Bologna children’s book fair : Transbook symposium 2018
With over 50 years of experience the fair is a key event in children’s book publishing. Over the past few years it opened to the digital evolution of children’s literature. This thematic will be explored through three events set up in partnership with Transbook.
From March 26th to 29th, 2018, publishers, illustrators, graphic designers, literary agents, authors, translators, mobile developers will get together at Bologna to share their experiences and points of view.
For the 55th edition of the fair, the organiser of the event has planned an exceptional program. International development with China as guest of honour bringing new exhibitions and events but also a focus on digital projects.
On this occasion, Hamelin will organize the fourth and last edition of the Transbook symposium for programmers that is structured around three events.
As a first step, a discussion with Ben Newman on Monday March 26th. The British illustrator behind Astro Cat will discuss the origins of the project and the complementarity between Astro Cat books and apps.
On Tuesday March 27th, Nadia Budde, the German illustrator of "One, two, three, me" will be at the digital café.
It will be the occasion to talk about how she has adapted her working approach to transform her book into an app.
Finally, on March 28th, Frédéric Gauthier, one of the founders of the publishing house "La Pastèque" will present "Tout Garni". A cross platform project that has been launched to celebrate the 20th anniversary of "La Pastèque".
It has been welcomed as one of the most inspiring creative writing projects of 2017.
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Programme
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Monday 26th
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Exploring the creative universe of Professor Astro Cat16.00 - 16.45 – Digital Café : The British illustrator Ben Newman will show and discuss the project and the work behind the Professor Astro Cat books and app |
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Tuesday 27th
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“Eins, Zwei, Drei, Tier”: from the book to the app10.00 - 10.45 - Digital Café : Talk with Nadia Budde : Nadia Budde is a German illustrator famous mostly for her picture books. Last year her book “Eins, Zwei, Drei, Tier” became an app. The author will discuss about the changes the technology brought to the story and especially to her work flow. |
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Wednesday 28th
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"Tout garni : a webcomic celebration of La Pastèque"10.00 - 11.00 : Digital Conference Room Talk with Frédéric Gauthier Frédéric Gauthier, founder and editor of La Pastèque, one of the most important Québécois comics and picture books publishers, will present and discuss the recently ended “Tout garni” project, that celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the publisher: a collection of web comics, realized by La Pasteque authors, with a common story and, on the other side, different visual , narrative and technological approaches to storytelling (from gaming to virtual reality, but also 360° exploration and infinite canvas). |
Speakers
Ben NewmanBen Newman has developed a distinct aesthetic over the years; a contemporary fusion of bold shapes, bright colours and playful characters. |
Nadia BuddeNadia Budde was born in Berlin in 1967. She trained first as a designer before studying at Berlin Weissensee Art College between 1993 and 1999. In 1997 she spent one semester in London at the Royal College of Art. |
Frédéric GauthierIn 1998, Frédéric Gauthier and Martin Brault worked at a bookshop called La Mouette rieuse. Together they decided to launched La Pastèque, a publishing house meant to be as professional at what is done in France at the same time. Websites and social networkshttps://www.lapasteque.com/ https://twitter.com/lapasteque |