ANGOULEME FESTIVAL. The 49th edition of the Angoulême International Comics Festival is in full swing until Sunday March 20, 2022. The Grand Prix of the city of Angoulême was awarded to Canadian author Julie Doucet.
[Mis à jour le 17 mars 2022 à 17h22] The 49and edition rewarded, during the opening ceremony of the festival this Wednesday, March 16, the Canadian author Julie Doucet of the Grand Prix of the international festival of the comic strip of Angoulême. “I dedicate this prize to all female authors of the past, present and future,” declared the winner with emotion. “When I think it started in the 80s with a fanzine, with a not very clear title, I find it hard to believe that I am here, to receive the Grand Prix, the most prestigious prize in the world of music. ‘comics industry”, she continued with emotion.
Julie Doucet accepts the @bdangouleme Grand Prize: “Thank you so much. Im overwhelmed. Its hard to believe it all began from nothing, from a little fanzine in the 1980s with a dirty little name and now I find myself receiving the most important prize in the comics industry.” https://t.co/Ykd3i7pWME
— Drawn & Quarterly (@DandQ) March 16, 2022
Who is Julie Doucet, Grand Prix of the Angoulême Festival in 2022?
The Grand Prize of the Angoulême International Comics Festival, the ultimate reward for a comic strip author, following a vote of 1,200 authors, was awarded on Wednesday March 16, 2022 to Canadian author Julie Doucet, 56, pioneer of alternative and feminist comics.
Julie Doucet was born on December 31, 1965 in Saint-Lambert, Quebec. She made her debut in the world of underground comics in the 1980s, collaborating on number 2 of the magazine Chiize! (bis)then to magazines The Organ and Rectangle. Between 1988 and 1990, she created her own fanzine Dirty Plotte, in which she tells in black and white, in a bold line, her daily life as a woman, and her aspirations, without taboo. This diary was then published in 1990 in the form of a comic-book by the publisher Drawn & Quarterly in Montreal. In 2021, a 400-page anthology of his Dirty Plotte see the day, titled Maxiplot. The journalist Frédéric Potet from World explains in 2022 that this anthology “transgresses all the themes of North American Puritanism by using a desperate and uninhibited humor, which has made her a leader in underground comics”.
In 2021, the Grand Prix went to Chris Ware, born in 1967 in Omaha, Nebraska in the United States. In 1993 he started publishing the series Acme Novelty Library then from 1995 to 2000, jimmy corrigan, his main work. In 2000, Chris Ware was critically acclaimed for the adventures of his cult character oscillating between depression and fantasy in Jimmy Corrigan: the smartest kid on earth. The work was crowned best Angoulême album in 2003. In 2012, he published his book-object Building Storieswhich received the Special Jury Prize at the Angoulême Festival in 2013. In 2019, he published his latest work, Rusty Brown. Chris Ware has been awarded many times in the United States. Chris Ware’s works respect a real geometry at the level of the boxes of varying sizes, with minimalist designs, rounded characters and great freedom of narration. “For 25 years, it is thus an original work, which oscillates between a gentle melancholy and a deep sadness, that Chris Ware has been offering, always endeavoring to look under the microscope the daily life of his characters and their most ridiculous gestures”, announced the Angoulême Festival to France Info.
In 2020, Emmanuel Guibert won the Grand Prix. He is particularly known for his youth series including The Sardine of space or The Professor’s Daughter in collaboration with Joann Sfar. His early career had been marked more by works inspired by history such as Browna work that depicts the rise of Nazism, then Alan’s Wara comic book series about an American soldier who arrived in early 1945 on European soil.
Between 2003 and 2006, the series of three documentary comic books The photograph (published by Dupuis), mixes his drawings with photographs by Didier Lefèvre which tell the story of a humanitarian mission in Afghanistan in 1986. Emmanuel Guibert was recently crowned, in 2017 with the Prix Goscinny in Angoulême and in January 2018, the Festival international comics strip had already dedicated an exhibition to him. “Each of his albums is a divine surprise”
summarized the French journalist specializing in comics Patrick Gaumer. Emmanuel Guibert was in 2020 in competition with the French Catherine Meurisse and the American Chris Ware. In 2019it’s Japanese Rumiko Takahashinicknamed the “Princess of manga” and author of Ikkoku House (Juliet I love you) and Ranma 1/2who won the prize.
The winners of the 49th edition, during which the mythical Fauve d’or is unveiled, will be unveiled on Saturday March 19 (discover the official selection 2022). Last year, the golden fauve of the 2021 prize list went to American author David L. Carlson and American illustrator Landis Blair for their album L’Accident de Chasse, “a beautiful tribute to the power of the novel black and the greatness of literature” which takes place in Chicago in 1959, based on real events. While waiting for the award ceremony, discover the prizes awarded last year:
Le Fauve d’Or – Best Album Award rewards the best album of the year, whatever its genre, style or geographical origin. It is The Hunting Accident by David L. Carlson and Landis Blair.
This price rewards a work for its narrative and graphic qualities and/or the originality of its choices. In 2021, it is awarded to Dragman of Steven Appleby published by Denoël Graphic.
This is a new award that appeared this year 2021 which is awarded to man skina graphic novel by Hubert and Zanzim published by Glénat.
This prize rewards an experimental album. In 2021, it is awarded to The Mechanics of the Wise of Gabrielle Picquet published by Atrabile.
The Series prize rewards a work composed of several volumes (three minimum) is awarded to Paul at home of Michael Rabagliati published by La Pastèque.
Which album won the Youth Prize at the Angoulême Festival 2021?
The Youth Prize rewards a work intended for young audiences (8-12 years old), awarded by a jury made up of children, as well as by authors. In 2021, the Youth Prize was awarded to The club of friends T.1 of Sophie Guerrive in the 2021 editions.
The Young Adult prize rewards a work intended for teenagers from the age of 13, awarded by a jury made up of teenagers, as well as by authors. In 2021, the Young Adult Prize was awarded to the volume 1 of Middlewest by Skottie Young and Jorge Corona published by Urban Comics.
The Heritage Prize rewards a work from the world history of comics, and its editorial work allowing it to be rediscovered. In 2021, the prize is awarded to The Pathfinderengraved stories of Lynd Ward published by Monsieur Toussaint Louverture.
The Polar SNCF prize rewards a thriller in comic strip, whether it is a creation or the adaptation of a literary work. In 2021, it is awarded to GoSt 111 of Henry Scala, Mark Eacersall and Marion Moss published by Glénat.
Which album won the René Goscinny prize at the Angoulême 2021 festival?
This prize rewards, each year, a screenwriter for his entire career. It was awarded this year 2021 to Loo Hui Phang for his graphic novel Blackout. It will be devoted to an exhibition in 2022.
This prize rewards a translator for the translation of manga into French. This year 2021, the prize is awarded to Miyako Slocombe for his translation from manga Tokyo Tarareba Girls.
He will not have released more than 3 albums to receive this award. This year 2021, the prize is awarded to Tanz! of Maurane Mazars published by Le Lombard.
The France Television Audience Award goes to Anaïs Nin: on the sea of lies of Leonie Bischoff at Casterman.
This prize is selected from around thirty non-professional publications in competition, without distinction of geographical origin or periodicity. In 2021, the prize is awarded to The Thick Book of Kutian anthology of Kuti magazine, presenting the history of Finland’s only contemporary comics magazine through its first 50 issues.
The official poster for the 2021 edition was signed by Chloé Wary and Willy Ohm, an unprecedented duo with complementary visions. Like the 48th edition of the Festival, the poster was designed in two parts:
- 1-day ticket (Thursday/Friday/Sunday): 19 euros / 16 euros in presale / 11 euros for 10-17 year olds
- 1-day ticket (Saturday): 25 euros / 22 euros in presale / 11 euros for 10-17 year olds
- 4-day ticket: 45 euros / 40 euros in presale / 25 euros for 10-17 year olds
- Free admission applies to children under 10 years old.
The 49th Angoulême Festival takes place over 4 days from March 17 to 20, 2022.