Jury 2017

Chufo Lloréns (Barcelona, 1931), despite having studied Law, went on to develop his professional career in the world of theatre and performance. He has always been passionate about history, yet didn't start his literary career until twenty five years ago. Some of his most notable works include Catalina, la Fugitiva de San Benito (2008), La Otra Lepra (2010) and La Saga de los Malditos (2011). Te Daré la Tierra (2008) and Mar de Fuego (2011), set in Medieval Barcelona, were best-sellers and have turned him into one of the best-loved authors of historical novels both in his native Spain and overseas. His novels have been translated into twelve languages and have sold more than a million copies all over the world.

In 2011 he received the Barcelona Medal of Honour.

Born in Lima in 1976, Llosa did her undergraduate degree in Film Directing and then went on to study for a Masters in Scriptwriting for Film and Television at the TAI School of Arts and Film in Madrid. After specialising in Film Directing at the University of New York, she made her feature-length debut with the film Madeinusa (2006), which took home the Critics' Award at the Rotterdam International Film festival, among other accolades.

Her second film, The Milk of Sorrow (2008), was awarded the Golden Bear in Berlin and an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2014, came the release of Aloft, her most ambitious production yet, starring Jennifer Connelly, Cillian Murphy and Mélanie Laurent.

After a period of collaboration with local media while studying for a degree in Contemporary History, Soler joined the team of the Barcelona Radio programme El Terrat in 1995. His work with Andreu Buenafuente continued on the Catalan TV channel TV3, first as a scriptwriter and then as director of his own programme: Malalts de Tele (1997-2000). In 2000 he started the programme Minoria Absoluta on radio station RAC1, which won both an Ondas Award and the National Culture Award from the Regional Government of Catalonia.

Soler (Figueres, 1965) is a director of the production company Minoria Absoluta, which is responsible for the TV3 programmes Polonia and Crackovia, as well as other audiovisual projects such as the TV movies 14th April: Macia vs. Companys and Barefoot on Red Soil.

Soler is also a regular contributor to the newspaper Ara and director of the new history magazine El Món d’Ahir (The World of Yesterday). Furthermore, he has written books spanning several genres, such as History of Catalonia (modesty aside) or Companys' Last Letter.