10th International Archaeological Film Festival of the Bidasoa

Awards 2010

• Grand Prize of the Festival: "A Face for Prehistory or the Adventure of the Piette Collection" by Guillaume Terver.
• Special Audience Prize: "The Hobbit Enigma", by Annamaria Talas and Simon Nasht.
• Arkeolan Prize for Contribution to Science: "The Polychrome Gods of Ancient Times" by por Rudolf Schmitz.

This year marks the tenth edition of FICAB. From that first event, in which five documentaries and three fiction films were screened, to this edition in which we will be presented with a total of 23 productions, the festival has grown, evolved and matured and has been consolidated. It has become a competitive festival, integrated within the European Fedarcine network, recognised nationally and internationally, and it continues to follow its objective of bringing Archaeology closer to all audiences; to all of those who enjoy travelling back in the closest way to daydreaming, but at the same time with a greater capacity to recreate a scientific reality in an educational way: cinema. Ten years to celebrate.

Ten years to look back and see the transformation of the project. And curiously, speaking of evolution, one of the most important subjects in this 2010 edition is human evolution and the origin of our species. The reflections presented around this subject will place us once again before the eternal questions: Who are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going? Starting in the Cambrian geological period, the films will show us the latest developments regarding our ancestors, the appearance of the Homo sapiens and the first artistic expressions. However, although the Palaeolithic is the foremost period of this year, other cultures that are closer in time and at times further away as regards space, will also be prominent: Egypt, Rome, the Iberian culture, the Islamic world or Easter Island. Together with the projections in the official section, FICAB presents, for the second time, a seminar on History and Archaeology Audiovisuals open to the public, which acts as a meeting point for archaeologists, scriptwriters, historians and producers, and will allow an in-depth look into those subjects of greater interest. The films will be shown with the presentation of the directors and scientific advisors, where a discussion session has been organised for each projection which will undoubtedly be lively and stimulating for all.

technical information

Ficab X
Year: 2010
Data:: November 16-17-18-19-20 2010. Amaia Cultural Centre-Irun

Organising Committee

Fernando San Martín, Culture Councillor of Irun Town Council
Jokin Ormazabal, Culture Councillor of Irun Town Council
Cristina Aguirre, Manager at Oiasso Roman Museum
Javier Arce, Professor at Lilles University (France)
Giorgio Studer, Filmmaker

Direction

Mertxe Urtega, Director of Oiasso Roman Museum

Secretary

Maria José Noain, Head of Activities at Oiasso Roman Museum

Jury

Chairman

Juan Santos Yanguas, Professor of Ancient History at the University of the Basque Country

Vocals

Diego Bravo, Filmmaker
Xabier Peñalver, Archaeologist (Aranzadi Science Society)
Danièle Serralta-Hirtz, Director of Museum of Ghétary (France)
Mertxe Tranche, Historian