Politicizing the Silver Screen: Werner Herzog's Donostia Award and the Festival's Growing Conscience Werner Herzog, a director known for his uncompromising vision and reverence for the natural world, accepted the Donostia Award at the San Sebastian Film Festival.
The ceremony was marked by declarations of solidarity and calls to action, including an appeal to end "genocide" in Gaza.
The mention of this region was likely no coincidence, given the recent attention drawn to the Israeli government's actions.