Transbook seminar on book mediation - Bologna children’s book fair 2018
As part of the Transbook project Hamelin, an Italian cultural association, takes advantage of the Bologna children’s book fair to highlight the digital initiatives in children’s publishing industry.
For the 55th edition of the Bologna children’s book fair, Hamelin has gathered artists and children’s publishing specialists to discuss about a very actual topic, Unidentified reading objects? From books to apps.
Sylvie Vassallo, director of Montreuil Children’s book fair, Sophie Van der Linden, picture book specialist, Aksel Køie, editor of Step In Books, and the authors Vincent Godeau and Agathe Demois, winners of a special mention at the Bologna Digital Award 2018 with "Cache-Cache Ville/Hide & Seek City" (Seuil Jeunesse), will exchange their views and question the digital state of children’s literature.
Several options for discussion will be explored : the difficulties for an artist to translate a book into an app, the general place of this type of innovative projects in children’s literature, but also the way that they are perceived by the public and the new complementarity that exists between books and digital supports.
Speakers
Sylvie VassalloSylvie Vassallo is the director of the Salon du Livre et de la Presse Jeunesse of Montreuil. Under her direction it has become one of the most important children’s book fair in europe. More recently she initiated Transbook, an European initiative to promote the digital transition and internationalisation of the children’s publishing industry. Websites and social networkshttp://slpjplus.fr/ https://twitter.com/sylvievassallo |
Sophie Van der LindenSophie Van der Linden is a children’s book specialist. She often participates to discussions and round tables and also teaches visual arts at Ecole de Condé in Paris. Websiteshttp://www.svdl.fr/svdl/ |
Aksel KøieAksel Køie is CEO of Step in Books, based in Copenhagen and founded in 2014. He will focus on how digital can benefit from working with real artists, who has something at heart, and how the whole team here was working hard to recreate the feel and look of Mrs- Vasko’s work. Askel Koie will also touch upon how to do so, as a kind of ‘tips and tricks’ part of our speech. Websites and social networkshttp://stepinbooks.com/ https://twitter.com/stepinbooks |
Vincent Godeau and Agathe DemoisVincent Godeau et Agathe Demois ont remporté une mention spéciale aux Bologna Digital Award 2018 pour l’application interactive Cache-Cache Ville Websites and social networkshttp://vincentgodeau.fr/ http://agathedemois.com/ https://twitter.com/AgatheDemois |