Ajaccio International Comics Festival

Ajaccio International Comic Strip Festival

The Ajaccio International Comic Strip Festival (Festa di a BD corsa) has become, over the editions, an unmissable event for the 9th art in Corsica and the Mediterranean. Created in 2002 by the Ajaccio-based association Case e Bulle, it welcomes several thousand visitors each autumn to the Palais des Congrès d'Ajaccio, on the port, right in the city center.

Three days of comic strips at the Palais des Congrès

The festival spreads over nearly 1,000 m² of exhibition space at the Palais des Congrès, a few steps from the Gulf of Ajaccio. For three days, the public meets around thirty authors from Corsica, the mainland, and abroad: signing sessions, exhibitions, conferences, drawing workshops for young audiences, and animation film screenings punctuate the weekend.

A program open to contemporary creation

Each edition highlights the worlds of prominent authors — over the years, the festival has notably hosted Lewis Trondheim, Christophe Arleston, and the creators of Donjon Crépuscule, Trolls de Troy, or Le Grimoire d'Elfie — and organizes several thematic exhibitions. The official awards of the festival honor several albums each year (jury prize, public prize, youth prize).

Strong Corsican roots

Supported by the Collectivité de Corse, the Ville d'Ajaccio, and the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Ajaccien, the Ajaccio International Comic Strip Festival is a key player in the island's cultural life. It also regularly promotes Corsican comic strip creation alongside national and international guests.