The Formentera Office of Youth is pleased to announce the programme offered by the team of the island's youth drop-in centre this April. "It's all about entertainment and support for young people, and activities related to the Beni Trutmann photography contest are particularly stand-out features of this month's programme", said Vanessa Parellada, Councillor of Youth, who pointed out that the end of the month wound find local youth joining traditional Sant Jordi celebrations, too.

Last Friday, 1 April, youth at the Casal slipped off their shoes and held a Twister championship. Activities continued over the weekend, with the centre holding a spin art workshop to practise colour creation and creativity on Saturday 2 April.

This Thursday 7 April, there will be an idea-sharing workshop where participants will hold a debate on topics of their choosing. The aim is to create a participatory space for dialogue and sharing. And, rekindling a pastime for all ages, on Friday 8 April there will be children's games! On Saturday 9 April, there will be a brainstorming session to find the best photographs of the island and encourage young people to participate in the 2022 Beni Trutmann photo contest. The deadline to compete is Tuesday 12 April, and the Casal will help participating youth to send their snapshots. On Saturday 16 April, there will be another afternoon of games where a space will be created for group play and sharing. A cooking workshop will take place on Friday 22 April.

Sant Jordi

On Saturday 23 April, Sant Jordi festivities will also be at the Casal de Joves, where youth will discuss books and a Sant Jordi decoration workshop will be held. Young people who take to social media to share how they celebrate Sant Jordi will be entered in a contest.

An origami workshop will be held on Friday 29 April. On Saturday 30 April, volunteer and professional yoga instructor Eva Oller will lead participants in a yoga workshop.

The Casal de Joves normally opens Tuesday to Saturday from 4.00pm to 10.00pm.

6 April 2022
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera

The Formentera Office of Tourism is pleased to report that the Formentera Fotogràfica festival will celebrate its tenth year from 26 to 29 May with a programme of more than 20 professionals from the world of the image. Over four days, professionals and amateurs of contemporary visual culture, photographers, filmmakers, curators, editors, journalists, writers, booksellers and professionals of the still and moving image will converge on our island.

Alejandra Ferrer, Vice President and Councillor of Tourism, pointed up the outstanding speakers scheduled to participate in the event's tenth edition, which includes a very special exhibition to run mid-May to late June in Es Pujols' Plaça Europa. "Once again this year, this festival of photography will place Formentera at the fore of the national photography scene", said Councillor Ferrer, who pointed out that organisers had lined up "a first-class sampling of photography for the enjoyment of islanders and tourists, who we hope this off-season event can draw".  

Exhibition

Formentera Fotogràfica also brings with it an exhibition, "50 Photographs with History", in which curators José María Díaz-Maroto and Gonzalo Revidiego retrace the history of photography in Spain over the last eighty years. The open-air group exhibition looks at photography in Spain through fifty nationally- and internally-acclaimed photographers, from the masters of the early twentieth century to contemporary names in the craft. The exhibition is organised by Acción Cultural Española (AC/E), the Consell de Formentera and Formentera Fotogràfica. Seventeen national award winners feature among the selection of photographers. The exhibition offers visitors the opportunity to use their mobile phones to take a guided tour by scanning QR codes located on each photograph.

Programme

At the Sala de Cultura-Cinema in Sant Francesc, the epicentre of the festival, participants will enjoy lectures, talks and screenings on topics such as war conflicts, human rights, the situation of women, migratory movements and the environment, among others. Participants will include photojournalists like Emilio Morenatti (Pulitzer Prize, 2021) and Santi Palacios (National Photojournalism Award, 2015 and 2016). In addition to the ten scheduled talks and presentations, festival attendees will be able to participate in hands-on sessions in assorted indoor and outdoor locations on the island.

To register and view the complete programme, visit https://www.formenterafotografica.com. Residents of Formentera receive a 50 % discount.

Tribute to Ramon Masats

Among the activities will be a tribute to Ramon Masats (National Photography Award, 2004) offered by journalist Chema Conesa, recently awarded the Ministry of Culture's Gold Medal for Fine Arts Merit. Both will be on hand to review Masats' trajectory as a human being and his professional career, revisiting past work as well as his personal archive and writings.

Formentera Fotogràfica is a festival promoted by the Consell de Formentera and directed by Francesc Fàbregas. It is a space for knowledge, reflection and collective creation through intimately-sized practical and theoretical sessions led by leading names in photography and contemporary visual culture. The festival is for professionals, students and amateurs of the image who share a desire to exchange experiences with peers in an ideal environment such as Formentera.

5 April 2022
Communications Office
Consell de Formentera