Thursday, April 20, 2006
19th Annual FBDQ
:: Posted by Bryan @ 4/20/2006 06:48:00 AM The Festival de la BD Francophone du Quebec has begun. One of the largest comics-related events in Canada, the FBDFQ is held in Quebec City and shines a spotlight on Quebec comics, featuring several panel discussions, exhibits, artists signings, book launches and the second of the big Quebec comics awards, the Prix Bedeis Causa, which are to be handed out later today. There is a giant exhibitor hall of publishers and artists as well, like most comics conventions/book festivals. The big news so far is that Christophe Blain, the award-winning writer/cartoonist from France, has cancelled his appearance at the Festival.
Among the exhibits at the Festival are a History of the Euro-classic Blake and Mortimer, an exhibit of anti-racism comics, the Fanzine expo, and an exhibit celebrating the launch of the new Mecanique Generale project, "Plan Cartesian," an anthology of Montreal comics.
Sequential correspondent Pierre-Andre Dery, who was on a panel yesterday, will no doubt keep us updated. Meanwhile, there is a list of preview events, background and the latest news at his blog, Bedeka.org.
Round table discussions include:
Thursday
1pm- Fanzines and alt-comics, with Leif Tande, André Saint-Georges et Karl-Éric Thibault
4pm - A women and comics panel, with Line Arsenault, Élodie Boivin and more
Friday
6pm - Quebec cartoonists published in Europe , with Michel Falardeau, Jacques Lamontagne & François Miville-Deschênes
Sunday
10am - The State of Quebec BD, with Frédéric Gauthier, Jimmy Beaulieu & VoRo
3pm - "La place de la BD dans l'édition", with Jimmy Beaulieu, Claude Bordeleau and someone from the world of distribution.
Festival Website
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