France, Jan. 28 -- Getting youth involved is a key aim of the Angouleme international comics festival. Each year, students and young people enter the festival's numerous competitions or are called upon to act as jury members. Proof that the future of the art form is in good hands, both in terms of creativity and a growing readership.

The prizewinners in the eleven different "Discovery" and "Young Talent" categories were announced on Thursday evening at the annual Angouleme International Comics festival - a testament to the growing involvement of young people in the world of the comic strip.

Jury president for the School comics prize, Jeremie Moreau stressed how impressed he was with the quality of the artwork entered in the various cate...