Iternational Literature Festival – polip
Prishtina
9th Edition
10–13 May 2019
https://polipfestival.wordpress.com
http://www.qendra.org
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International Graphic Novel Festival – GRANFest
1st Edition
10-12 May 2019
11:00 – 12:00 – Venue: Amphitheater of the National Library of Kosovo
Media conference (Gani Jakupi, Agron Bajrami & Jeton Neziraj) announcing the 1rst edition of the International Graphic Novel Festival and the 9th edition of the polip – International Literature Festival
10. 05. 2019
19:00 – 21:30 – Venue: Modalarium, Faculty of Architecture
Official opening of the GranFest (Gani Jakupi & Agron Bajrami)
GranFest exhibition: Hermann Huppen(BE), Dave McKean (UK), Frank Margerin (FR), Fumio Obata (JP/UK), Aude Samama (FR), Tom Kaczinsky (USA), Marcello Quintanilha (BR), Ville Ranta (FIN).
Cocktail & music by Ilija Ludvig (SRB)
Official opening of the polip festival (Alida Bremer, Saša Ilić, Jeton Neziraj)
Readings
Lindita Ahmeti (MK), Sreten Ugričić (SRB/CH), Besnik Mustafaj (AL), Tom Kaczynski (USA), Olga Grjasnowa (AZ/DE), Tanja Raich (AT), Sarah Hehir (UK).
Moderators: Agron Bajrami (RKS), Alida Bremer (HR/DE)
21:30 – 00:00 – Venue: Menza Ramiz Sadiku
Live music: Ilija Ludvig (SRB)
Saturday, 11. 05. 2019
14:00–15:30 Venue: Qendra Multimedia
PANEL 1 Age of Opinions
Panelists: Melinda Nadj Abonji (CH), Ivana Bodrožić (CRO), Olga Grjasnowa (AZ/DE), Besnik Mustafaj (ALB), Robert Prosser (AT).
Moderator: Alida Bremer (CRO/DE)
Translation into English and Albanian will be provided.
16:00–17:30 Venue: Qendra Multimedia
PANEL 2 Literary Deal – Revolutionary Road
Panelists: Veton Surroi (RKS), Sreten Ugričić (SRB/CH)
Moderator: Saša Ilić (SRB)
Translation into English and Albanian will be provided.
20:00– 21:30 Readings
Melinda Nadj Abonji (CH/SRB), Robert Prosser (AT), Ivana Bodrožić (HR), Fumio Obata (JP/UK), Marek Šindelka (CZ), Ivana Maksić (SRB), Azem Deliu (RKS)
Homage to Bekim Lumi, with: Afrim Muçaj, Gresa Pallaska, Bujar Ahmeti.
Moderators: Jeton Neziraj (RKS), Sasa Ilić (SRB), Matteo Colombi (DE/IT)
21:30 – 00:00 Venue: Soma Book Station
Jam Session: Gani Jakupi (RKS/ES), Fumio Obata (JP/UK), Dave McKean (UK), and many others…
Sunday, 12. 05. 2019
11:00–12:30 Venue: Qendra Multimedia
PANEL 3 (GranFest) Creative vs. manipulative information
Panelists: Fumio Obata (JP/UK), Dave McKean (UK), Sarah Hehir (UK), Ville Ranta (FIN), Tom Kaczynski (USA), Marcello Quintanilha (ARG).
Moderator: Gani Jakupi (ES/RKS)
Translation into English and Albanian will be provided.
15:00–16:30 Venue: Qendra Multimedia
PANEL 4 Paralelní polis, a dissident concept haunting the present
Panelists: Alida Bremer (HRV/DE), Lena Dorn (DE), Marek Šindelka (CZ), Shkelzen Maliqi (RKS)
Moderator: Matteo Colombi (DE/IT)
Translation into English and Albanian will be provided.
20:00 – 00:00 Venue: Menza Ramiz Sadiku
Readings & music
Jasna Dimitrijević (SRB), Mariklena Niҫo (ALB), Eleni Suela Douxi (AL/GR), Petar Matović (SRB), Gerhard Meister (CH), Frank Margerin (FRA), Ermirë Vrella (RKS).
Readings from “The WORD LITERARY FORUM, a Spoken Word Co-op Project”: Gerhard Meister, Dragan Protić Prota and Shpetim Selmani.
Moderators: Shpetim Selmani (RKS), Lura Limani (RKS).
Live music: Arshikët e Gjakovës (RKS)
Complementary Program:
Friday, 10.05.2019 – Prishtina
11:00 – 12:30 Alliance Française.
(GRANFest)
Conversation with Aude Samama (FR)
Friday, 10.05.2019 – Prishtina
14:00 – 15:30 Restaurant Napoli
(by invitations only)
Reading and discussion with Melinda Nadj Abonji (CH/SRB)
Friday, 10.05.2019 – Gracanica
16:00 – 18:00 Civic Energy Center / Centar Gradjanske Energije
Reading and discussion with Petar Matović (SRB), Ivana Bodrožić (HR) Jasna Dimitrijević (SRB), Ivana Maksić (SRB).
Moderator: Alida Bremer (DE/HR)
Friday 10.05.2019 – Prishtina
17:00:18:30 Alliance Française
Opening of the exhibition “Spirou4rights” featuring the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights depicted by Spirou’s most talented artists and authors. With Frank Margerin (FR)
The exhibition will be displayed until 17 May.
Saturday, 11.05.2019 – Prishtina
11:00 – 12:00 Menza Ramiz Sadiku
Small talk with: Besnik Mustafaj (ALB), Sreten Ugričić (SRB/CH), Hermann Huppen (BE), Frank Margerin (FR) & Literami (DE/IT/CZ).
Saturday, 11.05.2019 – Prishtina
12:00 – 13:30 American Corner at the National Library of Kosovo
GranFest Workshop with Tom Kaczynski
Monday, 13.05.2019 – Prishtina
11:00 – 12:30 University of Prishtina
Reading and discussion with Gerhard Meister
Monday, 13.05.2019 – Prizren
14:00 – 15:30 University of Prizren (Library Österreich Punkt)
Reading and discussion with Tanja Raich
Monday, 14.05.2019 – Prishtina
17:00 – 18:30 Qendra Multimedia
Promotion of the book Beta testing the Apocalypse by Tom Kaczynski
Published in Albanian by GRANFest and translated by Agron Bajrami
Tuesday, 14.05.2019 – Prishtina
11:00 – 13:00 University of Prishtina (amphitheater of the Philological Faculty)
Reading and discussion with Robert Prosser
International Graphic Novel Festival – GranFest is having its first Edition this year from 10th – 12th of May 2019. Anibar is having its tenth edition this year from 15th till 21st of July. And all of this is happening during the week of Polip Festival which is having its 9th edition from 10th to 13th of May. We are cooperating to bring you the best of Anibar 2018 and a retrospective and presentation by Dave McKean at Kino Armata.
Check out the agenda below for more information:
12 May 2019, 17:00h
Best of Anibar 2019: The edition of equality!
A glimpse into the edition which dealt with gender equality, women empowerment and women in animation; The Anibar 50/50 presented with the selection of the finest short animated films screened during the festival. The program covers a range of techniques, stories and emotions! Join us at Kino Armata this Sunday from 17:00.
12 May 2019, 19:00h
Retrospective of David McKean
David McKean is an English illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, graphic designer, filmmaker and musician. His work incorporates drawing, painting, photography, collage, found objects, digital art and sculpture. At Gran Fest Dave will be showing a program of shorts and clips as well as introduce the films himself.
