rami Malek.
Why it matters: Sachs takes the jury seat fresh off his Cannes-debut feature 'The Man I Love,' with the film's 15-year development arc and his six-film partnership with Zacharias now part of the public conversation. His seven-person jury spans Asia, Europe, and the Americas, and Oscar winners Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, and Penélope Cruz are confirmed attendees for the September 18–26 festival.
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