'Our freedom of speech is under attack': Jennifer Lawrence hits out at Donald Trump

The 73rd version of nan San Sebastian International Film Festival successful bluish Spain knowledgeable 1 of its highlights connected Friday nighttime pinch nan position of nan Donostia Award to Jennifer Lawrence.

At nan property of 35, nan American character became nan youngest performer to person this nickname for her career, which already includes an Oscar, a Golden Globe and tremendous nationalist support for a agelong bid of films that person marked an full generation.

"Our state of reside is nether onslaught successful nan United States."

"It's a immense honour," nan character told a pre-ceremony property conference, wherever she besides reflected connected nan authorities of civilization successful her country: "Our state of reside is nether onslaught successful America, including successful nan world of film, wherever we realise that we are each connected and request empathy and freedom."

Lawrence presented her latest film, 'Kill Me Love', which represents a turning constituent successful her profession and successful which she participates arsenic a producer, astatine nan event. The performer encouraged young filmmakers to support fighting for their dreams: "Learn, spell to casting tests, support trying. But supra all, watching films is very important".

When asked astir nan domiciled of women successful Hollywood, Lawrence noted that creators specified arsenic Greta Gerwig, a renowned character and independent movie director, "have shown that erstwhile we are fixed nan opportunity, nan world benefits, because much stories are told and location are much perspectives.

Oscar victor for 'The Bright Side of Things' successful 2012, Lawrence has starred successful acclaimed titles specified arsenic 'The Great American Swindle', 'Don't Look Up', 'Joy' and 'The Hunger Games' trilogy.

In addition, pinch her accumulation institution Excellent Cadaver she has promoted projects specified arsenic 'Causeway', 'Sin malos rollos' and documentaries of societal effect specified arsenic 'Zurawski v. Texas' aliases 'Bread & Roses', which was distinguished pinch a Peabody Award.

The character joins a agelong database of personalities who person received nan Donostia Award, specified arsenic Penélope Cruz, Julia Roberts and Viggo Mortensen. In San Sebastian, her grant crowned a show marked by governmental gestures, particularly successful narration to nan warfare successful Gaza.

A show marked by protests successful support of Palestine

The beardown governmental reside that was to people this year's San Sebastian Festival was already coming astatine nan opening of nan event, connected 19 September, erstwhile immoderate 2,000 group gathered extracurricular nan Kursaal to definitive their support for nan Palestinian people.

"Free Palestine" was nan motto chanted arsenic nan guests paraded down nan reddish carpet. Inside, presenters Silvia Abril, Toni Acosta and Itziar Ituño condemned "the genocide carried retired by Israel successful Palestine" and called for a information of applause "to beryllium heard moreover successful Palestine".

On nan aforesaid day, Pedro and Agustín Almodóvar wore stickers pinch nan motto "Genocide Stop" and shouted "Long unrecorded free Palestine" during nan Donostia grant ceremonial for shaper Esther García. The honoree herself recalled that "films are devices to make nan world a much beautiful and fairer place" and urged to "fight to extremity nan genocide successful Gaza now".

The protests multiplied passim nan week. On 21 September, Juliette Binoche called from nan shape for "an extremity to nan massacre successful Palestine", while Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi denounced nan insensitivity of world politics.

Last Tuesday, board specified arsenic José María Goenaga and Aitor Arregi, successful title pinch 'Maspalomas', defended the embargo connected Israel: "It is clip to return a clear position", said Goenaga. The pursuing day, nan head of 'Los Tigres', Alberto Rodríguez, was categorical: "The continuation of nan genocide successful Gaza is simply a disgrace. We are each accomplices if we don't act".

Also connected Wednesday, successful a motion reminiscent of Javier Bardem's keffiyah astatine nan Emmy Awards, Eduard Fernández took to nan shape wearing a Palestinian headscarf during nan National Film Award ceremony. He publication retired nan names of nan children who died successful Gaza and warned: "Some will opportunity 'what a symptom successful nan ass', but we can't extremity saying it to sphere our dignity".

San Sebastian, successful this edition, has shown that cinema not only celebrates careers specified arsenic that of Jennifer Lawrence, but besides becomes a loudspeaker for communal causes, supra each successful nan world of nan seventh art.