BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia

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The 13th edition of the WOP Mendi Film Award has announced its 2026 winner: Sayed Alishah Farhang, an Afghan refugee living in Germany and the protagonist of the film ‘Champions of the Golden Valley’, which won the Grand Prize at the 2025 BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia International Mountain Film Festival.

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Bilbao will once again become the international hub for mountain, adventure, extreme sports and nature films for the 19th edition of BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia, which will take place from the 4th to the 13th of December.

The festival received 231 film submissions, setting a new all-time record and surpassing the previous high of 226 entries achieved in each of the past two years.

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  19. 11,000 spectators have enjoyed the best mountain cinema at 32 MENDI TOUR events in five months
  20. The figure of a climber at a glacial cave is the main image of BBK Mendi Film Bilbao Bizkaia 2025

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