Movie Co-produced by the ECPV
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“Jone, Batzuetan”: Sara Fantova’s Feature Debut Hits Cinemas on September 12
Bilbao-born director Sara Fantova (Bilbao, 1993) presents her feature debut, Jone, Batzuetan, an emotional coming-of-age story that follows Jone, a 20-year-old festival performer from Kaskagorri. The film explores her first love with Olga while she confronts the accelerated progression of her father’s Parkinson’s disease, making for an unforgettable summer during Bilbao’s Semana Grande. Between the feeling of immortality she shares with Olga and her struggle to understand her father’s unique way of coping with illness, Jone discovers that the child she once was is slowly transforming into the adult she is destined to become.
The production was shot during Semana Grande 2023, making it the first film ever filmed during the festival, with all the challenges this entails, including real scenes of the txupinazo fireworks.
The film has already received recognition at major festivals: it won a Special Jury Mention for Directing at the 2025 Málaga Film Festival, the Best Film award in the “Un Impulso Colectivo” section at the D’A Film Festival Barcelona 2025, and was officially selected for the Panorama España section at the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival 2025.
Cinema Release
Jone, Batzuetan will premiere in cinemas on September 12, 2025. Some of the scheduled screenings include:
- Zumaia – Aita Mari Antzokia: September 12–15, 19:30
- Ordizia – Herri Antzokia: September 13–16
- Villabona – Gurea Antzokia: September 20–22, 19:30
- Basauri – Social Antzokia: September 23, 20:00
- Zalla – Zalla Zine-Antzokia: September 26–29, 20:00
- Mungia – Olalde Aretoa: September 26–29
- Legazpi – Latxartegi Aretoa: September 27–29
On Monday, September 15, there will be a special screening at Golem Pamplona at 19:30, organized in collaboration with the Parkinson’s Association of Navarra, attended by director Sara Fantova.
Jone, Batzuetan combines the intensity of first love with the harsh realities of family challenges, positioning it as one of the most remarkable contributions to contemporary Basque cinema.
Basque Film School
The Basque Film School (ECPV) is a co-producer of Jone, Batzuetan, marking its second production of the year following Iker Reyes’ Gaubela. The school’s support was essential in bringing Sara Fantova’s first feature to life, filmed during the vibrant Semana Grande festival.
If you want to be part of the world of cinema, enrollment for the 2025/26 courses at the Basque Film School is still open.
