The Académie des Beaux-Arts is a French learned society based in Paris. It is one of the five academies of the Institut de France. The current president of the academy is Alain-Charles Perrot, a French architect. From Wikipedia
Alison Bechdel, Catherine Meurisse, and Anouk Ricard are finalists for the prestigious award, with the winner to be announced on January 29 at the festival's opening ceremony.
