Works by Iranian illustrators to compete in Bratislava biennial

TEHRAN – Fifteen works by Iranian illustrators were selected to compete in the Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB) in Slovakia in 2015.

 

The works will be sent by Iran’s Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) to the biennial, IIDCYA announced on Monday.

 

Peyman Rahimizadeh’s “Zahhak” and “Mannequin”, Atefeh Malekiju’s “Fearful Phantom”, and Mitra Abdollahi’s “First King of the World” and “Untamed Horses” are among the selected works.

 

“Rustam and Esfandiar” illustrated by Pejman Rahimizadeh, “A Heart Larger than the World” by Mahkameh Shabani and “A Man for Peace” by Nushin Safakhu are also included.

 

A jury composed of writer Zohreh Qaini, illustrators Farshid Mesqali and Ali-Akbar Sadeqi, and graphic designer Kurosh Parsanejad chose the participating works from the 140 submitted last week.

 

The BIB international jury awards One Grand Prix—a financial grant of $3,000—as the highest award of the BIB, and also five Golden Apples BIB worth $1,500 each and five BIB Plaques costing $1,000 each.

 

The BIB International Jury also grants an Honorary Mention to a publishing house for initiative development in children’s illustration in relation to the quality of a book published and shown in the competition. 

 

The Grand Prix BIB illustrator will have a chance to present an individual exhibition in the next year of the BIB.

 

Each country can only enter a maximum of 15 participants to the biennial.

 

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