"La pedra" is a documentary created to tell the story of "Penyafort Castle", a historic place located in the Penedés region, Catalonia. The stone is the only vestige that has lived the history of the castle and now it tells us. Currently, the castle is a cultural center, and through art, the different times lived are told.
JORDI ESCOFETGraduated in 1993 in image and sound, he began working professionally at TVE Sant Cugat to later do so at Televisión de Cataluña. In 2003 he started his own personal project as director of the production company PuntTV Comunicació Audiovisual SL. Throughout 20 years, his projects have been broadcast on international television channels such as ESPN, FOXUSA, EUROSPORT, EURONEWS or MEZZO, and on international streaming platforms such as Netflix and HBO. Also, he has achieved broadcasts at the state level, on channels such as La Sexta, Antena3, TVE and TV3. His career as a director has been endorsed in recent years with numerous awards and recognitions. The production "Do Penedés 2700 anys" was awarded in the "collita" section of the Most 2019 International Wine Film Festival and the Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival of Russia. It was also selected for the International Wine Film Festival of California. In 2021, the audiovisual "Queda't a casa" was awarded at the Most International Wine Film Festival in the "collita" section. The piece "Castellers de Vilafranca" was awarded at the Under the stars International Film Festival and a finalist at the "Lift-off global network sessions" and "Zero Plus International film festival of Russia" festivals. Jordi Escofet was the director of the documentary "Montseny, the buried tragedy", a production by Televisió de Catalunya, a finalist at the DOCS Barcelona Festival. His live productions have also won awards, such as the Castell de Peralada Livestream Festival, which was awarded by Ópera XXI with the Award for Best Digital Initiative. Recently, in 2022, he has premiered as director the documentary "always amunt", broadcast on television in Catalonia.
