ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
October means top-tier comics!
From 7 to 11 October 2026, Ljubljana will once again become the capital of comics! The 13th edition of the International Tinta Comics Festival will again bring a colourful and varied programme to venues across the city, with pre- and post-festival events taking place across all of October.
There will be ample opportunity to meet top names in contemporary original comics. We’ll gather and socialise at exhibitions, talks, lectures, workshops, and storytelling events for children. Make sure not to miss the grand Saturday comics fair at Kino Šiška, which will traditionally conclude with the Zlatirepec Awards for the best comics of the year and the international Sophie Castille Award for the best comic translations into Slovenian. Join us!
MISSION
The International TINTA Comics Festival, which takes place every October at Kino Šiška and other venues in Ljubljana and elsewhere in Slovenia, is the central comics event in Slovenia. Founded in 2013, the Tinta Festival (formerly Stripolisfest) brings together various actors of the domestic comics, cultural and art scene in order to popularize comics creativity, and presents the highlights and diversity of domestic comics production and projects that go beyond comics and enter into a lively dialogue with other artistic genres. By hosting established foreign comics creators and experts, it provides insight into the lively international scene and trends in the field of contemporary comics in the world, and with an educational program in the form of lectures, masterclasses, workshops and debates, it aims to develop, expand and deepen the domestic comics creativity and scene.
PRODUCTION
PARTNERS
Packa Association of Slovenian Comics and Related Sequential Arts, KUD Mreža, Equrna Gallery, Divja Misel, Center for Illustration, Office of Ljubljana, Unesco City of Literature, LUD Literatura, Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House, Ljubljana City Library, Kranj City Library, KUD Salsaverde, Likovno društvo Kranj – ZDSLU, GUMB Association
SUPPORTED BY
City of Ljubljana, Ministry of Culture, Slovenian Book Agency, French Institute in Slovenia, FinnAgora, Outfit7, Fritz-kola
The comics residency exchange between Unesco Cities of Literature Ljubljana and Angoulême is supported by the French Institute in Slovenia.
MEDIA PARTNERS
Radio Študent, TAM-TAM, DPG, Mladina
TEAM
PROJECT MANAGER AND PROGRAMME COORDINATOR
HEAD OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
PROGRAMME TEAM
Katerina Mirović, Izar Lunaček, Pia Nikolič, Katja Preša, Tanja Skale
WWe would like to thank Maja Alibegović, Maša Žekš, Špela Pečjak, Olja Simčič Jerele (DobraVaga/Kino Šiška), Maša P. Žmitek, Maruša Uhan (Center of Illustration), Andrej Hočevar, Eva Ule (Office of Ljubljana, Unesco City of Literature), Primož Čučnik (LUD Literatura), as well as all other partners and venues involved in the programme for their generous participation.
DESIGN
Design: Lealudvik
Visuals: © authors
Texts, PR support: Ana Bogataj, Žiga Rus
Translations, proofreading: Daniel Sheppard
Social media: Luka Jare
Website: Smail Jušić
LOCATIONS
LJUBLJANA
Kino Šiška (Trg prekomorskih brigad 3, Ljubljana)
DobraVaga (Adamič-Lundrovo nabrežje 5, Ljubljana)
Equrna Gallery (Gregorčičeva ulica 3, Ljubljana)
Alkatraz Gallery, AKC Metelkova (Metelkova ulica 8, Ljubljana)
Slovenian Cinematheque (Miklošičeva 28, Ljubljana)
Vodnik Homestead Šiška (Vodnikova cesta 65, Ljubljana)
LUDa Bookstore (Trubarjeva cesta 51, Ljubljana)
Oton Župančič Library (Kersnikova ulica 2, Ljubljana)
Šiška Library (Trg komandanta Staneta 8, Ljubljana)
ELSEWERE
Kranj City Library (Gregorčičeva ulica 1, Kranj)
Layer Café (Tomšičeva ulica 32, Kranj)
Salsaverde Gallery (Gramscijeva ulica 4, Izola)
Trava Bookstore (Mestni trg 24, Škofja Loka)
II Gymnasium Maribor (Trg Miloša Zidanška 1, Maribor)
Bookshop-café Maks (Delpinova ulica 10, Nova Gorica)