This year's San Sebastian International Film Festival will showcase the most distinguished roster of international superstars it has ever hosted, including A-list actors such as Cate Blanchett and Javier Bardem – both of whom will receive a Donostia Career Achievement Award, Andrew Garfield, Pamela Anderson, Tilda Swinton and Lupita Nyong'o and filmmakers such as local legend Pedro Almodovar – another Donostia Award winner, Adam Elliot, Gia Coppola, Mike Leigh and Walter Sales.

Other international actors confirmed to be attending this year's festival include Monica Bellucci, Jamie Campbell Bower, Johnny Depp, Isabelle Huppert, Noémie Merlant, Ángela Molina, Franco Nero, Charlotte Rampling and Will Sharpe.

Normally, many directors come to San Sebastian with their latest films, but the number of titles from dedicated directors at this year's festival has noticeably increased. Filmmakers bringing their latest films to this year's festival include Jacques Audiard, Sean Baker, Edward Berger, Leos Carax, Costa-Gavras, Audrey Diwan, Arnaud Desplechin, Mati Diop, Coralie Fargeat, Payal Kapadia, Dea Kulumbegashvili, Joshua Oppenheimer, François Ozon, Mohammad Rasoulof, Jane Schoenbrun and Paolo Sorrentino.

Spanish stars are, understandably, in high demand in San Sebastian, and this year will be no different. Local figures heading to the festival include “The Room Next Door” actors Raúl Arévalo, Juan Diego Botto, Victoria Luengo and Melania Matthews; “Glimmers” cast members Patricia López Arnaiz and Antonio de la Torre; “I'm Nevenka” lead Mireia Oriol; “The Wailing's” Ester Expósito; and “Celeste” stars Carmen Machi and Manolo Solo, to name a few.