Angoulême International Comics Festival
The Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d' Angoulême (translated "International Comic Festival of Angoulême " ) takes place every year since 1974 in Angoulême, France. It is considered the most important comic book festival in Europe. Approximately 200,000 visitors every year for four days in January for a festival in Angoulême.
At the end of the year 1972, the exhibition Dix millions d' images took place in the city. Since this was a success, it was decided to organize more such exhibitions and finally a festival. On January 25, opened in 1974, the first edition of the Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d' Angoulême. In the following years, the festival has been expanded and well-known cartoonists such as Hergé, Will Eisner and Moebius attended the event. Due to the rising popularity of the festival Angoulême was the "City of comics " of France.
Since 1974 assigns a selected jury awards in various categories for comic artists. The first prize -winners Christian Godard, Víctor de la Fuente and Roy Thomas. These awards, first bore the name Alph -art, since 2005, but this term is no longer used. The Grand Prix de la Ville d' Angoulême comic artists get for their lifetime or their outstanding importance in the historical development of the comics.
Award winners
Grand Prix de la Ville d' Angoulême
" Grand Prize of the city of Angoulême "
Prix du meilleur album
"Prize for the best album "
Prix du patrimoine
" Award for the best heritage "
Prix du scenario
The "Prize for the best scenario " was awarded from 1993 to 2006. Until 1996 it was called Alph - Art de la meilleure histoire, after which he wore until 2004 the name Alph - Art du scénario when he was finally renamed Prix du scenario.
Prix René Goscinny
With the " René Goscinny Prize - " the best scriptwriters are excellent. The prize was donated by Mrs. Gilberte Goscinny in 1988, eleven years after the death of her husband.
Prix de la bande dessinée alternative
The " prize for the best alternative comic" is awarded to the best magazine with amateur illustrators. From 1981 to 1988, this was called Category Alfred fanzine, to 2005 Alph -Art fanzine and since then Prix de la bande dessinée alternative.
Prix de l' École supérieure de l'image
" Price of the École Supérieure de l' Image "
Prix de la critique
With the " Critics Award " traces the Association des critiques et des journalistes de bande dessinée the best comic album, which was released last year in France, from.