2nd International Photojournalism Festival “City of Gijón”

It will take place from the 9th to the 18th of July, It will take place from the 17th to the 26th of July, 1998 as part of the 11th multicultural festival known as the "Semana Negra".

Activities:

20 renowned international photojournalists and editors will be attending the festival, during which they will act as workshop teachers, jury for photo competitions, speakers at round table
discussions etc.

4 Photography Exhibitions open to the public from 17 to 26 July (5pm.to 2am.).

The exhibitions are:
"Broken lives" - Corinne Dufka.
"Civil wars"- Santiago Lyon.
"Child workers"- Fernando Moleres.
"150 years of Associated Press"- Anthology.

5 Audiovisual Evenings open to the public with giant-screen projections of the work of more than 40 international photojournalists and the participation of 15 international press agencies. Screenings every evening (10.00 p.m.) from 21 to 25 July.

6 Days-workshop given free to 30 young photojournalists as a contribution to the apprenticeship of a new generation - theory and practice with the guiding hands of the greats of international photojournalism.

3 Round Tables in the Main Tent:

"Photographing Chiapas" with Oriana Elicabe from France-Presse and Pascual Górriz from Associated Press, both of whom have covered the conflict over the last few years. Tuesday 21st at 5.30pm.

"Freedom of Image" dealing with freedom of expression, information etc. with Santiago Lyon, Corinne Dufka, Manoocher Deghati et al. Wednesday 22nd at 5.30pm.

"Man or Machine" . A discussion on the photojournalist as a professional and his/her role as a human being. With Jimmy Fox, Ivo Saglieti, Gervasio Sánchez, Corinne Dufka, Javier Bauluz. Thursday 23rd at 6.30pm.

15 Conferences for photojournalists and editors to be held at 9am. from 21 to 26 July. Open to the public.

Among the hundred reports received, a selection was made to be projected; after the screenings, a jury formed by Corinne Dufka, Jimmy Fox, Jim Hollander, Ivo Saglietti and Santiago Lyon decided to award the Editing Agency photographer Eric Dexheimer with the International Prize of Photojournalism "City of Gijón" ($6500) for his work "Through the looking glass. Autism", and the spanish photographer Kim Manresa with the Photojournalism and Human Rights Prize for his work "Kadi and Sali. Ablation in Africa".