The festival has an increasingly international renown:
It will have authors from all over the world. Angoulême is arguably the biggest festival of its kind, because it is not just a fan convention, like Comic-Con in San Diego, but a true cultural event for authors fans and the general public.
Angoulême International Comics Festival 2020 Prize categories:
- Prize for Best Album/Golden Wildcat
- Prize Awarded by the Audience
- Prize for Artwork
- Prize for First Comic Book
- Prize for a Series
- Prize for Inheritance
- Prix Jeunesse 9-12 ans (Youth prize, 9–12 years)
- Prix Jeunesse 7-8 ans (Youth prize, 7–8 years)
- Fanzine Prize
- Hope Prize
- Best promotional comic
- René Goscinny award
Attendance:
More than 200,000 visitors come each year to the fair, including between 6,000 and 7,000 professionals and 800 journalists.
The attendance is generally difficult to estimate because the festival takes place all over the town, and is divided in many different areas that are not connected to each other directly.
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