Graphic novel-artist Arne Jysch reads "Babylon Berlin" and hosts Workshops
Meet the Artist|A contributing programme at the Hong Kong International Literary Festival and BERLIN PROJEKT
The Goethe-Institut Hongkong is happy to have German graphic novel artist Arne Jysch with us in Hong Kong this November.
Arne Jysch, born in 1973, studied communication design and animation in Hamburg and Potsdam. Today he lives in Berlin and works as a storyboard artist, comic artist and lecturer for storyboard at the Film University Babelsberg. With "Der Beste" he has produced an award-winning short film and participated in the "Filmmasters Program" in Hollywood. "Wave and Smile" was his first comic. His graphic novel "Der nasse Fisch" – English title: “Babylon Berlin” - based on the crime novel by Volker Kutscher became a bestseller.
Arne Jysch will be presented at various activities and workshops in Hong Kong and Macau during his visit.
10.11.2019 │ 16:30 - 18:00 │ Lower Theatre, The Fringe Club
Graphic Novel Writing Workshop
Year by year, graphic novels have gradually found their way into the modern literary canon, gaining recognition as a format with potential for great complexity. Graphic novel adaptations frequently add something valuable—be it artistic detail or physical cue—to their source materials. The result visually engages the reader and allows them to fly through the pages of a riveting tale. Join Arne Jysch, artist of the graphic novel adaptation of Volker Kutscher’s bestselling Babylon Berlin, for a lesson on constructing effective graphic novels. As part of the Festival’s art exhibition, Jysch’s artwork will be exhibited in the Fringe Gallery from November 4th to 10th.
15.11.2019 │15:00 - 17:00 │ Library, Goethe-Institut Hongkong
Storyboard and cinematic language
The scenes and characters unfold for the first time in a series of little drawings. Here the most important decisions about narrative perspective, visual compositions, rhythm, style and acting are made. That goes for comic and film alike. How do you direct the attention of the audience? What rules and tricks make the flow of images homogeneous and readable? How do you commincate time and scene changes? Jysch reports with his own examples of his experiences working with different directors and on his own shortfilms and graphic novels.
13.11.2019 │ 21:15 - 22:15 │Passion Cinematheque, Macau
Film screenings "Babylon Berlin" Ep.1 +2 & Post-screening Talk
"Babylon Berlin", known as Germany's most expensive television series, directed by award-winning German filmmaker Tom Tykwer, tells the exciting story of Gereon Rath, a police inspector on a secret mission in the Weimar Republic during the period after the First World War. Arne Jysch, creator of the graphic novel "Babylon Berlin", will meet the audience after the screening to share the creative concepts for his book and his views on the film.
16.-17.11.2019 │11:00 – 19:00 │ F Hall Studio at Block 17, Tai Kwun
Babylon Berlin Binge - Film screenings "Babylon Berlin" Ep 1-6
16.11.2019 │15:00 – 16:30 │ F Hall Studio at Block 17, Tai Kwun
Sharing with Arne Jysch
Known as the most expensive television drama series in Germany, Babylon Berlin, directed by award-winning German film-maker Tom Tykwer, depicts the thrilling story of Gereon Rath, a police inspector on a secret mission in the Weimar Republic during the post-World War One period when the metropolis was trying to rebuild and recover from the war destructions.
Over the last weekend of Projekt Berlin, F Hall Studio will transform into a cozy living room with sofas and bean bags for an all-day binge-watching of the eight episodes of Babylon Berlin Season One. Immerse yourself into the 1930s Germany to discover and revisit the extraordinary history and story of a city that rose from the ashes.
Ticket holders to “Babylon Berlin Binge” are welcome to join Arne Jysch, the creative mind behind Babylon Berlin’s original graphic novel in a reading session on 16.11.2019.
Arne Jysch, born in 1973, studied communication design and animation in Hamburg and Potsdam. Today he lives in Berlin and works as a storyboard artist, comic artist and lecturer for storyboard at the Film University Babelsberg. With "Der Beste" he has produced an award-winning short film and participated in the "Filmmasters Program" in Hollywood. "Wave and Smile" was his first comic. His graphic novel "Der nasse Fisch" – English title: “Babylon Berlin” - based on the crime novel by Volker Kutscher became a bestseller.
Arne Jysch will be presented at various activities and workshops in Hong Kong and Macau during his visit.
10.11.2019 │ 16:30 - 18:00 │ Lower Theatre, The Fringe Club
Graphic Novel Writing Workshop
Year by year, graphic novels have gradually found their way into the modern literary canon, gaining recognition as a format with potential for great complexity. Graphic novel adaptations frequently add something valuable—be it artistic detail or physical cue—to their source materials. The result visually engages the reader and allows them to fly through the pages of a riveting tale. Join Arne Jysch, artist of the graphic novel adaptation of Volker Kutscher’s bestselling Babylon Berlin, for a lesson on constructing effective graphic novels. As part of the Festival’s art exhibition, Jysch’s artwork will be exhibited in the Fringe Gallery from November 4th to 10th.
15.11.2019 │15:00 - 17:00 │ Library, Goethe-Institut Hongkong
Storyboard and cinematic language
The scenes and characters unfold for the first time in a series of little drawings. Here the most important decisions about narrative perspective, visual compositions, rhythm, style and acting are made. That goes for comic and film alike. How do you direct the attention of the audience? What rules and tricks make the flow of images homogeneous and readable? How do you commincate time and scene changes? Jysch reports with his own examples of his experiences working with different directors and on his own shortfilms and graphic novels.
13.11.2019 │ 21:15 - 22:15 │Passion Cinematheque, Macau
Film screenings "Babylon Berlin" Ep.1 +2 & Post-screening Talk
"Babylon Berlin", known as Germany's most expensive television series, directed by award-winning German filmmaker Tom Tykwer, tells the exciting story of Gereon Rath, a police inspector on a secret mission in the Weimar Republic during the period after the First World War. Arne Jysch, creator of the graphic novel "Babylon Berlin", will meet the audience after the screening to share the creative concepts for his book and his views on the film.
16.-17.11.2019 │11:00 – 19:00 │ F Hall Studio at Block 17, Tai Kwun
Babylon Berlin Binge - Film screenings "Babylon Berlin" Ep 1-6
16.11.2019 │15:00 – 16:30 │ F Hall Studio at Block 17, Tai Kwun
Sharing with Arne Jysch
Known as the most expensive television drama series in Germany, Babylon Berlin, directed by award-winning German film-maker Tom Tykwer, depicts the thrilling story of Gereon Rath, a police inspector on a secret mission in the Weimar Republic during the post-World War One period when the metropolis was trying to rebuild and recover from the war destructions.
Over the last weekend of Projekt Berlin, F Hall Studio will transform into a cozy living room with sofas and bean bags for an all-day binge-watching of the eight episodes of Babylon Berlin Season One. Immerse yourself into the 1930s Germany to discover and revisit the extraordinary history and story of a city that rose from the ashes.
Ticket holders to “Babylon Berlin Binge” are welcome to join Arne Jysch, the creative mind behind Babylon Berlin’s original graphic novel in a reading session on 16.11.2019.