Untitled - Festival International de la Bande Dessinée

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Editorial.................……………………………………p.03
Le Grand Tour………..........……………………………p.04
Exhibitions
The art de Morris, the man who invented Lucky Luke......p.06
Lastman: Universe……………....………………………p.07
Hugo Pratt, encounters and pathways.....……..………p.08
Jean-Christophe Menu............…………………………p.09
InterDuck - Duckomenta®………………………..………p.10
Tribute to Katsuhiro Otomo.................………………p.11
HiBaNa, behind the scenes of a manga magazine.....p.12
Li Chi Tak, Hong Kong wizard....................…………p.13
Phallaina............................................…………p.14
Other exhibitions......................................…………p.15
Performances & Talks
The Katsuhiro Otomo event....................……………p.17
The illustrated concerts........……………...……………p.18
Projections……………………………………………p.19
Talks and conferences.........……………………………p.20
L’Alpha…………………………………........……………p.21
Asia Zone
Akira’s motorcylce...………………………………………p.23
HiBaNa and Li Chi Tak exhibitions......………………p.24
Made in Taïwan…………………………………………p.25
Other events...........…...................…………………p.26
Young Readers Zone
Encounters, worshops, exhibitions........……p.28 et 29
New Creators Zone
Roundtable discussions, workshops, exhibitions, etc...p.31 et 32
Les Mutants Exhibition…………………………………p.33
Shapereader Exhibition and Risograph Workshop........p.34
Partners Zone
Caisse d’Epargne…………....................………p.36 et 37
SNCF………………………………………………p.38 et 39
Cultura……………….……………………………p.40 et 41
Publishers Zone
Le Monde des Bulles, le Nouveau Monde
and other spaces.....……….……................…p.43 à 45
Official Competition
The Official 2016 Competition……......………p.47 et 48
The Discovery Awards……..…………………………p.49
Practical Information
A very well connected Fauve!.…………………………p.51
2016 Box Office……………………....………………p.52
Coming and staying in Angoulême...…………………p.53
Festival team and partners.......................……p.54 et 55
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A Festival? What’s the point?
To put things into perspective at a time when culture appears depending on the day and speeches – either as a life-saving element (cf. Matteo Renzi, president of the Italian Council of Ministers’
speech last November), or as less than a priority, even for some,
as a very secondary issue.
A festival, is first and foremost a place to meet others.
To speak, listen and share, with people of all social backgrounds,
nationalities, between citizens of the world, men and women, children and their parents, between friends, between creators,
between journalists and readers, listeners, viewers, Internet users...
In short, to "live together" (for those whom this quote irritates, listening to the song “Les loups sont entrés dans Paris” - The wolves
have entered Paris, sung and popularized by Serge Reggiani,
can be helpful).
A festival serves to promote the freedom of artists.
Those who are at the origin of all creation and without whom there
would be no themes, stories, lighting or events. Artists. Ok, but which
ones? All those who have talent? That would be ideal. But talent is
not attained, by definition, and many are those who have it.
Therefore, during the past four decades, the Angoulême Festival
has offered its own selective subjectivity. There are easy choices
to make such as being interested in geniuses - those who are often
founders of their art. There are other more obvious ones, but
already more difficult to implement, such as finding new talents
to help and provide assistance to (for instance, in offering them
to compete in the festival).
Finally, there are choices that are impossible to make, such as presenting all the creative profusion represented by comics throughout
the world. So, current affairs, universality, our feelings, sensibilities
and enthusiasm prevails. And finally, a sort of logic appears, inherent to the still very personal perception of one’s confrontation to
all forms of artistic creation.
Courteous, lively, passionate and even violent debates ensue. History
teaches us that they are inherent to such events and help move the
cause forward. Comics, in this case. And only time can finally allow
us to assess the scope of an event such as the International Comics
Festival, in order to tell when it made the right or wrong choices and
ultimately, what its contribution to the world of comics is.
A festival helps out a profession
Bringing together all (or most) actors of an economic sphere and
involving the public and media, generates a dynamic that opens
up new possibilities. The events’ convivial atmosphere allows for
meetings and exchanges to take place within a more informal
framework, suitable to strengthen links and to generate ideas and
possibilities. It also increases the interest of journalists for information on the relevant field – in this case, comics. It also measures
the enthusiasm of consumers (since cultural products do exist!) and
helps to learn how to listen to them. It generates the involvement
of public authorities and companies from other fields of activity
that, as partners, in turn, contribute to the promotion of the concerned sector.
So it is actually the whole ecosystem of comics that gathers in
Angoulême each year, in order to interact. Leaders and outsiders,
major publishing groups and handmade fanzines, known and
unknown authors, digital and media companies, French and foreign cultural actors, autograph hunters and young readers, general
and specialized journalists... Each one of these participants interacts with the other, depending on his or her own interests which
eventually end up joining those of the world of comics.
A festival helps a territory
A national territory: France. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and
International Development was perfectly aware when it awarded
the Angouleme Festival with the “Grand Tour” label, a label specifically created in order to highlight French cultural events for foreign
tourists. Many authors from different continents have honoured the
Festival by coming to receive awards from its prize list and in such,
affirming their recognition to our country for its openness to world
cultures and in this case, to all forms of comics. In having agreed
to be present at the Festival this January, Katsuhiro Otomo has also
expressed his recognition.
A regional territory: Aquitaine, soon to be France’s largest region,
where Angoulême will be equally rewarded thanks to the adjoining creative economy of, following the Festival’s international reputation. Its Cité internationale de la bande dessinée et de l’image
(International Center for comics and image), its well reputed animation schools, its specialized companies… all will constitute as
many assets in order to successfully help anchor and contribute to
the shaping of its future.
For all of us, and especially for youth, festivals are major attractions. The fact that they are so numerous in our country is a sign
that should be interpreted as extremely positive, and a conveyor
of hope and desires. Beyond all their imperfections and weaknesses, their amplitude has a meaning.
In creating the Angoulême Festival forty-three years ago, it is not
clear whether or not its founders and the FIBD Association had
thought of all this. But one thing is certain: they had a desire, that
of sharing their passion for comics, and this desire furiously resembled a need to live together.
Franck Bondoux
General Delegate
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Laurent Fabius, The French Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, has entrusted
Mr Olivier Poivre d'Arvor with a mission to enhance France’s cultural attractiveness. The latter has
chosen to do so by organizing the GRAND TOUR, an ambitious cultural agenda of about thirty
events taking place in France between January and July of 2016. France remains the most visited
country in the world thanks to the amazing touristic wealth of its territories, the incomparable wealth
of its cultural offerings - over 1200 museums, 1500 festivals, 14100 monuments, 41 UNESCO
world heritage sites… - and also thanks to its ability to welcome foreign cultures. France is thus the
largest library in the world because it translates all foreign literature and opinions, the largest movie
theater, the largest art gallery, the largest performance hall and the largest land of festivals, not to
mention the 300 000 foreign students who make France the third biggest international university
destination. To reveal and illustrate France’s cultural attractiveness, to value and energize it, that is
the purpose of the GRAND TOUR. The Ministry’s network of operators are taking ownership of this
label as an element of appreciation of their activities in France and abroad. France’s most important
festivals have also agreed to become its partners and register as one of the many stops on the
Grand Tour agenda that will boost the attractiveness of their territories. A “France, made in Culture”
forum is scheduled in Paris on March 9th, with all the concerned cultural, political and economic
players, in order to deliver a first set of recommendations towards the implementation of structural
elements for cultural attractiveness at the service of the economic, territorial and touristic development
of France.
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L’ART DE MORRIS Exhibition
The man who invented Lucky Luke
Musée de la bande dessinée d’Angoulême • from January 28th to September 18th 2016
Produced by: 9eArt+ / Cité internationale de la bande dessinée et de l’image / Lucky Comics
Beaujean and Jean-Pierre Mercier • Designed by: [In]Site
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Curated by: Stéphane
The international comics festival, in partnership with the Cité internationale de la
bande dessinée et de l’image and Lucky Comics, will be dedicating an exceptional
exhibition to Lucky Luke, who will be celebrating his 70th birthday in 2016.
One of Hergé’s greatest admirers, trained in the mid1940s by Jijé alongside Franquin, Morris quickly
emerged as one of his generation’s most talented illustrators. Constantly seeking to represent the right movement, to purify his stroke in order to gain in clarity and
dynamism, he turned Lucky Luke into the famous phlegmatic, flawless and fearless hero that several generations of readers got to know so well. Living in the US
for several years, Morris spent time with the authors of
Mad, inspiring him to give his stories a more overtly
parodic dimension. Parody which was reinforced in
the mid-1950s by René Goscinny’s collaboration, who
signed the series’ scenarios for over twenty years – that
is to say 35 albums written by the French author.
Together, Morris and Goscinny intertwined historical
events with sinister villains and created unforgettable
characters: Jolly Jumper, the hero’s faithful horse,
Rantanplan the dumbest police dog west of the Pecos,
plus four brothers as cruel as they are stupid - Joe, Jack,
William and Averell Dalton - which remain, to the
reader’s delight, Lucky Luke’s eternal enemies.
This exhibition is a rare opportunity for comic book
enthusiasts as well as the general public to discover
more than 150 original plates and drawings by Morris. Never before exposed for the most part, these rare
documents highlight the author’s extraordinary talent
and reveal his very special aesthetic. The exhibition’s
curators have selected these original documents from
thousands of plates drawn by Morris and preserved
in Brussels by the author's family in order to highlight
both the stylistic evolution and virtuosity of Lucky Luke’s
creator. It is an exceptional collection, a treasure of
comics which visitors are invited to discover. The exhibition is accompanied by a critical commentary of
Morris’ work and aesthetic, revealing the many facets
of his art through the presentation of rare journals,
sketches and manuscripts from either The Museum of
Comics’ collection or from private loans. Posters, pictures and figurines will also be presented, as well as
interviews of Morris from the Institut national de l’audiovisuel’s collection (National audiovisual institute).
The exhibition is designed to address as many people
as possible, adult visitors as well as younger ones and
schools. Educational materials as well as tailor-made
recreational and educational activities will be offered
on site. One way to remember that, nearly seventy
years after his birth, Lucky Luke remains a trans-generational hero - one of the most famous in the history of
comics. A monograph entitled L’Art de Morris (The Art
of Morris), one of the first ever devoted to the author,
will be published by Lucky Comics in December 2015
on the occasion of this exhibition.
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© Lucky Comics 2015
The Art of Morris exhibition offers to look back on the
creator of one of francophone comics’ most famous
heroes, the Belgian Maurice De Bevere (1923-2001).
Choosing the pen name “Morris” at the start of his
career, he created on his own, at the age of 22, the
singing cowboy on a white horse largely inspired by
westerns, American cartoons and Hergé’s Tintin. Lucky
Luke, “the man who shoots faster than his shadow,”
appeared in the Spirou newspaper’s annual almanac
at the end of 1946, a hero that Morris never ceased
drawing until his death. He was therefore a man of a
single work, but a creation as rich as it was popular:
Morris drew no less than seventy albums of the adventures of Lucky Luke, 300 million books have been sold
and the stories of the lone cowboy have been translated into 29 languages.
LASTMAN: UNIVERSE Exhibition
Quartier Jeunesse, Chais Magelis, from January 28th to January 31st 2016
Production: 9eArt+ / Casterman • Curator: Thomas Mourier • Scenography: Élodie Descoubes
The Lastman series which was awarded the Best Series Prize during last year’s
Festival, will be honoured in this year’s Young Readers’ Zone. Let’s take a look back
at this cross-media project of a new kind, which opened the borders of comics.
series’ different formats – indeed this series was originally created as a cross-media project combining
comics, animation and video games.
The Lastman: Universe exhibition is therefore intended
to be fun and innovative whilst addressing a large
audience. Upon entry into the Young Readers’ Zone,
visitors will fully submerse themselves, going from surprise to surprise, starting with the discovery of the characters to a total immersion into Iguana Bay, plus two
exclusive features that will delight fans of the series as
much as uninitiated visitors: the Lastfight video game
which is still under development and that will be previewed on the occasion of the exhibition with two
playable arcade machines, as well as the screening
of the unreleased pilot for the Lastman TV series – an
animated adaptation of the manga, also still under
development and which will be broadcast on the
France 4 channel in 2016. Many surprises and unreleased content are therefore scheduled during this
exhibition unlike any other, which will display all of
Lastman’s facets to visitors, a dense, lively and hybrid
series that has found a loyal audience and is sure to
seduce those which have not yet discovered it.
© Balak, Sanlaville, Vivès
Launched in the spring of 2013, the Lastman series
quickly established itself in bookstores thanks to its
instantly recognizable graphic design and the originality of its approach. This dynamic shônen of many
influences was created by three young French authors,
Bastien Vives (Revelation Award in 2009 with Le Goût
du chlore), Balak and Mickaël Sanlaville. Together,
they tell the story of a young boy in combat training,
Adrian Velba, who is following in the footsteps of a
mentor with a troubled past, the fighter, Richard
Aldana. Inspired both by the codes and production
methods of manga (long spoken fighting scenes, studio work, division of labour, regular publication of
200 page volumes) and the television series principle
(the first six volumes of Lastman make up the first season of the TV series), this ambitious global manga will
have an exhibition devoted to itself for the first time.
However, we are not talking about a classic comics
exhibition since the authors work exclusively with
graphic tablets and no originals of the published
pages exist. Instead, Lastman: Universe will invite the
public to immerse itself into the different places and
worlds visited by the characters (the Valley of the
Kings, Paxton, Iguana Bay...) and to discover the
Lastman, Delitoon and the webtoon
Lastman was born on Delitoon and the adventure continues with the exclusive distribution of the 8th season
(book 8) in full color. Delitoon, which offers the reading of the series as a webtoon, has already collected over
500,000 readings for Lastman! The webtoon, a new format that comes from Asia (South Korea) is a new and
different genre, built for the Internet, which enables a smooth reading experience of comics on all types of
connected screens. The Lastman exhibition, gives visitors the opportunity to (re)discover the series, aired in its
entirety for the launch of the new tablet and smartphone application. www.delitoon.com
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HUGO PRATT Exhibition
Encounters and pathways
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Curated by: Patrizia Zanotti and Sophie Tchang
Twenty years have passed since the author who is
most known for introducing literature into a work of
comics, left us. This influence backed by a plentiful
appetite for reading and books (did he not have
30000 books of all kinds at home?) was often noticeable in his work through the identity of his characters
and, even sometimes by very direct referrals: how
often does Corto not have a book in his hands or
state a literary quote that illuminates his life choices?
At a time when the Maltese sailor is being resurrected
in order to take on new adventures, it seems, more
than ever, interesting to look back at the origins of this
unforgettable creator who knew how to speak so
clearly about his influences: “In literature (...), what
touches me most is poetry, because it is synthetic and
conveys itself through images. And like poetry, comics
is a world of images in which you are constantly
obliged to combine two codes and therefore these
two worlds. An immediate universe through the image
and a world transmitted through speech.”
The exhibition presented by the 43rd International
Comics Festival and created by the Hergé Museum
(currently being shown in Louvain la-Neuve), in
alliance with Patrizia Zanotti, specifically emphasizes
this important theme from the Venetian genius’ work.
Festivalgoers are invited to an overview of Hugo Pratt’s
universe where they can discover how the Italian
author shaped his work through a constant contact
with numerous forms of literature. Pratt’s influences, his
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Coordinated by: Maria-
aesthetic concerns, but also the decisive encounters
he made during a career that spans over almost 50
years, are presented in relation to the original works:
Research sketches, black and white and color plates,
watercolors, magazine covers... Exceptional creations, among which can be found Hugo Pratt’s most
famous plates and drawings. This unprecedented literary approach also brings forth the fact that Pratt’s
personal life and work were intimately linked, continually interacting with each other in order to produce
his ultimate masterpiece, Corto Maltese. A character
who is both solitary and connected to the world and
notably so by the interest he feels for universal works
of literature that perfectly reflect his cosmopolitan personality, creative curiosity and the constant temptation
he feels for travel. Like Corto, Pratt ignored borders
and obscurantism. He was passionate about different
cultures without distinction or hierarchy, mixing the
imaginary world of his drawings and texts to terrestrial
adventures, reveries escaping any topography or
Cartesian logic to become... fables.
Pratt’s words, taken from books and interviews published at various times, form the texts of the exhibitions,
reflecting all of this. When the author summons all of
his influences in a jumble: Kipling, Stevenson, Yeats,
London, Rimbaud, Borges or even Shakespeare, these
are the sources that are found in this work inundated
by culture and light.
© Cong S.A.
Espace Franquin, salle Iribe
Produced by: Musée Hergé / 9eArt+
Grazia Lacidogna
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JEAN-CHRISTOPHE MENU Exhibition
Hôtel Saint-Simon – from January 28th to February 28th 2016, 10h-19h
Produced by 9eArt+ • Curated and designed by Jean-Christophe Menu
In 2016, the Angouleme Festival will be paying tribute to one of France’s major
alternative comic book authors. For over 30 years, Jean-Christophe Menu has been
working in the margins of the world of comics by simultaneously leading the life of
an author, editor and critic, and by digging paths that meet and come together.
For JC Menu, the work of a publisher goes hand in
hand with the theoretical reflection on both the genre
and editorial landscape of comics: founder in 1992
of the OuBaPo (The workroom for potential comics)
in the continuity of Oulipo, his literary alter ego, he
published a short critical book in 2005 entitled Platesbandes, followed by three issues of L’Éprouvette a journal which included studies and interviews, from 2006
to 2007. In 2011, he presented and published his
doctoral thesis, entitled La bande dessinée et son dou-
ble (Comics and its double). In 1995, Menu joined
the emerging graphic trend of autobiographies by
publishing Livret de phamille followed by works of
fiction, dreams or experimental comics (Le Livre du
Mont-Vérité, Gnognottes, La Topographie interne du
M, etc). In 2001, he journeyed into the mainstream
by drawing one of the albums from the Donjon series
for Trondheim & Sfar. In 2011, he left L’Association,
founding a new publishing house the following year,
L’Apocalypse, where he continues to publish books
that are singular both in form and content, including
his own Métamune Comix, where he attempts to synthesize all of his past themes. In 2014 he joined Fluide
Glacial, where he will be publishing Chroquettes in
early 2016 in parallel to Krollebitches, a new essay
published by Impressions Nouvelles.
The exhibition at Angouleme’s Hôtel Saint-Simon is
designed as both a tribute and a carte blanche for
JC Menu, who will be curating this presentation of
his many works as author, editor and privileged
observer of comics. Menu has always been attentive
to signs and symbols, and his creations, which cleverly mix illustration and handwritten texts, restore the
vibrations of a fully accepted autobiographical reflection. In this exhibition, visitors will discover the multiple
symbols which populate the author’s graphic universe:
the enigmatic and caring moon and stars, emanata
and krollebitches (signs for emotions in comics), but
also the catchy loops of a locked groove, the musical
motif engraved at the end of some vinyl records, a
reminder of the repetitions and obsessions found in
Jean-Christophe Menu’s work.
© JC. Menu - Fluide Glacial 2016
Born in 1964, Menu made his debut publishing the
Le Lynx (à tifs) and Le Journal de Lapot fanzines from
1982 to 1986. He went on collaborating with various publications such as Psikopat, the satirical newspaper where he developed the Meder character (a
book was published by Futuropolis in 1988). In
1990, with six other cartoonists (Lewis Trondheim,
Killoffer, Stanislas, Mattt Konture, David B. and
Mokeït) he created an innovative publishing house:
L’Association. A future symbol of independent publishing during the 1990s and 2000s; “L'Asso”
appeared both as an editorial and artistic movement
and as a tangible response to the difficulty for young
writers (who were eager to put into question the traditions of comics) to find a publishing house. Throughout the years, in addition to the work of its founders,
L’Association published many important authors, such
as Dupuy & Berberian, Julie Doucet, Emmanuel Guibert, Marjane Satrapi, Tardi, Riad Sattouf, Goossens,
Edmond Baudoin, as well as Gébé, Jean-Claude Forest, Charlie Schlingo, several former contributors of
Bazooka, Chris Ware, Jim Woodring or the South
Africans of Bitterkomix.
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INTERDUCK – DUCKOMENTA® Exhibition
Musée d’Angoulême • From January 28th to March 15th 2016
Production: DUCKOMENTA® / 9eArt+ • Artistic Direction: Anke Doepner for interDuck
Their names are Eckhart Bauer, Anke Doepner, Rüdiger Stanko, Volker Schönwart… Since the mid-eighties, this German collective named interDuck has been
revisiting
International art masterpieces by staging ducks in the
place of their original characters. A project initiated
by Eckhart Bauer, professor at the Brunswick Graduate
School of Fine Arts, as well as some students who also
wished to mix comics and classical art, or in other
words, to mix the “legitimate” culture with popular culture. A compulsive collector of Disney merchandise,
Bauer gave a decisive impetus to this spontaneous creative movement that revisits hundreds of works of art
and images through painting, drawing, sculpture and
photography. Nothing stops interDuck, which take on
treasures of Egyptian art, Romulus and Remus, Bosch,
the Mona Lisa, Vermeer, Pop Art, the American
“I Want You” propaganda posters or the picture of
Neil Armstrong’s footprint on the lunar surface with
equal jubilation. Close to 100 works from the collective will be displayed in the museum’s temporary exhibition room as well as fifteen works that will be
scattered throughout the permanent exhibition rooms which the visitors shall enjoy finding. This exhibition,
will be extended by the publication of the catalog of
the collective’s full works in early 2016, intelligently
mixing humor and art history, allowing visitors of all
ages to discover major works of art.
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© interDuck
This exhibition presents many masterpieces from art history... all of which contain
ducks from various American comics. A retrospective of this project presented by
the interDuck collective.
TRIBUTE TO KATSUHIRO OTOMO Exhibition
Caves du Théâtre d’Angoulême
Curated by Nicolas Finet and Julien Brugeas
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Designed by Bruno Pujat
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Produced by 9eArt+ / Galerie Glénat
Honour to whom honour is due. In partnership with the Glénat gallery, a collective
exhibition in homage of Katsuhiro Otomo is presented by the Festival in Angoulême. 42 authors from all walks of life were keen to participate.
Virginie Augustin to Ludovic Debeurme, Hugues
Micol, Vince, Laureline Mattiussi, Dominique Bertail,
Vincent Perriot, Guillaume Singelin and Matthieu
Bonhomme, most of the cream of French comics said
yes, not forgetting a strong contingency of Italians
(Manuele Fior, Tanino Liberatore, Luigi Critone, to
name only a few), a Muscovite (Otto Schmidt), an
Argentine (Juan Gimenez), a Spaniard (Jordi Bernet),
And here they now are, these new images, brought a Swiss (Enrico Marini) and two Asians, the Korean
together as part of a collective exhibition presented Kim Jung-gi and the Japanese Jiro Taniguchi, whom
at the 43rd Festival in the Angoulême Theater base- we need not present anymore.
ment, which will also be hosting the public talk
proposed by Katsuhiro Otomo, winner of the Grand On the occasion of this exhibition, a catalog gatherPrix in January 2015. All these works constitute a ing all the contributions is being published by the
Glénat gallery with an unprecedented cover illustravibrant declaration of love
and admiration to the genius of mangaka and to the tion by Otomo himself. All the images created for the
power of his characters. And the selection of artists occasion will be later presented in the Parisian
reflects the stature of their instigator. Forty-two authors, Gallery at the start of the summer.
no less, are participating in this common tribute: from
© Dominique Bertail/Galerie Glénat
Rare are the authors who have left their mark and
influenced their peers of all ages, countries and cultures as much as Katsuhiro Otomo. And it’s to say the
least, that the prospect of paying homage to the
Japanese master generated the collective enthusiasm
of authors contacted by the Glénat gallery a few
months ago in order to participate in the show.
HIBANA Exhibition
Behind the scenes of a manga magazine
Quartier Asie
Curated by Nicolas Finet • Coordinated in Tokyo by BCF - Bureau des copyrights français
Pujat • Produced by 9eArt+ • Partner: Shogakukan
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Exhibition design by Bruno
How do Japanese publishers and authors produce their manga, a form of comics
that has conquered the world? This exhibition produced in collaboration with the
Shogakukan publishing house, strives to reveal a piece of the puzzle with the
example of one of its monthly magazines, HiBaNa.
It is a magazine published by Shogakukan (one of
the three largest Japanese publishing houses) that
agreed to collaborate with the Festival on this unique
experience: HiBaNa (literally “The Spark”), a
monthly magazine, launched in the spring of 2015
for young Japanese adults, mostly students. Positioned on a rather “artistic” approach of manga,
primarily intended for a female audience - two thirds
of the readership - HiBaNa (heir to the recently disappeared Ikki magazine which was long considered
to be one of the jewels of “art” comics in Japan) welcomes about twenty stories per issue, making up the
five hundred to six hundred pages of the monthly
comics magazine. The characters and the emotional
intensity of their adventures, all universes combined,
are at the heart of this periodical publishing project.
The positioning of the stories, support of the authors
and their creations, cover design, promotional campaigns, distribution, reader interaction... all the
aspects of the Japanese publisher’s organization of
one of its comics magazines will be addressed in
this exhibition. In a simple manner, both clear and
invigorating, the exhibition will strive to make these
specific Japanese working methods tangible and
therefore better highlight the particularities of manga.
In echo to this interdisciplinary presentation, Ayako
Noda, one of HiBaNa’s authors will make the trip
to Angouleme for the occasion, offering festivalgoers
a talk centered on the relationship between authors
and magazines.
© HiBaNa/Shogakukan
For the first time ever, the annual spotlight offered by
the Angoulême Festival on Japanese comics and on
those who make it exist, is not focused on a particular artist, but on one of its numerous periodicals,
which each week or month, offers its readers over
hundreds of never-before published pages of
manga. The expression of a publishing phenomenon
that is probably unique in the world and which
deserves the attention of an educational and enlightening exhibition open to all.
LI CHI TAK Exhibition
Hong Kong Wizard
Quartier Asie
Curated by Nicolas Finet and Connie Lam (Hong Kong Arts Centre) • Set design by Bruno Pujat
Centre, Mr Nelson Leong, Create Hong Kong, Hong Kong Comics & Animation Federation
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Produced by 9eArt+, Hong Kong Arts Centre
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Partners: Kana, Hong Kong Arts
A happy coincidence, it is precisely the year when
the Japanese mangaka Otomo Katsuhiro (recently
crowned by the Festival’s Grand Prix) is honoring the
Festival with his presence, that Li Chi Tak is also coming to Angouleme in order to witness the first ever
monographic exhibition to be devoted to an artist
from Hong Kong. For if we may credit a single artist
for having a decisive influence on the tastes and
choices of Li, it is precisely Akira’s author who did.
But at the end of the day, do coincidences, especially happy ones, really exist in the world of
comics?
focused on the relentless construction of fantasy
worlds where the dual requirements of precision and
show-making was never absent. Also inspired by the
genre and action movies that made the heyday of
Hong Kong’s film and television industry in the 70s,
Li Chi Tak, whose local publishers quickly detected
his graphic virtuosity, multiplied his publications over
the years, either in albums or in periodic comics
magazines - including in Japan where he collaborated with the Young and Ikki manga magazines.
He also never disdained to indulge in illustration, as
evidenced by his numerous publications in Hong
Kong newspapers and magazines.
In any case, when the young Chinese illustrator
started professionally drawing in the mid-80s, it is Now enriched by a plentiful career, having pubclearly because Otomo and Moebius showed him lished a dozen books, Li is currently taking advanthe way. Through the use of interposed pictures he tage of his legitimate reputation as godfather of
Hong Kong’s independent comics scene, yet not
having ceased his work, quite the contrary. He even
recently reconnected with his former French publisher
(Dargaud translated one shot The Spirit as early as
1998) since Kana (part of the Media Participation
Group) will publish The Beast in January of 2016,
a new story drawn by Li Chi Tak with a screenplay
by Jean Dufaux.
The Festival will strive to make a fitting tribute to this
prolific career, through a monographic retrospective
of about 80 works from the 80s to this day. In parallel to the exhibition, Li will also participate in the
Festival’s International Conferences.
© Li Chi Tak-Jean Dufaux-Kana (Dargaud-Lombard s.a.)
Regular participants at the Angoulême Festival, Hong Kong comics are returning front stage this year with a monographic
exhibition dedicated to one of their most talented artists, the prolific Li Chi Tak.
PHALLAINA Exhibition
Rempart Desaix (between le Nouveau Monde and the Cathédrale Saint-Pierre)
Production: Small Bang / 9eArt+ / France Télévisions Nouvelles
Ecritures
Created by author and director Marietta
Ren, Phallaina is a multimedia based
piece that offers a new way of reading
and that is accessible via different mediums: a free smartphone and tablet application and a 115 meter long fresco
accompanied by a sound device.
Phallaina Application: la Bande Défilée • Launched during
the 2016 Angouleme Festival, Phallaina is a free application
that can be found on the Apple Store and Play Store • Find
more information about Phallaina on: www.phallaina.com
© Marietta Ren/Phallaina
Born from author and director Marietta Ren’s interest
for neurobiology, Phallaina is a comics project without panels, developed for a digital reading experience, based on a “hybrid narrative”. The reader
follows the story of Audrey, a young epileptic
woman with a physeter in her brain, a rare disorder
that causes her to have hallucinatory outbreaks during which she sees whales. The story also portrays
the character of Chloe, a young researcher dedicated to the study of the physeter.
Phallaina notably aims to explain to the reader how
neurobiological research works: how researchers
study and think about their discipline and how they
interact with their patients - this notion of interaction
is capital and greatly depends on the trust that exists
between patients and neurobiologists, as highlighted
by the author. In Angoulême, the exhibition will
unfold itself on a 115 meter long outdoor fresco,
stretched out with ropes between the trees of the
Desaix rampart. Overlooking a panoramic view of
the Charente, the exhibition will be enriched by a
sound environment that will foster the viewer’s total
immersion into the work throughout his or her experience. Developed in 2015 and presented for the
first time at the Festival, Phallaina is a fascinating and
innovative project that allows the reader and visitor
to participate in a new reading experience.
The Shapereader exhibition that was
originally created for visually impaired
visitors and destined to all festivalgoers
offers a reading experience through
touch. Carved wooden panels are
arranged in a circular room, each of
which is divided into a plurality of square
zones whose laser engraved forms have
a well-defined meaning: places, charac-
ters, items, actions and affects. A unique of screen-printing and photocopying.
and innovative reading experience.
For the occasion, the British Breakdown
Not far from the Shapeareader exhibi- Press publishing house and the French
tion in the lobby of the Moebius Ship Volcano publishing house will design,
is a workspace dedicated to the edit and manufacture a unique publirisograph. Increasingly present in the cation bringing together 15 cartoonists
field of alternative publishing, this of all backgrounds during the time of
technique combines both the advantages the Festival.
© Breakdown Press-Volcan
ILAN MANOUACH - SHAPEREADER Exhibition + RISOGRAPH WORKSHOP
This summer, Coyote left us, leaving Litteul Kevin,
the world of motorcycles and the world of comics
as orphans.
An exhibition of his drawings in the public space
will pay tribute with a selection of his best images
posted up on thirty electoral panels throughout the
streets of Angoulême.
© Coyote/Le Lombard
COYOTE, 20 years of comics and motorcycles (and pin-ups!)
THE KATSUHIRO OTOMO EVENT
Talk - performance: Saturday 30 January 14h - 16h30 • Théâtre d'Angoulême - Scène nationale
Curated by Nicolas Finet • Set design by Bruno Pujat • Scenography: Le Goff & Gabarra • Produced by 9eArt+
Winner of the Angoulême Grand Prix Award in 2015, the master mangaka will
be present at this year’s festival. An event that is all the more exceptional since the
artist - who ordinarily remains extremely discreet – has agreed to meet with the
public and press.
authors from all walks of the comic world, during a
two-round electronic election.
The Angoulême Theatre will host the highlight of this
edition, namely the public talk in which Otomo,
according to his own wish, will evoke the genesis of
Akira for two hours and a half. A unique journey
down the corridors of his cult masterpiece that will be
hosted by Laure Adler and interspersed with visual
media interludes. To top it off, the master has prepared a wonderful surprise for his public, a token of
appreciation for his French fans who were the first in
the Western world to cherish his work. For those who
cannot attend this major event, the talk will be relayed
According to tradition, each author who is awarded on the Festival’s website.
the Angoulême Festival Grand Prix creates the next
edition’s poster. Otomo made no exception and To give this event a setting worthy of its importance,
designed a superb wash drawing, combining his the Angoulême Theatre’s facade, lobby and great
artistic roots descending from Japanese classical room will be decorated in the colours of Akira. More
painting with a nod to pop culture of which he is one than just a decoration, a real scenography will
of the emblematic authors. However, rather than cre- encourage the visitors to immerse themselves into
ating a conventional exhibition, he prefers to offer his Otomo’s futuristic world. Meanwhile, a life-size model
audience a live talk during which he will discuss his of his hero’s famous motorcycle will be presented at
work. An additional honour for the Festival and its vis- the Little Asia Pavilion for the duration of the Festival.
itors, knowing that this master mangaka only rarely An additional pleasure for those fans who won’t only
be able to admire it closely, but also be phoagrees to speak in public about his work.
tographed with it.
A privilege also for journalists who will have the
chance to question Katsuhiro Otomo upon his arrival Finally, forty major French and foreign authors will
from Tokyo during a special press conference that will pay tribute to Otomo by each creating an original
be held in Paris. After which time the master will go piece, inspired by his work and world. Many of the
to Angoulême in order to chair the Festival’s opening works, presented during the FIBD in the exhibition
night which will take place at the Alpha, a brand space located in the basement of the theatre, will also
new media centre created by the City of Angoulême be present in a collective album published by Glénat,
and inaugurated just before the start of the Festival. partner of the whole operation. Logical, since Glénat
This is where the winner of the 2015 Angoulême isn’t only Otomo’s leading publisher in French, but is
Grand Prix will unveil the name of his successor, who also one of the first to have made him known throughwill have been elected, as he once did before, by out the Western world.
© Katsuhiro Otomo/Ed. Glénat
In January 2015, the Angoulême Grand Prix Electoral
College created an event in honouring a Japanese
author for the very first time: Katsuhiro Otomo. For the
2016 edition, the event will gain even more momentum with this manga master’s arrival in France. He
who is revered in Japan and who has become a
global icon thanks to his cult series Akira, published
firstly as comics, and then developed into an anime
that is unanimously considered a masterpiece of the
genre. Knowing Katsuhiro Otomo’s grand discretion
and for whom public appearances are a rarity, his
presence will be a great honour for the Festival whose
international influence is thus once again, reconfirmed.
THE COMICS CONCERTS®
Very appreciated by festivalgoers, these
live performances that bring illustrators
on stage have every chance of attracting
a full-house this year with Comics Concerts® dedicated to the world of Katsuhiro
Otomo and a long-awaited revenge for
the Improv Game!
Another highlight in the area of Festival performances
is the improv game. Again, we will find regulars
attending this event since after having valiantly battled
during last year’s game, the Hero Corp and ADIV
teams from Poitiers will meet this year for a rematch
that looks like it will be epic. New illustrators will take
the stage, in order to accompany them with their pencils. Mystery artists whose identities will be revealed
in due time!
Improv game: Friday 29 January 20h.
Théâtre d'Angoulême - Scène nationale.
© Jorge Fidel Alvarez/9eArt+
Because Katsuhiro Otomo’s presence will be the main
event of this year’s Festival, it makes sense that his work
be central to this year’s edition of the famous Comics
Concerts®. And to celebrate the 11th anniversary of
the creation of this concept by the Festival, what better
way to do it than to pay homage to one of comics’
greatest living masters? Like every year, the various
international authors who have agreed to draw on
stage will do so based on an original story. The performances will take place on Thursday, Friday and
Sunday. This year’s story was written by Bastien Vives,
winner of the 2015 Fauve Award for the best series
with Lastman, which is precisely inspired by the world
of manga and Alfred, winner of the 2014 Gold Fauve
Award for best album with Come Prima. As for the
inevitable Areski, long-time accomplice of the Comics
Concerts®, he will be faithful to his post again, composing and interpreting original music on stage with
his musicians, inspired by the Akira soundtrack, a
movie adaptated from Otomo’s cult series.
The Comics Concerts®: Thursday 28, Friday 29 and
Sunday January 31, 14h. Théâtre d'Angoulême Scène nationale.
A PREMIERE
Paul à Québec, a film by François Bouvier adapted
from Michel Rabagliati’s comic book, Paul à Quebec
is simply about life in it’s happier and more difficult
days: the Beaulieu family life, Paul’s in-laws and the
weakening of Roland, Paul’s father-in-law… Michel
Rabagliati, co-writer and film illustrator, will be present
for a Q&A session after the screening of this film,
released in Quebec in September 2015.
Saturday January 30th 2015
18h, salle Nemo, Vaisseau Moebius
DRAWN MUSIC VIDEOS WITH:
Alfred, a musical illustrator
In a book of tan colors, Daho, l’Homme qui chante,
David Chauvel and Alfred portray one of French
pop’s major artists and narrate the scenes of his creative process.
In Les stations balnéaires, a song by Thomas Demaere,
Alfred knows how to combine the innocence of his
illustrative style with the violence of the topic: an innocent city turning into a polluting monster.
La B.O² -M-, by Matthieu Chedid & Matthias
Picard.
Matthias Picard and guests perform around this concept album, in a new interpretation of -M-‘s musical
FILMS DIRECTED BY KATSUHIRO OTOMO
Akira, a work of science-fiction, based on the series dream!
of the same name, is considered one of the best aniDOCUMENTARIES
mated films to have ever been released.
Steamboy is part of the steampunk genre. A film Phylactère, une histoire de la bande dessinée
depicting an alternate history of a world where steam This collection of documentaries provides a thematic
power is still the essential element of technological approach to the history of comics and reveals the
specificities of the art comics.
development.
Combustible (short film featured in Short Peace), illus- • Les écritures du moi : Dominique Goblet, Fabrice
trates one of the greatest fires of the eighteenth cen- Neaud, Jean-Christophe Menu.
tury that ravaged the city of Edo, and evokes the • La parodie : René Pétillon, Goossens, Sikoryak.
• La bande dessinée au rendez-vous de l'histoire :
tragedy of an impossible love.
Opening and Ending (short films featured in Robot Keiji Nakazawa, Marjane Satrapi, Jean-Philippe
Stassen, Calvo, Alberto Breccia.
Carnival). The rise and fall of robots.
Stopper le travail ! (Part 3 of Manie, Manie). A • L'uchronie : Vincent Brugeas et Ronan Toulhoat,
reflection on the relationship between man and Jean-Pierre Pécau, Fred Duval, Fred Blanchard and
Gess, Kris et Duhamel, Kaiji Kawaguchi, Mari
machine.
Yamazaki.
Salle Odéon, Théâtre d'Angoulême
• Dur d'être une fille ! : Alison Bechdel, Ulli Lust,
Scène Nationale
Debbie Drechsler, Judith Vanistendael, Florence
Cestac, Claire Bretécher.
• Les héros de l'enfance : Zep, Julien Neel,
AN ANIMATION SERIES
In Tu mourras moins bête, Professor Moustache And Emmanuel Guibert et Marc Boutavant, Pierre Bailly
Nathanael his assistant demystify science in film and and Céline Fraipont, Carla et Wilhelm Hansen.
in everyday life. If you've always dreamed of using Salle Méliès, espace Franquin
a lightsaber or of shrinking your kids, or if you think
that the anal stage is part of a concert venue, this
series is made for you! Q&A session with Marion
Montaigne after the projection of these 8 new
episodes.
© Michel Rabagliati/La Pastèque/Seville International
FROM COMICS TO FILM
TALKS & CONFERENCES
Hosted by some of the best observers in the world of comics, over a hundred talks
and conferences will reflect and discuss comics through an aesthetic, historic and
societal angle.
LES CONFÉRENCES ET DÉBATS DU CONSERVATOIRE (THE CONSERVATORY’S CONFERENCES
AND DEBATES)
Scholarly, historical and often unexpected, the Conservatory conferences offer a series of convivial one
hour and a half presentations in two of the Gabriel
Fauré Conservatory amphitheatres, hosted by specialists and linked to the Festival’s program or to
diverse themes in relation to comics. These conferences bring new light to the history and aesthetic of
comics.
Salles Gershwin et Brassens du Conservatoire du
GrandAngoulême Gabriel Fauré
LES RENCONTRES LYCÉENNES
(THE HIGH-SCHOOL CONFERENCES)
For many years now, authors from the International
Conferences have been invited to speak in
Angoulême high schools during the Festival. These
talks, lasting one to two hours and that are prepared
beforehand in the art, languages or history-geography classes or school library, give place to various
and fascinating exchanges.
LES RENCONTRES TÉLÉRAMA DU NOUVEAU
MONDE (TELERAMA’S NEW WORLD CONFERENCES)
Interrogate a piece of work. Get authors from similar
or very different backgrounds to interact around a single thematic. Show pages and have them comment
them. In these public conferences, Télérama questions
French and international comics.
A NEW EVENT: Q&A WITH THE FESTIVAL PRIZE
Forum du Nouveau Monde
WINNERS
As soon as Sunday January 31st, the day after the
Awards Ceremony of the 43rd International Comics
Festival, theartists crowned by a Fauve d'Angoulême
LES RENCONTRES DESSINÉES (THE ILLUSTRATED will answer journalist and festivalgoers’ questions.
CONFERENCES) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH L’EXPRESS Salle Buñel de l’Espace Franquin et auditorium du
A subtle balance between improvisation and staging, Conservatoire du GrandAngoulême Gabriel Fauré
dialogue and performance could be the definition of
this original conference. For over an hour, the audi- AND NOT TO FORGET…
ence finds itself submerged in the heart of an author’s During the entire Festival, authors come to meet the
creative process, thanks to the author’s comments and public during diverse events such as the Rencontres
explanations as well as a visual device which directly pour le prix du public Cultura (Espace Cultura, le
retransmits the images on a large screen. In real time, Monde des Bulles), the Rencontres Polar (Espace
whilst an image is being created with pencils and Polar/SNCF), the Rencontres Jeunesse (Quartier
brushes, an informal and fascinating dialogue begins Jeunesse) and the Rencontres littérature et bande
between artist and audience. Designed as a perform- dessinée (Médiathèque l’Alpha).
ance, the illustrated conferences create a sort of
bridge between the international conferences and the
illustrated concerts®, and also contribute to value
comics as an art that is deeply alive.
Salle Buñel, espace Franquin
THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
On the program: Minetaro Mochizuki and Ayako
Noda from Japan, Li Chi Tak from Hong Kong, the
English-speaking Dash Shaw, Richard McGuire and
Simon Hanselmann, the French-speaking JeanChristophe Menu, Bastien Vivès, Balak, Michaël
Sanlaville, and Marietta Rem among others... Authors
from around the world, invited to look back at and
explain their works to the public.
Another essential event: the Éternel Tintin debate
hosted by Benoît Peeters, with authors of books about
Hergé’s timeless hero.
Auditorium du Conservatoire du GrandAngoulême
Gabriel Fauré
L’ALPHA a new space
for meetings and exhibitions
L'Alpha – Médiathèque de GrandAngoulême, 1 rue Coulomb.
A new major site for festivalgoers, l’Alpha,
created in partnership with the GrandAngoulême, testifies of the Festival’s
dynamism that keeps developing throughout the years.
Named l’Alpha, the new media center created thanks
to The GrandAngoulême region, will have just been
freshly inaugurated when it will host a part of the International Comics Festival for the very first time. Dedicated
to the pleasures of reading, especially comics (it is
Angoulême after all!), it will be offering a series of events
related to the program of the Festival’s 43rd edition.
Logically, the Alpha has become the perfect place to
accommodate the Festival’s “ideal library”. Patiently
developed by the Fauve, in collaboration with the Alpha
and Festival teams, this selection of major works will
give readers a chance to delve into the past and present of comics. Far from being complete, it bases itself
on the Festival’s award-winning titles, as well as a more
global vision based on the constantly changing relationship, between comics and our surrounding world.
The presentation of these “ideal libraries” (different
themes will be on offer) will be accompanied by a
series of talks on literature & comics. A statement of the
ever growing respect of comics in today’s cultural
domain, as well as among parents and teachers who
increasingly recognize its pedagogical virtues for new
readers in training.
Starting with this year’s Festival, l’Alpha is already asserting itself as a must for festivalgoers. And beyond this is
the foreshadow of future developments on the Festival’s
perimeter (that will accompany the changes of the city
of Angoulême's territory). Transformations linked to other
major changes as well, such as the advent of the
greater region, or the construction of the high-speed
train link for a delivery in 2017, in which the city of
Angoulême will play its part.
© Grand Angoulême
In addition to this “ideal library”, festivalgoers will get
to discover an exhibition entitled #je dessine, created
in partnership with Charlie Hebdo, SOS Racisme and
the FIDL. Thousands of drawings were received after
the tragic events of January 2015. A selection of these
drawings will echo the recent tragic events, and serve
as a support in order to educate visitors, particularly the
younger ones, to a series of key themes such as racism,
tolerance and freedom of expression. Lectures, debates
and workshops will also be organised in order to go
deeper into these topics and generate exchanges.
ASIA ZONE
Curator: Nicolas Finet
•
Production: 9eArt+
Bigger, more comprehensive, more diverse... The Festival’s Asia Zone is establishing itself even more this year, with a greater
number of animations and exhibitors and a wider offer in order to better reflect the creations coming from Asia that now
represent one third of the French-speaking comic book market. In partnership with the J-One and Game One channels,
largely dedicated to Asian cultures.
KATSUHIRO OTOMO AND
AKIRA’S MOTORCYCLE
Designed by Le Goff & Gabarra
•
Produced by 9eArt+
Undoubtedly one of the Asia Zone’s major events
this year: the legendary motorcycle ridden by
Kaneda through the neon streets of Tokyo in Akira is
coming alive, to every festivalgoers’ delight; Iconic
thanks to Akira, the masterpiece of Katsuhiro Otomo,
Grand Prix winner and guest of honor at this year’s
Festival.
A unique model, made in Japan by admirers of
Otomo and his universe, this authentic motorcycle
has made a very special trip from Fukuoka on the
Japanese island of Kyushu. Presented at the heart of
the Asia Zone, it will be accessible for “Photo Calls”
with festivalgoers who wish to capture themselves
and the motorcycle, wearing Kaneda’s legendary
jacket which Katsuhiro Otomo will personally be
lending the festival. The pictures will be available on
site and on the Fauve’s social networks. The Festival
team will choose the best pictures that will be
rewarded with the full set of Akira books, generously
offered by Glénat. Deeply moved by the tragic
events that hit France last November 13th, Katsuhiro
Otomo has also wished that this festive meeting point
around Akira’s motorcycle also be an opportunity to
be solidary with victims of the Paris bombings and
their families. All the profits made from this “Akira
Photo Call”, will therefore be donated to charity.
Each occupying one of Asia Zone’s wings, two new
exhibitions are offered to festivalgoers curious of new
Asian creations. One is of Japanese inspiration and
is dedicated to the discovery of a monthly manga
magazine from Tokyo called: HiBaNa (“The Spark”in
English). Organised in collaboration with its publisher,
Shogakukan, the exhibition aims to explain how
Japanese authors and publishing professionals go
about publishing comics with the presentation of about
sixty documents, pages, posters, covers and explanatory panels, highlighting the particularities and the
advantages of this form of creation so popular with
Western readers.
The other unprecedented exhibition proposed by the
Festival within the Asia Zone is a monographic work
devoted to one of Hong Kong’s most respected
authors, independent cartoonist Li Chi Tak, on the
occasion of the publication of his new work The Beast
by Kana, fruit of his first collaboration with a Western
writer, the Belgian Jean Dufaux. Designed as a
chronological journey of a career spanning over three
decades, the exhibition is also an opportunity of discovering, through 80 documents, a virtuoso of the art
of drawing who never stopped creating new fantasy
universes.
© Li Chi Tak-Jean Dufaux-Kana (Dargaud-Lombard s.a.) © Hibana/Shogakukan
Two unprecedented exhibitions:
HIBANA AND LI CHI TAK
A familiar presence at the Angouleme Festival since
2012, Taiwanese comics are back with a large
stand, offering book presentations, art exhibitions,
regular events and book signings. This year, no less
than six authors are making the special trip to the festival, all first-time participants. Two of them are
already residents at the Maison des Auteurs, where
they have settled down in recent weeks: Ao Yu-xiang
considered to be Taiwan’s undisputed comics master,
started keeping an illustrated diary for the occasion
and Mickeyman, who is more focused on digital
media, is working on a piece that is halfway
between cartoons and auto fiction.
The four others, two men and two women will be
presenting their work: Yeh Ming-hsiung, winner of a
Gold Comic Award in Taiwan this year, who has
devoted his most recent work to Grand Master Li Bai
a poet from the Tang Dynasty; Hambuck, who has
recently been translated into Russian and who is
notably known for revisiting Lewis Carroll’s Alice character; Yi Huan who has been Taiwan’s main girlcomics author for the past twenty years; and finally,
Crystal Kung, a 20 year old university student who
divides her time between illustration, comics and animation work.
© Crystal KUNG
MADE IN TAIWAN
GETTING TO KNOW THE KOREAN WEBTOONS
and feature films, live action films), to video games,
musicals, plays and even books!
As the 2015-2016 France-Korea year celebrates
130 years of relations between the two countries,
Korean comics professionals are once again honoring the Angoulême Festival with their presence
through a series of talks and events in which
webtoons will have a predominant role. The Asia
Zone welcomes them, with a dedicated stand and
a rich program of events.
A LIBRARY DEDICATED TO ASIA, WITH CULTURA
Finally, in order to extend the festivalgoers’ discovery of works by Asian authors, Cultura,
in partnership with the Festival, will offer a reading space exclusively dedicated to
Japanese mangas, Chinese manhuas and Korean manhwas in the Asia Zone.
A FORUM OF
NON-STOP
ENTERTAINMENT
In counterpoint to the stands and exhibitions, The Asia Zone will also host a nonstop entertainment forum during the entire
Festival, in partnership with the J-One
and Game-One channels.
It will house a rich agenda, alternating
between audiovisual projections, author
Q&A’s, mini-conferences and round-table
discussions dedicated to Japanese, Chinese and Korean comic books.
Last but not least, the Asian writers who
will be participating in the Festival will
offer live drawing sessions.
© Yi Huan
It has been a good ten years now, that the world of
Korean comics, its authors and editors opened up
the path to webtoons, these illustrated stories,
designed to be read and followed directly on the
Internet without ever passing through a printed version. Today, this efficient, popular and unusual format
that is still poorly known in Europe has become a reference in Asia. The webtoon serves as a template
and test bed for the entire Korean and Chinese creative industries. Indeed, webtoons are then often
adapted to the audio-visual format (animated series
YOUNG READER’S ZONE
Roundtable discussions with authors, workshops, exhibitions, animations… A real
party awaits children in this fully dedicated recreational area!
Chais Magelis • Production: 9eArt+ • Scenography: Elodie Descoubes
WORKSHOPS WITH LUCKY LUKE AND OTHER
COMIC BOOK HEROES
In parallel to the "The Art of Morris" exhibition, this year’s
Youth Workshops have chosen Lucky Luke as one of their
thematic heroes. All workshop sessions will be held
within the Comics Museum mediation rooms and will
each host 15 children for a period of 45 minutes. The
lucky participants will be able to learn how to design
and create a comic book with the help of professionals.
Careful, these events are very popular among children,
it is therefore necessary to book online on the
www.bdangouleme.com site, starting from the beginning of Christmas vacation.
AN EXHIBITION ON LASTMAN
Worshipped by teenagers, Lastman who won the
Series Award at last year’s Festival, will be back under
the spotlight for this year’s edition. The work of Balak,
Michael Sanlaville and Bastien Vives will be the subject of an exhibition that will showcase the very
graphic dimension of its Japanese manga-inspired universe. The ten books that appear in this year’s Youth
Selection will also be honoured in the Young Reader’s
Zone. They will be freely accessible to young festivalgoers in front of the Young Reader’s Zone reception
area. In order to allow everyone to discover the best
of 2015’s young reader comics, and indulge, for
those who wish, in the small game of predicting the
future winners!
MEETING THE AUTHORS:
A PRIVILEGED MOMENT
Speaking with the authors who made them laugh or
dream is always an exhilarating experience for young
readers. An essential part of the Festival, the roundtable discussions will be offered throughout the festival within the Comics Museum auditorium. The
program will include one-hour sessions with authors
who published books within the last year, including
those presented in the competition’s Youth Selection.
Considering the popularity of these events, it is always
wise to book in advance!
CONTINUOUS EVENTS
Read, draw, play, share... it’s impossible to be bored
in the Young Reader’s Zone, designed as a fun area,
rich in various events for the satisfaction of young (and
also old) festivalgoers. Offered non-stop throughout the
Festival, these comic-inspired events make the Young
Reader’s Zone a particularly lively and friendly place.
LOYAL PARTNERS
A faithful partner of the Festival’s Youth Program, France
Télévisions will be constantly present this year with a
series of projections of cartoons inspired by comics.
An opportunity for children to discover heroes they are
most familiar with in either comics or television, on the
big screen. The Journal de Mickey, another faithful
Young Reader’s Zone partner, will also invest the zone
with workshops, activities and of course a selection of
freely accessible comics!
THREE YOUNG READER PRIZES
AWARDED BY SCHOOLS
Supported and accompanied by the Poitiers Educational Authority and the Charente Board of Education,
three prizes give young readers the chance of becoming Festival judges. Starting at the end of October,
classes through elementary to middle and high school
will debate in order to choose the three winners of the
Angoulême School Prize, the Poitou-Charentes Middle
School Comic Prize and the Poitou-Charentes High
School Prize. Awarded on the Thursday at the start of
the festival, the three winners will then be showcased
in the Young Reader’s Zone until the end of the Festival.
YOUNG TALENT PAVILION®
LE NIL, Enjmin 138 rue de Bordeaux • Visual design: Camille Debray (Young Talent 2015) • Scenography: Elodie
Descoubes • Production: 9eArt+ • Partners: Caisse d’Epargne, Région Poitou-Charentes, Pôle Image Magelis
To celebrate its 15 years of existence, the Pavillon Jeunes Talents® is moving! During the Festival’s next edition,
it will settle in the Nil, a building steeped in history and technology that is located in front of the Moebius
ship, in the new National School for Gaming and Interactive Digital Media (ENJMIN). As usual, young artists
and technicians who are attracted to a career in comics or animation alike will find a wide range of answers
to their questions as well as material that should further stimulate their vocation.
A NEW SCHOOL TO DISCOVER
Which school to attend? To help these future professionals make the right decision, the Pavillon Jeunes Talents® is bringing together representatives from the best
specialized institutions: l’Ecole européenne supérieure
de l’image (EESI), l’Ecole des métiers du cinéma d’animation (EMCA), l’Ecole nationale du jeu et des
médias interactifs numériques (ENJMIN) and the school
that trains professionals for film animation. As well as
three schools which are mainly dedicated to comics:
L’Iconograf and Jean Trubert, already present during
FIBD’s previous editions and the Human Academy,
a newcomer specialized in manga which just opened
its doors last September.
© Camille Debray/9eArt+
Dedicated to young people who intend to pursue a profession in comics or animation, the Pavillon Jeunes Talents® (Young Talent Pavilion) is a great source of information and inspiration. The program includes: stands, conferences, workshops,
exhibitions, screenings, and of course, roundtable discussions with professionals.
MEETING WITH PROFESSIONALS
In order to consolidate a career choice, there is no
better way to do so, than in confronting oneself with
professionals. Young talents will be able to interact
with representatives from major publishing houses such
as Dargaud, Le Lombard, Casterman or Delcourt and
even present them their personal work in order to gain
feedback. Thanks to a permanency organized in the
Pavilion during business hours, students will always be
sure to find a professional to whom to present their
portfolio.
EXCITING EXHIBITIONS
Barely older than the visitors, the 20 winners of the
Young Talent Competition will already become a
source of inspiration for their young audience thanks
to the exhibition of pages from their works, suck as the
work of Camille Debray from Nantes, who was one
of the competition’s big winners and who has also
been entrusted with the design of the entire Pavillon
Jeunes Talents®. The 20 winners will also attend a
book-signing aperitif where they will interact with visitors in a friendly atmosphere. Another young artist who
will be under the spotlight is Pauline Aubry, whose “Les
Mutants” project won the KissKissBankBank jackpot,
one of the main European crowd-funding websites for
the arts. Her work will be presented in the temporary
exhibition space of the Paper Museum, right next to
the ENJMIN. Finally, the public will also be able to
admire works from the winners of the digital challenge.
TWO COMPETITIONS FOR DIGITAL CREATION
Make way for the pixels! The Digital Challenge competition offers young authors the chance to create an
original comic, specially adapted to digital screens. In
addition to the comics’ adequacy for new media, the
jury of professionals will also evaluate their graphic
and narrative qualities and will chose ten winners
whose works will be presented during the Festival in
the Young Talent Pavilion® and during six months on
the Festival’s website and online BDJeuneCréation platform. As for the famous Revelation Blog competition
dedicated to the Web, its name has been changed to
RévélatiOnline. This year’s game rules: to revisit a page
that has marked the history of comics offering alternative texts and image distribution without changing the
story’s initial meaning.
© Camille Debray/9eArt+
WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, SCREENINGS...
As every year, a plethora of workshops will be on
offer to visitors in dedicated rooms to enable them to
artistically and technically enrich themselves. They will
be led by students from different schools present in the
Pavillon Jeunes Talents®, as well as representatives
from the Toto Moko association which brings together
former students from the Parisian Jean Trubert school.
Furthermore, contributors with diverse skills will offer
lectures on various topics related to careers in comics
and animation. Finally, the public will also have the
chance to attend screenings of animated films made
by students, including those from the EMCA, a prestigious school based in Angouleme.
LES MUTANTS Exhibition
Musée du Papier,134 rue de Bordeaux
Curated by Pauline Aubry • Set Design by Élodie Descoubes
•
Produced by 9eArt+
Selected in the 2014 Young Talent Awards, Pauline Aubry is being honoured during this year’s Festival, with her Les Mutants project, a documentary-comic book
about adolescent behaviours. In partnership with KissKissBankBank.
for the Parisian CESAN school specialized in
Comics/Illustration. This report later became Les
Mutants, to be published by Arena in January 2016.
Both an illustrative piece of journalism and a sensitive
and humorous chronicle of adolescence, Les Mutants
and their world will be presented in Angouleme in different forms: original pencilled-in plates, merchandise,
but also various elements chosen by Pauline Aubry herself (a sofa, a painting, objects from the author’s own
adolescence...).
© Pauline Aubry/Les Arènes
“Adolescence is like a painting, we know how to look
at it but we don’t know how to understand it.” This
quote could not be more clear: Les Mutants are adolescents, that strange population with whom it is sometimes very hard to communicate and which is located
in a rather uncomfortable zone, stuck between carefree
childhood and the future responsibilities of adulthood.
In 2015, Pauline Aubry published an illustrative report
entitled “The Teenage Hospital” in the XXI magazine.
This was the first version of her end-of-the-year project
RISOGRAPH Workshop
Hall du Vaisseau Moebius, 121, rue de Bordeaux
Production: 9eArt+ • Animation: Breakdown Press/Lagon
In recent years, the risograph has become increasingly
present in the field of alternative publishing for printing
magazines, books and posters.
This technique, adapted to all kinds of prints, combines both the advantages of screen-printing and photocopying. Developed in the 1980s by the Japanese
Riso firm, it prints out color by color which gives a
rather warm and slightly inaccurate finish, due to the
offset of the colors. The entrance hall of the Moebius
Ship, that is usually a passageway allowing visitors
to access various Festival exhibitions, will become a
workshop open to all and especially dedicated to creations with the risograph during four days.
The British publishers of Breakdown Press and the
French Lagon magazine team (their last 200-page
issue, published in 2015 and fully printed by a risograph, was very popular) will collaborate in order to
design, edit and produce, during the time of the Festival, a unique and unprecedented publication that
will bring together 15 comic book authors. This collaborative and interactive workshop that is oriented
both towards technology and crafts, will show festivalgoers that there are many ways to create books,
and will remind us that the fanzine and DIY cultures
are an integral part of comics, but also of the Festival’s
culture.
© Breakdown Press/Lagon
A workshop dedicated to the risograph will take place during the Festival’s four
days. The opportunity to introduce to festivalgoers a popular printing technique
amongst today’s creators.
ILAN MANOUACH - SHAPEREADER Exhibition
Rotonde du Vaisseau Moebius, 121, rue de Bordeaux
Production by 9eArt+ • Curated and designed by Ilan Manouach
“Art has always essentially been a visual experiment.
Touch, which was long time considered as the “maternal sense”, has long been cut off from the artistic experience. Rediscovering the access to our personal touch
has become necessary in a world that is so centred on
the visual. Everyone, and not just people with vision
problems, seems to enjoy the experience of textures,
weight and sensations provided by a piece of art or
archaeology. For some committed artists, touching has
even become a political issue. Indeed, by arousing the
sense of touch in their work through the use of textured
materials, Braille alphabet or specifically designed
installations for the visually impaired, these artists are
dealing directly with the issue of access to art.”
Hence, the Shapereader project, which offers all festivalgoers a touch-based reading experience. Several
carved wooden panels are arranged in a circular
room, each of which is divided into a plurality of
square zones whose laser engraved forms have a
well-defined meaning: places, characters, items,
actions and emotions are thus symbolized by different
forms designed to be easily assimilated. The reader
places his hands on these different patterns and gradually the “book of forms” will deliver its meaning,
allowing readers to piece together the narration in
their minds, to understand the actions and feelings
and finally to read a story in a completely different
way.
© Ilan Manouach
Originally created for the visually impaired but destined to all, the Shapereader
exhibition is an original and joyful initiative by Greek artist Ilan Manouch.
ESPACE CAISSE D’EPARGNE
«A l’Ecole de la BD» School Comics Award
Espace Caisse d'Epargne, Quartier jeune public
The exhibition presents the work of the 2014/2015 edition of the “A l’Ecole de la
BD” School Comics Award winners.
On Thursday January 28th the Discovery Awards Ceremony will be held at the Angoulême Theatre - Scene
National where the winners of the four following prizes will be announced: Prix d’Angoulême de la BD
Scolaire, Prix du Scénario, Prix du Graphisme and Prix Coup de coeur. An opportunity not only to celebrate
the winners, but also to celebrate the success of this initiative that continues to demonstrate its virtues as a
learning tool and vector of creativity throughout the years.
© Marc Moitessier
40 works divided into 75 original plates will allow visitors to discover and appreciate the exceptional
quality of the work of these young artists aged 5-18 years. Last year, Arthur de Pins had concocted the
scenography of the Espace Caisse d’Eparnge around the kitchen theme. For this 43rd Festival edition, the
“western” theme will take over with Clement Oubrerie’s world, sponsor of the 2016 School Comics Award.
CAISSE D’EPARGNE
Partner of the Angouleme Comics
Festival, the Caisse d'Epargne supports
young creators.
By promoting the work of young artists
The Caisse d'Epargne offers a journey into the world
of young authors with the «A l’Ecole de la BD»
School Comics Award Exhibition. The winners of the
2014/2015 Awards will present their work at the
Espace Caisse d’Epargne at the heart of the Young
Readers Zone. Their authors will be invited to the Festival on Thursday January 28th for their very first exhibition.
By helping young artists
The Caisse d'Epargne also sponsors the Young Talent
Awards that reward an author who has not yet been
published professionally. The Caisse d’Epargne
grants a scholarship to the first three winners, a real
”boost” for the start of their careers.
© Marc Moitessier
The School Comics Awards have become an institution for the Festival and continue to attract young
illustrators over the decades, to the point where it has
become the largest European event of its kind!
In order to demonstrate the passion it instigates, the
figures speak for themselves:
5016 participants aged 5-18 years, divided over
422 French schools, middle schools, high schools
and specialized schools.
SNCF
CELEBRATING THEIR TEN
YEARS OF PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE FESTIVAL
Espace Polar SNCF, Place Saint-Martial,
Open daily from 10h to 19h
From January 28th to 31st 2016,
SNCF will properly celebrate this anniversary: with 4 days of celebrations
under the theme of detective stories.
SNCF and the Festival: Ten years of cultural involvement at the festivalgoers’ service.
Because culture and reading should be accessible
to the greatest number of people and because
comics is an important literary genre, the SNCF
has been supporting The Angoulême International
Comics Festival for the past ten years.
More POLAR SNCF information on:
www.polar.sncf.com
On social networks: #PolarSNCF
Twitter: @SNCF
PRIX SNCF DU POLAR PRESS CONTACT
ARNAUD LABORY: 06.22.53.05.98
[email protected]
© Yann Audic
PRESS SNCF CONTACT
CHLOE KLENIEC: 01.85.07.84.43
L'ESPACE POLAR SNCF
A new ESPACE POLAR SNCF… but still the best Festival hideout!
In order to do so, the ESPACE POLAR SNCF will move to place Saint-Martial this year.
© Yann Audic
Although its shape has changed, the content remains the same: l’ESPACE POLAR SNCF will still be THE best
Festival hideout. Free access and open to all from Thursday the 28th to Sunday the 31st of January from 10h
to 19h with:
• Photo studio
• Projection of films competing in the PRIX SNCF DU POLAR / Court métrage 2016
• Quiz games and enigmas
• Talks with the comic book authors and illustrators who are in competition for the Fauve Polar SNCF 2016
• Live detective music…
And always lots of gifts to win!
Once again, the Cultura Festival space will promote synergy between readers, booksellers and
the Festival with many free events destined to
comic-lovers of all ages: workshops dedicated to
young audiences and Q&A sessions with authors.
For Cultura, the Festival is a logical extension of
its vocation: to promote the access to culture to the
greatest number of people, and on this occasion
with a wonderful festive dimension which always
leaves its mark on festivalgoers and Cultura booksellers.
© Céline Levain
SHARING OUR
PASSION FOR COMICS
Cultura renews its ”People’s Choice Award” this
year by awarding a prize to one of the 40 officially selected works. The objective: to offer the
chance to those who wish, to vote for one of the
12 titles selected by a Cultura employee reading
committee. There are two ways to vote: on the
www.cultura.com website between December
15th and January 30th and during the Festival in
the Official Selection area sponsored by Cultura,
until noon on January 30th.
The presentation of the ”People’s Choice Award”
will take place on Saturday, January 30th on the
stage of the Angoulême Theatre during the official
Awards Ceremony. Besides this honour, the winner
will also have his or her work highlighted in all
Cultura stores and on the store’s website.
As for the voters, 15 of them will have the chance
to win a 100€ Cultura gift card.
© Céline Levain
A WORK DISTINGUISHED BY THE
CULTURA PEOPLE’S
CHOICE AWARD
PUBLISHERS ZONE
Le Monde des Bulles et Quartier Asie : Champ de Mars
Le Nouveau Monde : place New York
Para-BD : place des Halles
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7000
During the Festival, Angoulême becomes the largest bookstore in the world!
Discover everything you need to know about this paradise for comic book lovers!
Is the number of French-speaking publishing houses
that present their authors and books at the Festival. Big
names such as Glénat, Delcourt, Le Lombard, Dargaud
and Casterman gather in Le Monde des Bulles, one
of the busiest Festival zones, located place du Champ
de Mars and rue des Frères Lumière.
Independent publishers can meet their readers at the
Nouveau Monde located on place New York, which
also hosts a zone for small publishers and fanzines
called l’Espace BD alternative.
As for the Para-BD space on place des Halles, it is
devoted to collector items and various comics memorabilia.
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The number of accredited professionals that are present for the duration of the Festival.
The number of countries taking part in the Publishers
zone. With a predominance of European countries,
but an ever increasing presence of Asian and North
American countries.
400
1400
22000
The number of authors who take part in book-signings.
Counting an average of 50 autographs per author, The number of square meters (buildings and tents) dedthis represents about 70,000 signings during the Fes- icated to the Festival.
tival!
The weight in tons of all the books sent to Angoulême
by ELS, the Festival’s main carrier, to be displayed and
The number of non-francophone publishing houses, sold to the public. Which represents... 740 pallets
present at the Festival with a stand. Asian publishers and 19 trucks! To these 400 tons, can be added delivcan be found in the Asia Zone. The others at le eries by other carriers and publishers themselves.
Monde des Bulles and le Nouveau Monde.
INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS
AND LICENCES MARKET
(MARCHÉ DES DROITS ET LICENCES)
Rue Raymond Poincaré
Over one thousand professionals from
about thirty countries have been participating in this event which has become,
over the years, a landmark in the comics
business.
The Angouleme international rights and licences market
is the place to be for comics professionals! A part of
the Festival for twenty-five years, it has grown to
become a meeting place for professionals from all
over the world. Europeans, Asians, North Americans,
South Americans and Africans meet up every year in
order to network and negotiate the rights of comics.
Apart from the traditional publishing industry, these
rights are increasingly sold to the cinema, television
and video game industries.
All in order to encourage, from Thursday morning to
Saturday evening, countless transactions that will either
conclude during the Festival or that will begin on this
occasion and finalize themselves at a later time. Which
also reflects the energy of this space, whose role in the
comics industry continues to grow over the years.
Countries represented at the International market
International rights and licences market in 2015
photo © Philippe Richard 9eArt+-Le Fauve © Lewis Trondheim/9eArt+
Like every year, the dedicated space is split into three
sections:
• An exhibition space with stands where French and
foreign publishers and agents can present their works
and offer their rights.
• A bar around which professionals can organize their
appointments or relax and whose cosy atmosphere
will foster meetings and exchanges.
• A conference space which hosts various interventions
or roundtables on various themes, directly linked to
the professional side of comics.
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2016 OFFICIAL COMPETITION
All you need to know about the organisation of the official festival awards,
which will be awarded to the best comics published in 2015.
Comprising 9 prizes known as the Fauves d’Angoulême, the Official Awards of the International
Comics Festival reward comic books published in
French irrespective of their country of origin, and sold
in libraries of Francophone countries between the
beginning of December and the end of November of
the following year. These Fauves d’Angoulême are
awarded during the Festival by several distinct juries.
The juries choose the winning books from five shortlisted selections drawn up throughout the year by a
Festival Selection Committee, of whom the seven
members are renewed by a third party every three
The Official Selection
years. These five shortlists or “selections” – Official
Selection, Detective Selection, Heritage Selection,
Young Readers’ Selection and Alternative Selection –
make up the Festival’s official competition list, which
features a total of about one hundred books and publications.
La Sélection Polar
Forty books in competition. The Festival’s Grand Jury will award (The detective selection)
4 of the 5 prizes to books in this selection:
There are 5 books on the shortlist. A celebrity jury will award the Fauve Polar
SNCF (Detective Comics Award), to one of the shortlisted books in the Detective
•
Fauve d’Or – Best Comic Book Award. The “Fauve d’Or” goes Selection, rewarding either an original detective comic book or an adaptation of
to the best comic book of the year, whatever its genre, style or a literary work.
geographical origin.
La Sélection Patrimoine
(The heritage selection)
•
Fauve d’Angoulême – Special Jury Prize. With this prize, the Seven books are shortlisted. The Grand Jury will award the Fauve d’Angoulême –
jury draws attention to a book they have particularly enjoyed Heritage Award to one of the shortlisted books in the Heritage Selection, rewarding
for its narrative or graphic quality, or its original stance.
a historical international comic book as well as the publisher who has made it possible for readers to rediscover it.
•
Fauve d’Angoulême – Best Series Award. This award goes to
a work made up of several volumes (at least three), whatever La Sélection Jeunesse (The young readers’ award)
10 books are shortlisted. A jury of children aged 8 to 12 will award one of the
the final number of volumes in the series.
Fauve d’Angoulême – Best Newcomer Award.
This award distinguishes the work of an up-and-coming cartoonist,
of which the published professional bibliography may not exceed
3 works.
books in the Young Readers’ Selection the Fauve d’Angoulême – Young Readers’
Award, which rewards a book specifically aimed at a young readers public.
•
La Sélection Bande dessinée alternative
(Alternative Comics Award)
The fifth prize to be awarded to a book in this selection is the
Fauve d’Angoulême – Cultura Peoples Choice Award. This prize
is awarded by the public, who will vote for
their favourite comic book (both an online
All of the shortlisted books,
vote and a physical vote during the Festival
accessible to a large number!
in the Cultura Zone) from a panel of 12 works,
Before, during and after the Festival, readers will have the chance to discover all
preselected by the Cultura team as part of the
the shortlisted comic books through a digital library allowing the public to read
Official Selection.
the first pages of each book for free. In the hope of being accessible to a large
public, this digital library will be accessible on the Festival’s website.
Le Fauve © Lewis Trondheim/9eArt+
There are around thirty non-professionnal publications on the shortlist, with no
distinction of geographic origin or periodicity. A specialized jury will award one
of the shortlisted books with the Fauve d’Angoulême – Alternative Comics Award,
which rewards the best non-professional publication.
OFFICIAL SELECTION AND AWARDS CEREMONY
The names of the winners of the Fauves d’Angoulême, i.e. the
Official Festival Awards, will be revealed onstage at the
Théâtre d’Angoulême during the awards ceremony to be held
at 7pm on Saturday January 30th 2016 (except for the Fauve
d’Angoulême – Young Readers’ Award, rewarded at 6pm on
Thursday January 28th during the Discovery Awards Ceremony
– see below for details).
The Fauve d’Angoulême – Alternative Comics Award will also
be awarded on the occasion of the Fauves Ceremony.
The Grand Jury of the 43rd Festival
Antonin Baudry, author, president of the jury
Laurent Binet, writer
Nicole Brenez, professor
Philippe Collin, journalist
Véronique Giuge, librarian
Hamé, musician and director
Matt Madden, author
The Selection Committee: Nicolas Albert, journalist
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• Mathieu Charrier, journalist • Charles Ferreira, librarian •
Jean-Pierre Mercier, scientific consultant CIBDI • Thomas Mourier, International Comics Festival •
• Juliette Salin, journalist • Ezilda Tribot, International Comics Festival •
The Selection Committee defines (for comics published between December 2014 and November 2015):
THE HERITAGE SELECTION
7 books
THE OFFICIAL SELECTION
40 books
CULTURA SELECTION
12 books issus de la Sélection officielle
THE YOUNG READERS’ SELECTION
10 books
THE DETECTIVE SELECTION
5 books
THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL, THE VARIOUS JURIES CHOOSE THE BOOKS THAT WILL BE GIVEN A “FAUVE D’ANGOULÊME” AWARD.
GRAND JURY
Fauve d’Angoulême
Heritage Award
Special Jury Prize
Best Series Award
Best Newcomer Award
PUBLIC VOTE
Cultura People’s Choice Award
JURY OF CHILDREN
AGED 8 TO 12
Young Readers’ Award
JURY OF CELEBRITIES
Fauve Polar SNCF
The Awards ceremonies
Fauves Ceremony
Discovery Awards Ceremony
Théâtre d’Angoulême
Saturday January 30th 2016, 19h
Production: 9eArt+
Coordination: Marie-Noëlle Bas and Nicolas Finet
Théâtre d’Angoulême
Thursday January 28th 2016, 18h
Production: 9eArt+
Coordination: Ezilda Tribot and Gregory Duguy
NB - Please note that admission to both award ceremonies is by invitation only
Fauve d’Or
Best Comic Book Award
LE PALMARÈS JEUNESSE (THE YOUTH SELECTION)
There are 4 prizes in the Youth Selection, rewarding comic books published in
French irrespective of their country of origin, and sold in libraries of Francophone countries between the month of August and the same month in the following year. The 4 Youth Selection Prizes are attributed, most often in a school
environment, by different children and teenage jurys, who make note of their
favourite books that have been pre-selected by the Festival (represented by its
Youth Section representative) in collaboration with the Poitou-Charentes Region
Educational Authority.
Fauve d’Angoulême – Prix jeunesse (Young Readers’ Award). Cf. “2015
Official Competition”
• Prix des Écoles d’Angoulême (Angoulême Schools Award), sponsored by
the City of Angoulême. Children aged 7 to 9 from four elementary Angoulême
schools each rank a shortlist of five comic books, which have been specially
selected for their educational value and content. The books are ranked in
accordance with the obtained notes, an average of the four rankings is then
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calculated. The book having obtained the highest average is declared winner
of the prize.
• Prix BD des Collégiens de Poitou- Charentes (Poitou-Charentes Middle School
Award), awarded in partnership with the Poitiers education authority. As part
of an educational project based around comic books, students from 8 middle
school classes in the Poitou-Charentes region each rank a shortlist of 5 selected
comic books. The books are ranked in accordance with the obtained notes,
an average of the eight rankings is then calculated. The book having obtained
the highest average is declared winner of the prize.
• Prix BD des Lycéens de Poitou-Charentes, (Poitou-Charentes High School
Award), awarded in partnership with the Poitiers education authority. As part
of an educational project based around comic books, students from 10 high
school classes in the Poitou-Charentes region each rank a shortlist of 5 selected
comic books. The books are ranked in accordance with the obtained notes,
an average of the five rankings is then calculated. The book having obtained
the highest average is declared winner of the prize.
LES PRIX DÉCOUVERTES (DISCOVERY AWARDS)
This prize awards professional works destined to young readers.
This prize awards non-professional works by young creators destined to young readers
There are 7 Prix Découvertes, awarded by different juries of comic book professionals, destined to reward young promising artists whose works have not yet been
professionally published.
“À l’école de la BD” School Comics Awards, sponsored by the National Education Ministry and the Caisse d’Epargne. Attributed by a jury of comic book
professionals and open to children and teenagers schooled in France with no
age distinction, the “À l’école de la BD” School Comics Awards include four
distinct prizes: Best Graphic Style, Best Script, “Coup de Coeur” and the Prix
d’Angoulême for the Best School Comic Book. The prize laureates are chosen
by the jury amid forty “national laureates”, the “éceuils d’or”, of whom the works
are exposed during the Festival.
• Prix Jeunes Talents (Young Talent Award) sponsored by the Caisse d’Epargne.
The Prix Jeunes Talents rewards a young unpublished author from among the 20
authors whose work is on display at the Young Talent Exhibition following the
Young Talent Competition the Festival organizes each year. The Poitou-Charentes
Region also gives one of the 20 Young Talent nominees the Prix Jeunes Talents
Poitou-Charentes under the reserve that he or she must live in Poitou-Charentes
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and be at least 17 years of age. These two prizes are attributed following the
decision of a jury of comic book professionals.
• Prix RévélatiONline (Online Revelation Award)
For its 9th edition, the Blog Revelation Award is becoming RevelatiONline. The
aim is to reinterpret a page from an award-winning book at Angoulême from
a predetermined list. Thirty projects from unpublished authors will be shortlisted.
Following a public vote, a jury of professionals will select the winner - who
will be offered the opportunity to create the poster for contest’s next edition –
and the two runners-up.
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Digital Challenge
For its second edition, the Digital Challenge invites authors to propose their
digital creations. From September 28th to December 31st 2015 at midnight,
the participants are invited to upload their works that will be selected by a
jury of professionals rewarding their innovation and appropriate use of the
digital tool as well as their narrative and graphic qualities.
A VERY WELL CONNECTED FAUVE!
A dynamic website, Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Pearltrees Instagram and Tumblr
accounts, a YouTube channel and a special website for professionals: a plethora of
online tools in order to live the Festival with intensity, before, during and after the event.
Exhibitions, meetings, shows, conferences ... How to
make sense of the great quantity of events on offer during the four days of the Festival? For any connected
festivalgoer, it’s as easy as 1,2,3, thanks to a wide
range of informational tools that allow you to consult
the program of events at any time and even be alerted
about forthcoming events. Not to mention the different
options that allow you to watch videos and pictures of
events which have already taken place.
New this year: in order to provide visitors with an even
clearer vision of Festival news, the bdangouleme.com
website has been completely revised.
As comprehensive as it is user-friendly, not only does
it offer practical information on all activities, but also
cultural content related to these activities: Articles, interviews, videos, photos and even live broadcasts. In
addition to this is the bdangoulemepro.com website,
which offers more business-oriented content and provides information on events reserved for professionals.
It also allows them to make their accreditation requests
and to obtain specific information and details on all
the dedicated areas: Le Monde des Bulles, le Nouveau Monde, L’Espace Para-BD, l’Espace BD alternative and The International Rights & Licensing Market.
Thanks to social networks, visitors can also become
actors of the Festival. With Facebook and Google+,
they can engage in instantaneous exchanges, comment on events or share information. And if they use
Twitter, all they need to do is follow @actudufauve in
order to ask questions or follow all the Festival highlights such as talks, conferences, the opening ceremony and above all the closing one, to follow the
awards ceremony in real time. Another useful online
tool, created especially for professionals is Pearltrees
which offers storage space for web content as well as
an interface for sharing resources. As for Instagram, it
offers a snapshot of what’s going on in the Festival’s
backstage, with a stream of pictures taken on the spot,
whilst Tumblr offers more graphic and fun oriented content throughout the event. Not to forget the WebTV
and its live videos during the entire event, accessible
both on our website and YouTube channel.
The Festival is online
Other than the Festival’s two websites, www.bdangouleme.com and www.bdangoulemepro.com,
you can also find the Fauve on these networks:
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/festivalBDangouleme)
Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/actudufauve)
Instagram (http://instagram.com/actudufauve)
Pearltrees (http://www.pearltrees.com/actudufauve)
YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/user/bdangouleme)
Google+ (https://plus.google.com/+bdangouleme/posts)
Box Office 2016
ADVANCE TICKET SALES
THE FESTIVAL PASS
One unique ticket, the Festival Pass, to gain access to the totality of
exhibitions and events (except for the performances, see hereafter).
When the ticket is purchased at the Festival, the Festival Pass is
offered at a unique price for all.
In order to acquire your Festival Pass there are two possibilities: you
may either reserve it in advance (see Box Office reservations opposite), or buy it directly at the Festival, in Angoulême, at the special
Ticket Offices.
1 day
17 €
4 days
37 €
Free for those under 10 years of age
ADVANCE TICKET SALES
Cultura Family Offer
From December 1st to 24th
2 adult passes + 2 youth passes 30€ instead of 54€
Skip the line Pass
Expo Lucky Luke – L’art de Morris (+ ex-libris)*
1 day
19 €
1 day
11 €
16 €
4 days
24 €
33 €
Special rate for the unemployed, RSA beneficiaries, handicapped:
the 1-day Pass is 11€ (on presentation of suitable proof).
No discounts on Saturday January 30th.
Groups
10 – 17 year old Festival Pass
+18 years Festival Pass
ON-SITE TICKET PURCHASE: ONE RATE FOR ALL
Festival Pass (+10 years old)
Individuals
10 – 17 year old Festival Pass
Adult Festival Pass
1 day
6€
13 €
4 days
20 €
30 €
Box Office for individuals and groups
Individuals: 0892 390 100 (0,45 € TTC/min)
Groups: 01 48 28 46 46
Online: www.bdangouleme.com, www.cultura.com
In usual sale points
Don’t waste any time: print your tickets at home
School group reservations
By phone: 0820 20 68 28 (0,09 € TTC / min.)
Festival Pass 10 - 17 years old
6€
Festival Pass over 18 years old
12 €
Possibility of guided tours.
4 days
37 €
*Only on cultura.com and in Cultura stores
FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES
Attention, the access to Festival Performances is not included in the Festival Pass.
A specific ticket is required.
Illustrated Concerts®: 3 performances at the Théâtre d’Angoulême – Scène Nationale, on January 28, 29 and 31 2016 at 14h: 12 €
School group special offer: 50% off the Illustrated Concerts® on Thursday the 28th and Friday the 29th of January.
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Improv Game : only one performance at the Théâtre d’Angoulême on Friday January 29th 2016 at 20h: 25 €
Katsuhiro Otomo talk and performance (on sale on January 5th): unique performance at the Théâtre d’Angoulême – Scène Nationale,
on Saturday January 30th 2016 at 14h: 20 €
The tickets for the Illustrated Concerts®, the Katsuhiro Otomo talk and performance and the Improv Game can either be purchased on
sight at the Festival (at the Théâtre d’Angoulême – Scène nationale) or by phone 05.45.38.61.62/63.
SNCF is setting up 100% Prem's TGV trains to accompany travellers to the Festival.
Thanks to the Prem's offer, SNCF is offering very attractive rates starting at 25€
for a TGV ticket (Prem's price for a single ticket in 2nd class during a normal period).
During the four days of the Festival, SNCF is setting up 8 TGVs departing from
Paris and is offering Prem's prices for all train tickets: it's the 100% Prem's TGV.
Thursday January 28th 2016 Paris > Angoulême (TGV 8401)
Angoulême > Paris (TGV 8440)
Friday January 29th 2016, Paris > Angoulême (TGV 8403)
Saturday January 30th 2016, Paris > Angoulême (TGV 8441)
Sunday January 31st 2016, Paris > Angoulême (TGV 8403)
Information and reservations in train stations, SNCF boutiques, by phone on 3635 (0,34€TTC/min, charges may apply),
through officially recognized SNCF travel agencies and on www.voyages-sncf.com.
A good deal for getting to the Festival with the SNCF
Staying in Angoulême
Office du tourisme
Charente Tourisme
Tel. : + 33 (0)5 45 95 16 84
[email protected] www.angouleme-tourisme.com
Tel. : + 33 (0)5 45 69 79 09
[email protected]
www.lacharente.com
Festival times and dates
From Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 January 2016
Thursday, Friday, from 10h to 19h
Saturday from 10h to 20h
Sunday from 10h to 18h.
FESTIVAL TEAM
9eArt+
Franck Bondoux
Communications
Youth and Young Talent
General Delegate
Marie-Noëlle Bas
Ezilda Tribot
Jean-Luc Bittard
Program and Media Partner Coordinator
Youth and Young Talent Manager
Technical and Sales Director
Nicolas Finet
Grégory Duguy
Stéphane Beaujean
Nicolas Finet
Ezilda Tribot
Editorial Manager and Asia Coordinator
Assistant
Julie Rhéaume
Marketing (Partnership Consulting)
Press Officer
Corinne Bracquemond
Programming committee
Laure Rudler
Marketing and Partnership Manager
Gaëtan Akyüz
Press Assistant
Mélody Pelmont
Artistic assistant
Louis Jouchoux
Marketing assistant
Reception
Graphic Designer
Production and Technical Department
Laurence d’Incau
Thomas Mourier
Bruno Pujat
Organisation and Logistics Assistant
Community Manager
Stage Manager
Florence Février
Claudia Selmi
Philippe Richard
Welcome desk
Community Manager
Production and Documentation Manager
Finance and Administration
Caroline Brasseur
Isabelle Pichon
Technical and Commercial Assistant
Finance and Administration Manager
Nathalie Zacharewicz
Fabrice Léon
Exhibition leasing project manager
Chartered Accountant (Leon Consultant)
Festival partners
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Official partners
Cultura, Caisse d’Epargne, SNCF
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Partners
Opel, Engie, DPD france
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Official suppliers
Wacom, Sammode
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Media partners
France 5, Europe 1,
20 Minutes, L’Express.
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Ville d’Angoulême, GrandAngoulême,
ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, ministère de l’Éducation nationale de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de
la Recherche, Centre national du livre,
région Poitou-Charentes, Conseil départemental de la Charente, CCI Angoulême, Pôle Image Magelis, La Cité
internationale de la bande dessinée et
de l’image.
Thematic media partners
Zoo, Canal BD, France 3/5, Télérama,
Le Journal de Mickey, Kisskissbankbank, Zoom Japon, OVNI.
Festival Association
Patrick Ausou
President
Ludovic Blanchier
Vice-president
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Institutional partners
With the support of
Théâtre d’Angoulême – Scène nationale,
conservatoire du GrandAngoulême
Gabriel Fauré, l'Alpha-Médiathèque de
GrandAngoulême, l'École d'Art du
GrandAngoulême, Espace Franquin,
Musées d’Angoulême, lycées Jean-Albert
Grégoire, Jean Caillaud et Isaac de
l’Étoile, Charente Tourisme, office du
tourisme du Pays d’Angoulême, CEPE,
STGA.
Gérard Balinziala
Treasurer
PRESS KIT 2016
Edited by 9eArt+
for the International Comics Festival
71, rue Hergé
16000 Angoulême, France
Tél : + (33) (0)5 45 97 86 50
Editorial Director:
Franck Bondoux
Editorial concept and texts:
Nicolas Finet, with Gaëtan Akyüz and Jean-Michel Dupont
Coordination: Marie-Noëlle Bas
Documentation: Philippe Richard
Editorial assistant: Pascale Cancalon
English version: Amélie Rousseaux
Graphic design and layout:
Le Goff & Gabarra / www.lgetg.fr
Paris Festival Office
36, rue Laffitte
75009 Paris, France
Tél. : + 33 (0)1 58 22 22 20
Fax. : + 33 (0)1 58 22 22 22
Internet : www.bdangouleme.com
E-mail : [email protected]

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