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9,800 spectators attended the 17th edition of BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia, 34% up on last year festival
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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.
‘Songs of Earth’ wins the Mendi Film Grand Price, a Norwegian film with “magnificent cinematography, a poetic narration and a sublime soundtrack”
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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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