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Die Krimi-Szene in Asien
Featuring Kath Eustaquio-Derla, Budjette Tan, Katniss Hsiao, & Nida Ramirez (moderator)
Asia Stage Event
Crime fiction walks a tightrope in Asia, where laws are strict and sensationalism is frowned upon. Are writers critiquing violence or glamorizing it? This panel goes inside the minds of Asia’s crime authors and publishers.
The Asia Stage, Hall 5.1 A75, Messe Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main
Meet the Speakers:
Kath C. Eustaquio-Derla
Kath C. Eustaquio-Derla wears many hats but her favorite is being the COO (child of owner, #truestory) of her family’s design-print-publish business HS Grafik Print with over 40 years of industry experience. She is the Head of Publishing of HS Grafik Print. As a second-generation printer, Kath founded and heads PaperKat Books, the self-publishing arm that offers a writing and mentoring program for aspiring book authors.
Kath is named Marketing in Asia’s 70 Rising Personalities On LinkedIn Philippines, Writing Hacks Academy’s Top 35 Filipino Coaches Aspiring Writers And Entrepreneurs Should Follow, and VB Consulting and Connected Women’s 100 Most Influential Filipino Women on LinkedIn. Kath founded and heads Story Factory, a long-term partnership project that allows non-industry writers/authors to pitch their storylines and/or concepts to producers and directors for film and/or TV adaptations. She collaborates with MAVX Productions Inc., Gushcloud Philippines, and J Creative Entertainment, and more.
Budjette Tan
Budjette Tan supposedly grew up in a haunted house and was told to sleep early because there were aswang monsters outside their bedroom window. Who would’ve known that these stories would later influence and inspire him to write the comic book Trese, co-created with artist Kajo Baldisimo.
Their comic book is a three-time winner of Best Graphic Literature of the Year in the Philippine National Book Awards. (2009, 2011, 2012)
Trese is now published and distributed globally by Ablaze and is available in English, French, Italian, German, and Portugeuse.
In 2021, Netflix launched the anime adaptation of Trese and was in their Top 10 shows for a month.
Budjette was a co-editor for Alamat Comics, The Lost Journal of Alejandro Pardo: Creatures and Beasts of Philippine Folklore and SOUND: A Comic Book Anthology (co-edited with Charis Locke, published by Difference Engine).
He now works in Denmark as one of the creative leads in the LEGO Agency. He lives there with his wife and son, far away from any aswang – or so they think!
(By the way, his name is pronounced “budget” but please don’t ask him any questions about finance.)