Bolzano Comics was born in 2006, as a side event of the Bolzano ShortFilmFestival (www.bolzanoshortfilmfestival.it) dedicated to wordless comics and linked to the NoWords short-film competition. In 2009 this side event becomes a festival of its own, mainly revolving around the NoWords Comics competition and accompanied by exhibitions, presentations and lectures.
The link between comics and cinema is one of the most important aspects of this festival, which has a strong focus on bringing these two worlds together, creating room for dialogue and exchange.
Festival Events:
Exhibition of works by Thomas Ott
The Swiss scratch-board artist Thomas Ott is best known for his stories depicting the dark and gloomy side of life and for his highly personal and vibrant style.
6th – 14th November – Goethe 1 gallery- via della Mostra 1
opening hours: 10:00 – 12:3o 15:30 –19:30
www.tott.ch | www.galleriagoethe.it
CARDBOARD, Live painting
Live performance where artists will paint on cardboard, t-shirts, and other materials offered by the A-Store shop.
10th November and 14th November, 14:00 – A-Store – via Bottai
Exhibition of works from the NoWods Comics 2009
Exhibition of the selected works from this year’s edition of the NoWords Comics contest. 25 short stories from authors from all over the world, a visual tour through the international comic scene.
11th – 14th November - Museo Gallery – via Museo 29
Thursday- Friday – opening hours: 10:00 – 13:00 15:00 – 19:00
Saturday – opening hours: 10:00 – 13:00
Presentation: Burumballa (Edizioni Tunuè)
Burumballa is an anthologic project dedicated to experimentation with sequential art. The presentation will be hosted by Lorenzo Sartori and Matteo Broggi.
13th November, 17:30 – Bookshop Ubik – via Grappoli 7
www.tunue.com | burumballa.blogspot.com
Presentation: Thomas Ott, Edizioni Black Velvet
Hosted by Alberto Corradi, comic artist and illustrator. Editor of all the Italian editions of Thomas Ott’s works published by Black Velvet.
14th November, 11:00 – Bookshop Ubik – via Grappoli 7
www.tott.ch | www.blackvelveteditrice.com | www.ubiklibri.it | ossario.blogspot.com
Awards Ceremony of works from NoWords Comics 2009:
15th November, 15:30 – Capitol Cinema, Dr.-Streiter-Gasse 8/d
Buon giorno
Mi chiamo Alex e sono di merano.
Ho saputo oggi del festival Bolzano Comics 2009 e ho cominciato a spargere la notizia in giro.
Vorrei sapere alcune cose tipo: dove si terra esattamente a bolzano? Ci sono prezzi di ingresso? qualcosa riguardo al cosplay?
grazie in anticipo per le informazioni
Ciao, scusa per la risposta molto tarda…
Il festival è una cosa molto piccola. Consisterà principalmente nel concorso, in un paio di mostre e alcune presentazioni sparse in città tra alcune gallerie e la libreria Ubik. Non c’è nessun prezzo d’ingresso. Per quanto riguarda il cosplay siamo fermamente convinti che sia una cosa che non abbia assolutamente nulla a che fare con il fumetto per come lo intendiamo noi. Quello che vogliamo creare è un evento dedicato al fumetto come linguaggio narrativo, proponendo autori e tematiche che si confrontano in modo profondo e originale con il mezzo. Per questo niente cosplay.
Grazie dell’info
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