The Eggregores’ Theory

Andrea Gatopoulos – Italia – 2024 – 15’ – FIC

Jury statement For creative and original use of techniques such as artificial intelligence, which are generally used to replace artistes. And for a solid dystopic narration pointing out how censorship kills creativity and isolates people.

Ehiza (Hunt)

Aitzol Saratxaga – Euskadi – 2024 – 29’ – FIC

Jury statement For its reflection of the tradition and idiosyncrasy of Basque culture by means of solid interpretations in a mythological tale which continues to reverberate in today’s society.

Horizontal

Alex Reynolds – Euskadi – 2024 – 28’ – FIC

Jury statement For its qualities as a disturbing, intimate dystopic tale brimming over with cinematographic values such as successful use of tempo and the solvent relationship between the two main characters.

2006

Gabriella Choueifaty – Francia / Líbano – 2024 – 23 – FIC

Jury statement For being a faithful reflection of the war reported from the privacy of a family of women. The film successfully conveys the effects of confinement both physically and emotionally.

Morî

Yakup Tekintangaç – Turquía – 2024 – 19’ – FIC

Jury statement For its qualities as a moving, subtle, precise narration.

Songs of Love and Hate

Saurav Ghimire – Nepal, Bélgica – 2024 – 17’ – DOC

Jury statement For its ability to use the voice and landscape of a remote location to transmit a problem which affects an entire society, giving a voice to those who have none, because not only is there a ban on love, but there is also a ban on talking about it. Love is not an option.

The Medallion

Ruth Hunduma – Etiopía, Reino Unido – 2023 – 19’ – DOC

Jury statement For its worth as a personal, moving account of the horrors.

Ashen Sun
(Soleil gris)

Camille Monnier – Francia – 2024 – 13’ – ANI

Jury statement For a proper balance between technique and script, and its ability to show how the tediousness and boredom of a hot day are transformed into disaster.

Bumblebee (Abellón)

Fon Cortizo – España – 2024 – 19’ – FIC

Los invitados de Amaia
(Amaia’s Guests)

George Todria – Euskadi, Georgia – 2024 – 20’ – FIC

Jury statement For taking our perspective through a different internal world which is pushed towards others, amid its memories and daydreams, to other times, other spaces, and even representations of these. For locking us into distant landscapes and releasing us in a cell.

Campolivar

Alicia Moncholí – España – 2024 – 16’ – DOC

Jury statement UNICEF has decided that the short film Campolivar, by director Alicia Moncholí, best reflects the reality of childhood and teenage years from a perspective of rights, since it addresses the superior interest of childhood and shows how the environment in which children grow up is a decisive factor in their development.

The Eggregores’ Theory

Andrea Gatopoulos – Italia – 2024 – 15’ – FIC

Una sombra oscilante
(An Oscillating Shadow)

Celeste Rojas Mugica – Chile, Argentina, Francia – 2024 – 77’ – DOC

Jury statement An intimate portrait and a personal journey which creates a masterful composition carefully constructing the turbulent past history of a country. For the inventive and delicate use of photography, film material and the creation of a dreamlike soundscape, the jury has unanimously decided to grant the ZIFF – Zinebi First Film award to Una sombra oscilante, by Celeste Rojas Mugica.

Rising Up at Night

Nelson Makengo – República Democrática del Congo, Bélgica, Alemania, Burkina Faso, Catar – 2024 – 95’ – DOC

Jury statement Una impactante observación nocturna de una región inundada que se enfrenta tanto a desastres naturales como a los provocados por el ser humano bajo la sombra de la corrupción. Por su convincente uso del ritmo, el montaje y la música para trazar las luchas de una comunidad resiliente, el jurado ha decidido, de manera unánime, conceder la mención especial de ZINEBI First Film a Rising Up at Night, de Nelson Makengo.

My Stolen Planet
(Sayyareye dozdide shodeye man)

Farahnaz Sharifi – Alemania, Irán – 2024 – 82’ – DOC

Jury statement Because it is a human, brave and vulnerable story that carries us to her planet through personal archives that show us the essence of the daily struggle of Iranian women. We would like to highlight her way of exploring the harsh reality of her country and thus showing us the subtle dance between life and death.

Y así seguirán las cosas

(2026 – 90’)

direction
Marina Palacio Burgueño
production
Garazi Elorza Vadillo
production company
Gariza Films

Jury statement For bringing us into a story in a very convincing and unsuspecting way, by allowing the children to be small. With a solid point of view and amplitude, it creates a space to let childhoods grow up. It shows a perspective on the reality of abandonment of the countryside, where the remarkable methodology is used in such a way as to make the children participants of the film in some way.

The Dutchbat

(2025 – 90’)

direction, screenplay
Guillermo Roqués, Rafael Honrubia, Javier Marín
production
Carlota Coloma
production company
15L Films

Jury statement For beginning a conversation on the consequences of the war, a sensitive issue with a deep impact on the present. Directors and production crew place their trust in the documentary to retrieve recollections of an event and generate a new perspective which will enable people to connect to a collective experience. The film portrays how the past continues to exert an influence on the present, ushering in an open reflection on the traumas undergone to write down the future, in which healing and relief assist in taking on and vanquishing the ghosts of the past.

Sempre insieme

(2024 – 70’)

director, screenplay
Alberto Baldini
production
Nakarey Fernández Sornes
production company
Mubox Studio

Jury statement Due to its sensitivity, by maintaining such an intimate and universal correspondence through memory, the Impulso ECAM Award goes to Sempre insieme by Alberto Baldini

Emakumeak.
San Cristobaleko Espetxea – DOC

direction – screanplay
Beatriz M. Larragueta

production
Yadira García Fernández

Piztiak – FIC

direction – screenplay
Saioa Miguel Moreno, Mónica Cambra

production
Maria Aizpurua Ayastuy

Gaua da luze – FIC

direction
Itziar Lamarka, Ane Alvarez

screenplay
Itziar Lamarka

Itsas-epel – FIC

direction – screenplay
Aroa Fernandez Lazkano

production
Janire Varela Ferrandez

Creyente – FIC

direction – screenplay
María Corral Laborería

production
Maddi Arzallus Alberdi