The Berlanga Awards ( va, Premis Berlanga; es, Premios Berlanga, links=no), originally known as Valencian Audiovisual Awards (), are the main film awards of the

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, Spain, presented by the (AVAV) and the (IVC), and celebrated annually.

History

Promoted by the regional ministry of Culture, the awards were first presented in 2018 by the ('Valencian Institute of Culture'; IVC) and the ('Valencian Audiovisual Academy'; AVAV). The trophies consist of an abstract sculpture blending stone and

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designed by local artist . The ceremony was broadcast on the regional broadcaster À Punt. 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. In 2021, on the occasion of the one hundred anniversary of the birth of

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, the regional ministry of Education, Culture and Sport agreed on the renaming of the awards to Berlanga Awards () from the 4th edition onward to pay homage to the Valencia-born filmmaker. The (EAVF), which had already registered the name of in 2008, ceded the

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List of ceremonies

References

{{reflist Awards established in 2018 2018 establishments in Spain Recurring events established in 2018 Annual events in Spain Spanish film awards Spanish television awards Valencian culture

History

List of ceremonies

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