The 15th Fumetto will be taking place from the 1st to the 9th of April 2006. The international Comix-Festival has established itself over the years as being one of themost ambitious festivals around. Fumetto stands for quality and diversity and takes particular interest in displaying young talent from the current comic scene as well as artists involved with various other neighbouring media. Around 20 main exhibitions will show work from both national and international artists. The festival will also be complemented by a detailed side/ alternative program including animated films, workshops, talk shows, speeches and autograph sessions. The numerous exhibitions will be on display throughout Lucerne’s town centre including the Art Museum, various galleries and historical buildings. The traditional comic-competition has been launched under the endless title “MUSIC”. 

Festival-goers and artists meet in the “Kornschütte” for info and tickets, autograph sessions or maybe just a break in the festival café. The Analph Comic Shop offers a wide range of comic material plus publications by the artist’s on display. And the Fumetto shop will be jammed with the latest Fumetto gear!

Daily from: 10am till 10pm
Sun 9th April: 10am till 8pm

This is the spot you’ll find all the info you need about the festival plus entry tickets. All those with “RailAway” entry-vouchers can exchange them for their daily passes. The RailAway combination tickets (train + admittance) have been available since the 1st of March at all SBB ticket desks or on 0900 300 300. (1.19 Swiss Francs/ minute)

Ticket/ entrance prices

Adults: 20.- Swiss Francs, (2 day pass: 35.-)
Students etc: (17 years + older) 17.- Swiss Francs, (2 day pass: 29.-)
Children up to 16: 13.- Swiss Francs, (2 day pass: 23.-)
Children up to 6: free of charge
Families: 45.- Swiss Francs

Opening times

Sat. 1st – Sat. 8th from 10am till 10pm
Sun. 9th from 10am till 8pm
Lucerne Art Museum “Terrassensaal”: daily from 10am till 8pm
Picasso Museum: daily from 10am till 6pm

Fumettino- children/ youth festival

Judith Drews (illustrator from Berlin) will be displaying her specially made exhibition for kids taken from her children’s book “Emil” (adapted from a Hermann Hesse fairy tale).
Fumettino, which will be in the same room, invites kids aged between 4 and 12 to come draw picture stories, to paint and make collages, print t-shirts or just read comics. Our staff will be at hand at all times to look after and accompany the children in whatever they are doing.
Fumettino-Maxi offers drawing classes for children aged between 7 and 17 both during the festival and also in the first week of the Easter holidays. School classes from 4th to 6th class can also take advantage of the guided tours offered for the comic competition exhibition etc. Teachers can be supplied with teaching material as preparation for the festival. Reservations are requested to be made for the drawing classes and guided tours; comix@fumetto.ch or tel. +41 41 412 11 22

Side Program

Fumetto offers various side/ alternative events like a film program from the animated film festival “Fantoche” in Baden, talk shows with international comic-artists, autograph sessions, book launches, concerts, prize ceremony and the Fumetto party. Artists and Fumetto fans then come together at night and hang out at the festival bar (check daily program for details).

Fumetto Bar (Boa)

The 2006 Fumetto Bar will take residency in the Boa Culture Centre. The bar has become a favourite meeting place for artists and visitors over the years plus also for those out on the town. This year will be no exception with Stefan Bucher-Twerenbold responsible for the unique ambience.
Kulturzentrum Boa / Geissensteinring 41
Mon till wed 7pm – 12.30am | Thurs 7pm – 2am
Fri 7pm – 3am | Sat 7pm – 3am | Sun 7pm – 12.30am

Animation Film – Program

The international Animation Film Festival “Fantoche” from Baden will be at this year’s Fumetto for the third time and will be showing a selection of short films. Seven cartoons have been selected especially for Fumetto and have all been inspired by the competition theme in some way or another. “Music” will be in the air! That will put the animated film maker’s fantasies to the test.

The Fantoche-program will run from the 6th till the 9th of April at 9pm in the stattkino, Lucerne.
The people behind Fantoche will also be present on Friday the 7th of April for drinks in the stattkino foyer from 7.30pm onwards.
More info under www.fantoche.ch