A few minutes ago, I got the news that Cosey has won the Grand Prix d’Angoulême 2017. Congratulations, Bernard!
From a quickly released interview on ‘20 minutes‘ (by Olivier Mimran), I translate some quotes from Cosey.
‘For years, friends tell me ‘this time, it will be you’. I believed it for a long time, but it didn’t happen so I stopped thinking about it. Also, I was convinced I had no chance this year , especially with top artists like Ware and Larcenet – so I wasn’t prepared for it and I continued to work in my corner.’
‘It gives confidence, because, as a comic artist, you are alone most of the time. So, you often doubt about the quality of your work. No, they tell me that I have been wrong to doubt.’
A special web page of the Festival d’Angoulême, dedicated to the Grand Prix winner: click here.
The official report of the Festival d’Angoulême, announcing the winner: download here (PDF).
Interview with Cosey on YouTube: click here.