ANGOULEME FESTIVAL – American author Chris Ware is crowned Grand Prix at the 2021 Angoulême festival. He is one of the pillars of contemporary comics, known in particular for his work Jimmy Corrigan.
[Mis à jour le 23 juin 2021 à 12h21] The 2021 Angoulême Festival Grand Prix crowned the entire career of Chris Ware on Wednesday 23 June, ahead of the two other finalists Pénélope Bagieu and Catherine Meurisse. The American cartoonist, acclaimed by critics since the mid-1990s, is notably the author of Jimmy Corrigan, his cult work. In the running for the fourth time, he finally won the prize and thus succeeds Emmanuel Guibert, Grand Prix 2020.
The Grand Prix of the Angoulême International Comics Festival, the ultimate reward for a comic book author, following a vote of 1,200 authors, was awarded on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 to American author Chris Ware .
Chris Ware was born in 1967 in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. His drawings were noticed early on, when he was only a student and published them in a local newspaper in Texas. He is noticed by the famous author of mouse Art Spiegelman who publishes it in his review RAW. In 1993, he began to publish the series Acme Novelty Library then from 1995 to 2000, Jimmy Corrigan, his main work. In 2000, Chris Ware was critically acclaimed for the adventures of his cult character oscillating between depression and fantasy in Jimmy Corrigan : the smartest kid on earth. The work was crowned Angoulême’s best album in 2003. In 2012, he published his book-object Building Stories, who received the Special Jury Prize at the Angoulême Festival in 2013. In 2019, he published his last work, Rusty Brown. Chris Ware has won numerous awards in the United States.
Chris Ware’s works respect a true geometry at the level of the boxes, of varying sizes, with minimalist designs and great freedom of narration. “For 25 years, it is thus an original work, which oscillates between a sweet melancholy and a deep sadness, that Chris Ware offers, always endeavoring to look under the microscope the daily life of his characters and their most ridiculous gestures”, announced the Angoulême Festival to France Info.
Last year, Emmanuel Guibert won the Grand Prix, and this is the opportunity to discover the exhibition dedicated to him this month of June 2021. He is particularly known for his youth series including The sardine from space or The teacher’s daughter in collaboration with Joann Sfar. His early career had been more marked by works inspired by history such as Brown, a work that depicts the rise of Nazism, then Alan’s War, a series of comics about an American soldier who arrived on European soil in early 1945.
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Between 2003 and 2006, the series of three documentary comic books The photograph (published by Dupuis), mixes his drawings with photographs by Didier Lefèvre which tell the story of a humanitarian mission in Afghanistan in 1986. Emmanuel Guibert was recently awarded the Prix Goscinny in Angoulême in 2017 and in January 2018, the Festival international comic strip had already devoted an exhibition to him. “Each of his albums is a divine surprise “
summarized the French journalist specializing in comics Patrick Gaumer.Emmanuel Guibert was in 2020 in competition with the French Catherine Meurisse and the American Chris Ware. In 2019, it’s the Japanese Rumiko Takahashi, nicknamed the “Manga Princess” and author of Maison Ikkoku (Juliet i love you) and Ranma 1/2, which won the award.
The winners of the Angoulême 2021 festival were revealed on January 29, 2021, during a closed-door ceremony from the main hall of the Angoulême theater, chaired by screenwriter and writer Benoît Peeters and hosted by comedian Thomas VDB. The golden beast of the 2021 list went to the American author David L. Carlson and to the American illustrator Landis Blair for their album The Hunting Accident, “a beautiful tribute to the power of the noir novel and to the greatness of literature “that takes place in Chicago in 1959, taken from real events. Discover all the albums awarded this year 2021:
The winners of the 48th edition, during which the legendary Fauve d’Or is unveiled, was unveiled on Friday, January 29, 2021. A new prize has appeared: the beast of the Lycéens Cultura. The Grand Prix will be awarded in June. Discover the 2021 winners:
Le Fauve d’Or – Best Album Award rewards the best album of the year, whatever its genre, style or geographical origin. It is The Hunting Accident through David L. Carlson and Landis Blair.
This price rewards a work for its narrative and graphic qualities and / or the originality of its choices. In 2021, it is awarded to Dragman from Steven Appleby published by Denoël Graphic.
This is a new award that appeared this year 2021 which is awarded to Man skin, a graphic novel by Hubert and Zanzim published by Glénat editions.
This prize rewards an experimental album. In 2021, it is awarded to The Mechanics of the Sage from Gabrielle Piquet published by Atrabile editions.
The Series Prize rewards a work composed of several volumes (three minimum) is awarded to Paul at home from Michel Rabagliati published by La Pastèque.
Which album wins the Youth Prize of the 2021 Angoulême festival?
The Youth Prize rewards a work intended for a young audience (8-12 years old), awarded by a jury made up of children, as well as by authors. In 2021, the Youth Prize was awarded to The friends club T.1 from Sophie guerrive to the 2021 editions.
The Young Adult Prize rewards a work intended for adolescents from 13 years old, awarded by a jury made up of adolescents, as well as by authors. In 2021, the Young Adult Prize was awarded to tome 1 de Middlewest through Skottie Young and Jorge Corona published by Urban Comics.
The Heritage Prize rewards a work in the world history of comics, and its editorial work allowing it to be rediscovered. In 2021, the prize is awarded to The Scout, engraved stories of Lynd Ward published by Monsieur Toussaint Louverture.
The Polar SNCF prize rewards a comic book thriller, whether it is a creation or an adaptation of a literary work. In 2021, it is awarded to GoSt 111 from Henri Scala, Mark Eacersall and Marion Mousse published by Glénat editions.
Which album won the René Goscinny prize at the 2021 Angoulême festival?
This prize rewards, each year, a screenwriter for his entire career. It was awarded this year 2021 to Loo Hui Phang for his graphic novel Black-out. It will be dedicated to an exhibition in 2022.
This prize rewards a translator for translating manga into French. This year 2021, the prize is awarded to Miyako Slocombe for his translation of manga Tokyo Tarareba Girls.
He will not have released more than 3 albums to receive this award. This year 2021, the prize is awarded to Dance ! from Maurane Mazars published by Le Lombard.
The France Television Audience Prize is awarded to Anaïs Nin: on the sea of lies from Léonie Bischoff at Casterman.
This prize is selected from around thirty non-professional publications in competition, without distinction of geographical origin or periodicity. In 2021, the prize is awarded to The Thick Book of Kuti, an anthology of Kuti magazine, presenting the history of the only contemporary Finnish comic magazine through its 50 first issues.
The official poster for the 2021 edition is signed by Chloé Wary and Willy Ohm, an original duo with complementary visions. Like the 48th edition of the Festival, the poster was designed in two parts:
The 49th Angoulême Festival will take place over 4 days from January 27 to 30, 2022. “In the weeks and months to come, the content of the program for this new January edition will be announced to you. Very diverse in nature, they will be ambition to mark the revival of the event and to bring us together once again in Angoulême, the world capital of comics “announced the organizers in a press release.
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