Fatih Akin’s ‘Ghost Song’ to Open 2026 San Sebastián Film Festival
The San Sebastián Film Festival has selected Fatih Akin’s ‘Ghost Song’ for its 2026 opening night, where the drama will have its world premiere.
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- The San Sebastián Film Festival has selected Fatih Akin’s ‘Ghost Song’ for its 2026 opening night, where the drama will have its world premiere.
Fatih Akin’s “Ghost Song,” also titled “Geister,” will open the 2026 San Sebastián Film Festival, according to a Variety report published on August 19.
The opening-night screening will be the film’s world premiere. Festival organizers describe the work as a poetic drama centered on loss and longing.
Akin, the German filmmaker behind “In the Fade,” returns to the international festival circuit with the new feature. The selection gives “Ghost Song” the prominent first-night slot in San Sebastián’s 2026 program.
