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).
The bertsolari Andoni Egaña, the writer, Katixa Agirre and the director Maru Solores are the three members of the “Serbitzu Saria” Award jury that will be selecting the best Basque film being premiered at the Festival. What’s new this year is that not only the films in the Zinemira section but also the Basque films screened in any of the other sections of the Festival will be competing for the award, which is worth 20,000 Euros.
All three jury members agree that the quality of what they have seen so far has been a pleasant surprise and that they were going find it really difficult to decide on a winner. The fact that documentaries and fictional films are competing for the same award also might make things even more difficult, but although they come from different fields, they are sure that they will reach an agreement.