Florence Cestac
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Florence Cestac (born 18 July 1949)La galerie des illustres, interview in Spirou no. 3665 is a French cartoonist and former publisher. She is the first woman to have won the prestigious Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême,{{cite news|title=French comics festival marred by sexism row - BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35240858|accessdate=6 January 2016|work=BBC News|date=6 January 2016|language=en-GB}} in 2000, and was the only one until Rumiko Takahashi in 2019.
Career
Born in Pont-Audemer, Cestac initially worked as an illustrator. In 1972, she took over the bookstore "Futuropolis" with her husband {{ill|Étienne Robial|fr}}, and transformed it into the comics publisher {{ill|Futuropolis (maison d'édition)|lt=Futuropolis|fr}}.
She created the humorous detective stories of {{ill|Harry Mickson|fr}} for the comics magazines L'Écho des savanes, Charlie Mensuel, Pilote and {{ill|Ah ! Nana|fr}}. After Futuropolis was bought by Gallimard in 1994, she created the series {{ill|Les Déblok|fr}} for Le Journal de Mickey, working with {{ill|Nathalie Roques|fr}}.
Her series Cestac pour les grands, aimed at an adult audience, brought her popular success and recognition. One album, {{ill|Le Démon de midi|fr|Le Démon de midi (bande dessinée)}} (1996), was adapted for the stage and as the 2005 film The Demon Stirs.
Awards
- 1989: Alph-Art humour, festival d'Angoulême, for Harry Mickson vol. 5
- 1997: Alph-Art humour for Le Démon de midi
- 2000: Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême
- 2014: Grand Prix Saint-Michel
Books
- {{ill|Harry Mickson|fr}} (1979-1988)
- {{ill|Les Déblok|fr}} (1994-2002) with {{ill|Nathalie Roques|fr}}
- {{ill|Le Démon de midi (bande dessinée)|fr}} (1996)
- {{ill|Le Démon d'après midi...|fr}} (2005)
- {{ill|Le Démon du soir|fr}} (2013)
- {{ill|Les Ados|fr}} (2006-2010)
- {{ill|La Véritable Histoire de Futuropolis|fr}} (2007)
- {{ill|Je voudrais me suicider mais j'ai pas le temps|fr}} (2009) written by Jean Teulé. Biographical graphic novel about the comics artist Charlie Schlingo
- {{ill|Des salopes et des anges|fr}} (2011) written by Tonino Benacquista
- {{ill|Un amour exemplaire|fr}} (2015) written by Daniel Pennac
- {{ill|Un papa, une maman, une famille formidable (la mienne !)|fr}} (2021)
References
- Jean-Pierre Mercier, Les Pieds de nez de Florence Cestac, Angoulême, Musée de la bande dessinée, 2001.
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.cestac.com}}
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Category:French comics artists