{"id":28402,"date":"2022-03-02T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fbdm-mcaf.ca\/univers-bd\/babillard\/uncategorized\/en-route-vers-le-fbdm\/"},"modified":"2022-03-02T14:38:52","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T19:38:52","slug":"on-the-way-to-mcaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fbdm-mcaf.ca\/en\/univers-bd\/babillard\/news\/on-the-way-to-mcaf\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Way to MCAF"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Festival is on the Move!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

After a decade of welcoming aficionados of the comic arts in the heart of La Fontaine Park, MCAF is picking up stakes and moving to Saint Denis Street<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, MCAF is teaming up with the Saint Denis Street Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 de d\u00e9veloppement commercial (SDC) to reimagine the Festival. A 1.5 kilometer section of Saint Denis Street will be closed to traffic<\/strong> and be transformed into a veritable street fair from May 27 to 29, hosting dozens of tents, over a hundred exhibitors, and more than 200 artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Modeling of MCAF on Saint-Denis Street, illustration by Tristan Morissette<\/em><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

“This change of location ensures greater visibility and increased foot traffic while maintaining the friendly aspect so appreciated by our public and the comic arts community”<\/em>, indicated our general manager Johanne Desrochers, at the unveiling of this new partnership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See the full announcement<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming Soon: B\u00e9d\u00e9lys Awards Finalists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mark your calendars: On\u00a0March 24th the nominees for the prestigious B\u00e9d\u00e9lys Awards will be revealed<\/strong>\u00a0as part of the festivities surrounding MCAF 2022.

Stay tuned to find out who will be nominated for our 23rd annual awards in the categories of\u00a0B\u00e9d\u00e9lys Qu\u00e9bec<\/em>,\u00a0B\u00e9d\u00e9lys Independent Francophone<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Anglophone<\/em>,\u00a0B\u00e9d\u00e9lys Jeunesse<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0B\u00e9d\u00e9lys \u00c9tranger<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Call for Volunteers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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B\u00e9n\u00e9voles 2019
Cr\u00e9dit photo @Natchav<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Festival is a team effort, it couldn\u2019t happen without dedicated organizers, supportive creators, and perhaps most importantly of all,\u00a0a team of happy and enthusiastic volunteers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, you bring the enthusiasm\u2014we\u2019ll keep you happy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Join our team to make this event a success!<\/strong> Come and have a front row seat to a festival that is growing in size, and that brings together professionals and comic book enthusiasts from here and elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Register now, we look forward to working with you!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crowdfunding Campaign: Rencontres<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Just over two years ago, the MCAF team had the audacity to launch a new publishing house,\u00a0Presses du FBDM | MCAF Press<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our foray into publishing continues to shine brightly, and we are now in the midst of a fundraising campaign for our THIRD annual collection, Rencontres<\/em><\/a>, which once again features a whos-who of cartoonists who have participated in our event over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Come and support them by visiting our project page on the Quebec crowdfunding platform La Ruche<\/a>, and get your hands on more than 100 pages of original comics, along with some fantastic extras (including some original illustrations from some of the Rencontres<\/em> stories!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Next MCAF Book Club<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Presented in French<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We invite you once again to join us on March 30 at La Livrerie bookstore <\/strong>(1376, rue Ontario Est), to discuss comics under the theme “Meeting the other”, which could not be more appropriate.
On the menu:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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