The MOTOVUN GROUP ASSOCIATION is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 MGIP International Book Awards.

The BEST BOOK was awarded to THE INVITATION Author & photographer: Jean-Marie Ghislain Publisher: MAROT S.A. /SEA CANDIES

The BEST PHOTOGRAPHY was given to DANA (for Yves Dana) Author: Tahar Ben Jelloun / Matthias Frehner Published by 5 Continents Editions, Milan – Italy.

The BEST ART & DESIGN award was given to THE THREAD WRAPPING MACHINE AUTHOR: Anton Alvarez Publisher:Arvinius + Orfeus Publishing, Stockholm

The BEST LIFESTYLE BOOK award was given LE MANI INVISIBILI – ITALIAN TRADE FOR ETERNITY Author: Elena Berton Publisher: SANDMANN Edition

The BEST HISTORY BOOK award was given INDIA AND THE FIRST WORLD WAR – ‘If I die here, who will remember me?’ Author: Vedica Kant Publisher:Roli Books / Lustre Books

The BEST CHILDREN BOOK award was given LINDBERGH – Die abenteuerliche Geschichte einer fliegenden Maus (The Adventurous Story of a Flying Mouse) Author & illustrator: Torben Kuhlmann Publisher: Verlagsgruppe Oettinger, Hamburg & Nord Süd Verlag AG, Zürich

And the SPECIAL AWARD – SOCIETY & HISTORY went to
BALKANALIJE – Odraščanje v Času Tranzicije
Author: Samira Kentrić
Publisher: Belletrina Academic Press, Ljubljana

For editors’ information: The Motovun Group Association is a professional collective of publishers and book lovers, who meet several times each year to exchange ideas and network with one another. The MGIP Awards are awarded by the Board of the MGIP from books submitted by the 75 worldwide member publishers.

For more information contact the MGIP office!

Once a year we call upon members to participate in the MGIP Book Awards which is a natural development that recognizes the work and talent that goes into the making of illustrated books. The award winners will be chosen from 2016 on at the summer meeting and announced right there. The diplomas will be presented to the winners at the MGIP Frankfurt Dinner.