The Bédélys Youth Québec Award rewards the best French-language comic book intended for young people aged 7 to 14 since 1999. The choices are based on the cumulative votes of several juries of young readers. The réseau des bibliothèques de la Ville de Montréal (City of Montreal library network) has sponsored the prize since 2000.
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Created in 2020, the Bédélys Independent Anglophone Award, rewards the best self-published anglophone comic book in Quebec. In addition to the traditional trophy, he is accompanied by a $ 1,000 grant, a copy of Antidote+ Personal and a half-table offered by the Montreal Comic Arts Festival during its event.
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The Bédélys Independent Francophone Award has recognized the best self-published French-language comic strip in Quebec since 2008. In addition to the traditional one-of-a-kind trophy, it comes with a $1,000 grant, a copy of Antidote+ Personnel and a half-table offered by the Montreal Comic Arts Festival during next year’s event.
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The Bédélys Youth Québec Award rewards the best comic book for an audience aged 14 and under by a Québec artist published in Québec. It has a $ 1,000 grant, a copy of Antidote+ Personal and a unique trophy.
Selection Criteria
For this category, the jury determines which comics are part of the selection.
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Since 1999, the Bédélys Québec Award rewards the best comic book by a Québec artist published in Québec. It has a $ 1,000 grant, a copy of Antidote+ Personal and a unique trophy. The prize consists of a $1,000 grant, a copy of Antidote+ Personnel, and a unique trophy.
Selection Criteria
For this category,
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Formerly known as Bédélys Gold and the Bédélys World, since 2012 the Bédélys International has been awarded to the best French-language comics published outside Quebec.
This category, which allows us to discover and take a critical look at the best international comics, includes works that must be available in French in Quebec during the year preceding the awards ceremony.
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MCAF, in partnership with the Consulate General of France in Quebec City and the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Nature et Technologies, is launching the 2nd edition of the exhibition Les Chercheuses en BD (Women Researchers in Comics), to showcase the careers of the women who make up today’s science,
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Applications for exhibitors at MCAF 2024 are now open! They will close at midnight on January 12, 2024 (EST).
As a reminder, MCAF 2024 will be held on May 24, 25 and 26 on Saint-Denis Street, which will once again be closed to traffic between Gilford and Roy streets.
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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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