Prêmio LeBlanc (LeBlanc Awards) is a Brazilian award created in 2018 and intended to reward national works in the areas of comics, animation, fantastic literature and games (this one, from the second edition onwards). The name of the award pays tribute to the Haitian artist André LeBlanc, who lived and worked for many years in Brazil and the United States.[1][2]
| Prêmio LeBlanc | |
|---|---|
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| Awarded for | Brazilian comics, animation, fantastic literature and games |
| Sponsored by | ECO-UFRJ and UVA |
| Location | Rio de Janeiro |
| Country |  Brazil |
| First awarded | 2018 |
| Website | Link |
The award is organized by the Graduate Program in Creative Media from School of Communication of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and by the Veiga de Almeida University, institutions also responsible for the Semana Internacional de Quadrinhos (SIQ), an academic event on comics held at UFRJ during which traditionally takes place the trophy presentation ceremony.[3][1]
Voting takes place in two stages: first, a popular vote defines the three finalists of each category who are later analyzed by a technical jury that defines each winner. Any works released between January 1 and December 31 of the year preceding the award can be nominated, as long as they are relevant to the category.[4][5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Encerrada a votação para o Prêmio LeBlanc" (in Portuguese). Bossa Criativa. April 2021.
- ^ "Quinta edição do Prêmio LeBlanc inicia votação" (in Portuguese). PublishNews. August 11, 2022.
- ^ "Quadrinhos sem fronteiras" (in Portuguese). PublishNews. April 25, 2018.
- ^ "Livro escrito por professores da UFSM vence prêmio nacional no Rio" (in Portuguese). UFSM. May 25, 2018.
- ^ "Prêmio Le Blanc - Está aberta a votação popular para quadrinhos, animação e literatura fantástica" (in Portuguese). Rede Pará. March 8, 2020.
- ^ "Votação aberta para Prêmio LeBlanc" (in Portuguese). Mais QI Nerds. August 1, 2022.