In this lecture, Aimée de Jongh will dive deep into the work process of her latest graphic novel, Lord of the Flies.
Aimée was the first graphic novel author to make a comic adaptation of the 1954 literary classic, supported by the author's family and publishing house in London. She will explain every step of the journey, from the first pitch, to adapting the texts into comic pages, to seeing the physical product arrive in stores.
Finally, Aimée will share some insights on pitching, working with publishers, and what the best way is to approach international publishers for your first comic.
About Aimée
Aimée de Jongh (she/her) is an award-winning graphic novel author and animator from the Netherlands. Her books are currently published in more than 30 countries. With roots in the Dutch-Indies, history, migration and human relations are recurring topics in her work. Aimée's career in comics took off with the daily strip Snippers for a Dutch newspaper. After that, she published 5 graphic novels which won international awards, including the Japan International Manga Award and three Eisner nominations in the United States. Aimée's most well known graphic novels are Days of Sand (2021) and Lord of the Flies (2024). She published short comics in the magazines Spirou, Métal Hurlant and Fluide Glacial. Aimée was a guest teacher at the Graphic Storytelling department at TAW.
VAF Sessions
VAF sessions are a collaboration between Filmværksted Viborg and Viborg Animation Festival.
All VAF Sessions are in English and are geared towards talents and students of film, gaming and animation.
VAF Sessions are sponsored by HK Grafisk Kommunikation.
You may also like the following events from Open Workshop:
- This Tuesday, 9th September, 02:00 pm, Masterclass: The Animationproducers Role in Viborg, Denmark
- This Wednesday, 10th September, 10:00 am, VAF Sessions - Tomm Moore in Viborg
- This Wednesday, 10th September, 12:30 pm, VAF Sessions - Paneurama Panel in Viborg
Also check out other
Arts events in Viborg,
Literary Art events in Viborg,
Festivals in Viborg.
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