The 3rd Comics Festival

Conference on comics: Thu 31 May, 9 am
Festival Opening: Fri 01 Jun, 6 pm
Exhibition: 01 – 08 Jun 2012
Hanoi Library

From the organizer:

You are invited to the 3rd Comics Festival. This is a chance for those who love comics  and also a chance for everyone to enjoy fun activities to celebrate the International Children Day!

On 31st May, a conference on comic books will be organized with the participation of Mr Jean Auquier – Director of Belgium Comic Center. The subject of the conference is on “The History of Comic Books”; “Literature, comic books and films”; “From the authors to the readers”.

The Festival will be organized from 01 – 10/06 with the opening of 2 exhibitions “From Ideas to Comic Books” (Viet Nam) and “The journey in the 9th art: comic books of Wallonie Bruxelles”

Exhibition “The journey in the 9th art: comic books of Wallonie Bruxelles” showcases works of more than 40 comic writers in Belgium. They are the reflection of beauty and creative imagination.

The exhibition “From Ideal to Comic Books” comprises of more than 30 paintings of 11 young Vietnamese artists cum comic writers. They are free to express their ideas in any subject or format and the exhibition is a professional step in comic writing.