SOPHIE CASTILLE AWARDS
for comics in translation
Eight countries, nine awards, nine languages
The Sophie Castille Awards for Comics in Translation are for the best translation of graphic novels into a variety of languages around the world.
These awards are to honor translators who are, more often than not, the unsung heroes of comics in translation. The difference between a good and bad translation will be the difference in the success of the comic in translation. This award is for translators and all unsung heroes in the comics industry. A way to remind us all to remember and respect all those that make comics the wonder that they are.
They have been created in honour of Sophie Castille, international rights director and V. P. of licensing for Mediatoon and cofounder and director of Europe Comics, who died unexpectedly in 2022. Since the late nineties, Sophie built bridges for bandes dessinées and their authors from France and around the world. She was a constant source of creativity, motivating publishers from all over the world and encouraging them to exchange ideas. She became a key figure in the growth of comics and graphic novel translations around the world.
Comics and graphic novels, considered in France as The Ninth Art, are a diverse and dynamic international medium that is growing in popularity every year and is loved the world over. Spreading these works internationally through translation is a way to bring the world together.
With comics in translation becoming an important influence in global publishing, VIP Brands Ltd. and Comica have decided to honour Sophie’s memory and continue her work to promote comics in translation around the world with these international awards.
We are hoping to widen the scope of these awards and are thus looking for more partners to host these awards locally to help us have a Sophie Castille Award for as many languages as possible.
We are also looking for sponsors.
If you would like to be a part of these memorial awards, please contact: i.hahnenberger@vip-licensing.net
PARTICIPANTS
We are happy to have eight Sophie Castille Awards: Brazilian Portuguese, English, French, Greek, Italian, Polish, Slovenian and Spanish/Catalan.
The hosts are the following organizations:
The Beat. https://www.comicsbeat.com/
Association of Comic Book Artists and Cartoonists of the State of São Paulo (AQC-ESP) through the Angelo Agostini Awards angeloagostini.com.br
The Greek Comics Awards, https://ebk.gr/
Comicon Napoli, Italy, https://www.comicon.it/
Łódź International Festival of Comics and Games, Poland, https://komiksfestiwal.com/
Tinta Comics Festival, Ljubljana, Slovenia, https://www.tinta.si/
Comic Barcelona, Spain, https://www.ficomic.com/en/comic-barcelona.cfm
SoBd, France https://soBD.fr/
These eight organizations reach hundreds of thousands of comics and graphic novels readers and professionals around the world.
In memory of
Sophie Castille
AWARD DATES
Comicon, Naples - Italian - 1 May 2026 -
Nominees and winner - Sophie Castille Award- Italian 2026
Gaza attraverso lo schermo, di Mazen Kerbaj; trad. Luce Lacquaniti (Coconino Press)
La leggenda di Luther Arkwright, di Bryan Talbot; trad. Fabio Gadducci e Mirko Tavosanis (Tunué)
La Luna e il Serpente: sussidiario di magia, di John Coulthart, Steve Moore, Kevin O’Neill e Alan Moore; trad. Lorenzo Corti (Panini Comics)
Mira #5: #ragazze&ragazzi #contro #adulti, di Sabine Lemire e Rasmus Bregnhøi; trad. Claudia Valeria Letizia e Eva Valvo (Sinnos Editrice)
Winner:
Il mio amico Kim Jong-un, di Keum Sun Gendry-Kim; trad. Mary Lou Emberti Gialloreti (Bao Publishing)
Comic Barcelona - Spanish/Catalan - 15 May, 2026- nominees and winners: https://www.comic-barcelona.com/en/best-translation-award.cfm
Nominees (2026)
Anna - Mia Oberländer
Translate by Esther Cruz Santaella.
Salamandra Graphic
El disturbio eterno - Joe Sacco
Translate by Montserrat Meneses Vilar.
Reservoir Books
Impenetrable - Alix Garin
Translate by Eva Reyes de Uña.
Norma Editorial
Mycelium Wassonii - Brian Blomerth
Translate by Montserrat Meneses Vilar.
Reservoir Books
Somna - Becky Cloonan & Tula Lotay
Translate by Gema Moraleda.
Norma Editorial
Winner (2026)
El disturbio eterno, of Joe Sacco
translated by Montserrat Meneses Vilar
Reservoir Books
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΑΚΑΔΗΜΙΑ ΚΟΜΙΚΣ (Greek Comics Academy) - Greek - ComicDom, Athens, 15 May 2026
Troféu Angelo Agostini - Brazilian Portuguese - São Paulo,
28 June, 2026
2026 Long List by translator
- Aline Zouvi, for Epiléptico (DarkSide) - original work: L'Ascension du Haut Mal, by David B. (L'Association)
- Angélica Andrade, for Helen de Wyndhorn (Suma) - original work: Helen of Wyndhorn, by Tom King, Bilquis Evely and Matheus Lopes (Dark Horse)
- Carlos Rutz, for Popeye: Primeira Aparição (Tábula) - original work: Popeye: I Yam What I Yam, by E.C. Segar (Fantagraphics)
- Carol Pimentel, for Mulher-Maravilha: As Aventuras da Jovem Diana Volume 2 (Panini) - original work: Wonder Woman: The Adventures of Young Diana, by Jordie Bellaire and Paulina Ganucheau (DC Comics)
- Claudio Roberto Martini, for Mega: Terror nas Cataratas (Zarabatana) - original work: Mega Vol. 2: El Despertar del Cisne Negro, by Salvador Sanz (OVNI Press)
- Dandara Palankof, for Little Monsters Volume 2 (DarkSide) - original work: Little Monsters Volume 2, by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen (Image Comics)
- Drik Sada, for Battle Royale Volume 5 (Pipoca & Nanquim) - original work: バトル・ロワイアル, by Koushun Takami and Masayuki Taguchi (Akita Shoten)
- Drik Sada, for Fóssil dos Sonhos (Pipoca & Nanquim) - original work: 夢の化石 今敏全短篇, by Satoshi Kon (Kodansha)
- Elisa Menezes, for A Lenda das Quatro Sombras (Risco) - original work: La Leyenda de las Cuatro Sombras, by Carlos Trillo and Fernando Fernández (Glénat España)
- Érico Assis, for Eightball Completo (DarkSide) - original work: The Complete Eightball, de Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics)
- Érico Assis, for Happy Endings (Risco) - original work: Happy Endings, by Lucie Bryon (Sarbacane)
- Érico Assis, for Hoje É Um Belo Dia Para Matar (DarkSide) - original work: Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees, by Patrick Horvath (IDW Publishing)
- Letícia Ribeiro Carvalho, for O Eternauta: Segunda Parte (Pipoca & Nanquim) - original work: El Eternauta II, by Héctor G. Oesterheld and Francisco Solano López (Editorial Récord)
- Levi Trindade, for A Moeda de Prata: Edição Integral (Taverna do Rei) - original work: The Silver Coin, by Michael Walsh, Chip Zdarsky, Kelly Thompson, Ed Brisson, Jeff Lemire, Joshua Williamson, Ram V, Matthew Rosenberg, Vita Ayala, James Tynion IV, Stephanie Phillips, Johnnie Christmas and Pornsak Pichetshote (Image Comics)
- Luiz Claudio Bodanese, for A Menina do Outro Lado [dear.] (DarkSide) - original work: とつくにの少女 [dear.], by Nagabe (Mag Garden)
- Luiz Claudio Bodanese, for Engolidos pela Terra (DarkSide) - original work: 地球を呑む, by Osamu Tezuka (Tezuka Productions)
- Mario Luiz C. Barroso, for Dick Tracy (Trem Fantasma) - original work: Dick Tracy Vol. 1, by Alex Segura, Michael Moreci and Geraldo Borges (MadCave)
- Pedro Bouça, for Os Tecnopapas (Taverna do Rei) - original work: Les Technopères: intégrale, by Alejandro Jodorowsky, Zoran Janjetov and Fred Beltran (Les Humanoïdes Associés)
- Renata Silveira, for Silêncio (Risco) - original work: Silence, by Didier Comès (Casterman)
- Rodrigo Lobo, for Thorgal: Série Clássica Volume 1 (Pipoca & Nanquim) - original work: Thorgal, by Grzegorz Rosiński and Jean Van Hamme (Le Lombard)Aline Zouvi, for Epiléptico (DarkSide) - original work: L'Ascension du Haut Mal, by David B. (L'Association)
- Angélica Andrade, for Helen de Wyndhorn (Suma) - original work: Helen of Wyndhorn, by Tom King, Bilquis Evely and Matheus Lopes (Dark Horse)
- Carlos Rutz, for Popeye: Primeira Aparição (Tábula) - original work: Popeye: I Yam What I Yam, by E.C. Segar (Fantagraphics)
- Carol Pimentel, for Mulher-Maravilha: As Aventuras da Jovem Diana Volume 2 (Panini) - original work: Wonder Woman: The Adventures of Young Diana, by Jordie Bellaire and Paulina Ganucheau (DC Comics)
- Claudio Roberto Martini, for Mega: Terror nas Cataratas (Zarabatana) - original work: Mega Vol. 2: El Despertar del Cisne Negro, by Salvador Sanz (OVNI Press)
- Dandara Palankof, for Little Monsters Volume 2 (DarkSide) - original work: Little Monsters Volume 2, by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen (Image Comics)
- Drik Sada, for Battle Royale Volume 5 (Pipoca & Nanquim) - original work: バトル・ロワイアル, by Koushun Takami and Masayuki Taguchi (Akita Shoten)
- Drik Sada, for Fóssil dos Sonhos (Pipoca & Nanquim) - original work: 夢の化石 今敏全短篇, by Satoshi Kon (Kodansha)
- Elisa Menezes, for A Lenda das Quatro Sombras (Risco) - original work: La Leyenda de las Cuatro Sombras, by Carlos Trillo and Fernando Fernández (Glénat España)
- Érico Assis, for Eightball Completo (DarkSide) - original work: The Complete Eightball, de Daniel Clowes (Fantagraphics)
- Érico Assis, for Happy Endings (Risco) - original work: Happy Endings, by Lucie Bryon (Sarbacane)
- Érico Assis, for Hoje É Um Belo Dia Para Matar (DarkSide) - original work: Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees, by Patrick Horvath (IDW Publishing)
- Letícia Ribeiro Carvalho, for O Eternauta: Segunda Parte (Pipoca & Nanquim) - original work: El Eternauta II, by Héctor G. Oesterheld and Francisco Solano López (Editorial Récord)
- Levi Trindade, for A Moeda de Prata: Edição Integral (Taverna do Rei) - original work: The Silver Coin, by Michael Walsh, Chip Zdarsky, Kelly Thompson, Ed Brisson, Jeff Lemire, Joshua Williamson, Ram V, Matthew Rosenberg, Vita Ayala, James Tynion IV, Stephanie Phillips, Johnnie Christmas and Pornsak Pichetshote (Image Comics)
- Luiz Claudio Bodanese, for A Menina do Outro Lado [dear.] (DarkSide) - original work: とつくにの少女 [dear.], by Nagabe (Mag Garden)
- Luiz Claudio Bodanese, for Engolidos pela Terra (DarkSide) - original work: 地球を呑む, by Osamu Tezuka (Tezuka Productions)
- Mario Luiz C. Barroso, for Dick Tracy (Trem Fantasma) - original work: Dick Tracy Vol. 1, by Alex Segura, Michael Moreci and Geraldo Borges (MadCave)
- Pedro Bouça, for Os Tecnopapas (Taverna do Rei) - original work: Les Technopères: intégrale, by Alejandro Jodorowsky, Zoran Janjetov and Fred Beltran (Les Humanoïdes Associés)
- Renata Silveira, for Silêncio (Risco) - original work: Silence, by Didier Comès (Casterman)
- Rodrigo Lobo, for Thorgal: Série Clássica Volume 1 (Pipoca & Nanquim) - original work: Thorgal, by Grzegorz Rosiński and Jean Van Hamme (Le Lombard)
Łódź International Festival of Comics and Games - Polish, 26 September, 2026
The Beat - English, NYCC 2026, 8-11 October, 2026 award date TBA
TINTA - festival stripa - Slovenian, Children and adult, Ljubljana, mid- October, 2026. 2026 award date TBA
SoBD - French, Paris, 4-6 December 2026. Award date TBA
