Coco Bulles is the International Festival of Cartoons and Comics of
Abidjan. The aim is to give a panoramic view of the comic literature and graphics in Africa.
The festival contains art exhibitions, workshops, conferences and roundtables. The venue for the festival was the
Culture Palace of Abidjan
Culture Palace of Abidjan (''Palais de la Culture d'Abidjan'') is a temple of culture in Abidjan, Ivory Coast (''Côte d’Ivoire'').
The building is situated between the Houphouët-Boigny Bridge and the General de Gaulle Bridge.
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Côte d'Ivoire
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...
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Past festivals
* 2001: The first Coco Bulles Festival is held 2–5 November 2001.
: The motto of the festival was: "Long live the comic!". Some artists who participated the festival in 2001 were: Tristan Demer
(the creator of 'Gargouille', one of the most popular characters in Quebec comics) and
Bernard Willem Holtrop (one of the most controversial cartoonists in Europe
* 2003: The second Coco Bulles Festival is held between 6–9 November 2003.
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Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
was chosen as the guest of honour. The festival is organized by Olvis Dabley and cartoonists Zohoré Lassan
Illary Simplic
and Mendozza Y Caramb
: Some artists who participated the festival in 2003 were:
Jean-Claude Fournier who handled
Spirou et Fantasio in the years 1969-1979, Claude Moliterni organizer of
Angoulême International Comics Festival, Christophe Bertsch
who created 'Nelson', a newspaper strip which appears in
Le Matin (Switzerland), Le Matin and in the german newspaper
Bieler Tagblatt.
* 2007: The third Coco Bulles Festival is held between 12 and 15 April 2007
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Belgium was chosen as the guest of honour. Some artists who participated the festival in 2007 were: Peter Krol
Cécile Bertran
and
Daniel Henrotin
Dany, pseudonym for Daniel Henrotin (born 28 January 1943) is a Belgian comic book artist, best known for ''Olivier Rameau'' and '' Ça vous intéresse?''.
Biography
Daniel Henrotin was born in Marche-en-Famenne in 1943.De Weyer, Geert (2005). ...
Dany (comics).
: The theme was; "Comics and satirical, traces of time in search of balance".
: Some artists who participated the festival in 2003 were Peter Kroll and Cécile Bertrand.
* The fourth Coco Bulles was originally scheduled in November 2009 but was postponed indefinitely.
External links
* A cartoon album about the Ivorian crisis with humor created by Patrick Chappatte in 2006 (in French
* An article on Rezo-Ivory.net entitled "Coco Bulles 2007: Abidjan, Capitale de la BD Pendant 4 Jours" by Raymond Alex Loukou, 25 June 2007 (in Frenc
* An article in AfriCultures.com entitled "LA BD Ivorienne se porte bien, Premier festival international du dessin de presse et de la bande dessinée en Côte d'Ivoire" by Sébastien Langevin (in Frenc
Art festivals in Ivory Coast
Defunct comics conventions
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