STRENGTHENING CULTURAL DIPLOMACY IN NIGERIA:

Award & Recognition | Events

4723 Comments

12th April 2022

Share This Article

SPANISH EMBASSY IN ABUJA HOST FILMMAKER ITXASO DÍAZ

Spain is a respectable nation with fascinating environments; it is a touristic hub with inspiring developments; and its citizenry are practitioners of progress and of a better world. Spain is also a country that loves and promotes arts and culture and continually strives to make them an integral part of national growth.

Itxaso Diaz during the press conference and film screening at the Embassy in Abuja

Towards its global diplomatic and development promotions, its foreign missions across the world ensure that the various host nations they are resident in constantly benefit from the homeland (Spain) growth efforts. Nigeria and Spain enjoy a historic and deepened multilateral relations including a robust arts and cultural diplomacy; and its mission in Nigeria continues to foster series of nation building platforms, opportunities and events that help to develop the local economy and people.

Cross section of guests

Towards this, the Embassy of Spain in partnership with Girls Voices Initiative (GVI) hosted at the residence of the Ambassador of Spain in Abuja, a press conference and film screening of the award winning Spanish filmmaker Itxaso Díaz during her visitation and award presentation in Abuja. Among other awards, Itxaso Díaz received the best short documentary award for “The Story of All of Us Women” at the WIFFEN 2022, the first Women’s International Film Festival in Nigeria.

The award film show at the Embassy told a unique and touching story which afforded guests including the members of press present an insight to the myriads of challenges comprising isolation, physical, financial, emotional/mental stress among others  caregivers (males and females) are faced with while taking care of the elderly, disable, children, sickly, vulnerable and other members of the family. The gathering also provided an opportunity of interaction, interview and photo sessions with the iconic and affable filmmaker, as attendees further learnt from her great works, sacrifices made and success stories and ongoing strives.

‘The call for global action and attention on caregivers care and comfortability is expedient now’

Ms Diaz with ANIM crew

During her remarks at the occasion, Mrs. Diaz, a women development advocate and promoter, used the opportunity to call for a broader action and attention on caregivers who are oftentimes isolated, neglected, and depressed as they give most of their time attending to the needs and betterment of their dependants and others at the detriment of their own care and comfort.

Also speaking at the event, the Spanish Embassy Cultural Adviser and event’s facilitator, Mrs. Eva Barta Martin, urged women to take proper care of themselves even as they play the important and selfless roles of caregivers. For her attending and catering for the well-being of caregivers either they are paid for it or not should be a concern and responsibility for everyone.

Ms Eva Martin, Embassy of Spain in Abuja Cultural Adviser with ANIM crew

‘ Women should take proper care of themselves even as they play the important and selfless roles of caregivers’.

WIFFEN the awards organizer encourages women filmmakers to think, imagine, create and share their stories with the world. Its Festival Director, Carolyn Seaman, a supporter of global women improvement creativity and overall progress, stated that the film festival’s goal is to celebrate and encourage female filmmakers across the country. She said that in this year entries there are over 3,000 film submissions from over 130 countries worldwide before this was narrowed to 200 and the emergence of the eventual winners of the categories. She hoped to further continue networking to improve the Festival’s quality of production and finding network to source funding for projects,

A brief narrative on Itxaso Diaz

The event at the Head of Mission’s residence also provided a time for learning, inspiration, contacts and promotions.

Kudos to Spanish Embassy for this wonderful platform…Kudos to Itxaso Díaz for her ingenuity and promotions.

Acclaim Nigeria International Magazine (ANIM ) was there.

Share This Article

Follow Us on Our Social Media Platforms

Related Post…

Written by olumide ogunlade

4,723 Comments

  1. MonteHed
    MonteHed on 29th April 2022 at 5:18 pm

    <a href=[Link deleted]online pharmacy

    Reply
  7. Gregorymit
    Gregorymit on 15th May 2022 at 9:03 pm

    buy propecia no prescription buy propecia 5mg propecia for hair loss

    Reply
  11. Douglasmyday
    Douglasmyday on 20th May 2022 at 9:30 pm

    lowest price tadalafil cialis pills tadalafil 20 mg buy online

    Reply
  12. Douglasmyday
    Douglasmyday on 21st May 2022 at 1:21 pm

    sildenafil 20 mg sildenafil sildenafil citrate tablets 100 mg

    Reply
  14. Ctoomboorehc
    Ctoomboorehc on 23rd May 2022 at 1:26 pm

    <a href=[Link deleted]mirtazapine 15mg generic

    Reply
  15. EugeneFew
    EugeneFew on 24th May 2022 at 4:08 am

    stromectol for humans for sale ivermectin 200 stromectol tablets for humans

    Reply
  17. Raymondevala
    Raymondevala on 26th May 2022 at 8:29 am

    when will viagra be generic viagra coupon online doctor prescription for viagra

    Reply
  18. Dtoomboorebh
    Dtoomboorebh on 26th May 2022 at 2:41 pm

    <a href=[Link deleted]duloxetine 30mg sale

    Reply
  26. Etoombooresm
    Etoombooresm on 30th May 2022 at 4:15 pm

    <a href=[Link deleted]quetiapine 25mg

    Reply
  27. RobertAspip
    RobertAspip on 31st May 2022 at 4:01 am

    cialis canada online cialis kaboom cialis

    Reply
  28. Etoombooreju
    Etoombooreju on 31st May 2022 at 10:39 am

    <a href=[Link deleted]quetiapine 100mg

    Reply
  30. object-oriented
    object-oriented on 1st June 2022 at 11:00 am

    Hi there! This post couldn’t be written any better! Reading through this post reminds me of my previous room mate! He always kept talking about this. I will forward this article to him. Pretty sure he will have a good read. Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  75. Mtoombooremu
    Mtoombooremu on 8th June 2022 at 10:10 am

    <a href=[Link deleted]cyclobenzaprine online cheap

    Reply