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).
This year a total of 121 films from 25 countries were received: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Mexico, the Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, Switzerland, UK, Uruguay, USA and Venezuela.
The titles to be presented in Films in Progress 26 are: Mi amiga del parque by Ana Katz (Argentina-Uruguay); Ixcanul by Jayro Bustamante (Guatemala-France); Magallanes by Salvador del Solar (Peru-Argentina-Colombia); O homem que matou a minha amada morta / To My Beloved Dead by Aly Muritiba (Brazil); La mujer de barro / The Mud Woman by Sergio Castro (Chile-Argentina) and Paula by Eugenio Canevari (Argentina-Spain).
Two of the films selected in Films in Progress 26 participated as projects in the I Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum: Mi amiga del parque by Ana Katz and O homem que matou a minha amada morta / To My Beloved Dead by Aly Muritiba.
Films in Progress 26 will include presentation of the Films in Progress Industry Award for an estimated equivalent value of up to €200.000. The companies Daniel Goldstein, Deluxe Spain, Dolby Iberia, Laserfilm Cine y Video, Nephilim producciones, No Problem Sonido and Vértigo Films will assume the post-production of a film until obtaining a DCP subtitled in English and its distribution in Spain.
Films in Progress is the programme of aid to Latin American cinema called twice yearly by the San Sebastian Festival and by Cinélatino, Rencontres de Toulouse.
Film in Progress enjoys the backing of the following companies and institutions: Association Rencontres Cinémas d'Amérique Latine de Toulouse (ARCALT), Daniel Goldstein, Deluxe Spain, Dolby Iberia, Laserfilm Cine y Video, Media Programme, Nephilim producciones, No Problem Sonido, Programa Ibermedia, Vértigo Films, and with the collaboration of Caisse Centrale d'Activités Sociales (CCAS), Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée (CNC), Cetim, CINÉ +, Cinéfondation, Commune Image, Confédération Internationale des Cinémas d'Art et Essai (CICAE), Conseil Général de la Haute Garonne, Conseil Régional Midi-Pyrénées, CROUS de Toulouse, Eaux Vives, École Supérieure d'Audiovisuel (ESAV), EP2C - Post-production Training Programme, Europa Distribution, Fila 13, Firefly, La Trame, Mactari, Mairie de Toulouse, Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, Producers Network, Signis and Titra TVS.