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).
Carlos A. Gutiérrez (Mexico City) is the co-founder and executive director of Cinema Tropical, an organisation founded in 2001 and leading promoter of Latin American cinema in the USA. As a curator, he has presented seasons at institutions such as the New York Museum of Modern Art, Film at Lincoln Center, the Guggenheim Museum, the Anthology Film Archives and the Flaherty Seminar.
He is currently artistic director of the Latin Wave Festival at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, co-director of the Cinema Tucsón, member of the Film Forum’s board of directors at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), and founding member of the Distribution Advocates collective.
He has participated as a jury member in numerous festivals and film funds, including the IDFA, Tribeca, Doclisboa, Mar del Plata, New Orleans, Morelia, Seattle, SANFIC, the Sundance Institute and the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative.



