1st prize in Bizkaia
Name and origin:
Mariana Acevedo (Mexico)
Faculty in the EHU:
Faculty of Fine Arts in Leioa, campus of Bizkaia
Video description:
The video shows Mariana's experience at the University of the Basque Country and in the Basque Country. We hear Mariana recount how she received the news that her mobility application had been accepted. Then, through three simultaneous video screens, we see scenes from her life in Bilbao: cultural visits, nature, the city, food, the university, parties... all accompanied by the song Txoriak txori by Mikel Laboa.
2st prize in Bizkaia
Name and origin:
Idzi Grzegorzewski (Poland)
Faculty in the EHU:
Faculty of Fine Arts in Leioa, campus of Bizkaia
Video description:
The video shows Idzi's experience at the University of the Basque Country and in the Basque Country. We see the title ‘Surfing through the waters of the Basque Country’ and hear Idzi's voice narrating his impressions using the metaphor of the sea and waves. We see images of the coast, villages, beaches and rocks. We also see images of friends, mountains, art spaces, the city of Bilbao, the Salar de Añana, Donostia, San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, and the Basilica of Aranzazu.
1st prize in Gipuzkoa
Name and origin:
Danielius Venskunas (Lituania)
Faculty in the EHU:
Faculty of Informatics, campus of Donostia
Video description:
The video shows Daniel's experience at the University of the Basque Country and in the Basque Country. It opens with the title ‘I'm so lucky’ and explains how he went about applying for the Erasmus mobility programme. It shows images of the faculty, the campus, the classes, the beaches of Donostia, the mountains, while recounting the warm welcome he received from the city. It ends with a flurry of images of the library, the city's tunnels, the Donostia aquarium, the Anoeta stadium and a climbing wall, accompanied by electronic music.
2nd prize in Gipuzkoa
Name and origin:
Beatriz Rodrigues e Oliveira (Brazil)
Faculty in the EHU:
School of Architecture, campus of Donostia
Video description:
The video shows Beatriz's experience at the University of the Basque Country and in the Basque Country. She recounts how she found out where she would be going, what she knew about the Basque Country and what she discovered when she arrived. Accompanying Beatriz's words in Portuguese are various images: the beaches, the sea, and the old town of Donostia, the Faculty of Architecture, excursions on architecture and heritage, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, the Bizkaia Bridge, Aranzazu, Chillida Leku, art and technology spaces, Mount Urgull and Itzurun Beach in Zumaia. Beatriz ends the video by reflecting on the contrasts she has noticed in the environment and culture of the Basque Country.