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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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At sixty-five, Richard Linklater fulfils with Nouvelle Vague his dream to pay tribute to Jean-Luc Godard, who deeply influenced his career. Opening the Perlak section, this is a love letter to Godard’s revolutionary impact on cinema. “I can’t imagine making films about things I don’t love”, Linklater says.
He admires Godard’s provocative yet witty, vulnerable yet fearless approach. In depicting his novice filmmaker days in À bout de souffle, Linklater emphasises the humour in portraying a man who, despite insecurities, had a knack for presenting himself as a confident auteur.
This reflects Linklater’s fascination with the creation of myths in cinema. For Linklater, Godard was a passionate revolutionary who was always seeking new ways to express himself. When asked about Godard’s place in today’s industry, Linklater acknowledges that modern filmmakers are prisoners of their time, but the legendary status of Godard’s generation is undeniable. Linklater doesn’t see himself as nostalgic, rather creating personal films, just as many contemporary directors do. In Nouvelle Vague, he meticulously recreates the aesthetics and visual style of Godard’s era, capturing the organic, precarious f ilmmaking spirit of the French New Wave. The film is both a tribute and a technical experiment, crafted as an “artifact” that brings the past into the present with care and precision.
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