Zinebi

About

Screenings of the official selection of films are divided in three categories (documentary, fiction and animation), and are held in the Arriaga Theatre, the official venue for the event. The festival programme also features a series of complementary events. Shorts and documentaries from different countries are chosen for the competition by the selection committee, and compete for the Mikeldi awards.

Awards

• Grand Prize of the Bilbao Festival: € 7000
• Grand Prize for Spanish Films and Grand Prize for Basque Films: € 6000 each
• Golden Mikeldi for Documentary, Fiction, Animation: € 5000 each

Rules

• Foreign films should be completed after January 1st 2023.
• Films entered for the competition may last no longer than 30 minutes.

Screening Media Type: non-encrypted DCP

Audio language: original

Subtitles language: english

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement

Jury and Organizers

• Director: Mr. Ernesto del Rio
• Program Director / Contact for German Entries: Mr. Luis Mari Egiraun
• INTERNATIONAL JURY will number at least five and always an odd number, with Spanish members accounting for no more than 40% of the total.