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The 9th edition of the International Archaeological Film Festival of the Bidasoa offers a complete and varied programme this year, with films of different lengths, covering various eras and topics, but all with the same characteristic in common: their ability to take us back to the past.

The four evening sessions will be held in the main screening room in Amaia, bringing together a total of 22 works, to participate in the Grand Prize of the Festival, the Arkeolan Prize for Contribution to Science and, of course, the Special Audience Prize, left to decision of the cinemagoers.

This year the FICAB will offer once again a journey through space and time. Starting with the Neanderthals and edging towards more modern times, we will encounter Egyptians, Babylonians, Phoenicians, Etruscans, Iberians, Thracians, Romans or the Moches, who will convey the most fascinating aspects of their culture. Equally long is the Geographic journey: from places as close as Ordizia or Cuartango, the edition’s productions will also take us to faraway places like the Sahara, Bulgaria, Estonia, Israel, Jordan or Peru.

On this occasion the closing ceremony will have a special participant. After the awards ceremony held at the Oiasso Museum in the morning, Amaia will re-open its doors to present Agora, the latest film by Alejandro Amenabar, screened out of competition, it deals with the troubled Alexandria at the end of 4th century.

The 2009 edition incorporates a parallel activity, the workshop-seminar “Audiovisual Communication in History and Archaeology Museums", a meeting place for museum and audiovisual production professionals that aims to provide a meeting platform to discuss the use of new technologies and audiovisual resources in museum exhibitions.

At FICAB everyone is welcome. As we said last year, come out, come to the cinema, Archaeology awaits you!