Festival program in English
Below is a selection of all the program slots that are presented in English.
For the full program schedule, see the Swedish version.
Saturday May 13
11.00-17.00: Studion, Lilla Studion (floor 1), Foajé 3, Hörsalen (floor 3)
Comics market: Publishers, creators, schools and shops exhibit and sell their goods.
Program stages at every market venue.
11.00-17.00: The entrance floor (floor E)
Young comics festival: Draw in panels: Outside the elevators on the entrance floor, there are two walls ewhere children and adults can create pictures and speech balloons. During the weekend, a collective comic story will be developed.
Presented by Rum för Barn.
11.00-17.00: Lilla Kilen (floor E)
Exhibition: Wicker is Fine! & Spejs. Exhibition with Adrian Malmgren and Jenny Hannula.
11.00-17.00: The Comics Library (floor 2)
Utställning: Bande dessinée in Swedish – comics in the Franco-Belgian spirit.
Read more about the exhibition.
11.10-17.00: Konstverkstan (floor 4)
Young comics festival: Make your own comics. Family activities.
Presented by Konstverkstan.
11.45-12.00: Studion (floor 1)
Festival inauguration in English.
12.00-13.00: Studion (floor 1)
Putin’s Russia! Darryl Cunningham [UK] interviewed about the Swedish edition of his om acclaimed graphic novel Putin’s Russia (Putins Ryssland) . Interviewer: Martin S. Halldin. Followed by a signing session in Galago’s market booth.
13.00-13.45: Foajé 3 (floor 3)
Italian Comics: State of the Art! A conversation about the past, present and future of Italian comics. With Alberto Rigoni (Lucca Comics & Games) and comics creators Sergio Algozzino and Paolo Martinello (Dylan Dog, etc.). Note: Presented in Italian, translated into Swedish by Marie Jensen.
Presented in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute.
13.00-14.30: Klarabiografen (floor 2)
Free film screening: Love & Rockets: the Great American Comic Book! Introduction by Bitte Andersson.
Presented with support by Public Media Group of Southern California.
13.30-14.15: Lilla Studion (floor 1)
France meets Sweden. Patrick Gaumer [FRA], Sylvain Runberg [FRA] and Anneli Furmark [SWE] and moderator Fabian Göranson [SWE] about the French and the Swedish comics scenes.
Presented in collaboration with Institut Français de Suède.
14.30-15.15: Lilla Studion (floor 1)
The colourful depression! Finnish comics creator Emmi Valve interviewed on stage. Moderator: Marie Jensen. Followed by a signing session at Lystring’s market table.
Co-founded by the European Union.
15.15-16.00: Studion (floor 1)
Young Comics Festival: Swiss manga! Twin manga artists Gin Zarbo (The Secret of Scarecrow) and Ban Zarbo (Cold the Creature) interviewed by Natalia Batista.
Followed by a signing session in the Nosebleed Studio booth
In collaboration with Nosebleed Studio and the Swiss Embassy of Stockholm.
15.30-16.15: Lilla Studion (floor 1)
Neurosis, body angst and humour! Guest of Honour Tara Booth [USA] (known for her Instragram account with more than 142 000 followers) interviewed about her Swedish book debut Rattfylleri. Moderator: Catherine Anyango Grünewald.
Followed by a signing session at Lystring’s market table.
Sunday May 14
11.00-17.00: Studion, Lilla Studion (floor 1), Foajé 3, Hörsalen (floor 3)
Comics market: Publishers, creators, schools and shops exhibit and sell their goods.
Program stages at every market venue.
11.00-17.00: The entrance floor (floor E)
Young comics festival: Draw in panels: Outside the elevators on the entrance floor, there are two walls ewhere children and adults can create pictures and speech balloons. During the weekend, a collective comic story will be developed.
Presented by Rum för Barn.
11.00-17.00: Lilla Kilen (floor E)
Exhibition: Wicker is Fine! & Spejs. Exhibition with Adrian Malmgren and Jenny Hannula.
11.00-17.00: The Comics Library (floor 2)
Utställning: Bande dessinée in Swedish – comics in the Franco-Belgian spirit.
Read more about the exhibition.
11.10-17.00: Konstverkstan (floor 4)
Young comics festival: Make your own comics. Family activities.
Presented by Konstverkstan.
11.30-12.15: Foajé 3 (floor 3)
Lucca Comics & Games: a case study! Stage talk about Lucca Comics & Games, the world's first comics festival and today one of the main festivals on an international level. Alberto Rigoni, the festival's content manager, and comic artist Sergio Algozzino (Dylan Dog etc.) tell us about the festival's history and future prospects and how it became the epicenter of the pop explosion. Note: Presented in Italian, translated into Swedish by Marie Jensen.
Presented in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute.
12.30-13.15: Foajé 3 (floor 3)
Finland’s foremost alternative comics! Finnish creators Hannele Richert, Kaisa Leka and Amanda Vähämäki from the comics collective KutiKuti, publisher of the comic magazine Kuti, tell us about their activities.
In collaboration with KutiKuti.
13.00-14.00: Lilla Studion (floor 1)
Lies and poetry! Belgiska creator Dominique Goblet interviewed by Knut Larsson about her acclaimed graphic novel Pretending is lying, now published in Swedish. Followed by a signing session at Lystring’s market table.
Presented with support by Wallonia-Brussels International (WBI).
14.15-15.00: Lilla Studion (floor 1)
Coming of age, superheroes and eco-scifi! Multi-artist and comics writer Cecil Castellucci [CAN/USA] has written multiple succesful comics such as Plain Janes, Girl on Film, Shade the Changing Girl, Female Furies and Shifting Earth. Interviewed on stage by Anders Lundgren and Freddie Kaplan of the podcast Hög av serier. Samtalet sker på engelksa. Followed by a signing session in the festival information booth on the first floor.
In collaboration with Hög av serier.
14.15-15.15: Foajé 3 (floor 3)
French comics of today! Comics expert and author Patrick Gaumer [FRE] about the contemporary French-speaking comics scene.
Presented in collaboration with Institut Français de Suède.
15.00-15.45: Klarabiografen (floor 2)
Free film screening: Haru, Island of the solitary! (1998). Documentary about Finnish illustrator Tove Jansson. English subtext.
Presented in collaboratoin with Moomin Characters.
16.00-17.00: Klarabiografen (floor 2)
Free film screening: Tove and Tooti in Europe (2004). Documentary about Finnish illustrator Tove Jansson. English subtext.
Presented in collaboration with Moomin Characters
17.00-18.00: Klarabiografen (floor 2)
Book Release: Comics scholar Paul Gravett (UK) doing a talk about Finnish author, illustrator and comics artist Tove Jansson, due to the Swedish-language release of his book The Illustrators: Tove Jansson. Books available, signing session after the talk.
Presented in collaboration with Förlaget M.
Monday May 15
17.30-19.00: Art & Office Stockholm, Stora Nygatan 27
Book Release: Comics scholar Paul Gravett (UK) doing a talk about Finnish author, illustrator and comics artist Tove Jansson, due to the Swedish-language release of his book The Illustrators: Tove Jansson. Books available, signing session after the talk.
Presented in collaboration with Förlaget M.