Bilbao will become the international epicentre of Mountai, Adventure, Extreme Sports and Nature cinema once again, between 9 and 18 December. A total of 59 films representing 14 countries have been selected to be screened at the 15th edition of BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia.
| FILMS |
24 HOURS ODYSSEE |Austria| Dir: Christiane Mayr & Johannes Mair
51 x 3000 |Spain| Dir: Javier Cuevas & Adrián Azorín
A BAFFIN VACATION |USA| Dir: Sarah McNair-Landry & Erik Boomer
A L'OMBRE DU CHAMLANG |France| Dir: Jeremie Chenal
ADAM ONDRA - PUSHING THE LIMITS |Czech Republic| Dir: Jan Simanek & Petr Zaruba
ADRENALINE SUCKS |USA| Dir: Chase Odgen
AGÁPĒ |Spain| Dir: Iñigo Grasset
AGUR ARTZAI |Spain| Dir: Julen Zubiete
ALASKA, LA ÚLTIMA GRAN AVENTURA |Spain| Dir: Javier Navarro de Almeida
ALPINE TRILOGY (DOGGYSTYLE) |France| Dir: Damien Largeron & Brian Mathé & Morgan Monchaud
AN ACCIDENTAL LIFE |USA| Dir: Henna Taylor
ANNAPURNA '78 |USA| Dir: Jim Aikman
ANWAR |Spain| Dir: Rosa García
ART OF GRIND |USA| Dir: Dominic Gill
BALKAN EXPRESS |Germany| Dir: Philipp Becker
CARROS DE FOC: LA TRAVESSA DELS REFUGIS |Spain| Dir: Claudio Urosa & Cris Planas
CHICAS EN LA CUMBRE |Spain| Dir: Javier Álvaro
CREATION THEORY |USA| Dir: Ben Sturgulewski
DE L'OMBRE À LA LUMIÈRE - FROM SHADE TO LIGHT |France| Dir: Sébastien & Davina Montaz-Rosset
DOO SAR |Poland| Dir: Jakub Gzela
DREAM MOUNTAIN |USA| Dir: Kyle Ruddick
DROGA - THE WAY |Poland| Dir: Wojtek Kozakiewicz
EGOLAND |Spain| Dir: Ignasi Lopez
EL RETORNO |Spain| Dir: Alberto M. Flechoso
EN LAS ÚLTIMAS FRONTERAS DEL PLANETA. CERRO TORRE. |Spain| Dir: Javier Álvaro
EPHEMERAL |UK| Dir: Alastair Lee
EVEREST - SEA TO SUMMIT |Australia| Dir: Michael Dillon
EVEREST - THE BOY WHO DARED |Australia| Dir: Michael Dillon
FIGHT OR FLIGHT |USA| Dir: Lindsey Hagen
FREE RIDER |France| Dir: Jérôme Tanon
HELTZEAR |Spain| Dir: Mikel Gurrea
HIGH ROAD |USA| Dir: Lindsey Hagen
HOUSE OF THE GODS |UK| Dir: Matt Pycroft
INTO THE ICE |Spain| Dir: Andrew Opila
IRETARGI |Spain| Dir: Janire Etxabe
ITZALAK |Spain| Dir: Alex Areizaga Albisua
JOY |Spain| Dir: Aner Etxebarria Moral
KILIMANJARO: UNA EXPERIENCIA INCLUSIVA |Spain| Dir: Esther Expósito Argos
KUMARI - A FATHER'S DREAM |USA| Dir: Sean O'Connor
LOBOS |Spain| Dir: Marina García
LOS TIEMPOS CAMBIAN |Spain| Dir: Jose Manuel García Serrano
MORE THAN A ROUTE |Germany| Dir: Peter Dippel
MY PHANTOM |Netherlands| Dir: Line van den Berg
NEW LIFE |UK| Dir: Chris Prescott
NORTH 6 |Germany| Dir: Frank Kretschmann & Tom Dauer
NOT ALONE |Canada| Dir: Heather Mosher
PASANG: IN THE SHADOW OF EVEREST |USA| Dir: Nancy Svendsen
PIRINEISTAS, MUJERES Y MONTAÑAS |France| Dir: Mª Isabel Díaz Novo
PUEDE UNA MONTAÑA RECORDAR |Argentina| Dir: Delfina Carlota Vazquez
SAVAGE WATERS |France| Dir: Mikey Corker
SPINDRIFT: THE BARRY BLANCHARD STORY |Canada| Dir: Ivan Hughes
TALKING PAINTINGS |Italy| Dir: Marco Preti
TERRITORIO AFRICANO |Argentina| Dir: Joaquin & Julian Azulay
THE CRYSTAL |USA| Dir: Cameron Maier
THIS IS BETH |Canada| Dir: Jen Randall
TÒFOL CASTANYER, EL CORREDOR INFINIT |Spain| Dir: Álvaro Iglesias
ULTRA DAD |France| Dir: Justin Galant
WAVY-THE VOUYAGE TO THE END OF THE WORLD |Norway| Dir: Nikolai Schirmer
YHABRIL. EL BUSCADOR DE LUZ |Spain| Dir: Phelipe Eizaguirre Irujo
Data
- 190 works presented.
- 59 films have been selected for the Official Section, the Zabalandi Section out of competition, and the premiere of the Mendi Film Bizkaia Ternua grant 2022, representing 14 countries.
- Notorious increase of spanish films, going from 10 productions in 2021, to 20 in the 2022 edition.
- Other: United States (12), France (7), Canada (3), Germany (3), United Kingdom (3), Argentina (2), Australia (2), Poland (2), Austria (1), Czech Republic (1), Italy (1), Netherlands (1) and Norway (1).
- 10 films produced in the Basque Country, and/or by Basque directors.
- The Official Section will distribute € 25,200 in prizes divided into 14 nominations
Sala BBK, Euskalduna and Golem Cinemas
All these films will be screened at Sala BBK, at the Euskalduna Palace and at the Golem cinemas of Azkuna Zentroa, in Bilbao. BBK Mendi Film Bilbao-Bizkaia will be face-to-face with unrestricted audiences and capacity, after two editions conditioned by the pandemic.
The full schedule will be released in mid-November.
Jury members
- Lisa Stolze (Austria), marketing expert and former key player in the production company Red Bull Media House.
- Laura Zumiani (Italy), programmer of the Trento Film Festival and member of the board of the Italian association of film festivals.
- Iratxe Fresneda (Euskadi), filmmaker, scriptwriter and professor of audio-visuals at UPV-EHU.
- Josué Vergara (Valencia), musician and soundtrack composer, who has collaborated with filmmaker Seb Montaz, among others.
- Albert Pascual (Catalonia), filmmaker and director of photography, among others in the film 'La Cima', and professor at the Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuales de Catalunya.
