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Bilbao, December 18, 2024. The 17th edition of BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia was held from December 6th to the 15th and gathered 9,837 spectators, an increase of 34% over last year's number of spectators.
In addition, it has covered 81% of the capacity of the cinema sessions offered (77% with all the events of the program included). This percentage of occupancy represents a new record, the best of all editions so far, surpassing the 74% of 2022, and recovering from last year's drop of 60%.
In the venues of Euskalduna Bilbao and Sala BBK, this year a total of 23 film sessions have been offered, and in 10 of them the cinemas have filled, the tickets being sold out.
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Bilbao, December 14th 2024. The Norwegian film ‘Songs of Earth,’ which has captivated the Jury and the festivalgoers at the BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia, has won the Grand Price of the 17th edition. It is the work of director Margreth Olin, a film based on her parents and the love of Nature inherited from them. The Jury highlighted that it has "magnificent cinematography, a poetic narration and a sublime soundtrack". “The director provides a crystal-clear gift of what we’ve been given when we slow down and listen: nature is calling us,” they emphasize in their verdict..
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The 17th edition of BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia festival is getting off to a great start and with a lot of energy. Top class filmmaking, full venues at the Euskalduna Congress Centre in Bilbao, Commencing with an emotional Opening Session, many international and local protagonists, memorable conferences... Everything red hot, just like the image on the poster for this year's edition.
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L-R: Ruth López (WOP), Sabin Astorkiza (Japan Car), Begoña de Ibarra (BFA), Joselu Blanco (ETB), Koldo Bilbao (BBK), Leixuri Arrizabalaga (BFA), Jabier Baraiazarra (Mendi Film), Iñaki López de Aguileta (Bilboko Udala), Iñigo Iturrate (Euskalduna Bilbao), Alberto Iñurrategi (Ternua), Ibon Mujika (Deia) and Argiñe Areitio (SUA edizioak).
Bilbao, November 26, 2024. The BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia festival presents its 17th edition to offer fans of the genre the best mountain cinema once again between December 6 and 15.
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49 films will be screened this year at the BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia film festival. These are mountain, adventure, extreme sports and nature films, all current productions, at most 2 years old.
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Mendi Film and the Biscay Provincial Government announce the 5th edition of the Mendi Film Beka grant, aimed at the creation of documentary film projects whose aim is the audiovisual promotion of Mountain Culture.
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The 17th edition of the BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia to be held from 6 to 15 December 2024 now has its official poster. It is titled Fuego, by the French photographer Jean-Baptiste Liautard, and it has been awarded the Mendi Film festal poster prize along with 700 euros in the international mountain activity photography contest CVCEPHOTO organised by the Club Vasco de Camping Elkartea, club of San Sebastian.
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It has been done so in recognition of their historical contribution to mountaineering and mountain values, coinciding with the celebration of the centenary of their founding.
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Bilbao, 16 de diciembre 2023. Michael Dillon triumphs again at BBK MENDI FILM BILBAO BIZKAIA. The Australian filmmaker wins the festival's two main awards, the Grand Prize and the Best Director Award, with THE GREAT WHITE WHALE, an epic and inspiring story of mountaineers and sailors who pursue the dream of climbing Australia's highest and loneliest mountain, Big Ben, a mass located in the depths of the Southern Ocean.
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In the 16th edition of BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia, 57 films will be screened and there will be 3 exhibitions, 4 conferences. Edurne Pasaban will be presented with The WOP Mendi Film award. The IAMF Grand Prize winner, "K2 Touching the sky" by Eliza Kubarska will be screened, a masterclass will be given by the photographer Yhabril and a conference on the mountain film industry will be celebrated.
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The sponsors, at the presentation ceremony of the 16th edition, held at the Euskalduna Palace. Front line: Nerea Lupardo (Euskaduna), Andoni Iturbe (Gobierno Vasco), Jabier Baraiazarra (Mendi Film), Lexeia Arrizabalaga (Diputación Foral de Bizkaia), Koldo Bilbao (BBK) y Alberto Iñurrategi (Ternua). Back line: Iñigo Aristegui (Lore-eguzki trophee), Susana Muro (Deia-Gr Noticias), Ricardo Hernani (Federación Vasca de Montaña), Ibon Momoitio (Japan Car), Gloria Coman (Pangea Travel Store), Carlos Sergio Atxotegi (Diputación Foral de Bizkaia), Argiñe Areitio (SUA), Mikel Renteria (WOP Foundation)
Bilbo, 28 Noviember 2023. The BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia festival presents its 16th edition to once again make you enjoy the best mountain cinema between 8 and 17 December. At the presentation held at the Euskalduna Palace, the heads of Mendi Film were accompanied by representatives of the festival's main sponsors:
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Bilbao, 24 November 2023. The presentation of the exhibition, HARRI, ORRI, ARkatz, took place today. The exhibition showcases illustrated works of climbing and mountain art & topos and was held at the site that the founders of Bilbao first settled, the Aztarnategia/Yacimiento museum. This is the largest exhibition of its type staged internationally, with contributions from authors from all over the world, and is the ideal setting for the book titled: EL ARTE EN EL CROQUIS DE ESCALADA / ART IN CLIMBING TOPOS.
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The Mendi Tour 2023 circuit, has once again reached all of Spain, starting from the Basque Country. Mountain cinema sessions have been screened in 53 towns and cities -last year there were 46-, attracting 14,000 spectators and a 25% increase on last season's figure.
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Spectacular data and great atmosphere in the Mendi Tour circuit in 2023. In the winter-spring season, during the first half of the year, it has had 34 venues, with a total of 64 film sessions, and 10,800 spectators.
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The photograph "X-Man" is the main image of our edition this year, it has won the BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia 2023 poster award in the CVCEPHOTO contest. It is the work of the Bilbao photographer Gonzalo Bartolomé Tierra 'Yhabril Moro', who has made "the dream" of winning this award "come true".
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The crowdfunding campaign to publish our book ART IN CLIMBING TOPOS is active. It is a dream that we have worked on for a long time and we need your help to publish it.
Join us, get a copy and if you do soon you can get an extra gift.
More Articles …
- Film registrations period opened for the BBK Mendi Film Bilbao-Bizkaia 2023
- Edurne Pasaban WOP Mendi Film 2023 Award
- The International Alliance for Mountain Film is proud to announce that its 2023 Grand Prize has been awarded to Polish director Eliza Kubarska
- BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia recovers its pre-pandemic popularity with more than 9,000 people and 74% occupancy rate
- A Grand Prize that gives visibility to the lights and shadows of the history of Quinn Brett
- Michael Dillon and the importance of living the adventure
- The breeze of the fans Mendi Zale raises the beginning of the Mendi Film 2022
- The 15th edition starts with two great films in competition: "Ephemeral" and "Egoland"
- 15th edition of BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia: from 9 to 18 December, international reference for cinephiles and mountaineers
- Mountain activity gets into the Metro Bilbao with the CVCEPHOTO exhibition
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