Nearly 500 people attended the awards gala 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 on 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 the best web or social media video went to the University of Vigo for its work "Why Conserve Biodiversity? On the other hand, "Talking About Maths" received a special mention for popularization; "Smart Slime?" won the IAMS (International Association for Media in Science) award, 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 "Passion for Science" prize for his scientific career and his discovery of the CRISPR-Cas gene editing system. The award was presented to him by his doctoral thesis supervisor, Francisco Rodríguez-Valera, professor at the University of Alicante.

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

The awards gala of #LabMeCrazy! Science Film Festival brought together personalities and institutions from the world of science, culture, education, business and politics of Navarra at the University Museum 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 made up of 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 International Association 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 at the Faculty of Science 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 career, how to apply her scientific knowledge to solve practical problems in the most disadvantaged people, thus putting science at the service of the human being.

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