US EditionBd in Angoulême: the Festival Will Be "Saved" in 2027 Announces Alain Rousset, During the Wishes of the Regional President
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A few weeks after the implosion and cancellation of the 2026 edition of the event, the entire comic strip industry presented this Friday, January 9, the new structure and a calendar to ensure the proper running of a festival rethought in 2027.
At a press conference this Friday morning, the partners of the big comic book meeting announced a next year's edition and a call for tenders to find a new operator.
Alain Rousset, president of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, announced this Friday, January 9, 2026 that a new structure, led by local authorities, will organize the FIBD in 2027
After the cancellation of the 2026 edition of the Festival d'Angoulême, the traditional counter-programming of the "Off" is full of numerous animations scheduled for the end of January. By 2027, the event must be recast by the public authorities and the professionals of the 9th art within a shared governance that excludes the historical association.
Alain Rousset, President of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region, and Xavier Bonnefont, announced that an association of publishers, authors, and local authorities was taking over the international comic book festival. She will soon launch a call for proposals for the organization of the 2027 edition, after the off festival this year. The post "The comic book festival of Angoulême is saved", says Alain Rousset appeared first on Rue89Bordeaux.
The mayor of the city and the professionals of the comics formalized this Friday the creation of a festival dedicated to the ninth art, from 2027. The contours of the event are still unclear, but all the prizes will be endowed.
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