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 Argentine director Anahi Berneri has already brought several of her films to San Sebastián in the past but this time around she is here as a member of the Official Jury. She acknowledges that she feels a lot more responsibility as a juror rather than when she’s presenting her own work as her decision might determine whether a film is successful or not, especially this year when there are so many debut films. However she also feels that just being selected for a festival like San Sebastián gives a significant boost to your film.
She is convinced that festivals are a way of democratising cinema that transcends the dictates of market forces as a festival can highlight films that do not have the marketing tools needed to reach a wider audience.