Angoulême: after the extension of Franck Bondoux’s time as festival chairman, Grand Prix and independent publishers called for a strong reaction


Riad Sattouf, Florence Cestac, Chris Ware, Art Spiegelman… In a joint message, the 20 Grand Prix winners asked the festival to separate itself from its general delegation. The Association of Alternative Publishers, for its part, demanded the convening of an emergency meeting by public authorities to reverse the situation.