8th International Archaeological Film Festival of the Bidasoa

Awards

• Grand Prize of the Festival: "Breaking the Maya Code" by David Lebrun.
• Special Audience Prize: "Lascaux, The Sky of the First Human Beings" by Stéphane Bégoin, Vincent Tardieu and Pedro Lima
• Arkeolan Prize for Contribution to Science: "Tiro: the phoenician cemetery of Tyre al Bass" by Diego Bravo and María Eugenia Aubet.

The eighth edition of the International Archaeological Film Festival of the Bidasoa presents the most complete and varied programme so far. It covers all the historical eras, from the first hominids up to the present day, and also includes cultures different to those which sustain European historical discourse, such as the case of the outstanding manifestations of the pre-Columbine world on the American continent. A total of 37 documentaries will be screened over four days, in morning, afternoon and evening sessions.

The screens will be filled with the faces of Australopithecines, Palaeolithic artists, Egyptians, Celts, Romans, Greeks, Phoenicians, Mongols, the Court of Versailles, Basque mythology and Maya chocolate. The scenes will take place in carefully planned environments, backed up with amazing virtual reconstructions, without forgetting outstanding natural landscapes. What a wonderful opportunity to access information which is rigorous and contrasted while at the same time fun and entertaining.

The official evening session includes titles for all the family, including children; the films in the morning and afternoon sessions will be grouped together by subject, and will count on the presence of specialists who will deal with the different points brought up by attendees. In this edition the question of the socialisation of archaeological activities has also been treated with special attention.

Come out, come to the cinema, Archaeology awaits you.

technical information

Ficab VIII
Year: 2008
Data:: 18-19-20-21-22 November 2008. Amaia K.Z. / Auditorium

Organising Committee

Fernando San Martín. Culture Councillor of Irun Town Council
Jokin Ormazabal. Head of Culture Division of Irun Town Council
Juan Santos Yanguas. Professor of Ancient History at the University of the Basque Country
Karmele Barandiaran. Manager at Oiasso Roman Museum
Begoña del Teso. Film critic
Blanca Zaragüeta. Producer

Director

Mertxe Urteaga. Director of Oiasso Roman Museum

Secretary

María José Noain Maura. Head of Activities at Oiasso Roman Museum

Awarding Panel

Chairman: Juan Santos Yanguas. Professor of Ancient History at the University of the Basque Country.

Laetitia Dion. Head of Communication and Programming of ICRONOS Festival (Bordeaux).
Hasier Etxeberria. Writer.
Eric Kammenthaler. Archaeologist specialized in ancient mining.
Elena Torregarrai. Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of the Basque Country.