The Work-Stay: Angoulême Özge Samancı and Ulli Lust at the International Comics Festival Özge Samancı is working on a novel set in mid-90s Istanbul. Through the main characters and plot, she explores what it was like to be a woman in 1990s Turkey, and looks at the roots of today's political situation there. Samancı met with her mentor Ulli Lust at the international comics festival in Angoulême to present the work to industry insiders. →
The Selected Mentees 2021 Announcing the Six Projects in Forecast’s Sixth Edition The nominees showcased their work at the Forecast Forum, livestreamed from their locations around the world. →
A Project by M.S. Harkness Time Under Tension M.S. Harkness is nominated in the category Translating Sensations, mentored by Ulli Lust. Her project for Forecast is a 260-page graphic memoir which examines the author’s life in her twenties as she uses movement and weightlifting to find balance while living with past sexual trauma. The narrative takes place over one year of her life as she becomes a certified personal trainer. →
A Project by Ness Ilene Graza The Mosquito A nominee in the category Translating Sensations, mentored by Ulli Lust, Ness Ilene Garza proposes a graphic novel she describes as a "spiritual thriller." →
A Project by Özge Samancı Evil Eye Media artist and graphic novelist Özge Samancı is a nominee in the category Translating Sensations, mentored by cartoonist Ulli Lust. Her project for Forecast centers on a murder mystery set in Istanbul ahead of the 1995–96 elections, as a conservative party rises to power using religion to cynically appeal to voters. →
Open Call 2021 Send Us Your Project Idea We're happy to announce the mentors in Forecast’s sixth edition and call for ideas. →
