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AI Takes the Red Carpet: The AI Awards, Spain’s First Generative AI Audiovisual Festival, Are Born
Por IEBS Business School
The audiovisual industry is at an unprecedented turning point, and Artificial Intelligence has evolved from a support tool into the driving force behind a new creative era. In this context, IEBS Business School is organizing the AI Awards, the first Spanish festival dedicated to recognizing audiovisual productions created with generative artificial intelligence.
The competition was created with the mission of discovering new talent that is redefining storytelling, sound, and visual aesthetics through generative models. The call is open to both creators taking their first steps in the industry and filmmakers, digital artists, freelancers, and creatives with previous work at both national and international levels.
Luis Ángel Mendaña, Director of the AI Awards and an AI filmmaker, reflects on the impact of this technology on cinema: “In an environment saturated with images, storytelling is the only thing that matters. Creating something visually impressive is no longer enough. If there isn’t a human and moving story behind it, nobody will care.”
A creative challenge with clear rules
Participants may submit their works in three formats: Micro-Short Film, Short Film, and Spec Ads (speculative campaigns or advertisements).
To ensure the festival’s technical rigor, the main requirement for participation is to demonstrate the use of generative AI in at least two areas of the project (screenwriting, image/video, voice, or soundtrack), accompanied by a report detailing the tools used throughout the creative process.
Registrations: Now Open!
Submission deadline: September 25.
Awards Gala and Ceremony: November 12 in Barcelona.
Registration and full competition rules: https://www.iebschool.com/eventos/ai-awards/
Hybrid Gala and Expert Jury
The festival jury will be made up of leading figures from the audiovisual, creative, and technology industries. This panel will evaluate technical quality, originality, and, above all, the ability of each work to move and engage audiences.
Following the deliberation process, the awards gala will take place on November 12 in Barcelona. It will be a full-day event featuring exclusive masterclasses, networking opportunities, and the presentation of awards. The event will be held in a hybrid format: both in person and through a free global livestream and metaverse broadcast, enabling broad participation and connection within the creative community.
The AI Awards are strategically supported by major organizations such as Movistar and Agencia EFE, reinforcing the festival’s position as a must-attend event for the future of the audiovisual industry. Category partners include Magnific (formerly Freepik) and HeyGen, while Media Partners include Tech Barcelona, La Terminal, Donde Go, Revista Emprendedores, Control Publicidad, Pleiful, and Shaike.
AI Takes the Red Carpet: The AI Awards, Spain’s First Generative AI Audiovisual Festival, Are Born
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El foro anual europeo sobre el futuro del trabajo que no te puedes perder en Barcelona – 1 de octubre
FAIR.3 crece y evoluciona hacia un formato más amplio y dinámico, con tres escenarios diseñados para conectar ideas, estrategia y acción práctica. A lo largo de una jornada, los asistentes podrán escuchar a ponentes internacionales, expertos en entornos laborales, líderes empresariales y agentes de cambio que están dando forma al futuro del trabajo.
Escenario de Personas y Cultura
El escenario principal reúne a una audiencia y un panel de voces deliberadamente diverso: altos directivos, estrategas del entorno laboral, expertos en legislación y políticas públicas, y referentes internacionales que analizan las fuerzas que están transformando la manera en que trabajamos y lideramos. Ideas que desafían lo establecido y conversaciones que difícilmente encontrarás en otro lugar.
Infraestructura de Recursos Humanos
La inteligencia artificial está transformando cada capa de la gestión del talento. Este espacio profundiza en el ecosistema tecnológico de Recursos Humanos y en las nuevas formas de trabajo impulsadas por la IA. No solo se analizará lo que las herramientas pueden hacer, sino también cómo los equipos más avanzados están construyendo la infraestructura, las metodologías y los procedimientos necesarios para implementarlas con éxito a gran escala.
Escenario Labs
Un espacio práctico diseñado para fomentar la interacción, el aprendizaje aplicado y la adquisición de marcos de trabajo accionables.
Sesiones en formato reducido pensadas para profundizar en los temas y ofrecer herramientas concretas. Saldrás con metodologías y recursos que podrás poner en práctica desde el día siguiente.
Temáticas principales
- Liderazgo inclusivo
- Cultura organizacional
- Estrategia para el futuro del trabajo
- Sentimiento de pertenencia en el entorno laboral
- Inteligencia artificial y trabajo
- Talento digital
- Transformación de competencias
- Nueva generación de People Operations (People Ops)
- Innovación centrada en las personas
- Recursos Humanos impulsados por la tecnología
- Arquitectura de competencias
- Modelos operativos libres de sesgos
- Herramientas para la transformación del entorno laboral
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELF-EMPLOYED YOUNG PEOPLE IN BARCELONA
Por Ajuntament de Barcelona
Would you like to discover how to finance your business project or entrepreneurial idea? Take the next step and join the Entrepreneurship Kit activities!
In this session, we will explore the grants and funding opportunities available to young people who want to launch their own projects, with a special focus on the Youth Self-Employment Grant offered by the Government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya).
We will explain how to find these opportunities, where to look for them, and the requirements they usually involve, so that you can prepare your application with confidence.
Finally, we will share practical tips on how to submit applications, understand common eligibility criteria, and avoid frequent mistakes when applying for grants and financial aid.
For more information, get in touch with us! You can contact us via WhatsApp at +34 662 333 350, by email at joves@bcn.cat, or visit the Barcelona Youth Information and Advice Centre (CIAJ) at C. Sant Oleguer, 6–8.
Date and Time
Wednesday, July 15 at 5:30 PM
Location
Barcelona Youth Information and Advice Centre (CIAJ)
C. Sant Oleguer, 6–8, Barcelona
Registration
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AI Takes the Red Carpet: The AI Awards, Spain’s First Generative AI Audiovisual Festival, Are Born
Por IEBS Business School
The audiovisual industry is at an unprecedented turning point. Artificial Intelligence has evolved from a supporting tool into the driving force behind a new creative era. In this context, IEBS Business School presents the AI Awards, Spain’s first festival dedicated to recognizing audiovisual productions created with generative AI.
The festival was created with the mission of discovering the next generation of talent redefining storytelling, sound, and visual aesthetics through generative models. The competition is open to both emerging creators taking their first steps in the industry and established filmmakers, digital artists, freelancers, and creative professionals with previous work at both national and international levels.
Luis Ángel Mendaña, Director of the AI Awards and an AI filmmaker, reflects on the impact of this technology on cinema:
“In a world saturated with images, storytelling is the only thing that matters. Creating something visually impressive is no longer enough. If there isn’t a human and emotionally compelling story behind it, nobody will care.”
A Creative Challenge with Clear Rules
Participants may submit their work in three categories:
- Micro-Short Film
- Short Film
- Spec Ads (speculative advertising campaigns or commercials)
To ensure the festival’s technical rigor, entrants must demonstrate the use of generative AI in at least two areas of their project (screenwriting, image/video, voice, or soundtrack). Submissions must also include a technical report detailing the tools used throughout the creative process.
Registration Now Open
- Submission deadline: September 25
- Awards Ceremony: November 12 in Barcelona
Full rules and registration details are available at:
AI Awards – Official Registration and Rules
Hybrid Gala and Expert Jury
The festival jury will be composed of leading figures from the audiovisual, creative, and technology industries. The panel will assess technical quality, originality, and, above all, each project’s ability to connect emotionally with audiences.
Following the deliberation process, the awards gala will take place on November 12 in Barcelona. The event will feature a full-day program including exclusive masterclasses, networking opportunities, and the awards ceremony itself.
The festival will be held in a hybrid format, combining an in-person experience with a free global livestream and participation through the metaverse, enabling broad engagement from the international creative community.
The AI Awards are supported by major organizations such as Movistar and Agencia EFE, reinforcing the festival’s position as a key event for the future of the audiovisual industry.
Additional partners include Magnific (formerly Freepik) and HeyGen. Media partners include Tech Barcelona, La Terminal, Donde Go, Revista Emprendedores, Control Publicidad, Pleiful, and Shaike.
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For more than a decade, we have been hearing that the CFO needs to transform. Cloud computing, automation, analytics, generative AI. Every wave of technology has brought new promises for the finance function.
And yet, many finance teams are still operating much as they did a decade ago.
This time, however, the difference is fundamental. AI is not only changing the tools; it is changing the nature of decision-making itself. And that requires something different from today’s CFO: knowing what to ask of technology, when to trust it, and where human judgment remains irreplaceable.
In this webinar, we will speak with Fernando Martín, Chief Evangelist and Co-founder of Dost, and Gustavo Porporato Daher, former CFO, PhD in Economics, and university professor, about the real strategic shift expected of today’s finance leaders, the knowledge and capabilities they need to lead it, and how to manage this transformation within finance teams without losing control.
Speakers
- Fernando Martín — Chief Evangelist and Co-founder of Dost.
- Gustavo Porporato Daher — Professor and consultant | Former CFO. PhD in Economics and Business Administration with more than 20 years of international experience as a CFO and member of Boards of Directors.
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KOTRA and Mind the Bridge are organizing a tech mission to Seoul this September around the Try Everything Conference, one of Asia’s leading startup and innovation events.
This is a unique opportunity to experience the Korean tech ecosystem firsthand, connect with startups, corporations, and investors, and explore new collaboration and international growth opportunities.
September 8–10 · Seoul, South Korea
Interested in joining? Contact us here for more information: fcavanna@mindthebridge.com.
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Webinar: Modernize or Rebuild? Your Existing Applications in the Age of AI-Driven Development
Por Itequia
Many organizations have production applications that no longer scale, cost too much to maintain, or simply fail to meet current business needs. With artificial intelligence, the options for addressing this challenge have changed — and so has the decision-making process for determining when each approach makes sense.
In this webinar, Eduard Segarra and Elio San Martín, from Itequia’s development team, will discuss the criteria, methodology, and real-world cases that make the difference between modernizing and rebuilding.
Session agenda:
- Why this webinar, and why now
- The new paradigm and the dilemma of existing applications
- Decision framework: refactor vs. rebuild/migrate
- The migration roadmap toward new solutions
- Real-world case study / demo
- How we do it at Itequia
- Q&A
June 18 · 11:00 AM–12:00 PM · Online · Free
Reserve your spot here.
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🚀 La Inteligencia Artificial está cambiando la forma en que las organizaciones gestionan sus servicios.
Te invitamos a nuestro webinar:
Impulsa la Gestión de Servicios con la IA
📅 17 de junio a las 17h
Descubre cómo aplicar la IA para mejorar la gestión de servicios en áreas como:
🔹 IT Service Management (ITSM)
🔹 Atención al Cliente
🔹 Servicios Generales
🔹 Recursos Humanos
Durante la sesión veremos casos prácticos de cómo la IA permite:
✅ Mejorar la experiencia de usuario.
✅ Ayudar a los equipos de soporte con un potente copilot.
✅ Integrarla la IA en el Portal Web, Email, Chat, WhatsApp y Microsoft Teams.
✅ Automatizar procesos y tareas de forma sencilla.
✅ Incrementar la productividad y la calidad del servicio.
Si buscas una forma práctica de incorporar la IA en tu organización, no te pierdas este webinar.
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🚀 La Inteligencia Artificial está cambiando la forma en que las organizaciones gestionan sus servicios.
Te invitamos a nuestro webinar:
Impulsa la Gestión de Servicios con la IA
📅 17 de junio a las 11h
Descubre cómo aplicar la IA para mejorar la gestión de servicios en áreas como:
🔹 IT Service Management (ITSM)
🔹 Atención al Cliente
🔹 Servicios Generales
🔹 Recursos Humanos
Durante la sesión veremos casos prácticos de cómo la IA permite:
✅ Mejorar la experiencia de usuario.
✅ Ayudar a los equipos de soporte con un potente copilot.
✅ Integrarla la IA en el Portal Web, Email, Chat, WhatsApp y Microsoft Teams.
✅ Automatizar procesos y tareas de forma sencilla.
✅ Incrementar la productividad y la calidad del servicio.
Si buscas una forma práctica de incorporar la IA en tu organización, no te pierdas este webinar.
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CREA FEINA BARCELONA 2026
Subsidies to encourage recruitment
Barcelona City Council, through Barcelona Activa, launches the “Crea Feina Barcelona 2026” grants scheme, with a budget of €2 million, which is expected to create 230 new jobs.
In this round of funding, businesses, organisations and the self-employed can receive up to €15,000 for each new contract. Funding varies depending on the area of focus and the group to which the person hired belongs, with more funding available for hiring women:
- First-time employment, long-term unemployment, over 45 years old or people in vulnerable situations (€6,000 – €8,000).
- PhD degree or currently enrolled in a PhD programme related to the research project submitted (€12,000 – €15,000).
- Social impact enterprise and organisation employees (€12,000 – €15,000).
- Dual VT (€5,000).
Contracts must be permanent and full-time (with the exception of the Dual VT, where the contract will be for vocational training and will cover at least 60% of the working week), and the applicant must be registered as a resident in the city of Barcelona.
YOUR COMPANY CAN apply for THE SUBSIDY IF…
- At least one workplace in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area, where the person hired will perform their duties.
- In business for at least six months (in the case of contracts related to the Inclusive Economy, Social and Impact Economy, care Economy and Dual Vocational Training sectors).
- In good standing with the Barcelona City Council (Municipal Finance Institute), the Tax Agency, and Social Security.
- Not currently affected by any employment regulation processes, including temporary ones.
- Sign and formalise a full-time, permanent employment contract, except in the case of the Dual VT programme, where the contract must be an apprenticeship training contract and cover at least 60% of the working week.
- Contracts from 1 January 2026 that are valid at the time of application are eligible.
To encourage as many companies as possible to participate, each company may apply for a maximum of five grants in this call.
Please refer to the legal terms and conditions for all requirements.
HOW to APPLY FOR THE SUBSIDY?
- CREATE THE REQUEST AND REGISTER: Log in to the Subsidy Application app, select the name of the company or register it (if it has not been registered previously) and upload the required initial documentation. Next, create the request, complete the section on Subsidies Received and register it on the municipal procedures website.
- SUBMIT DOCUMENTATION: Once the application has been registered, you will receive an email letting you know that you have 15 days to attach the rest of the documentation to the Subsidy Application app.
The appointed technical office will review the documentation and either approve it, reject it or request further documentation if necessary. The decision on the application will then be published in the BOPB and, if approved, the corresponding payment will be made to the bank account provided.
The deadline for submitting applications starts May 29th until September 30th 2026.