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2023-04-01

Film registrations period opened for the BBK Mendi Film Bilbao-Bizkaia 2023

The deadline for film registrations for the 16th edition of the BBK Mendi Film Bilbao-Bizkaia festival is open from 31 March to 15 September.

The 2023 edition will be held between December 8 and 17. Interested producers, directors and filmmakers must present their works in the aforementioned period.

FILM SUBMISSION & RULES

All those works completed or carried out after January 1, 2021, whose theme is developed or related to the mountain, may participate: mountaineering, climbing, mountain and adventure sports, skiing, extreme sports, ecology, environment, ethnography, nature ...

€24,800 in prizes.  All the prizes of the Official Section will have economic endowment in addition to the "Eguzkilore" Trophy and "Txalaparta" Trophy.

 

Grand Prize/Sari Nagusia/Gran Premio
“Eguzkilore” trophy & 6,000€
Best Director/Zuzendari Onena/Mejor Director/a
“Eguzkilore” trophy & 3,000€
Best Script/Gidoi Onena/Mejor Guion
“Eguzkilore” trophy & 2,000€
Best Cinematography/Argazkilaritza Onena/Mejor Fotografía
“Eguzkilore” trophy & 2,000€
Jury Award/Epaimahaiaren Saria/Premio del Jurado
“Eguzkilore” trophy & 2,000€
Best Original Soundtrack/Soinu Banda Onena/Mejor Banda Sonora original
"Txalaparta" trophy & 2,000€
EITB Award for Best Film in Basque/EITB Saria Euskarazko Film Onenari/Premio EITB a la Mejor Película en Euskera
“Eguzkilore” trophy & 2,000€
Best Mountaineering Film/Mendiko Film Onena/Mejor Película de Alpinismo
“Eguzkilore” trophy & 1,200€
Best Climbing Film/Eskalada Film Onena/Mejor Película de Escalada
“Eguzkilore” trophy & 1,200
Best Culture & Nature Film/Kultura eta Natura Film Onena/Mejor Película de Cultura y Naturaleza
“Eguzkilore” trophy & 1,200€
Best Sport & Adventure Film/Kirol eta Abentura Film Onena/Mejor Película de Deporte y Aventura
“Eguzkilore” trophy & 1,200€
Best Short Film/Film Labur Onena/Mejor Cortometraje
“Eguzkilore” trophy & 1,000€

 

Check here the awarded films of the BBK Mendi Film Bilbao - Bizkaia.

In the 2022 edition, 190 films were submitted. 59 of them were selected to complete the Mendi Film program.

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