The Fourteenth Edition of Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest
Wednesday, October 25th to Sunday, October 29th 2023

Online : 25 - 26 Oct
On ground : 27 - 29 Oct

David Polonsky

Author, Israel

David Polonsky was born in Kiev, USSR, and moved to Israel at the age of eight. He is a graduate of the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, where he now teaches. Polonsky’s work ranges from illustrations for newspapers, magazines and children’s books, to stage and cinema design. His projects include design of the animated documentary Waltz with Bashir and an adaptation of Anne Frank’s Diary Of A Young Girl to a graphic novel which has been translated into more than 25 languages. He has won numerous awards, including two Israeli Film Academy Awards and an Andersen Award for children’s books illustration.

sessions

Anne Frank : The Graphic Diary

  • 12th November
  • 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

The creative process of adapting the famous diary to comics
A straight talk by David Polonsky

SPEAKERS:
David Polonsky

Drawing From Memory

  • 12th November
  • 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Illustrations of the everyday
A workshop by David Polonsky

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David Polonsky

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