Jury œcuménique de la bande dessinée

The Jury œcuménique de la bande dessinée (Ecumenical Jury for Comics) is a French non-profit association created on 6 December 1989. Its primary purpose is the promotion of bande dessinée (comics), chiefly through an annual prize awarded at the Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d'Angoulême. The prize has been given every year since 1990 and recognises a comic album published in the preceding year for its overall human and aesthetic values. The jury is composed mainly of critics, teachers and professors, comics professionals and enthusiasts, and includes Catholic, Protestant and agnostic members. The award was originally called the Prix regards chrétiens sur la bande dessinée from 1990 to 1992, and has been known as the Prix du jury œcuménique de la bande dessinée since 1993. In some years the jury also awards a special mention to an additional title. The association operates in France and maintains an official website at joedlbd.fr, where it publishes news about its annual prize and related events.

The Jury œcuménique de la bande dessinée was founded on 6 December 1989 as a French association under the law of 1901. Its stated aim is the promotion of bande dessinée, primarily through the prize it awards. The prize has been presented annually since 1990 at the Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d'Angoulême. From 1990 to 1992, the award was called the Prix regards chrétiens sur la bande dessinée (Christian Perspectives on Comics Prize). Since 1993, it has been known as the Prix du jury œcuménique de la bande dessinée. The jury is composed mainly of critics, teachers and professors, comics professionals and enthusiasts, and includes Catholic, Protestant and agnostic members. In 2014, the jury included figures such as Geneviève Bénard (librarian), Sandra Crélot (jury secretary), Éric Dombre (lexicographer), Yaël Eckert (journalist), Patrick Gaumer (historian and critic), Jean-Pierre Molina (jury president, pastor), Dominique Petitfaux (historian, comics critic, teacher), Bruno Rabourdin (cartoonist), Bernard Stehr (pastor), Nicolas Stobiena (documentalist), Jacques Tramson (professor) and Yannick Wiedmann (teacher). The association continues to operate, awarding its prize each year at Angoulême and occasionally granting a special mention to an additional title. Recent winners include 'Vingt Décembre' by Appollo and Tehem (Dargaud) in 2025 and 'Plus loin qu'ailleurs' by Christophe Chabouté (Glénat) in 2026.

• Association founded in France.

• First prize awarded at the Angoulême Festival, under the name Prix regards chrétiens sur la bande dessinée.

• Prize renamed Prix du jury œcuménique de la bande dessinée.

• Jury of 9 specialists met to select the 2025 winner from 14 albums.

• 2026 prize awarded to 'Plus loin qu'ailleurs' by Christophe Chabouté at the Temple Protestant Réformé d'Angoulême.

A non-profit association promoting comics through an annual award at the Angoulême Festival, highlighting human and aesthetic values.

1. 1Jury œcuménique de la bande dessinée - Prix des valeurs humaines au festival d'Angoulêmejoedlbd.fr
2. 2Jury œcuménique de la bande dessinéefr.wikipedia.org
3. 3Jury œcuménique de la bande dessinéewikidata.org