Hiru Damatxo

Hiru Damatxo is a Basque worker cooperative based in Donostia-San Sebastián (Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain) that works in audiovisual production, communication and design. According to its own website, it describes itself as a friend-group in cooperative form that makes videos — both on commission and on its own initiative — and it frames its identity playfully, asking whether it is a communication agency or a production company and answering that it does not matter. The cooperative began its activity in 2015 offering a broad range of communication services, and over time it has specialised in online-logic audiovisual production, humour and design. The cooperative builds entertainment stories in Euskara (Basque), experimenting with the new languages brought by digital technologies and producing quick-consumption pieces: memes, jingles, songs and sketches, alongside more conventional spots, reports and documentaries. Its portfolio spans podcasts, outreach and educational videos, online audiovisual formats, fiction and design work. A recurring theme is social and cultural issues approached from a young perspective, as seen in formats such as Zulora, BaDA!bil and Ez hain ondo. Among its best-known projects is Linbo, a humorous late-night television show on ETB1 hosted by Aitziber Grados, recorded with a live audience at Gazteszena in Donostia and broadcast weekly in prime time on Thursdays. The cooperative has also developed Karkarkar, a stand-up comedy initiative in Euskara that includes open-mic events (Probalekua), courses and video content, and it has collaborated with the Euskal Wikilarien Elkatea on Ikusgela, a series of explainer videos on dozens of topics including philosophy, economics, Basque culture, digital challenges, the environment and bertsolaritza. In 2016 it received the Argia Saria in the audiovisual category for the interview series Gure Bazka. Hiru Damatxo operates as a cooperative, with members taking on roles such as project direction, editing, screenwriting, animation, cinematography and production. It also maintains a wider support network of collaborators who have worked on its projects over the years. Its clients include associations and organisations that turn to the cooperative to translate their messages into audiovisual, slogan or design form. The cooperative is active and continues to develop new formats and initiatives.

Hiru Damatxo began its journey in 2015, offering a wide range of communication services. Over time, the cooperative specialised in audiovisual production built on online logic, humour and design. Based in Donostia-San Sebastián, in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa, it operates as a cooperative and creates entertainment stories in Euskara, experimenting with new languages brought by digital technologies and producing quick-consumption pieces such as memes, jingles, songs and sketches, alongside conventional spots, reports and documentaries. In 2016, the cooperative received the Argia Saria in the audiovisual category for its interview series Gure Bazka. The cooperative has developed a range of formats addressing social and cultural issues from a young perspective, including Zulora, BaDA!bil and Ez hain ondo, in podcast and video formats. It has also produced Linbo, a humorous late-night show on ETB1 hosted by Aitziber Grados, recorded with a live audience at Gazteszena in Donostia and broadcast weekly in prime time on Thursdays. From 2023 onwards, under the Karkarkar brand, Hiru Damatxo has created several projects around stand-up comedy in Euskara, including open-mic events (Probalekua), courses and video content. Probalekua is described as the only open-mic event conducted entirely in Euskara, held monthly in Donostia and occasionally in Bilbao, Pamplona, Vitoria-Gasteiz and Barcelona. The cooperative has also collaborated with the Euskal Wikilarien Elkatea on Ikusgela, producing dozens of explainer videos on topics such as philosophy, economics, Basque culture, digital challenges, the environment and bertsolaritza. The cooperative is made up of members with roles spanning project direction, editing, screenwriting, animation, cinematography and production, and it maintains a wider support network of collaborators who have worked on its projects over the years. It continues to develop new formats and initiatives.

• 2023

  Under the Karkarkar brand, creates several projects around stand-up comedy in Euskara.

• 2016

  Receives the Argia Saria in the audiovisual category for the interview series Gure Bazka.

• 2015

  Hiru Damatxo begins its activity offering a wide range of communication services.

A Basque-language, cooperative audiovisual and design studio known for humour, social themes and digital-native formats.

• Linbo

  Humorous late-night show on ETB1 hosted by Aitziber Grados, recorded at Gazteszena in Donostia and broadcast in prime time on Thursdays.

• Karkarkar

  Stand-up comedy project in Euskara including open-mic events (Probalekua), courses and video content.

• Ikusgela

  Educational video series produced in collaboration with Euskal Wikilarien Elkatea, covering dozens of topics.

• Gure Bazka

  Interview series that won the Argia Saria in 2016.

1. 1Hiru Damatxo official websitehirudamatxo.eus
2. 2Hiru Damatxo - Wikipedia (Basque)eu.wikipedia.org
3. 3Hiru Damatxo - Wikidatawikidata.org