PHotoEspaña, the International Festival of Photography and Visual Arts of Madrid, is a photography forum that began in 1998.[1][2][3][4] The Festival's program presents work by Spanish and international image-makers. It runs an awards programme with several categories.
Details
Over 600 exhibitions have been presented in museums, art centres and galleries, which have attracted more than half a million visitors each year, making PHotoEspaña the largest cultural event in Spain.[citation needed]
Each edition of PHotoEspaña is dedicated to a specific theme and the programme is divided into: the Official Section, which includes museums, institutions and large exhibition centres; and the Festival Off, which includes art galleries and other venues.
The Festival is supported by private companies and public institutions such as the Ministry of Culture and the Regional and Municipal Governments of Madrid. It is organized by La Fábrica, a cultural management entity.
Francis Hodgson, writing in the Financial Times in 2014, said "PHotoEspaña gives every photography festival in the world a standard to aim for."[5]
Awards
Discovery Award
The PhotoEspaña Discovery Award for best portfolio (Premio PHotoEspaña Descubrimientos al mejor portfolio) is an award that has been given since 1998. It is open to any photographer who has attended one of PhotoEspaña's portfolio reviews, which are held in Madrid, Caracas and São Paulo.[6] The winner receives an exhibition in the next edition of Photoespaña.
Awarded for the best Spanish career in photography.
2014: Gervasio Sánchez [es][6]
2019: Pilar Pequeño[7]
References
^Andreasson, Karin (2016-07-26). "Photo España review – female gaze falls on the Beatles, Bauhaus and Bacall". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
^O'Hagan, Sean (2013-06-14). "PhotoEspaña 2013: the 1970s feminist avant garde". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-06-04.