US EditionGovernance and rape allegations threaten famed French comics festival
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The cancellation of the 2026 edition would have "fatal consequences", warn professionals. "The survival of certain business is at stake", assures the Groupement des hoteliers et restaurateurs de
Awarded the Grand Prix in 2000, the cartoonist, herself a publisher, reacted to the announcement of the National Publishing Union, which on Wednesday 19 November estimates that "the 2026 edition will no longer be possible".
After numerous boycott announcements by actors of the demonstration, the Syndicat national de l'edition announced that it would withdraw from the Festival d'Angouleme.
Despite many changes in the organization of the Angoulême International Comics Festival, authors, trade unions and publishing houses believe that the next edition will not be possible.
The calls for boycotts have increased since the company that organises the event was called into question.
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