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Ystad Series Festival

The festival takes place in Folkets Hus Surbrunnsparken in Ystad. We also show films on Sunday at the Scala cinema theater on the pedestrian street Stora Östergatan 12. On Friday, the so-called academic Friday takes place, organized by Malmö University. On Saturday and Sunday, the more public part of the festival opens with around twenty stage talks and lectures (see the program next to this). Throughout Saturday and Sunday, there are a number of book tables with book signings by cartoonists and exhibitions, in addition, there is a so-called baton cartooning live in front of the public.

Create a fanzine festival with Seriefrämjandet!
Come and draw your own little comic book, a fanzine with us! We have all the materials you need and show you how to do it. All ages welcome! Time: Sunday 11 - 15
During the entire festival, admission is free!

ACADEMIC FRIDAY September 6th
Friday 10:00 – 10:10 Welcome and overview University assistant professor Oskar Aspman
Friday 10:15 – 10:50 Fanzines in the Swedish Series Archive – a window to subcultural currents Fredrik Strömberg Fil. dr. in media and communication science
Friday 10:55 – 11:30 Artist Books at Ystad Art Museum: Collections that reflect the spirit of the times Ýrr Jónasdóttir, director of Ystad Art Museum
Friday 11:35 – 12:10 The role of comics festivals as a breeding ground for fanzine and DIY culture.
Miku Maria Gustavsson, chairman of Series Promotion
Friday 13:10 – 13:45 Mixtapes as cultural time capsules: Stories from the margins.
Anders Høg Hansen, university lecturer
Friday 13:50 – 14:25 Feminist fanzines: Comics that shape society Anna Nordenstam, professor of literary studies
Friday 14:30-15:05 The fanzine as examining product: from artistic experiment to assessed artefact Oskar Aspman, university assistant professor
Friday 15:10 – 16:00 Panel discussion: Fanzines as participatory culture: Blurring the boundaries between creator and consumer Panelists: Miku Maria Gustavsson, Ýrr Jónasdóttir, Anders Høg Hansen, Anna Nordenstam and Fredrik Strömberg. Moderator: Gunnar Krantz, professor

ADULT SERIES SATURDAY September 7th
Saturday 9:00- 9:10 Opening Festival General Rolf Classon opens
Saturday 9:15 – 9:50 Preserving the history of comic art – a Nordic perspective
Kristian Helleslund (Norway), Ville Hänninen (Finland) and Jakob Hallin (Sweden).
Saturday 10:00 – 10:30 What should I think about when I want to establish myself as a cartoonist
Mats Källblad, Klara Wiksten and Max Björkman. Moderator: Marie Tillman.
Saturday 10:40 – 11:10 Drawing comic strips in daily newspapers
Hanna Strömberg, Ellen Ekman and Frida Malmgren.
Saturday 11:20 – 11:50 Debuting a comic book in 2024
Ditte Lindroth and Matilda Josephsson. Moderator: Fredrik Jonsson
Saturday 12:00 – 12:30 Cartoonists in crisis! Knut Larsson and Pelle Forshed
Saturday 12:40 – 13:10 Unfortunately that's it, a comic reading in English Mia Oberländer
Saturday 13:20 – 13:50 Bilderberg Konferenz Berlin, underground serial conspiracy or just rock'n'roll? Crippa Almqvist, Lars Sjunnesson and Max Andersson
Saturday 14:00 – 14:30 Nina Hemmingsson and Joakim Pirinen about drawing comics and other forms of expression Nina Hemmingsson and Joakim Pirinen.
Saturday 14:40 – 15:10 With Fanzines as a basis Henrik Bromander and Kattis Mörk.
Saturday 15:20 – 15:50 Arne Anka today and yesterday Charlie Christensen and Jimmy Wallin.
Saturday 16:00 – 16:30 Award ceremony: Urhunden for best original Swedish and best translated comic book 2023. Series promotion's annual prize Urhunden is back!
Saturday 16:40 – 17:10 Series for adults: Epix and the Swedish series revolution
Professor Gunnar Krantz and series researcher Robert Aman.

CHILDREN'S SERIES SUNDAY September 8th
Sunday 10:30 – 11:00 It's spring for factual series for children and young people, and the Hocus Pocus books
Frida Malmgren and Fabian Göransson.
Sunday 11:00 – 11:30 From LasseMaja to Lantispunk Henri Gylander and Jimmy Wallin.
Sunday 11:40 – 12:10 Nils the cat's nine lives Joakim Gunnarsson.
Sunday 11:20 – 12:50 Siri and the Vikings Patric Nyström and Per Demervall.
Sunday 13:00 – 13:30 Bear and the Wolf – fifty years of kindness
Jimmy Wallin and Ted Johansson draw and tell how the series Bamse comes to be.
Sunday 13:40 – 14:15 Super Skillz and Eva & Adam Johan Unenge
Sunday 14:30 – 15:00 Herman Hedning on new adventures! Jonas Darnell

When:

från torsdag 5 september
till lördag 7 september

Where:

Organizer

Ystad Series Festival
tel: 0708 538396
Epost: rolf@kartago.se

Folkets Hus Surbrunnsparken
Surbrunnsparken 24
27140 Ystad

Opening hours

Friday: 10:00 - 16:00
Saturday: 9:00 - 17:10
Sunday: 10:00 - 15:00

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