French cartoonist Anouk Ricard (Anouk Ricard) It is the winner of the Angoulême Festival Grand Prix in 2025, which is one of the highest awards in international comics. Ricard (RICARD Alison Bechidel France Catherine Meurisse For honor.
Ricard became the fifth female winner of Grand PRIX, and joined the famous company: Rumiko Takahashi, Julie Doucet, Posy Simmonds and Florence CESTAC. Other awards include Will Eisner, Andréfranquin and Katsuhiro Otomo. The 2025 edition is also the second time that the entire finalist list is composed of women, and the second consecutive year has been awarded by women or identifies female authors.
At the time of the award, a very shocked Ricard said [translated from French]The
“Thank you, I am very moved and moved, and I am very happy. I want to thank all the writers who are shortlisted in the award. I obviously want to thank me for accompanying my publisher during my career. Thank you.”
Later on social media, she released one cartoon and another message:
“Thank you for 1 billion times. Thank you dear readers, thank you dear publisher. This is too crazy! Now, I will try to keep a cool head.”
(Title): Thank you for your dear writer for this great award!
“I can’t see TV anymore.”
Since the late 1990s, Anouk Ricard has graduated from écolesupérieuiredes Artsdécoatifs in StrasBourg. Anouk Ricard graduated from Franco-Belgian Comics and became active in the Franco-Belgian comics. Pafy, POULY, CATTY, BLATTY’s adventure experience Published by Editionsdu Rouerge in 1999. Her most famous series Anna and FrogaFor children, start serialization of the month in France CapsuleEssence Her recent book Ducky coco Published in 2024 last year. The alternative of children and adults of Ricard, ridiculous and ironic works are often praised and granted attention. Recently her 2022 book Animation (Éditions example), a surreal comedy inspired by the 1983 series manimalIn Angoul2me in 20123, I won the special jury award. Some of her English catalogs have been released in the drawing and quarterly Anna and Froga Series, single volumes between 2012-2016 and a complete collection of topics Complete BUBU In 2017. She also has children’s books Bensen’s Rhododendron It was issued from D & Q in 2014.
Although it is a surprise for outsiders, Ricard’s victory can be explained in many factors. Over the past few years, winners have nominated voters through new books or exhibitions. For example, last year’s winner Posy Simmonds exhibited at the opening ceremony of the Pomipadu Center in Paris, a book about her career, and her first graphic novel in 1981. true love (It is considered to be one of the British graphics novels) In the past few months. Although BechDel and Meurisse themselves have a major occupation, Ricard issued a new book in 2024, and in October, Calendar French Fender Festival Quai des, BernadettedESprés shared exhibition with other children’s writers, The death of the month, the age of 83 age) . Her works also appeared at the large -scale comic exhibition held in Pomi Dudu held in May to November last year. Ricard does not have a small back directory, and her surreal ridiculous humor has many fans.
2025 is the situation of the three -person shortlisted list. The last occasion was 2023, and finally saw the champion of Julie Doucet in Canada. Other candidates this year include American cartoonists and graphic novelists Alison Bechdel (Interesting home,,,,, Pay attention to the embankment) And French cartoonist Catherine Meurisse (brightness,,,,, OutdoorTo. Although Bechder has been nominated by the award before (2023), Meurisse has been shortlisted every year since 2020.
Since 1974, each year at the Angoulême International Comic Festival, the Grand Prix is widely considered to be one of the highest awards in international comics. It is usually awarded a cartoonist or artist (writer won the Rinene Gostene Award). It is a voting choice of registered professionals who work or published by Franco-Belgian Industry. The winners usually get a career retrospective exhibition in the second year.
Photos and translation assistance of Alistair Dabbs
