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Monday. 01 December, 2025 - Sunday. 07 December, 2025

Week 49

Friday. 05 December, 2025
19:30	Euskalduna Bilbao 5 dic 19:30 ITSASORA Euskalduna Jauregia ITSASORA 2025, Spain, 77min Director: Mikel Urdangarin INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE Musician Mikel Urdangarin asks Unai Basurko—who has already sailed solo around the world—for help in bringing his restored sailboat from Galicia to the Basque Country. The sea voyage will be accompanied by an inevitable inner journey for the musician. There will be a violent clash between two ancient worlds. Like waves crashing against rocks. From dry land to the open sea. Two contrasting ways of life. Marine life responds to terrestrial life, but the latter also finds its counterpoint on land. The testimonies of the creators who appear in the documentary are proof of this. They are the sea on dry land.
Saturday. 06 December, 2025
09:00	WORKSHOP RELIEF ENGRAVING Euskalduna Bilbao 6 Dic 9:00 Euskalduna Jauregia RELIEF ENGRAVING MYRIAM GESALAGA, VICTOR RÍOS Y ELI AZURMENDI Saturday December 6 – 9:00-11:45 Euskalduna Bilbao Monographic workshop on relief engraving, using linocut. Images of different mountains will be addressed, which will necessarily be synthesised using different graphic resources (high-contrast drawing) for transfer to the linoleum support, subsequent carving using gouges, and finally, printing on different supports. • Group of 10-12 participants • Ages 16 and up • 4 hours: 2 hours of drawing and carving the linoleum matrix and 2 hours of printing Myriam Gesalaga Professor and doctor in the Engraving and Graphic Techniques Section of the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). Victor Ríos Academic in the Faculty of Arts and Design at the National Autonomous University of Mexico for 28 years in the Printing Department. Eli Azurmendi Co-author and coordinator of the Expo croquis project, which includes the book 'El arte en el croquis de escalada-Art in climbing topos', the exhibition 'HARRI, ORRI, ARkatz' and the documentary of the same name.
09:30	WORKSHOP HIGHLANDER CUFFLINK-MAKING Euskalduna Bilbao 6 Dic 9:30 Euskalduna Jauregia HIGHLANDER CUFFLINK-MAKING. Inspired by the Culture and Folklore of Podhale (Poland) Saturday December 6 – 9:30-11:30 Euskalduna Bilbao Cufflinks (spinki) are an essential part of a highlander man’s attire—metal fasteners used to secure shirts, rich in history and cultural significance. In this hands-on workshop, participants will have the unique opportunity to craft their very own cufflink, guided by traditional techniques and inspired by local folklore of Podhale, the southernmost region of Poland, located in the foothills of the Tatra Mountains. Partners: Mendi Film and EMMOA Project co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland within the framework of the Inspiring Culture Programme. • Open to adults and young people • Limited to 10 participants
09:30	WORKSHOP CLIMBING INJURIES Euskalduna Bilbao 6 Dic 9:30 Euskalduna Jauregia CLIMBING INJURIES. Symptoms, treatment and prevention ANDONI ORMAZABAL Larunbata abenduak 6 – 9:30-11:30 Euskalduna Bilbao This talk addresses the most common injuries in climbing from an informative and entertaining perspective. It lasts 2 hours and includes some practical demonstrations of bandaging and specific exercises. Andoni Ormazabal He is a physiotherapist with a master's degree in sports physiotherapy, osteopathy and traditional Chinese medicine. He has more than 25 years of clinical experience, the last 20 of which have focused on specific injuries caused by climbing and mountaineering. He is a physiotherapist for the EMF (Basque Mountain Federation) and FEDME (Spanish Mountain and Mountaineering Federation). He has given many training courses to climbing and mountaineering teams, as well as to physiotherapists, and has taken part in conferences and other types of training as a speaker. ESKALADA LESIOAK. Sintomak, tratamendua eta prebentzioa
12:00	Euskalduna Bilbao 6 dic 12:00 MONT BLANC ÉTERNEL?, Mendi Talk EDURNE PASABAN Euskalduna Jauregia MONT BLANC ÉTERNEL? 2025, France, Italy, 50min Director: Bertrand Delapierre EUSKADI PREMIERE Mario Colonel, a professional photographer and mountaineer, journalist and author of many books, has been based in Chamonix for 42 years and is now embarking on his latest photographic campaign. Familiar with the most beautiful places in the Mont Blanc massif and himself affected by the climate change that is affecting the most beautiful mountains, he invites us to follow him along the high mountain trails. On his journey, he meets a wide variety of characters, including an old guide, a philosopher, mountaineers, environmental activists, a painter, a sociologist, and a refuge warden. With them, he discusses the upheavals underway, but also looks for grounds for hope. EDURNE PASABAN RAMÓN OLASAGASTI, CÉSAR LLAGUNO, FELIPE H. NAVARRO Y PEDRO VILLAREJO Saturday December 6 – 12:00 Euskalduna Bilbao She was the first woman to climb all fourteen mountains over eight thousand metres high. Her name and person were forever linked by the fine thread of history, like eternal snow clinging to the rock on the great mountains. She could have been Irati or Amaia, but she is Edurne: snow, in Basque. “Everything that has a name exists”, as the saying goes, but this comic does not look to create a myth. Edurne is not a mythological creature: though capable of climbing those 14 revered altars, her essence is fragile, like the snow flower that only grows in the steep, high mountains. To escape the clutches of depression, she had to conquer the most difficult nine thousand metres of her life, a journey on which she was supported by her childhood friend, Asier Izagirre, and many others. A rich vocabulary appears emerges from the snow, language that is proper even for summarising Edurne's career: the snowstorm that sets in, aided by passion, the frozen tears shed in the face of misfortune, the fall into the snow pit, the thawing of the bitter feelings macerated in that gloomy corner... The path travelled by Edurne was blazed by other women: Pili Ganuza, Amaia Aranzabal, Miriam García Pascual... whose footprints are captured in these pages, firm and beautiful, like the ethereal marks left by birds on the snow. Mendi Film & Sua Edizioak comic collection: • Everest: 1980 Basque expedition (2018) • Iñurrategi brothers: hearts devoted to the mountains (2020) • Andres Espinosa: solo and free (2022) • Edurne Pasaban (2025)
16:00	Mendi talk UNA VIDA ENTRE MONTAÑAS. GORETTA Y RENATO CASAROTTO Euskalduna Bilbao 6 Dic 16:00 Euskalduna Jauregia UNA VIDA ENTRE MONTAÑAS. Goretta y Renato Casarotto RAMÓN PORTILLA Saturday December 6 – 16:00 Euskalduna Bilbao A beautiful story about love, life, and passion for the mountains: Renato, a visionary solo climber, as tough and cold as the rocks and ice he climbed, broke all the moulds, taking mountaineering to unimaginable levels where ethics, commitment and physical and mental endurance push the limits of human possibility. Goretta, the tireless narrator of this story, spends most of her time at base camp, showing us the sometimes equally harsh reality of the insecurities and fears of those waiting at the foot of the wall. Inseparable, the couple leave behind a shared legacy that we are now recovering for the first time in Spanish.
17:00	Euskalduna Bilbao 6 dic 17:00 PASTRANA, IN COLD BLOOD, B.I.G. - A WORLD FIRST Euskalduna Jauregia PASTRANA 2024, Brazil, 15min Director: Gabriel Motta, Melissa Brogni NATIONAL PREMIERE While reliving memories, images and conversations, downhill skateboarder Melissa endeavours to create a tribute to her friend Pastrana. As she retrieves the past, with the aid of her friends and family, Pastrana's inherent presence helps her fill the silence left behind and gain a deeper understanding of what is time. IN COLD BLOOD 2025, France, 35min Director: Alex Heitler NATIONAL PREMIERE An intimate mountain film told through the inner voice of Victor de le Rue, a snowboarder and adventurer torn between fear and obsession. As he moves between high stakes freeride competitions and raw backcountry adventures, we witness the search for balance between adrenaline and family, ambition and peace. No interviews, no bragging. Just one man’s honest dialogue with the mountains. A visual and emotional journey into what truly drives us. In the end, it’s not about the best ride—it’s about feeling fully alive. B.I.G. - A WORLD FIRST 2025, Austria, 54min Director: Johannes Mair NATIONAL PREMIERE On September 20th, 2023, Jakob Schubert makes climbing history by doing the first ascent of B.I.G., formerly known as Project Big in Flatanger, Norway. Originally bolted and set up by Adam Ondra a decade ago, the route was regarded as a contender for becoming one of the most demanding climbing routes in the world. While in 2022 Schubert and Ondra famously join forces on the project, Jakob goes all in on a different setting the following year, bringing not only a film crew to Norway, but also the idea of livestreaming his attempts.
19:45	Gala Inauguración Euskalduna Bilbao 6 dic 19:45 Euskalduna Jauregia OIARZÁBAL. ENTRE JUAN Y JUANITO 2025, Spain, 110min Director: Javier Álvaro Palomares INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE Juanito Oiarzábal needs no introduction. He was the third person in history to climb all 14 eight-thousanders without supplementary oxygen, has climbed a total of 26 eight-thousanders in an attempt to ‘do a second lap’ of these 14 mountains, and has been a regular guest on many television programmes over the last two decades. But do we really know the real Juanito?
Sunday. 07 December, 2025
10:00	WORKSHOP MOUNTAINS OF COLOURS Euskalduna Bilbao 7 Dic 10:00 Euskalduna Jauregia MOUNTAINS OF COLOURS LAURA ARANEGUI GAVIRIA Sunday December 7 and Sunday December 14 – 10:00-11:45 Euskalduna Bilbao In this art workshop for, the younger Mountain Lovers or 'Mendi Zales', you will create your own mountain landscape using coloured card, cutting, sticking and drawing. We will play with shapes, colours and composition to build mountains, skies, rivers, forests and other natural elements, bringing to life scenes inspired by the world of mountains. Through collage and drawing, each participant will explore their creativity with complete freedom, experimenting with materials and creating their own work to take home. • Group of 10-12 participants • Ages 6 and up Laura Aranegui Gaviria (Vitoria-Gasteiz 1999) Also known as “Laura Blue”, she is an artist and illustrator with a degree in Creation and Design from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), with a specialisation in Illustration. She later completed a Master's Degree in Digital Illustration and Concept Art at the Pixels Centre in Bilbao. She currently combines her work as a freelance illustrator with a Master's Degree in Teacher Training, focusing part of her artistic practice on educational contexts.
12:00	Euskalduna Bilbao 7 dic 12:00 SINKRONIA, THE FAST LINE, BEST DAY EVER Euskalduna Jauregia SINKRONIA 2025, Spain, 29min Director: Gorka Ipiñazar, Haizea Huegun NATIONAL PREMIERE A documentary that follows sculptor Gotzon Huegun in his creative process, revealing how nature profoundly influences his work. Through his artistic gaze, Huegun shares his story, his reflections on art and his perception of the relationship between human beings and the natural environment. In the process, we'll see into the view of his daughter and partner Haizea about his artistic path and development, which is very tied to Gotzon's lifestyle. An immersion in a visual journey where artistic creation becomes an act of synchrony with the world around him. THE FAST LINE 2025, Switzerland, 30min Director: Jochen Schmoll EUSKADI PREMIERE The New Speed Record on Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau by Swiss climber Nicolas Hojac and Austrian Philipp Brugger. The earlier record for ascending the north faces of Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau in one day was set by Ueli Steck and Stephan Siegrist in 2004. On April 5, 2025, Hojac and Brugger did so climbing in darkness, mastering difficult passages, racing against time, and reaching the summit of Jungfrau later in only 15 hours and 30 minutes, almost 10 hours faster than the old record. BEST DAY EVER 2025, United States, 47min Director: Ben Knight y Berne Broudy NATIONAL PREMIERE Adaptive mountain bikers Greg Durso and Allie Bianchi navigate the relentless challenges of their disabilities and embrace the tremendous support, friendship and joy they find in their rural Vermont riding community. Allie and Greg navigate disability and regain independence with humour, attitude, and grit on mountain bike trails that dismantle able-bodiedism, build community, and become a role model for bikers anywhere.
16:00	Mendi talk MONTAÑA. Luz y oscuridad camino a la cumbre Euskalduna Bilbao 7 Dic 16:00 Euskalduna Jauregia MONTAÑA. Luz y oscuridad camino a la cumbre OSCAR GOGORZA Sunday December 7 – 16:00 Euskalduna Bilbao What does a mountaineer aspire to? Montaña travels back in time to dissect the origins of a kind of conquering ambition and dreams in the form of challenges: from the pioneers on Mont Blanc to the vanguard of alpine style in the Himalayas; from Saussure's scientific curiosity to Steve House's search for ethical and aesthetic perfection; the supposed 'madness' of the 'soloists' Paul Preuss and Alex Honnold with a century between them; the “eight-thousanders”, once synonymous with epic feats and difficulty, are now a destination for tourists; and women such as Lynn Hill and Wanda Rutkiewicz continue to exemplify the bumpy road to equality in a vertical world riddled with contradictions and even cheats doped up on lies. Each generation improves on the previous one in terms of speed, training and new tools. But death, and the game of escaping it, remains to be the common thread that tarnishes the legitimate desire to push oneself to the limit in order to conquer... the useless?
17:00	Euskalduna Bilbao 7 dic 17:00 SIMMERING, LE MOULIN DES ARTISTES, TREELUDE, TRANGO Euskalduna Jauregia SIMMERING 2025, Italy, 15min Director: Giulia Bertolazzi NATIONAL PREMIERE Four friends set out to take on the Marathon des Sables, one of the most extreme ultramarathons in the world: 250 km across the Sahara Desert in complete self-sufficiency. But Simmering is not a sports documentary. It is a mental and sensory journey that delves into vulnerability, endurance, and the intimacy of human experience under extreme conditions. LE MOULIN DES ARTISTES 2025, France, 25min Director: Pierre Cadot NATIONAL PREMIERE In a 16th century mill in the Chamonix valley, Peter and Anati run Le Moulin des Artistes: a ski workshop, art space, and gathering place for like-minded free spirits. Whether it’s in Peter’s handmade wooden skis or Anati’s paintings and music, Le Moulin des Artistes shows us what happens when you devote your life to creative expression. How it can bring purpose, build lasting community, and even help overcome disaster. TREELUDE 2025, Italy, 17min Director: Marco Zingaretti NATIONAL PREMIERE Lukas Schäfer, a nature photographer who spends most of his days in mountain landscapes, has to guide Constantino Mazzoccoli, a sound engineer born and raised in an urban environment, into the woods. Despite his lack of experience, Constantino's enthusiasm grows as the day goes by, helping Lukas to observe nature from a point of view that is new to him. TRANGO 2024, United States, 45min Director: Leo Hoorn NATIONAL PREMIERE After a two-year attempt, ski mountaineers Christina ‘Lusti’ Lustenberger and Jim Morrison, joined by Nick McNutt and Chantel Astorga, ski the first descent of the Great Trango Glacier. They navigate risks, grapple with grief, and face physical danger as they push the limits of human experience. At 6,000 meters, constant exposure tests their resolve, but it’s the unspoken trust and support within their expedition team that allows them to face the unimaginable together.
19:10	See What I Saw: Karakoram (15min) Euskalduna Jauregia SEE WHAT I SAW: KARAKORAM 2024, Pakistan / Netherlands, 16min Director: Boris Peters NATIONAL PREMIERE Set against the dramatic backdrop of the Karakoram Mountain range in Pakistan, the film reveals the stark contrasts between the overwhelming beauty of nature and human vulnerability. An 18-day glacier expedition through the Karakoram (Pakistan) forms the backdrop for a physically and mentally demanding journey. Boris Peters creates visual contrasts by placing two perspectives side by side - mirroring the sensory overload the landscape evoked.
19:45	Euskalduna Bilbao 7 dic 19:45 CLIMBING FOR LIFE Euskalduna Jauregia CLIMBING FOR LIFE 2025, Japan, 130min Director: Junji Sakamoto In 1975, Junko Tabei became the first woman in history to conquer Mount Everest, the world's highest summit. Her glorious achievement captivated the world, casting a radiant light but also a deep shadow on her friends and family. In her final years, even though she had been diagnosed with an illness that was terminal, Junko continued to challenge the mountains, bringing her family, friends, and those around her into her world with a cheerful smile. As a mountaineer, mother, wife, and human being... What did Junko last see beyond the summit?