BKK Comics Art Festival #3 - Two day convention

bkk UNZINE is excited to bring you: BKK Comics Art Festival #3 in October 2024 (for our third year in a row) at BACC - Bangkok Art and Cultural Centre.
The BKK Comics Arts Festival is an annual exhibition and convention that aims to promote mainstream recognition and appreciation for sequential art and comic storytelling by shining a light on local creators and up-and-coming talent.


The Comics Festival refers to the two week exhibition of Comics Art by genre from 01st to 13th of October 2024, but also the two day convention on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th of October on the 5th floor of BACC.


After the two week exhibition, our festival will jump into full swing with a two-day convention, gathering comic book creatives, publishers and scholars taking place on Saturday 12th of October 2024, with a sensational array of events and activities in Meeting Room 501 on the 5th Floor. Hera are the (tentative) planned events for Saturday 12th of October 2024:


@ Schedule (Meeting Room 501, 5th floor):
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10:30 to 11:00
Opening ceremony, presentations from Artists participating in the event
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11:15 to 12:00
Interview panel with Mangaka Atsushi Kaneko
Well known for his manga BAMBI, SOIL, EVOL, DEATHCO, etc. Soil and Evol have been adapted into a famous television drama series.
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13:00 - 14:00
Make a Diary Comic Zine! - workshop by Juliette Yu Ming Lizeray
Learn how to make a zine from start to finish, and fill it with your own diary comic! THe workshop will be given by Juliette Yu Ming Lizeray, a Comic Artist from Singapore.
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14:40 to 15:30
Artist interview: SA-ARD
Interview with the award winning Thai comic book artist about his journey and his upcoming book


16:00-16:40
Awards Ceremony for the Comics Contests & closing remarks


. 17:00 - 18:00
Discussion panel
A discussion between comic artists, publishers, distributors about the state of the comics industry in Thailand.


Hope to see you there!