Thursday, May 16th 2024

• 6.30-8.30 pm: WELCOME at PAFF! (Viale Dante 33, Pordenone, Italy)

Join us at PAFF! to receive your badge, payment receipt, and to toast with the curators and other participants.

• After 9.00 pm: DINNER TIME

The dinner is open and at the participants' expense, but we would love to spend the first evening all together at a venue near PAFF! If you haven't already, please confirm your attendance by emailing segreteria@paff.it.

Friday, May 17th 2024

• 9.00-9.30 am: CHECK-IN/REGISTRATION at PAFF!

For those who couldn't attend the welcome aperitif on Thursday evening, during this time slot, it will be possible to receive your badge and payment receipt.

• 9:30-11:00 am: KEYNOTE SPEECH by Thomas Fluharty

Caricatures: it’s more than its definition, it's a worldview! A brief walk through the history of Caricature up to today and just "how big" the tent is that we call caricature.

I hope to unpack the very word and uncheapen it and show it rather as a world view and not just a big nose joke. Exaggeration is a skill set and not a gag (Thomas Fluharty)

• 11.00-11.30 am: COFFEE BREAK

If you have any dietary requirements or allergies, and haven't already communicated them, please email segreteria@paff.it. However, all our buffets will be vegan (thus without meat, fish, dairy, or eggs) and will include at least one gluten-free option.

• 11:30 am-1:00 pm: KEYNOTE SPEECH by Maria Picassó i Piquer

Designing caricatures. She embodies the new wave of caricature, which with a minimal geometric style manages to distill the very essence of a face. She will share a quick review of her career so far and how projecting and design approaches can help to give personality and impact to one's artwork.

• 1.00-3.00 pm: LUNCH TIME

During the lunch break, those who wish can stay on-site. In any case, lunch is at the participants' expense.

• 3:00-7:00 pm: DRAWING & CHATTING!

Create your artwork for the exhibition Very Italian - Beyond stereotypes applying the advice and suggestions received during the keynote speeches, and engage in discussions with other participants.

The refreshment corner by Birra Galassia is active from 5:00 to 8:30 pm (Beverages. vegan & vegetarian snacks at the participants' expense). PAFF! CLOSES AT 9 PM. Dinner is always at the participants’ expense.

Saturday, May 18th 2024

• 9:30-11:00 am: KEYNOTE SPEECH by Riccardo Mazzoli

Animated caricature. Mazzoli is the symbol of Italian excellence in the field. He has worked with masters such as Bozzetto, D'Alò, and Fo, bringing the art of caricature to television, entertaining and captivating the new generations. His style, in the tradition of classic cartoons, excels in capturing the essence of characters!

• 11.00-11.30 am: COFFEE BREAK

If you have any dietary requirements or allergies, and haven't already communicated them, please email segreteria@paff.it. However, all our buffets will be vegan (thus without meat, fish, dairy, or eggs) and will include at least one gluten-free option.

• 11:30 am-1:00 pm: KEYNOTE SPEECH by Daniel Stieglitz

The Comfort Zone. The most beautiful BUT also dangerous place from the perspective of a Live-Gig-Caricaturist. In fact, Daniel Stieglitz is the caricature artist par excellence, capable thanks to his acute powers of observation combined with a great ability to engage with the public, to create live, with great speed and skill, portraits of people never seen before.

• 1.00-3.00 pm: LUNCH TIME

During the lunch break, those who wish can stay on-site. In any case, lunch is at the participants' expense.

• before 6:00 pm: SUBMIT YOUR ARTWORK IN TIME!

Complete your artwork for the exhibition Very Italian - Beyond stereotypes. We accept both digital and analog artworks, but we will display printed versions of your original pieces.

• 6:00-8:30 pm: HAPPY HOUR!

We will offer a small refreshment accompanied by a DJ set just to spend some time together socializing before dinner.

• After 9.00 pm: DINNER TIME

The dinner is open and at the participants' expense, but we would love to spend the first evening all together at a venue near PAFF! If you haven't already, please confirm your attendance by emailing segreteria@paff.it.

PAFF! CLOSES AT 9 PM. Dinner is always at the participants’ expense.

Sunday, May 19th 2024

Sunday is the day when FACES! opens its doors to the people of Pordenone and the surrounding areas. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore the exhibition dedicated to the history of caricature, visit your workstations, and observe you while drawing. A small group will have the chance to reserve in advance a guided tour of the History of Caricature exhibition and a complimentary portrait session with the artist who has volunteered to provide this service. If you would like to offer this service as well and have not yet communicated your availability, please write to segreteria@paff.it.

• From 10:00 am: CARICATURIST ENTRANCE

• 10.30 am-1.00 pm: AUDIENCE MORNING ENTRANCE

• 10:30-11:30: FREE GUIDED TOUR (only in Italian)

The audience will be able to book the free guided tour of the exhibition dedicated to the history of caricature through the website paff.it (only 20 spots available).

• 11.00-11.30 am: COFFEE BREAK (only for caricaturist, don’t invite the audience)

If you have any dietary requirements or allergies, and haven't already communicated them, please email segreteria@paff.it. However, all our buffets will be vegan (thus without meat, fish, dairy, or eggs) and will include at least one gluten-free option.

• 11.30 am-1.00 pm: COMPLIMENTARY PORTRAIT SESSIONS

The audience will have access to receive the complimentary portrait sessions with the artists who have made themselves available. Only those who reserve the session beforehand through the website paff.it will be able to participate. If you, as a caricature artist participating in FACES!, would like to offer one or more free caricature sessions and have not yet communicated this, please write to segreteria@paff.it.

• 1.00-3.00 pm: LUNCH TIME

During the lunch break, those who wish can stay on-site. In any case, lunch is at the participants' expense.

• 3.00-5.30 pm: AUDIENCE AFTERNOON ENTRANCE

• 3.30-5.00 pm: COMPLIMENTARY PORTRAIT SESSIONS

The audience will have access to receive the complimentary portrait sessions with the artists who have made themselves available. Only those who reserve the session beforehand through the website paff.it will be able to participate. If you, as a caricature artist participating in FACES!, would like to offer one or more free caricature sessions and have not yet communicated this, please write to segreteria@paff.it.

• At 6:00 pm: OPENING OF THE VERY ITALIAN-BEYOND STEREOTYPES EXHIBITION & CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE FESTIVAL

• 7.00-8:30 pm: HAPPY HOUR! / DINNER TIME

We will offer a small refreshment accompanied by a DJ set to celebrate this wonderful experience that we had the chance to share together.

• At 8:30 pm: Andrea Chiarini in CONCERT

Those who wish to may obtain a free ticket for guitarist Andrea Chiarini's concert. If you haven't already expressed your desire to attend the concert, please write immediately to segreteria@paff.it to reserve your complimentary seat.

Watch Sonata Diabolica by Andrea Chiarini

Locations

All activities will take place at PAFF!, Viale Dante 33, Pordenone, ITALY. In detail:

Auditorium PAFF! (FLOOR -1, modern building)

• Keynote speeches

• Closing ceremony

• Very Italian-Beyond Stereotypes Exhibition

Galleria Pizzinato (GROUND FLOOR, modern building)

• Working stations

• Complimentary portrait sessions

Spazio TERRITORI (FLOOR -1, modern building)

• History of Caricature Exhibition

• Small Exhibition dedicated to Thomas Fluharty, Riccardo Mazzoli, Maria Picassó i Piquer and Daniel Stieglitz

• IN CASE OF BAD WEATHER Coffee Breaks and Happy Hours

Terrazza PAFF! (GROUND FLOOR, OUTDOOR, modern building, also accessible from the old villa)

• Refreshments corner by Birra Galassia

• Coffee Breaks & Happy Hours (in case of bad weather we move to Spazio Territori)

PAFF! Museum (FIRST FLOOR Villa Galvani, old villa) + Melarancia Exhibition (GROUND FLOOR, Villa Galvani, old villa)

The badge grants you free access throughout the duration of the festival to the PAFF! museum dedicated to the history of comics told through its various editorial formats. You can also visit the free exhibition dedicated to children's illustrations curated by the Melarancia Association.