Angoulême comics festival: court dismisses former organisers' appeals
The commercial court of Angoulême has rejected challenges brought by the festival's former organisers, clearing the way for a new edition in 2027 under new management.
The tribunal de commerce d'Angoulême has dismissed the appeals brought by the Association du Festival international de la bande dessinée and the company 9e Art+ against the ADBDA and the Morgane group, according to Livres Hebdo. The ruling marks another turn in a long dispute over who runs the Festival de la BD d'Angoulême, one of the world's major comics festivals, following the cancellation of the 2026 edition and the appointment of a new organiser for the next five years.
Le Monde reports that the decision allows a 'new' festival to go ahead in 2027, closing — at least for now — a long and turbulent saga that had led to the collapse of the event's 2026 edition.
Neither source details the grounds for the appeals or the court's reasoning beyond the dismissal itself, nor do they specify what role, if any, the former organisers will retain going forward.
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