Round table, "The end of life: literature, cinema and science"
Cinema and Science Series
- Invited Scientists
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Ander Urruticoechea, Pilar Palomero, Itziar Vergara
- When
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2026/03/06
18:00 - Place
- Z aretoa, Tabakalera, Donostia / San Sebastián
- Organizers
- DIPC, Basque Film Archive, San Sebastian International Film Festival
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On Friday, 6 March, at 6:00 p.m., we invite you to the round table discussion "The End of Life: Literature, cinema and science", featuring Ander Urruticoechea, medical oncologist and researcher at OSI Donostialdea and BioGipuzkoa, and Pilar Palomero, filmmaker and director of the film ‘Los destellos’, which will be screened at this edition of Cinema and Science.
The round table discussion will offer a shared reflection on the end of life from a multidisciplinary perspective and will be moderated by Itziar Vergara, scientific director of the Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute.
The activity will be held in Spanish. Free admission until full capacity is reached.
Next, at 7:00 p.m., the weekly Cine y Ciencia session will take place in the Tabakalera cinema, with the screening of "Los destellos", Pilar Palomero's third feature film. The film will be presented by both speakers. [+info]
About the speaker
Ander Urruticoechea Ribate (Pasaia, 1971) holds a PhD in medicine and is a specialist in medical oncology. He has developed his career in healthcare and research in breast cancer in Pamplona, London, Barcelona, and San Sebastián, where he was director of Onkologikoa (2013–2025). He is currently a medical oncologist and researcher at OSI Donostialdea and BioGipuzkoa. Professor of oncology at the University of Deusto. Author of numerous publications and president of the Spanish Breast Cancer Research Group.
Pilar Palomero is a director and screenwriter. Her debut film Las niñas was the big winner at the 2021 Goya Awards, where it received nine nominations and four awards. Her second feature film, La maternal, received three Goya Award nominations and was selected for the Official Selection at the San Sebastián Film Festival, where it won the Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance. Los destellos was her third feature film. It was also selected for the Official Selection at the San Sebastián Film Festival.