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 Austrian filmmaker Ruth Beckermann gave a masterclass at the 70th edition of the San Sebastian Film Festival after the screening of her latest feature movie, Mutzenbacher, included in Zabaltegi-Tabakalera after winning the Encounters section at the Berlinale. The event took place at the Tabakalera cinema on September 21, 2022.