Description

As in other European big cities, it is usual that audiovisual arts, film-shootings and film festivals play an important role in the city's life.

Bilbao City Council, through its Department of Culture, and Zinebi, the Bilbao International Documentary and Short Film Festival, have created BiFic (Bilbao Film Commission) in response to the growth of this kind of events in the last years.

BiFic is a municipal office for the audiovisual promotion whose purpose is.

• To promote Bilbao as a setting for film-shooting, spots, ads, short films and other kind of filming activities.
• To be a meeting point for national and international professionals in this sector.
• To dynamize film sector and help to liven up Basque audiovisual sector.
• To promote and establish Zinebi Festival's reputation, nationally and worldwide, to increase its prestige, its public and its repercussions in the media.