Bilbao International Documentary and Short Film Festival
Zinebi - International Festival of Documentary and Short Film of Bilbao
Colon de Larreategui, 37, 4º D
48009 Bilbao
phone +34-94-4 24 86 98
fax +34-94-4 24 56 24
http://www.zinebi.com
email: info@zinebi.com
Director
Mr. Ernesto del Rio
Program Director / Contact for German Entries
Mr. Luis Mari Egiraun
Year of Foundation 1959
Event Date from 08 November 2019 till 15 November 2019
Event Date
in Bilbao, Spain
International Competition
Sections International Competition (Short films: animation, fiction and documentary), Retrospectives, Special Programs
Category Documentary, ShortTerms of Entry up to 35 min, completion after 1 January 2018, films have not to be a premiere for the festival, they can have been screened in another festivals before
Genre Animation, Documentary Films, Short Films, Experimental, Fiction
Subtitles English subtitles necessary
Format DCP, HDCAM, DigiBeta, Beta SP PAL, HD QuickTime
Registration Deadline 15 July 2018
Fees none
Attendance Figures 10,000
Participants of the Film Industry Spanish TV channels, specialized Spanish channels and selection responsible agents from other festivals
Prizes/Awards Grand Prize of the Bilbao Festival (€ 7,000)
Grand Prize for Spanish Films and Grand Prize for Basque Films (€ 5,500)
Golden Mikeldi for Documentary/Fiction/Animation (€ 4,000 each)
Silver Mikeldi for Documentary/Fiction/Animation (€ 3,000 each)
Grand Prix of the Spanish Cinema (€ 5,500)
Grand Prix of the Latin American Cinema (€4,000)
2020
International Competition
GUJIGA by Sunjha Kim (DE/KR)
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION by Lukas Marxt (DE/AT)
Beautiful Docs
BRING DOWN THE WALLS by Phil Collins (US/DE, Shady Lane Productions)
PARIS CALLIGRAMMES by Ulrike Ottinger (DE/FR, zero one film)
Special Screening
YUGOSLAVIA, HOW IDEOLOGY MOVED OUR COLLECTIVE BODY? by Marta Popivoda (RS/FR/DE, UdK Berlin, joon film)
Number of Films Shown 97 films from 35 different countries
Media Coverage local and national TVs, medias, newspapers, radios etc., but few international journalists attend
Specific Characteristics Recognized by FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Associations) as Documentary and/or Short Film Festival. The winner of the short film competition automatically qualifies for the OSCAR competition for the Best Short Film.Evaluation Attractive for short and documentary films. Its specialisation in documentary films makes it unique in Spain.
