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).
Section dedicated to Basque film organised by the San Sebastian Festival, the Basque Government Department of Culture and the Filmoteca Vasca; with the sponsorship of Irizar and EITB; and the collaboration of EPE/AVE and IBAIA.
The Festival and the producers’ associations EPE/APV and IBAIA present the Zinemira Award to the trajectory of an outstanding Basque film personality.
All feature films with at least 20% of Basque production presented as world premieres in any of the Festival sections are candidates for the Irizar Award, sponsored by Irizar, a collaborator of the Festival. The Irizar Award will be decided by a specific jury and carries €20,000 gross for the producer or producers of the winning film.
The section will also include the selection of short films from the Kimuak programme, an initiative by the Basque Government Department of Culture and the Filmoteca Vasca, with the objective of disseminating the best Basque shorts of the year.
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