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 The winning author, who must write in Spanish and have at least ten unpublished poems or poems published in the last five years that are related to nature, urban sustainability, socio-ecological harmony and environmental conservation, will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.
Oswaldo Hernández Trujillo
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.
Florentino Solano
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.
María José Ferrada
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
Gerald Espinoza
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Illustrators’ Program
Activities for Professionals
Illustrators’ Program
Let me draw you a story: the trade of a children's illustrator
Participant: Luis San Vicente
Luis San Vicente
Estudió diseño de la comunicación gráfica en la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana. Ha ilustrado más de 40 libros infantiles en editoriales nacionales e internacionales y colaborado en diversos medios editoriales, como periódicos, revistas y libros. También ha participado en animaciones para diversos proyectos en televisión. Uno de sus más importantes proyectos fue realizar la imagen de la 35 Feria Internacional de Libro Infantil y Juvenil de México en el 2015. Su obra ha sido expuesta en foros de todo el mundo y ha sido merecedor de diversos reconocimientos: ganó el premio de la Unesco Noma Encouragement Concours Prize for Illustration (Japón), fue seleccionado en la exposición de ilustradores de la Feria del Libro Infantil de Boloña (Italia), ha ganado en dos ocasiones el Catálogo de Ilustradores de Publicaciones Infantiles y Juveniles de la Dirección General de Publicaciones de Conaculta (ahora Secretaria de Cultura), recibió una mención en el Encuentro Latinoamericano de Ilustración de Palermo (Argentina) y uno de sus cortos para la serie Imaginantes (Fundación Televisa) fue premiado en el festival de cine de Nueva York.
Other activities involving the participant:
Award ceremony for the winners of the 11th and 12th edition of Iberoamérica Ilustra
Activities for Professionals
Illustrators’ Program
The processes and stimuli that help us to illustrate
Participants: Dani Scharf, Sebastian Santafe, Gerald Espinoza
Moderator: María Conejo
Dani Scharf
De pequeño Dani no quería ser futbolista o astronauta: dibujaba mucho y soñaba con hacer eso mismo cuando fuera grande. Se graduó en la licenciatura de Diseño Gráfico de la Universidad ORT Uruguay y trabajó por más de 12 años en el mundo publicitario, donde llegó a ser director de arte de reconocidas agencias nacionales e internacionales. Fue ahí donde aprendió el valor fundamental que tiene conceptualizar una idea. Cree en el poder de la ilustración para comunicar más allá de los formatos, por eso sus ilustraciones tomaron forma en posters, portadas de libros y también en cuadros. Sus obras se expusieron en Argentina, España, México, USA y Uruguay. Es un apasionado del arte analógico y sus piezas en grabado reflejan la esencia de su estilo. También le interesa mucho la innovación tecnológica y la manera en que estos dos universos pueden potenciarse, forma parte de su búsqueda creativa. Se siente feliz cuando ve sus trabajos publicados en reconocidos y diversos medios y formatos. La prestigiosa revista Lürzer's Archive lo distinguió como uno de los 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide.
Sebastian Santafe
Illustrator, publicist, breakfast chef, queer by choice and color lover. He was born in Colombia and, for him, illustrating is his way of capturing the conversations that did not happen and those that did, also of self-examining / documenting the stories he has, what he likes, makes him angry and makes him scream. Drawings are a very powerful tool for this and more things in life. Winner of the XI Iberoamerican Illustrated Catalog in 2020.
Other activities involving the participant:
Designing and illustrating for inclusion and diversity
Award ceremony for the winners of the 11th and 12th edition of Iberoamérica Ilustra
Gerald Espinoza
He graduated in plastic arts, and he is dedicated to the creation of illustrated books for children and young people. He develops his plastic work with exhibitions in several countries around the world. He leads art and illustration workshops, as well as lectures on creativity. He has projects of graphic novels and murals. He is the winner of the 12th Ibero-American Illustration Catalog for 2021.
Other activities involving the participant:
Between image and design: Processes for producing picture books
Award ceremony for the winners of the 11th and 12th edition of Iberoamérica Ilustra
María Conejo
A visual artist who graduated from the School of Design at the National Institute of Fine Arts in Mexico City, her main medium is drawing. Her work revolves around depicting the human body. She draws the female body with the intent of displaying it as a symbol, a communicative gesture, and seeks to create a new way of perceiving the human body. An essential part of her creative process is exploring and experimenting with different materials and techniques. She has been awarded FONCA grants through the Young Creators Program on two occasions. She cofounded Pussypedia, an inclusive and free online bilingual encyclopedia that seeks to make information about vaginas and sexual diversity more accessible. Her work has been published in Revista de la Universidad, Tierra Adentro magazine, Vice, Ambulante, P Magazine, Chilango, Picnic, Indie Rocks, Vogue Mexico, Cream; and by publishing houses such as Grupo Expansión, Princeton University, Ediciones Químera, and Penguin Random House.
Other activities involving the participant:
Designing and illustrating for inclusion and diversity
Activities for Professionals
Illustrators’ Program
Overview of illustration in the Basque Country
Participants: Alexandre Fernández Villanueva, Sandra Garayoa, Maite Rosende
Moderator: Rubén Padilla
Alexandre Fernández Villanueva
Nació el siglo pasado en Sabadell una ciudad industrial cercana a Barcelona. Nunca fue un buen estudiante y siempre le gusto dibujar. Dibujar es mirar, tratando de comprender y con la voluntad de compartir aquello que hemos visto y dibujado. Es por eso que cree que es dibujante, más que ilustrador. Se dedica de manera profesional a la ilustración desde 2012 y ha ilustrado un montón de libros de texto, y algunas novelas para jóvenes lectores. Seleccionado en el 12 Iberoamérica Ilustra.
Sandra Garayoa
Joven Ilustradora y diseñadora gráfica vasca. Hasta ahora ha trabajado en diferentes ámbitos como la literatura infantil y juvenil, diseñando portadas de discos de música, desarrollando carteles de cine y creando fondos para películas de animación. En este momento está sumergida en un proyecto de cómic que será publicado por Bang ediciones y es colaboradora mensual del periódico Berria. En 2020 recibe el premio Etxepare de ilustración con el álbum Lorerik Gorriena y su trabajo es reconocido en diferentes certámenes como Irudika y los premios Junceda.
Maite Rosende
Nació en San Sebastián en 1991 y desde que tiene uso de razón vive rodeada de pinturas. Estudió pintura mural en Barcelona, donde más tarde acabó cursando ilustración, un mundo por el que siempre se había sentido atraída. Le gusta perderse en lo simple, crear imágenes donde el color y la forma son los protagonistas. Le inspira la forma en la que los niños ven el mundo. Actualmente sigue rodeada de pinturas intentando buscar su camino.
Rubén Padilla
Graduated in International Business Management, he is the General Coordinator of Professionals at the Guadalajara International Book Fair. Among his main tasks, he develops the content of programs such as the International Publishers and Professionals Forum, the International University and Academic Press Forum, the International Publishing Design Forum and the International Forum of Illustrators (FILustra), among others. Jury of the 9 Catalog Iberoamérica Ilustra in 2018. He has participated as a speaker in various forums and professional training activities of the publishing industry at the Book Fairs of Bologna (Italy), Buenos Aires (Argentina), LéaLA (United States), FILIJ (Mexico), Taipei (Taiwan), Bogotá (Colombia), Medellín (Colombia), Oaxaca (Mexico), as well as in specialized meetings such as Festilus (Chile), TLA Annual Conference (United States), FILI (Finland) and the International Film Festival in Guadalajara (Mexico).
Other activities involving the participant:
Networks and Connections: Unity in times of crisis
Another window of opportunity: How to make adaptations for audiovisual products
Opening ceremony
Between image and design: Processes for producing picture books
Award ceremony for the winners of the 11th and 12th edition of Iberoamérica Ilustra
Activities for Professionals
Illustrators’ Program
Award ceremony for the winners of the 11th and 12th edition of Iberoamérica Ilustra
Participants: Cecilia Espinosa Bonilla, Rubén Padilla, Luis San Vicente, Sebastian Santafe, Gerald Espinoza, José Manuel Cidad
Rubén Padilla
Graduated in International Business Management, he is the General Coordinator of Professionals at the Guadalajara International Book Fair. Among his main tasks, he develops the content of programs such as the International Publishers and Professionals Forum, the International University and Academic Press Forum, the International Publishing Design Forum and the International Forum of Illustrators (FILustra), among others. Jury of the 9 Catalog Iberoamérica Ilustra in 2018. He has participated as a speaker in various forums and professional training activities of the publishing industry at the Book Fairs of Bologna (Italy), Buenos Aires (Argentina), LéaLA (United States), FILIJ (Mexico), Taipei (Taiwan), Bogotá (Colombia), Medellín (Colombia), Oaxaca (Mexico), as well as in specialized meetings such as Festilus (Chile), TLA Annual Conference (United States), FILI (Finland) and the International Film Festival in Guadalajara (Mexico).
Other activities involving the participant:
Networks and Connections: Unity in times of crisis
Another window of opportunity: How to make adaptations for audiovisual products
Opening ceremony
Between image and design: Processes for producing picture books
Overview of illustration in the Basque Country
Luis San Vicente
Estudió diseño de la comunicación gráfica en la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana. Ha ilustrado más de 40 libros infantiles en editoriales nacionales e internacionales y colaborado en diversos medios editoriales, como periódicos, revistas y libros. También ha participado en animaciones para diversos proyectos en televisión. Uno de sus más importantes proyectos fue realizar la imagen de la 35 Feria Internacional de Libro Infantil y Juvenil de México en el 2015. Su obra ha sido expuesta en foros de todo el mundo y ha sido merecedor de diversos reconocimientos: ganó el premio de la Unesco Noma Encouragement Concours Prize for Illustration (Japón), fue seleccionado en la exposición de ilustradores de la Feria del Libro Infantil de Boloña (Italia), ha ganado en dos ocasiones el Catálogo de Ilustradores de Publicaciones Infantiles y Juveniles de la Dirección General de Publicaciones de Conaculta (ahora Secretaria de Cultura), recibió una mención en el Encuentro Latinoamericano de Ilustración de Palermo (Argentina) y uno de sus cortos para la serie Imaginantes (Fundación Televisa) fue premiado en el festival de cine de Nueva York.
Other activities involving the participant:
Let me draw you a story: the trade of a children's illustrator
Sebastian Santafe
Illustrator, publicist, breakfast chef, queer by choice and color lover. He was born in Colombia and, for him, illustrating is his way of capturing the conversations that did not happen and those that did, also of self-examining / documenting the stories he has, what he likes, makes him angry and makes him scream. Drawings are a very powerful tool for this and more things in life. Winner of the XI Iberoamerican Illustrated Catalog in 2020.
Other activities involving the participant:
Designing and illustrating for inclusion and diversity
The processes and stimuli that help us to illustrate
Gerald Espinoza
He graduated in plastic arts, and he is dedicated to the creation of illustrated books for children and young people. He develops his plastic work with exhibitions in several countries around the world. He leads art and illustration workshops, as well as lectures on creativity. He has projects of graphic novels and murals. He is the winner of the 12th Ibero-American Illustration Catalog for 2021.
Other activities involving the participant:
Between image and design: Processes for producing picture books
The processes and stimuli that help us to illustrate