the 12th edition of Festival BD de Montréal (FBDM)will be hwld on May 26, 27 and 28. The festival will be held on Saint-Denis Street, which will once again be pedestrianized for the occasion between Gilford and Roy streets, creating a colorful comic book stroll.
For the occasion, two Belgian comic artists will participate in the festival: Aniss El Hamouri and Xavier Bouyssou, both former students of the École Saint-Luc in Brussels. They will both take part in the conversation "Revisiting Myths and Lore" on Sunday, May 28 at 12:30 pm and in the animation "Guess the drawing" also on Sunday, May 28 at 2 pm.
Biographies
Born in Maoocco, Aniss El Hamouri moved to Belgium after finishing high school where he obtained a bachelor's degree in comics at the ESA Saint-Luc Liège, then a master's degree in illustration at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Liège. He currently lives in Brussels and devotes himself to comics and illustration. In 2017, published by Vide Cocagne Editions, his first book Comme un frisson was released, his first book since reissued by 6 pieds sous terre Editions. His second book, Ils Brûlent I: Cendre et Rivière, the first part of a trilogy was released in October 2022 by 6 pieds sous terre. In parallel to his work with traditional publishers, he maintains an activity in the field of micro-publishing and/or participated in numerous publications and fanzines. In particular through the micro-publishing structure Brumeville with his acolytes Thomas Vermeire and Docteur Lunet." anisselhamouri.com
Born after the fall of the Wall in Agen, land of the musketeers, Xavier Bouyssou hesitated for a long time between running campsites and fulfilling his destiny as a comic strip artist. After studying fine arts in Toulouse, then at the École Saint-Luc in Brussels, he had the chance to taste both. Publishing hilarious comics on his Instagram account, he perfects his science of disguise in the summer. With Toonzie, his first book, this unconditional Carl Barks fan doesn't have to choose anymore. Ladies and gentlemen, Xavier Bouyssou is the future of comics"» instagram.xavierbouyssou
The Montreal Arts Festival (MCAF) aims to promote comics by becoming the platform of convergence, reference and meeting point between the actors and actresses of the field and their audiences.
It wants to increase the place of comics in the cultural universe, while becoming a crossroads between Europe and America in its capacity as a professional, bilingual and unifying organization.
