Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi will host the first International Festival of Comic Strips officials announced yesterday, marking the first time an event of this nature has made its way to the Gulf region.
Held under the patronage of Shaikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the festival will feature regional and international comic strip artists, including Japan's King Gonta, a famous manga artist, and the team behind the UAE's Majid comic magazine.
The event has been organised by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage and the Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation, and will be inaugurated on March 27. The four-day festival will include workshops for comic strip enthusiasts, an awards ceremony for local and international artists and an amateur artists contest.
