Illustrators Exhibition

Beyond Sight

For the first time ever the Illustrators Exhibition presents the tactile translation of some of its artworks: a new and unusual way of reading images.

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Buy online the 2020 Illustrators Annual

BRAW

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BOP

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ILLUSTRATORS FOR GIANNI RODARI. ITALIAN EXCELLENCE

WHAT'S ON: 

07 May -  3:00 pm
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW FOR BCBF2020: ON THE MOON - POEMS BY GIANNI RODARI INTERPRETED BY FOUR GREAT ARTISTS

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COMICS

WHAT'S ON

Hassan Mousavi, author of the2020 Illustrators Annual Cover

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Hassan Mousavi, author of the multifaceted 2020 Illustrators Annual’s cover

A Talk with Hassan Mousavi

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WELCOME TO THE CHINESE MARKET

WORKING TOGETHER TO RESTORE CONFIDENCE IN THE GLOBAL CHILDREN'S PUBLISHING INDUSTRY 

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International Award for Illustration Bologna Children’s Book Fair - Fundación SM

The winners of the prize created y Fundación SM and BCBF to discover, encourage and support new talent in illustration.

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IBBY

WHAT'S ON:

07 May -  11:00 am
IBBY ITALIA PRESENTA I VINCITORI DELL’HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN AWARD 2020

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07 May -  6:00 pm
LEGGERE PER CRESCERE. LIVE MEETING CON IBBY ITALIA  

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All you need to know about the Hans Christian Andersen Award

H. C. Andersen Award: How the Jury Works

STREGA PRIZE RAGAZZE E RAGAZZI 2020

BRAW Digital

WHAT'S ON: 

06 May -  4:30 pm

BCBF 2020 DUST OR MAGIC MASTERCLASS ONLINE EDITION

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06 May -  5:00 pm
2020 BOLOGNARAGAZZI DIGITAL AWARD: NOTES FROM THE JURORS

Organized by
BCBF, Children’s Technology Review

More about the BolognaRagazzi Digital Award 

Download the paper Great Apps for Kids at Home 

Kid's Digital: an expanding market

ARS IN FABULA

WHAT'S ON:

06 May -  12:00 pm
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNER OF THE ARS IN FABULA GRANT AWARD 2020

In altre parole

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Is there something in the air?

A “playful antivirus” made of words that cross borders and fly all around the world to enter the homes of boys and girls. An amazing tribute to translation and a wonderful chance to announce a very big news for next year.

Everyday, on fairtales, new translations of the rhyme by Roberto Piumini

Premio Carla Poesio

WHAT'S ON

LA SECONDA EDIZIONE DEL PREMIO ALLA MIGLIORE TESTI ITALIANA IN LETTERATURA PER L'INFANZIA 

Let's meet the winner of the 2019 Premio Carla Poesio

Sustainable Development Goals Book Club

The project, still underway and designed to be multilingual, is inspired by the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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Discover the Reading List Goals 

SILENT BOOK CONTEST

Exhibition of the 12 finalists of the Silent Book Contest - Gianni De Conno Award 2020, the first international contest dedicated to books without words, now in its VII edition. 
An exhibition project conceived as a visual and involving journey through the images of the 12 finalist projects of the VII edition of the SBC 2020 and the 6 winning books of the six previous editions.

Since the first SBC 2014 edition,  Bologna Childrenʼs Book Fair has been our travel companion, partner and promoter of the SBC, hosting every year with success the presentation ceremony and the exhibition of the finalist projects, contributing to its international growth and diffusion. Also this year, we are together in this new and experimental challenge: the BCBF 2020 online special edition and the SBC 2020 Virtual Exhibition (online on Monday 4 May, at 10.00 am).

Bologna Licensing Trade Fair

WHAT'S ON:

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IN EDICOLA - NEWWSTAND

In occasione dell’edizione 2020 di BCBF importanti riviste di settore hanno realizzato numeri speciali.
In quest’area  il pubblico di BCBF avrà l’opportunità di consultare comodamente online il numero speciale della propria rivista!
Buona lettura e un ringraziamento particolare agli Editori per il prezioso contributo. 

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THE “CHILDREN-SPECTATORS”

WHAT'S ON

38 artists, selected within the European project "Mapping", explore with their illustrations the relationship between early childhood and the performing arts.

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