Accreditations 2025 - AUTHORS AREA (NON EXHIBITORS) 2025

Author accreditation
for authors not otherwise accredited by an exhibiting publisher)

The Author Accreditation is reserved for professional Authors whose work has been published by comic book publishers (illustrators, scriptwriters, letterers, colourists).

Sketches, illustrations, selfpublishing and fanzine are not allowed to get an author accreditation.

You will receive your printable pdf accreditation by mail.
It grants access to the ‘Professional Day’ on the Wednesday as well as for the 4 days of the Festival.

It can be folded in 4 and slipped into a clear plastic holder with a neck strap, available for collection at the Presse / Hôtel de Ville reception area (Place de l’Hôtel de Ville - 16000 Angoulême) upon presentation of the printed pdf document from Wednesday 29 January 2025 at 9 am.
Accreditation also grants:

- priority access to the commercial areas
- access to the Rights Market
- access to the Festival’s exhibitions, meetings (except Masterclasses), and the Press Room

‘Professional Day’ Meetings on Wednesday 29 January 2025 :

> The International Rights Market (MID) is dedicated to the transfer of rights, with exhibitor stands, a program of conferences and networking events, as well as a bar area.
> Shoot the Book! Angoulême: in partnership with SCELF, 10 books selected by a jury of audiovisual professionals will be pitched on the MID stage before an audience of producers. The pitching session will be followed by one-to-one meetings between producers and publishers.
> Preview of the exhibitions
> Festival’s opening night, announcement of the Grand Prize winner

A specific ticketing system is implemented for the Masterclasses, who are not free for accredited professionals.
For any press request, please contact La Bande agency at presse@bdangouleme.com

Accreditation grants access to every Festival venue open to the public and trade professionals during the 4 days of the event, from Thursday 30 to Sunday 2^nd February 2024 from 10am to 7pm (until 8pm on Saturday 1^st February for the Publishers’ Areas, and until 6pm on Sunday 2^nd February): Publishers’ Areas (Monde des bulles, Nouveau Monde, Place du 9e Art, Manga City, Global Rights Market, exhibitions, meetings, Pavillon Jeunes Talents©, Press Room, etc.).

Requests failing to provide valid supporting documents will not be processed.