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Euskalduna Bilbao 5 dic 19:30 ITSASORA
ITSASORA
2025, Spain, 77min
Director: Mikel Urdangarin
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
Musician Mikel Urdangarin asks Unai Basurko—who has already sailed solo around the world—for help in bringing his restored sailboat from Galicia to the Basque Country. The sea voyage will be accompanied by an inevitable inner journey for the musician. There will be a violent clash between two ancient worlds. Like waves crashing against rocks. From dry land to the open sea. Two contrasting ways of life. Marine life responds to terrestrial life, but the latter also finds its counterpoint on land. The testimonies of the creators who appear in the documentary are proof of this. They are the sea on dry land.
| Event Date | 05-12-2025 19:30 |
| Event End Date | 05-12-2025 21:15 |
| Individual Price | 8€ + Management fees / 10€ box office |
| Location | Euskalduna Jauregia |
Euskalduna Bilbao 6 dic 12:00 MONT BLANC ÉTERNEL?, Mendi Talk EDURNE PASABAN
MONT BLANC ÉTERNEL?
2025, France, Italy, 50min
Director: Bertrand Delapierre
EUSKADI PREMIERE
Mario Colonel, a professional photographer and mountaineer, journalist and author of many books, has been based in Chamonix for 42 years and is now embarking on his latest photographic campaign. Familiar with the most beautiful places in the Mont Blanc massif and himself affected by the climate change that is affecting the most beautiful mountains, he invites us to follow him along the high mountain trails. On his journey, he meets a wide variety of characters, including an old guide, a philosopher, mountaineers, environmental activists, a painter, a sociologist, and a refuge warden. With them, he discusses the upheavals underway, but also looks for grounds for hope.
EDURNE PASABAN
RAMÓN OLASAGASTI, CÉSAR LLAGUNO, FELIPE H. NAVARRO Y PEDRO VILLAREJO
Saturday December 6 – 12:00 Euskalduna Bilbao
She was the first woman to climb all fourteen mountains over eight thousand metres high. Her name and person were forever linked by the fine thread of history, like eternal snow clinging to the rock on the great mountains. She could have been Irati or Amaia, but she is Edurne: snow, in Basque. “Everything that has a name exists”, as the saying goes, but this comic does not look to create a myth. Edurne is not a mythological creature: though capable of climbing those 14 revered altars, her essence is fragile, like the snow flower that only grows in the steep, high mountains. To escape the clutches of depression, she had to conquer the most difficult nine thousand metres of her life, a journey on which she was supported by her childhood friend, Asier Izagirre, and many others.
A rich vocabulary appears emerges from the snow, language that is proper even for summarising Edurne's career: the snowstorm that sets in, aided by passion, the frozen tears shed in the face of misfortune, the fall into the snow pit, the thawing of the bitter feelings macerated in that gloomy corner... The path travelled by Edurne was blazed by other women: Pili Ganuza, Amaia Aranzabal, Miriam García Pascual... whose footprints are captured in these pages, firm and beautiful, like the ethereal marks left by birds on the snow.
Mendi Film & Sua Edizioak comic collection:
• Everest: 1980 Basque expedition (2018)
• Iñurrategi brothers: hearts devoted to the mountains (2020)
• Andres Espinosa: solo and free (2022)
• Edurne Pasaban (2025)
| Event Date | 06-12-2025 12:00 |
| Event End Date | 06-12-2025 13:45 |
| Individual Price | 6€ + Management fees / 8€ box office |
| Location | Euskalduna Jauregia |
Euskalduna Bilbao 6 dic 17:00 PASTRANA, IN COLD BLOOD, B.I.G. - A WORLD FIRST
PASTRANA
2024, Brazil, 15min
Director: Gabriel Motta, Melissa Brogni
NATIONAL PREMIERE
While reliving memories, images and conversations, downhill skateboarder Melissa endeavours to create a tribute to her friend Pastrana. As she retrieves the past, with the aid of her friends and family, Pastrana's inherent presence helps her fill the silence left behind and gain a deeper understanding of what is time.
IN COLD BLOOD
2025, France, 35min
Director: Alex Heitler
NATIONAL PREMIERE
An intimate mountain film told through the inner voice of Victor de le Rue, a snowboarder and adventurer torn between fear and obsession. As he moves between high stakes freeride competitions and raw backcountry adventures, we witness the search for balance between adrenaline and family, ambition and peace. No interviews, no bragging. Just one man’s honest dialogue with the mountains. A visual and emotional journey into what truly drives us. In the end, it’s not about the best ride—it’s about feeling fully alive.
B.I.G. - A WORLD FIRST
2025, Austria, 54min
Director: Johannes Mair
NATIONAL PREMIERE
On September 20th, 2023, Jakob Schubert makes climbing history by doing the first ascent of B.I.G., formerly known as Project Big in Flatanger, Norway. Originally bolted and set up by Adam Ondra a decade ago, the route was regarded as a contender for becoming one of the most demanding climbing routes in the world. While in 2022 Schubert and Ondra famously join forces on the project, Jakob goes all in on a different setting the following year, bringing not only a film crew to Norway, but also the idea of livestreaming his attempts.
| Event Date | 06-12-2025 17:00 |
| Event End Date | 06-12-2025 18:45 |
| Individual Price | 8€ + Management fees / 10€ box office |
| Location | Euskalduna Jauregia |
Gala Inauguración Euskalduna Bilbao 6 dic 19:45
OIARZÁBAL. ENTRE JUAN Y JUANITO
2025, Spain, 110min
Director: Javier Álvaro Palomares
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
Juanito Oiarzábal needs no introduction. He was the third person in history to climb all 14 eight-thousanders without supplementary oxygen, has climbed a total of 26 eight-thousanders in an attempt to ‘do a second lap’ of these 14 mountains, and has been a regular guest on many television programmes over the last two decades. But do we really know the real Juanito?
| Event Date | 06-12-2025 19:45 |
| Event End Date | 06-12-2025 21:30 |
| Individual Price | 9,5€ + Management fees / 12€ box office |
| Location | Euskalduna Jauregia |
Euskalduna Bilbao 7 dic 12:00 SINKRONIA, THE FAST LINE, BEST DAY EVER
SINKRONIA
2025, Spain, 29min
Director: Gorka Ipiñazar, Haizea Huegun
NATIONAL PREMIERE
A documentary that follows sculptor Gotzon Huegun in his creative process, revealing how nature profoundly influences his work. Through his artistic gaze, Huegun shares his story, his reflections on art and his perception of the relationship between human beings and the natural environment. In the process, we'll see into the view of his daughter and partner Haizea about his artistic path and development, which is very tied to Gotzon's lifestyle. An immersion in a visual journey where artistic creation becomes an act of synchrony with the world around him.
THE FAST LINE
2025, Switzerland, 30min
Director: Jochen Schmoll
EUSKADI PREMIERE
The New Speed Record on Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau by Swiss climber Nicolas Hojac and Austrian Philipp Brugger. The earlier record for ascending the north faces of Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau in one day was set by Ueli Steck and Stephan Siegrist in 2004. On April 5, 2025, Hojac and Brugger did so climbing in darkness, mastering difficult passages, racing against time, and reaching the summit of Jungfrau later in only 15 hours and 30 minutes, almost 10 hours faster than the old record.
BEST DAY EVER
2025, United States, 47min
Director: Ben Knight y Berne Broudy
NATIONAL PREMIERE
Adaptive mountain bikers Greg Durso and Allie Bianchi navigate the relentless challenges of their disabilities and embrace the tremendous support, friendship and joy they find in their rural Vermont riding community. Allie and Greg navigate disability and regain independence with humour, attitude, and grit on mountain bike trails that dismantle able-bodiedism, build community, and become a role model for bikers anywhere.
| Event Date | 07-12-2025 12:00 |
| Event End Date | 07-12-2025 13:45 |
| Individual Price | 6€ + Management fees / 8€ box office |
| Location | Euskalduna Jauregia |
Euskalduna Bilbao 7 dic 17:00 SIMMERING, LE MOULIN DES ARTISTES, TREELUDE, TRANGO
SIMMERING
2025, Italy, 15min
Director: Giulia Bertolazzi
NATIONAL PREMIERE
Four friends set out to take on the Marathon des Sables, one of the most extreme ultramarathons in the world: 250 km across the Sahara Desert in complete self-sufficiency. But Simmering is not a sports documentary. It is a mental and sensory journey that delves into vulnerability, endurance, and the intimacy of human experience under extreme conditions.
LE MOULIN DES ARTISTES
2025, France, 25min
Director: Pierre Cadot
NATIONAL PREMIERE
In a 16th century mill in the Chamonix valley, Peter and Anati run Le Moulin des Artistes: a ski workshop, art space, and gathering place for like-minded free spirits. Whether it’s in Peter’s handmade wooden skis or Anati’s paintings and music, Le Moulin des Artistes shows us what happens when you devote your life to creative expression. How it can bring purpose, build lasting community, and even help overcome disaster.
TREELUDE
2025, Italy, 17min
Director: Marco Zingaretti
NATIONAL PREMIERE
Lukas Schäfer, a nature photographer who spends most of his days in mountain landscapes, has to guide Constantino Mazzoccoli, a sound engineer born and raised in an urban environment, into the woods. Despite his lack of experience, Constantino's enthusiasm grows as the day goes by, helping Lukas to observe nature from a point of view that is new to him.
TRANGO
2024, United States, 45min
Director: Leo Hoorn
NATIONAL PREMIERE
After a two-year attempt, ski mountaineers Christina ‘Lusti’ Lustenberger and Jim Morrison, joined by Nick McNutt and Chantel Astorga, ski the first descent of the Great Trango Glacier. They navigate risks, grapple with grief, and face physical danger as they push the limits of human experience. At 6,000 meters, constant exposure tests their resolve, but it’s the unspoken trust and support within their expedition team that allows them to face the unimaginable together.
| Event Date | 07-12-2025 17:00 |
| Event End Date | 07-12-2025 18:45 |
| Individual Price | 8€ + Management fees / 10€ box office |
| Location | Euskalduna Jauregia |
Euskalduna Bilbao 7 dic 19:45 CLIMBING FOR LIFE
CLIMBING FOR LIFE
2025, Japan, 130min
Director: Junji Sakamoto
In 1975, Junko Tabei became the first woman in history to conquer Mount Everest, the world's highest summit. Her glorious achievement captivated the world, casting a radiant light but also a deep shadow on her friends and family. In her final years, even though she had been diagnosed with an illness that was terminal, Junko continued to challenge the mountains, bringing her family, friends, and those around her into her world with a cheerful smile. As a mountaineer, mother, wife, and human being... What did Junko last see beyond the summit?
| Event Date | 07-12-2025 19:45 |
| Event End Date | 07-12-2025 21:30 |
| Individual Price | 8€ + Management fees / 10€ box office |
| Location | Euskalduna Jauregia |
Euskalduna Bilbao 8 dic 12:00 ALDABIDE, ALONE ACROSS GOLA, OUT OF THE BLUE, ETERNAL SOLO
ALDABIDE
2025, Spain, 12min
Director: Jon Mendizabal Roa
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
Cavers Oskar Etxebarria (ADES) and Carlos Arranz (Takomano) venture into the bowels of the Itxina Massif, in the heart of the Gorbea mountain range in Bizkaia, Basque Country. It is an underground world that can only be accessed by diving through a narrow siphon. Witnessing what they experience, the film explores the darkness of this hollow mountain, capturing the passion, obsession and deep feeling for nature that drives these cave divers.
ALONE ACROSS GOLA
2024, United Kingdom, Sierra Leone, Liberia, 20min
Director: Jude Kriwald
NATIONAL PREMIERE
Jude Kriwald's extraordinary solo journey through the dense and unchartered Liberian rainforest of Gola, in a landscape without roads or paths, where every step meant pushing through thick undergrowth with nothing but a bicycle and a tent. Jude carried his 53 kg bicycle over fallen trees, crossed ravines with collapsed bridges and faced life-threatening situations. It is an adventure that tests the limits of endurance, self-sufficiency and the human spirit, and often makes Jude wonder, “Is this route even possible?”
OUT OF THE BLUE
2020, France, 43min
Director: Davina Beyloos Montaz-Rosset & Sébastien Montaz-Rosset
An enigmatic character recruits street artists and mountaineers for a hilarious project on the summits of Oberland in Switzerland. Talented young acrobats from Bern have doubts about hurling themselves into this bizarre vertical odyssey full to the brim with ingredients such as highline, acroyoga, ‘spacenet,’ vertical acrobatic cloth, wingsuit flights…
ETERNAL SOLO
2025, Italy, Pakistan, 31min
Director: Andrea Cossu
NATIONAL PREMIERE
Stefano Ragazzo wasn’t born among the mountains; his passion came later, like a bolt from the blue, with climbing drawing him far up from the plains. Inspired by the Dolomite tradition, he became captivated by solo climbing—a way to push beyond his own limits. His challenge? The Eternal Flame route, a legendary rock face in the heart of Pakistan’s Karakoram range. An exhilarating journey into the world of mountaineering, where passion, courage, and a love for the mountains come together in an adventure that seems impossible.
| Event Date | 08-12-2025 12:00 |
| Event End Date | 08-12-2025 13:45 |
| Individual Price | 6€ + Management fees / 8€ box office |
| Location | Euskalduna Jauregia |
Euskalduna Bilbao 8 dic 16:00 JAVIER Y LA MONTAÑA
JAVIER Y LA MONTAÑA
2024, Spain, 78min
Director: Rodolfo Montero de Palacio / Mario de Benito
Javier López Pagazaurtundua leads the Basque Country's efforts to raise awareness about people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities. As the winner of one of the Urbegi Foundation's ‘Lo Impossible/The impossible Awards’, his only prize was to make one of his impossible dreams come true. His challenge was to hike to the Everest base camp, where he could enjoy, suffer, and experience something he had dreamed of his whole life: to feel the highest mountains on the planet and, through them, raise awareness for those who suffer from cerebral palsy.
| Event Date | 08-12-2025 16:00 |
| Event End Date | 08-12-2025 17:45 |
| Individual Price | 6€ + Management fees / 8€ box office |
| Location | Euskalduna Jauregia |
Euskalduna Bilbao 8 dic 17:00 MARÉE NOIRE, BÂTISSEURS DE RÊVES ATHOMIQUES !, EPHEMERAL
MARÉE NOIRE
2024, Canada, 11min
Director: Chantal Caron
NATIONAL PREMIERE
A cry from the Earth’s species startled into surviving against the onslaught of threatening elements. One last breath before being trampled by Earth or to the contrary enter battle to wage against winds and tides clutching onto life before extinction.
BÂTISSEURS DE RÊVES ATHOMIQUES !
2024, France, 45min
Director: Antoine Le Menestrel
NATIONAL PREMIERE
The adventure of ATHOM, the extraordinary climbers & dancers' troupe, led by Antoine Le Ménestrel, in a poetic and fraternal project that transcends disciplines and origins, connecting dance and climbing. A documentary about the Cultural Olympiad project, winner of the ‘Inspiration, Creation and Disability’ organised by Paris 2024 and the French Ministry of Culture.
EPHEMERAL
2024, United States, 32min
Director: Josiah Jones
EUSKADI PREMIERE
As the ice climbing season is shortened year after year, ice and mixed climber, Jeff Mercier is driven into Iceland’s unforgiving glacial landscape. Faced with an ever-shifting medium and treacherous terrain, Jeff pushes his own limits as well as the boundaries of his sport.
| Event Date | 08-12-2025 17:00 |
| Event End Date | 08-12-2025 18:45 |
| Individual Price | 8€ + Management fees / 10€ box office |
| Location | Euskalduna Jauregia |
Euskalduna Bilbao 8 dic 19:45 WILD AERIAL, NATURA FUGIT, OLD MAN LIGHTNING
WILD AERIAL
2024, Canada, 16min
Director: Trixie Pacis
NATIONAL PREMIERE
The film follows adventure aerialist Sasha Galitzki to remote icescapes to document the most ambitious routine she has ever performed outdoors. Overcoming extreme cold and dizzying heights, she draws attention to the beauty and fragility of our rapidly changing landscapes.
NATURA FUGIT
2025, Spain, 22min
Director: Jesus Mari Lazkano
The landscape of Mer de Glace, in the Mont Blanc massif, is transformed over time, a “geological timeline” that we cannot understand from our current perspective and which shows us the progressive degradation of which we are an active part. It is the most studied, painted and referenced glacier in Europe, recreated by artists such as Friedrich, Ruskin, Turner and Violet le Duc. Through thousands of original drawings by Jesús Mari Lazkano, this short film reflects the successive evolution of the increase and disappearance of ice, the filling and emptying, like the breathing of the landscape, which ends in the ultimate landscape catastrophe and the collapse of all life.
OLD MAN LIGHTNING
2025, United States, 60min
Director: Dawn Kish
NATIONAL PREMIERE
Cranky and yet witty, the bouldering legend John “Verm” Sherman has lost his drive or mojo and is struggling or jonesing to regain it. What better way than to climb the world’s most famous boulder problem, Yosemite’s iconic Midnight Lightning? He climbed it 25 years ago, but since then the climb has gotten harder and Verm’s gotten softer due to Beer lust and a third-degree burning passion for bird photography. Standing in his way is his age (57), weight (200 lbs), dozens of injuries, and myriad health issues. Nevertheless, he’s stubborn and determined, and after a specific 6-month preparation to get in shape, he is ready for leading to a final confrontation with bouldering’s “Problem of Problems”.
| Event Date | 08-12-2025 19:45 |
| Event End Date | 08-12-2025 21:30 |
| Individual Price | 8€ + Management fees / 10€ box office |
| Location | Euskalduna Jauregia |
Euskalduna Bilbao 9 dic 17:30 TALKING TRANSITION, TRAS LA HUELLA NORUEGA
TALKING TRANSITION
2025, Austria, 8min
Director: Marco Tribelhorn
NATIONAL PREMIERE
Arianna Tricomi, professional skier and 3 times Free Ride World Champion, closes the competition chapter of her career and reflects on her constantly evolving relationship with the mountains. Talking Transition shares insights into the mind of an athlete at a turning point, exploring new alpine challenges while celebrating the beauty of free skiing in Canada, Japan, and the Alps.
TRAS LA HUELLA NORUEGA
2025, Spain, 78min
Director: Unai Jaureguibeitia Arias
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
It was the summer of 1906, when the arrival of Norwegian Hafdan Magnus Mustad in Tolosa changed not only the life of this town in Gipuzkoa, but also the history of sport. Mustad decided to locate his factory there, and the Norwegian workers brought wooden skis with them in their luggage. When Tolosa residents such as Isaac López Mendizábal saw the Norwegians skiing for the first time, they decided that they too should be part of that experience. Thus, Norwegians and Basques joined forces and founded Spain's first ski club, the Ski Club Tolosano, the seed of a journey marked by milestones that continue to this day.
| Event Date | 09-12-2025 17:30 |
| Event End Date | 09-12-2025 19:15 |
| Individual Price | 6€ + Management fees / 8€ box office |
| Location | Euskalduna Jauregia |
Euskalduna Bilbao 9 dic 19:30 RETRO, SEE THOSE FLOWERS?, THE ROAD WE NEVER RODE, MON PRINTEMPS AU MONT BLANC
RETRO
2025, United Kingdom, 12min
Director: Brain Hall
NATIONAL PREMIERE
The history of retro walking stretches back to 1817, but became headline news in 1931 when Texan, Plennie Wingo, attempted to walk around the world backwards. He still holds the walking backwards record of 8.000 miles. In 1976, British Lindsay Dodd, set off from Leeds and walked backwards to Kendal, completing a record distance of 80 miles in 24 hours. In 2024, british, too, Ben Stewart climbed backwards Kilimanjaro in a record-breaking eight-day time. As the sport gains popularity, may we see more amazing records and attempts on prominent Himalayan peaks?
SEE THOSE FLOWERS?
2025, France, 17min
Director: Julien Caldarone
NATIONAL PREMIERE
On Réunion Island, during the extreme trail Diagonale des Fous, Martin Kern moves through the landscapes with speed and determination, as if dancing. The emotions he experiences during that extraordinary effort, are shaped by hours of training and an ideal rooted in exploration and the discovery of an environment that fascinates him.
THE ROAD WE NEVER RODE
2024, Spain, 35min
Director: Inigo Lamana
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
An elderly man dreams of a long-imagined cycling journey across New Zealand that he and a friend never took. In his dream, they traverse breath-taking landscapes -gleaming glaciers, endless steppes, wild rivers and majestic mountains-, while reflecting on the people they meet and the moments they share. The film explores themes of memory, missed opportunities, and the emotional weight of regret. It’s a poetic meditation on the importance of pursuing dreams before they fade into “what could have been.”
MON PRINTEMPS AU MONT BLANC
2025, France, 38min
Director: Bertrand Delapierre
EUSKADI PREMIERE
Benjamin Védrines takes his skis to Chamonix in spring, a time to enjoy a full season of skiing on vertical slopes. Both his and his friend Nicolas Jean’s experience and talent, allow him to imagine and conceive new challenges at altitude: the complete traverse of Mont Blanc in 3 days, with 11 powerful and breathtaking descents.
| Event Date | 09-12-2025 19:30 |
| Event End Date | 09-12-2025 21:15 |
| Individual Price | 8€ + Management fees / 10€ box office |
| Location | Euskalduna Jauregia |
Euskalduna Bilbao 10 dic 17:30 BILLY, THE SAMI SONG OF SURVIVAL
BILLY
2024, Argentina, 33min
Director: Pablo Schiel
NATIONAL PREMIERE
A 70-year-old man deals with the fears that he goes through when ski touring. Death, desire and time constitute the internal conflict of this adventure, which may be the last.
THE SAMI SONG OF SURVIVAL
2025, United States, 50min
Director: Iara Lee
EUSKADI PREMIERE
The Sami people, based primarily in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, continue their struggles against oppression and colonialism, old and new. For centuries, they have been fighting institutionalized racism, marginalization, and the repression of their culture and language. Although they have won recognition and respect, their work has not ended. Through artistic means and cultural resilience, the Sami are asserting their rights to exist and thrive in their native lands.
| Event Date | 10-12-2025 17:30 |
| Event End Date | 10-12-2025 19:15 |
| Individual Price | 6€ + Management fees / 8€ box office |
| Location | Euskalduna Jauregia |
Euskalduna Bilbao 10 dic 19:30 INTO ALTAI, 2000 JOURS AU PARADIS
INTO ALTAI
2025, France, 37min
Director: Yannick Boissenot
EUSKADI PREMIERE
This film takes us deep into the Tavan Bogd massif, nestled in the Mongolian Altai Mountains. Camille Armand, Pierre Hourticq and Victor Daviet share a common passion, not only for the mountains, but also for exploring remote and unfamiliar lands. Tavan Bogd -literally ‘The Five Sacred Mountains’-, refers to a group of peaks steeped in symbolism and legend. For two weeks, a yurt will serve as their base camp, allowing them to explore this little-known massif on skis and snowboards. But what are they really looking for in these mountains?
2000 JOURS AU PARADIS
2025, France, 69min
Director: Véronique Anne y Erik Lapied
EUSKADI PREMIERE
Véronique, Anne and Erik Lapied have been tracking the wildlife of The Gran Paradiso massif for 18 years. They stray away from the beaten trails on their patient approaches in their attempt to understand the traces and customs of the inhabitants of the place. Amidst exceptional scenes of animals, the relationship between man and nature becomes pure poetry in motion, that showcases the profession of wildlife filmmaking in the mountains.
| Event Date | 10-12-2025 19:30 |
| Event End Date | 10-12-2025 21:15 |
| Individual Price | 8€ + Management fees / 10€ box office |
| Location | Euskalduna Jauregia |
Euskalduna Bilbao 11 dic 16:00 LADY EVEREST, Mendi talk TROVADOR DE LAS CUMBRES
LADY EVEREST
2025, Spain, 59min
Director: Mª Isabel Díaz Novo
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
Fifty years ago, on 16 May 1975, Japanese climber Junko Tabei achieved a remarkable feat by becoming the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. It is unfortunate, but not unexpected, that the celebrations were confined to Asia. However, her story is undoubtedly one of the most inspiring in sport. Tabei transcended social norms and Japanese cultural traditions by adopting masculine and culturally different or westernised methods to lead high-altitude mountain expeditions for women only. Tabei helped establish the Joshi-Tohan Japanese Ladies Climbing Club, founded on the slogan: “Let’s go on an overseas expedition by ourselves”.
TROVADOR DE LAS CUMBRES
JEAN-MICHEL JORDÁ
Thursday December 11 – 16:00 Euskalduna Bilbao
Jean-Michel Jordá is a mountaineer and filmmaker. His film ‘Everest Green’ received the Award for Best Mountaineering Film in 2018 in the Mendi Film festival. In 2023, he premiered ‘Everest Invaders: asalto a la papelera más alta del mundo’, in Bilbao. "I could have been a vagabond. Cinema, beauty, art, the mountains, the wind, the sea, reflection, some wonderful encounters, and Phi, made me a troubadour".
| Event Date | 11-12-2025 16:00 |
| Event End Date | 11-12-2025 17:45 |
| Individual Price | 6€ + Management fees / 8€ box office |
| Location | Euskalduna Jauregia |
Euskalduna Bilbao 11 dic 17:30 STREAMERS, STEAMERS & STRUGGLES ON THE KRKA; DEAR SUPERHERO; ERRIO
STREAMERS, STEAMERS & STRUGGLES ON THE KRKA
2025, Slovenia, 8min
Director: Rožle Bregar y Rok Rozman
NATIONAL PREMIERE
Four kayakers (ab)use rafting as a means to catch fish on Slovenia's chalk stream called Krka. Casting flies amongst castles and cattails, this became the arena for a gruelling competition that applied pressure of all kinds.
DEAR SUPERHERO
2025, New Zealand, 14min
Director: Corinna Halloran
NATIONAL PREMIERE
For nearly two years, professional skier Janina Kuzma struggled to get pregnant. Then, in early 2024, the moment arrived: a positive pregnancy test, but with it came a new question: how would pregnancy change her life in the mountains? Wrestling with the fear of losing her job as a pregnant mountain guide or being judged as a professional athlete, Janina still finds peace in the mountains. Joined by professional snowboarder Leanne Pelosi and skier Evelina Nilsson, Janina ventures deep into New Zealand’s Southern Alps to discover the superhuman powers of motherhood.
ERRIO
2024, Spain, 63min
Director: Ibon Gaztañazpi
Nagore Urdapilleta, a rower from the historic Orio rowing club, has rowed the waters of the Oria estuary thousands of times, but has never stopped to discover the secrets hidden beyond the surface. Intrigued by the hidden history of the river and so, she sets out on an incredible journey upriver. She is guided by historians, citizens, and the weavers of legends, who reveal the soul of the estuary to her. The ancient beaches and caves, whaling, shipbuilding and shipyards, ironworks, salmon fisheries, traditional forestry... The treasure of the estuary lies in its history, and we are proud to share it with you!
| Event Date | 11-12-2025 17:30 |
| Event End Date | 11-12-2025 19:15 |
| Individual Price | 6€ + Management fees / 8€ box office |
| Location | Euskalduna Jauregia |
Euskalduna Bilbao 11 dic 19:30 HARRI, ORRI, ARKATZ; K2 MON AMOUR
HARRI, ORRI, ARKATZ
2025, Spain, 55min
Director: Jon Herranz
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
Through the eyes of climbers and artists, this documentary celebrates the tension between utility and creativity found in climbing topos. Vertical maps that not only trace impossible routes but also dreams and adventures. From the first rudimentary sketches to elaborate contemporary drawings, we discover the evolution of these unique documents and their impact on the exploration of the unknown
K2 MON AMOUR
2025, France, 40min
Director: Mathieu Rivoire
EUSKADI PREMIERE
In summer 2024, Liv Sansoz and Zeb Roche set out to climb K2 (8,611 m) without oxygen and with a crazy: to fly off the summit together on a paraglider. Their story is so much more than just an attempt to reach the summit; it’s an ode to the wild and raw beauty of K2.
| Event Date | 11-12-2025 19:30 |
| Event End Date | 11-12-2025 21:15 |
| Individual Price | 8€ + Management fees / 10€ box office |
| Location | Euskalduna Jauregia |
MENDI PRO Euskalduna 12 dic 10:00
MENDI PRO
Friday December 12 – 10:00 Euskalduna Bilbao
Tickets: Free admission until full capacity. Tickets must be obtained on the Euskalduna Bilbao website
3rd edition of the conference aimed at promoting and bringing together the mountain film industry within the framework of BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia.
The grant Mendi Film Beka will have a special section in the session, with the presentation of the winning project of the 2026 grant, which in its 6th edition is supported by the Provincial Council of Bizkaia through its Department of Basque Language, Culture and Sports, and the Mendi Film. The grant is intended for the creation of documentary film projects that aim to promote mountain culture through audiovisual media.
The Mendi Pro conference will be rounded off with a Master Class and a Panel Talk:
Master Class: "Champions of the Golden Valley. From idea to the Oscars".
Speakers: Ben Sturgulewski and Katie Stjernholm, director and producer of the film.
The Mendi Film Official Selection film ‘Champions of the Golden Valley’ is aiming for an Oscar nomination. Its director, American Ben Sturgulewski, is one of the most prolific filmmakers at Mendi Film, having submitted 12 works to the contest. He made his debut in 2011, winning the Audience Award with ‘Solitaire’, and in 2022 he received the Best Soundtrack Award for ‘Creation Theory’ in recognition of the work of Griff Netanyahu Burn and Goth Babe. Katie Stjernholm and both work at the production company Sturgefilm.
Panel Talk: "Desperately looking for funds"
Speakers: Crystal Merrill, director of the Mountainfilm festival in Telluride (USA), filmmaker Michael Brown, filmmaker/producer Elena Goatelli, and filmmaker/producer Ángel Esteban.
Topic: Sustainable funding models; strategies for obtaining funding from investors, platforms, and festivals; keys to finding adequate funding and distribution; Mountainfilm Telluride grant models.
| Event Date | 12-12-2025 10:00 |
| Event End Date | 12-12-2025 13:30 |
| Individual Price | Available soon |
| Location | Euskalduna Jauregia |
Euskalduna Bilbao 12 dic 17:30 BHAGIRATHI III, ODYSSEA BOREALIS - L'IGNOTO ESISTE ANCORA
BHAGIRATHI III
2025, Spain, 40min
Director: Rubén Pérez Blázquez
EUSKADI PREMIERE
Four veteran mountaineers, Mikel Sáez de Urabain, José María Andrés de la Torre “Chemari”, Rubén Pérez “Ino” and Alex Kammerlander, strangers to each other, travel to the Indian Himalayas to climb the south-western pillar of Bhagirathi III (6,454 m). Seven days hanging on the wall, in both storms and extreme cold, will test their limits. The greatest achievement will be returning together as friends more than reaching the summit.
ODYSSEA BOREALIS - L'IGNOTO ESISTE ANCORA
2024, Italy, 44min
Director: Alessandro Beltrame
EUSKADI PREMIERE
Mateo della Bordella, Alex Gammeter, Silvan Schüpbagh and Symon Welfringer, challenge the icy waters of eastern Greenland in an epic 300-kilometer odyssey. Their goal: to scale the untouched northwest face of Drøneren, standing 1,200 meters high, navigating in kayaks to approach there. Driven by the primal instinct of exploration, these modern Ulysses are not seeking conquest, but the pure essence of adventure. With ingenuity and determination, they dive into a world where curiosity is the only compass.
| Event Date | 12-12-2025 17:30 |
| Event End Date | 12-12-2025 19:15 |
| Individual Price | 6€ + Management fees / 8€ box office |
| Location | Euskalduna Jauregia |
Euskalduna Bilbao 12 dic 19:45 PREMIO WOP MENDI FILM 2025, CHAMPIONS OF THE GOLDEN VALLEY
WOP MENDI FILM AWARD 2025
CATHERINE DESTIVELLE
Friday december 8 – 19:45 Euskalduna Bilbao
Climber, mountaineer, writer, editor and conference speaker. Catherine Destivelle probably never imagined where her first steps climbing the boulders of Fontainebleau, where her parents took her to play as a child, would lead her. At 16, she was already climbing in the Verdon. Her victory in the first world climbing championship in Bardonechia (1985) propelled her into the professional world. Then came the leap into mountaineering: the first solo female winter ascent of the north face of the Eiger, the first absolute repeat of the Bonatti route on the north face of the Matterhorn, the Trango Tower, the ascent of the south-west face of Shisha Pangma... all of which forged her path. In 2020 she was awarded the Piolet d'Or for her career.
She founded the publishing house Les éditions du Mont-Blanc with the aim of transforming the mountain itself into an educational tool. The books she publishes reveal incredible mountaineering stories and share a love of the mountains. “My goal is to build a bridge between cultural history, sporting heritage and the ecological and scientific concerns of the times we live in”, she says. Her publishing team is deliberately made up entirely of women.
WOP Mendi Film Award winners:
• Basque and Navarre Mountaineering Federations (2024)
• Edurne Pasaban (2023)
• Eduardo Martínez de Pisón (2022)
• Sebastián Álvaro (2021)
• Baltistán Fundazioa Foundation (2020)
• Nives Meroi and Romano Benet (2019)
• Juanjo San Sebastián (2018)
• Peter Habeler (2017)
• Sir Chris Bonington (2016)
• Josep Manuel Anglada (2015)
• Drawn film by Jeremy Collins (2014)
CHAMPIONS OF THE GOLDEN VALLEY
2024, Afghanistan, Germany, United States, 81min
Director: Ben Sturgulewski
NATIONAL PREMIERE
Up in the snow-capped mountains of Afghanistan, in the remote region of Bamyan, a homegrown ski culture is emerging. At the heart of this movement is Alishah Farhang, a former Winter Olympic hopeful whose dream of being the first to represent Afghanistan in alpine skiing, transforms into a mission to bring his passion for the sport to his homeland. Equipped with handmade wooden skis and second-hand gear, young athletes from rival villages come together to compete in a ski mountaineering race, like no other. The event becomes a powerful catalyst for unity and hope, showcasing the transformative power of sport to bridge deep divides. And when their world is suddenly upended, Alishah and the athletes must call upon those lessons learned on the slopes.
| Event Date | 12-12-2025 19:45 |
| Event End Date | 12-12-2025 21:30 |
| Individual Price | 8€ + Management fees / 10€ box office |
| Location | Euskalduna Jauregia |
Euskalduna Bilbao 13 dic 12:00 TALA, IZARREN ZAUNKA, L'ESCALADE DU FUTUR
TALA
2025, Spain, 14min
Director: Joel Badia Vila
EUSKADI PREMIERE
In a breathtaking journey spanning 800 kilometers across the rugged spine of the Pyrenees, Brazilian ultrarunner Fernanda Maciel takes on the legendary GR11 trail—alone. From the Cantabric shores of Hondarribia to the Mediterranean cliffs of Cap de Creus, she runs for 12 days and 12 hours, without a support team. But this is more than a test of endurance. Without crew, comfort, or contact, Fernanda ventures into profound solitude, where silence becomes a companion and the mountain a mirror.
IZARREN ZAUNKA
2025, Spain, 18min
Director: Nagore Eceiza Mujika
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
Two friends met in the Basque town of Larraitz to climb a route recently opened by Mikel Sáez de Urabain on Mount Txindoki. Mikel is confident that the peacefulness of the location will inspire him to name the new route. Meanwhile, Iker Uranga hopes to free himself from his chronic pain and anxiety.
L'ESCALADE DU FUTUR
2025, France, 52min
Director: Pascal Barneville
EUSKADI PREMIERE
With the rise of private climbing gyms and the arrival of climbing in the Olympics, this rapidly evolving sport faces a paradox: its indoor success contrasts with the threats looming over natural climbing sites. Renowned climber Cédric Lachat explores the evolution of climbing and the legacy left for future generations.
| Event Date | 13-12-2025 12:00 |
| Event End Date | 13-12-2025 13:45 |
| Individual Price | 6€ + Management fees / 8€ box office |
| Location | Euskalduna Jauregia |
Euskalduna Bilbao 13 dic 17:00 CANTOS Y FLORES; SUSTRAIAK, RAÍCES PERDIDAS
CANTOS Y FLORES
2025, United States, 27min
Director: Julen Elorza
NATIONAL PREMIERE
Seven years after her brother's death, Karina Carsolio resumes the dream that they shared: to climb Bolivia's most iconic mountains—Huayna Potosí, Illimani, and Sajama—in an attempt to achieve the FKT (fastest known time). And she will do so alongside experienced mountain runner Hillary Gerardi. Alongside the athletic challenge, the mountains will become a mirror of pain, closure, and spiritual reunion at the same time.
SUSTRAIAK, RAÍCES PERDIDAS
2025, Spain, 70min
Director: Luis Arrieta Etxeberria
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
This is the story of Hiba, Bachir and Manan. Three young people who migrated from their countries as children and arrived in Navarre without any adult with them and alone. Here they have discovered climbing and the mountains, a place where they can forget their problems, a place to feel free and capable of anything. But their paths will gradually begin to diverge.
| Event Date | 13-12-2025 17:00 |
| Event End Date | 13-12-2025 18:45 |
| Individual Price | 8€ + Management fees / 10€ box office |
| Location | Euskalduna Jauregia |
Euskalduna Bilbao 13 dic 19:45 UN DÍA AL AÑO, GIRL CLIMBER
UN DÍA AL AÑO
2025, Spain, 16min
Director: Alfonso García
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
Since 1970 in the isolated and picturesque valley of Atxarte in the mountains of the Basque Country, a group of young climbers used to meet to share their passion for the mountains as they ventured into pioneering climbs at an international level. However, everything changed when one of them suffered a serious accident and doctors told him he would never climb again. After a miraculous recovery, he devised a special tradition to celebrate his return to life. Over the years, that day became an unmissable event for the climbing community: The Atxarte Carnival.
GIRL CLIMBER
2025, Austria, United States, 83min
Director: Jonathan Glassberg
EUSKADI PREMIERE
Professional climber Emily Harrington has summited Everest and Cho Oyu and dominated the competition circuit winning five times the USA lead climbing national championship and a silver medal at World Championship too. But her greatest challenge extends beyond what is merely physical, it is to cement her legacy in the male dominated world of elite rock climbing, she sets her sights on a career-defining 24-hour ascent of Yosemite’s El Capitan. Amongst Yosemite’s legendary boy’s club, Emily isn’t just proving she is the best Girl Climber, she's proving she is one of the best overall, full stop!
| Event Date | 13-12-2025 19:45 |
| Event End Date | 13-12-2025 21:30 |
| Individual Price | 8€ + Management fees / 10€ box office |
| Location | Euskalduna Jauregia |
