ESCAC receives the Venus d’Honor from the Filmets Festival

The Badalona short film festival recognises more than 30 years of training professionals and connecting young talent with the industry.

The Filmets Badalona Film Festival presented us with the first Venus d’Honor of its 52nd edition. The ceremony took place during the opening session on Friday 16 October at the Teatre Zorrilla in Badalona, at a gala hosted by journalist Sergi Mas that included the screening of nine short films.

With this award, the festival recognises ESCAC’s more than three decades of training professionals in the audiovisual sector and building bridges between young talent and the industry. The second Venus d’Honor of this edition went to actor and director Miguel Ángel Muñoz, who received it on 24 October at La Nit de les Venus.

A festival that believes in those just starting out

While accepting the award, our director, Sergi Casamitjana, highlighted the courage of a festival dedicated exclusively to short films and its commitment to recognising the work of students at film schools. For many of our students and alumni, a short film is their first major calling card, and festivals like Filmets are where that work finds its audience and recognition. 

A record-breaking edition

The 52nd edition of Filmets was held from 15 to 25 October in Badalona and at other venues in the metropolitan area, including Cinema Catalunya in Terrassa. The programme featured 230 films, including 52 world premieres and 77 debut films, as well as the professional activities FILMETS Pro, LAB and Talks. The award for best film went to Majid/Zafar, by British filmmaker Luís Hindman.

Thank you, Filmets, for an award we share with the entire ESCAC community.