For the first time in history, a complete book festival will come to Dalmatia, bringing together publishers, authors, and bookworms.
The Mediterranean Festival of Books will be held this year for the first time ever, defining the turning point in the hungry market of Dalmatia. The five-day long event will take place from May 3-7, 2017 at Gripe in Split.
Over the five-day duration of the festival, visitors can enjoy meeting authors, book promotions and workshops, and books sold at promotional prices.
Here’s a look at the program.
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Great Hall Gripe
11:00-12:00 | Opening Ceremony: Stand-up by Arijana Čulina, Dalmatinska Klapa Dalmatinska Konoba Dalmatino Dalmacija
12:00-13:00 | MUDRI LIBRI: Simon Goldstein: Entrepreneurship in creative industries, participants Anita Šikić, Nenad Bartolčić, Simon Goldstein
16:00-17:00 | BELLATRISTIKA: Riad Sattouf: Arab future, participants Ivica Ivanisevic, Boris Dežulović
17:00-18:00 | MED AND TERAN: Beatblioteka:Gary Snyder: Dust in the wind, Lawrence Ferlinghetti: Landscapes of the living and the dead, participants Vojo Šindolić, Siniša Kekez
18:00-19:00 | BELLATRISTIKA / MED AND TERAN: ZaPis represents Stanislav Nikolic Aras: Indecently and worth mentioning, Lada Vukic: Special needs, participants
Želimir Peris, Siniša Kekez, Stanislav Nikolic Aras, Lada Vukic
19:00-20:00 | BELLATRISTIKA: Ivica Ivanisevic: Book of complaints and Primavera more, participants Marina Vujčić, Ivica Ivanišević
Bookvarij at Gripe
11:30-13:00 | Hummingbirds Art: Gaturro workshop drawing comics (age 7-13), participants Ivana Glavas Baki, Iris Illyrica
17:00-18:30 | PANEL: Publishing in Croatia, participants Simon Goldstein, Anita Šikić, Mišo Nejašmić, Slavko Kozina, moderated by Nenad Bartolčić
18:30-20:00 | MEDITERRANEAN BREVIJAR: In memoriam Predrag Matvejević, participants Velimir Visković, Pero Jurišin, moderated by Katarina Luketić
Cukarin Gripe
21:00-22:00 | offGripe: Petominutljetka, various authors, moderated by Marijo Glavaš
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Great Hall at Gripe
13:00-13:00 | Hummingbirds: Nikolina Jurišić: Kikica andnDonko, a play in collaboration with students from O.Š. Lučac
16:00-17:00 | BELLATRISTIKA: Gordana Crnkovic: The movement of shadows, participants Tanja Mravak, Kruno Lokotar, Gordana Crnković
17:00-18:00 | BELLATRISTIKA: Senko Caruso: Chest to chest, participants Gordana Crnković, Branko Čegec, Senko Karuza
18:00-19:00 | MUDRI LIBRI: Krešimir Bagić: View from the Dubrava / Introduction to contemporary Croatian literature, participants Branko Čegec, Kruno Lokotar, Krešimir Bagić
19:00-20:00 | MUDRI LIBRI: Dragan Markovina: The era of counterrevolution, participants Viktor Ivančić, Emir Imamović Pirke, Dragan Markovina
Bookvarij at Gripe
11:30-13:00 | Hummingbirds Art: Gaturro workshop drawing comics (age 7-13), participants Ivana Glavaš Bakija, Iris Illyrica
14:00-15:30 | Hummingbirds Smart: Inventions that Changed the World: Leonardo’s bridge (workshop modeling), participants Vladimir Delić, Dragan Stanojević
17:00-18:00 | MEDITERRANEAN BREVIJAR: In memoriam Ivo Brešan, participants Velimir Visković, Jasen Boko, moderated by Emir Imamović Pirke
18:30-20:00 | MEDITERRANEAN BREVIJAR: Europe and “others”: Refugees, Immigrants, Foreigners, participants Andrej Nikolaidis, Damir Pilić, Emina Bužinkić, Chandrelle Salamiat, moderated by Katarina Luketić
Cukarin Gripe
21:00-22:00 | offGripe / MED AND TERAN: Melodies from Iran to the Mediterranean, participants Predrag Lucić, Boris Dežulović
Friday, May 5, 2017
Great Hall at Gripe
13:00-13:30 | Hummingbirds Art: Nikolina Jurisic: Kikica and Donko, a play in collaboration with students O.Š. Lučac
16:00-17:00 | BELLATRISTIKA / EPK 2020: Davor Mandic: Devil’s symphony, Zeljko Horvat Cec: 4 locks, participants Marina Vujčić, Kruno Lokotar, Davor Mandić
17:00-18:00 | MUDRI LIBRI: Antun Vujic: Delivery of bulk cargo – declassified stories, participants Branko Čegec, Emir Imamović Pirke, Antun Vujić
18:00-19:00 | MUDRI LIBRI: Ivo Zanic: Language Republic, participants Ivica Ivanišević, Zlatko Gall, Ivo Žanić
19:00-20:00 | MARE NOSTRUM / BELLATRISTIKA: Andrej Nikolaidis: Hungary sentence, participants Kruno Lokotar, Emir Imamović Pirke, Andrej Nikolaidis
20:00-21:00 | BELLATRISTIKA: Matko Sršen: People with error, Adriana Piteša, Patricija Vodopija, Matko Sršen
Bookvarij at Gripe
11:30-13:00 | Hummingbirds Art: Gaturro workshop drawing comics (age 7-13), participants Ivana Glavaš Bakija, Iris Illyrica
15:00-16:00 | Hummingbirds: Judith Uremović and Marta Petrinjak: Ancient myths, participants Simon Uremović and Marta Petrinjak
16:30-18:00 |MEDITERRANEAN BREVIJAR: The Mediterranean in the thought and action of Pope Francis, participants dr. Edvard Punda (KBF, Split) i don Anton Šuljić, prof., moderated by Silvana Burilović Crnov, lic.
18:00-19:00 | MEDITERANSKI BREVIJAR / EPK 2020: Presentation of the river, the EPK 2020, participants Vuk Ćosić, Maja Vrančić, moderated by Kruno Lokotar
Cukarin Gripe
21:00-22:00 | BELLATRISTIKA / EPK 2020: Ri (Sp)Lit, participants Davor Mandić, Željka Horvat Čeče, Enver Krivac, Tea Tulić, Izet Medošević, Zoran Krušvar, Olja Savičević Ivančević
Saturday, May 6, 2017
Great Hall at Gripe
11:00-12:00 | Hummingbirds: God Ujevic: My Split, participants prof. Snjezana Bakarić Palička God Ujević, Ph. D.. Ante Zuzul
13:00-14:00 | MUDRI LIBRI: Organic production of essential oil and immortelle, participants dr. Marko Ivankovic, PhD. Marin Čagalj
14:00-15:00 | MUDRI LIBRI / EPK 2020: Back double-headed eagle: Damir Tulić: Rijeka eagle in the historical and artistic context, Indeficienver: One Flew Over the eagle’s nest, Damir Steinfl: Legend of the double-headed eagle, participants Vuk Ćosić, Enver Krivac
15:00-16:00 | MED AND TERAN: Dijana Ćurković: Verses bottom, participants Ivana Glavas Baki, Dijana Ćurković
16:00-17:00 | MARE NOSTRUM / MUDRI LIBRI: A small collection of Herzegovina jargon, participants Marko Boras and Marina Rados
17:00-18:00 | BELLATRISTIKA: Nada Topić: Little things, participants Irena Delonga Nešić, Siniša Kekez, Nada Topić
18:00-19:00 | MUDRI LIBRI: Jurica Pavicic: Classics of Croatian Film in the Yugoslav period, participants Jurica Pavicic, Diana Nenadic Nikica Gilić
19:00-20:00 | BELLATRISTIKA: Slobodan Schneider: The era of brass, participants Katarina Luketic, Gordana Crnković, Slobodan Schneider
20:00-21:00 | MUDRI LIBRI: Davorin Rudolf: The creation of the Croatian state in 1991, Ministerial memories, participants Nenad Cambi, Ante Žužul, Deniver Vukelić, Davorin Rudolf
Bookvarij at Gripe
11:30-13:00 | Hummingbird Art: Gaturro workshop drawing comics (age 7-13), participants Ivana Glavaš Bakija, Iris Illyrica
14:00-15:00 | Hummingbirds Smart: Milan Sikirica 77 kitchen experiment (age 10+), participants Ivana Marić Zerdun, prof.
17:00-18:30 | MEDITERRANEAN BREVIJAR: The story of Pricigin, participants Peter Filipić, Tanja Mravak Jasenka Leskur Staničić, moderated by Nebojša Lujanović
18:30-20:00 | MEDITERRANEAN BREVIJAR: Women in Dalmatia – totally different from others, participants Inga Tomić-Koludrović, Mirko Petric, moderated by Goran Batina
Cukarin Gripe
21:00-22:00 | MARE NOSTRUM / MED AND TERAN: Marko Tomas: Regatta paper ships, participants Marko Tomas
22:00-24:00 | offGripe: mfk party: Pomazguni!, participants Žan Jakopač, Nino Orepić
Sunday, May 7, 2017
Great Hall at Gripe
11:00-12:00 | MUDRI LIBRI: Vedran Sinožić: Our Troy, participants Silvano Frančišković, Miro Božić, Vedran Sinožić
12:00-13:00 | MUDRI LIBRI: Vladimir Mrkoci: A Brief History of Communism (for a communist), participants Josip Jović
13:00-14:00 | BELLATRISTIKA: Omer Rak: Cult vessel, participants Nebojša Lujanović, Omer Rak
Bookvarij at Gripe
11:30-13:00 | Hummingbird Art: Gaturro workshop drawing comics (age 7-13), participants Ivana Glavaš Bakija, Iris Illyrica
Cukarin Gripe
14:00-15:30 | MUDRI LIBRI: Mirela Holy: Vražić Wears Prada, and the gods clothing, participants Mišo Nejašmić, Goran Batina, Mirela Holy
