'Solsticio', 'Nueva Cuenca' and 'Time Out', awarded at the Night of Magazines and the Press in Catalan

BarcelonaToday, the 25th Night of Catalan Magazines and Press was held at the Casino la Aliança del Poblenou in Barcelona. This awards ceremony, organized by APPEC (Association of Catalan Periodical Publications), celebrates Catalan-language magazines as a safe space for reading and a driving force of Catalan culture, and also brings together magazine and digital media publishers. The broadcaster and comedian Peyu—former presenter ofThe bunker, from Catalunya Ràdio, and the current one from The Renaissance— has won the Communication Prize, and Joana Serra, a philologist, activist, and bookseller from Northern Catalonia, has won the Culture Prize for her commitment to the Catalan language and to publications written in Catalan. Germà Capdevila, president of the association, emphasized that the Catalan-language magazine and newspaper publishing sector is a fundamental part of the country's cultural ecosystem and is often the driving force in other areas such as literature, music, and the performing arts: "Without a strong publishing network," the rest of the cultural sector suffers. Regarding the future of the organization, Capdevila stated that he will launch a new strategic plan for the next decade, structured around four key pillars: advertising, dissemination and distribution, promotion, and training. A total of twelve prizes and three lifetime achievement awards were presented. The prize for best publication was awarded to Solstice in the magazine category for its exquisite attention to detail and high level of care in all aspects, New Basin in the press for her exemplary career and in Time Out Barcelona In the digital category, it was recognized as a leading voice in the city's leisure and culture scene. The best feature article was awarded to David Marin for... A real journey into noir fiction, published in the magazine Horizons, with photographs by Santi Iglesias and infographics by Arnau Torrente,and in International Brigades in Cambrils, by Andreu Dalmau, published in Cambrils Magazine. Oryx, Som Garrigues and The New Barcelona Post They have won the award for best editorial design.

"Each generation has the obligation to recover and reinterpret, from its own perspective, everything that has come before it, and Solstice "From its inception, it has aimed to be a space that makes this possible," explained Quim Melchor i Lleixà, director of the award-winning publication. Solstice It was founded four years ago in Tortosa but with the aim of achieving national reach. It is published twice a year and is distributed in bookstores, libraries, and by subscription. "We understand this award not only as recognition of the work done so far, but as a way to encourage its continuation, to spur us on to respond with determination to the challenges of our time, to not let ourselves become small," he added.

There have only been two awards decided by popular vote, the award for best front page in the press category, which went to Saon, and the digital format that has been delivered to FennelAs for the awards, the 25th anniversary of the magazines has been commemorated. Stars, now! debate and dissemination tool at the service of the educational world, public administrations and professionals working in the field of childhood and adolescence; Living as a familydedicated to parenting, education, psychology and health, and Agriculture, from the Agroecological Resources Space association, and the 50th anniversary of the magazine The Breny, monthly magazine of local information from San Vicente de Castellet.

The president of the Parliament, Josep Rull, and the Minister of Language Policy, Francesc Xavier Vila, attended the event together with Carles Escolà, secretary of Media and Broadcasting; the general director of Media, Marc Melillas, and the general director of Diffusion, Elisabet Valls.