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 accolade recognises the gender perspective in film and comes with 5,000 euros
Almost 100 works about social issues were submitted for the award created by the San Sebastian Festival and Loterías.
The jury is made up of former RTVE president Elena Sánchez Caballero, director Juana Macías and producer and programmer Paz Lázaro
The City Council and the Festival will distribute 1,000 free tickets among the unemployed
Juan Diego Botto will preside over the jury, on which he will be accompanied by the screenwriter Alicia Luna and the Director of Social Innovation with the Basque Government, Asier Aranbarri