Tag: Angoulême
Riad Sattouf wins the Grand Prix at the Angoulême Festival
He is the author of the essential The Arab of the future. The Franco-Syrian Riad Sattouf won the Grand Prix at the Angoulême Festival on Wednesday, the highest award in…
at the Angoulême Festival, art and the bazaar – Liberation
Comic Article reserved for subscribers Behind the controversy caused by the carte blanche to the author of comics, three sources of tension: the pornographic part of his work denounced for…
Angoulême comic book festival cancels Bastien Vivès exhibition after “threats” – Liberation
Attacked for drawings deemed child pornography and misogynistic, the designer would have received physical threats, which led the organization to cancel his controversial exhibition. The Angoulême International Comics Festival announced…
On social networks, the programming of Bastien Vivès at the Angoulême Comics Festival shocks
It’s a petition with more than 51,000 signatures which has been agitating the small world of comics for several weeks: feminist activists, designers, illustrators, as well as associations fighting against…
why the exhibition of the cartoonist Bastien Vivès at the Angoulême comic book festival is disputed
A petition bringing together more than 46,000 signatures calls for the deprogramming of an exhibition by the designer of Lastmanaccused of trivializing and glorifying incest and pedocrime. Accused for years…
Canadian Julie Doucet wins the Grand Prix in Angoulême
Canadian Julie Doucet won the Grand Prix de la Ville d’Angoulême this Wednesday, during the 2022 Comic Book Festival. At 56, the Quebecer is only the fourth woman to put…
An exhibition dedicated to the creator of Asterix in Angoulême
Discover the manufacturing secrets of scenarios for Asterix, Lucky Luke, Iznogoud or Petit Nicolas… For the first time, an exhibition in Angoulême is devoted to the screenwriting work of René…
Angoulême comic book festival postponed due to health crisis
If the entertainment world is already suffering the consequences of the outbreak of new cases of Covid-19 in France, this may also be the case for other cultural sectors. The…