FIL Guadalajara debuts a new Bologna Children's Book Fair award for illustrators attending a Portfolio Review at the Fair: the Bologna Portfolio Award.
Bologna Children’s Book Fair will offer the winner a round-trip to the next Fair in Bologna (31 March - 3 April 2025).
The Award aims to acknowledge the pivotal professional role of an illustrator’s portfolio as a key to accessing new job opportunities and as the main communication tool between the illustrator and his/her clients (publishers, art directors, agents, etc.)
The Bologna Portfolio Award is open to all illustrators attending a Portfolio Review organized by The Illustrators Survival Corner at the 2024 edition of FIL Guadalajara (30 November to 4 December 2024 at the BCBF stand, International area HH7).
Bologna Children's Book Fair will also offer all those entering the competition a free code to access the 2025 Illustrators Wall, the BCBF website’s ‘digital wall’ where illustrators have a chance to show their illustrated stories and post a short personal profile including their e-mail, website and social network contacts.
Call for entries is closed
At the conclusion of the work of the two juries involved in the pre-selection and final selection of the debut edition of the "Bologna Portfolio Award" inaugurated at the FIL - Guadalajara 2024, we are pleased to announce the list of finalists and the name of the winner of a trip to the Bologna Children's Book Fair 2025.
A warm thank you to all the illustrators who participated in the portfolio reviews in Mexico and who embraced the initiative with great enthusiasm.
All of them will receive a free access code to the Illustrators Digital Wall 2025.
List of Finalists:
Winner: Mariana Alcántara
Justification: Mariana's portfolio is distinguished by its order and clarity of layout, a balanced presence of informative sidebars, and a good rhythm of presentation. It further highlights the ability to communicate, through the selection of images, in an unequivocal and clear manner the visual voice of the author, making the portfolio a precise and effective communication tool.
Honorable mentions: Rocío Katz, Rosario Lucas, Pau Santiago Roda.
A sincere thank you to all the professionals who conducted the portfolio reviews at the FIL - Guadalajara 2024 during the pre-selection phase of the "Bologna Portfolio Award":
Finally, a heartfelt thank you also to the Jury that determined the final winner among the finalists and was composed of:
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