Bronzen Adhemar

The "Bronzen Adhemar" (Dutch for "Brass Adhemar") is the official Flemish Community Cultural Prize for Comics, given to a Flemish comics author for his body of work. It is awarded by the Flemish Ministry of Culture during Strip Turnhout, the major Flemish comics festival, once every two years. [ [http://www.stripturnhout.be/strip/pagina.php?categorie=06000000 Strip Turnhout] ]

History

Continuin the idea of a comics award given once in 1972, the prize was definitely installed by the makers of the magazine Ciso in 1977, "to emphasize and enhance the quality of Flemish comics" [ [http://www.tistjendop.be/sgd/data02.htm History of the award (in Dutch)] ] . From 1979 on, the winner also got an exposition during the festival in Turnhout. The prize then changed from yearly to two-yearly.

The organisation of the Award was transferred to the "Bronzen Adhemar Stichting" in 1991, and again to the Flemish Community in 2003, when a monetary prize of 12,500 Euro was added to the statue all winners received.

The name

The "Bronzen Adhemar" (Brass Adhemar) is named after Adhemar, the son of "Nero", one of the classic Flemish comics. Twice, a "Gouden Adhemar" (Golden Adhemar) was awarded on special occasions.

Winners

1970s

* 1972: "Ciso"-Award for Bob De Moor [De Laet, Danny and Varende, Yves (1979). De Zevende Kunst Voorbij. Geschiedenis van het Beeldverhaal in België, p. 152. Brussel: Dienst Voorlichitng der Diplomatieke posten van het Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken.]

* 1977: Hec Leemans and Daniel Janssen for "Bakelandt"
* 1978: Kamagurka for "Bert"
* 1979: Karel Biddeloo for "De Rode Ridder"

1980s

* 1981: Jean-Pol for "Kramikske"
* 1983: Merho for Kiekeboe"'
* 1985: Berck for "Sammy" and "Lowietje"
* 1987: Erika Raven for "Thomas Rindt"
* 1989: Johan De Moor for "Kasper"

1990s

* 1991: Jan Bosschaert for "Sam" and "Omni"
* 1993: Eric Joris for "Chelsey"
** Gouden Adhemar: Marc Sleen
* 1995: Dirk Stallaert for "Nino" and "Nero"
* 1997: Ferry for "De kronieken van Panchrysia (The chronicles of Panchrysia)"
* 1999: Eric Meynen for "De jaren van Dehaene (The years of Dehaene)"

2000s

* 2001: Marvano for "The Forever War" and "Dallas Barr"
* 2003: Dick Matena for "De Avonden (The evenings)". Matena is Dutch but lives in Belgium since the mid 1980s.
* 2005: William Vance for "XIII" and "Bob Morane"
** Gouden Adhemar: Jef Nys
* 2007: Kim Duchâteau
**also nominated: Luc Cromheecke, and Simon Spruyt and Fritz Van den Heuvel [ [http://www.stripturnhout.be/strip/pagina.php?categorie=01094000 Juryrapport 2007] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.stripturnhout.be/strip/ Strip Turnhout]