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Thursday, September 9, 2010

Kingston WritersFest: The Future of Storytelling




 The Future of Storytelling
Is it a book? A comic? A film adaptation?
Bicycle thief Igor Kenk all mashed up in ground-breaking graphic novel

KENK cover imageKENK: A Graphic Portrait is a cutting edge cultural hybrid created not by an author but by a creative team of謡riter, filmmaker, illustrator, and producer. Soon to be an animated short, it is based on the story of Igor Kenk, named by The New York Times "the world's most prolific bicycle thief."


Frames of video have been frozen, photocopied, scratched and smeared.

KENK teamJoin Queen's alumni Jason Gilmore (producer) and Alex Jansen (filmmaker, designer) and team members Nick Marinkovich (illustrator) and Craig Small (animation director) for a look at how the book was made and what's next. In conversation with Clarke Mackey, author of Random Acts of Culture.

Graphics Plus: The Story of Kenk
Thursday September 23, 7:00 - 8:15 pm
Ellis Auditorium, 59 University Avenue, Queen's University
Tickets $12.50
Free rush seats for Queen's students
 
KWF Scorpion manBook Now! Kingston WritersFest                   
60 writers. 50 events. 5 days.
September 22-26, 2010
For tickets call 613-530-2050 or visit
www.kingstongrand.ca/writersfest

Find out more about Kingston WritersFest 2010!

For author profiles, events listings, ticketing information and more, visit www.kingstonwritersfest.ca.

Tickets on sale August 12 at the Grand Theatre Box Office, in person, by phone (613.530.2050) or online at  www.kingstongrand.ca/writersfest.

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