In
Europe, the key annual event about comics and cartoons takes place every
January in Angoulême, an old town lost somewhere in the South-West of France.
This year´s festival is just over. During four days, thousands of new creations
by some of the world´s leading cartoonists were exhibited. As in the previous
years, Angoulême attracted big crowds.
A
major prize is attributed to one of cartoonists. It is like a top Oscar. It
sends the message that the laureate has made it to the hall of fame. In 2016, among
the 30 names selected for inclusion in the final list of candidates to the prize there was
no woman. Here, in the comics world, like in many other domains of life, gender
is still a silent but extremely efficient filter.
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