INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
The event is curated by BCBF and BLTF/Kids in partnership with Licensing Magazine
A conference dedicated to exploring how illustration can thrive outside publishing for children and young adults, by supplying its skills to quality products aimed at the same target audience.
INTERVIEW. ANIMATION AND ILLUSTRATION. POSSIBLE CONNECTIONS
Illustration beyond the book and applied to related and different worlds, such as animation and visual arts. In this interview, insights and analysis on the proximity between among animated images and the art of drawing, how artistic scouting in cartoons also passes through illustration.
Speaker:
Julie Fox, Head of Development France & Europe, Gaumont Animation, France
TALK. THE ADDED VALUE OF ILLUSTRATION IN CONSUMER GOODS
Success stories, concrete examples of sophisticated and qualitative product development, from toys to fashion. In other words: illustration applied to consumer goods. In this panel we will see a roundup of Best Practices that have focused on illustration art applied to product development, with absolutely positive and encouraging results.
Speakers:
Susanna Iraci, Toy Designer, Bicco, Italy
Nicoletta Costa, Illustrator and Author, Italy
Cinzia Grassi, Founder, Illustrabimbi, Italy
Barbara Vagnozzi, Illustrator and Agent Italy, Advocate Art, Italy
Federica De Federicis, Product Manager, Educational Group, Italy
LICENSING PORTFOLIO REVIEW
BETWEEN ILLUSTRATION, ANIMATION, TOYS AND CLOTHING
An hour of portfolio review for illustration talents together with experts from the world of animation, toys and design to encourage the exploration of new opportunities beyond the picture book.
The experts to attend the Licensing Portfolio Review are:
Susanna Iraci, Toy Designer, Bicco, Italy
Julie Fox, Head of Development France & Europe, Gaumont Animation, France
Barbara Vagnozzi, Illustrator and Agent Italy, Advocate Art, Italy
Federica De Federicis, Product Manager, Educational Group, Italy
Davide Rosio, CEO & Art Director, Movimenti Production, Italy
A morning dedicated to exploring how illustration can thrive outside publishing for children and young adults, by supplying its skills to quality products aimed at the same target audience: toys, apparel, and other experiences that extend illustrations and characters in books beyond the publishing world.
Cinzia has a degree in art history from the University of Bolgna and a specialisation in cultural heritage legislation from the Catholic University of Milan. For over twenty years, she has worked in the Library of the same university as a cataloguer, initially in bibliography and then in special collections.
A long-time fan of children's illustration, in 2019 she founded Illustrabimbi, with the conviction that drawings can also be worn. In the beginning, it was just a hobby. Gradually, it turns into a small company, which, since 2022, after participating at Pitti Bimbo, is continuously growing, thanks to the interest of important customers, both Italian and foreign.
An illustrator and author of children's and young adult books for over 25 years, she has more than 150 international publications to her credit.
She has experience working on her own and with major agencies in the UK, USA and Asia.
She speaks English very fluently, also thanks to her bilingual family.
Alongside her authoring work, she runs workshops for children, adults and teachers, working in schools, libraries, museums, bookshops and trade fairs and designs graphics for catalogues, covers and coordinated images.
A few months ago she started a new path as Agent for Advocate Art, an international Illustration Agency for which she is Agent in Italy.
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