8th I N T E R N A T I O N A L C O M I C S F E S T I V A L Happy Gallery, Student Cultural Center (SKC) Belgrade, September 30 – October 3, 2010
Special Guest of the Festival Enrique Sanchez Abuli, Barcelona, Spain
Guests Exhibition of the Collection of The Greatest Masters of Comics, Jean-Marc Besnier, Paris, France International Project THE MONSTERS: Marian Mirescu, Craiova, Romania Guest of the artists’ workshop: Cristian Ioan Pacurariu, Cugir, Romania
Winner of the Award for the Contribution to Serbian Comic Strip Novica Đukić (1925), Belgrade
PROGRAM OF THE FESTIVAL
September 30, Thursday 15:00 – 22:00, Happy Center SKC: COMIC BOOK MARKETPLACE 18:00, Plateau in front of SKC Grand Entrance: THE MUPPET SHOW –THEATER OF SKC 19:00, OPENING OF THE FESTIVAL EXHIBITIONS: Happy Gallery: CONTEST 2010 – EXHIBITION OF THE AWARDED COMICS Art@Art Gallery: CONTEST 2010 – EXHIBITION OF THE COMICS SELECTED BY THE JURY Main Hall: ANNIVERSARIES – 60 YEARS OF COMICS IN LESKOVAC / 15 YEARS OF COMICS SCHOOL ”Nikola Mitrović Kokan”, Leskovac SKC Gallery: EXHIBITION OF ORIGINAL PAGES OF THE GREATEST MASTERS OF COMICS FROM THE COLLECTION OF JEAN-MARC BESNIER Circus Gallery: “Novica Đukić – Winner of the Award for the contribution to Serbian Comic strip”, documentary exhibition (Exhibitions are open from 10:00 to 20:00)
20:00, Main Hall: OPENING AND AWARDS CEREMONY OF THE 8th INTERNATIONAL COMICS FESTIVAL
October 1, Friday 11:00 – 22:00, Happy Center SKC: COMIC BOOK MARKETPLACE 17:00, Main Hall: ANNIVERSARIES – 60 YEARS OF COMICS IN LESKOVAC / 15 YEARS OF COMICS SCHOOL ”Nikola Mitrović Kokan”, Leskovac / 5 YEARS OF INTERNET PORTAL “UPPS!” 19:00, Main Hall: JEAN-MARC BESNIER (France), THE COLLECTION OF THE GREATEST MASTERS OF COMICS, presentation 20:00, Main Hall: ENRIQUE SANCHEZ ABULI (Spain), introducing Festival’s Special Guest October 2, Saturday 11:00 – 22:00, Happy Center SKC: COMIC BOOK MARKETPLACE 14:00, Main Hall: ARTISTS SKETCH FOR YOU, workshop 16:00,Main Hall: PROMOTIONS OF THE FESTIVALS FROM THE REGION: Herceg Novi Comics Festival, Balkan Festival of Young Comics Artists Leskovac, Pirot Comics Festival, Comic Salon Laktaši... 18:00, Main Hall: PROMOTIONS OF PUBLISHERS 20:00, Main Hall: MARIAN MIRESCU (Romania), THE MONSTERS, Presentation of the International Project 21:00, Main Hall: COMIXCULTURE, Presentation of the International Project
October 3, Sunday 11:00 – 22:00,Happy Center SKC: COMIC BOOK MARKETPLACE 14:00, Main Hall: ARTISTS SKETCH FOR YOU, workshop 17:00, Main Hall: Association of Comics Artists of Serbia, constitutive session 18:00, Main Hall: Program Plus 19:00, Main Hall: THE COMICS ALTERNATIVE IN SERBIA 20:00, Main Hall: Program Plus
(International Comics Festival reserves the right to modify the program)
RESULTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMICS FESTIVAL CONTEST WILL BE ANNOUNCED HERE ON OCTOBER 1
8th International Comics Festival, organized by Happy Gallery of Student Cultural Center Belgrade, will be held from September 30th, to October 3rd, 2010. It brings unique and valuable exhibition, panel and educational program of the Ninth art comparable with the European and international art scenes.
