A leading group of Spanish women film-makers condemned the San Sebastián film festival’s decision to award Johnny Depp its highest honour, saying it gave the international event a bad name.
The Karlovy Vary international film festival in the Czech Republic also announced plans to “honour” Depp at its upcoming event in August.
The award is the event’s top prize and aims to honour lifetime achievement.
Cristina Andreu, the president of Spain’s Association of Female Filmmakers and Audiovisual Media, said she was “very surprised” by the decision to award Depp the Donostia award at the festival’s 69th edition in September.