Born in 1964 in Paris, Emmanuel Guibert produces illustrated works, which at their most emblematic find a place for intimate memories to nestle in the hollows of contemporary history. In early 2020, he was awarded the Grand Prix of the City of Angoulême, a crowning moment in his exceptional career. ...

Since 2008, Jehanne Rousseau has directed the Spiders video game studio, designing and writing each of the games produced by the company. In March 2020 she received the Pegasus Prize for Personality of the Year, awarded by the Academy of Video Game Arts and Techniques.

From fanzine culture to the Oscars, Winshluss likes to cross worlds and disciplines : comics, cinema, contemporary art... his universe is sometimes macabre, sometimes funny or creepy, criticising religions, political ideologies and the production of cultural industries. Co-director of the film Perse...

A young cartoonist and world-renowned newspaper illustrator, father of Max et Lili (Max and Lili) and SamSam, Serge Bloch offers worlds tinged with humour that he also explores in digital versions with Mr Chip and La Grande Histoire du petit trait (The Big Adventure of a Little Line).

A regular on film sets since childhood, Zita Hanrot has become, in a few roles, a pre-eminent actress in young French cinema. Capable of sliding into all genres, she has just gone behind the camera with her first short film, La Maman des poissons (The Mother of Fish) in 2019.

Founder of La Fabrique culturelle (The Cultural Factory) in Abidjan, a transdisciplinary venue dedicated to the performing arts, Chantal Djédjé is also at the helm of the Rencontres interculturelles du cirque d’Abidjan (Abidjan Intercultural Circus Festival, RICA) which for its third edition in 2020...

A traveller passionate about Europe, Timothée Demeillers has established himself as a trailblazing voice in contemporary literature by describing lives stifled by the sinuosity of daily life. His third book, Demain la brume, will be published with Asphalte in September.

A producer and author, Oriane Hurard has been working in the audiovisual and digital experience field for the past ten years or so. She is a producer at the Les Produits Frais company, and notably produced L’Île des morts (2018) by Benjamin Nuel, which received an award at the Venice International...

First an actress and then a director, the Franco-American Tonie Marshall has made an impression on the history of French cinema with her feminine work and her fantastical stories. A portrait of this committed director, who died in March 2020 at the age of 68 and remains to this day the only woman to...

Winner of a 2018 Youth Prize from the Association of Comic Book Critics and Journalists for her album Les Croques, Léa Mazé explores a dark and explosive universe, breaking away from the more often euphoric atmosphere of youth comics. From albums in albums, her fine, detailed lines take on macabre...

He has launched several companies, opened a restaurant and created a festival for digital culture : the versatile Afif Riahi has embarked on an extraordinary mediation project over the past two years, travelling through Tunisia to demonstrate its cultural wealth : No Logo.

Founder of Nataal magazine, Alassane Sy is best known as an actor and director. A symbol of multiculturalism and a pioneer of Africa’s major artistic trends, this Mauritanian living in London is keen to promote cinema in Senegal.

Internationally acclaimed for his work on the film Timbuktu by Abderrahmane Sissako (2014), Amine Bouhafa is one of the most talented composers of his generation. His refined music blends classical lyricism with the traditional sounds of the African continent.

A Dakar street child saved from danger and insecurity by the circus, Modou Fata Touré founded Sencirk, Senegal’s first circus. The troupe performs in most places around the world, trains young circus artists and helps children experiencing severe social problems.

Dancer and choreographer from Burkina Faso, mixing African and Brazilian influences, with her In-Out Dance Festival Aguibou Bougobali Sanou offers a moment of encounter and interaction in the public sphere. 15 companies from all over the world took part in the 2020 edition.