Illustration by Boum
A Word from the Director
In 2023, 290 comics creators were present at our festival. It goes without saying that without their presence, our celebration of comics would not be the same.
The advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) are impressive, but there is currently a lack of supervision and regulations to protect creators.
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MCAF is proud to present its second comic arts international conference!
This conference will bring together researchers interested in the comic arts and their creators for discussions and presentations of research and field work on the theme Beyond Borders.
Beyond Borders
Whether political, geographical, social,
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Illustration by Art or Die
Submissions Are Open
The time has come to submit your work for the Bédélys Independent Awards!
The Bédélys Independent Awards recognize the best self-published comics created in Québec. The awards include a prize of $1000, an original trophy and a shared table at next year’s MCAF!
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MCAF Returns to Montreal Comiccon
The MCAF team is proud to promote Quebecois comics all year long! It’s with great pleasure that we’ll once again be taking part in the Montreal Comiccon, on July 14, 15 and 16 at the Palais des Congrès, presenting an alley dedicated to Quebec comic artists.
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The time has finally come to present the official poster of the 12th edition of MCAF!
This year we asked comic artist Cab (Utown, Hiver nucléaire) to create our new poster. Inspired by this year’s theme Creation: from imagination to reality the Montréal artist wanted to capture that magic moment just before the pencil touches the paper.
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The Montreal Comic Arts Festival is proud to announce the finalists for the 2023 Bédélys International Award.
The Bédélys International category rewards the best French-language comic book created outside Québec The Bédélys International award will be offered by Librairie Plantète BD.
The works in this category were selected by a jury of readers composed of librarians,
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The Montreal Comic Arts Festival is proud to announce the finalists for the 2023 Bédélys Youth Award.
The Bédélys Youth category rewards the best French-language comic book intended for young people aged 7 to 14.
The works in this category were selected by a jury of readers composed of librarians,
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The Montreal Comic Arts Festival is proud to announce the finalists for the 2023 Bédélys Independent Anglophone Award.
The Bédélys Independent Anglophone category rewards the best self-published anglophone comic book created in Quebec and is accompanied by a $1,000 grant.
The works in this category were selected by a jury of readers composed of librarians,
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The Montreal Comic Arts Festival is proud to announce the finalists for the 2023 Bédélys Independent Francophone Award.
The Bédélys Independent Francophone category rewards the best self-published francophone comic book created in Quebec and is accompanied by a $1,000 grant.
The works in this category were selected by a jury of readers composed of librarians,
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The Montreal Comic Arts Festival is proud to announce the finalists for the 2023 Bédélys Youth Québec Award.
The Bédélys Youth Québec category rewards the best comic book for an audience aged 14 and under by a Québec artist published in Québec. Something new this year, the Bédélys Youth Québec category has been added to the awards and comes with a $1,000 grant.
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