Overview
- Regional, departmental and municipal funders proposed that ADBDA pilot the next competitive process to choose the festival’s future organizer.
- Delphine Groux will not occupy the ADBDA seat for the FIBD association, with Dominique Brechoteau designated to represent the festival.
- ADBDA’s statutes will be updated to broaden professional representation, with a general assembly planned during the January 29–February 1, 2026 edition.
- A judicial investigation into allegations targeting 9eArt+ and its director is underway, alongside a separate labor dispute over a contested dismissal.
- The FIBD has slated the end of 9eArt+’s contract from 2027, and calls by authors and publishers to boycott the 2026 festival remain unresolved.