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2023-01-23

'20.000 species of bees’ and ‘Samsara’ to premiere at Berlinale!

Esti Urresola's debut feature film '20.000 species of bees’' has been selected to participate in the Official Selection of the Berlin International Film Festival, one of the most important international film festivals in the world. The screening will take place on Wednesday, February 22.

Berlinale is undoubtedly one of the best places for the world premiere of the film by the director from Alava. After the success of her last short film, which was nominated for the Goya Award for Best Fiction Short Film and received the Le Rails d'or Award from the Critics' Week, Urresola will land at the Berlinale with what is her debut feature film. Produced by Sirimiri Films, Gariza Films and Inicia Films with the collaboration of EiTB, ICAA, Movistar Plus and RTVE, it tells the story of an eight-year-old child struggles with the fact that people keep addressing her in confusing ways. During a summer at her grand aunt’s among the beehives, her life and her mother's will change forever.


For its part, the Encounter Section, which aims to promote aesthetically and structurally daring works by independent and innovative filmmakers, has selected the film 'Samsara' for this edition. It's a feature film directed by Lois Patiño and produced by Señor y Señora. In this film, the filmmaker from Vigo reflects on death from the perspective of Buddhist religiosity.

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2023-03-09
Basque cinema will show strength at the Málaga Film Festival

Basque cinema will show strength at the Málaga Film Festival

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2023-03-01
XIX EDITION OF THE SAN SEBASTIAN LAU HAIZETARA DOCUMENTARY CO-PRODUCTION FORUM

The San Sebastian LAU HAIZETARA Documentary Coproduction Forum is preparing the next edition! San Sebastian, 25-27 September 2023 The open call for the presentation of projects will begin in April and will be communicated via the usual channels.

XIX EDITION OF THE SAN SEBASTIAN LAU HAIZETARA DOCUMENTARY CO-PRODUCTION FORUM

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2023-02-25
Estibaliz Urresola and Sofia Otero shine in Berlin

Estibaliz Urresola and Sofia Otero shine in Berlin

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2023-02-15
Basque cinema will stand out again at Berlinale

Basque cinema will stand out again at Berlinale

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2023-02-10
Basque cinema will try to bring this brilliant year to a marvelous conclusion at the Goya Awards

Basque cinema will try to bring this brilliant year to a marvelous conclusion at the Goya Awards

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2023-02-02
The projects 'Negu hurbilak' and 'Sobre todo de noche', selected to participate at the D'A Film LAB

The projects 'Negu hurbilak' and 'Sobre todo de noche', selected to participate at the D'A Film LAB

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2023-02-02
“With ‘Negu Hurbilak’ in the Work In Progress section of the D’A Film Festival, we finish a stage for the film”

“With ‘Negu Hurbilak’ in the Work In Progress section of the D’A Film Festival, we finish a stage for the film”

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2023-01-24
Basque Audiovisual will be attending to the 'Producers meet Producers' meeting

On January 26th, Basque. Audiovisual. will join to the 'Producers meet Producers' meeting organized within the framework of the FIPADOC Festival.

Basque Audiovisual will be attending to the 'Producers meet Producers' meeting

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2022-11-28
Basque productions also protagonists in Ventana Sur

The strength of Basque cinema is evident, once again this year, with the implementation of projects that continue to receive awards, critical acclaim and audience praise, as much at festivals as in cinemas and on streaming platforms.

Basque productions also protagonists in Ventana Sur

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2022-11-11
ZINEBI once again becomes a meeting point for the Basque audiovisual sector

The Bilbao International Documentary and Short Film Festival kicks off today and will run until Friday 18 November.

ZINEBI once again becomes a meeting point for the Basque audiovisual sector

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2022-10-14
 New basque tax incentives at  MIPCOM - up to 70%

New basque tax incentives at MIPCOM - up to 70%

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2022-09-23
Basque. Audiovisual. launches its new website

Basque. Audiovisual. launches its new website

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2022-08-26
The San Sebastian Film Festival selects 17 Basque

The San Sebastian Film Festival selects 17 Basque

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Eneko Sagardoy cast in ‘Those About to Die’ series starring Anthony Hopkins. It is a project for American television directed by Roland Emmerich. The series produced for Universal’s streaming service Peacock comes as another piece of good news for Eneko Sagardoy, who has had a great start to the year. First, he made history at the Spanish box office with ‘Irati’ the most successful Basque language production to date and now he has added a Hollywood production to his filmography. Read the whole story on our BIO. Congratulations, Eneko! #EnekoSagardoy #ThoseAboutToDie #Irati #BasqueAudiovisual #BasqueAudiovisualIndustry #BasqueCountry #BasqueCinema #SocialNetworks #Cinema #Zineuskadi #Films #Markets

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Basque cinema shines at Malaga Festival! The Malaga Festival has just announced the list of winners of this edition, where the Basque representation stands out with a total of 6 awards. ‘20,000 Species Of Bees', by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, has triumphed with three awards, including the main one. This is the list of awards delivered to Basque cinema: ➖ Golden Biznaga for Best Spanish Film: '20,000 Species Of Bees' by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren. ➖ Silver Biznaga for Best Male Performance: Alberto Ammann for 'Upon Entry'. ➖ Silver Biznaga Award for Best Supporting Female Performance: Patricia López Arnaiz for '20,000 Species Of Bees'. ➖ Silver Biznaga Audience Award 'Gusto del Sur' for Best Feature Film: 'Itsasoak pizten gaitu' by Beñat Gereka. ➖ UMA Youth Jury Award for Best Feature Film in the Official Selection: 'In the Company Of Women' by Silvia Munt. ➖ Feroz Puerta Oscura 2023 Award for Best Feature Film in the Official Selection: '20,000 Species Of Bees'. In addition, in MAFIZ we find the following winners: ➖ Malaga Work In Progress Aracne Digital Cinema Award: 'Sobre todo de noche' by Víctor Iriarte. ➖ Malaga Work In Progress Latido Films Award: 'Sobre todo de Noche' by Víctor Iriarte. From Basque. Audiovisual. we would like to congratulate both the awarded Basque professionals and the rest of the productions that have been present at the festival for the great work they are doing. Congratulations! #BasqueAudiovisual #BasqueAudiovisualIndustry #BasqueCountry #BasqueCinema #SocialNetworks #Cinema #Zineuskadi #Films #Markets

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The Quirino Awards have just announced the final nominees for this year, and among them we find the following Basque projects. ➖ Best Ibero-American Animation Feature Film ▪️ ‘Unicorn Wars’ by Alberto Vázquez ➖ Best Ibero-American Animation for Video Game ▪️ ‘Han’yo’ by Hangover Studios y Digipen Institute of Technology Europe Bilbao Congratulations and good luck! #QuirinoAwards #BasqueAudiovisual #BasqueAudiovisualIndustry #BasqueCountry #BasqueCinema #SocialNetworks #Cinema #Zineuskadi #Films #Markets

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‘Unicorn Wars’ Review: Teddy Bears in Battle In ‘Unicorn Wars’, a disturbing animated film by the Spanish director and comic book artist Alberto Vázquez, pastel-colored bears are locked in perpetual warfare against the supposedly diabolical unicorns that inhabit a magic forest. Two brothers drafted into service, Bluey (Jon Goirizelaia) and Tubby (Jaione Insausti), are bobble-headed teddy bears with saucer eyes and a penchant for bed-wetting, yet the vainglorious Bluey in particular proves capable of great cruelty. Read the news published by The New York Times ➡️ Link in BIO #BasqueAudiovisual #BasqueAudiovisualIndustry #BasqueCountry #BasqueCinema #SocialNetworks #Cinema #Zineuskadi #Films #Markets