Anete Melece (1983) is an author, illustrator, animation artist and director whose works stand out with witty details, charming characters and sincere stories. Currently based in Switzerland, she has published her illustrations in magazines such as Kuš!, Strapzin, Internationale etc. Her animation films have received awards at multiple international film festivals, including the Swiss Film Award for the Best Animation Film in 2014 for the film The Kiosk (2013). In 2019 The Kiosk was published by Liels un mazs. Both the film and book illustrations feature recognisable places of Riga urban environment. The kiosk itself has a real prototype — an empty press kiosk in the centre of Riga. Recently The Kiosk has been translated into Swedish and Traditional Chinese.
Kiosks [The Kiosk]. Riga: Liels un mazs, 2019.
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The Kiosk
The Kiosk (Kiosks)
International Jānis Baltvilks Prize in Children’s Literature and Book Art 2019 for illustrations
For years now, the kiosk has been Olga’s workplace and home. She feels like she can’t leave it anymore. To distract herself, she reads travel magazines and dreams of being far away. One day something strange happens that sets her off on her journey. The Kiosk is a book about human nature and all its hopes and glories, dreams and disappointments. In 2013 Anete Melece created a 7-minute long animated short film The Kiosk which gained international recognition and received more than 20 awards. It is possible to watch The Kiosk on Vimeo.
Contact: pasts@lielsmazs.lv
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Title
:The Kiosk
Title*
:Kiosks
Authors
:Illustrators
:Genre
:Childrens-book
Publisher
:liels un mazs
Pages
:40
Year
:2019
Foreign rights
:Foreign rights sold: English, German, French, Italian, Swedish, Korean, Simplified Chinese (Mainland China only), Complex Chinese (excluding Mainland China), Spanish, Catalan, Czech, Estonian, Slovenian, Croatian
Audio about Anete Melece and The Kiosk // Deutschland Funk, 2020 [DE]
About Anete Melece // Sirp.ee, 2020 [EE]
Helena Koch, about The Kiosk // Sirp.ee, 2020 [EE]
About The Kiosk in Croatian // Ibis Grafika, 2020 [CR]
Andre Kagelmann, about The Kiosk // Deutschlandfunk.de, 2020 [DE]
Interview with Anete Melece // Literatur Online, 2020 [DE]
About The Kiosk // Göteborgs-Posten, 2020 [SV]
Interview with Anete Melece // Sisters Rocks blog, 2020 [DE]
Eva-Christina Maier, about The Kiosk // Das Kulturmagazin Perlentaucher, 2020 [DE]
About The Kiosk // Latvijas Sabiedriskie Mediji, 2019 [LV]
Reviews
Theresa Feldhaus, Konzept Ulrike Mattern, review of The Kiosk // Afilii.com, 2020 [DE]
Review of The Kiosk // Let's Talk Picture Books, 2020 [EN]
Giulia Galeotti, review of The Kiosk // Ombre e Luci, 2020 [IT]
Arne Hofmann and Jacquelin Assel, review of The Kiosk // Pfeil-undbogen.de, 2020 [DE]
Rosa Schmidt-Vierthaler, review of The Kiosk // Diepresse.com, 2020 [DE]
Martina Leinweber, review of The Kiosk // Buchwegweiser.com, 2020 [DE]
Video review of The Kiosk // Il Fantastico Mondo di Penny youtube channel, 2020 [IT]
Eva-Christina Maier, Da macht sogar Handy-Henri mit, review of The Kiosk // Taz.de, 2020 [DE]
Review of The Kiosk // Librerie Indipendenti Ragazzi, 2020 [IT]
About The Kiosk // Online magazine Fold, 2019 [EN]
2019, The International Jānis Baltvilks Prize in Children's Literature and Book Art for The Kiosk

小報亭
小報亭 (Kiosks)

Title
: 小報亭Title*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Chinese traditional
Pages
:36
Year
:2019
Copyrights
:The author, the illustrator, the publisher
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.

Kiosken
Kiosken (Kiosks)

Title
: KioskenTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Swedish
Pages
:32
Year
:2020
Copyrights
:The author, the illustrator
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.

Der Kiosk
Der Kiosk (Kiosks)

Title
: Der KioskTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:German
Pages
:40
Year
:2020
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.

Il Chiosco
Il Chiosco (Kiosks)

Title
: Il ChioscoTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Italian
Pages
:40
Year
:2020
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.

Kiosk
Kiosk (Kiosks)

Title
: KioskTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Slovenian
Pages
:36
Year
:2020
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.

The Kiosk
The Kiosk (Kiosks)

Title
: The KioskTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:English
Pages
:36
Year
:2020
Copyrights
:The publisher, the author and illustrator, the translator
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.

Kiosk
Kiosk (Kiosks)

Title
: KioskTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Croatian
Pages
:36
Year
:2020
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.

Kiosk
Kiosk (Kiosks)

Title
: KioskTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Estonian
Pages
:36
Year
:2020
Copyrights
:The author, the illustrator, the publisher
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.

Kiosek
Kiosek (Kiosks)

Title
: KiosekTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Czech
Pages
:40
Year
:2020
Copyrights
:The publishers, the author, the illustrator
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.

Kiosque
Kiosque (Kiosks)

Title
: KiosqueTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:French
Pages
:40
Year
:2021
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.

El Kiosco
El Kiosco (Kiosks)

Title
: El KioscoTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Spanish
Pages
:40
Year
:2021
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.

El Quiosc
El Quiosc (Kiosks)

Title
: El QuioscTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Catalan
Pages
:40
Year
:2021
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.

Түц
Түц (Kiosks)

Title
: ТүцTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Mongolian
Pages
:34
Year
:2020
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.

키오스크
키오스크 (Kiosks)

Title
: 키오스크Title*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Korean
Pages
:36
Year
:2021
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.

Kiosk
Kiosk (Kiosk)

Title
: KioskTitle*
: KioskAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Arabic
Pages
:40
Year
:2021
Copyrights
:The author, the publisher
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.

キオスク
キオスク (Kiosks)

Title
: キオスクTitle*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Japanese
Publisher
:Ushio Publishing
Pages
:38
Year
:2021
Copyrights
:the author
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.

报亭
报亭 (Kiosks)

Title
: 报亭Title*
: KiosksAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Chinese simplified
Publisher
:Dolphin books
Pages
:40
Year
:2021
Copyrights
:the author
Synopsis
:It is a story of a lady named Olga who is stuck in the kiosk where she spends her days serving the customers, talking to them, reading magazines and longing to travel.