SAN SEBASTIÁN — Spain’s Quickets and U.K. startup AnthroTek claimed the top prizes Friday at the Zinemaldia Startup Challenge , the San Sebastián Festival’s flagship technology competition.

Quickets, which applies airline-style yield management to cinema and theater, won Best Spanish Project and also received the Special Mention for Entrepreneurship. AnthroTek, creator of fire stunt masks, which utilised AI in its prototyping process, secured Best European Project.

“I was genuinely surprised they sponsored this project,” said AnthroTek CEO Dr. Raoul Peltier. “It’s a niche market, but a real problem,” alluding to the many digital only pitches who cited gargantuan markets. “Technology should also solve practical, real-world issues, not just billion-dollar ones.” Stunt teams in flames eve

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