27/01/2022

Balandrau, Infern Glaçat, documentary film selected in the 12th edition of the BCN Sports Film Festival, nominated for best documentary film in the XIV Gaudí Awards

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The Acadèmia del Cinema Català has nominated the short film Balandrau, Infern Glaçat as best documentary film in its XIV Gaudí Awards. In the 12th edition of the BCN Sports Film Festival, the Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport Joan Antoni Samaranch will screen the short film on Thursday, February 17 at 19h.

Balandrau, Infern Glaçat has been nominated for best documentary at the XIV Gaudí Awards. These awards are promoted by the Acadèmia del Cinema Català (Catalan Cinema Academy) and are given annually to promote the best films, artists and technicians of the Catalan film industry.

The director of the documentary, Guille Cascante, brings us closer to one of the greatest mountain tragedies experienced in the Catalan Pyrenees. On December 30, 2000, a violent storm of hurricane-force wind and snow killed ten mountaineers. “I felt guilty, everyone had died except me,” says Josep Maria Vilà, the only survivor.

A chilling story, an overwhelming look that, in a respectful way, reminds us of our fragility in the face of the impassive force of nature. Balandrau, frozen hell is the first-person account of those who that day, more than surviving, were born again.

Thanks to the mixed format of the BCN Sports Film Festival, the documentary will be screened free of charge at the Infern Glaçat session on Thursday, February 17 at 7pm in two ways: in a live format, at the Museu Olímpic i de l’Esport Joan Antoni Samaranch; and virtually through the FESTHOME platform.

Remember to book your ticket in either case to enjoy this story of overcoming!