The Bologna Children’s Book Fair is part of the Aldus Up project that build upon the successful experience of Aldus, the European Book Fairs network promoting the internationalisation of the book sector and the innovation of book fairs formats.
Aldus Up will develop studies, surveys and initiatives addressing core topics for the book sector: trends and promotion of translations in Europe, changes in reading habits - with particular attention to the impact of digitisation – innovation for books and reading promotion, new models for book fairs to develop and engage with their audience, foster transnational mobility of book professionals and increase inclusivity for specific target groups, in particular visually impaired people, linguistic minorities and migrants.
Publications and information resources developed by Aldus Up are presented in dedicated events hosted by European book fairs and made available online in form of articles, in-depth analyses and studies on the Aldus Up knowledge platform K-HUB, including some exclusive contents for members of the Aldus Community.
Aldus Up - Building Bridges in the Book World – is a large-scale cooperation project co-funded in the framework of Creative Europe Programme 2014-2020 coordinated by the Italian Publishers Association (AIE). In line with the richness and variety of the European book sector, the Aldus up partnership features both international and domestic book-fairs, national and European publishers’ associations and organisations with consolidated know-how and experiences in the areas of activities addressed by the project.
BOLOGNA CHILDREN’S BOOK FAIR AND BOOKPLUS (21-24 MARCH 2022) EVENTS’ PROGRAMME
The Bologna Children’s Book Fair, with its brand’s extension BolognaBookPlus, is part of the Aldus Up project, a large-scale cooperation project co-funded in the framework of Creative Europe Programme 2014-2020 coordinated by the Italian Publishers Association (AIE).
Also this year, Bologna Children’s Book Fair/BolognaBookPLus offer a programme of initiatives and events aimed at promoting Aldus Up’s goals.
21/03/2022
14.00 – 14.45
BBPlus Theatre – Hall 29
The Impact of Elending on Purchasing Habits in Europe
Speakers: Ricardo Franco Levi, President of the Italian Publishers Association and Vice-President of the Federation of European Publishers
Seminar Organised by FEP
21/03/2022
16.15 - 17.15
Translator Café- Hall 30
Round Table: Translation in an Intercultural Context
Translating children's books into different cultures means not only processing the text into another language, but also transferring the level of illustration, which is an additional challenge. There, the different realities of children's lives play a big role: environment, skin colour, religion, etc. as well as cultural paradigms.
Welcome: Marifé Boix Garcia, Frankfurter Buchmesse GmbH, Germany
Speakers: Elisabeth Pérez Fernández, Illustrator, Spain - GoH 2022; Barbara Pregelj, Editor and Translator, Malinc, Slovenia - GoH 2023; Ilide Carmignani, Translator, Italy - GoH 2024. Moderator: Mariela Nagle, Consultant, Germany
The event takes place in the frame of the European Project ALDUS UP, the European Book Fairs network promoting the internationalization of the book sector and the innovation of book fairs formats.
Organized by Frankurter Buchmesse GmbH
21/03/2022
16.30 - 17.20
Authors’ Cafè
Stories on the Move. BolognaRagazzi CrossMedia Award 2022 Meet the Jury
This award aims to select the best publishing projects that expand their narrative universe across different media or that are a narrative extension of a project originated in other media. The International Jury of the Award, composed of experts in interactive and graphic design, new media, video game, film and television works, aims to identify books derived from multimedia projects and narratives originally produced by the world of traditional publishing that have successfully been included or expanded across other platforms such as television, cinema, videogames, mobile devices, or smart speakers.
Organized by BCBF
13.15 – 13.45
BBPlus Theatre – Hall 29
Understanding the new look. European Prize for Literature
A Conversation discussing the changes in the European Prize for Literature, and the effect these changes will bring about.
Speaker: Julie Belgrado, European and International Booksellers Federation; speaker Federation of European Publishers tbc
Organized by BBPLUS and European and International Booksellers Federation
22/03/2022
14.00 – 14.45
BBPlus Theatre – Hall 29
Let's Get Accessible
The new legislation requires content producers to adapt their production flow and upgrade their skills by taking into account the need to create an accessible ecosystem; where everyone in the value chain has to do their part. How? The seminar will provide an overview of the recent evolution of the legislation on the subject (Marrakesh Treaty and European Accessibility Act) and the best practices to produce quality and accessible editorial content for people with print impairments.
LIA’s experts will present the advantages of making their content accessible to people with visual disabilities, thus creating an inclusive editorial proposal for every reader.
A focus on alternative text for images: publishing has always used images and visual representations of all kinds (photographs, illustrations, graphics, etc.) to enrich text and convey concepts and emotions to its readers in the best possible way. For example, in children’s books, visual content is of great importance.
During the conference, the topic of alternative texts will be explored: hidden texts inserted within the image that can be read by assistive technologies (such as Text to speech), in order to describe its content to those who cannot access the image through sight. The alternative text is a key element to ensure full accessibility and usability of content also by people with a visual disability.
This seminar is aimed in particular at editors, graphic designers and illustrators who work in the process of design and creation for images, infographics and graphics for paper, digital and web contents.
Speakers: Cristina Mussinelli, secretary general, Fondazione LIA; Elisa Molinari, project manager, Fondazione LIA; Filippo Floridia , Mondadori; Marta Fornasero D Scuola
Organized by BBPLUS with AIE and Fondazione LIA
22/03/2022
14.30 – 15.30
Services Centre – Wing B Sala Bolero
Back to the Future - 10 Years into Digital Publishing: An Open Digital Forum for Children’s Publishers
A special event and gathering for all publishers wishing to discuss open routes into digital with experts from around the world. We will investigate the evolution of Audio apps, video, ebook and games development that can go make up a complimentary cross-media platform alongside publishing print books. This informal session gives publishers the chance to ask many direct questions to some of the best multimedia companies at the fair who will share their experience and diverse outputs along with giving out some practical tips on various routes to international markets today. The Open forum experts include Skyship Entertainment, Picboco, Wonderz, StoryToys, Plug-inMedia and The Children’s Technology Review.
Organized by BCBF in cooperation with Wingedchariot
22/03/2022
15.00 – 15.45
BBPlus Theatre – Hall 29
Living with Books, Living with Covid: How Booksellers across Europe are Dealing with Change
Five booksellers representing different European countries will explain how they are each dealing with the changes brought on by the pandemic, lessons learnt, and how to build and keep a resilient business.
Speakers:
Maren Kleppen, Bookseller, Norway; Raluca Selejan, Owner La Două Bufnițe, Romania; Julie Belgrado, EIBF and bookseller from Mr B’s Emporium, UK
Organized by BBPLUS and European and International Booksellers Federation
22/03/2022
17.20 - 18.00
Authors Café - Mall Area
Diverse Digital Journeys: Two stories – Skyship Entertainment and Piboco
Ed Nawotka talks with Morghan Fortier and Brett Jubinville from Skyship Entertainment (Canada) on the development of their Super Simple kid’s brand and their entrance in the book publishing world. Comparing two different journeys through the world of digital content and looking at Piboco (Denmark) who have become the premium indie digital publisher for picture books today
Speakers: Ed Nawotka, international editor for Publisher Weekly, USA; Morghan Fortier and Brett Jubinville, Skyship Entertainment, Canada; Aksel Køie, Piboco, Denmark
Organized by BCBF in cooperation with Wingedchariot
23/03/2022
9.30 – 10.00
Authors Café - Mall Area
Digital Firsts - Publishing Children’s Stories in Cross-Media Formats
Neal Hoskins, Digital consultant for the Bologna Children’s Book Fair talks with Sebastian Wehner, CEO Wonderz (Germany) and Juliet Tzabar, CEO Plug-in Media (UK) With their combined and varied experience in producing popular children’s IP within cross media formats they will highlight the different opportunities and challenges that publishers face in the creating complimentary media can centre around one main children’s character.
Speakers: Neal Hoskins, Digital consultant for BCBF; Sebastian Wehner, CEO Wonderz, Germany; Juliet Tzabar, CEO Plug-in Media, UK
Organized by BCBF in cooperation with Wingedchariot
23/03/2022
9.40 - 10.30
Authors Café - Mall Area
The Very Hungry Caterpillar apps - an eight year overnight publishing success story.
Neal Hoskins BCBF digital consultant (UK) and Emmet O’Neill CEO, Story Toys (Ireland) investigate the onscreen journey of one the most loved picture books form Eric Carle. They will be working through the long and winding road of a route to success and seeing what makes the enduring story able to reinvent itself for the digital age without losing its original enigmatic draw.
Speakers: Warren Buckleitner, founding editor of The Children’s Tech Review, USA; Emmet O’Neill, CEO of Story Toys, Ireland
Organized by BCBF in cooperation with Wingedchariot
23/03/2022
10.00 – 11.00
BBPlus Theatre – Hall 29
Translation Forum: Nations Unite. What Sells Well, Where
This seminar considers trends in translation, and what is selling in translated books, in various markets.
Speakers: Viviana Vuscovich; Mauri Spagnol; Simona Olivito, Edizioni E/O Rome; Nopi Chatzigeorgiou, Inara Belinkaja, Jānis Roze Bookshop and Publishing, Latvia; Leonella Basiglini, Europa Editions.
Organized by BBPLUS
23/03/2022
11.00 – 11.45
BBPlus Theatre – Hall 29
Translation Forum: Hot Topics in Translation Rights
A debate around the challenges and hot topics that translated books, and those that translate, publish, sell them experience.
Speakers: Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp, translator; Lawrence Schimel, author and anthropologist; Inara Belinkaja, owner of Jānis Roze Bookshop and Publishing, Latvia; Alīse Nīgale, Liels un Mazs; Fernanda Dantas, Brazilian Book Chamber; Emma House, Oreham Group
Organized by BBPLUS