Our innovative Manga Shakespeare Comics Competition has now come to a close. We received 44 valid entries from all over Greece and the very high standard of the artwork submitted made the selection process particularly difficult.
The panel of judges – Emma Hayley (Director SelfMadeHero), Aggelos Mastorakis (Chief Editor of Eleftherotypia's comics supplement ENNEA) and Giorgos Botsos (comics author and director of the Sketch, Comics and Cartoon programme at AKTO) – have now completed their assessment of the entries and selected the winner and the five runners-up.
The first prize goes to:
The next five best entrants awarded a distinction are:
Thank you to all the young comics artists who entered the competition. Congratulations to the winner and the five runners-up for their excellent Manga Shakespeare work!
MANGA SHAKESPEARE COMICS COMPETITION
In collaboration with Eleftherotypia's comics supplement ΕΝΝΕΑ and the UK-based book publisher SelfMadeHero, we are delighted to announce the launch of an innovative comics competition and invite you to illustrate a scene from a Shakespearean play in manga style, recreating it in a world that we can relate to today.
The competition is open to all permanent residents of Greece between the ages of 12 and 25 regardless of nationality.
HOW DO I ENTER THE COMPETITION?
To enter the competition, complete and return the entry form along with your manga illustrations for ONE of the following scenes from Shakespeare plays:
Deadline for submission of entries now extended until 9 February 2009.
WHO ARE THE JUDGES?
The panel of judges consists of Emma Hayley, Director SelfMadeHero, Aggelos Mastorakis, Chief Editor of Eleftherotypia's comics supplement ENNEA, and Giorgos Botsos, comics author and director of the Sketch, Comics and Cartoon programme at AKTO.
WHAT ARE THE PRIZES?
The winner will win a two-day trip for two to London to visit the London MCM Expo, 23 & 24 May 2009. The winner's artwork and the artwork of the five (5) runners-up will be published in a special edition of Eleftherotypia's comics supplement ENNEA, which will be dedicated to the competition.
INFORMATION
For further information, please e-mail Olga Gratsaniti at Olga.Gratsaniti@britishcouncil.gr or call 210 369 2336.
The competition is being organised in the framework of the UK’s participation as the guest of honour at the 2nd Children’s & Young Adults’ Book Fair (23–26 January 2009 – HELEXPO).
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