Yup, the title of this month’s newsletter is a nod to the classic album Dehors Novembre by the quintessential Montreal rock band Les Colocs, which we’ve had playing on repeat lately. With Montreal still in confinement, “Dedans” (inside) seems more appropriate, wouldn’t you say?
So here we all are,
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The Montreal Comic Arts Festival is a non-profit organization with a mission 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.
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Green, yellow, orange, red… The names of colors that once brought to mind the glorious foliage of autumn are now just as likely to remind us that we’re still living in a difficult time, and that there continue to be limitations on our ability to get out with friends and loved ones.
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Look out your window and there’s no mistaking it: Fall is here, without a doubt.
So, in this season of back-to-school vibes, MCAF is determined to fill up your days with plenty of fun (and maybe even educational) activities to fill up the long evenings, and all revolving around the world of comic books!
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Showcasing Quebec comics to the world
Every year the Canal BD network, an association of over 100 comics speciality stores, heads to the Angoulême International Comics Festival to meet and greet with publishers from around the world.
This year, François Mayeux,
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The Montreal Comic Arts Festival is kicking off its 8th edition!
This year, once again, we would love for you to be an active part of it. In 2019, MCAF’s theme is ‘international’. We will be addressing, among other things, the notions of borders, belonging, and integration.
We are looking for applicants to host workshops about comics,
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Louise Guillemette-Labory has been interested in comics for a long time. A member of the administrative committee of MCAF for more than 3 years, and former director of the Réseau des bibliothèques de Montréal (Montreal library network), this litterature scholar has recently accepted a proposition from François Mayeux to replace him as the head of the festival.
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MCAF thanks you for your participation and wonderful energy !
Thanks for your interest and record attendance to our activities.
In order to prepare 2019, we invite you to fill out our survey.
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After Michel Rabagliati, Les Nombrils, Jacques Ferrandez, Seth, Jean Paul Eid et Boum, our 2018 poster is designed by Meags Fitzgerald
Montreal-based illustrator, writer and performer. She is the author of the queer coming of age memoir Long Red Hair and of the history and travelogue,
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MCAF is proud to support the first Comic Arts Award of the Prix des Libraires du Québec by offering a scholarship of 3,000$ to the finalist, to be announced on May 9th at the gala for the Prix des Libraires du Québec at Montreal’s Olympia Theatre.
The 2018 finalists are:
L’esprit du camp,
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