21ST INTERNATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL FILM FESTIVAL OF THE BIDASOA OPENS THE SUBMISSION OF FILMS
The 21st International Archaeological Film Festival of the Bidasoa will be celebrated between 15th and 20th of November 2021
The Oiasso Roman Museum of Irun presents the 21st INTERNATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL FILM FESTIVAL OF THE BIDASOA organized by the City council of Irun (www.irun.org), that will be celebrated between 15th and 20th of November 2021. The Festival aim is to present Archaeology to the general public, through the diffusion of audio-visual material resulted from the work made by archaeologists, assuring the promotion and the spreading of these films.
Cinematic documents of all genres (documentary, fiction, reporting, investigation, etc.) produced by any person or public or private entity of any nationality whose content is about archaeology and its techniques, about ethno-archaeology, archaeological heritage and its conservation, shall be entitled to participate in the Festival.
The submission of films is open and it will expire the 30th June 2021.
The works will be sent to the registered office of Oiasso Roman Museum. They will be sent to the following postal address:
21st International Archaeological Film Festival of the Bidasoa, Oiasso Roman Museum, Eskoleta, 1 20302 Irun (Gipuzkoa)
or, in the case of the online file, to the email ficab.oiasso@irun.org.
Likewise, films can be registered through the Festhome online platform at the following link: https://filmakers.festhome.com/f/1213
For any information, you can contact the Oiasso Museum (Eskoleta, 1 - 20302 Irun Gipuzkoa), at the address ficab.oiasso@irun.org or by phone: 00 (34) 943 63 93 53
The following prizes are established:
• Grand Award of the Festival: 2.000 euros
• Special Audience Award: 1.000 euros
• Orona Fundazioa Award to the Educational Section: 750 euros.
• Arkeolan Award for Contribution to Science: no financial prize.
All selected films will opt to the Special Audience Award the Arkeolan Award. However, the Grand Award of the Festival will be awarded to a film of the official section and the Orona Fundazioa Award to a film of the educational section.
The Jury of the Grand Award of the Festival, appointed by the Organization, will be composed of professionals from the audiovisual world and the archaeology world with a recognize prestige, and its ruling, which is final, will be announced at the award ceremony that will close the Festival.
The Audience Award will be awarded through the vote of the audience, while the Arkeolan Award and the Orona Fundazioa Award will be awarded for each of these foundations, respectively.