XX settimana della lingua italiana nel mondo. CHICAGO
20th Annual Italian Language Week in the World
DRAWING STORIES:
THE EVOLUTION OF ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN COMICS
Virtual exhibition & Webinars
October 19 – November 15
DRAWING STORIES - THE EVOLUTION OF ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN COMICS is a digital, interactive exhibition and a series of webinars organized by the Italian Cultural Institutes of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington DC and Toronto, in cooperation with Romics - International Comics, Animation, Cinema and Game Festival. This event is part of the 20th Annual Italian Language Week in the World.
The exhibition offers a virtual journey through the profound changes that the “ninth art” has experienced in recent years, starting with the role of the writer. It centers around the works of Tito Faraci (writer, screenwriter for Disney, Astorina, Sergio Bonelli Editore, and editorial curator for Feltrinelli Comics), and will feature 30 art works by authors from the most important Italian publishing houses.
Three webinars, accessible until Nov. 15th on the exhibition platform and social media, will focus on the changes taking place in Italian and international comics and graphic novels, offering a glance behind the scenes at comic books and their narrative language and rhythms. Featuring Tito Faraci, Alex Bertani, Barbara Baldi, Sergio Brancato, Igort, Mario Gomboli, Giuseppe Palumbo and other Italian authors.
Webinars:
THE EVOLUTION OF LANGUAGE IN DISNEY PRODUCTIONS IN ITALY
A journey through innovative Italian Disney productions that have met with international success. Tito Faraci, editorial curator of Feltrinelli Comics, Alex Bertani, editorial director of Topolino - Panini Comics, Marco Gervasio, Disney author and Daniela Pietrini, professor of Italian and French Linguistics at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. Sabrina Perucca, Artistic Director of Romics, will moderate the conversation.
Live Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 12am CT. Available on the platform through November 15.
SCRIPT AND DRAWING, THE ALCHEMY OF A COMIC STORY
What happens behind the scenes of a comic book? What relationship is established between the writer and the illustrator? Mario Gomboli, writer for Diabolik and Giuseppe Palumbo, one of Diabolik's greatest illustrators, will come together for a very special meeting, which will allow viewers to witness the actual creation of a comic story. Mario Bellina, author and television writer, will moderate the conversation.
Live Friday October 23, 2020 at 12AM CT. Available on the platform until November 15th.
GRAPHIC NOVELS, THE NARRATIVE IMPACT AND EVOLUTION OF THE SCRIPT
The changes in script and language imposed by the success of graphic novels in Italy, with Tito Faraci, editorial curator of Feltrinelli Comics, Igort, comics artist, script writer and Italian director, Barbara Baldi, illustrator and colorist for Pixar, Disney, Marvel and Oblomov Edizioni and Marcello Serra, semiologist and professor of communication and journalism at the Carlos III University of Madrid. Sergio Brancato, professor of sociology of communication at the University of Naples "Federico II", expert and historian of comics, will moderate the conversation.
Live Wednesday, October 28, 2020, 12AM CT. Available on the platform until November 15th
The webinars will be presented in Italian with consecutive English interpreting.
The digital exhibition and the webinars will be posted on the Italian Cultural Institute's website and social media channels starting on October 19.