A Sheet four works were selected from among the 50 nominated, considered the main Ibero-American recognition. In this edition, Brazil led the list of nominees, with 16 works among the 50 chosen from 1,915 entries.
In the Audio category, the one produced by, and . The series addresses the impacts of technology on the lives of children and adolescents through real stories, classroom reports and interviews with experts.
In the Photography category, three works produced by photography professionals Sheet are among those nominated.
The recent political history of Brazil is the subject of an essay that documents the behind-the-scenes of the trial that resulted in the conviction of former president Jair Bolsonaro for an attempted coup d’état.
The essay follows the movement in the Federal STF (Supreme Court) and records characters who acted inside and outside the plenary, composing a visual portrait of one of the most symbolic moments of recent Brazilian democracy.
In , it documents the effects of the Carajás Railway on one of the most vulnerable indigenous peoples in the country. The work follows Awá Guajá communities and records how the expansion of the railway transformed the territory, hunting and the daily lives of recently contacted indigenous people, in addition to its impacts on groups that remain in voluntary isolation.
was indicated by an essay produced during analog photography. The work explores the connections between past conflicts and contemporary wars, recording the impacts of confrontation on territories and people.
The award was created by the Gabo Foundation, an institution founded by Colombian writer and journalist Gabriel García Márquez (1927–2014), winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Finalists will be announced on June 25th. The winners will be announced during the Gabo Festival, which will be held from July 23 to 26, in .
35 million Colombian pesos (around R$49,000) will be given to the winners of each category, as well as a certificate and a copy of the sculpture ‘Gabriel’, created by Colombian artist Antonio Caro.
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