Z365" or "Festival all year round" is the new strategic point of the Festival in which converge investigation, accompaniment and development of new talents (Ikusmira Berriak, Nest); training and cinematic knowledge transfer (Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola, Zinemaldia + Plus, Filmmakers' dialogue); and investigation, disclosure and cinematic thought (Z70 project, Thought and Discussion and Research and publications).
Isabel Coixet (Barcelona, 1962) holds a degree in Contemporary History and is a film director, producer and screenwriter. She has directed the films Demasiado viejo para morir joven (1986, screened in Zabaltegi at San Sebastian), Cosas que nunca te dije (Things I Never Told You, 1995), A los que aman (Those Who Love, 1998), My Life Without Me (2003) and The Secret Life of Words, (2005), with which she has landed numerous awards and international recognition. She has also participated in the collective films Hay motivo (2004) and Paris, je t’aime (2006). She has directed several documentaries, including Viaje al corazón de la tortura (2002) and Cartas a Nora (2006), and is currently working on another about domestic violence, to be entitled Me duele más a mí.
The Secret Life of Words landed the Goya 2006 for Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Production Design, the Sant Jordi and the Silver Fotogramas, among many other awards. My Life Without Me won the Goyas for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Song, the Guild of German Arthouse Cinemas Award at Berlin Festival, the Sant Jordi, the Premi Nacional de Cinematografia from the Generalitat of Catalonia, the Best Canadian Film Award at the Atlantic Festival in Canada, the Genie Award for Best Actress (Sarah Polley) and many others. Those Who Love won the Best Film Award at the San Francisco Latino Film Festival and the Ciutat de Barcelona from Barcelona City Council. Things I Never Told You landed the Silver Fotogramas, the Sant Jordi, the Special Jury Prize at Thessaloniki Film Festival and the Golden Golem at Prague Festival.
Coixet also founded and was creative director for the Target agency and of the Eddie Saeta production company, obtaining the most prestigious prizes for her advertising work. In 2000 she created the Miss Wasabi Films production company, from which she has produced remarkable music videos and documentaries.
In theatre directing, Isabel Coixet has debuted with 84 Charing Cross Road, based on a work by the American Helen Hannf.