Will There Be a 2027 Angoulême Comic Strip Festival?
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Yesterday’s news about the Angoulême International Comics Festival selecting a new organizer left one question unanswered: will there be a festival next January? The contract for 2027 is held by the former organizer, 9eArt+, who is currently in litigation over their contract. Another hurdle is the mere logistics of organizing the biggest comic festival in the world. However, Céline Bagot, one of the main project leads with the new organizer Morgane group, has indicated that they are already working on the 2027 festival.
From an interview with French television BFM we learn a few details. Here are Céline’s responses to the pertinent questions of whether there will be a festival next year:
It is indeed very short (laughs) . We are planning a return in January 2027. The advantage is that by presenting our application, with an already substantial artistic and cultural component, we had already made contact with a number of authors and publishing houses regarding a 2027 program. So we are already in the process of putting it in place.
And if so, how…?
Obviously, in 2027, we won’t be able to offer as many exhibitions as before, but we’re already working with the Cité de la bande dessinée (Comics Museum), which has a program already in place. This will allow us to establish a balance over the next three years, by collaborating with publishers and authors who represent what we envision for the ninth art.
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