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The 2025 Huhezinema Basque Short Film Festival will include workshops, masterclasses, performances and a concert

The 18th annual Huhezinema Festival will be held on January 22, 23 and 24 at the Arkupe Culture Center in Aretxabaleta and at other locations in the surrounding area.

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As in previous years, the Arkupe Culture Center in Aretxabaleta will host the Huhezinema Basque Short Film Festival. The festival, now in its 18th year, will take place on January 22, 23 and 24. From the opening ceremony to the awards ceremony, the festival will include not only short films but also a number of other activities organized by the 4th-year students in the Degree Program in Audiovisual Communication.

Of the 94 works submitted, 29 reached the finals, in three sections. In addition to the screenings of the Official Section, the Student Section and the Music Video Section, there will be discussions, masterclasses and a concert, as well as the awards ceremony and a light meal to complete the program. The first colloquium will take place after the screening of the documentary “Andrak Erramutan,” in which the protagonists recount their experience. The concert will be a performance by the group Lemak, who number among the finalists in the Music Video Section. The masterclass will be given by Aitzol Saratxaga, and finally, a discussion entitled “First steps in cinema” will be given by Jone Arriola, Alba Lozano and Uxue Botas.

All activities are free and open to the public. Ana Goitia and Jon Castañeda will emcee the Official Section and the Music Video Section, respectively. Audiovisual Communication students Xuban Garmendia and Oier Gastesi will present the Student Section. The members of the jury will be Aitor Oñederra, Maitane Carballo and Katti Pochelu.

PROGRAM

Wednesday, January 22

• 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. – Screening and discussion of the documentary “Andrak Erramutan”
• 5:00 p.m. – Screening: Music Video Section
• 7:45 p.m. – Concert by Lemak

Thursday, January 23

• 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Masterclass: Delving into direction. Aitzol Saratxaga
• 16:00 – Screening: Student Section I
• 17:30 – Screening: Student Section II
• 19:00 – Colloquium: First steps in cinema. Jone Arriola, Alba Lozano and Uxue Botas

Friday, January 24

• 16:00 – Screening: Official Section I
• 17:30 – Screening: Official Section II
• 19:30 – Awards ceremony
• 20:30 – Light meal

The Huhezinema Festival is organized by 4th-year students in the Degree Program in Audiovisual Communication at Mondragon University. The festival is part of the module entitled Organization and production of cultural events.