ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
For the 11th consecutive year, the Tinta Comics Festival celebrates the diversity of contemporary comic creativity, featuring a wide array of guests and offering an exciting selection of events that will take place from 9 to 13 October at various venues around Ljubljana.
This year’s edition highlights the power of original female voices in the world of comics. Join us in welcoming three internationally recognized creators with distinct artistic styles, whose works are also available in Slovenian: the acclaimed Canadian-Serbian author Nina Bunjevac, one of Germany’s most recognizable comic artists Anna Haifisch, and the talented Belgian artist Noémie Marsily. In addition, seasoned French comic masters of international renown, the brilliant cartoonist Grégory Panaccione and the esteemed comic screenwriter Wilfrid Lupano, will also be in attendance. The Ukmukfukk zine festival and a colourful group of young Hungarian artists, known for playfully crossing the boundaries of various artistic practices, will also be featured.
This year, the festival is expanding its program with the international conference of the WOMCOM: Women Power in Comics project. The conference will explore the representation of women and the roles of female creators in the comics field, highlighting various artistic, community, and activist practices that foster creativity and solidarity within the regional and international comic scene.
We are also excited to introduce a new international residency program connecting Ljubljana with the French comics capital, Angoulême. In October, piercing French comic artist André Derainne will be creating in Ljubljana and will also present his work at the festival.
As always, Tinta appeals to comic enthusiasts of all ages with its rich array of events. In addition to comic exhibitions, which have always been the heart of the festival, this year’s program includes talks, lectures, and masterclasses by visiting artists, workshops, storytelling events for children, and, of course, social gatherings.
The festival will conclude with the traditional comics fair at Kino Šiška and the Zlatirepec Awards for the best Slovenian comics. For the first time, the international Sophie Castille Award for the best Slovenian comic book translations will also be presented.
Come explore the vast world of comics and celebrate the pinnacle of comic art with us!
MISSION
The International TINTA Comics Festival, which takes place every October at Kino Šiška and other venues in Ljubljana and elsewhere in Slovenia, is the central comics event in Slovenia. Founded in 2013, the Tinta Festival (formerly Stripolisfest) brings together various actors of the domestic comics, cultural and art scene in order to popularize comics creativity, and presents the highlights and diversity of domestic comics production and projects that go beyond comics and enter into a lively dialogue with other artistic genres. By hosting established foreign comics creators and experts, it provides insight into the lively international scene and trends in the field of contemporary comics in the world, and with an educational program in the form of lectures, masterclasses, workshops and debates, it aims to develop, expand and deepen the domestic comics creativity and scene.
PRODUCTION
PARTNERS
KUD Mreža, Equrna Gallery, Divja misel, Mladinska knjiga Publishing House, Academy of Fine Arts and Design of the University of Ljubljana, Office of Ljubljana, Unesco City of Literature, Packa Association of Slovenian Comics and Related Sequential Arts, GUMB Association, Škofja Loka Museum, City Art Gallery Ljubljana
SUPPORTERS
City of Ljubljana, Ministry of Culture, Slovenian Book Agency, French Institute in Slovenia, Outfit7
The WOMCOM project is supported by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.
The comics residency exchange between Unesco Cities of Literature Ljubljana and Angoulême is supported by the French Institute in Slovenia.
MEDIA PARTNERS
Radio Študent, TAM-TAM, DPG, Mladina
TEAM
PROJECT MANAGER AND PROGRAMME COORDINATOR
HEAD OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
PROGRAMME TEAM
Tanja Skale, Katerina Mirović, Izar Lunaček, Pia Nikolič
We would like to thank Ema Kobal, Špela Pečjak, Maša Žekš (DobraVaga), Jasna Jernejšek (Kino Šiška), Katja Preša (Vodnik Homestead), Maša P. Žmitek, Gaja Naja Rojec (Center of Illustration), Tanja Komadina (Mladinska knjiga), Andrej Hočevar (Office of Ljubljana, Unesco City of Literature), as well as all other partners and venues involved in the programme for their generous participation.
DESIGN
Design: Lealudvik
Visuals: © authors
PR support: Žiga Rus
Translations, proofreading: Daniel Sheppard
Social media: Luka Jare
Website: Smail Jušić
LOCATIONS
Kino Šiška
DobraVaga
Equrna Gallery
Alkatraz Gallery
Center of Illustration
Vodnik Homestead Center
Ivan Grohar Gallery, Škofja Loka
City Art Gallery Ljubljana