Awards
• Grand Prize: “Eguzkilore” trophy & €6,000
• Best Director: “Eguzkilore” trophy & €3,000
• Best Script: “Eguzkilore” trophy & €2,000
• Best Cinematography: “Eguzkilore” trophy & €2,000
• Jury Award: “Eguzkilore” trophy & €2,000
• Best Original Soundtrack: “Txalaparta” trophy & €2,000
• EITB Award for Best Film in Basque: “Eguzkilore” trophy & €2,000
• Best Mountaineering Film: “Eguzkilore” trophy & €1,200
• Best Climbing Film: “Eguzkilore” trophy & €1,200
• Best Culture & Nature Film: “Eguzkilore” trophy & €1,200
• Best Sport & Adventure Film: “Eguzkilore” trophy & €1,200
• Best Short Film: “Eguzkilore” trophy & €1,000
Basis
The 17th BBK Mendi Film Bilbao-Bizkaia (Mendi Film) will be celebrated onsite in Bilbao from the 6th to the 15th of December 2024.
The Festival is organised by the “Asociación Cultural Mendi Film Festival Elkartea” Association, (company tax code G01503192) and is based in Bilbao (Spain).
The International Festival of Mountaineering, Adventure, Extreme Sports and Nature Films and Documentaries, Mendi Film, has been a member of the International Alliance for Mountain Film (IAMF) since 2011.
GENERAL CONDITIONS
1. All work related to the following subjects is eligible for submission: alpinism, climbing, mountain and adventure sports, skiing, extreme sports, ecology, environment, ethnography…
2. Participation is restricted to productions made from the 1st of January 2022 onwards.
3. Each participant may enter more than one piece, provided that a separate entry form is submitted for each one.
4. The Selection Committee will choose the participating films.
5. The selected films will be screened once or twice from the 6th to the 14th of December 2024. The awarded films will likely be screened on the 15th of December 2024. The Organising Committee will decide on which date and at which theatre will the selected films be screened. The Festival’s Board of Directors reserves the right to modify said schedule.
6. Participants must ensure that they hold the intellectual property rights and public screening rights for the registered work. Participants must also guarantee that no legal, contractual or any other limitation exists that could prevent the organisers of MENDI FILM from publicly screening the work. Similarly, they must be able to prove that they possess the appropriate authorisation from any people or organisations that hold copyright for different elements that appear in the film, such as music, videos, images, graphics, etc. The registered participant is committed to keep the organisers of MENDI FILM free from any possible third party claim that may be initiated in relation to copyrighted material. MENDI FILM reserves the right to disqualify any film that does not hold the authorised copyrights.
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Generic information
From 6 to 15 December 2024, the BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia festival celebrates its 17th edition. Films and documentaries of mountain cinema of recent creation compete to enter the palmares that distribute trophies and € 24,800 in cash and achieve international prestige. Its directors, producers and protagonists meet frequently in Bilbao to present and promote their works: filmmakers like Jimmy Chin, Michael Dillon, Eliza Kubarska, Peter Mortimer or Alastair Lee, and many outstanding characters of the mountain scene: Chris Bonington, Peter Habeler, Catherine Destivelle, Lynn Hill, Eric Boomer, Tommy Caldwell, Gerlinde Kaltenbruner, Dean Potter, Pou Brothers, Edurne Pasaban, Alberto Iñurrategi, Josune Bereziartu... The festival was born in 2008 in Vitoria-Gasteiz and moved to Bilbao in 2012 taking root there ever since. Its main venues are the Sala BBK, the Golem cinemas and the Euskalduna Palace.
Submissions for the Official Selection of the Mendi Film 2025 are now open
Submissions for the Official Selection of the Mendi Film 2025 are now open
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9,800 spectators attended the 17th edition of BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia, 34% up on last year festival
9,800 spectators attended the 17th edition of BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia, 34% up on last year festival
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‘Songs of Earth’ wins the Mendi Film Grand Price, a Norwegian film with “a magnificent cinematography, a poetic narration and a sublime soundtrack”
‘Songs of Earth’ wins the Mendi Film Grand Price, a Norwegian film with “a magnificent cinematography, a poetic narration and a sublime soundtrack”
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BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia, the mountain film festival suitable for all ages from December 6 to 15
BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia, the mountain film festival suitable for all ages from December 6 to 15
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The programme has been published and tickets for the BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia 2024 are now on sale
The programme has been published and tickets for the BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia 2024 are now on sale
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49 films in the Official Section and in Zabalandi of the BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia 2024
49 films in the Official Section and in Zabalandi of the BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia 2024
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Autumm season of the MENDI TOUR 2024: Monzón, Bergara and Urnieta first stops
Autumm season of the MENDI TOUR 2024: Monzón, Bergara and Urnieta first stops
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The MENDI FILM BEKA 2025 grant open to amateur and professional filmmakers
The MENDI FILM BEKA 2025 grant open to amateur and professional filmmakers
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Renan Ozturk awarded with the 2024 IAMF Grand Prize
Renan Ozturk awarded with the 2024 IAMF Grand Prize
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9,600 viewers have enjoyed the best mountain cinema with the MENDI TOUR 2024
9,600 viewers have enjoyed the best mountain cinema with the MENDI TOUR 2024
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The main image of BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia 2024 burns with “Fuego”
The main image of BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia 2024 burns with “Fuego”
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The Basque Country and Navarre mountain federations to receive the WOP Mendi Film 2024 award
The Basque Country and Navarre mountain federations to receive the WOP Mendi Film 2024 award
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Film submission period for the BBK Mendi Film Bilbao - Bizkaia 2024 open until 15th of September
Film submission period for the BBK Mendi Film Bilbao - Bizkaia 2024 open until 15th of September
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THE GREAT WHITE WHALE, winner of the Mendi Film Grand Prize, an inspiring story of mountaineers and sailors pursuing the dream of climbing Australia's highest and loneliest mountain
THE GREAT WHITE WHALE, winner of the Mendi Film Grand Prize, an inspiring story of mountaineers and sailors pursuing the dream of climbing Australia's highest and loneliest mountain
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17 World premieres at the 16th edition of the BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia
17 World premieres at the 16th edition of the BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia
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This year’s Mendi Tour has been a roadshow of record-breaking proportions: 14,000 spectators in 53 venues
This year’s Mendi Tour has been a roadshow of record-breaking proportions: 14,000 spectators in 53 venues
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Films, exhibitions, conferences, the Jury... This is what the 16th Mendi Film will be like!
Films, exhibitions, conferences, the Jury... This is what the 16th Mendi Film will be like!
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The MENDI TOUR is on par with the best data with 10800 spectators in the first half of the season
The MENDI TOUR is on par with the best data with 10800 spectators in the first half of the season
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"X-Man" by Yhabril Moro is the image of BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia 2023
"X-Man" by Yhabril Moro is the image of BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia 2023
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Film registrations period opened for the BBK Mendi Film Bilbao-Bizkaia 2023
Film registrations period opened for the BBK Mendi Film Bilbao-Bizkaia 2023
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The International Alliance for Mountain Film is proud to announce that its 2023 Grand Prize has been awarded to Polish director Eliza Kubarska
The International Alliance for Mountain Film is proud to announce that its 2023 Grand Prize has been awarded to Polish director Eliza Kubarska
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