The Writers Capital International Foundation on Monday announced the recipients of the prestigious Panorama International Arts Festival (PIAF) Awards 2025, bringing the curtain down on its fifth edition themed Jalam: The Element of Water — an exploration of depth, movement and the universal life force of water. Renowned Italian artist Eugenio Ratta has been honoured with the festival’s highest accolade, the Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of his extraordinary lifelong contribution to the arts and contemporary creative thought.
Congratulating the awardees as well as delegates of Panorama International Arts Festival, Preeth Padmanabhan Nambiar, President of Writers Capital Foundation and Chairman of the festival noted that each awardee represented a voice forged in sincerity and relentless dedication. He thanked the international jury for ensuring highest standards while evaluating the work.
Speaking of the intensity of the selection process, Irene Doura Kavadia, Secretary General underlined saying the international jury faced an exceptionally challenging task owing to the outstanding quality and diversity of submissions received from across the world. Global Coordinator of PIAF Silla Maria Campanini congratulated the awardes.
Complete list of PIAF Awards 2025 winners
Visual Poetry Dina Montesu (Italy) Carlos Javier Jarquín (Nicaragua) Stella Chaviaropoulou (Greece)
Painting Remy Ulloa (Dominican Republic) Angel Kourkoulou (USA) Mónica Soledad Brito Merizalde (Ecuador) Giannis Gaetanes (Greece) Angelica Mirela Pagu (Romania) Yiannoula Adoni (Cyprus) Snježana Mayer (Croatia) Mora Llin (Spain) Frida Velit Casquero (Peru) K Rejikumar (India) Sangeetha Ravikumar (India)
Film Ioanna Ioannidi (Greece)
Music Erika Alejandra Mendoza Sánchez (Mexico) Maximino Melchor (Mexico)
Musical Composition Dr Gerasimos Tzivras (Germany)
Photography Heriberto Noppeney (Brazil) Armindo Garrido (Portugal)
Youth Awards Dimitra Louka (Greece) Maria Papa (Cyprus) Katerina Louka (Greece) Alma Leticia Torres Zuñiga (Mexico) Gerasimos Pagoulatos (Greece)
Special Jury Awards Panagiotis Vantalis (Greece) Gerasimos Pagoulatos (Greece) Chithra Jyothi (Saphy M S) (India) Ioannis Kaiserlis (Greece) Despoina Apostolidou (Greece)
Celebrating authentic voices that resonate with cultural depth and humanitarian values, PIAF 2025 continues to serve as a vital global platform for artistic dialogue. The awards ceremony and exhibition of winning works will take place during the upcoming festival events, with details to follow soon.
