[Sequential: Canadian Comics News & Culture] Bedeis Causa Nominees

[Bryan]

FBDFQ ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 2010 PRIX BEDEIS CAUSA

In advance of the 23rd FESTIVAL DE LA BANDE DESSINEE FRANCOPHONE DE QUEBEC, which will be held in Quebec City, April 7-11, 2010, the organizers have announced the finalists for the Priz Bedeis Causa 2010.

The ceremony for the awards will be held at the Observatoire de la Capitale, April 9 next at 17:00, will be an opportunity to meet several players in the community and reflect the current vitality of the 9th art in Quebec.

The Finalists:

Prix Real Fillion
Quebec author, writer or artist, debut album
-Jean-Sebastien Berube, Radisson t. 1 - Son of Iroquois (Glenat Quebec)
-Pascal Colpron, Mon petit nombril (La Pasteque)
-Sebastien Rivest, Malaise (Mecanique generale/Les 400 coups)

Grand Prix de la Ville de Quebec
Best album released in French in Quebec
-PAUL en QUEBEC, Michel Rabagliati (La Pasteque)
-TUER VELASQUEZ, Philippe Girard (Glenat Quebec)
-JIMMY et le BIGFOOT, Pascal Girard (La Pasteque)

Prix Alberic Bourgeois
Best French-language album published abroad by a Quebec author, illustrator or
scriptwriter
-SAINT-GERMAIN T. 1 - THE COUNT OF LIGHTS, Jean-Francois Bergeron and Thierry Gloris (Glenat)
-LES NOMBRILS T. 4 – DUEL DE BELLES, Delaf et Dubuc (Dupuis)
-MAGASIN GeNeRAL, T. 5 – MONTREAL, Regis Loisel & Jean-Louis Tripp (Casterman)


Prix Maurice Petitdidier
Pick of the jury for Francophone Album published abroad
-DIEU EN PERSONNE, Marc-Antoine Mathieu (Delcourt)
-BLAST, Manu Larcenet (Dargaud)
-PINOCCHIO, Winschluss (Les requins marteaux)

During the ceremony, the organization will also present FBDFQ Prix Albert-Chartier,
Award to honor an individual or organization that has made a mark on the world of francophone comics in Quebec.

The panel responsible for selecting the finalists was composed of journalists and
booksellers: Pierre Blais (journalist on Canal Vox and Radio-Canada), Nicolas Houle (Le Soleil newspaper), Marco Duchesne (Librairie Pantoute), David Kelly (Renaud-Bray), and Patrick Marleau (L'imaginaire). This edition of the awards focuses on albums released between February 2009 and February 2010.

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Posted By Bryan to Sequential: Canadian Comics News & Culture at 3/22/2010 08:09:00 AM