The Canadian Cultural Centre at Angoulême
A dozen Canadian cartoonists at the Canada stand

The 49th edition of the International Comics Festival of Angoulême will be held this year from March 17 to 20! Visit our booth to meet a dozen comic book authors and illustrators from across Canada!

The artists making the transatlantic journey are as diverse as their work… there will be something for everyone!

• Alex A. (L’Agent Jean, Presses Aventure)
• Alexander Forbes (Les mystères de Hobtown, Pow Pow)
• Alexandre Fontaine Rousseau (La Conquête du cosmos, Pow Pow)
• Anne-Marie Saint-Cerny (Mégantic, un train dans la nuit, Ecosociété)
• Brigitte Archambault (Projet Shiatsung, Mécanique Générale)
• Christian Quesnel (Mégantic, un train dans la nuit, Ecosociété)
• Francis Desharnais (La Conquête du cosmos, Pow Pow)
• Garry (L’histoire du cinéma en BD, Michel Quintin)
• Jessica Campbell (Rave, Drawn & Quarterly)
• Jimmy Beaulieu
• Jordanne Maynard (René Lévesque : Quelque chose comme un grand homme, Moelle Graphik)
• Philippe Girard (Leonard Cohen – Sur un fil, Casterman; Le Starzec, un mois à Cracovie, Nouvelle Adresse)
• Robert Pasternak (Place Into Being, At Bay Press)
• Tristan Roulot (Le Lombard)
• Veronica Post (Langosh and Peppi: Fugitive Days, Conundrum Press)

To find out more about the programme of round tables with talented Canadian cartoonists and scriptwriters👇

• Christian Quesnel and Anne-Marie Saint Cerny for Megantic, un train dans la nuit.
  Moderated by Sarah Vuillermoz – On March 17 at 3pm at Espace RAJA 

• Alexander Forbes for Hobtown Mystery Stories.
  Moderation: Frédéric Potet – On March 18 at 4pm, at the Forum du Nouveau Monde

• Coming in, coming out, conversation with Canadian artist Jessica Campbell, Swedish artist Anneli Furmark and French journalist Elodie Font
  On March 19 at 12pm, at the Theatre (Bagouet studio)

• When Mortelle Adèle meets l’Agent Jean, conversation with Canadian creator Alex A., and French creators Antoine Dole & Diane Le Feyer
  On March 19 at 5.30pm at the CGR in Angoulême

• Canadian comics, with Canadian creators Jimmy Beaulieu, Philippe Girard, Veronica Post.
  Moderation: Maël Rannou – On March 20 at 11am, at the Nemo Room (Vaisseau Moebius, Cité de la BD).

Don’t miss any of our book-signings at the Canada Stand! 👉 Planning.

Canadian artists awarded during the 49th edition of the Festival are:

• Julie Doucet with the Grand Prix de la Ville d’Angoulême
• Anne-Marie Saint-Cerny & Christian Quesnel for Mégantic, un train dans la nuit (Ecosociété) with the Prix Eco-Fauve RAJA
• Michael DeForge for Familiar Face (L’Association and Drawn & Quarterly) with the Fauve – Daring Prize.
• Alexandre Fontaine Rousseau & Francis Desharnais for La Conquête du cosmos (Pow Pow) with the Prix BDGest du Meilleur Comics
• Brigitte Archambault with the Prix “La Ville d’Après” by Angoulême in partnership with UNESCO’s Creative Cities in Literature.