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 Official Selection Jury will be chaired by the director Dea Kulumbegashvili (Georgia), winner of four official awards last year for her debut film, Dasatskisi / Beginning, including the Golden Shell for Best Film, the Silver Shell for Best Director and the Jury Prize for Best Screenplay. Kulumbegashvili will be accompanied in the deliberations by the actress Susi Sánchez (Spain), the filmmakers and screenwriters Maite Alberdi (Chile) and Audrey Diwan (Lebanon-France) and the North American producer Ted Hope.
The Official Jury must grant the following awards:
The Official Jury is also free to grant a Special Prize to the film which it considers worthy of receiving the award for any reason, and must state the grounds for its decision.
The Golden Shell cannot be awarded ex-aequo.
The Official Awards will be announced and presented at the Festival Closing Gala.