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New York Gets Its Own French Comics Festival

Published Tue, 13 Sep 2016 13:41:21 -0500

Last updated Wed, 05 Oct 2016 06:51:02 -0500

France has a special relationship with New York, epitomised by the Statue Of Liberty, and revitalised by the French Institute.

But while New York is launching its Comic Con, there will also be an ongoing festival dedicated to bande dessinees.But from the end of this month through to the beginning of November

The Cooper Union on East 7th St will be its epicenter for the French Comics Framed exhibition, but it will extend throughout the city and throughout NYCC as well.

Here's the rundown.

Sept 27 – Nov. 5: French Comics Framed – Exhibition

French Comics Framed – Exhibition
The Cooper Union, Foundation Building, 7 East 7th Street, NY 10003

Oct. 4: Panel by Asaf & Tomer Hanuka
The Society of illustrator, 128 East 63rd Street, New York, NY 10065

Oct 6-9: Meet our artists on booth #1558 at New York Comic Con and on the Artist Alley
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 655 W. 34th St., New York NY 10001

Oct. 6, 7pm: French Comics On Screen: Film Adaptations of Franco-Belgian Graphic Narratives
The School of Visual Arts, 209 E 23rd St, 3rd floor

Oct. 7, 6:30pm : How to Draw a Life: The Rise of Graphic Biography in France
Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue, NY 10029

Oct. 8, 1:30-2:30pm: Drawing From the World: Franco-Belgian Comics in Global Context
New York Comic Con (room 1B03), Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 655 W. 34th St., New York, NY 10001

Oct. 8, 7pm: Reconstructing Comix: The "Architecture" of Franco-Belgian Graphic Narratives, from Tintin to Today
The Great Hall of Cooper Union, Foundation Building, 7 East 7th Street, New York, NY 10003

Nov. 1, 7pm: Panel discussion: Drawing the unspeakable
Columbia University 116th St & Broadway, New York NY 10027

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