Santiago Wild 2026 nomination for “Espejo de Agua”
Liliana Rivas, Venezuelan journalist and producer, has announced that Espejo de Agua (Mirror of Water), a short documentary she produced, has been nominated for Best Short Film in the category Environment: Planet in Crisis category at Santiago Wild 2026 — one of Latin America’s most important nature and wildlife film festivals, organized by Ladera Sur with support from National Geographic and the Jackson Wild International Festival. The nomination recognizes a production born under challenging security conditions, with a small team working both inside and outside Venezuela.
The film combines journalism, science, and indigenous community voices to tell a deeply local story with global resonance, competing alongside productions from around the world. Espejo de Agua is a testimonial short film directed by Gustavo Vera Febres-Cordero, portraying the impact of climate change on the Laguna de Sinamaica and the indigenous Añú people in western Venezuela.
About Liliana Rivas: She participated at the hybrid workshop Amazonien im Fokus — a project organised by the taz Panter Foundation in 2025 capacitating and bringing together journalists from eight Amazonian countries ahead of COP30. Liliana Rivas is an independent journalist based in Venezuela, covering science, environment, and climate change across Latin America. She collaborates with digital outlets such as Cinco8 and Caracas Chronicle, is part of the Red de Periodistas Venezolanas, and was a fellow of the CONNECTAS Virtual School of Investigative Journalism in Latin America and the Caribbean. She has also been selected for the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network.
Here you can see the documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZKm56V3HGQ