Hugo Pratt

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The Year of Russia-Italy inaugurate exhibition of the maestro Hugo Pratt, the author of the cult adventure comic series «Corto Maltese», created in 1967 – 1989. Every year around the world, this series reprinted in large print runs, and a visual image of the hero appears on various products.

The exhibition will be held at the Center for Art and Music from September 23 to October 10.

The festival organizers are grateful to the company «Cong SA» and company «Soyuz Video» for their help.

The festival will host a conference devoted to the work, Hugo Pratt, for which we have invited an expert from France, Michel Pierre, the author of several books dedicated to the works of maestro.

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Le Monde diplomatique

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«Le Monde diplomatique en bande dessinée» – an exhibition devoted to a special edition of the French geopolitical journal «Le Monde diplomatique», which appeared in France in November 2010 and which represents the political comics of authors from different countries.

Participants of exhibition:
Juhyun Choi (South Korea), Gianluca Costantini & Elettra Stamboulis (Italie), Joe Dog (South Africa), Jochen Gerner & Frédéric Lordon (France), Victor Gurrey (France), Joanna Hellgren (Sweden), Grégory Jarry & François Ruffin (France), Mazen Kerbaj (Liban), Maximilien Le Roy & Michel Warschawski (France), Mad Meg (France), Lisa Mandel (France), Morvandiau (France), Fabrice Neaud (France).

The exhibition will be held from September 22 to October 16 in Small Hall of the «Manege» Central Exhibition Hall.

Juhyun Choi, Joanna Hellgren и Morvandiau are guests of the festival.

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Boomchiki

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Today we received a limited edition designer toys “Boomchik” who were cast out of plastic at home by Yefim Polynchuk. They will go to the winners of competition, theme this year is “Borders”. Wait your comics!!

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Comics, manga and co

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This year’s “Goethe Institute” will present a special project – traveling exhibition of German comics «Comics, Manga & Co», which will show works of the main comics artists of Germany over the past 25 years. Some of the artists already visited Boomfest with exhibitions and workshops.

Participants of exhibition: Mawil, Arne Bellstorf, Martin tom Dieck, Anke Feuchtenberger, Flix, Jens Harder, Sascha Hommer, Line Hoven, Ulf K., Reinhard Kleist, Isabel Kreitz, Christina Plaka, Henning Wagenbreth.

The exhibition will be held from 10 to 28 September in the library of book graphics.

More information about German comics you can find on the site – http://www.goethe.de/kue/lit/prj/com/deindex.htm

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