Ljiljana RadosevicUniversity of Arts Belgrade

MENTOR:Prof. dr Dragan Klaic

DELEGATION SYSTEM; A KEY TO SUCCES

Comic festival is not a gathering of publishers on a

large scale, or event/exhibition

accompanied by publishers, but an institution which built

itself trough presentation, research and education of its

subject and audience

Started in 1974 with the goal

To deal with the prejudices

To promote comics as art form

In 2005 it became

Cultural enterprise and trendsetter in domain of comics

Festival triggered changes:

of lawin cultural policyin educationin research and heritage protectionwithin the local community of

Angoulemein regional economyindirect changes in publishing industry.

CONCEQUENCES

Festival as a brand name

Angouleme as a comics capital

Charente as a “Valley of Image”

France No. 1 European country in comics publishing (in 1974 there were

360 albums per year, in 2006 there were 4130)

FIBD ANGOULEME’S DELEGATION SYSTEM

BUSINESS

DOCUMENTATION

RESEARCH

HERITAGE

EDUCATION

CENSORSHIP

FIBD ANGOULEME

CENSORSHIP

1979 DEBATE “FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION” RESULTED IN A MANIFEST

ESTIMATED THAT DECISIONS REACHED TROUGH MEDIA 26.872.220 PEOPLE

1983 CENSORSHIP of COMICS ABOLISHED

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

1982 Jack Lang participates in a round table about education in comics

1983 department for comics in the local School of Fine Arts

L'Ecole Supérieure de l'image (ESI) L'Ecole des métiers du cinéma d'animation

(EMCA) L'Ecole des métiers de création infographique

(EMCI) Lycee de l”image et du Son d’Angouleme

(LISA).

HERITAGE PROTECTION

festival’s first “landlord” was Museum of Angouleme

1980 gallery “Saint-Ogan” in the Museum with permanent comics exhibition

became first museum in France to invest in purchase of original plates

with the creation of CNBDI department of comics became Museum of Comics

RESEARCH

1977 FESTIVAL CREATED CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION OF COMICS

1982 IT BECAME “MAISON DE LA B.D.”

BECAME PART OF CNBDI

DOCUMENTATIONFROM THE BEGINNING FESTIVAL HAS BEEN

TRYING TO CREATE A COMICS OFFICIAL DEPOSITORY IN ANGOULEME

1990 IN CNBDI A DOCUMENTATION CENTER AND LIBRARY WERE SET UP

IN 2000 THERE WERE 16.000 ALBUMS (NOW IN DIGITAL FORM) IN LIBRARY

CONSERVING 2700 TITLES OF SPECIALISED PRESS, MAGAZINES FOR CHILDREN, 60.000 ALBUMS…

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA BANDE DESSINEE ET DE L’IMAGE

CNBDIDepot legal

Comics museumDocumentation centreLibrary and bookshop

Trainings for professionals

BUSINESS

1991 THE BOARD CREATED AN INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS MARKET

EDITORS, AUTHORS, AGENTS, PRODUCERS, DISTRIBUTORS… GET TOGETHER TO MAKE DEALS

INSPIRATION FOR THE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CREATION OF SMPI MAGELIS

Reaching broader audience – spin off institutions

SMPI MAGELIS

Developing since 1997

It is the overall name given to the regional development operation centered of the image

a joint venture between public administrative authorities and a group of companies, training institutions, public

facilities, associations and institutions