Dates of event :
from: 25. 10. 2019
to: 5. 1. 2020
Session of the International Jury of the Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava 2019 took place in Bratislava on October 20. 2019 – October 23. 2019
Members of the jury:
Mr. Ali Boozari, Iran, Ms. Graça Lima, Brazil, Ms. Akoss Ofori-Mensah, Ghana, Ms. Nor Emila Mohd Yusof, Malaysia, Mr. Alexejs Naumovs, Latvia, Mr. Igor Olejnikov, Russia, Ms. Daniela Olejníková, Slovakia, Ms. Tatjana Pregl Kobe, Slovenia, Mr. Yuval Saar, Israel, Mr. Zhigeng Wang, China
1. The jury chose as the chairman of the jury Mr. Alexejs Naumovs, Latvia
2. All required conditions for the work of the Jury were met.
3. International Jury of the BIB 2019 awarded following prizes:
GRAND PRIX BIB 2019
HASSAN MOOSAVI, IRAN: BOXER
JĀNIS BLANKS, LATVIA: MOLE CRICKET
SOOJUNG MYUNG, SOUTH KOREA: THE SKIRT THAT SPREADS TO THE END OF THE WORLD
ANTON LOMAEV, RUSSIA: LULLABY FOR A SMALL PIRATE
WEN DEE TAN, MALAYSIA: LILI, CIRCUS OF MONSTERS
CHENGLIANG ZHU, CHINA: DON´T LET THE SUN FALL
BIB PLAQUE 2019
GUILHERME KARSTEN, BRAZIL: AAAHHH!, RIDE!
MAJA KASTELIC, SLOVENIA: KOOZI
CHIKI KIKUCHI, JAPAN: LETTER OF THE SCARLET MAPLE LEAVES
ANDRÉ LETRIA, PORTUGAL: WAR
ANAT WARSHAVSKI, ISRAEL: THE RESTAURANT AT THE EDGE OF THE POLE – THE COOKING PENGUINS
HONORARY MENTION FOR TO THE PUBLISHER
Ecuador: Comoyoko Ediciones, 2019, Quito: A ritmo endiablado de bomba / At the Evilish Rythm of the Drum
Brazil: Editora positive, 2018, Curitiba: Um livro pra gente morar / A Book where to Live in
Brazil: Companhia das letrinhas, 2018, Sao Paolo: Apesar de tudo / In Spite of All
United Kingdom: David Fickling Books, 2017, Oxfrod: Tornhill
THE CHILDREN JURY of the Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava 2019 DECIDED TO GIVE
THE PRIZE OF CHILDREN JURY TO:
Svetozár Košický
Nominations of the Children’s Jury:
Peter Uchnár, Slovakia
Cornelia Bredschneider & Katharina Guntzer, Austria
Levi Pinfold, United Kingdom
POŠTOVÁ BANKA AWARD
Poštová banka grants the Poštná banka Award to a living Slovakian illustrator / illustrator for an original and extraordinary contribution to illustration art in Slovakia.
Expert Jury awarded title: "Post Bank Prize Laureate 2017" – to MIROSLAV CIPÁR
AWARD OF THE MAYOR OF THE CAPITAL CITY BRATISLAVA TO A SLOVAK ILLUSTRATOR PARTICIPATING IN BIENNIAL OF ILLUSTRATION BRATISLAVA 2019
Jury Members:
Aleksejs Naumovs, Latvia, Chair of the International Jury BIB 2019
Ing. Peter Tvrdoň, Director of BIBIANA, International House of Art for Children, Chair of the Executive Committee BIB
PhDr. Zuzana Jarošová, General Commissioner BIB and Chair of the International Committee BIB
The Jury has unanimously agreed that the Award of the Mayor of the Capital City Bratislava goes to
Boris Šima
A Slovak artist participating in the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDuWzR53JG8&list=PL531D6B31FB54E480&index=2&t=0s
http://www.bibiana.sk/en/bib-2019-awarded-illustrations
