PFA16 – JURY & AWARDS

Sara Colaone was born in Pordenone in 1970. She is a designer, comic book author, and illustrator. She has been published in magazines such as “Internazionale,” “LaReview,” “Le Monde diplomatique,” “Diario Europeo,” “Rivista Il Mulino,” “Jacobin,” and has collaborated with publishers including Kappa Edizioni, Coconino Press, Dargaud Editions, Norma Editorial, Il Castoro, Fatatrac, Steinkis Editions, Bao Publishing, as well as educational publishers like Giunti, Zanichelli, Pearson, PBM, Loescher, and ELI. Among her most notable works are the graphic novels “Leda” (2016) and “In Italia sono tutti maschi” (2008), published in several countries including France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Macedonia, Slovakia, and Poland. In 2017, she received the Gran Guinigi award for Best Designer at Lucca Comics & Games for “Leda,” alongside F. Satta and L. de Santis, published by Coconino Press – Fandango in 2016. She teaches comics and illustration at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna.

Rastko Ćirić is a multimedia artist, author, illustrator, animator, and Serbian professional. He has won over 70 local and international awards and has worked extensively in various fields of graphic design, film, and music. He is the creator of 14 animated films, has had 44 solo exhibitions (in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Vranje, Ljubljana, Koper, Slovenia; Hiroshima, Japan; Seoul, South Korea; Polleur, Belgium) and has worked as an illustrator for the New York Times Book Review. Since 2004, he has been a professor at the Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade and is also the founder of the Festival of European Student Animation (FESA).

Slave Lukarov è membro del consiglio direttivo e uno dei direttori del Supertoon International Animation Festival. Organizzatore e responsabile di eventi di clubbing, workshop internazionali di arte visiva e fumetti, produttore di edizioni di fumetti, mostre, festival cinematografici, film animati e cortometraggi, autore di film brevi e animazioni e mostre multimediali. È co-fondatore e co-organizzatore dell’associazione Otompotom.

Slave Lukarov is a board member and one of the managers of the Supertoon International Animation Festival. Organiser and manager of clubbing events, and international visual art and comic book workshops, producer of comic book editions, exhibitions, film festivals, animated and short films, author of short and animated films and multimedia exhibitions. Co-founder and co-organiser of the Otompotom association.

Radostina Neykova is a Bulgarian director, animator, children’s book illustrator and academic. She graduated with an MFA in Animation Directing and Film Studies from the National Academy for Theater and Film Arts (NATFA) “Krastyo Sarafov”, Bulgaria, where she is currently Professor and Program Director of the Animation department.
Radostina uses non-traditional, handmade embroidery animation techniques in her films, and she directed the award-winning animated shorts Marmalade (2020), Ugly Fairy Tale (2018), Grumpy Does Repairs (2015), and Trip (2011). She has held solo exhibitions on her embroidery and illustration techniques in various locations in Europe and delivers animation workshops across Europe.

Pierre Bourrigault is a French 2D illustrator and animator.
Originally from Nantes, he attended the Cours Berçot fashion school in Paris and, after some
experience in fashion, he decided to devote himself to 2D illustration and animation.
His work ranges from children publishing to films and the creation of animations for commercial projects or visual shows. He has worked for clients such as Benetton, Diesel, Sisley, Rollerblade, Crystal Group, Elica, and The Global Fund.
In 2007, he wrote and directed “Aubade”, a stop-motion short film selected by the Animation Film Festival of Annecy, France. He also drew the illustrations for the films “Neuf Mois Ferme”, by director Albert Dupontel, and “Un moment d’égarement", by director Jean François Richet. His illustrations have been published in international magazines such as Elle, W International, Sport and Street.

Manuel Baldassare lives and works between Paris, Poitiers, and San Vito al Tagliamento. He is a versatile international artist, engaging in various forms of art, including painting, audio-video installations, sculpture, and performance. He studied plastic arts in New York with Professor Josh Mills and relocated to Paris in 2010. Over the years, he has collaborated with prestigious galleries in Paris, Miami, and Venice, boasting more than seventy exhibitions worldwide. Some of the most notable ones include Miami ArtBasel in 2012 and 2022, the Venice Biennale in 2013, the Thessaloniki Biennale in 2014 and 2019, ArtVerona in 2015, 59 de Rivoli in Paris in 2011, 2012, and 2022, and ArtWeek Luxembourg in 2022, where he was invited by the French Embassy in Luxembourg. He served as the artistic director of a theater in Montmartre called “Le Petit Théâtre du Bonheur” from 2011 to 2016. Manuel is also the leader and founder of the art-rock band E H C S – Elkann Henudo Chaotic Set.

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