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Presseinformation
Erlangen, 26. Oktober 2014
Eurocomics – European Comic Festivals Association ECFA
Netzwerk europäischer Comic-Festivals gegründet
Förderung der grafischen Literatur in Europa
Im Rahmen des BD-FIL – Festival de Bande Dessinée de Lausanne (Schweiz) wurde am 13. September 2014 ein Netzwerk europäischer Comic-Festivals gegründet. Gründungsmitglieder sind fünf bedeutende europäische Comic-Festivals: Das Festival Internacional de Banda Desenhada Amadora (Portugal), das Stripgids Festival Turnhout (Belgien), der Internationale Comic-Salon Erlangen (Deutschland), Comicon – Salone Internazionale del Fumetto Napoli (Italien) und das International Festival of Comics and Games Łódź (Polen). Das Festival international de bande dessinée Lausanne gehört ebenfalls zum erweiterten Kreis der Gründungsmitglieder. Der Zusammenschluss trägt den Namen „Eurocomics“ – European Comic Festivals Association (ECFA).
Die fünf Gründungsfestivals, die jeweils eine der wichtigsten Veranstaltungen für grafische Literatur in ihren Ländern sind, arbeiten bereits seit mehreren Jahren in verschiedenen Projekten intensiv zusammen. Sie verbindet ein hoher programmatischer Anspruch, der unter anderem durch Ausstellungsprojekte zum Ausdruck kommt, bei gleichzeitiger Verantwortung für die jeweiligen nationalen Comic-Märkte. Die in den „Eurocomics“-Statuten niedergelegten Zielsetzungen sind die Förderung der Bedeutung und des Ansehens der grafischen Literatur als künstlerische Ausdrucksform, die Verdeutlichung des Stellenwerts von Comic-Festivals, die Anregung internationaler Kooperationen, Informations- und Erfahrungsaustausch zwischen den Festivals und den jeweiligen nationalen Comic-Märkten, die Belebung des Austauschs zwischen Künstlern, Verlagen, Publikum und Institutionen über Länder- und Sprachgrenzen hinweg sowie die Entwicklung und Umsetzung konkreter gemeinsamer Projekte wie Ausstellungen, Wettbewerbe usw. Als erstes gemeinsames Projekt werden die aktuellen Preisträgerinnen und Preisträger für das „Beste Album“ der jeweiligen Festivals in einer gemeinsamen Ausstellung während des diesjährigen Festival Internacional de Banda Desenhada vom 24. Oktober bis 11. November 2014 in Amadora zu sehen sein. Die Ausstellung wird in Zukunft, immer wieder aktualisiert, zwischen den Eurocomics-Festivals wandern.
Die Statuten von „Eurocomics“ wurden von den Leitern der Gründungsfestivals Nelson Dona (Amadora), Koen Van Rompaey (Turnhout), Bodo Birk (Erlangen), Claudio Curcio (Neapel) und Adam Radon (Łódź) unterzeichnet. Ab sofort können weitere Festivals beitreten. Voraussetzung für eine Mitgliedschaft ist unter anderem, dass der Schwerpunkt des Festivals auf grafischer Literatur liegt, das Festival bereits mehrmals stattgefunden hat, von nationaler Bedeutung und internationaler Ausrichtung ist, ein substanzielles künstlerisches und kulturelles Programm bietet und gleichzeitig von Relevanz für seinen jeweiligen Comic-Markt ist.
Weitere Informationen: www.comic-salon.de
Auszug aus den Statuten
Eurocomics – European Comic Festivals Association ECFA
Excerpts of the statutes
The association, a non-profit organization by fact, created for an unlimited period of time, bears the
name “EUROCOMICS – European Comic Festivals Association”, abbreviated “ECFA”. For the
purpose of communication the name of the Association will be “Eurocomics”.
Objectives
The Association pursues the following aims:
to promote and support the relevancy and reputation of comics as art form and
communication medium across the world;
to promote the global significance and reputation of comics festivals across the world, and
in particular those in Europe;
to encourage international co-operation among comics festivals or other similar
organizations;
to represent the festivals in national and international organizations;
to encourage and to be active in the exchange of knowledge, information and experience
among the festivals;
to develop a co-ordinated approach in relation to artists, publishers, audience and
authorities;
to directly organize any initiative (such as exhibitions, prizes, contests, etc.) able to help to
accomplish the objectives of the Association;
to take all initiatives which help making the purpose possible and support it;
to enhance internationally the resilience of comics.
Members
The Association has an unlimited number of members, but counts five members at least. The
Association's founders, with the status of Founder Members are:
Stripgids – Turnhout (Belgium) represented by Koen Van Rompaey as general director of
npo Strip Turnhout;
Internationaler Comic-Salon Erlangen (Germany) represented by Bodo Birk as director;
AmadoraBD Festival Internacional de Banda Desenhada – Amadora (Portugal) represented
by Nelson Dona as director;
International Festival of Comics and Games – Łódź (Poland) represented by Adam Radon
as general director;
Napoli COMICON Salone Internazionale del Fumetto – Napoli (Italy) represented by
Claudio Curcio as general director.
Other than the Founder Members the Association consists of following categories of members:
1) European comics festivals whose activities fit the criteria of next articles and are accepted
by the General Meeting, named Associated Members.
2) International cultural organizations as well as internationally known and renowned cultural
institutions active in the field of comics or arts, named Affiliated Members.
3) Individuals who have been serving the development of the Association, named Honorary
Members.
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All membership applications are first presented to the Committee by at least one of the Founder or
Associated Members. The Committee determines whether the application shall be submitted to the
General Meeting. To be accepted by the Committee an applicant festival must fit at least 4 of 5 of
these criteria:
The festival focuses primarily on comics;
The festival runs for at least 10 editions (non consecutive, non yearly);
The festival is of national importance and has an international reach and orientation;
The festival is not only a book fair, but has a substantial artistic program (exhibitions,
panels, guests, workshops, etc.);
The festivals program is not exclusively focused on artistic merits, innovations, etc. but
shows a relation to the market and consciousness of the importance of economic viability
and sustainability of publishing comics.
New members are admitted, on the Committee's proposal, by a decision passed at the General
Meeting with a simple majority (50% + 1) of the scrutinized votes of the members present or
represented, if the applicant festival does not fit one of the criteria, the majority must be qualified (75%
+ 1). The applicant's membership takes immediate effect from when the proposition has been passed.
No entry fee or annual subscription is due by the members of the Association, until it is changed by
an amendment of this article.
Bodies of the Association
The Association’s bodies with decision-making powers or executive functions are:
a) The General Meeting:
The General Meeting consists of all the Founder and Associated Members. Affiliated and Honorary
Members may be admitted to the General Meeting without voting right.
The General Meeting is the governing body of the Association, according to the law and the present
statutes. Belong especially to its power:
1. the amendment of the statutes;
2. the election and dismissal of
the President
the Vice-President
the members of the Committee;
3. the approval of the budgets and the accounts;
4. the admission of new members.
The General Meeting, named Annual Meeting, takes place once every calendar year within six
months after the end of the Association's financial year.
An Extraordinary Meeting shall be called when one fifth of the members request so or when the
Committee deems it necessary.
b) The Committee:
The Committee is composed of three members at least, to be elected by the General Meeting, with
at least three founder members represented. The General Meeting can always bring an end to their
mandate.
The General Meeting appoints the President and Vice-President.
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The President is elected for a three-year term. The Vice-President and the further members are
elected for a three-year term, with one third renewal every year. When his terms expire, a member
of the Committee is re-eligible. After serving two terms, he must step down for a minimum of one
year before being available for re-election, unless elected President or Vice-President, in which
case his term is deemed to re-commence from that point.
Should the President be absent, he is replaced by the Vice-President.
The Committee is called by the President or three members of the Committee. It can only decide
when a majority of the members is present or represented.
A Committee member unable to attend the meeting can be represented by another Committee
member, by written proxy to be handed over before the opening of the meeting. Each member can
only have one representation.
Decisions are taken by simple majority of votes. By tied votes, the President, or the person replacing
him, has the casting vote.
The Committee runs the business of the Association. It can perform legal and other actions
considered useful for the accomplishment of the purpose of the Association, except the actions
reserved for the General Meeting or those contrary to the law.
c) The Presidency:
The Presidency consists of the President and the Vice-President. If the agenda requires so, the
Presidency invites other participants to the meeting.
The Presidency deals with the routine business. It prepares the Committee meetings.
The President and, in case of his non-availability, the Vice-President, as well as the Secretary-
General, represent the Association vis-à-vis third parties, the media and the public in general.
The Secretary-General is nominated by the Committee for a fixed term which can be renewed.
The Secretary-General is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Association. He leads
the General Secretariat. He attends all meetings in a consultative capacity.
The complete statutes of Eurocomics were signed in Lausanne,
September 13, 2014.
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