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harbinger | noun

har·​bin·​ger | \ˈhär-bən-jər\

1. one that initiates a major change: a person or thing that originates or helps open up a new activity, method, or technology; pioneer.

2. something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come.

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The Harbinger Prize 2025

The Harbingers’ Project team and the editorial board of Harbingers’ Magazine are proud and thrilled to announce the winners of this year’s edition of The Harbinger Prize!

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​​Sofia Vorobei Culture Section Editor 2025 Vergel, Spain

I’m Sofia Vorobei — a 17-year-old with a passion for quality cinema. It all started when I was around eight. While watching one of those Nickelodeon sitcoms, I couldn’t stop thinking about how fun it must be for the actors and how I wished I could be part of something like that. Ever since then, I’ve wanted my life to have something to do with it. I’ve wanted to act, create, write, direct…

In middle school, however, my perception of that changed. I wasn’t eight anymore, and I understood that this path is an uphill battle. It’s demanding, messy, and kind of like a lottery: you either get very lucky and win, or you don’t.

Still, that realization didn’t push me away from my dream, it was simply a reality check. Still, that realization didn’t push me away from my dream; it was simply a reality check. I began to understand that passion alone isn’t enough — it takes hard work and using every resource available without rushing to improve. And maybe the industry is unpredictable, but I believe that if you truly put everything into something, it has a way of standing out.

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