About

ZINEBI
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILM OF BILBAO

It got started in the year 1.959 and organized by the Cultural Department of Bilbao City Hall, ZINEBI celebrates its 61st edition from the 8th up to the 15th of November, 2019.

It is the only international Class A festival in Spain in the documentary and short film category recognised by FIAPF since 1974, recognised by the Hollywood Academy as a qualifier for the Oscars among the short films from the official palmares and qualifier as well by the Spanish Academy for the BAFTA Awards and the GOYA Awards.

ZINEBI is a festival which holds all the most current forms and formats, innovative and suggestive and that is making a steady bet for the emerging authors. The line-up of the international schedule (documentary, animation and fiction) and its section ZIFF-ZINEBIFIRST FILM, dedicated to first works, are their really distinguishing mark. Honour Mikeldis are also remarkable, which recognise the prestigious career of distinguising international directors and the strict selections of its sections BEAUTIFUL DOCS, dedicated to the most relevant contemporary features and BERTOKO BEGIRADAK, a section dedicated to the Basque documentary feature films from a recent production. Besides, every year it´s celebrated the profesional encounter entitled ZINEBI INDUSTRY- NETWORKING, dedicated to promote the audiovisual Basque industry.

Prize

GRAND PRIZE OF THE BILBAO FESTIVAL - € 7.000 
GRAND PRIZE OF THE BASQUE CINEMA - € 6.000 
GRAND PRIZE OF THE SPANISH CINEMA - € 6.000 
MIKELDI FOR BEST SHORT FICTION FILM - € 5.000 
MIKELDI FOR BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM - € 5.000 
MIKELDI FOR BEST SHORT ANIMATION FILM - € 5.000

21. Prizes money amount will be shared equally between the producer and the director from the film.



22. Prizes from ZINEBI 61st shall be payed in 2019 with the tax reduction applicable on every single situation. For this purpose and in order to avoid the double imposition, the payment shall be done after the winners had provided, by the 15th December 2019 at the latest, a tax certificate of residence issued by the proper authorities of their residence country.