Jury 2018

Albert Espinosa was born in Barcelona in 1974. Actor, director, screenwriter, playwright and chemical engineer. He is the screenwriter of the films Planta 4ª, Va a ser que nadie es perfecto, Tu vida en 65’, Héroes y No me pidas que te bese porque te besaré, which he also directed. He is also the creator and screenwriter of the series Pulseras rojas, based on his own life and his fight against cancer. As a writer, he has published Lo que te diré cuando te vuelva a ver (2017), Los secretos que jamás te contaron (2016), El mundo azul. Ama tu caos (2015), Brújulas que buscan sonrisas perdidas (2013), Si tú me dices ven lo dejo todo... pero dime ven (2011), Todo lo que podríamos haber sido tú y yo si no fuéramos tú y yo (2010) and El mundo amarillo (2008). He has also excelled in theater, with works such as Els nostres tigres beuen llet (2013), which he wrote, directed and interpreted.

Jacinto Antón was born in Barcelona in 1957. He has a degree in Journalism and Interpretation at the “Institut del Teatre de Barcelona”, ​​and worked at the “Teatre Lliure” as assistant director of Lluís Pasqual. He has written for more than 20 years in the culture section of the newspaper El País, where he has highlighted, among other subjects, the mastery of topics related to History. In 2009 he published the book, Pilotos, caimanes y otras aventuras extraordinarias, a compilation of his journalistic chronicles. That year he received the National Prize for Cultural Journalism granted by the Ministry of Culture. In 2013 he published Héroes, aventureros y cobardes, a new selection of his stories and reports for El País. He has also worked on the documentary series of TVE Reportero de la Historia (2010-2013).

CRITICS AWARD -  Margarita Chapatte (Radio Marca), Jesús González Notario (Mataró Ràdio) and Carlos Balbuena (contrapicado.net), members of the Associació Catalana de Crítics i Escriptors Cinematogràfics (ACCEC).

FESTIVAL CASTELL DE PERALADA AWARD FOR BEST MUSIC -  Alex Robles (Catalunya Música Director), Alberto García Demestres (composer) and Marta Porter (journalist).

Rosa Regàs was born in Barcelona in 1933. She has a degree in Philosophy at the University of Barcelona, ​​and has been an editor, writer and a translator at the United Nations Organization. At the age of 57 she wrote her first book and since then she has published more than twenty works, including novels, essays and travel books. She won the Nadal award in 1994 for Azul, the Ciutat de Barcelona in 1999 for Luna lunera, the Planeta in 2001 for La canción de Dorotea and the Biblioteca Breve in 2013 for Música de cámara. In 2005 she was distinguished with the Chévalier de la Légion d'Honeur of the French Republic and with the Creu de Sant Jordi of the Generalitat de Catalunya. She has been director of the American Athenaeum of the House of America and General Director of the National Library. Other of her outstanding works are Amigos para siempre (2016), Una larga adolescencia (2015), Entre el sentido común y el desvarío (2014) and Diario de una abuela de verano (2004).