A festival on the shore of Nahuel Huapi
Since Thursday, November 5, Bariloche has hosted the fourth edition of NAVE No Ficción, a festival devoted to narrative journalism that runs through Saturday the 7th. It is organized by the Fundación de Periodismo Patagónico, and more than thirty guests from the region take part, among them chroniclers, editors, illustrators and filmmakers.
The talks take place at Puerto San Carlos, looking out over Lake Nahuel Huapi and a few meters from the Centro Cívico, at Juan Manuel de Rosas 71. The workshops run at the Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, at Anasagasti 1463. Entry to the whole program is free, according to Infobae.
The central figure of this edition is María Moreno, a journalist, writer and essayist who is the guest of honor. The festival pays tribute to her on Friday night, an event its organizers describe as a party of their own.
What happens on Friday the 6th
Friday begins at 3 pm with a remote conversation: Martín Caparrós speaks from Spain with Santiago Rey, the foundation's president, in the Microcine room. Later, at 4:30 pm, Rodríguez and Campeis present two documentary podcasts, with Ezequiel Epifanio as moderator.
An hour later the awards of the eighth Patagonian Chronicle Contest are given out, with Sivak, Abiuso and Spíndola on stage. Noelia Barral Grigera and Diego Iglesias debate the craft of reporting at 6:30 pm, and at 7:30 pm the tribute to Moreno follows.
The night continues away from the center. At the Estación Araucanía, on Avenida Bustillo at kilometer 11.5, Maxi Guerra offers an immersive experience about the journey of the coffee plant at 9:30 pm. Places are very limited and applicants must sign up in advance.
Books, film and poetry on the schedule
The program mixes formats. Pablo Bernasconi, Maxi Guerra and Migue Roth discuss illustration, podcasts and documentary film, and Marcelo Figueras goes over the country's history through the biography and songs of Indio Solari. Jaime Abello Banfi, of the Fundación Gabo, and Chile's Mónica González join a panel on freedom of expression in Latin America.
There are also book launches. On Saturday at 3 pm, El pianista que jamás llegó al concierto is presented, an anthology with seventeen chronicles from the south, compiled by Rey and Ángeles Alemandi, with Editorial UNRN. Rey also presents his own book, Anacrónicas.
Film has its place on Saturday at 7 pm, with a screening of El Partido, a movie about the 1986 match between Argentina and England. Writer Andrés Burgo, whose book gave rise to the film, attends, and a talk with Maximiliano Guerra comes first.
The Saturday the 7th finale
The last day starts at 2 pm with a poetry reading by Jorge Spíndola beside the lake. At 5 pm, Sivak talks with Verónica Bonacchi about what happens to a journalist who becomes the subject of their own investigation.
The farewell is at 10 pm at the Centro Cultural Casa Macacha, at Pasaje Gutiérrez 890, with a party and the presentation of Anacrónicas alongside Pablo Rassetto. Rey described the festival as "a great federal and international gathering", as Infobae reported.
On Saturday morning, from 10 am, the workshops take place, and their places are already full. Topics range from photography and narrative podcasting to Patagonian chronicle, archive work, science communication, organized crime and artificial intelligence, besides field reporting.
If you go
For the talks, head to Puerto San Carlos (Juan Manuel de Rosas 71). The workshops are at the UNRN, located at Anasagasti 1463. Entry is free, and the festival closes on Saturday the 7th at 10 pm at Casa Macacha, Pasaje Gutiérrez 890.
Friday's 9:30 pm experience at the Estación Araucanía has limited places and requires prior sign-up, and Saturday's workshops are already full. The program and registration are listed on the festival's website, navedenoficcion.com, according to Infobae.
Source: Infobae
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