The Dwingi Dwingi group took home three of the five awards at the XVII Oñati Short Film Rally, held on Saturday. Both the jury and the audience agreed, awarding the first prize and the audience award to the work "Hi, bizia". Additionally, Yeray Varela received the award for best interpretation for his performance in the short film, which features numerous characters.
The second prize went to the film "Dictaberri" by the Baltzerdi group, and the third to "Onddo gosez" by the Guggenheim group. The three awarded works were linked to different films proposed by the organization: "The Great Dictator", "2001: A Space Odyssey", "A Night at the Opera", and "Psycho".
The teams had 11 hours to create their works, and they had to incorporate various cinematic resources. The top two awarded films will now participate in the Demasa competition, a contest of short films made town by town and in Basque.
A total of 13 teams registered to participate in the short film rally, and all 13 submitted their works on time, with their entries becoming candidates for the awards. All the works are now available to watch on the ORL YouTube channel. The jury was composed of Itsaso Polek, Miren Manias, Unai Portilla, and Aitor Abaro, who also served as the event's presenter.
