La Fábrica, the festival's organizer, and the Hoyo de Manzanares City Council have jointly promoted a dedicated program that brings the interdisciplinary and participatory spirit of Eñe to the municipality. This initiative transforms literature into a meeting space with other artistic disciplines, such as cinema and journalism, with a special focus on the participation of young people and the educational community.
The Teatro Municipal Las Cigüeñas will be the venue for the main public events, taking place on November 18 and 20, featuring two events led by prominent figures in Spanish culture: writer and Premio Nadal winner Ana Merino and filmmaker and writer Rodrigo Cortés.
Ana Merino will lead an intergenerational literary encounter on Wednesday, November 18, at 12:00 PM. The poet, novelist, playwright, and essayist, winner of the Premio Nadal, will engage in dialogue with students and members of reading clubs about selected texts, fostering reading as a collective experience.
The second major event will be on Friday, November 20, from 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM, with the "Poetics of Image and Word" encounter featuring Rodrigo Cortés. Following the screening of his short film Escape (2024), the filmmaker will discuss the links between cinematic and literary language in an open cineforum.
The program also includes activities in educational centers. On October 8, creative writing workshops were held by poet and writer Raúl Vacas as part of Eñe Minúscula. On November 12, journalist Karina Sainz Borgo will lead a cultural journalism workshop for students at the IES of Hoyo de Manzanares, followed by a visit to the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid.
By joining Festival Eñe, Hoyo de Manzanares reinforces its commitment to diverse, accessible cultural programming connected to citizens' interests, making literature a common thread to connect generations and disciplines.
