El Ukuhlonishwa kweSan Sebastian Festival 2009, ememezela namhlanje ntambama, yamukelwe abezindaba ezikhethekile nge-boos futhi, kufanele ngisho, ukuthi kulolu hlelo kuningi kakhulu okushanelwe ekhaya.
Ngakho-ke, abadlali abahamba phambili befilimu yaseSpain "Yo, tambien" baye bawina umklomelo we-Best Actor Award we-Pablo Pineda, umlingisi wokuqala one-Down Syndrome ukuthola intengo emkhosini wamazwe ngamazwe, kanye nomlingisi ongcono kakhulu we-Lola Dueñas .
Ngaphezu kwalokho, iSilver Shell for Best Director yaya kuJavier Rebollos ngomsebenzi wakhe efilimini ethi La mujer sin piano. Futhi uMklomelo we-FIPRESCI, oklonyeliswe abagxeki bamazwe ngamazwe, uye efilimini yaseSpain ethi Los condenados, ka-Isaki Lacuesta.
Ngaphandle kwemiklomelo yefilimu yaseSpain, kufanele kuqashelwe ukuthi ifilimu yamaShayina Idolobha lokuphila nokufa, kaLu Chuan, uthathe i Igobolondo Legolide laseSan Sebastián njengefilimu ehamba phambili emqhudelwaneni.