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).
Filmotech.com, the Internet VOD portal run by Spain’s EGEDA producers’ rights collection society, has rebooted.
Major changes incluye a new Digital Rights Management system, aiding accessibility, and payment facilities, such as billing to móviles, Rafael Sanchez, Filmotech directior, said at San Sebastian Monday.
Filmotech.com has also initiated On-Real streaming, eliminating download time. And created extras: cinema screenings,Amazon-style recommendations, and special spotlights – one on San Sebastian.
“We launched Filmotech in 2007. It was absolutely necessary to offer a legal alternative for online movie consumership,” Sanchez said.
Registered user numbers remain modest: near 15,000. But website hits has increased 50% since the makeover, Sanchez said.
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