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).
Each year, some twenty new talents coming to light in San Sebastian with their first or second movies compete for the Kutxa-New Directors Award carrying EUR 90,000 for the maker and importer to Spain of the winning film.