ENFooCA Awards Arnau Bartrina Luque

Arnau Bartrina Luque was born on 3 March 2004 and lived in Montagut & Oix. He was a curious
young man, full of humility and eager to learn. From a very early age he displayed great interest for his
natural environment. Initially, he focused on birds and at a later age he discovered animal and
landscape photography, which he practiced at ever more advanced level as demonstrated by his
photographic and video content published through his Instagram account @arnaubl2004.

On 15 August 2020, at age 16, Arnau was diligently capturing video of the underwater ecosystem just
off the great beach of Platja d’Aro when a weeder-fish stung him fatally. He tragically suffered an
anaphylactic shock from the venomous sting to his head and neck, from which he died instantly under
the waters of the Mediterranean.

The seed Arnau has left as his legacy is the motivation and commitment to the above values, which the initiative aims to divulge. In this spirit and with this clear objective, Arnau’s close relatives and friends have founded a non-profit organisation to organise and carry out activities and awards in his memory, the ENFooCA Awards Arnau Bartrina Luque.

ENFooCA Awards Arnau Bartrina Luque shall accept proposals from applicants willing to carry out a significant body of work in the broad fields of natural photography and video. The winning proposal shall be supported through a scholarship.

Application

As an award destined to nurture and support the emerging actors in the artistic and scientific communities, applicants shall be between 18 and 35 years of age at the time of submitting their project proposal through a formal application for the award.

Accomodation shall be provided free of charge in a unique residential facility within the Fageda d’en Jorda forest for a duration of ca. 20 days. There is a financial aid worth 500€ for personal expenses and 1000€ for production.

Applications may be submitted in Catalan, English or Spanish.
Interested applicants are requested to fill out a form containing

Personal details of the author:

• Name and surname
• National ID / Passport number
• Date of birth
• Address
• Telephones
• E-mail and social network details
• Brief CV (max 1 A4 page)

Project abstract

• Title
• Executive summary covering the conceptual framework of the project (max 1 A4)
• Schematic overview of the technical development of the project (max 1 A4)
• Examples, graphical content and/or exhibit proposal
• Detailed production budget, by workstreams
• Timeline for desired/likely dates for residential stay
• Additional documentation as appropriate, including relevant links to online content

Applications not fulfilling the above minimum requirements shall not be admitted for consideration. Deadline for application is 31 December 2021.

For details, please check the file attached and visit the ENFooCA website.