Martinez Andriana

“The Challenge of Adapting Literary Works to Cinema”
Cuban screenwriter, journalist, and documentary filmmaker Lucia López Coll discusses the adaptation of literary works to film with Adriana Martinez, director of the LEA Festival.

CO-ORGANIZED BY: Hellenic Ibero-American Literature Festival in Athens LEA

4th Chania Book Festival 2025

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“You Died on Me” by José Luis Peisoto
Award-winning Portuguese prose writer and poet José Luís Peixoto discusses with Adriana Martinez, director of the LEA Festival, about his new book “You Died on Me”, a narrative that deals with the theme of loss and mourning, focusing on the father-son relationship.

CO-ORGANIZED BY: Hellenic Ibero-American Literature Festival in Athens LEA / Vakhikon Publishing

4th Chania Book Festival 2025

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Book Festivals in the Modern World
Discussion on the challenges, the impact of international book festivals and their networking, will be held by: Adriana Martinez from Colombia, director of the LEA Festival; Claudia Neira from Nicaragua, director of the Centroamérica Cuenta Festival; Pilar Reyes, literary director of Penguin Random House; Mexican author and essayist Jorge Volpi; Spanish journalist Juan Cruz Ruíz, founding member of El Pais newspaper, author, and literary critic; and Manolis Pimplis, Chania Book Festival director.

Co-organized by the Greek Ibero-American LEA Festival

3rd Chania Book Festival 2024

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The dynamics and the drama of the modern family
The Spanish poet and novelist Sara Mesa (“La familia” / “The Family”) talks with the Mexican novelist Guadalupe Nettel (“La hija única” / “The Only Daughter”) and the Spanish director of the Cervantes Institute in Athens, Pilar Tena. Moderated by Adriana Martinez, director of the LEA Festival.

Co-organized by the Greek Ibero-American LEA Festival / Ikaros Publishing

3rd Chania Book Festival 2024