FANTASTYKA2022: East vs West is a more than week-long project of Zagłębie Mediateka aimed at fans of fantasy, the interpenetration of eastern and western cultures
In the project program included not only extremely interesting meetings with authors, but also a concert, a virtual reality zone, thematic lectures, an RPG demonstration session, competitions – literary and art, a board game and film screenings for children and adults. Admission to all events is free. It begins on June 3, 2022, at 11 Kościelna Street in Sosnowiec!
Participants will have the opportunity to listen to a conversation with writer Paweł Majka – about his work and how he placed Poland on the map of the Metro 2033 universe . They will watch a demonstration RPG session, during which they will have a real impact on the events on the stage. The Gaijin Blues band, on the other hand, will blur the musical boundaries between East and West during their performance. Krzysztof “Prosiak” Owedyk will also be taken to the inquiries, and he will talk about his comic book work.
For those who are hungry for knowledge, two lectures have been prepared – one on how the Japanese adapt Western culture for their use, and the other on the differences between the graphic arts of the East and the West, or more specifically, between manga and European comics. The possibility of moving to truly fantastic lands will be provided by the VR zone and two film screenings, during which adults will be invited to a very sandy planet, and children, together with a brave warrior, will set off in search of the last representative of the mythical genre.
The board game also deserves special attention, i.e. a few hours with good board games, surrounded by fans ready to explain the intricacies of the rules and help in choosing the right game. Two competitions have been prepared for people with a creative flair. For older people – a literary competition whose leitmotif is to combine the cultures of the East and the West. For younger people – an art competition for illustrations for the dragon encyclopedia (a mini exhibition of works will be presented in the World of Science and Fantasy of Zagłębie Mediateka).
FANTASTYKA2022
Meeting with Paweł Majka – the author of the first Polish novel from the universe of “Metro 2033”.
Friday, June 3, 2022, hours. 18.00
Demonstration RPG session for everyone interested in games of imagination
Saturday June 4, 2022, hours. 11.30
A concert by the Gaijin Blues band , blurring the boundaries between the sounds of the East and the West
Sunday June 5, 2022 at 18:00
Author’s meeting with Krzysztof “Prosiak” Owedyek – cartoonist, comic book creator, ruler of Urłałcji.
Monday 6 June 2022, hours. 18.00
A lecture Variously seen – on the graphic art of the East and West – How is comics different from manga? What differences are less obvious than it seems at first glance?
Tuesday June 7, 2022 at 11.00 a.m.
Japanizing Ray – a lecture on how the Japanese adapt Western culture.
Tuesday June 7, 2022, hours. 5.00 p.m.
VR zone – the possibility of using VR goggles and moving to fantastic virtual lands
. Tuesday, June 7, 2022, hours. 11.00-17.00
Screening of the film adaptation of the most famous work by Frank Herbert (dir. Denis Villeneuve, year of production 2021).
Thursday, June 9, 2022, hours. 18.00
Fantastic Family Film about a brave warrior who – in order to stop the approaching evil – has to find the last representative of the lost race (directed by Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada, year of production 2021)
Saturday June 11, 2022, hours. 11.00 a.m.
Board games – discussion of the advantages and rules of selected games, sample games, help in choosing games best suited to the preferences of the participants
Saturday, June 11, 2022, at 9.00-14.30
East and West – a literary competition for a short story combining elements of culture and pop culture of the East and West
May 15 – June 5, 2022
Regulations available at: www.biblioteka.sosnowiec.pl
Dragon’s encyclopedia – an art competition for children organized in the World of Science and Fantasy of Zagłębie Mediateka, ul. Kościelna 11
May 23 – June 5, 2022
The poster comes from the materials of the organizer