Graphic Novel Project

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The Graphic Novel Project is a collaboration between the Institut Français and the Goethe-Institut Hanoi to promote the creation of graphic novels by Vietnamese artists.
 

The Institut Français and the Goethe-Institut, with the support of the Franco-German Cultural Fund, have launched a workshop for creating graphic novels. This European initiative is intended to encourage participating artists to try out new artistic practices for the graphic novel genre and develop them for the Vietnamese book market. The publishing grant for the project will be given to Nha Nam Culture and Communication Joint Stock Company (referred to as Nha Nam). Nha Nam provides each artist with eight to ten pages to publicize their story. The workshop will be accompanied for three months by graphic novel artists Robert Deutsch and Nicholas Sauge. UNESCO is supporting the project because it promotes the development of Hanoi's status as a City of Design.

The Graphic Novel Project 2022/23

Graphic novels belong to the literary genre of comics, but their more complex and comprehensive narratives make them comparable to novels. Unlike comics, graphic novels are usually based on autonomous stories and are detached from serial forms of publication. But just like novels, they can consist of several volumes...

Speakers

Robert Deutsch Photo: Yvonne Most

Germany
Robert Deutsch (*1981)

Robert Deutsch studied illustration and communication design in Halle and has been working as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer since 2012. His works have been exhibited in Porto, Berlin, Leipzig, and Los Angeles and published in several magazines. In 2014 he was awarded the GiebichenStein Design Award in the category Best Communication. He lives and works in Leipzig. His debut Turing was released in March 2017.


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France
Nicolas Sauge (*1975)

Nicolas Sauge gained his first professional experience in various artistic fields, from illustration to advertising and animation. In 2011, he co-wrote the book "Samourawaii Legends: Neron" with the publisher Indeez. Since then, he has illustrated and co-written a three-volume series titled "Golam" published by le Lombard, illustrated a two-volume series named "a l'Année Prochaine", and self-published a book titled "2 chemins". Sauge lives and works in Paris where he is a comic book artist, comic book teacher, and illustrator.

Interview with Nicolas Sauge


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Workshop

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