The University of Guadalajara, through a project created by the Environmental Sciences Museum as part of the University’s Cultural Center, and with the support of the Guadalajara International Book Fair, has established the José Emilio Pacheco City and Nature Award. The prize, which will be given for the first time this year, will be dedicated to poetry. The winning author, who must write in Spanish and have at least ten unpublished poems or poems published in the last five years that are related to nature, urban sustainability, socio-ecological harmony and environmental conservation, will be given a purse of US $10,000. The award is dedicated to poet José Emilio Pacheco, whose work explores the duality between cities and nature.
Created by the University of Guadalajara, and with the collaboration of the National Institute for Indigenous Languages, the Culture Ministry, the National Commission for the Development of the Indigenous Cultures and Jalisco’s Department of Education, the American Indigenous Literature Award is granted to enrich, protect and promote the legacy and richness of Mexico’s indigenous peoples through literature in all its forms, and to and acknowledge and further develop the careers and works of indigenous authors. The award, which carries a purse of US $25,000, will be given for the fourth time at the 2016 FIL Guadalajara.
The SM Ibero-American Award for Literature for Children and Young People was implemented in 2005, the year of Ibero-American literature, with the goal of promoting literature for children and young people throughout Ibero-America. The award is given out each year during the Guadalajara International Book Fair to recognize writers of literature for children and young people and carries a purse of US $30,000.
Juan Carlos Quezadas
Karime Cardona Cury
With the goal of creating a network that helps to encourage the work of illustrators of books for children and young people in Ibero-America, the SM Foundation and the FIL Guadalajara invites illustrators to submit their work to be included in the Annual Ibero-American Illustration Catalog. The 45 works selected will be displayed in an exposition at the Guadalajara International Book Fair. In addition, illustrators will have the opportunity to work on an illustrated book with Ediciones SM and the winner will be given US $5,000. You can find more information at: www.iberoamericailustra.com
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Comic and Graphic Novel Hall
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Opening of the Comic + Graphic Novel Fair. Tribute to Pepo and Condorito
The opening of the Comic Fair of the FIL GDL 2024 is dressed up to pay tribute to Condorito on its 75th anniversary and to its creator, the famous Chilean graphic humorist, Pepo.
Presented by Luis Yáñez, President of the Pepo Foundation, this conversation brings together Sebastián Ríos, grandson and executor of the work of René Ríos Boettiger (Pepo), who will share memories of his grandfather, accompanied by Rupa, Rubén Eyzaguirre who worked with Pepo, his teacher, for twenty years and was drawing Condorito covers until February of this year, along with them will be the Chilean cartoonist Alberto Montt, whose art of portraying everyday experience today, has common elements with Pepo and will share as a reader the influence that the cartoonist had. We look forward to seeing you!
Participants: Sebastián Ríos, Rupa, Alberto Montt
Moderator: Luis Yáñez
Sebastián Ríos
Pepo's grandson and legal representative of René Ríos and Co. Ltda.
Rupa
With studies at the prestigious School of Fine Arts in Viña del Mar, he has developed a solid career in the production of comics and animation. He has worked on outstanding projects such as the animated series Heidi, collaborating with Editorial P.I.N.S.E.L., and in the production of advertising animation for television at Grafilms Estudios.
In his career, he has contributed to the iconic comic series Condorito, under the direction of René Ríos Boettiger and later as art director for Editorial Televisa Chile. Among his other works, the production of the Don Rodrigo series for Plop magazine stands out, as well as his participation in the creation of internationally renowned comics such as Batman for DC Comics, and Disney comics for the company Ríos & Gana S.A..
He has also participated in international projects, such as the animated series Cabotage for French television and the Comics Project in Colombia, where he also exhibited his work at the Materón theater. Throughout his career, he has received important recognitions, such as the APES award and the prestigious 2024 Golden Eagle world award in the Art category.
Other activities involving the participant:
Drawing Condorito
Alberto Montt
He is a graphic designer and visual artist recognized for his illustration blog Dosis diaria, where he has published his cartoons since 2006. He has accumulated numerous publications around the world.
Luis Yáñez
Journalist, writer, documentary filmmaker, cultural manager, promoter of the Pepo es de Conce initiative, which managed to have the creator of Condorito, René Ríos, named illustrious son of his hometown, Concepción, and president of the Pepo Foundation.