{"id":18268,"date":"2019-04-13T21:12:02","date_gmt":"2019-04-14T01:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fbdm-montreal.ca\/?page_id=18268"},"modified":"2022-12-13T11:30:24","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T16:30:24","slug":"mission-historique","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fbdm-mcaf.ca\/en\/about-us\/mission-historique\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission &#038; History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>MCAF&#8217;s mission is to be a leading platform for the comic arts in Quebec and beyond, to broaden public knowledge of and engagement with the comic arts, and to promote cultural exchanges and interactions between creators, readers, and the public at large.<br>MCAF seeks to expand the role of the comic arts in the cultural sphere and to improve the dynamism of Quebec\u2019s comic arts industry. MCAF will become a crossroads between Europe and America, a professional and bilingual organization which unifies the field\u2019s players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To do this, the Festival&#8217;s objectives are to:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Present the comic arts from both francophone and anglophone traditions and perspectives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create a meeting place for encounters, exchanges, and education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Become an important source for information on comic arts in the digital space<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promote Canadian and Quebecois comic arts internationally<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promote Montreal as an international center for the comics arts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop the social and educational potential of the comic arts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in September 2011 by Fran\u00e7ois Mayeux and Myriam Lalumi\u00e8re, the Montreal Comic Arts Festival is a non-profit organization led by a board of directors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some key moments in the Festival\u2019s history:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>May 2022<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For the first time the Festival was held on Saint-Denis Street, which was closed to traffic from Gilford Street to Roy Street for the occasion, creating a vibrant comic arts walk of 1.2 kilometers. More than 80,000 people took part in the festivities and 240 comics creators and 124 exhibitors were showcased over the course of the weekend, a record!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BD PoP, organized in partnership with \u00c9cole en R\u00e9seau and several school boards, offered a virtual one-day educational event, allowing over 40,000 young people across Quebec to discover the world of comics!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Les Presses du FBDM |&nbsp;MCAF Press published its third collection, <em>Rencontres<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In collaboration with O-Taku Manga Lounge, the inaugural Manga Grant was established.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MCAF launched the first season of the podcast <em>Ligne de fond<\/em>, curating conversations between creators to promote a deeper understanding of comics from across the francophone world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>October 2021\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In collaboration with CRIEM (Centre de recherches interdisciplinaires d\u2019\u00e9tudes montr\u00e9alaises), MCAF organized its first international conference on the comic arts, <em>Shake the Foundations<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>May 2021<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The launch of the anthology <em>X<\/em> from Presses du FBDM |&nbsp;MCAF Press, highlighting the Festival\u2019s 10th anniversary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>May <\/strong>2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Les Presses du FBDM |&nbsp;MCAF Press launches with its first publication, the anthology <em>Lettres \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to the pandemic, the Festival was held as a virtual event for the first time. Over the course of three days MCAF\u2019s online programming welcomed nearly 20,000 visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fbdm-mcaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/FBDM-MCAF_2bulles_2022_COUL-300x188.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fbdm-mcaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/FBDM-MCAF_2bulles_2022_COUL-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fbdm-mcaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/FBDM-MCAF_2bulles_2022_COUL-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fbdm-mcaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/FBDM-MCAF_2bulles_2022_COUL-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fbdm-mcaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/FBDM-MCAF_2bulles_2022_COUL-710x444.png 710w, https:\/\/www.fbdm-mcaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/FBDM-MCAF_2bulles_2022_COUL-250x156.png 250w, https:\/\/www.fbdm-mcaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/FBDM-MCAF_2bulles_2022_COUL-550x344.png 550w, https:\/\/www.fbdm-mcaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/FBDM-MCAF_2bulles_2022_COUL-800x500.png 800w, https:\/\/www.fbdm-mcaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/FBDM-MCAF_2bulles_2022_COUL-288x180.png 288w, https:\/\/www.fbdm-mcaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/FBDM-MCAF_2bulles_2022_COUL-480x300.png 480w, https:\/\/www.fbdm-mcaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/FBDM-MCAF_2bulles_2022_COUL.png 1201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>May 2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 12,000 people visited the Festival in La Fontaine Park over the course of three days. More than 185 creators were showcased, and MCAF presented 66 events and 10 expositions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FBDM\/MCAF logo was redesigned, highlighting the unique bilingual nature of the Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>April 2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>MCAF became the organizer for the B\u00e9d\u00e9lys Awards and the presentation of the annual awards ceremony. Previously managed by Promo 9e Art, the B\u00e9d\u00e9lys Awards showcase the best comics from Quebec and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>January 2019&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Quebec comics arts are presented at the Angoul\u00eame International Comics Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>October 2018<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>MCAF leads a Canadian delegation at the Algiers International Comics Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>May <\/strong>2017<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>MCAF joined forces with the team at <a href=\"http:\/\/revueplanches.com\/\"><em>PLANCHES<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>to curate and present the outdoor exhibit <a href=\"https:\/\/ruesdemontreal.com\/\"><strong>Rues de Montr\u00e9al<\/strong><\/a>, which brought together the work of 13 creators as part of the celebration of Montreal\u2019s 375th anniversary. 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