FILBo´s specialized meetings
have as another of their lines of action the creation of specialized meetings and training for all agents in the book ecosystem (editors, illustrators, proofreaders, translators, librarians, among others). .
Book Forums: Artificial intelligence and its impact on the book chain
April 18 and 19, 2024, 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Great room B, Corferias
Organized by: Colombian Book Chamber, in alliance with the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce, ProChile and the Regional Center for the Promotion of Books in Latin America and the Caribbean (Cerlalc)
Professional training space that brings together editors, agents, distributors, booksellers and other agents in the book production chain who wish to become professional. Panels and conferences are held with experts from Colombia and the world around topics of interest to the sector. In 2024, the central theme is “Artificial intelligence and its impact on the book chain”.
Master classes Book Forums.
Workshop: AI applied to the book industry,
Daniel Benchimol
April 18 and 19, 2024, 2:30 p.m. m. to 5:00 p.m. m. Great room C, Corferias
Organized by: Colombian Chamber of Books in alliance with the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá
In-person, intensive and 100% practical workshop focused on the application of Artificial Intelligence in the production and marketing of books.
University Publishing Forum: Academic intelligences, artificial intelligences
April 18 and 19, 2024, 1:30-6:30 p. m. Great room B, Corferias
Organized by: Association of University Publishers of Colombia (Aseuc) and Colombian Book Chamber
The objective of this forum is to promote debates on the challenges and alternatives of the use of artificial intelligence in academic ecosystems, based on guidelines and proposals from experts at the forefront of digital transformation. In addition to being presented as a space for training and critical thinking for teachers, librarians, university editors, distributors, students and cultural communities in general, this forum seeks to strengthen relationships between different agents of change in knowledge and doing. of more harmonious and diverse scientific dissemination.
International Meeting of Librarians
April 18 to 20, 2024, tomorrow - 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Great Hall E, Corferias
Organized by: Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Knowledge-National Library of Colombia; Library Network Department of the Banco de la República; Bogotá Mayor·s Office BibloRed; Fundalectura and Asocajas.
Space for socialization of professionals from the country·s regional libraries to share successful cases, establish networks and address topics of interest to libraries. This 2024 the central theme will be that of acquisitions.
Free entry with prior registration in the following form.
International Meeting of Booksellers
April 18 and 19, 2024, 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Workshops 3, Corferias
Organized by: Colombian Book Chamber and Colombian Association of Independent Bookstores (ACLI), in alliance with the Italian Institute of Culture and the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Knowledge
In 2024, the theme under which booksellers meet is that of the bookstore as a cultural agent. This initiative to exchange experiences between booksellers from Colombia and abroad seeks to strengthen networks of emerging, traditional and regional bookstores. Free entry with prior registration in the following form.
LIJ Colombia Meeting
Fostering reciprocal markets in the multilingual edition of the American continent
April 18 and 19, 2024, 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. LIJ Room, Choirs
Organized by: Colombian Chamber of Books and Colombian Association of Children·s Literature
The LIJ Meeting in Colombia seeks to create synergies between children·s literature publishers, fostering a good environment that benefits the industry and contributes to the cultural enrichment of readers. Through work tables, this second meeting seeks to establish strategic collaboration between LIJ editors in languages such as French, English, Portuguese and Spanish, which generates the circulation of Colombian children·s works between different languages and contribute to the construction of reciprocal markets on the American continent.
Free entry.
Fifth National Meeting of Copy Editors
«Alchemy of correction: the text from various fronts»
April 19, 2024, 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Workshops 4, Corferias
Organize: Correct
In the crucible that is our computer, day after day diverse texts, ways of working, perceptions and everyday sensations come together. This meeting seeks to transmute the known matter and provide new properties and domains to the written word in various areas: be it the dissemination of science, that of people with disabilities or that of unifying the texts of culinary delights. from here or there. So Also, in his daily work as an alchemist, the corrector needs to learn to read his body, the warning signs, to take care of it, and to take ownership, little by little, of this new instrument that is AI.
More information here.
Comic Professionals Forum
April 23, 2024, 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Workshops 3, Corferias
Organized by: Entreviñetas and Colombian Book Chamber
Free entry with prior registration.
This first edition of the Comics Professionals Forum provides a vibrant and enriching space aimed at recognizing, positioning and promoting the professional capabilities of agents in the comics sector in Colombia.
Editorial and Literary Translation Forum
April 24, 2024, 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Mother Josefa del Castillo, Corferias
Organized by: Colombian Association of Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters (ACTTI) and Colombian Chamber of Books (CCL), in alliance with the University of Antioquia, Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Saberes, University of the Andes and the Embassy of Portugal.
Forum dedicated to the analysis of topics, profiles and trajectories related to the translation process. Aimed at translators, editors, teachers, students and those interested in the field of editorial and literary translation.
FILBo Ilustra-Ilustropía. Portfolio review
April 27, 2024, 4:00 p.m. m. to 6:30 p.m. m. LIJ Room of Corferias
Organized by: Colombian Chamber of Books and Casatinta, in alliance with the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce.
FILBo Ilustra e Ilustropía vol. 2 will create a meeting space for illustrators with editors and professionals with extensive experience. Through an open call, candidates will be selected. a group of illustrators to publicize their work, receive personalized professional guidance advice, and create bridges with the publishing sector.
TRAINING
FILBo Startup
April 22 to 25, 2024, 8:00 a.m. m. to 5:00 p.m. m. Workshops 4, Corferias
Organized by: Colombian Book Chamber, in alliance with the Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Knowledge, the District Institute of Arts (Idartes) and the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce
Day dedicated to strengthening Colombian publishing ventures through comprehensive training on the relationships, challenges and opportunities of the book production chain. The beneficiaries will have a commercial space next year at the following FILBo.
Call open from March 20, 2024.
International Copyright Seminar
April 23 and 24, 2024, 8:00 a.m. m. to 2:00 p.m. m. Room C, Corferias
Organized by: National Directorate of Copyright (DNDA) and Colombian Book Chamber (CCL), with the support of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Academic meeting that brings together national and international copyright experts, who address various topics related to trends, case studies, business models and the global economy. Organized by the National Directorate of Copyright.
Free entry with prior registration in the following form.
FILBo Illustra. Master classes
Antonio Lorente
April 18, 2024, 10:00 a.m. m. to 12:30 p.m. m. LIJ Room, Corferias
Theoretical talk in which the the topic of how to face an illustrated album from scratch, as well as such as the creation process, storyboard, sketches, technique and some secrets of the illustrator·s trade. Antonio Lorente has a degree in Fine Arts, he has held individual exhibitions in Rome, London and Almería, and other group exhibitions. At Edelvives he has illustrated unabridged editions such as Peter Pan (2019), Ana of Green Gables (2020), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (2021), the two volumes of Little Women (2022 and 2023) and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (2023).
Fee: $100,000. USD 25. Special price for two master classes (April 18, 2024 and April 22, 2024)
Registration in this link.
FILBo Illustrates. Master classes
Satoshi Kitamura
April 22, 2024, 8:00 a.m. m. to 12:30 p.m. m. LIJ Room, Corferias
Four-hour workshop aimed at illustrators in which creative techniques and strategies will be shared. Satoshi Kitamura is a renowned and prolific author and artist of illustrated books for girls and boys. He has won various awards, such as the Mother Goose Award. Currently, he permanently resides in Kobe, Japan.
Fee : $200,000. USD 50. Special price for two master classes (April 18, 2024 and April 22, 2024)
Registration in this link.
