Festival :
Hermès Award for "The Man in the Blue Gordini"
New award for The Man in the Blue Gordini: The Hermès Award of the City, at the Short film Fetsival of Frejus. This prize is awarded by the competition jury composed with cinema professionals (President 2010: Georges Lautner), video and film buffs.

Télévision :
"U" on France 5 TV channel, Tuesday December 29th, 12:00
In the program Midi les Zouzous.

Show/Danse : Comète Comix
Marie Caillou
Dans le cadre du projet "BD Danse", le chorégraphe Emilio Calgano fait se rencontrer la musique de Bertrand Belin et les dessins de Marie Caillou qui entretiennent tout au long de la pièce le climat cinématographique d'un futur "rétro", tenant autant de Kraftwerk que de Métropolis : une époque d'avant les désillusions, où l'on rêvait encore de faire du beau avec des machines...
8 décembre au Granit de Belfort (2 représentations), renseignements : 03 84 58 67 50.
11 février au Triangle à Rennes (2 représentations), renseignements : 02 99 22 27 27.

Festival :
Two new prizes for "The Man in the Blue Gordini" !
"The Man in the Blue Gordini" has been awarded with two prizes on November : Special Jury Award at the China International Animation and Digital Arts Festival (CICDAF) in Changzhou (China) and the Audience Award at the ArtCourtVidéo Festival in Arles (France).

Note : the short film will be included in the official selection, in national competition, at the next International Short-Film Festival of Clermont-Ferrand (January 2010).

Exhibition :
Lorenzo Mattotti
The Raven
Exhibition of the original artworks of the book The Raven (éditions du Seuil) by Lou Reed and Lorenzo Mattotti, from November 18th 2009 to January 9th 2010.
Vernissage in presence of the artists on Tuesday November 17th since 18h30.
Galerie Martel, 17 rue Martel, 75010 Paris. Open from 14h30 to 19h00, from tuesday to saturday.
Informations : +33 (0)1 42 46 35 09.

The DVD The Man in the Blue Gordini
Limited edition to 100 ex. numbered.
Multi-régions DVD, PAL, 16/9, Stereo - 10 minutes.
Piste 1: Français, piste 2: English subtitles.
Exclusively on sale at PrimaLineaFactory.com and at Colette.

Event :
Grégoire Solotareff,
Young readers salon at the Lutetia
Lutetia Hotel, in partnership with l'Ecole des loisirs and Chantelivre creates his Youth Readers Salon. Grégoire Solotareff will drive this firts edition saturday November 7th from 14h to 17h 30 on the occasion of the recent publication in large format of Loulou, as well as his new album: Amour Caillou.
The program features drawing workshops drived by Grégoire Solotareff, of the film "Loulou", aftrenoon snack and dedication.
Informations : Hôtel Lutétia, lutetia-dg@concorde-hotels.com
Reservations are made in advance, as the number of places is limited.

Exhibition : Last days
François Chalet
New Freaks in Lille
After Creteil, the exhibition New Freaks takes place in Lille for automn.
Gare Saint Sauveur, HalleB, boulevard Jean Baptiste Lebas, Lille (Fr).
Open form Wednesday to Sunday, from 12h to 19h.
Infos & booking : +33 (0)3 28 52 3000.

Poster : Les herbes folles
Blutch
Blutch signs the poster of last Alain Resnais's feature, Les herbes folles, "Exceptional Prize" at last Festival de Cannes and screening in France since November 4th 2009.

Event-Live : Fondation Cartier
Blutch and Dupuy-Berberian at the Soirées Nomades
Deux Soirées Nomades coup sur coup consacrées au dessin :
- Jeudi 22 octobre, Rodolphe Burger en concert illustré par Dupuy-Berberian : Le duo de dessinateurs illustre simultanément et en direct un concert de Rudolphe Burger.
- Vendredi 23 octobre, Soirée dessin live - "Total Sun Ra" : le journaliste et musicien Joseph Ghosn propose un mix alternant des disques du pianiste expérimentateur Sun Ra tandis que Blutch souligne à travers ses dessins la dimmension visuelle des compositions.
Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, 261 bd. Raspail, 75014 Paris.
Renseignements et réservation au +33 (0)1 42 18 56 72. Plein tarif : 6,50 euros, tarif réduit : 4,50 euros.

Festival :
Audience award at Animadrid for "The Man in the Blue Gordini"
In competition among the international short films of this 2009 edition, "The Man in the Blue Gordini" won the Audience Award during the closing ceremonie, in presence of Jean-Christophe Lie.

Exposition :
Grégoire Solotareff,
"A world, a book "
In Geneva, this special exhibition invites visitors to a cabinet of curiosities: favoutite objects, sources of inspiration... With this raw material, ideas take form, take colour and give birth to books …
Bibliothèque de la Cité-jeunes, Place des Trois-Perdrix, 5 1204 Genève (CH).
From September 23rd to Ocotber 21st 2009, vernissage on September 23rd 2009 at 16h in presence of the artist.

Exhibition/Meeting :
Lorenzo Mattotti
Exhibition from September 7th to October 31st 2009.
Meeting with Lorenzo Mattotti on Tuesday, October 8th 2009, 20h.
La bibliothèque-médiatèque Hermeland, rue François Rabelais, 44817 Saint-Herblain, France.
Informations : 01 42 46 35 09.

Fear(s) of the dark' DVD abroad

After a release in Australia (distribution : Madman), in Italy (distribution : Internazionale) and in UK (distribution : Metrodome), the US release is announced on 27th October 2009 (distribution : MPI Home Video).

Festival :
Two prizes for "The Man in the Blue Gordini" at the Festival d'Annecy
In competition among 40 short films of this 2009 edition, "The Man in the Blue Gordini" has been awarded with two prizes: "Jean-Luc Xiberras" award for a first film, and Junior Jury Award for a short film.
Award winners (PDF)

Short film :
Screenings of "The Man in the Blue Gordini"
Already two nice selections for Jean-Christophe Lie's short film produced by Prima Linea Productions :
Official selection - competition at the Festival de Cannes.
Official selection - competition at the Festival d'Annecy.

Screenings already planed :
Cannes - Press screening - May 19th 2009 13h30, Salle Buñuel.
Cannes - Official screening - May 23rd 2009 11h00, Theatre Debussy.
Cannes - Public screening - May 23rd 2009 14h30, Salle Buñuel.

Angoulême - On invitation (contact us) - May 30th 2009 16h30, Salle Nemo de la Cité Internationale de la Bande Dessinée et de l’Image.

Annecy (CMC 4 / 041) - June 09th 2009 18h00. Show badge - MJC Novel.
Annecy (CMC 4 / 042) - June 11th 2009 14h00. Booking - Bonlieu - Grande salle.
Annecy (CMC 4 / 043) - June 11th 2009 16h00. Booking - Décavision - Salle 1.
Annecy (CMC 4 / 044) - June 11th 2009 18h00. Booking - Décavision - Salle 1.
Annecy (CMC 4 / 045) - June 11th 2009 21h00. Booking - Bonlieu - Grande salle.
Annecy (CMC 4 / 046) - June 12th 2009 14h00. Show badge - La Turbine.
Annecy (CMC 4 / 047) - June 12th 2009 16h00. Booking - Décavision - Salle 2.

Paris - Best of Annecy - June 25th 2009 20h00 (time to be confirmed) - Forum des Images.

Other screenings to come. List updated in the section "diary" of film's website : www.primalinea.com/Gordini

Exhibition:
Art Spiegelman
"From raw books to toon books "
Vernissage in presence of the artist on June 4th, 18h00.
Exhibition from June 5th to July 11 juillet 2009.
Galerie Martel, 17 rue Martel, 75010 Paris. Open from 14h30 to 19h00, from tuesday to saturday. Informations : +33 (0)1 42 46 35 09, contact@galeriemartel.fr

www.galeriemartel.com
Art Spiegelman portfolio

Films production :
Seeking 2D vector graphics designers (illustrator™) for Marie Caillou's feature
Within the scope of a feature animated film project, Prima Linea Productions is looking for designers specialized in 2D vector graphics (Illustrator ™) to join the development team of Marie Caillou.

Exhibition :
Loustal
Andrée, vous ne répondez rien ?…
On the ocasion of the publication of "Andrée, vous ne répondez rien ?…" La Pionnière publisher, the galery BDArtist(e) will exhibit the original boards of Loustal's new book.
Galerie BDArtist(e), 55 rue Condorcet, 75009 Paris, exhibition until June 6th 2009.
Vernissage in presence of the artist on tuesday May 19th, 18h30.

Concert: Liquid Liquid
Richard McGuire
Villette Sonique 2009
Liquid Liquid is back on stage on the occasion of the festival Villette Sonique.
May 29th, 22h30 - Grande Halle Charlie Parker. Fee: 26€ - Villette card: 18€.
Informations and booking : +33 (0)1 40 03 75 75

www.villettesonique.com
Richard McGuire biography

Festival :
The man in the blue Gordini in the Official Selection of the Festival de Cannes
The film is one of the 9 short films that will be screened this year at the 62nd Festival de Cannes in Official Selection, and the only French one.
Screening on Saturday 23 of May.
Festival de Cannes, from 13 to 24 of May 2009.
Informations: Tel: +33 (0) 1 53 59 61 00 - Mail: festival@festival-cannes.fr

Event : "Curious night of Comics " at the Ferme du Buisson
Dupuy-Berberian, Blutch, Pirus, Petit-Roulet
Saturday, April 25th from 22h30.
Comics is confronted with the performing arts at the Ferme du Buisson. Dupuy-Berberian invites you into the world of comics to discover its authors and friends through various medias.
Curious night of Comics also proposes a large selection of short films of comics authors such as "Schmock Planet" by Philippe Petit-Roulet or "Burning Heart" by Michel pirus.
Information and booking : +33 (0)1 64 62 77 77
Full price: 13€ / / Buissonnier price: 8€.

www.lafermedubuisson.com

Exhibition : New Monsters
François Chalet
In Créteil, from March 26th till April 5th, exhibition "New Monsters" as part of the new edition of the international festival EXIT.
François Chalet presents "In the head of the monster", an installation mix-medium composed of a statue in resin, two screens plasma and stereo sound system screening animated film on a musical composition by Mathias Vetter.
The public comes into the head of the monster and sees directly across his eyes…
Creteil Maison des Arts, Place Salvador Alliende, 94000 Creteil, France.
Renseignements et réservations : +33 (0)1 45 13 19 19.

Festival :
The man in the blue Gordini in the Official Selection of the Festival d'Annecy
Annecy has been showcasing the very best in animation for over 45 years, making it the industry's leading international competitive festival. "The Man in the blue Gordini" will be in competition with about forty other short films of the 2009 Official Selection.
Screenings :
CMC 4 / 041 - tuesday 09/06/2009 18h00. Show badge - MJC Novel
CMC 4 / 042 - thursday 11/06/2009 14h00. Booking - Bonlieu - Grande salle
CMC 4 / 043 - thursday 11/06/2009 16h00. Booking - Décavision - Salle 1
CMC 4 / 044 - thursday 11/06/2009 18h00. Booking - Décavision - Salle 1
CMC 4 / 045 - thursday 11/06/2009 21h00. Booking - Bonlieu - Grande salle
CMC 4 / 046 - friday 12/06/2009 14h00. Show badge - La Turbine
CMC 4 / 047 - friday 12/06/2009 16h00. Booking - Décavision - Salle 2

From Mondayi 8 to Saturday 13 of June 2009.
Informations: Tel: +33 (0)4 50 10 09 00 - Mail: info@annecy.org

Exhibition : Very human animals
Grégoire Solotareff
The City of Toulouse proposes an exhibition of more than 100 orignal drawings and painting of Grégoire Solotareff, at the Médiathèque José Cabanis, and lot of activities and meetings around Solotareff's universe.
Médiathèque José Cabanis, 1 allée Jacques Chaban Delmass 31000 Toulouse, France, from April 1st to May 24th 2009.
Informations and booking : 05 62 27 40 00.

Rencontre : On a Marché sur la Bulle (We walked on the ballon)
Rabaté
Pascal Rabaté will be the guest of the "Ballons" next monday march 9th, at the Centre Culturel Léo Lagrange of Amiens (opening 20h30).
As usual, first part of the meeting will be devoted to a discussion with the author who will present his works, his projects and his dreams, and the second part to exhanges around comic books brought by thye public.
Centre Culturel Léo Lagrange : 12 place Vogel 80000 Amiens. Tél.: +33 (0)3 22 92 39 11.

Exhibition : Silkscreen printings
Lorenzo Mattotti
Exhibition-sale of silkscreen printings by Lorenzo Mattotti, from february 16th to march 3rd 2009.
Galerie Martel, 17 rue Martel, 75010 Paris. Open from 14h30 to 19h00, from tuesday to saturday.
Informations : 01 42 46 35 09.

FIBD: Grand Prix d'Angoulême 2009
Blutch
The new Président
The 2009 Great Prize of Angoulême has been revealed on febraury 1st : Blutch succeeds to 2008 prizewinners Dupuy-Berberian and will be the president of the 37th edition of the Festival.
His album "Le Petit Christian, tome 2" is part fo the five albums labelled "The essentials of Angoulême".

www.bdangouleme.com
Blutch's Portfolio, bibliography

Agency :
Cyrille Drevon
Nouvel artiste-réalisateur dans l'équipe de Prima Linea

www.stedelijkindestad.nl
Pierre Di Sciullo' Portfolio

Exhibition : 36th International Festival of Comics of Angoulême
Dupuy-Berberian
25 years of pictures
2008 Great Prize of Angoulême laureates, Philippe Dupuy and Charles Berberian are the president of 2009 Festival edition.
Therefore, as it is in the habit of the Festival, a great exhibition is dedicated to their work at the CNBDI (International Comic Strip and Images Centre) from january 29th to the end of august 2009.

FIBD 2009: Official selection of the 36th International Comics Festival
Blutch, Michel Pirus
From january 29th to february 1st 2009 in Angoulême, France.
Prima Linea is proud to announce that two of its authors are competing this year for the Best Comic Book Award: Pirus with Le Roi des Mouches, T.2 L'origine du monde (illustration by Mezzo, published by Drugstore), and Blutch with Le Petit Christian 2 (published by L'Association).

www.bdangouleme.com
Blutch' bibliography
Michel Pirus' bibliography