Nearly 500 people attended the awards gala submission of the I edition of #LabMeCrazy! Science Film Festival that was held at the Museum of the University of Navarra.

Science journalist América Valenzuela acted as master of ceremonies and introduced the eleven winners of the different categories, in a ceremony that concluded with the screening of the winning film in the category of best documentary. 

The award for best documentary went to "My Love Affair with the Brain. The Life and Science of Dr. Marian Diamond", a 57-minute American production that chronicles the life and career of the scientist Diamond and her research about the brain. The best report or television program went to the German production "The Python Code"; the best fiction short film went to the Belgian work "The Auxiliary"; while the best documentary short film was won by the American production "A New View of the Moon".

The British production "Now or Never" was the best work produced by students, and the University of Strathelyde (UK) with "Jeremy the Lefty Snail and Other Asymmetrical Animals", the best play produced or co-produced by a University.

The award for best web or social media video went to the University of Vigo for its work "Why Conserve Biodiversity?". In addition, "Talking About Maths" received a special accredited specialization for knowledge dissemination; "Smart Slime?" won the award IAMS (association International Award for Media in Science), and the public recognition went to the Internet video "Twins Undivided - The Two-Headed Calf", a two-minute Italian production.

The Spanish researcher Francisco M. Mojica was awarded the award "Passion for Science" for his scientific career and his finding of the editing system Genetics CRISPR-Cas. As a detail, the award was presented to him by his director of thesis , Full Professor of the University of Alicante Francisco Rodríguez-Valera.

The spark of humor at the gala was provided by Iñaki Echeverría, winner of Famelab Spain 2019 and PhD student of the department of Physics and Applied Mathematics of the University of Navarra, who performed a monologue about evacuations in buildings. 

The awards gala of submission of #LabMeCrazy! Science Film Festival gathered at the University Museum of Navarra personalities and institutions from the world of science, culture, Education, business and politics of Navarra.

#LabMeCrazy! Science Film Festival has received in its first edition nearly 2,000 productions from more than 100 countries. The final jury was formed by professionals from different disciplines: Iván Bouso, executive producer of National Geographic Partners, Europe & Africa; Bibiana González, programming director of Discovery Networks Spain & Portugal; Alessandro Griffini, president of the association International for Media in Science; Vladimir de Semir, science journalist and professor at Pompeu Fabra University; María del Carmen Erviti, professor and researcher in Science Communication at the University of Navarra; and Tommaso Cancellario, PhD student of the School of Sciences of this university.

Marian Diamond (1926-2017) and modern neuroscience.

Marian Diamond studied the brain for more than 60 years and transformed science through her findings on brain plasticity and enrichment. Diamond is considered one of the founders of modern neuroscience and was the first person to demonstrate that the brain is dynamic and affected by the environment.

Throughout her life, Dr. Diamond taught Anatomy at the University of Berkeley (California) to more than 60,000 students in a rigorous, entertaining and informative manner.

In addition to her passion for science, Professor Diamond sought at the end of her degree program, how to apply her scientific knowledge to solve practical problems in the most disadvantaged people, thus putting science at the service of human beings.

"My Love Affair with the Brain" narrates the life and scientific vocation of Marian Diamond, a woman who with work, talent and passion had to overcome a time when science was run only by men.