In “Karmele,” one of the Basque films at this year’s festival, the Basque language itself comes under threat. For centuries, rulers sought to stamp out cultural difference, Franco banning Basque from ...

For the first time in over a decade, thousands of people from around the world will gather in Boise’s Basque Block to celebrate Jaialdi. The six-day festival honoring Basque culture through food, ...

On 20 February a National Court judge ordered the precautionary closure of the Basque newspaper Euskaldunon Egunkaria - the only newspaper written entirely in the Basque language - and the arrest of ...

From 35mm gambles to Basque-language epics, producers harness local financing and co-productions as San Sebastián showcases a booming industry A 100% Basque production, “Maspalomas” dramatizes a ...

The voice rang clear even as the din of Jaialdi and its hundreds, perhaps thousands, of attendees surrounded it. The older gentleman who called out waved his drink in the air, a smile splitting his ...

While visiting the Yakima Valley recently, Irati Gorrotxategi Elorza and friends experienced local traditions like attending the Toppenish Rodeo, camping at Conrad Meadows and eating at a family-owned ...

The origins of the Basque issue took shape after the Spanish Civil War. Following roughly three years of conflict between the Republicans and Nationalists, the fascist leader Franco established a ...

San Sebastián is where Basque cinema’s strategy plays out at scale. This year’s bumper lineup – 13 Basque world premieres and 38 total projects across features, shorts, docs and retrospectives – ...

Basque cinema is punching above its weight at San Sebastián, with 75% of Spanish competition titles fully or partially Basque, underscoring how regional industries, once seen as peripheral, are ...

From exile epics to pop-rock portraits, Basque filmmakers showcase resilience and range with 13 World Premieres - led by Asier Altuna’s ‘Karmele,’ José Mari Goenaga and Aitor Arregi’s ‘Maspalomas' and ...