The City Hall's plenary hall hosted the official ceremony for the 2025 Ciutat de Palma Awards this Thursday, recognizing works in visual arts, narrative, poetry, comics, music, performing arts, audiovisuals, journalism, gastronomy, research, and architecture. The ceremony replaced the gala scheduled for January 20th at the Teatre Principal, which was cancelled following the Adamuz train accident. The event was presided over by the mayor, Jaime Martínez, and was also attended by institutional representatives, members of the cultural sector, award winners, and jury members. After the speeches and the presentation of awards, the group moved to the Casal Solleric to inaugurate the exhibition of the finalists for the Antoni Gelabert Prize and the exhibition. Chapter, by Andrea Canepa.

The story of a Mallorcan, Joan Ribot, who crossed the world in the last John Wayne film has led another Mallorcan, Jordi Nadal (Palma, 1992), to cross it half a century later to reconstruct this modern epic in the documentary The Last Cowboy of Hollywood, Awarded the 2025 City of Palma Maria Forteza Audiovisual Prize. "It's true that the feedback we received this summer, after the screenings, was very positive and that the whole team was very happy with the work done," Jordi Nadal told ARA Baleares on Monday morning, "but for the jury to agree is truly very exciting."