The UNIQA Award for Best Bulgarian Film at the 22nd edition of the Bansko Film Fest went to "The Embrace of the Himalayas" by Veliko Karachiev.
"I am extremely happy and proud to receive this award. It is possible to make such a film by one person, shoot it, edit it and get a film that was liked by many people, and I am extremely grateful for your evaluation," said Veliko Karachiev upon receiving the prize.
UNIQA also took care of the gifts for the youngest participants, school-age children, who took part in a children's drawing competition dedicated to the mountain theme.
During the festival, the guests could take a special souvenir photo at the photo corner of UNIQA Bulgaria.
5 days, 85 films from 39 countries, over 300 titles in world documentaries - films on mountaineering, climbing, cycling, travel, adventure, paragliding, extreme skiing and snowboarding, speleology, culture of mountain peoples and others. The film jury evaluated the competition program in 9 categories.
The grand prize went to the Slovakian film "Grand Canyon", which takes the viewer along the rapids of the Colorado River in an attempt to unravel the mysteries of the great rivers.
BNT won a prestigious award from the festival for mountain and adventure cinema "Ban Film Fest 2023", after the tape "To be Hristo Pimpirev" with author Maria Cherneva was awarded as the best Bulgarian television production.
The "Peter Atanasov" award went to the "Pioneers" of the Italian Alessandro Beltram, and "Fleeting" from Great Britain was the winner in the "alpine sports and adventures" category.
For complete realization in extreme conditions, the prize goes to the French "In the Shadow of Chamlang". The prize of the Municipality of Bansko went to the Spanish "In the footsteps of Karim", and the special prize of the jury went to "Jadis" from France.
The legendary alpinist and extreme skier Hans Kamerlander, as well as the world ice climbing champion Ines Papert, arrived in Bulgaria for their presentations at the festival.
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