Barcelona International Comics Convention

Barcelona International Comics Convention
Status Active
Location(s) Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Inaugurated 1981
Organized by FICOMIC
Website
http://www.ficomic.com

Barcelona International Comics Convention is an annual meeting of authors, publishers and comic readers, managed by FICOMIC. It takes place in the city of Barcelona since 1981, and is an event of reference on the Spanish comic market.[1]

Prizes

The Prizes are awarded to the best works published on the year preceding the Convention. An exception is the Gran Premi del Saló (Grand Prize of the Barcelona International Comics Convention), which is awarded to an author based on his entire career.[2]

The most relevant prizes are:

Grand Prize of the Barcelona International Comics Convention

Best Work

Best Script

Prize "Josep Toutain" to the Best New Talent

Best Foreign Work published in Spain

Best Fanzine

Best Comics Magazine

Prize for Industry Support

Prize for Best Retailer

Prize to the best comic-based film

References

  1. González, Lucía (2009-12-09). "El cómic sale del 'gueto'". El Mundo. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
  2. YEXUS (2012-05-07). "El Salón Internacional del Cómic de Barcelona cumplió 30 años". El Diario Montañés. Retrieved 30 May 2012.

External links

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