International Festival of Comics and Games in Łódź
Łódź, Poland · Dates TBA · T3 Niche
The International Festival of Comics and Games is an international festival of comics and video games held annually in Łódź, considered the largest event dedicated to this subject in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe. The festival's themes encompass comics in a broad sense, other types of sequential graphic novels, and interactive electronic media. The event program includes meetings with creators, illustrators, set designers, game and comic publishers, gaming tournaments, workshops, exhibitions, and an international short comic book competition.
- Language
- Polish
- Genres
- comics-anime, dark fantasy
- Organizer
- Centre for Comics and Interactive Narrative EC1 in Łódź
- Format
- in-person
- Founded
- 1991
- Next edition
- TBA (confirm komiksfestiwal.com)
- Author participation
- see website
- Audience
- The festival grounds also include a trade fair area, where visitors can find comics from around the world, books, and professional equipment for creators.
- Age policy
- Invited guests lead various workshops for adults and children, including drawing, narrative and script creation and translation workshops.
- Language notes
- Listed working language: Polish
- Genre notes
- Primary focus: comics-anime, dark fantasy
- Programme
- The event program includes meetings with creators, illustrators, set designers, game and comic publishers, gaming tournaments, workshops, exhibitions, and an international short comic book competition.
- Awards
- The comic professionals and fandom prizes are also nominated and awarded during the Festival.
- Past guests
- Grzegorz Rosiński, Simon Bisley, Akira Yamaoka, Brian Azzarello, Eduardo Risso, Jim Lee, Stan Sakai, Marvano, Pat Mills, Clint Langley, Milo Manara, Jean Giraud
- Past editions
- 1991, 1999, 2008, 2017, 2022, 2024, 2025