BDFIL - Caran d'Ache Prize 2023

BDFIL - Caran d'Ache Prize 2023 now is over!

BDFIL - Caran d'Ache Prize 2023: BDFIL - Caran d'Ache Prize, international competition for emerging comic artists, organized in partnership with Caran d'Ache and the Espace des inventions for its BDFIL has been recently opened for entries in its 2023 edition.

Short description

BDFIL, in partnership with Caran d’Ache, recently has organised new edition of its BDFIL - Caran d'Ache Prize 2023 inviting emerging comic artists worldwide to participate.

The theme of the contest is "Eureka".

Each participant may enter one project only.

The jury, headed by a comic book artist, will be composed of a member of a museum, a specialized journalist, a publisher, a member of the University of Lausanne's Comics Study Group, a Caran d'Ache member and a festival representative. The jury will evaluate the respect of the conditions of the present rules, the originality as well as the particular qualities of the scenario (execution, cut-out, etc.) and the graphic design.

Submission requirements:

➜ Every project should present a complete original story, in one panel, with or without text, closely related to the theme of the contest: "Eureka". This theme can be freely interpreted. The project has to be presented on an A3 format (29,7 x 42 cm) in the French format (vertical). The style, form and materials used for the project are left to the free choice of the author. The language used for the texts and dialogues must be English or French.

Evaluation Criteria:

Who may enter?

The BDFIL - Caran d'Ache Prize 2023 is open to anyone 15 years of age or older, living in Switzerland or abroad, whose work has never been published in the form of album, regularly in a large-circulation newspaper or magazine, or an expert reviewed online platform or under any editorial license.

Prize:

Winners will share a prize of 5000 CHF, and they will be invited to the opening of the exhibition and the prize-giving ceremony on August 31, 2023.