Konzeption und journalistische Leitung/Project Initiator and Journalistic DirectorLilian Pithan arbeitet als freie Journalistin in Berlin. Seit 2014 leitet sie regelmäßig internationale Reportageprojekte.
Lilian Pithan works as a freelance journalist in Berlin. She has been directing international journalistic projects since 2014.
Künstlerische Leitung/Artistic DirectorSascha Hommer lebt und arbeitet als Comiczeichner, Illustrator, Dozent und Kurator in Hamburg.
Sascha Hommer lives and works as a comic artist, illustrator, university lecturer and curator in Hamburg.
Koordination Workshop/Workshop CoordinatorJul Gordon hat Illustration an der HAW Hamburg studiert. Seit 2009 arbeitet sie freiberuflich als Zeichnerin.
Jul Gordon studied illustration at HAW Hamburg. She has been working as a freelance illustrator since 2009.
Konzeption und administrative Leitung/Project Initiator and Administrative DirectorAxel Halling arbeitet als Projektleiter und Stiftungsberater im »Bundesverband Deutscher Stiftungen e.V.«. Er ist Gründungs- und Vorstandsmitglied des Deutschen Comicvereins.
Axel Halling works as a project manager and foundation advisor at the »Association of German Foundations«. He is a founder and board member of the German Comics Association.
Grafik/Art DirectionArne Bellstorf arbeitet freiberuflich als Illustrator und Grafiker in Hamburg. Seine Arbeiten erschienen u.a. in »DIE ZEIT«, »Der Tagesspiegel« und »SZ Magazin«.
Arne Bellstorf works as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer in Hamburg. His clients include »DIE ZEIT«, »Der Tagesspiegel« and »SZ Magazin«.
Asma Al Abidi worked in Tunisia for correspondents.org and BBC Media Action. She is now pursuing an MA in international media studies at the University Bonn-Rhein-Sieg.
Muhammad Al Ajeel has an MA in media studies. He has been working for various newspapers and online media in Syria and Egypt since 2009.
Nathalie Frank works as a freelance journalist for »Arte Journal«, among others. She is also a culture manager for the Performing Arts Programme Berlin.
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Marlene Goetz is a freelance journalist. She works for various print media as well as radio and TV stations in the French-speaking world.
Christina Heuschen is a freelance journalist. She works for »Abwab«, »ParisBerlin« and »urbanite«, among others.
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Fady Jomar is an author and journalist. He is the culture editor of »Abwab« and writes for various Arabic-speaking media.
Ahmed Mohammed Omer worked as a reporter for Eritrean media for 25 years. He has also translated numerous books from Tigrinya and English into Arabic.
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Augusto Paim is a journalist and doctoral candidate at the Bauhaus University in Weimar. He organised various comics journalism programmes in Brazil.
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twitter.com/augustoteles
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Marcel Raabe is a journalist and the publisher of the culture magazine »Ausgabe 1«. Together with Franziska Junge, he published the reportage collection »Cairo — Archives of Urbanity«.
Elend Sheikhi is an online journalist. He writes in Arabic and Kurdish for various Syrian online media.
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Silke Weber studied at the German Journalism School. Since then she has been working as an editor for »DIE ZEIT«, and as a freelance journalist.
As a journalist, Jens Wiesner is interested in the quirky and exotic little things in life. He writes and takes photos for »GEOlino«, »Stern«, »Spiegel« und »Unicum«, among others.
Dan Allon studied fine arts and visual communications in Israel. His work spans from comics to performance, drawing and sound.
Hannah Brinkmann is a comic artist and illustrator. She is currently pursuing an MA in illustration at the HAW in Hamburg.
Magdalena Kaszuba is a comic artist. She is currently pursuing an MA in illustration at the HAW in Hamburg.
Simone Kesting studied illustration at the HAW in Hamburg. She draws and produces comics, illustrations and sculptures.
Julia Kluge studied communication design in Halle and illustration in Berlin. She has been working as a freelance illustrator since 2016.
Ilki Kocer received her MFA in Kassel in 2015. Since then she has been working as an illustrator and an author of comics. She is part of the art collective »Die Goldene Discofaust«.
Markus Köninger lives in Cologne as a freelance comic artist and illustrator. He works for publishing houses, agencies and TV stations.
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Mukhtar is an artist and comic artist. From 2005 to 2009, he worked for Star Animation in Syria. He has collaborated with numerous magazines and publishing houses.
Alice Socal studied illustration in Bologna and Hamburg. Her second graphic novel, »Cry me a river«, was released in April 2017.
Marlin van Soest is a freelance illustrator and comic artist. He lives with his family in Hamburg.
Johannes Stahl lives in Nürnberg as a graphic designer and illustrator. His influences come from the underground, self-publishing, comic and punk subcultures.
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Burcu Türker studied visual communication in Kassel with an emphasis on illustration and comics. She illustrates, writes and lives in Berlin.