LASAL has returned.
Mediterranean Festival of Journalism and Photography

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In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how hoaxes are created, why they go viral, and what signs allow them to be detected before they spread. Registration open.

Disinformation has become one of the main threats in social media. In an ecosystem that prioritizes speed, polarization, and virality, journalism and photojournalism are forced to rethink their roles.

Print media is an endangered species. In this conversation, the directors of Diari Ara and Revista 5W share their strategies and reasons for continuing to support this format.

Opening speeches and presentation of the festival program.

Actor Eduard Fernández talks with Palestinian photographers and journalists Dalia and Kayed Hammad about their experience in Gaza during the recent Israeli offensive.

A talk on street photography by photographer Josep Fàbrega, followed by a photowalk around El Masnou. Free activity with limited capacity. Registration: femfotografia@gmail.com

Practical workshop on how to apply for funding for independent journalism projects. Registration open.

Round table with media leaders from India, Jordan and Italy who are innovating narrative formats on the most urgent issue of our time: the climate.

Book presentation and conversation with the public about the current president and authoritarian leader of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, written from exile.

Climate change, overfishing, and pollution have made the Mediterranean one of the most threatened seas on the planet. The authors present the Fetisov Award-winning project.

The author and recent winner of the World Press Photo award will share the evolution of his project "Scorched Earth" and share his extensive experience in photojournalistic coverage of forest fires.

Screening of a selection of professional photojournalistic works and images from the Carles Costa Scholarship recipients for Photojournalism Students

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Workshop for families and children on photography using artisanal techniques, and a street market selling photographic products.

Presentation of the book that brings together the work of more than 40 internationally renowned photographers, whose images document a decade of missions. These images are complemented by testimonies from journalists, crew members, and volunteers who have accompanied Open Arms during these ten years, providing context, memories, and a critical perspective.

The 10 Zampa Award finalists will screen their work and present it in person to the jury members, who will ask questions. In this edition, in addition to the main prize, the public will also be able to vote for their favorite work.

While the jury deliberates, the doors of the exhibition hall will open, revealing a selection of the best images from the finalist works.

The jury will present the Zampa Jove Award, aimed at students from El Masnou, and finally the winner of the Zampa Award will be announced. The festival will then officially close.