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Hello from TCAF and welcome to the TCAF 2025 Exhibitor Newsletter #4!

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Missed any of our previous issues? Never fear!  Catch up on all past exhibitor newsletter issues and all relevant exhibitor information on the TCAF Exhibitor Portal (pW = TCAF2025Toronto) 

 

This week’s exhibitor highlights and news…..

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  • Hotel Block Deadline is Friday May 9 (hotel block link) 

  • Cross Border Travel Information Session on Wed May 7th at 7pm ET (via Zoom) with Attorney Catherine Glazer - more info below 

  • Exhibitor List is LIVE! Please check your exhibitor listing on the website 

  • Just announced - Special TIFF x TCAF Screening of Paying For It: Tues June 3rd at 6pm - more info below 

  • Shipping & Selling Reminders and Updates 

  • Support TCAF Update - we have 375 supporters since we launched our fundraising initiative at the beginning of April. 

LAST CALL: TCAF Hotel Block - deadline to book is Friday May 9th!

 

Last call! REMINDER: The hotel block has been extended a few days! Please book by Friday May 9th!

 

Hotels in downtown Toronto in June are expensive - our hotel block is a good rate for downtown Toronto and very well situated - it is a 3-5 min walk to the Mattamy Athletic Centre and very close to grocery stores, amenities, and the subway

 

(American friends: reminder that with the exchange rate our hotel block works out to be ~$225 USD/night).

 

Also if you stay in the hotel block, you’re staying with TCAF friends and we have plans! Including some late night drink n’ draws and D&D events!

 

How do I book? You can book by clicking this link

Cross Border Travel: Info Session Wednesday May 7th from 7-8pm ET 

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TCAF is sponsoring an exhibitors information session on cross border travel Wednesday May 7th from 7-8pm ET with Immigration lawyer, Catherine Glazer. 

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Session will be over Zoom (link). For anyone who cannot attend LIVE, session will be recorded and shared via the Exhibitor Portal.

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Catherine is an attorney practicing U.S. and Canadian immigration law in Toronto. Catherine’s diverse client portfolio includes agencies, management companies and professionals in the fine arts and performing arts industries, including Emmy nominees and GRAMMY and JUNO award-winning artists. 

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Catherine has also served as an international consultant for the Norwegian Refugee Council. She has authored immigration research papers published by Rice University’s Baker Institute and participated in the Institute’s project proposing immigration reform to the Biden Administration.  Her articles have appeared in The Globe and Mail, Canadian Musician Magazine and The National Post. Prior to establishing her own firm, Catherine worked for Fragomen in Chicago, as well as the International Organization for Migration and the Nansen Initiative for Cross-Border Displacement in Geneva. Catherine holds a J.D. from the University of Michigan, where she received the Hessel E. Yntema Award in International and Comparative Law and the Dean’s Public Service Award. 

 

Catherine can be reached at catherine@cbglazerlaw.com. 

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For more information, please see her website: https://www.cbglazerlaw.com/.

Exhibitor List is LIVE!

https://www.torontocomics.com/exhibitors 

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Reminder to *please review* the Exhibitor List on our website. Need changes, edits, updates, or additions? Please email TCAF’s Digital Experience Manager, Aaron KIng, directly at aaron@torontocomics.com

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  • Artists & Guests - is your information on the Exhibitor List accurate / up-to-date (name, url)? Is your name missing? Please email TCAF’s Digital Experience Manager, Aaron KIng, directly at aaron@torontocomics.com with any needed edits or changes. 

  • Publishers - please confirm that all artists who will be signing at your table, or participating in the festival are enlisted here. If names / urls are missing, please email TCAF’s Digital Experience Manager, Aaron KIng, directly at aaron@torontocomics.com with any needed edits or changes. 

  • Community & Industry Exhibitors - is your information (name / url) accurate and up-to-date on the exhibitor list? Please email TCAF’s Digital Experience Manager, Aaron KIng, directly at aaron@torontocomics.com with any needed edits or changes. 

Special TIFF Screening of ‘Paying For It’: Tues June 3, 2025 at 6pm ET

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Join us Tuesday June 3rd at 6pm at the TIFF Lightbox as we kick off TCAF week with a special screening of ‘Paying For It’ followed by a Q & A with Director Sook-Yin Lee and cartoonist Chester Brown, in conversation with TCAF General Programming Artistic Curator, Ho Che Anderson. We are happy to be able to offer a special TCAF booster / exhibitor discount of 25% on all tickets purchased before May 7th at 10am using the promo code 25TCAFPFI. ‘Paying For It’ the film was an official TIFF ‘24 selection and is based on Brown’s 2011 graphic memoir. 

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Purchase tickets HERE!

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Direct link to promo code: https://am.ticketmaster.com/tiff/promotional-page?id=NDQwNQ==   

Shipping Reminders & Deadlines: 

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Given the number of travel worries right now our recommendation is to ship materials if possible or have the Beguiling purchase materials on your behalf (more info on that option linked in the documents below).
 

Please consult the document that pertains to your circumstances:

 

If you are shipping from outside of Canada or the USA, please contact our comic super friends at The Beguiling for more information and suggestions on shipping / exhibiting options. Please contact Peter Birkemoe at the Beguiling at 1 (416) 533-9168 from 11am-5pm EST Monday - Saturday​.

 

Questions? Please check our Exhibitor Portal Shipping Information. 

Selling at TCAF

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  • For Canadian exhibitors - we recommend using Square, bank account e-transfers, cash, or having a QR code with your online store or Paypal account easily linked

  • For Non-Canadian exhibitors - if this is your first time (or first time for awhile) travelling to TCAF please note that your American or International Square will NOT work in Canada; Square is country specific and does not support cross border payments. Also, please note that e-transfer methods such as Venmo or Zelle are not supported in Canada. However, there are some cross border options and suggestions that are easier than you might think including: 

    • PayPal! - your PayPal wallet works across multiple countries and currencies. Yes, we know PayPal has its pros and cons but it is a very easy option well supported across countries and currencies. An easy exhibitor option would be to have a QR code with a link to your PayPal account or online store prominently displayed on your table.  

    • Cash - always a good option! 

    • Renting a Canadian Square reader from TCAF - TCAF has a number of Square readers we can rent out for the weekend (sign up form for that coming next issue!). However, please know that this is not a seamless process and - similar to PayPal - any rented Square readers also have a small fee (around 5% on transactions)

Support TCAF Update

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TCAF is proud to champion comics as a vital art form: In this political climate, protecting the arts as a source of revolutionary self-expression and source for solidarity has never been more important. But like so many nonprofit arts organizations in our city, TCAF is experiencing financial challenges. Our new venue is an exciting opportunity for us to reach new audiences and add more artists as exhibitors, but it also comes with significant new expenses. As a largely volunteer-run festival with no full-time staff members, raising these funds has been an intense sprint.

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Thank you to the more than 375 artists, publishers, and TCAF boosters who have already contributed to our Support TCAF fundraising initiative. Every donation above $5 adds your name to our wall of supporters and we are so grateful to see such a large number of names on that wall. Please continue to spread the word! As a free nonprofit arts festival committed to staying free and accessible and right in the heart of downtown Toronto, we appreciate your support and every dollar helps!

Stay well comics friends! 


Be sure to follow TCAF on Instagram, Bluesky, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube to stay up to date on our latest public announcements. And don’t forget to sign up for our Public Newsletter.


Looking forward to seeing you in Toronto soon-ish! 


All our best, 
Amie, Mandy, and the rest of Team TCAF 

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