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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).
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Our Newsflashes provide daily updates on the media repercussion enjoyed by the films selected for the different Festival sections and the list of professional activities scheduled for the following day. Newsflashes are sent out to all industry professionals accredited.
“Rousingly filmed (…) Mendoza once again portrays the forgotten and marginalised alongside the indelible and infallible image of those who stand up for a society that appears to be crumbling” Juan G. Andrés, EL DIARIO VASCO
“An immensely courageous work that transcends genre film to become a protest piece (…) undoubtedly committed to the cause” Victor Esquirol, GARA
“The brilliant Mendoza uses sinister cinematography and garbage-packed settings to sculpt his best movies (…) he returns close to where he has always been to reassert his accusations against a police system that has become the main scourge of the very society it should serve” Juan Zapater, NOTICIAS DE GUIPUZCOA
“Troy Espiritu’s script is taut and to the point, and gives the impression of being grounded in hard research” Jonathan Romney, SCREEN DAILY
“This vibrantly executed and performed piece is bound to garner international prestige” Jonathan Romney, SCREEN DAILY
“Santiago Alfonso is well-tuned and the real surprise of the film” Victor Esquirol, GARA
“Pleasing and entertaining” Oti Rodriguez Marchante, ABC
“A noteworthy exercise in intrigue. Violence beats in every gesture, look and word spoken (…) a terrifying look at our most wild self” Victor Esquirol, GARA
“The cinematography and shocking irony are fascinating” Alberto Moyano, EL DIARIO VASCO
“Fine job of mixing comedy, drama and thriller elements” Kaleem Aftab, CINEUROPA
“So outlandish and yet so subtle (…) I love the square screen that frames this reflection on gods and children, friendship, death, faith and everything else. (…) I love that the scenes aren’t cut abruptly but flow serenely. I love this semi-religious mischief with its turntable, death, prayer and incense” Begoña del Teso, EL DIARIO VASCO
“A film that doesn’t condemn ignorance but dreams, dreams and shows (…) that inhabiting a 4:3 aspect ratio is not easy. It squeezes. It overwhelms” Begoña del Teso, EL DIARIO VASCO
“This domestic fantasy is a delight. Intimate and full of understanding and love, attentive to the details with some really beautiful touches” Mikel G. Gurpegui, EL DIARIO VASCO
“The way the film looks at the big picture (sacrifices of time, money and lives) and the small, inside an empty man tortured by the death of his daughter, is fascinating” Oti Rodriguez Marchante, ABC
“A wonderful hybrid, a magnificent beast combining thriller and documentary, spy film and the portrait of a person who reveals his thoughts about life, friendship, violence and peacemaking. As emphatic as he is moral and unreserved” Begoña del Teso, EL DIARIO VASCO
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