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France Info Prize
The France Info Prize for news and reporting comics (French: ''prix France Info de la Bande dessinée d’actualité et de reportage'') is a comic book prize awarded annually by the French public radio station France Info. The jury of the station's journalists chooses from a selection of about ten albums. Origins Jean-Christophe Ogier, host of a radio program about comics at France Info, is the founder and organizer of the award since 1994. The award is given each year in the run-up to the Angoulême International Comics Festival in January. The jury is formed by nine radio journalists presided by the director of France Info. Award winners Honors, : * 1994 : ''La Fille aux Ibis'', by Christian Lax and Frank Giroud, Dupuis. * 1995 : ''L'Homme qui fait le tour du monde'' by Pierre Christin, Max Cabanes and Philippe Aymond, Dargaud. * 1997 : ''Chiens de fusil'', by Christian Lax, Vents d'Ouest. * 1998 : '' Fax de Sarajevo'', by Joe Kubert, Vertige Graphic. * 1999 : ''Palesti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France Info (radio Network)
France Info () is a radio network operated by the French public service radio broadcaster Radio France. It provides continuous live news and information. Broadcasting on FM (as well as being streamed on the internet), France Info is receivable across France and audible too in the border regions of neighbouring countries, including southern parts of the United Kingdom, especially the southeastern coastal region of England. History France Info was founded in 1987 by Roland Faure and Jérôme Bellay. Year on year its audience has grown, notably after the social conflicts of 1995, 2003, and 2006. It is frequently estimated to be the fourth largest French radio network in terms of listener numbers, after RTL, NRJ and France Inter. France Info has offices in Paris, Lyon, Marseille, and Toulouse, and also makes use of local-news input from the France Bleu network. [Baidu] |
Casterman
Casterman is a publisher of Franco-Belgian comics, specializing in comic books and children's literature. The company is based in Brussels, Belgium. History The company was founded in 1780 by Donat-Joseph Casterman, an editor and bookseller originally from Tournai.Bocquet, José-Louis, and Fromental, Jean-Luc. ''The Adventures of Hergé'' (Drawn and Quarterly, 2011). Casterman was originally a printing company and publishing house. In 1934, Casterman took over the ''Le Petit Vingtième'' editions for the publication of the albums of ''The Adventures of Tintin'', from the fourth album of the series, ''Cigars of the Pharaoh''. From 1942, Casterman published reworked versions and colored versions of the previous Tintin albums. Strengthened by the success of Hergé's comics, shortly after, Casterman proposed new series with new authors such as Jacques Martin (comics), Jacques Martin, François Craenhals and C. & V. Hansen. From 1954 on, Casterman published children's books, as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 In Radio
The following is a list of events affecting radio broadcasting in 2014. Events listed include radio program debuts, finales, cancellations, and station launches, closures and format changes, as well as information about controversies. Notable events January February March April May June July August September October November December Debuts Closings Deaths *January 17: Larry Monroe, 29-year veteran with KUT radio in Austin, Texas *February 6: Ralph Kiner, 91. Radio and television commentator for the New York Mets. *February 15: Angelo Henderson, 51. Radio host at WCHB and minister. *February 25: Jim Lange, 81. Radio host ( KGO, KFRC, KABL and KSFO/San Francisco, KMPC/Los Angeles, KKSJ/San Jose) and TV host. *March 1: Porky Chedwick, 96. Longtime Pittsburgh-area rhythm and blues radio host. *March 5: Geoff Edwards, 83. Radio host ( KFMB, KFI, KMPC, KSUR) and TV host. *March 25: Ralph Wilson, 95. Radio station owner in the 1950s and 1960s; better kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Éditions Gallimard
Éditions Gallimard (), formerly Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française (1911–1919) and Librairie Gallimard (1919–1961), is one of the leading French book publishers. In 2003 it and its subsidiaries published 1,418 titles. Founded by Gaston Gallimard in 1911, the publisher is now majority-owned by his grandson Antoine Gallimard. Éditions Gallimard is a subsidiary of Groupe Madrigall, the third largest French publishing group. History The publisher was founded on 31 May 1911 in Paris by Gaston Gallimard, André Gide, and Jean Schlumberger as ''Les Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française'' (NRF). From its 31 May 1911 founding until June 1919, Nouvelle Revue Française published one hundred titles including ''La Jeune Parque'' by Paul Valéry. NRF published the second volume of '' In Search of Lost Time'', In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower, which became the first Prix Goncourt-awarded book published by the company. Nouvelle Revue Française adopted the name "Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christophe Blain
Christophe Blain (born 10 August 1970) is a French comic book author. Life and career Blain was born in Gennevilliers. He studied visual arts in Cherbourg and began drawing comics during his military service, first published by Albin Michel in 1994. He subsequently worked as an illustrator for various magazines before returning to drawing comics, inspired by David B., Lewis Trondheim and Joann Sfar. He created with David B. some stories that appeared in the magazine ''Lapin''. He began collaborating with Trondheim and Sfar in 1999 for the ''Dungeon'' series album ''Dungeon: Early Years''. He began his most successful series to date, ''Isaac the Pirate'', in 2001. In the story, set in the 18th century, Isaac Sofer, a penniless painter, becomes a pirate when he accepts a commission involving a rather involuntary sea crossing to America. The subsequent series, ''Gus'', is a Western comic that humorously recounts episodes from the life of Gus, a mail robber. With its exaggerate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Footnotes In Gaza
''Footnotes in Gaza'' is a journalistic graphic narrative by Joe Sacco about bloody incidents between Israelis and Paletinians in Gaza during the Suez Crisis. It was published in 2009 by Henry Holt and Company in the U.S. and Jonathan Cape in the UK. The book describes the author's quest to get to the bottom of what happened in Khan Yunis and in Rafah in Gaza in November 1956. According to United Nations figures quoted in the book, Israeli forces killed 275 Palestinians in Khan Yunis on 3 November 1956 and 111 in Rafah on 12 November 1956.Hass, Amira."A thin black line,"'' Haaretz'' (Nov. 2, 2010). Sacco bases his book on conversations with Palestinians in Rafah and the neighbouring town of Khan Younis, and interweaves the events of 1956 with the events in Rafah at the time of the interviews—the bulldozing of homes, the death of Rachel Corrie and the reactions to the outbreak of the Iraq War. Publication *Sacco, Joe (2009). ''Footnotes in Gaza'', Jonathan Cape, . Jon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Robert
Denis Robert (born 9 May 1958) is a French investigative journalist, novelist and filmmaker. He formerly worked for twelve years for the newspaper ''Libération''. Robert's books, films and press interviews, denouncing the opaque workings of the Clearstream clearing house, earned him into more than 60 lawsuits in France, Belgium and Luxembourg by banks, such as Bank Menatep (a Russian bank) and BGL (BNP Paribas Fortis), as well as the Clearstream company. In 2008, he was involved in a polemic with Philippe Val (former director of the magazine ''Charlie Hebdo'') and journalist Edwy Plenel in relation to the Clearstream affair. On 3 February 2011, after ten years of litigation, Robert was cleared by the Court of Cassation of his conviction for both of his books ''Révélation$'' and ''La Boîte noire'', as well as for his documentary film ''Les Dissimulateurs''. Robert is also a painter, whose work is displayed in Paris art galleries. Biography Robert studied psychology and ob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12 Bis
12 bis was a French publisher active from 27 June 2007 to 1 August 2017, which has since been absorbed by Glénat. The company published predominantly ''bande dessinée'' comic books and manga in France. It was founded by Dominique Burdot, former managing director of publications at Glénat, and Laurent Muller, the previous editorial director also at Glénat. The website was created in December 2009. The publisher had undertaken reprinting of previously successful works by François Bourgeon, ''Les Passagers du vent'' (the Passengers of the Wind) and ''Le Cycle de Cyann'' (The Cycle of Cyann). The company also published the comic book satire concerning American wine critic Robert M. Parker, Jr., '' Robert Parker: Les Sept Pêchés capiteux''.Compadre, César, ''Sud Ouest'': La planète vin (October 8, 2010)Parker en bande dessinée Monetary losses during operation led to the ''redressement judicaire'' (legal redress) of the company on 30 April 2013. During a ''redressemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tignous
Bernard Jean-Charles Verlhac (21 August 1957 – 7 January 2015), known by the pseudonym Tignous (, from oc, Tinhós), was a French cartoonist. He was a long-time staff cartoonist for the French satirical magazine '' Charlie Hebdo''. On 7 January 2015, Tignous was killed in the ''Charlie Hebdo'' shooting. Biography Tignous was born in Paris on 21 August 1957. He studied drawing at the École Boulle. After working in the comic book field, Tignous began doing cartoons for ''L'Idiot International'', ''La Grosse Bertha'', and ''L'Événement du jeudi''. Tignous first began working at ''Charlie Hebdo'' in 1980, and then rejoined the weekly when it was reborn in 1992. He was also a contributor to the weekly news magazine '' Marianne'' and the monthly publication '' Fluide Glacial''. In addition, he drew for ''Télérama'' and '' L'Echo des Savanes''. Tignous was also active in the French role-playing world, with his illustrations featured in games like '' Rêve de Dragon'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actes Sud
Actes Sud is a French publishing house based in Arles. It was founded in 1978 by author Hubert Nyssen. By 2013, the company, then headed by Nyssen's daughter, Françoise Nyssen, had an annual turnover of 60 million euros and 60 staff members. History ACTeS was situated in Paradou, a village in the Vallée des Baux. Here, founder Hubert Nyssen, his wife Christine Le Bœuf, (which was the granddaughter of Belgian banker and patron Henry Le Bœuf), his sister Françoise Nyssen, Bertrand Py and Jean-Paul Capitani met and founded Actes Sud. In 1983 Actes Sud moved to Arles. The publishing house was incorporated on May 2, 1987. The ''Actes Sud'' was a publication of the "Atelier de cartographie thématique et statistique" (ACTeS). Authors A selection of authors Actes Sud published: Prizes * 2004: the book '' The Scortas' Sun'' (''Le Soleil des Scorta'') by Laurent Gaudé, was the first book published by Actes Sud, receiving a Prix Goncourt (Prix Goncourt/Roman). The boo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rutu Modan
Rutu Modan ( he, רותו מודן, born 1966) is an Israeli illustrator and comic book artist. She is co-founder of the Israeli comics group Actus Tragicus and published the graphic novels ''Exit Wounds'' (2007) and '' The Property'' (2013). Biography Rutu Modan was born in Tel HaShomer, Israel, in 1966, and lived in the doctors' residences in Sheba Medical Center. Her father was Prof. Baruch Modan, a cancer researcher who served as director general of the Israeli Health Ministry in the 1980s. Her mother was Prof. Michaela Modan, an epidemiologist specializing in diabetes research. Her older sister is a doctor and her younger sister is Dana Modan, an actress and writer. The family moved to Afeka in north Tel Aviv when she was ten. After graduating with distinction from the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem, she edited the Hebrew edition of MAD magazine with Yirmi Pinkus. Together they founded the Actus Tragicus comics group in 1995. Modan received the Young Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delcourt (publisher)
Delcourt is a French publishing house that specializes in comics and manga. It was founded in 1986 through the fusion of the magazines ''Charlie Mensuel'' and ''Pilote''. Guy Delcourt, chief editor of the latter, named the new publishing house Guy Delcourt Productions. Delcourt is the third largest publisher of Franco-Belgian comics, behind Média-Participations and Glénat, and produces some 480 comics a year. Publications Bandes Déssinées (Franco-Belgian comics) Delcourt * '' A l'Ombre de l'Echafaud'' (since 2001) * '' Aquablue'' (since 1988) * ''Amenophis IV'' (since 2000) * '' Asphodèle'' * '' Angela'' * '' Après la Nuit'' (since 2008) * ''Baker Street'' * ''Beowulf'' * '' Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis'' * ''Bienvenue en Chine'' * ''C.O.P.S.'' * '' Ceux qui rampent'' * '' Chasseurs de Dragons'' * '' Chronicles of The Dragon Knights'' * '' CryoZone'' (from 1996 to 2005) * '' De Cape et de Crocs'' (since 1995) * ''Desk'' * ''Donjon'' (since 1998) * ''Dwarves'' * ''Elves'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
