BCBF Events Programme

How the global publishing industry builds the future inclusively, accessibly, sustainably and profitably.

Organised in the framework of Aldus Up

Bodour Al Qasimi, President of IPA - International Publishers Association, Sharjah UAE; Richard Charkin, founder of Mensch Publishing, UK; Gianpiero Calzolari, President of BolognaFiere S.p.A., Italy; Ricardo Franco Levi, President of AIE - Associazione Italiana Editori, Italy; Catherine Bell, Scholastic UK; Caroline Michel, Hay Festival, UK; Deborah Ahenkorah, Accord Literary, Ghana; Felicia Low, Difference Engine, Singapore; Fathima Dada, Oxford University Press Education, UK; Elif Shafak, Author, Turkey; Stephan de Valk, IPA Educational Publishers Forum; Jane Mann, Cambridge Partnership for Education; Kumuriwor Alira Bushiratu, Learners Girls Foundation; Giorgio Riva, La Scuola SEI Publishing Group; Ameena Saiyid, Lightstone Publishing; Karine Pansa, Vice-President of IPA - International Publishers Association, Brazil; Michiel Kolman, IPA Inclusive Publishing & Literacy Committee, Netherlands; Barbara Schuer, Penguin Random House, Germany; Kathy Bail, University New South Wales Press, Australia; Rachel Launay, British Council Italy, Italy; Maliya Mzyece Sililo, Author, Zambia; Brian O’Leary, Green Book Alliance (BISG), USA; Diego Echevarria, Ink It!, Mexico; Allen Lau, Wattpad, Canada; Sidharth Jain, StoryInk, India; Mette Hammerich Caserta, Saga Egmont, Denmark; Claudia Mazzucco, Atlantyca, Italy; Dominique Raccah, Sourcebooks, USA; Annette Thomas, Guardian Media Group, UK; Veronique Fontaine, Fonfon, Canada; Nathan Hull, Beat Technology, UK; Enrico Poli, Zanichelli Venture, Italy; Porter Anderson, Publishing Perspectives, USA.

How the global publishing industry builds the future inclusively, accessibly, sustainably and profitably.

Organised in the framework of Aldus Up

Bodour Al Qasimi, President of IPA - International Publishers Association, Sharjah UAE; Richard Charkin, founder of Mensch Publishing, UK; Gianpiero Calzolari, President of BolognaFiere S.p.A., Italy; Ricardo Franco Levi, President of AIE - Associazione Italiana Editori, Italy; Catherine Bell, Scholastic UK; Caroline Michel, Hay Festival, UK; Deborah Ahenkorah, Accord Literary, Ghana; Felicia Low, Difference Engine, Singapore; Fathima Dada, Oxford University Press Education, UK; Elif Shafak, Author, Turkey; Stephan de Valk, IPA Educational Publishers Forum; Jane Mann, Cambridge Partnership for Education; Kumuriwor Alira Bushiratu, Learners Girls Foundation; Giorgio Riva, La Scuola SEI Publishing Group; Ameena Saiyid, Lightstone Publishing; Karine Pansa, Vice-President of IPA - International Publishers Association, Brazil; Michiel Kolman, IPA Inclusive Publishing & Literacy Committee, Netherlands; Barbara Schuer, Penguin Random House, Germany; Kathy Bail, University New South Wales Press, Australia; Rachel Launay, British Council Italy, Italy; Maliya Mzyece Sililo, Author, Zambia; Brian O’Leary, Green Book Alliance (BISG), USA; Diego Echevarria, Ink It!, Mexico; Allen Lau, Wattpad, Canada; Sidharth Jain, StoryInk, India; Mette Hammerich Caserta, Saga Egmont, Denmark; Claudia Mazzucco, Atlantyca, Italy; Dominique Raccah, Sourcebooks, USA; Annette Thomas, Guardian Media Group, UK; Veronique Fontaine, Fonfon, Canada; Nathan Hull, Beat Technology, UK; Enrico Poli, Zanichelli Venture, Italy; Porter Anderson, Publishing Perspectives, USA.

Down the rabbit hole: working (and surviving) as a translator of children’s books.

The event is organized by Bologna Children's Book Fair within the Framework of Aldus Up.

Programme

10.00 - 10.45 A.M.
Keynote Speech
Enrico Terrinoni (University for Foreigners, Perugia)
Who owns our words? Translation as the stuff we are made on

10.45 A.M. – 12.30 P.M.
Speakers

Daniel Hahn, Translator, UK; Lara Holbling Matkovic, Ceatl Secretary General and Croatian Literary Translators' Association  (DHKP); Lena Jonsson, Översättarsektionen – Writers' Union, Translators' Section, Sweden; Valérie Le Plouhinec, ATLF – Association des traducteurs littéraires de France; Marta Morros,  APTIC –  Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters of Catalonia and FIT; Francesca Novajra AITI – Italian Association of Translators and Interpreters; Kevin Quirk, President of FIT – International Federation of Translators; Alexandra Rak, VdÜ – Verband Deutscher Übersetzer – Association of German Translators ; Eva Valvo STRADE – Union of Italian Literary Translators

12.30 A.M. -1.00 P.M.
Q&A session

Simona Mambrini, Translator and BCBF Consultant, Italy

Down the rabbit hole: working (and surviving) as a translator of children’s books.

The event is organized by Bologna Children's Book Fair within the Framework of Aldus Up.

Programme

10.00 - 10.45 A.M.
Keynote Speech
Enrico Terrinoni (University for Foreigners, Perugia)
Who owns our words? Translation as the stuff we are made on

10.45 A.M. – 12.30 P.M.
Speakers

Daniel Hahn, Translator, UK; Lara Holbling Matkovic, Ceatl Secretary General and Croatian Literary Translators' Association  (DHKP); Lena Jonsson, Översättarsektionen – Writers' Union, Translators' Section, Sweden; Valérie Le Plouhinec, ATLF – Association des traducteurs littéraires de France; Marta Morros,  APTIC –  Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters of Catalonia and FIT; Francesca Novajra AITI – Italian Association of Translators and Interpreters; Kevin Quirk, President of FIT – International Federation of Translators; Alexandra Rak, VdÜ – Verband Deutscher Übersetzer – Association of German Translators ; Eva Valvo STRADE – Union of Italian Literary Translators

12.30 A.M. -1.00 P.M.
Q&A session

Simona Mambrini, Translator and BCBF Consultant, Italy

Down the rabbit hole: working (and surviving) as a translator of children’s books.

The event is organized by Bologna Children's Book Fair within the Framework of Aldus Up.

Programme

10.00 - 10.45 A.M.
Keynote Speech
Enrico Terrinoni (University for Foreigners, Perugia)
Who owns our words? Translation as the stuff we are made on

10.45 A.M. – 12.30 P.M.
Speakers

Daniel Hahn, Translator, UK; Lara Holbling Matkovic, Ceatl Secretary General and Croatian Literary Translators' Association  (DHKP); Lena Jonsson, Översättarsektionen – Writers' Union, Translators' Section, Sweden; Valérie Le Plouhinec, ATLF – Association des traducteurs littéraires de France; Marta Morros,  APTIC –  Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters of Catalonia and FIT; Francesca Novajra AITI – Italian Association of Translators and Interpreters; Kevin Quirk, President of FIT – International Federation of Translators; Alexandra Rak, VdÜ – Verband Deutscher Übersetzer – Association of German Translators ; Eva Valvo STRADE – Union of Italian Literary Translators

12.30 A.M. -1.00 P.M.
Q&A session

Simona Mambrini, Translator and BCBF Consultant, Italy

WINNER OF 2020 H.C. ANDERSEN AWARD AND AUTHOR OF 2021 ILLUSTRATORS ANNUAL COVER.

BCBF hosts every other year the winners of two prestigious children’s book awards in the arts, the BIB – Biennial of Illustration Bratislava and the Hans Christian Andersen Award, to create the cover of the Illustrators Annual: the catalogue collecting all the works of the artists selected for the Illustrators Exhibition.

The 2021 Illustrators Annual cover has been created by Albertine (Switzerland), winner of H.C. Andersen Award. 

A virtual tour of Albertine's solo exhibition can be enjoyed online at the BCBF Galleries.

Albertine, Illustrator, Switzerland; Marcella Terrusi, University of Bologna, Italy.

La rivista e il Premio Andersen compiono quaranta anni, un osservatorio generatore di impulsi e riflessioni sulla letteratura per l’infanzia in Italia raccontato con un giro di voci che ne tracciano storia e ruolo.

Donatella Trotta, giornalista, Il Mattino

Elena Pasoli, Exhibition Manager BCBF; Barbara Schiaffino e Walter Fochesato, direzione rivista Andersen; Pino Boero e Carla Ida Salviati, storici della letteratura e dell’editoria per l’infanzia; Orietta Fatucci, editrice EL, Emme Edizioni, Einaudi Ragazzi; Beatrice Fini, Commissione Permanente Ragazzi di AIE; Maria Mussi Bollini, vicedirettrice Rai Ragazzi. 

Pokémon festeggia quest’anno 25 anni con un programma licensing incredibile e di grande appeal per i suoi fans. Scopriamo le ultime novità di questo brand e cosa ha in serbo per il prossimo futuro per i suoi partners e il suo pubblico.

Cristina Angelucci

Romina Ialongo, Senior Licensing Manager Italia e Spagna, UK

HOME - Text and illustrations by Lin Lian-En; Yes Creative Ltd./Papa Publishing House, Taiwan, 2020.

Marcella Terrusi, University of Bologna, Italy

Cheryl Chan, Chief Editor Yes Creative Ltd./Papa Publishing House, Taiwan; Lin Lian-En, Author, Taiwan; Rhea Lin, Marketing editor, Yes Creative Ltd./Papa Publishing House, Taiwan

Marcella Terrusi, University of Bologna, Italy

Cheryl Chan, Chief Editor Yes Creative Ltd./Papa Publishing House, Taiwan; Lin Lian-En, Author, Taiwan; Rhea Lin, Marketing editor, Yes Creative Ltd./Papa Publishing House, Taiwan 

This year the juries of the BolognaRagazzi Award met in the historical setting of Palazzo D'Accursio, in the heart of Bologna. Thousands and thousands of books lived for three days in a unique setting, offering themselves to the gaze of the international experts called upon to evaluate them.

BOLOGNARAGAZZI AWARD
THE JURY 2021

Chiara Basile, Bookseller, Italy
Ana Garralón, School teacher, Bookseller, Critic, Writer, Anthologist, Spain
Izabella Kaluta, Author, Editor and Culture Manager, Poland
Yasmine Motawy, Author and Professor at The American University in Cairo, Egypt
Caterina Ramonda, Author and Librarian, Italy

BOLOGNARAGAZZI COMICS AWARD
THE JURY 2021

David B, Comic Books Author, France
Matteo Stefanelli, Scholar and Journalist, Italy
Virginia Tonfoni, Journalist and Author, Italy

Winner of the 2019 International Award For Illustration BCBF - Fundación SM

This award has been designed by BCBF and Fundación SM to discover, encourage and support new talents in illustration.

Reserved for artists under 35 that have already been selected for the Illustrators Exhibition, the Award offers the winner the opportunity to develop a picturebook to be published and released on the world market by the Spanish publisher SM. 

Sara Mazzetti's solo exhibition can be visited online at BCBF Galleries.

Sarah Mazzetti, Illustrator, Italy; Teresa Tellechea, Executive Editor Children’s Books, Grupo SM, Spain;

Join Anielizabeth, a Brazilian illustrator for a workshop on how to illustrate for Children’s Books. 

Organised by Brazilian Publishers & Câmara Brasileira do Livro and Promoted by ApexBrasil.

Anielizabeth, illustrator, Brazil

The Bologna Prize - Best Children's Publishers of the Year awards those publishers who have most distinguished themselves for their professional and intellectual skills in each of the six areas of the world: Africa, Central and South America, North America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. 
Presentation of the shortlisted publishers and announcement of the winners.

Elena Pasoli, Exhibition Manager, Bologna Children's Book Fair; Ricardo Franco Levi, President, AIE – Italian Publishers Association; Bodour Al Qasimi, President, IPA – International Publishers Association

Marino Sinibaldi intervistato da Giovanni Nucci

Come è possibile focalizzare l’attenzione delle istituzioni sulla centralità e specificità del libro, in una prospettiva sia di rilancio economico che culturale.

Giovanni Nucci, autore, coordinatore del Caffè degli Autori

Marino Sinibaldi, Presidente del Centro per il libro e la lettura

AMA – Ask Me Anything session

Text and illustration, how do they match together? Submit your questions to Albertine and Germano Zullo.

Chiara Cereda, The Illustrators Survival Corner, Italy

Albertine Zullo, illustrator, Switzerland; Germano Zullo, author, Switzerland;

The 2021 IBBY Press Conference will share news about the current activities of IBBY worldwide. The event will include the launch of the new book: Bookbird. A Flight Through Time, which chronicles the history of IBBY’s journal Bookbird and with it, the history of IBBY. Another important part will be the launch of the 2021 IBBY Outstanding Selection of Books for Young People with Disabilities. The latest news from the 2021 IBBY Congress in Moscow will be presented by IBBY Russia, as well as news of the 38th IBBY Congress in Putrajaya in Malaysia 2022. News of the IBBY award programme and projects that are bringing children and books together across the world.

Mingzhou Zhang; Valerie Coghlan; Evie Freeman; Joan Glazer; Leigh Turina; Bonnie Ing; Denis Beznosov; Redza Khairuddin; Liz Page

Cristina Angelucci

Valentina La Macchia, Licensing Director, Mondo TV, Italia

ONE OF A KIND - Text and illustrations by Neil Packer; Walker Books, UK, 2021. 

Marcella Terrusi, University of Bologna, Italy

Beth Aves, Art Director, Walker Books, UK; Neil Packer, author, UK; Becky Watson, Editor, Walker Books, UK

ONE OF A KIND - Text and illustrations by Neil Packer; Walker Books, UK, 2021

Marcella Terrusi, University of Bologna, Italy

Beth Aves, Art Director, Walker Books, UK; Neil Packer, author, UK; Becky Watson, Editor, Walker Books, UK

Ivanka Hahnenberger, translator and consultant for the BCBF Comics area, USA

Stefano Cresti, translator, Tunué, Italy; Mike Kennedy, founder and publisher of Magnetic Press, USA; Federico Zaghis, founder and publisher of BeccoGiallo, Italy.

Introduction by Simona Mambrini, Translator, BCBF Translators Centre Consultant.

Tan Huanyu (China), Editor of "China Publishers" Magazine

VISIT THE 2021 ONLINE SILENT BOOK CONTEST EXHIBITION 

Elena Pasoli, director of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Italy; Patrizia Zerbi, publisher and editorial director of Carthusia, Italy

Walter Fochesato, expert in children's literature and illustration, Italy; Emanuela Bussolati, author and illustrator for children, Italy; Javier Zabala, author and illustrator for children, Spain; Eros Miari, Turin International Book Fair, Italy; Mussi Bollini, deputy director of RAI Ragazzi, Italy; Eugenio Tangerini, resp. External Relations and Corporate Social Responsibility for BPER Banca, Italy.

Video contributions by:
Costanza De Conno, organizational secretariat of the SBC, Italy; Sonja Riva, author and Swiss radio and television journalist, Switzerland; Sara Wang, International Literary Agent, China; Anastasia Suvorova, illustrator and winner of SBC 2018, Russia.

IBBY Italy presents the first Italian Honour List, with the special presentation of the image that Olimpia Zagnoli created for the 2021 IBBY Italy poster. The meeting also features the announcement of the city that will host the Ibby International Congress to be held in Italy in 2024. 

Ricardo Franco Levi, President AIE – Italian Publishers Association; Elena Pasoli, member of the Ibby Executive Committee; Della Passarelli, Vice President of Ibby Italia; Olimpia Zagnoli, illustrator; Ilaria Tontardini, member of the Ibby Italia Honour List Committee.

Meet the Jury

The award is aimed to highlight the publishing projects that have best expanded their narrative universe to other media. Let's find out the winners of  2021 BolognaRagazzi Crossmedia Award.

Welcoming regards: Elena Pasoli, Exhibition Manager, Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Italy.

Event organised within the framework of ALDUS UP

Cristina Angelucci, Editor in Chief, Licensing Magazine, Italy; Warren Buckleitner, Founding Editor of Children’s Technology Review, USA; Julie Fox, IP Expert and Executive Producer, Ireland-France; Roberta Franceschetti, Co-Founder, Mamamò and TheContentMakers, Italy; Neal Hoskins, Founder, Wingedchariot, United Kingdom;

Meet the Jury

The award is aimed to highlight the publishing projects that have best expanded their narrative universe to other media. Let's find out the winners of  2021 BolognaRagazzi Crossmedia Award.

Welcoming regards: Elena Pasoli, Exhibition Manager, Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Italy.

Event organised within the framework of ALDUS UP

Cristina Angelucci, Editor in Chief, Licensing Magazine, Italy; Warren Buckleitner, Founding Editor of Children’s Technology Review, USA; Julie Fox, IP Expert and Executive Producer, Ireland-France; Roberta Franceschetti, Co-Founder, Mamamò and TheContentMakers, Italy; Neal Hoskins, Founder, Wingedchariot, United Kingdom;

IBBY Italia presenta la prima Honour List italiana, resa speciale anche dall’immagine che Olimpia Zagnoli ha donato per il Manifesto IBBY Italia 2021, e l’annuncio della città ospite del Congresso Internazionale di Ibby che si terrà in Italia nel 2024. 

AMA Ask Me Anything session

Con Anna Castagnoli e Ivan Canu, tutte le vostre domande sull’albo illustrato, dall’idea allo scaffale in libreria.

Ivan Canu, The Illustrators Survival Corner

Anna Castagnoli, autrice e illustratrice

The third International Conference welcomes booksellers from all over the world to share ideas and projects, shedding light on challenges and new opportunities booksellers have been facing since the outbreak of the pandemic. The community of readers, authors, publishers, local governments and associations have developed  initiatives to support the bookselling industry. This international panel aims to explore best practices and public and private initiatives launched worldwide to help the sector going forward. 

Booksellers who would like to stay in touch with us to find out about future initiatives can contact bookfair@bolognafiere.it

Julia Eccleshare, Children’s Director at the Hay Festival, UK

Magdaléna Čulík Simonová and Lenka Greň, Co-owner, Kafe Knihy Jednota, Czech Republic; Vidya Mani, Co-Founder, Funky Rainbow, The Travelling Children's Bookshop, India; Petra Paoli, Member of the Board, Alir, association of independent libraries for children, Italy; Yolanda Reyes, Writer, Founder, Librería Espantapájaros, Colombia; Balsam Saad, Founder, Al-Balsam Bookstore and Publishing House, Egypt; Anna Thorn, Member, Book Across Borders, USA; Minoru Yomo, Founder Libreria Cerbiatto and Libreria due Porte, Japan.

L’attenzione costantemente rivolta da Malerba alla scrittura per bambini e ragazzi e l’attualità del dibattito sulla cosiddetta “crisi della lettura” presso le giovani generazioni, hanno suggerito agli organizzatori del Premio l’idea di valorizzare opere particolarmente significative in questo campo della produzione editoriale.

Nostra grande aspirazione e ambizione è anche dare spazio e attenzione alla produzione di Albi Illustrati firmati da autori e autrici, illustratori e illustratrici nostrani e non come spesso accade tradotti.

Gioacchino De Chirico

Anna Malerba, Antonella Abbatiello, Giovanna Alatri, Anna Paola Barracco, Milena Bernardi, Lorenzo Cantatore, Caterina Cardona, Elisabetta Grigioni, Martino Negri, Giovanni Nucci, Cristina Taglietti, Nadia Terranova, Paola Vassalli.

See all the new and improved features of a year-round Rights and Licensing Tool

Cristina Angelucci, Consultant for Bologna Licensing Trade Fair; Jon  Malinowski, Founder Pubmatch, President Combined Book Exhibit, USA; Elena Pasoli, Exhibition Manager, Bologna Children’s Book Fair; Mariaelena Schiavo, International Sales Manager BCBF-CCBF, Bologna Children’s Book Fair.

BO it! Ripensando Bologna – Concorso Internazionale di Illustrazione

Renata Giannelli, direttrice artistica, BO it!; Annalisa Rosati, responsabile marketing e comunicazione, BO it!.

Emanuela Ciroldi, Cooperativa Nazareno; Elena Pasoli, Exhibition Manager, Bologna Children’s Book Fair.

La grande fuga di Ulf Stark (Iperborea) è il miglior libro del 2020 secondo l'annuale sondaggio degli esperti di LiBeR: nell'intervista immaginaria che Vichi De Marchi ha rivolto al grande autore svedese la sua opera viene ripercorsa e commentata, per conferirgli simbolicamente il premio.

L'intervista integrale a Ulf Stark è pubblicata su LiBeR 130.

Ilaria Tagliaferri - Direzione LiBeR

 Vichi De Marchi

Elena Pasoli, Director of Bologna Children's Book Fair, interviews Ahmed Al Ameri, Chairman of the Sharjah Book Authority

Elena Pasoli, Director of Bologna Children's Book Fair, Italy; Ahmed Al Ameri, Chairman of the Sharjah Book Authority, Sharjah UAE.

Uno sguardo alle nuove tendenze dell’editoria italiana per l'infanzia

Nicola Galli Laforest, Elisabetta Mongardi, Ilaria Tontardini -  Hamelin Associazione Culturale.

Il portfolio Mattel si rafforza e si espande anche con il rilancio di Masters of the Universe

Victoria Licensing & Marketing e Mattel presentano andamento e  novità relative a tutti Brands Mattel per l’anno 2021/22.

Cristina Angelucci

Eleonora Schiavoni, Managing Director, Victoria Licensing & Marketing, Italia; Claudia Lucarella, Head of Magazines and Partworks EMEA, Mattel; Paola Moroni, Head of Softlines/Halo and Promotions,Victoria Licensing & Marketing, Italia; Stefano Vernetti, Head of Hardlines and Food, Victoria Licensing & Marketing, Italia  

See all the new and improved features of a year-round Rights and Licensing Tool

Cristina Angelucci, Consultant for Bologna Licensing Trade Fair; Jon Malinowski, Founder Pubmatch, President Combined Book Exhibit, USA; Elena Pasoli, Exhibition Manager, Bologna Children’s Book Fair; Mariaelena Schiavo, International Sales Manager BCBF-CCBF, Bologna Children’s Book Fair.

Marcella Terrusi, University of Bologna

Beppe Chia, Chialab Studio, Italy; Jean Mallard, Illustrator, France;

L'incontro esplora il tema dei consumi culturali nelle fasce più giovani, i cui comportamenti di lettura sono sempre più influenzati dall’articolato ecosistema informativo e mediale in cui vivono immersi sin dalla più tenera età tra libri, libri tattili, app, podcast e audiolibri, serie tv e piattaforme social.

 Cristina Mussinelli - AIE

Giovanni Peresson (AIE);Renata Gorgani (Editrice Il Castoro);Gaia Stock (Edizioni EL)

Simona Mambrini, Translator, BCBF consultant, Italy

Odile Belkeddar, translator, author and librarian, France; Giulia De Florio, University of Modena, Italy; Alessandro Niero, University of Bologna, Italy

Cristina Angelucci

Silvia Figini, Chief Operating Officer, Sanrio – EMEA, India and Oceania, Mr Men - Worldwide 

 All You Need to Know About the 2021 Edition of the Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair   

Elena Pasoli, Director, Bologna Childsren’s Book Fair; Carolina Ballester, International Programme Manager, China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair.

In conversation with jury chairman Boel Westin

Jean-Claude Mourlevat, Author, France; Boel Westin, ALMA Jury Chairman, Sweden.

NEIGHBORS - Text and illustrations by Kasya Denisevich; Chronicle Books, USA, 2020

Marcella Terrusi, University of Bologna, Italy  

Kasya Denisevich, author, Russia/Spain; Naomi Kirsten, Senior Editor, Chronicle Books, USA

Marcella Terrusi, University of Bologna, Italy

Kasya Denisevich, author, Russia/Spain; Naomi Kirsten, Senior Editor, Chronicle Books, USA

 AMA Ask Me Anything session

The relationship between the illustrator's point of view and the children's point of view in the creative process.

Giacomo Benelli, The Illustrators Survival Corner, Italy

Giulia Orecchia, illustrator, Italy

This training event will ensure that you understand the cornerstone of copyright, and the essential steps of rights selling, whether you are starting off, or considering a career in rights; are in your first year or two and wish to consolidate the basics; you work in contracts or related areas, or you are a self-published children’s author.

Debbie Bibo, Literary Agent, Debbie Bibo Literary Agent, Italy; Leeann Bortolussi, International Rights Manager, Giunti Editore, Italy; Joanna Everard, Rights Consultant, UK; Helen McAleet, Children's Media Consultant, UK; Belinda Rasmussen, MD, Macmillan Children's Books, UK.

What’s new in children’s interactive media?

As part of the special 2021 online program, the Bologna Children's Book Fair is delighted to once again offer a unique edition of the Dust or Magic Masterclass for all those interested in and making digital media for children today.

The event will focus on the juror reports from the new Crossmedia award, along with discussions on innovation, ethics, platform trends and — if time — demos.

Pre Registration required

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Organized by the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in the framework of Aldus Up

AGENDA

14:30 (CEST) - Welcome, Elena Pasoli, Exhibition Manager, Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Italy

PART 1: MAKE A FRIEND

14:35 (CEST) - Breakout rooms. What’s new in children’s interactive media? Turn on your camera and share your thoughts on children and technology. Groups will be assigned at random.

PART 2: CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

14:45 (CEST) - Sonia Livingstone, Professor, London School of Economics. Children’s rights in the digital age. Comment on the recent work of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. What is General Comment 25, and what does it mean for children’s publishers?

PART 3: NEW CROSSMEDIA AWARD
15:00 (CEST) - Crossmedia Awards Juror Panel with Julie Fox, Neal Hoskins, Cristina Angelucci and Warren Buckleitner. The reason behind the choice of The Snail and the Whale and mentions, with Chris Inns, Macmillan Children’s Books UK (UK) and Martin Pope, Magic Light Pictures (UK).

PART 4: PUBLISHER UPDATES

What’s new in children’s interactive media? Five minutes and two slides to share news and post pandemic thoughts.

15:15 Emmet O’Neill, CEO, StoryToys and TouchPress, Ireland
15:20 Aksel Køie, CEO, PIBOCO, Denmark 
15:25 Jason Krogh and Lisa Armstrong, CEO Sago Mini, Canada
15:30 Valerie Touze, CEO, Edoki Academy, United Kingdom
15:35 Japhet Asher, Polarity Reversal, United Kingdom 
15:40 Demos, Q/A and Discussion
16:00 Conclude

Warren Buckleitner, Editor, Children’s Technology Review, USA

Cristina Angelucci, Editor in Chief, Licensing Magazine, Italy; Lisa Armstrong, CEO Sago Mini, Canada; Julie Fox, IP Expert and Executive Producer, Ireland-France; Neal Hoskins, Founder, Wingedchariot, United Kingdom; Macmillan Children’s Books UK, United Kingdom; Aksel Køie, CEO, PIBOCO, Denmark; Jason Krogh, CEO Sago Mini, Canada; Sonia Livingstone, Professor, London School of Economics; Emmet O’Neill, CEO, StoryToys and TouchPress; Martin Pope, Magic Light Pictures, United Kingdom;Valerie Touze, CEO, Edoki Academy, United Kingdom; 

What’s new in children’s interactive media?

As part of the special 2021 online program, the Bologna Children's Book Fair is delighted to once again offer a unique edition of the Dust or Magic Masterclass for all those interested in and making digital media for children today. 

The event will focus on the juror reports from the new Crossmedia award, along with discussions on innovation, ethics, platform trends and — if time — demos. 

Pre Registration required

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Organized by the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in the framework of Aldus Up

AGENDA

14:30 (CEST) - Welcome, Elena Pasoli, Exhibition Manager, Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Italy

PART 1: MAKE A FRIEND

14:35 (CEST) - Breakout rooms. What’s new in children’s interactive media? Turn on your camera and share your thoughts on children and technology. Groups will be assigned at random.

PART 2: CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

14:45 (CEST) - Sonia Livingstone, Professor, London School of Economics. Children’s rights in the digital age. Comment on the recent work of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. What is General Comment 25, and what does it mean for children’s publishers?

PART 3: NEW CROSSMEDIA AWARD

15:00 (CEST) - Crossmedia Awards Juror Panel with Julie Fox, Neal Hoskins, Cristina Angelucci and Warren Buckleitner. The reason behind the choice of The Snail and the Whale and mentions, with Chris Inns, Macmillan Children’s Books UK (UK) and Martin Pope, Magic Light Pictures (UK).

PART 4: PUBLISHER UPDATES

What’s new in children’s interactive media? Five minutes and two slides to share news and post pandemic thoughts.

15:15 Emmet O’Neill, CEO, StoryToys and TouchPress, Ireland
15:20 Aksel Køie, CEO, PIBOCO, Denmark 
15:25 Jason Krogh and Lisa Armstrong, CEO Sago Mini, Canada
15:30 Valerie Touze, CEO, Edoki Academy, United Kingdom
15:35 Japhet Asher, Polarity Reversal, United Kingdom 
15:40 Demos, Q/A and Discussion
16:00 Conclude

Warren Buckleitner, Editor, Children’s Technology Review, USA

Cristina Angelucci, Editor in Chief, Licensing Magazine, Italy; Lisa Armstrong, CEO Sago Mini, Canada; Japhet Asher, Polarity Reversal, United Kingdom; Julie Fox, IP Expert and Executive Producer, Ireland-France; Neal Hoskins, Founder, Wingedchariot, United Kingdom; Chris Inns, Macmillan Children’s Books UK, United Kingdom; Aksel Køie, CEO, PIBOCO, Denmark; Jason Krogh, CEO Sago Mini, Canada; Sonia Livingstone, Professor, London School of Economics; Emmet O’Neill, CEO, StoryToys and TouchPress; Martin Pope, Magic Light Pictures, United Kingdom;Valerie Touze, CEO, Edoki Academy, United Kingdom; 

 AMA Ask Me Anything session

Survival tips for illustrators: creativity, self-promotion, editorial market, professional tools

Giacomo Benelli, The Illustrators Survival Corner, Italy; Ivan Canu, The Illustrators Survival Corner, Italy; 

Nadia Terranova intervistata da Giovanni Nucci.
Come mettere la scrittura, la lettura e l’esperienza letteraria al centro del rilancio culturale ed economico post pandemia.

Giovanni Nucci, autore, coordinatore del Caffè degli Autori

Nadia Terranova, scrittrice e giornalista

Announcement of the winners 2020 - 2021.
Have a look at the winning illustrations.

Denis Beznosov, Deputy Director of the Russian State Children's Library Russia 

Anastasia Arkhipova, President of the jury of the International contest “Image of the Book”  Russia

Reaching out: diversity and inclusion in children’s literature

Julia Eccleshare, Children’s Director at the Hay Festival, UK

Henrika Andersson, Läsambassadör, Finland; Ursula Dubosarksy, Australian Children’s Laureate, Australia; Bagir Kwiek, Läsambassadör / Reading Ambassador, Sweden; Áine Ní Ghlinn, Laureate na nÒg, Ireland.

Nato a Genova nel l921, scenografo, costumista, illustratore, Emanuele Luzzati è uno dei più importanti interpreti della scena visiva internazionale. Il suo segno, fortemente riconoscibile, accompagna libri per ragazzi, magiche strutture per il palcoscenico, indimenticabili film d’animazione. Luzzati ha basato il suo lavoro su una eccezionale capacità di mescolare linguaggi, tecniche, stili, materiali, culture. Una ricerca artistica che è una grande “narrazione” per uno dei protagonisti della creatività italiana del secondo Novecento.

Antonella Abbatiello, autrice e illustratrice; Pino Boero, docente di letteratura per l'infanzia, Università di Genova; Lorenzo Cantatore, docente di letteratura per l'infanzia, Università Roma Tre.

There has been a significant rise in the demand and production of comics in the last few years. According to Publisher’s Marketplace agents sold 205 graphic novels to US publishers from June 2020 to June 2021, 152 in June to June 2019 to 2020, and 93 from June 2018 to June 2019. That is a tremendous increase. This panel looks at how literary agencies have been effected and how they are keeping up. Have they been able to find works and the talent easily? Are they finding all publishers open to this new medium or just some? Are editors easily receptive to projects and experienced enough to judge them? 

Timothy Travaglini, Transatlantic Agency, USA

Kathleen Ortiz, New Leaf Literary, USA; Molly O'Neill, Root Literary, USA; Ammi-Joan Paquette, Erin Murphy Literary, USA

The Author Ambassador 2021 anchor event will feature Victoria Hislop in conversation with Alexandra Shulman, CBE, author and former Editor in Chief of British Vogue.

Victoria Hislop, Author, UK; Alexandra Shulman, CBE, Author and former Editor in Chief of British Vogue, UK.

Ilaria Tontardini, Hamelin, Italy

Marion Bataille, Author and graphic designer, France

Self-publishing is fast becoming an accessible and respected route for new and aspiring Italian authors to get their work published. This new online event will guide aspiring authors through the knowledge and initial steps that are required to navigate the self-publishing journey.

Raffaello Avanzini amministratore delegato Newton Compton; Beatrice Cunegatti, avvocato fondatore di IT Law Firm; Marco Ghezzi, consulente editoriale e fondatore di Quinto Quarto editore; Davide Giansoldati, manager e digital strategist; Jo Henry, Managing Director BookBrunch, UK; Carmen Laterza; Emanuele Properzi, esperto di self publishing.

Focus su alcune properties femminili del portfolio di ETS Licensing, caratterizzate da personalità indipendenti, anticonformiste e coraggiose: Nefertina, Pippi Calzelunghe, Principessa Bean di Disincanto, My Talking Angela.

Cristina Angelucci

Francesco Raiano, Licensing Manager, ETS Licensing, Italia; Tiziana Barbuto, Licensing Manager, ETS Licensing, Italia

The 2021 Exhibition “The Children-Spectators” organised within the framework of the “Mapping – A map on the aesthetics of performing arts for early years” received 584 illustrations from 61 countries aand territories. 

The Jury selected 35 illustrations from 20 countries that are now part of the exhibition “The Children-Spectators” to be discovered online in the Exhibitions section of BCBF 2021 alongside the rwo previous editions. 

Event organised within the framework of the Mapping project - Co-founded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.

Marcella Terrusi, University of Bologna

Roberto Frabetti, La Baracca Testoni Ragazzi Theatre; Giorgia Grilli, University of Bologna; Giulia Orecchia, Illustrator; Maurizio Quarello, Illustrator.

Bambini e ragazzi in una prospettiva di rinascita culturale.
Christian Raimo intervistato da Giovanni Nucci.
L’incontro tra libri, biblioteche e insegnanti in una prospettiva di rilancio e riforma della scuola italiana attraverso i finanziamenti per la ripresa. 

Giovanni Nucci, autore, coordinatore del Caffè degli Autori

Christian Raimo, scrittore e giornalista

Cajita de Fósforos. Antología de Poemas sin Rima
Edited by Adolfo Córdova; Illustrations by Juan Palomino; Ediciones Ekaré, Spain/Venezuela, 2020

Marcella Terrusi, University of Bologna, Italy  

Adolfo Córdova, Author, Mexìco; Maria Francisca Mayobre, Publisher, Ediciones Ekaré, Spain/Venezuela; Ana Palmero, Art Director, Ediciones Ekaré, Spain/Venezuela; Juan Palomino, Illustrator, Argentina

Cajita de Fósforos. Antología de Poemas sin Rima

Marcella Terrusi, University of Bologna, Italy 

Adolfo Córdova, Author, Mexìco; Maria Francisca Mayobre, Publisher, Ediciones Ekaré, Spain/Venezuela; Ana Palmero, Art Director, Ediciones Ekaré, Spain/Venezuela; Juan Palomino, Illustrator, Argentina

This documentary illustrates five points of view on creative processes by two basque poets, Juan Kruz Igerabide and Iñigo Astiz, two basque Illustrators, Maite Mutuberria and Elena Odriozola, and one publisher, Antxiñe Mendizabal from Elkar Taldea. It also focuses on the culture of poetry and its origins... the relationship between the image and the text in the illustrated poems, looking into the difficulty of writing in a minority language such as Basque and the risks of translating poetry nowadays. A rich documentary which gives a general image of poetry for children in the Basque Country, from oral tradition to poetry picture books of these days.

To watch the documentary with English subtitles press the button hereunder 

The documentary with Spanish subtitles is available at the following link: https://youtu.be/qYBpzy-4kP8

IÑIGO ASTIZ Scrittore / Writer / Escritor / Idazlea

Poetry has really left its mark on this edition of Bologna Children's Book Fair. Most of the many books submitted for the BolognaRagazzi Award were published in 2020, showing the enormous - and to many surprising – interest in the genre. What does this signify? Perhaps that Bernard Friot's manifesto ‘Universal Rights to Poetry’ has now been widely accepted? That the child is now considered mature enough to appreciate rhymeless poetry, all linguistic experience and content – as in fact the winning book declares? The refined scholar, Morag Styles will help us try to answer these questions.

Poetry will continue to be a key focus also in the future thanks to these magnificent books, which are also beautifully crafted, a feature that is always considered at Bologna Children's Book Fair.

Grazia Gotti, author, President, Accademia Drosselmeier, Italy

AMA Ask Me Anything session

Survival tips for illustrators about how to set up effective portfolios.

Giacomo Benelli, The Illustrators Survival Corner, Italy

Andrea Alemanno, illustrator, Italy

Carolina Ballester, International Programme Manager, China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair; Fei Jia, Former Senior Artistic Editor, Shanghai Juvenile and Children's Publishing House, China.

Luo Ling, Illustrator, China; Gui Tuzi, Illustrator, Picture Book Author, China.

AMA – Ask Me Anything session

Creatività, progettazione, scelte stilistiche e professionali: Alessandro Sanna, primo Children’s Laureate italiano, è pronto per le vostre domande sul mestiere dell’illustratore.

Ivan Canu, The Illustrators Survival Corner, Italy

Alessandro Sanna, illustratore, Italy

Marcella Terrusi, University of Bologna

Atak/Georg Barber, Graphic designer and Illustrator, Professor of Illustration at the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design in Halle, Germany; Beatrice Alemagna, Illustrator, Italy; Suzanne Carnell, Publisher, Two Hoots, UK; Kiyoko Matsuoka, Director Itabashi Art Museum (Tokyo), Japan; Maria Russo, Editorial Director of minedition US, USA

The Forum is designed to create a lasting community of professional translators and those considering a career in this area.

Piero Attanasio, Head of international affairs, R&D programmes AIE - Associazione Italiana Editori, Italy; Jacks Thomas, Guest Director, BolognaBookPlus, UK; Susan Harris, Editorial Director, Words Without Borders, USA; Ruth Ahmedzai-Kemp, Translator, USA; Gioia Guerzoni, Translator, Greece; Barbara Ofosu -Somuah, Translator, USA; Alta Price, Publishing consultant and translator, USA; Candice Whitney, Translator, USA; Sam Schnee, Words Without Borders, USA.

The Forum is designed to create a lasting community of professional translators and those considering a career in this area.

Organised in the framework of Aldus Up

Piero Attanasio, Head of international affairs, R&D programmes AIE - Associazione Italiana Editori, Italy; Jacks Thomas, Guest Director, BolognaBookPlus, UK; Susan Harris, Editorial Director, Words Without Borders, USA; Ruth Ahmedzai-Kemp, Translator, USA; Gioia Guerzoni, Translator, Greece; Barbara Ofosu -Somuah, Translator, USA; Alta Price, Publishing consultant and translator, USA; Candice Whitney, Translator, USA; Sam Schnee, Words Without Borders, USA.

Nuove properties che stanno esplodendo nell’era digitale

Il portfolio Entertainment dell’agenzia è ricco di Cartoons: novità, contenuti e digital activations.

Cristina Angelucci

Maurizio Distefano, Presidente, Maurizio Distefano Licensing, Italia; Michela Marchese Patti, CEO, Maurizio Distefano Licensing, Italia

Announcement of the winners 2020 - 2021.
Have a look at the winning illustrations.

Denis Beznosov, Deputy Director of the Russian State Children's Library Russia  

Anastasia Arkhipova, President of the jury of the International contest “Image of the Book”  Russia 

Presentazione della terza edizione del Premio Carla Poesio, dedicato alle migliori tesi di laurea in letteratura per l’infanzia. Incontriamo i membri della giuria e la vincitrice 2021, Alice Galletti, la cui tesi “Tracce di materia e luce nella letteratura per l’infanzia: la preziosità dell’Oro tra il qui e l’Altrove” (Università di Bologna) sarà pubblicata nel 2022 da Edizoni ETS grazie al sostegno di BolognaFiere.

Elena Pasoli, Exhibition Manager, Bologna Children's Book Fair; Pino Boero, Università di Genova; Lorenzo Cantatore, Università Roma Tre; Emma Beseghi, Università di Bologna; Alice Galletti, insegnante e illustratrice, vincitrice della terza edizione del Premio Carla Poesio.

Giovanni Nucci, autore, coordinatore del Caffè degli Autori 

Lara Crinò, giornalista, La Repubblica-Robinson; Lara Ricci, responsabile delle pagine di letteratura di “Domenica”, il Sole 24 Ore;

Mauro Evangelista, Director Ars In Fabula, Italy; Walter Fochesato, expert in Children's Literature and History of Illustration, teacher at Ars In Fabula, Italy;

Mauro Evangelista, Director Ars In Fabula, Italy; Walter Fochesato, expert in Children's Literature and History of Illustration, teacher at Ars In Fabula, Italy

Cristina Angelucci

Maurizio Distefano, Presidente, Maurizio Distefano Licensing, Italia; Michela Marchese Patti, CEO, Maurizio Distefano Licensing, Italia

D. Luis Fernando Crespo, President SM; Elena Pasoli, BCBF Exhibition Manager.

D. Luis Fernando Crespo, President SM; Elena Pasoli, BCBF Exhibition Manager.

Marcella Terrusi, University of Bologna, Italy

David Böhm, illustrator, Czech Republic; Jiří Franta, illustrator, Czech Republic; Petra Nováková, editor, Labyrint, Czech Republic; Osamu Okamura, author, Japan 

MĚSTO PRO KAŽDÉHO - Text by Osamu Okamura, illustrations and models by David Böhm and Jiři Franta; photographs by Pavel Horák; Labyrint, Czech Republic, 2020

Marcella Terrusi, University of Bologna, Italy  

David Böhm, illustrator, Czech Republic; Jiří Franta, illustrator, Czech Republic; Petra Novakova, editor, Labyrint, Czech Republic; Osamu Okamura, author, Japan

Marcella Terrusi, University of Bologna, Italy

Claudia Zoe Bedrick, Publisher, Editor, and Art director, Enchanted Lion, USA; Harry Gwinner, Chief Operating Officer Nobrow/Flying Eyes Books, UK; Teresa Tellechea, Fundación SM, Editor and Coordinator of programs for the promotion of reading, Spain.

In recent years, Taiwanese illustrators and picture books have performed exceptionally well at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. After Animo Chen's The "Short Elegy" was awarded the winner of the Comics for Young Adults category in 2020, and Jimmy Liao’s "The Rainbow of Our Time" the Cinema category’s Special Mention, this year Lin Lian-En's "Home" was recognised as the winner of the Fiction category, while Animo's "Love Letter" received a special mention in Poetry. Here are two discussions that introduce "Home" and "Love Letter", followed by Elena Pasoli’s observations of contemporary Taiwanese illustrators and picture books as the director of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. 

Part 1 HOME 

Lin Lian-En, artist

Cheryl Chan, editor of Papa Publishing

Izabella Kaluta, a cultural manager operating on the Polish and international book markets, and until recently, the vice President of the foundation set up by the Polish Nobel Prize Winner for literature, Olga Tokarczuk.

Part 2 LOVE LETTER

Animo Chen, artist

Lin Yi-Chun, editor of Locus Publishing

Chiara Basile: the founder and owner of the independent children's bookshop Léggere Leggére in Castel Maggiore. Since 2019, she has been among the organisers of the Junior Poetry Festival, the first international poetry festival for young people in Italy.

Morag Styles: Professor of Children’s Poetry at the University of Cambridge and is an Emeritus Fellow at Homerton College. She is the author of "From the Garden to the Street: 300 years of poetry for children", and has written widely on children’s poetry and picturebooks.

Part 3 Elena Pasoli’s Observations

Elena Pasoli: Director of Bologna Children’s Book Fair

We often hear phrases like: What makes a book or series of books a good work for screen projects

Film Adaptations Of Books Earn 53% More At The Worldwide Box Office (Adam Rowe, Forbes, July 11th, 2018)

70% of the world’s top 20 grossing films are based on books (Frontier Economics)

65% of film released in 2015 were from book properties (Medium.com)

In the US over 47 books are becoming movies and TV shows in 2021 (Perpetual Page – Turner)

In fact, the link between the audiovisual and the publishing industry is long standing and important. In this panel, publishing rights sales experts, production company readers and producers will discuss the key elements in a work that make them good screen projects.

Event organised within the framework of Aldus Up

Cristina Angelucci

Caterina Gonnelli, EVP Content, Xilam Animation, France; Annie Nybo, Reader for Netflix, USA; Etienne Bonnin, Head of Foreign Rights, Glenat, France; Ellen Doherty, Chief Creative Officer, Fred Rogers Productions, USA

Cristina Angelucci 

Caterina Gonnelli, EVP Content, Xilam Animation, France; Annie Nybo, Reader for Netflix, USA; Etienne Bonnin, Head of Foreign Rights, Glenat, France; Ellen Doherty, Chief Creative Officer, Fred Rogers Productions, USA

See all the new and improved features of a year-round Rights and Licensing Tool

Cristina Angelucci, Consultant for Bologna Licensing Trade Fair; Jon Malinowski, Founder Pubmatch, President Combined Book Exhibit, USA; Elena Pasoli, Exhibition Manager, Bologna Children’s Book Fair; Mariaelena Schiavo, International Sales Manager BCBF-CCBF, Bologna Children’s Book Fair.

Celebrating Dante and his global contemporary literary greats

Jacob Blakesley, University of Leeds, UK; Daniel Newman, Durham University, UK; Yao Yi, Yilin Press, China.

L’artista Massimiliano Tappari presenta il progetto "Bologna a testa in su" e racconta il suo lavoro di esplorazione per immagini alla ricerca di dettagli incongrui e sorprendenti fra le vie della città.

Ilaria Tontardini, Hamelin Associazione Culturale

Massimiliano Tappari, fotografo, poeta e camminatore

Dopo il grande successo mondiale dell’iniziativa “Eccellenze italiane” nelle due edizioni precedenti – “L’illustrazione per ragazzi: Eccellenze Italiane” e “Figure per Gianni Rodari. Eccellenze Italiane”, presentate complessivamente in oltre trenta Paesi – prosegue l’attività di promozione dell’illustrazione italiana nel mondo attraverso una nuova mostra.

“Eccellenze italiane. La nuova generazione degli illustratori italiani per ragazzi” è presentata nell’ambito dell’edizione 2021 di Bologna Children’s Book Fair ed è visibile online su BCBF Galleries. L'esposizione vede in mostra le opere di venti giovani illustratori italiani, scelti tra le personalità di spicco più promettenti.

La mostra è organizzata da Bologna Children’s Book Fair/BolognaFiere, Regione Emilia-Romagna, e Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, ed è curata da Cooperativa Giannino Stoppani/Accademia Drosselmeier.

VISITA LA MOSTRA SU BCBF GALLERIES

Ivan Canu, Direttore Mimaster; Mauro Evangelista, Direttore Ars in Fabula; Grazia Gotti, co-fondatrice Accademia Drosselmeier; Elena Pasoli, BCBF Exhibition Manager, Silvana Sola, co-fondatrice Accademia Drosselmeier, docente di Storia dell’Illustrazione presso l’ISIA; Maria Cristina Turchi, già Responsabile Settore Attività culturali all'estero ,Regione Emilia-Romagna;

Cristina Angelucci

Federica Maggio, Produttore, Enanimation, Italia; Nicoletta Costa, Illustratrice, Italia; Cecelia Quattrini, Produttrice Rai Ragazzi, Cartoni e Serie Live Action, Italia; Enrico Racca, Direttore Editoriale Business Unit Ragazzi Gruppo Mondadori, Italia

Come i libri per bambini e ragazzi hanno reagito, retto, interpretato l’anno della pandemia: un anno di produzione editoriale e prospettive per il futuro. 

Giovanni Nucci, autore, coordinatore del Caffè degli Autori

Giuseppe Assandri, Pepeverde; Claudia Camicia, Pagine Giovani; Anselmo Roveda, Andersen; Ilaria Tagliaferri, LiBeR; Ilaria Tontardini, Hamelin.

Cristina Angelucci

Brenda Maffuchi, Chief of Co-Productions, Licensing & Sales Officer, KidsMe, Italia

I Silent Book consegnano ai bambini la chiave per entrare nel mondo dei libri dal portone principale. Si tratta di opere di raffinata fattura che abituano i ragazzi al piacere dell’immagine e del bello e offrono storie che consentono ai più piccoli un ruolo attivo di interpretazione e fantasia. Rai Yoyo ha deciso di offrire a tutti i bambini la gioia della scoperta di queste storie visive, attraverso il nuovo programma: “Pianeta storie”, che andrà in onda a partire dal 25 ottobre. Ogni giorno, una navicella intergalattica con quattro piccoli esploratori spaziali a bordo, catturerà un silent book nella galassia dei libri e atterrerà sul lontano pianeta. 

Narratore: Enrico Dusio
Un programma di Janna Carioli
Regia: Andrea Apuzzo

A dialogue between teachers from six international art and design schools on the exhibition organised by the Bologna Academy of Fine Arts involving 120 young illustrators. A reflection on History, with a capital 'H', and on small stories that have marked the destiny of humanity.

VISIT THE EXHIBITION HERE

Enrico Fornaroli, Accademia di Belle Arti, Bologna

Mario Rivelli, Accademia di Belle Arti, Bologna; Bernd Mölck-Tassel, Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Hamburg; Stefano Valigi, Alliance Française, Bologna; Laura Beghelli, Goethe-Zentrum, Bologna; Sarah Fouquet, École Supérieure d'Arts et Médias, Caen-Cherbourg; Rūta Briede, Latvijas Mākslas akadēmija, Riga; Pere Ginard, La Massana Arts & Design School, Barcelona; Yirmi Pinkus, Shenkar College of Arts, Engineering and Design, Tel Aviv.

Emilio Varrà, Hamelin Associazione Culturale

Sara Colaone, autrice di fumetti e docente; Federica Lucchesini, insegnante e codirettrice della rivista “Gli Asini”; Sualzo, autore di fumetti.

An exclusive online guided journey through the works of the 2021 BCBF Illustrators Exhbition, accompanied by Anna Castagnoli.

 Anna Castagnoli, author and illustrator, scholar and critic of children's illustration

Simona Mambrini, traduttrice, consulente Centro Traduttori BCBF

I membri della giuria:
Elisabetta Bartuli, traduttrice; Cristina Dozio, traduttrice.

The masterclass is dedicated to the theme of cover design in the era of digital access, seeking visuals that stay strong across different media.

The event includes a special video contribution by graphic designer, Steven Heller, who looks at his work as art director of The New York Times’ Book Review: putting a cover on the book supplement.

Organised in the framework of Aldus Up.

Ivan Canu and Giacomo Benelli, Mimaster Illustrazione - The Illustrators Survival Corner 

Alice Beniero, illustrator and art director, Italy; Paul Buckley,  Senior VP Executive Creative Director, Penguin Random House,USA; Cecilia Flegenheimer, art director, Mondadori, Italy; Jon Gray, graphic designer, UK.

The masterclass is dedicated to the theme of cover design in the era of digital access, seeking visuals that stay strong across different media.

Organised in the framework of Aldus Up

Ivan Canu and Giacomo Benelli, Mimaster Illustrazione - The Illustrators Survival Corner 

Alice Beniero, illustrator and art director, Italy; Paul Buckley,  Senior VP Executive Creative Director, Penguin Random House, USA; Cecilia Flegenheimer, art director, Mondadori, Italy; Jon Gray, graphic designer, UK.

Cristina Angelucci

Raffaele Bortone, Presidente, Animundi Srl, Italia; Ettore Botta, President, Space Wow Inc., Usa 

See all the new and improved features of a year-round Rights and Licensing Tool

Cristina Angelucci, Consultant for Bologna Licensing Trade Fair; Jon Malinowski, Founder Pubmatch, President Combined Book Exhibit, USA; Elena Pasoli, Exhibition Manager, Bologna Children’s Book Fair; Mariaelena Schiavo, International Sales Manager BCBF-CCBF, Bologna Children’s Book Fair.

This edition of Bologna Children's Book Fair celebrated POETRY.

The BolognaRagazzi Award jury of experts met, discussed and selected the winners from the very many poetry books for children and young adults submitted by publishers from around the world.

The category was such a success and the experience so exhilarating that Bologna Children's Book Fair has announced it would be prepared to make Poetry the special award category also for 2022, encouraging publishers to extend their reach further into the genre.

We need more poetry, words, languages, rhymes and free verses – ‘poetic toys’ as Gianni Rodari would say - for children and adults to enjoy together.

As the final event of the 2021 BCBF edition, our Poetry Party has brought together many countries and many languages. This special choir of voices is a truly fitting finale for the 2021 Bologna Children's Book Fair as we sign off until next year.

Who joined us?

María Teresa Andruetto, Ērika Bērziņa and Anna Vaivare, Silvia Vecchini, Francesco Chiacchio and Sualzo, Nicola Cinquetti and Desideria Guicciardini, Joseph Coelho, Juan Palomino, Anastasia Orlova, Adolfo Córdova, María José Ferrada and Maria Elena Valdez, Jorge Lujan, Bernard Friot and Aurélie Guillerey, Fiona Waters and Britta Teckentrup, Alessandro Riccioni and Vittoria Facchini, Igor Zhukov, Animo Chen and Sam Liao.