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 actor Chris Hemsworth (Thor, The Avengers) will accompany filmmaker Drew Goddard in the European premiere of Bad Times at the El Royale, which will close the Official Selection of the San Sebastian Film Festival’s 66th edition.
This is Drew Goddard’s second film, following his first feature, The Cabin in the Woods (2012).
Goddard, who penned the scripts for Cloverfield (2008), World War Z (2013) and The Martian (2015) and has produced TV series including Lost and Alias, boasts a cast headed by Donostia Award winner Jeff Bridges, Chris Hemsworth (Thor, The Avengers), Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey, Suspiria), Jon Hamm (Mad Men, The Town) and Cynthia Erivo (Widows).
The score of the film, which brings seven strangers together in a rundown hotel on Lake Tahoe, is composed by Michael Giacchino (Jurassic World, Coco, Up) and its director of photography is Seamus McGarvey (Godzilla, Nocturnal Animals, Darkest Hour).
The North American film, produced by 20th Century Fox, will be distributed in Spain by Hispano Foxfilm. It will be premiered on November 16.