Book signing - creative workshops - flight simulator - Alpha Jet exhibition...

The town of Saint-Raphaël invites you to the 8th edition of the Festival de la Bande Dessinée et de la Jeunesse.

Guest of honor Francis Bergèse will be on hand to introduce you to the world of Buck Danny, the comic book hero (fighter pilot) created in 1947!

28 international authors are expected to take part in this weekend of encounters.

The French Air Force will also be exhibiting a Patrouille de France Alpha Jet in front of the Palais des Congrès. The public can climb aboard and have their photo taken!
As well as 2 Mirage 2000 flight simulators inside the Palais!

A weekend where young and old alike are invited to gather around comics and aviation.

On the 2-day program

Autograph signing sessions on both days from 10:30am to 12:00pm and from 2:30pm to 5:30pm
Manga workshop with 5 participating authors
Official bookshop at the Festival: Librairie Charlemagne
Free creative activities for children
The official Marsupilami mascot strolls around the site on both days.

Authors present
> Comics :
> Francis Bergèse guest of honor for Buck Danny
> Rodrigue for Cubitus and Shame of Thrown
> Batem for the Marsupilami
> Walthéry for Natacha hôtesse de l'air
> Van Liemt for Ric Hochet
> Larbier for Les petits mythos
> Serge Carrère for Léo loden
> Jean-Christophe Derrien and Arianna Sabella for Frigiel et Fluffy
> Jean-Luc Deglin for Crapule
> Brigitte Carrère for La cuisine des sisters
> Behem for Gaspard de Besse
> Anne Quérol for Les surfeurs
> 9 editions for Andy et Walid

Manga :
> Tsuru Burashi for Lorai and Lian
> Desi for Le prisonnier du rêve
> Elleana and Laolyth for Rigel Afterlife
> Leen for Shinobi Iri

Children's books :
> Annaëlle for Lily Rose et la petite maison magique
> Maurice Antunès for Princesse Nian-Nian
> Aurélie Frastel for Lali et le Faune Picasso
> De Deus et Gharbi for Mini Agent 02 et la fête du dragon gourmand
> Caroline Chassagne and Sabry Garhbi (children's book)
> Estelle Hanon for Mademoiselle Sarah
> Antoine Casanova and Sophiane Nemra for Les fables du robinet
> Bérik for Sylvain et Sylvette
> Océane Corallo for Tim, the Irish mouse

Practical information
> Entrance to the festival, workshops and all activities are free of charge.
> Festival refreshment bar (coffee, soft drinks...)
> Only albums purchased from Librairie Charlemagne, present at the Festival (or directly from the authors) may be autographed.
> No personal comics allowed inside the festival.