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27
Films

16
November 26
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November 26
23:59

26th Bidasoa International Archaeological Film Festival

Spain

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#1 Official section

18
Films

977
Minutes

16 November
00:00 GMT+01:00

22 November
23:59 GMT+01:00

toba, el volcán que estuvo a punto de acabar con la humanidad
Franck Cuveillier
Eric Ellena

Immerse yourself in the captivating saga of the Toba volcano nestled amidst Indonesia's Sumatra Island. Beneath the tranquil veneer of a vast lake lies Toba, whose earth-shattering eruption some..

toba, le volcan qui a failli tuer l’humanité

toba, el volcán que estuvo a punto de acabar con la..

89 min / English / 2026

arcy
Romain Sorg

Romain Sorg, né en 1986 à Paris, est réalisateur et monteur.
Diplômé en mise en scène et réalisation à l’école de cinéma ETTIC (2007), puis titulaire d’un BTS en montage et graphisme vidéo (2015),..

14 min / French / 2024

the valley of the neanderthals
Gabriela Villecco
Javier Trueba

A little over 40,000 years ago, different Neanderthal populations returned to the same place, over generations, to deposit the skulls of dangerous animals with antlers and horns.

el valle de los neandertales

the valley of the neanderthals

52 min / Spanish / 2026

découverte exceptionnelle d’un village de l’Âge du bronze à onnaing
François Goulin

An exceptional rural occupation dating from the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age has come to light during excavations in Onnaing (France). Remains of huge buildings, dozens of homes and large..

découverte exceptionnelle d’un village de..

découverte exceptionnelle d’un village de l’Âge du..

4 min / French / 2025

el camino de cova eirós
Xosé González Varela

The protagonist of this story is a cave, but not just any cave. Located in the Galician mountains, it is one of the most important Paleolithic sites in Spain: its name is Cova Eirós. Since 2008 a..

o camiño de cova eirós

el camino de cova eirós

52 min / Spanish / 2025

los secretos de los frescos del amazonas
Juan José Lozano

In southeastern Colombia, within Chiribiquete National Park, the Amazon rainforest harbors an archaeological treasure that scientists are only just beginning to study. Enigmatic rock paintings span..

chiribiquete. les secrets des fresques..

los secretos de los frescos del amazonas

91 min / French / 2025

en busca de la escritura olvidada
Thibaut Marchand
Negar Zoka

Today, there are less than a dozen unfolded writings in the world, which remain a challenge for modern-day Champollions. After more than fifteen years, archaeologist François Desset and his team..

À la recherche de l’écriture oubliée

en busca de la escritura olvidada

53 min / French / 2024

atenas, en los orígenes de la democracia
Florence Tran

What do we know about ancient Athenian democracy, the precursor of modern democracies? For a century and a half, archaeologists and historians have been investigating this crucial period, when for..

athènes, aux origines de la démocratie

atenas, en los orígenes de la democracia

86 min / French / 2026

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85
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16 November
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22 November
23:59 GMT+01:00

the secret of the faun. a tale from pompeii
Pietro Galifi
Luigi Giannattasio

A short film set among the ruins of Pompeii in the 1960s. During a guided tour, a young boy encounters a mysterious creature: the little Faun from the famous House of the Faun. Guided by this..

the secret of the faun. a tale from pompeii

faunoren sekretua. ponpeiako ipuina

3 min / English / 2026

campo valdeseko terma erromatarrak
David Salaices
David León

Immersive journey through one of the most important archaeological sites in the northern Iberian Peninsula. Combining historical accuracy, digital reconstruction and cinematic storytelling, the..

las termas romanas de campo valdés

campo valdeseko terma erromatarrak

7 min / Spanish / 2026

découverte exceptionnelle d’un village de l’Âge du bronze à onnaing
François Goulin

An exceptional rural occupation dating from the late Bronze Age and early Iron Age has come to light during excavations in Onnaing (France). Remains of huge buildings, dozens of homes and large..

découverte exceptionnelle d’un village de..

découverte exceptionnelle d’un village de l’Âge du..

4 min / French / 2025

baskoiak eta erromatarrak. hibridazio baten lorratzak
Alaitz Ochoa De Eribe
Nagore Rementeria

In this Teknopolis programme, we set off on a journey into the past. We will visit the exhibition “From Irulegi to Pompelo”, organized by Aranzadi under the direction of the archaeologist Mattin..

baskoiak eta erromatarrak. hibridazio..

baskoiak eta erromatarrak. hibridazio baten lorratzak

30 min / Basque / 2025

baliabide osagarriak
Juan I. García

Short film about all those invisible support tasks involved in any archaeological dig, discussed in a pleasant, relaxed conversation by different professionals in the field.

medios auxiliares

baliabide osagarriak

3 min / Spanish / 2026

arqueomallornauta
José Antonio Moya Montoya

In the summer of 2019, a violent storm swept away the sand from the Arenal beach in Palma de Mallorca. What emerged was not just a remnant of the past, it was a fully intact Roman ship that had..

arqueomallornauta

arqueomallornauta

5 min / Spanish / 2026

découverte: une villa gallo-romaine à auxerre
François Goulin

The site, known since the 19th century but only excavated in depth in 1966 and later in 2025, has revealed a vast Gallo-Roman villa that was occupied between the 1st and 4th centuries, probably..

découverte: une villa gallo-romaine à auxerre

découverte: une villa gallo-romaine à auxerre

4 min / French / 2025

des fortifications médiévales à caen
David Martin

Archaeologists from Inrap (the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research) have conducted a dig in Caen. The excavation, focusing on an area of more than 900 m², has brought..

des fortifications médiévales à caen

des fortifications médiévales à caen

5 min / French / 2026

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