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).
Little girls Satsuki and Mei move to a ramshackle house in the country with their father whilst their mother recovers from an illness in a nearby hospital. To their surprise, they soon discover that they are sharing the house with some rather unusual creatures and with very strange neighbours, including Totoro, a spirit of the forest. When the going gets rough, their new friends will help them to rediscover hope.