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).
According to the Head of Spanish Public Television, Santiago González is going to continue to support cinema and the Film Festival. He also stressed how TVE broadcast 90% of the cinema that can be seen on the small screen and that it is one of the foundations of Spanish audiovisual productions. This year TVE will be earmarking 35 million Euros for film productions and another 14 million for TV films and documentaries which is an increase of 20% compared to the previous year.
At the same press conference, the Chairman of the Federation of Spanish Audiovisual Producers (FAPAE) also said he was optimistic about the future of Spanish cinema and stressed there was a “basic alliance”between Spanish Public Television and the film industry.