Lekeitio full film
From 16 to 21 October, the 48 edition of the Basque Film Festival will be held in Lekeitio, an audiovisual festival in Basque.
In the Official Section, they will compete: Ex.The best film will receive the Golden Goose (3,000 euros), the best direction and screenplay will receive the Silver Goose (1,600 euros), the best film by directors born since 2001 will receive the Benito Ansola Prize (1,000 euros) and the EITB Audience Award (750 euros) for a work chosen by viewers.
The jury composed of actress Itziar Atienza, writer Beñat Sarasola and director and distributor Mira Aperribay will be responsible for selecting the winners of the best films, directors and screenplays.
The awards will be presented on October 18 and, beyond the competition, there will be projections of the film by Karmele Asier Altuna on the 17th, 19th and 20th of this month, of the documentary about the group Akelarre, the tide against Akelarre on October 19 (12:00) and of the work on the conversations that took place in Elgoibar between members of the PSE and the Left Abertzale on October 21 (19:00).
Premiere
Watch an unpublished scene from the movie "Karmele": "Baga or not?"
"Karmele", the feature film directed by Asier Altuna, arrives in the cinemas this Friday, October 10, after its premiere in the Official Section of the San Sebastian Festival. Jone Laspiur and Eneko Sagardoy star in this film in which EITB participates.
In addition, the annual Euskal Zinearen Begirada tribute to the festival will be dedicated to the Pantailak Euskaraz initiative.
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