Benoit Mouchart
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Born on July 20, 1976, Benoit Mouchart is an author, curator and, since 2003, artistic director of the cultural programming of Angoulême International Comics Festival
, in France.
After having obtained in 1999 a masters of Literature in the Sorbonne (Paris IV), he becomes French professor for high school programme, intend to devote itself to journalism. Critic (Bang! and 9e art), he contributes its share to the special issues devoted to the comics of the French magazines Géo, Télérama, Science et Vie and Beaux-arts magazine. He is also the author of several books, of which an investigation into the ghost writer of the Belgian school Jacques Van Melkebeke
and, in collaboration with François Rivière, a biography of the creator of "Blake and Mortimer
", Edgar P. Jacobs. Since 2004, he animates the two-monthly meetings "the territories of the comic strip" for the BPI of the Pompidou Center. With Areski Belkacem and Zep
, he developed also the original concept of the "Concert de dessins" (‘concerts of drawings’), who propose creation, on live, on large screen and in music, of an original comic strip… Under its artistic direction, the Festival of Angoulême considerably consolidated its opening to the international scene and the young creation, while producing a great number of events apart from Angoulême, in particular with Paris (exhibitions produced for the Musée de l’Homme, Mondial de l’automobile or Jardin d’acclimatation). Especially, Benoit Mouchart knows to cross arts, through exhibitions, meetings and spectacles where the comics are confronted, without any complex, with other artistic forms: music, cinema, literature, contemporary art, inter alia. Author of an essay about the French novelist Jean-Patrick Manchette
, he publishes in 2008 a monograph devoted to the French singer and poet Brigitte Fontaine
.
Angoulême International Comics Festival
The Angoulême International Comics Festival is the largest comics festival in Europe. It has occurred every year since 1974 in Angoulême, France, in the month of January.The four-day festival is notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning...
, in France.
After having obtained in 1999 a masters of Literature in the Sorbonne (Paris IV), he becomes French professor for high school programme, intend to devote itself to journalism. Critic (Bang! and 9e art), he contributes its share to the special issues devoted to the comics of the French magazines Géo, Télérama, Science et Vie and Beaux-arts magazine. He is also the author of several books, of which an investigation into the ghost writer of the Belgian school Jacques Van Melkebeke
Jacques Van Melkebeke
Jacques Van Melkebeke was a Belgian painter, journalist, writer, comic strips writer.Friend of Hergé, he took part in a semi-official way in the development of some of the storylines of The Adventures of Tintin, adding a number of cultural references. He is also supposed to have contributed to...
and, in collaboration with François Rivière, a biography of the creator of "Blake and Mortimer
Blake and Mortimer
Blake and Mortimer is a Belgian comics series created by the Belgian writer and comics artist Edgar P. Jacobs. It was one of the first series to appear in the Belgian comics magazine Tintin in 1946, and was subsequently published in book form by Les Editions du Lombard.The main protagonists of the...
", Edgar P. Jacobs. Since 2004, he animates the two-monthly meetings "the territories of the comic strip" for the BPI of the Pompidou Center. With Areski Belkacem and Zep
Zep
Zep is the pseudonym of Philippe Chappuis, a comics creator from Switzerland, known for his series Titeuf, a popular character in French-speaking countries, and Tchô!, the associated comics magazine.-Biography:...
, he developed also the original concept of the "Concert de dessins" (‘concerts of drawings’), who propose creation, on live, on large screen and in music, of an original comic strip… Under its artistic direction, the Festival of Angoulême considerably consolidated its opening to the international scene and the young creation, while producing a great number of events apart from Angoulême, in particular with Paris (exhibitions produced for the Musée de l’Homme, Mondial de l’automobile or Jardin d’acclimatation). Especially, Benoit Mouchart knows to cross arts, through exhibitions, meetings and spectacles where the comics are confronted, without any complex, with other artistic forms: music, cinema, literature, contemporary art, inter alia. Author of an essay about the French novelist Jean-Patrick Manchette
Jean-Patrick Manchette
Jean-Patrick Manchette was a French crime novelist credited with reinventing and reinvigorating the genre. He wrote ten short novels in the seventies and early eighties. His stories are violent, existentialist explorations of the human condition and French society...
, he publishes in 2008 a monograph devoted to the French singer and poet Brigitte Fontaine
Brigitte Fontaine
Brigitte Fontaine, born in 1939 in Morlaix in the Brittany region of France, is a singer of avant-garde music. During the course of her career she has employed numerous unusual musical styles, melding rock and roll, folk, jazz, electronica, spoken word poetry and world rhythms...
.
Exhibitions
- « Dupuy-Berberian : 2 » (en collaboration avec Dupuy-Berberian et Mélanie Claude, présentée à Angoulême en 2009).
- « Comics World Expo, volet 2 » : « Villes du futur » (en collaboration avec Céline Bagot et Philippe Richard, présentée à Angoulême en 2008).
- « Comics World Expo, volet 1 » : « Seul dans la foule » (en collaboration avec Nicolas Finet, présentée à Angoulême en 2007).
- « Naissance d'une bande dessinée » (produite à l'occasion de la Fête de la BD en 2006)
- « Jules Verne, images d’un imaginaire » (présentée à Nantes, Shanghai, Séoul et Angoulême en 2006).
- « La nouvelle bande dessinée finlandaise » (présentée à Angoulême à Roubaix et Poitiers en 2006 et en 2007).
- « Le Monde de ZepZepZep is the pseudonym of Philippe Chappuis, a comics creator from Switzerland, known for his series Titeuf, a popular character in French-speaking countries, and Tchô!, the associated comics magazine.-Biography:...
» (présentée au CNBDI d'Angoulême, puis au Jardin d'acclimatationJardin d'AcclimatationThe Jardin d'Acclimatation is a children's amusement park with a menagerie, the Exploradôme museum, and other attractions located in the northern part of the Bois de Boulogne, in Paris.-History:...
en 2005) - « Blake et Mortimer » (présentée au Musée de l'HommeMusée de l'HommeThe Musée de l'Homme was created in 1937 by Paul Rivet for the 1937 Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne. It is the descendant of the Musée d'Ethnographie du Trocadéro, founded in 1878...
à Paris, La Chaux de Fonds, Angoulême, Poitiers, Ajaccio en 2004, 2005 et 2006) - « La science-fiction dans la bande dessinée » (présentée au Futuroscope de PoitiersFuturoscopeFuturoscope, or Parc du Futuroscope is a French theme park based upon multimedia, cinematographic futuroscope and audio-visual techniques...
depuis 2004 et jusqu'en 2007) - « L'automobile dans la bande dessinée » (présentée au Mondial de l'automobileMondial de l'AutomobileThe Paris Motor Show is a biennial auto show in Paris. Held around October, it is one of the most important auto shows, often with many new production automobile and concept car debuts. The show was the first motor show in the world, started in 1898 by industry pioneer, Albert de Dion. The show...
de Paris en 2004) - « Dave Cooper, anamorphoses » (présentée à Angoulême puis au Centre culturel canadien de Paris en 2005)
- « ABCDEF… Greg ! » (présentée à Angoulême en 1999)
- « Johan De Moor » (présentée à Rambouillet en 1997)
- « TintinTintinTintin, Tin-Tin or Tin Tin may refer to:* The Adventures of Tintin , the series of classic comic books created by Belgian artist Hergé...
, mythe du XXe » (présentée à Rambouillet en 1995)
Shows
- « Concert de dessins : La Nourriture du paradis », d'après un conte soufi raconté par Brigitte Fontaine, Scénario de Dupuy-Berberian, avec AlfredAlfredAlfred may refer to:*Alfred *Alfred *Alfred the Great , king of Wessex*Alfred Aetheling , son of King Ethelred II of EnglandIn geography:*Lake Alfred, Florida*Alfred, Maine*Alfred , New York...
, Hervé Tanquerelle, Ludovic DebeurmeLudovic DebeurmeLudovic Debeurme is a French comic artist who has gained popularity in the US by his release of the English language comic, 'Lucille'.Debeurme is a French graphic novelist and illustrator who was born in 1971...
, Clément Oubrerie, Ville Ranta, Hervé Bourhis, Bastien Vivès, DupuyDupuy-Places:*Dupuy, Quebec, a village in Abitibi Ouest*Saint-Julien-du-Puy a commune in the French département of Tarn, Midi-Pyrénées region-See also:* Bache-Gabrielsen, a brand of cognac marketed as Dupuy in France* Dupuis...
, BerberianBerberianBerberian or Berberyan is an Armenian surname. It may refer to:*Ara Berberian , an American Bass singer*Cathy Berberian , an American Mezzo-soprano and composer*Charles Berberian, French cartoonist, collaborator of Philippe Dupuy....
, Tanxxx et Jean-Louis Tripp, musique d'Areski Belkacem, avec Brigitte Fontaine, Bobby Jocky, Dondieu Divin et Frédéric Deville (Angoulême, 2009). - « Concert de Rodolphe Burger illustré par DupuyDupuy-Places:*Dupuy, Quebec, a village in Abitibi Ouest*Saint-Julien-du-Puy a commune in the French département of Tarn, Midi-Pyrénées region-See also:* Bache-Gabrielsen, a brand of cognac marketed as Dupuy in France* Dupuis...
et BerberianBerberianBerberian or Berberyan is an Armenian surname. It may refer to:*Ara Berberian , an American Bass singer*Cathy Berberian , an American Mezzo-soprano and composer*Charles Berberian, French cartoonist, collaborator of Philippe Dupuy....
» (Angoulême, 2009) - « Concert de ArnoArnoThe Arno is a river in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the most important river of central Italy after the Tiber.- Source and route :The river originates on Mount Falterona in the Casentino area of the Apennines, and initially takes a southward curve...
illustré par Johan De Moor et Nix » (Angoulême, 2009) - « Concert de Arthur HArthur HArthur Higelin , better known under his stage name Arthur H , is a pianist, songwriter and singer. He is best known in France for his live performances - four of his albums were recorded live - and remains relatively little-known in the English-speaking world.-Career:He is the son of the French...
illustré par Christophe Blain » (Angoulême, 2009) - « Arthur H solo illustré par Christophe Blain » au Café de la Danse (Paris, 2009)
- « Concert de Thomas FersenThomas FersenThomas Fersen is a French singer-songwriter.During his childhood, he was part of a punk group before playing the piano in café-theatres...
illustré par Joann SfarJoann SfarJoann Sfar is a French comics artist, comic book creator and film director.-Life and career:Sfar was born in Nice. He is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association which was founded in 1990 by...
» (Angoulême, 2008). - « Le Petit Prince » (d'après Antoine de Saint-Exupéry), avec Joann SfarJoann SfarJoann Sfar is a French comics artist, comic book creator and film director.-Life and career:Sfar was born in Nice. He is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association which was founded in 1990 by...
, François MorelFrançois MorelFrançois Morel is a Canadian composer, pianist, conductor, and music education. An associate of the Canadian Music Centre, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec in 1994 and was awarded the Prix Denise-Pelletier in 1996...
, Frédéric Deville & Yom au Théâtre de L'Européen (Paris, 2008) - « Conf' chantée : Brigitte Fontaine », avec Barbara Carlotti, Jean-Pierre Petit, Benjamin Esdraffo et Benoît Mouchart, une production Le Hall de la Chanson, Scène de la Motte rouge aux Francofolies (La Rochelle, 2008)
- « Concert de dessins : Tango », d'après un scénario de Lewis TrondheimLewis TrondheimLewis Trondheim , born 11 December 1964, is an extremely prolific French cartoonist and one of the founders of the independent publisher L'Association. Both his silent comic La Mouche and Kaput and Zösky have been made into animated cartoons...
, avec Lewis Trondheim, AlfredAlfredAlfred may refer to:*Alfred *Alfred *Alfred the Great , king of Wessex*Alfred Aetheling , son of King Ethelred II of EnglandIn geography:*Lake Alfred, Florida*Alfred, Maine*Alfred , New York...
, Zep, Clément Oubrerie, Ville Ranta, Bastien Vivès, DupuyDupuy-Places:*Dupuy, Quebec, a village in Abitibi Ouest*Saint-Julien-du-Puy a commune in the French département of Tarn, Midi-Pyrénées region-See also:* Bache-Gabrielsen, a brand of cognac marketed as Dupuy in France* Dupuis...
, BerberianBerberianBerberian or Berberyan is an Armenian surname. It may refer to:*Ara Berberian , an American Bass singer*Cathy Berberian , an American Mezzo-soprano and composer*Charles Berberian, French cartoonist, collaborator of Philippe Dupuy....
, José MuñozJosé MuñozJosé Muñoz may refer to:*José Antonio Muñoz, a.k.a. Muñoz , Argentine artist and cartoonist.*José Esteban Muñoz , U.S. Latino writer, academic.*Jose C...
et Jean-Louis Tripp, musique d'Areski Belkacem, avec Haydée Alba, Bobby Jocky, Dondieu Divin et Fernando Fiszbein (Angoulême, 2008). - « Concert de Thomas FersenThomas FersenThomas Fersen is a French singer-songwriter.During his childhood, he was part of a punk group before playing the piano in café-theatres...
illustré par Joann SfarJoann SfarJoann Sfar is a French comics artist, comic book creator and film director.-Life and career:Sfar was born in Nice. He is considered one of the most important artists of the new wave of Franco-Belgian comics. Many of his comics were published by L'Association which was founded in 1990 by...
» (Angoulême, 2008). - « Sale Affaire, du sexe et du crime » de et avec Yolande MoreauYolande MoreauYolande Moreau is a Belgian comedienne, actress and film director.-Biography:She has won two César Awards for Best Actress, in 2005 for When the Sea Rises and in 2009 for Séraphine....
, spectacle illustré par Pascal Rabaté (Angoulême, 2008). - « Impro-BD », co-produit avec Fluide Glacial, mis en scène par Thierry Tinlot, avec BercoviciPhilippe BercoviciPhilippe Bercovici is a French comics artist of Franco-Belgian comics. Having illustrated a wide range of series, Bercovici is perhaps most known for Les Femmes en Blanc written by Cauvin, started in 1981...
, BerberianBerberianBerberian or Berberyan is an Armenian surname. It may refer to:*Ara Berberian , an American Bass singer*Cathy Berberian , an American Mezzo-soprano and composer*Charles Berberian, French cartoonist, collaborator of Philippe Dupuy....
, Mo/CDM, Jean-Christophe Chauzy (Angoulême, 2008). - « Concert de dessins : Duel », d'après un scénario de Lewis TrondheimLewis TrondheimLewis Trondheim , born 11 December 1964, is an extremely prolific French cartoonist and one of the founders of the independent publisher L'Association. Both his silent comic La Mouche and Kaput and Zösky have been made into animated cartoons...
, avec Lewis Trondheim, François SchuitenFrançois SchuitenBaron François Schuiten is a Belgian comic book artist. He is best known for drawing the series Les Cités Obscures.-Biography:François Schuiten was born in Brussels, Belgium in 1956....
, Zep, Fred Bernard, Ville Ranta, Ludovic DebeurmeLudovic DebeurmeLudovic Debeurme is a French comic artist who has gained popularity in the US by his release of the English language comic, 'Lucille'.Debeurme is a French graphic novelist and illustrator who was born in 1971...
, DupuyDupuy-Places:*Dupuy, Quebec, a village in Abitibi Ouest*Saint-Julien-du-Puy a commune in the French département of Tarn, Midi-Pyrénées region-See also:* Bache-Gabrielsen, a brand of cognac marketed as Dupuy in France* Dupuis...
, BerberianBerberianBerberian or Berberyan is an Armenian surname. It may refer to:*Ara Berberian , an American Bass singer*Cathy Berberian , an American Mezzo-soprano and composer*Charles Berberian, French cartoonist, collaborator of Philippe Dupuy....
, O'Groj, Jean-Louis Tripp et Régis LoiselRégis LoiselRégis Loisel is a French comics writer and artist, best known for the long running series La Quête de l'oiseau du temps, written by Serge Le Tendre.He worked with Walt Disney Studios on the animated films Atlantis and Mulan....
, musique d'Areski Belkacem, avec String machine et Yan Péchin (Angoulême, 2007). - « Concert de Brigitte FontaineBrigitte FontaineBrigitte Fontaine, born in 1939 in Morlaix in the Brittany region of France, is a singer of avant-garde music. During the course of her career she has employed numerous unusual musical styles, melding rock and roll, folk, jazz, electronica, spoken word poetry and world rhythms...
illustré par Blutch » (Angoulême, 2007). - « Impro-BD », co-produit avec Fluide Glacial et Mauvais Genres-Rade de Brest, mis en scène par Thierry Tinlot, avec François BoucqFrançois BoucqFrançois Boucq , is a French comic book artist. He is most famous for his surreal comics revolving around the main character Jérôme Moucherot.-Biography:...
, FournierFournier* Fournier RF-4 is a motor glider* Museo Fournier de Naipes is a playing card museumFournier is a surname:*Alain Fournier, computer graphics researcher*Alain-Fournier, French writer*Alphonse Fournier , Canadian politician...
, Mo/CDM, Jean-Christophe Chauzy (Angoulême et Bruxelles, 2007). - « Concert de dessins : La souris de Burbanks », d'après un scénario de Zep, avec Zep, Blutch, Hervé Tanquerelle, Grégory Mardon, Ludovic DebeurmeLudovic DebeurmeLudovic Debeurme is a French comic artist who has gained popularity in the US by his release of the English language comic, 'Lucille'.Debeurme is a French graphic novelist and illustrator who was born in 1971...
, Vincent Sardon, DupuyDupuy-Places:*Dupuy, Quebec, a village in Abitibi Ouest*Saint-Julien-du-Puy a commune in the French département of Tarn, Midi-Pyrénées region-See also:* Bache-Gabrielsen, a brand of cognac marketed as Dupuy in France* Dupuis...
, BerberianBerberianBerberian or Berberyan is an Armenian surname. It may refer to:*Ara Berberian , an American Bass singer*Cathy Berberian , an American Mezzo-soprano and composer*Charles Berberian, French cartoonist, collaborator of Philippe Dupuy....
, Jeff Pourquié, O'Groj, Cosey, Stan et Vince, Edmond BaudoinEdmond BaudoinEdmond Baudoin is an artist, illustrator, and writer of sequential art and graphic novels. Baudoin left school at the age of 16 and went into military service. He later worked as an accountant at the Palace de Nice . At 33, he left the accountant trade to pursue drawing...
et Régis LoiselRégis LoiselRégis Loisel is a French comics writer and artist, best known for the long running series La Quête de l'oiseau du temps, written by Serge Le Tendre.He worked with Walt Disney Studios on the animated films Atlantis and Mulan....
, sur une musique d'Areski Belkacem, avec String machine (Lausanne, 2005 et Angoulême, 2006). - « Concert de dessins : Little Nemo », d'après un scénario de José-Louis Bocquet et Thierry SmolderenThierry SmolderenThierry Smolderen is an essay writer, and a scenario writer of Belgian comic strips, for example of Gipsy.He is a teacher at École des Beaux-Arts of Angoulême, and he devotes his energy to realising Coconino World, the webzine he animates with some friends and former students.- External links :*...
, avec Zep, Nicolas de Crécy, Blutch, Johan De Moor, DupuyDupuy-Places:*Dupuy, Quebec, a village in Abitibi Ouest*Saint-Julien-du-Puy a commune in the French département of Tarn, Midi-Pyrénées region-See also:* Bache-Gabrielsen, a brand of cognac marketed as Dupuy in France* Dupuis...
, BerberianBerberianBerberian or Berberyan is an Armenian surname. It may refer to:*Ara Berberian , an American Bass singer*Cathy Berberian , an American Mezzo-soprano and composer*Charles Berberian, French cartoonist, collaborator of Philippe Dupuy....
, O'Groj, Stan et Vince, Jean-Christophe Chauzy sur une musique d'Areski Belkacem, avec String machine (Angoulême, 2005).
External links
- Official website of Festival d'Angoulême http://www.bdangouleme.com