Talks

Opening the first edition of the World of Words literature festival in Gstaad, dedicated to the art of storytelling, Chappatte delves into the rich possibilities of comics journalism in a 30-minute presentation featuring immersive excerpts of reportages in South Lebanon's mine fields, Guatemala's gang-ridden neighbourhoods, and the slums of Nairobi. (June 25, 2021)

Chappatte opens the 2018 World Economic Forum session “Left Behind in the United States”, presented by USA Today. By showing cartoons on subjects ranging from unemployment, social mobility and the struggle of small business owners against retail tech, he delivers a scathing assessment of inequality in the US. (January 25, 2018)

A glimpse into the unseen realities of death row in America. At Columbia Law School in New York, in September 2017, the editorial cartoonist Patrick Chappatte and the journalist Anne-Frédérique Widmann present their art & documentation project Windows on Death Row which opened in Los Angeles in 2015 and has…

At the 2017 Athens Democracy Forum organised by The New York Times, Chappatte gives the closing keynote presentation. In the cradle of civilization, he wonders "What's happening to democracy?" and examines the state of freedom in the world through editorial cartoons.

A live debate on SF-DRS channel at the 2017 Davos Forum titled “Strenghtening Democracy”. Next to the moderator Suzanne Wille, Chappatte makes three cartoon presentations introducing the topics discussed : What's happening to democracy? ; How did we get there? (time code 21:50) ; What are the perspectives for Europe? (40:22) (January 18, 2017)

Before becoming the International New York Times, and then the NYT International Edition, the historic International Herald Tribune celebrated its 125 years at the Four Seasons Hotel, George V in Paris, with a full day of panels called "The Global Conversation".  IHT cartoonist Patrick Chappatte was one of the speakers.…

In September 2012 in Washington, the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists organised the "Damn Cartoons" festival, two days of panels and stand-up to celebrate the diversity of editorial cartooning. Patrick Chappatte went up on stage to explain how "Cartoon journalism gets animated".  (September 15, 2012)

Devant plus de 1000 spectateurs réunis à l’Espace Pierre Cardin de Paris, et des milliers d’internautes fidèles à TEDx, Chappatte évoque les possibilités du journalisme en bande dessinée et son exploration du reportage BD animé pour la télévision. (15 janvier 2011 - Français)