Florence Cestac (born 18 July 1949)[1] is a French cartoonist and former publisher. She is the first woman to have won the prestigious Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême,[2] in 2000, and was the only one until Rumiko Takahashi in 2019.

Florence Cestac in 2008

Career

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Born in Pont-Audemer, Cestac initially worked as an illustrator. In 1972, she took over the bookstore "Futuropolis" with her husband Étienne Robial [fr], and transformed it into the comics publisher Futuropolis [fr].

She created the humorous detective stories of Harry Mickson [fr] for the comics magazines L'Écho des savanes, Charlie Mensuel, Pilote and Ah ! Nana [fr]. After Futuropolis was bought by Gallimard in 1994, she created the series Les Déblok [fr] for Le Journal de Mickey, working with Nathalie Roques [fr].

Her series Cestac pour les grands, aimed at an adult audience, brought her popular success and recognition. One album, Le Démon de midi [fr] (1996), was adapted for the stage and as the 2005 film The Demon Stirs.

Awards

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Books

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References

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  • Jean-Pierre Mercier, Les Pieds de nez de Florence Cestac, Angoulême, Musée de la bande dessinée, 2001.
  1. ^ La galerie des illustres, interview in Spirou no. 3665
  2. ^ "French comics festival marred by sexism row - BBC News". BBC News. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
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