2. Table of contents
• 1.Comics:
- A Historical preview
- Types of comics
- Comics in France
• 2. Angouleme’s International Festival:
- Presentation of the Festival (Figures)
- Organisation and Content
- Awards
• 3. SWOT Analysis and the intercultural aspect
- SWOT of the festival
- Intercultural aspect
- Conclusion: The future of the festival
3. 1- COMICS
A HISTORICAL PREVIEW:
*Comics and movies were born at
the same time in the late 19th
century
*The hieroglyphics and the comics
* The Japanese “Manga”
were a series of drawings
accompanied by text 2000 years
before Christ
*Comics as an art form established
itself in the late 19th and early
20th century
5. Comics in France
• Last year the production of BD
increased by 2.4% and revenue is
expected to have exceeded
320million Euros.
• The French network of specialized
bookstores also contributed to the
development of this artistic genre.
• Angouleme festival, which each year
in late January, offers exceptional
visibility to comics and its actors.
6. 2- Angouleme international comics festival
The largest comics
festival in Europe
300.000 visitors
Every year since
1974, in January
AWARDS: Best
Album ("Golden
Wildcat") The
"Revelation"
Essential… etc.
7. Organisation
• Venue:
Museum, library, artists
residencies, Art
houses, exposition
center, multimédia technical
center.
ASSOCIATION DU FESTIVAL
8.
9. A la carte
Youth
Classical
Manga
Indie
Essential
12. Awards
• Best Album
("Golden Wildcat")
• Angoulême
International
Comics Festival
Essentials
• The "Revelation"
Essential (for
"best newcomer")
• The Fnac-SNCF
Essential (elected
by the public)
• The Youth • The Heritage
Essential (youth Essential (grand
panel) jury)
13. 3- SWOT analysis and
Interculturality
• SWOT analysis
Strengths Weaknesses
• Festival international • Lack of funding
reputation – a Brand • It is losing its heritage,
• Strong attendance less amateurish
• France N°1 comics • The business aspect is
publisher in Europe taking over the artistic
• Financial benefits for connotation of the
the whole region festival
14. Opportunities Threats
• New applications on • Environmental issue
Smartphones and on paper consumption
Tablets • It is mainly depending
• The flourishing on the region’s funds
market of digital for the culture
Comics • By depending on
• Taking advantage of private funds it might
its media coverage for loose its artistic
fund collecting originality and become
simply business
15. • Interculturality
• Twining festivals:
Thanks to a highly international
attendance, The BoomFest in Saint
Petersburg in Russia
• Japanese and American presence:
It is a must for manga's and comics
books’ editors to attend and
promote their novelties.
• The presence of Hong Kong stars :
A reflection of Chinese ideology
through Asian manga.
16. Conclusion: The future of the
Festival
• Digital comics:
Apple and Android have created
the buzz
• Eco-Festival:
Angouleme is becoming year by
year more responsible concerning
the environment and hence is
working side by side with the local
environment associations.
• Edition 2012:
Spirou and its editor won’t attend
this year, it becomes to expensive
in time and money
