La Città Incantata 2019

The new edition of “La Città Incantata – quinto Meeting Internazionale dei disegnatori che salvano il mondo” will be inaugurated on Friday June 28th, three days dedicated to the world of comics and animation, promoted by Regione Lazio-ABC Special Projects with LAZIOcrea and the artistic direction of Luca Raffaelli.

The first novelty of this year is the Castle of Santa Severa, a space of Regione Lazio and managed by LAZIOcrea, overlooking the sea and suspended between legend and reality, which will host the event with a rich program of meetings, reviews, screenings, exhibitions and workshops, all with free admission.

This magical place will be inhabited by animators, designers, cartoonists, illustrators, street artists and visual artists, who will meet the public to tell their work, style, techniques, and creativity.

The second novelty is the dedication to the Superheroes. The image of this 2019 edition, designed by the great artist Giuseppe Camuncoli, is a reference to some super characters who leave to save the world right from the Castle.

“The designers who save the world” this year will, in fact, be called to civic engagement: actions, designs and words with the initiative “Also the Superheroes are against the mafias”.

Another important appointment of the designers is dedicated to “Comics against every wall. Debate on the use of walls that divide peoples and cultures”, an event that will involve authors of animated films, comics and journalists.

A part of the program will be dedicated to exclusive close encounters, “Meetings with”: Gabriele Pennacchioli, Rita Petruccioli, Konstantin Komardin, Konstantin Bronzit, ZeroCalcare.

The “Differences meet” return with international guests, direct comparisons between authors of different professional worlds (animators, directors, cartoonists, illustrators) who will show the public how ideas could be realized with different techniques, styles and methods.

Space for young artists with a 24-hour marathon of young designers and cartoonists to tell their story in 24 tables, with the participation of students from the Comics schools and academies.

The four previous editions, which took place from 2015 to 2018, hosted more than 150 meetings, 13 exhibitions, over 340 screenings of short films and animated films, over 200 national and international artists with film premieres and great guests.

We are waiting for you!