Angouleme's festival for the coming year has been cancelled
0 Comments Published by Avi Green on Friday, December 05, 2025 at 12:04 AM.
Euronews announces the 2026 edition of Angouleme's comics festival has been officially cancelled, following a sexual abuse scandal and a boycott call by contributors:
If anybody sensible really cared and had the dough for it, maybe somebody should organize an alternative convention that can make better choices and judgement, but of course, there's no telling if the same leftists who withdrew from Angouleme's attendance would be willing to take part. And no telling if there's enough rightists who care to help organize an alternative convention that can give various subjects a better name, or anything important either. So, who knows what'll become of Angouleme as it stands now? Alas, for all we know, it could very well be on its way out, and some might say it's for the best.
France’s Angoulême International Comics Festival (FIBD - Festival international de la bande dessinée d'Angoulême) is among the world’s foremost comic book events, but its survival is now hanging by a thread after a monthslong dispute over its governance.Well that whole subject involving Vives was embarrassing as it was repugnant, and gives matters relating to sex a very bad name. I'm sure it's not the only disturbing issue that could be found at Angouleme over the years. For all we know, there's likely only so much toxic leftism that's turned up there too, and given comics as an art form a very bad name too, with the main problem being that some of the most notable contributors who withdrew support for the festival are leftists themselves who don't intend to change their double-standards on serious issues. In which case, what good will their pulling out of backing the festival do in the long run?
Organisers have now decided to cancel the festival’s 2026 edition. The event “will realistically not be able to take place under suitable conditions,” lawyers for organising company 9e Art + said in a statement, which was first reported by local newspaper La Charente Libre. [...]
Over the past decade, controversies and accusations of financial mismanagement have dealt a heavy blow to the event’s reputation and angered professionals.
A 2021 report from the local court of auditors highlighted the “complex and opaque” structure of 9e Art +, as well as inconsistent financial operations.
Under the company, the Angoulême festival also faced several accusations of sexism.
The announcement of an exhibition dedicated to French author Bastien Vivès in the 2023 edition sparked debate as writers and feminist activists denounced the normalisation of incest and child sexual abuse in his work.
The episode triggered the emergence of #MeTooBD and the festival eventually cancelled the exhibition.
But the FIBD truly entered crisis mode in January, when French newspaper L’Humanité revealed that an employee was fired after she reported she was raped during the 2024 event.
The revelation caused outrage among professionals and fuelled calls for a change of governance. In a statement published in late January, the Authors and Composers French Syndicate denounced the festival’s “toxic atmosphere.”
If anybody sensible really cared and had the dough for it, maybe somebody should organize an alternative convention that can make better choices and judgement, but of course, there's no telling if the same leftists who withdrew from Angouleme's attendance would be willing to take part. And no telling if there's enough rightists who care to help organize an alternative convention that can give various subjects a better name, or anything important either. So, who knows what'll become of Angouleme as it stands now? Alas, for all we know, it could very well be on its way out, and some might say it's for the best.
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