The team

Pilar Almenar holds a degree in Environmental Sciences from the University of Valencia and a Master's degree in Journalism from the Autonomous University of Madrid and El País. She currently works as a freelance journalist, trainer, and project manager. Interested in cultural and social journalism, she has worked for numerous media outlets in radio, digital, print, and television (El País, La Marea, El Salto, Público, Carne Cruda, Jornada, Vice, and À Punt Mèdia). Since 2019, she has collaborated with the morning radio program À Punt (Les Notícies del Matí) as head of the #GentQueSuma section, which focuses on projects with a social impact.

As a communications professional, she has worked for cultural entities and festivals (Academia Valenciana de l'Audiovisual, Association of Contemporary Art Galleries of the Valencian Community (LaVac) or PhotOn Festival, among others) and also for social and development cooperation organizations such as Jovesólides, the Valencian Coordinator of NGOs, UNRWA - UN Agency for the Palestinian refugee population, Por Ti Mujer association, Intermón Oxfam and the Valencian Coordinator of NGOs, among others.

With extensive experience in projects with a social impact, since 2017 he has been running the Impresas Projecta magazine published by women inmates in Picassent prison (Valencia). In 2019, it received the Africanidad Award for social journalism from the Federación Unión Africana España and, together with Impresas, the Jury's Special Mention in the Communication category at the 1st Cooperation Awards of the Coordinadora Valenciana de ONGDs.

Journalist and Audiovisual Communication graduate, with over fifteen years of experience in film and television production and film communication. For a decade, she has worked as a press officer for events such as the Malaga Film Festival, the SEMINCI (Spanish Seminar on Culture and Sport), and the Gaudí Awards, and was the creator of the digital content section of the Fuengirola Film Festival. She is also the creator and coordinator of the Humans Lab project development laboratory, organized by Humans Fest and the Foundation for Justice.

As a producer, she has been in charge of award-winning documentaries such as Almost Ghosts (SEMINCI, Best Documentary Award in Arizona) and Bull Run (DOC NYC, Berlanga Award). He has also participated in the production of renowned television formats such as My family in the backpack, Report y Film Lands for TVE and À Punt.

In fiction, she has worked as a production director on more than twenty projects. She currently combines her work at festivals with developing feature and short films in various stages of production, heading up her own production company.

Carmen holds a degree in Political Science and Sociology and a Master's degree in International Relations and Communication from the Complutense University of Madrid. She has worked since 1994 as a journalist for media outlets such as Agencia EFE, Cadena COPE, and the Mexican newspaper Milenio, both in the United Kingdom and Spain. Since 2000, she has worked in the fields of communications, awareness-raising, and event organization for social organizations such as Fundación Mujeres, the Union of Madrid Cooperatives for Associated Work, Oxfam Intermón, and Oxfam International. Her experience has given her in-depth knowledge of topics such as the fight against gender violence, the social and solidarity economy, fair trade, and international development cooperation. She has also participated in humanitarian responses in countries such as Chad, Sudan, Mozambique, and India.

She joined the Valencian NGO Coordinator in 2017, first as an awareness-raising and event planning officer and then as a communications officer. She is currently the Coordinator's director and provides consulting services on awareness-raising and communications for social transformation, an area in which she has specialized for years.

Laura holds a degree in Journalism from the University of Valencia (2012). She subsequently completed master's degrees in Journalism Innovation, Gender and Equality Policies, and Digital Marketing and E-Commerce. She has worked in communications agencies for nearly ten years, but has been a journalist since 2020. freelance in various projects related to culture and the social sphere. She joined the Humans Fest team as Communications Manager in 2022.

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