Berlanga Awards Explained

Berlanga Awards
Presenter:	Acadèmia Valenciana de l'Audiovisual (AVAV) & Institut Valencià de Cultura (IVC)
Location:	Valencian Community, Spain
Year:	2018
Type:	Film, television and videogame awards

The Berlanga Awards (Premis Berlanga; Spanish; Castilian: Premios Berlanga|links=no), originally known as Valencian Audiovisual Awards (Catalan; Valencian: Premis de l'Audiovisual Valencià), are the main film awards of the Valencian Community, Spain, presented by the Catalan; Valencian: Acadèmia Valenciana de l'Audiovisual (AVAV) and the Catalan; Valencian: Institut Valencià de Cultura (IVC), and celebrated annually.

History

Promoted by the regional ministry of Culture, the awards were first presented in 2018 by the Catalan; Valencian: Institut Valencià de Cultura ('Valencian Institute of Culture'; IVC) and the Catalan; Valencian: Acadèmia Valenciana de l'Audiovisual ('Valencian Audiovisual Academy'; AVAV). The trophies consist of an abstract sculpture blending stone and methacrylate designed by local artist .^[1] The ceremony was broadcast on the regional broadcaster À Punt.^[2] New categories were introduced in the 2nd edition, broadening the scope of the awards to television series, web series and videogames, up to a total of 23 categories overall.^[3] In 2021, on the occasion of the one hundred anniversary of the birth of Luis García Berlanga, the regional ministry of Education, Culture and Sport agreed on the renaming of the awards to Berlanga Awards (Catalan; Valencian: Premis Berlanga) from the 4th edition onward to pay homage to the Valencia-born filmmaker.^[4] The Catalan; Valencian: Empreses Audiovisuals Valencianes Federades (EAVF), which had already registered the name of Spanish; Castilian: Premios Berlanga in 2008, ceded the naming rights.^[5]

List of ceremonies

!Edition !Ceremony Date!Venue!Host!Best Film!Broadcast!

						^[6]
				Live Twice, Love Once		^[7]
						^[8] ^[9]
		Teatro Principal, Alicante	Pere Aznar	The Sacred Spirit		^[10]
		Auditori, Castelló	Maria Juan	Vasil		^[11]
		Palau de les Arts, Valencia		Kepler 6B

See also

• Carmen Awards
• Gaudí Awards
• Mestre Mateo Awards

Notes and References

1. Web site: Información. Alicante acoge los Premios Valencianos del Audiovisual. África. Prado. 16 October 2018.
2. Web site: La cinta 'El desentierro' triunfadora de los primeros Premios del Audiovisual Valenciano con seis galardones. 20minutos.es. 17 November 2018.
3. Web site: Los Premios del Audiovisual Valenciano se abren a las series y los videojuegos. Las Provincias. 31 July 2019.
4. Web site: Los galardones del audiovisual valenciano pasan a llamarse Premios Berlanga. Valencia Plaza. 29 September 2021.
5. Web site: Berlanga dará nombre a los Premios del Audiovisual Valenciano. Las Provincias. Noelia. Camacho. 29 September 2021.
6. Web site: Pleno para Nacho Ruipérez. El Mundo. 17 November 2018. Miquel. Hernandis.
7. Web site: Adán Aliaga revalida su reino. Información. 23 November 2021.
8. Web site: «La mort de Guillem» triunfa en la fiesta del audiovisual valenciano. Información. Belén. Figueira. 21 November 2020.
9. Web site: 22 November 2020. 'La mort de Guillem', Mejor Largometraje en los Premios del Audiovisual Valenciano. El País.
10. Web site: 'El cover', 'Las consecuencias' y 'Espíritu sagrado' copan los Premios Berlanga. Las Provincias. 5 December 2021. Noelia. Camacho.
11. Web site: 'El cover', Vasil' i 'Desenterrats' triomfen en els V Premis Berlanga de l’Audiovisual Valencià. 13 November 2022. À punt.