The Talayotic Menorca documentary increases its international echo by participating this Thursday, November 10, at the prestigious International Archeology Film Festival (MFAF), which takes place from November 10 to 12 in Split, Croatia.
Talayotic Menorca, an insular cyclopean odyssey is the only Spanish representative in a contest in which 21 cinematographic productions from Great Britain, France, Estonia, Portugal, Germany, Italy and Ireland are participating. Talayotic Menorca will compete for one of three prizes awarded by an expert jury of the seventh edition of the MFAF, and for the public prize.
Manu Balaguer, director of the documentary, will represent the Consell Insular de Menorca in Croatia. This biannual international documentary film festival on archaeology, cultural and historical heritage aims to disseminate the world's cultural and archaeological heritage and sensitize a wider audience about its protection.
The Consell Insular de Menorca promoted the production of this documentary in order to support the candidacy. The aim is to encourage people to get involved in the conservation of Talayotic heritage and discover our prehistoric ancestors culture.
Filmed by Espiral Producciones TV SL, Talayotic Menorca, an insular cyclopean odyssey was directed by Manu Balaguer, written by Laura Jurado and consulted by the archaeologist Amalia Pérez-Juez. This 38 minute long film is a journey through the history of our island, from Talayotic times to the present day. 17 testimonies from a diverse group of people, mostly archaeologists, are collected to detail the story surrounding Talayotic Menorca. A geologist, the owner of a site and the coordinator of the World Heritage candidacy file, Cipriano Marín, also participate in the film. The actress who gives voice to the documentary in Catalan and Spanish is Enka Alonso from Menorca.
Talayotic Menorca at the FICAB
The documentary will also participate in the
XXII Bidasoa International Archaeological Film Festival (FICAB) on November 15. At the FICAB in Irún (Basque Country), the Talayotic Menorca documentary will compete for four prizes: the Grand Prize of the Festival, the Special Audience Prize, the Arkeolan prize for popular science, and the Educational Section prize. This festival seeks to bring archeology closer to society through the dissemination of films based on the results of archaeological research.
Talayotic Menorca, an insular cyclopean odyssey was presented for the first time outside of Menorca during the
Firenze Archeofilm, the international archaeology, art and environment film festival in Florence, Italy.