The management of the Angoulême Comic Book Festival (France) announced today, Monday, the cancellation of the 53rd session scheduled for the period from January 29 to February 1, considering that the literary event “cannot be held under satisfactory conditions,” according to French media reports. … It collects Europe Press.
«The 2026 edition has been cancelled. Lawyer Vincent Prenot, representing the organizing company 9e Art+, said that “a letter was sent last weekend to inform the public sponsors of the festival,” adding that the decision was “simply a consequence” of the position of the festival’s public funders.
The press release, according to the newspaper “La Charente Libre”, confirms that Responsibility for repeal “lies with public funderswho constantly interfere with the running of this supposedly private event, with the clear goal of bringing down the long-time organizer.
This edition has also been marked with Great call for a boycott by the authorsAmong them is the 2025 grand prize winner, Anouk Ricard, who noted the commercial drift of the literary event and They accused 9e Art+ of firing an employee who filed a complaint in 2024 for rape It happened outside the festival, as RTL revealed.
Likewise, in recent weeks, major publishers have deemed the celebration of the 53rd session “at risk” by suggesting that “trust with the organizers has been broken.” This will be the first time since then Creation in 1974Except in the year of the Covid pandemic, the Comic Book Festival will not take place.
Last year, Spain attended the literary event as a country of interest with more than 100 specialists in the delegation, including some winners of the National Comic Book Award, such as Topfirst prize winner, or Pia Limawinner in 2024.