Award of 14.000 euros

THE SPANISH WINERY TERRAS GAUDA HAS CALLED UPON MORE THAN 65.000 DESIGNERS FROM 180 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 8TH EDITION OF THE FRANCISCO MANTECÓN COMPETITION

TERRAS GAUDA wineries, which will award 14.000 euros in prize money, has united those on the cutting edge of international design from earlier editions, in which more than 6.500 posters competed, signed by graphic artists from all five continents.

The Spanish winery TERRAS GAUDA presents the 8th Edition of the Francisco Mantecón International Advertising Poster Design Competition, calling upon more than 6.500 graphic artists, design studios and universities in 180 countries throughout the world. In its first seven editions, this competition managed to assemble the cutting edge of international design.

TERRAS GAUDA wineries has increase the prize amount, and will award 14.000 euros in cash to the winners, who will have the opportunity to participate in the only competition of this kind organized by a winery at an international level.

Pep Carrió, a prestigious graphic designer with significant national and international career experience, will participate on the panel of judges this year, taking over for other well-known figures in the world of design who participated in the previous editions, such as Javier Mariscal, Alberto Corazón, Óscar Mariné, Isidro Ferrer and Manuel Estrada.

Over 6.500 works from artists from 70 countries around the world have competed in the first seven editions of this competition. Last year, the first prize was awarded to the designer Taber Calderón (New York) , for his work which was selected among 1.500 others signed by prestigious graphic artists from different countries such as Armenia, Bangladesh, Cyprus, South Korea, the Philippines, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kuwait, Latvia, Malta, Nicaragua, Nigeria, New Zealand, Pakistan, Paraguay, the Principality of Andorra, Puerto Rico, South Africa and Sweden.

TERRAS GAUDA wineries owns 160 hectares of their own vineyards in Galicia (Spain). Last year alone, in 36 markets in Europe, Asia and America, they marketed over 1.5 million bottles of their three Albariño wines: TERRAS GAUDA, TERRAS GAUDA BLACK LABEL and ABADÍA DE SAN CAMPIO.

Datum: 20/06/2009