[Reader-list] [Announcements] COMIC BOOK WORKSHOP- Call for entries.

[Amitabh Kumar]

Sarai-CSDS and the French Information and Resource Center (FIRC) are  
collaborating on a series of events to popularize and promote a wider  
dissemination of comic books, graphic novels and graphic literature.

The first in this series of events was a Comic Book reading by Orijit  
Sen at FIRC on the 26 October 2007.

We now invite applications for a 9- day Comic Book/Graphic Novel  
Workshop (3 three day sessions). Intended for aspiring graphic  
artists and writers who are interested in learning the craft from  
some of the top practitioners of the form.
We have invited two comic book authors from France and three of  
India's premier comic book practitioners to contribute to this workshop.

France has a rich history of comic book practice and has been a focal  
point in the emergence of the new genre in the comic form – the  
Graphic Novel.
Mathieu Sapin and Francois Dermaut will conduct the first session (3  
days) of the workshop.
Francois Dermaut is a renowned comic book author who has been  
creating comics for almost 30 years.
Mathieu Sapin has worked extensively in almost all genres of the  
form, ranging from illustrations for children's books to graphic novels.

Parismita Singh and Sarnath Banerjee will conduct the second session 
(3 days) of the workshop.
Sarnath Banerjee is India's most recognized comic book author. His  
graphic novels ('Corridors', [1994] and `The Barn Owl's Wondrous  
Capers',[2006] ) have been critically acclaimed and significant in  
promoting a comic book culture in India. Parismita Singh's first  
graphic novel is soon to be published by Penguin.

Orijit Sen will conduct the third and final session(3 days) of the  
workshop. One of the earliest practitioners of the form in  
India,Orijit authored 'The River of Stories' in 1994. He is presently  
working on a texto-visual representation of Kabir's poetry and is  
making his first animation film.

The Comic Book workshop will be conducted over a period of three  
weeks. There will be 3 sessions per week.


Session 1:
17, 18, 19 DECEMBER 2007
Venue: French information & Resource Center
              2 Aurangzeb Road, New Delhi
Facilitators: Mathieu Sapin & Francois Dermaut


Session 2:
4, 5, 6 JANUARY 2008
Venue: The ATTIC
36 Regal Building
             Connaught Place, New Delhi-110001.
Facilitators: Sarnath Banerjee & Parismita Singh


Session 3:
17, 18, 19 JANUARY 2008
Venue: Sarai-CSDS
      29 Rajpur Road
             Civil Lines, Delhi -110054
Facilitator: Orijit Sen


People interested in participation should:

Send in an original story/plot, drawing or a 2 page comic strip on  
any of the following themes:
- DELHI 2084
- A BIZZARE EXPERIENCE
- GETTING LOST:GETTING FOUND
- SIGNAGES IN THE CITY


Send the submissions by post/email to :

Marielle Morin,
Director, French Information Resource Centre
2 Aurangzeb Road, New Delhi 110011
(director at fircdel.com)

     OR

Amitabh Kumar,
Sarai-CSDS
29 Rajpur Road,
Civil Lines, Delhi -110054
(amitabh at sarai.net)


Please send your submissions by 21 NOVEMBER 2007

Note: Those selected for the workshop will be required to pay a fee  
of Rs. 2000/-. A fee waiver for special cases will be decided by the  
selection committee, whose decision is final.
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