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).
Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s series ‘Querer’ will participate in the Official Selection out of competition
‘Yo, adicto’ by Javier Giner and Aitor Gabilondo and ‘La virgen roja’ by Paula Ortiz will show in the Official Selection Special Screenings
Antón Álvarez will open the New Directors section, for which the movies by duo Cecilia Atán-Valeria Pivato, David Pérez Sañudo and Sandra Romero have also been selected
19 Basque films make up the Basque participation in the 71st edition of the San Sebastian Festival
Actor Paco Sagarzazu, an indispensable figure on Basque screens and stages, will receive the Zinemira Award in recognition of his career
San Sebastian Festival’s most open competition will include the world premiere of works directed by Ion de Sosa, Andrés Di Tella, Ashmita Guha Neogi, Kohei Igarashi and Rati Oneli
The majority of the other titles are feature and short films to have won awards or been programmed at Berlin, Cannes, Locarno and Venice, among other festivals
The series 'La Mesías', by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, will screen in the Official Selection out of competition, while 'They Shot the Piano Player', by Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal, will have a Special Screening, also as part of the Official Selection
'La estrella azul', the second film by Javier Macipe, has been selected for New Directors