Wishing you the best of luck on the proposal presentation at FISM 2025!
From the April 5th Facebook post by Shawn Farquhar:
Dear Friends in Magic,
The Club de Magie du Québec team is proud and enthusiastic to announce the official candidacy of Quebec City to host the 30th FISM World Championship of Magic, in 2028 ! 🎩✨
Congratulations and good luck to all of the nominees!!!
Cast your vote at the FISM website* (look for the green "Start Voting" button):
https://www.fismitaly2025.com/online-magic-special-awards/
* it looks like there is an option to add a name to a category should you wish, from the site "For each category, you can vote for one of the nominated artists or suggest a new name for consideration. Every suggestion will be reviewed by our panel of judges."
From the March 12th Facebook post by Discourse in Magic:
The news is out! I’ve been nominated to win an award at FISM for BEST MAGIC PODCASTER. There was a going to be a way to vote, and as soon as I know how it works I’ll share it with you. But already it’s a big honor.
It’s also a great move for FISM to start thinking about other categories online that impact magic.
Anyways. I’m super pumped for this. And I’ll let you all know how to vote as soon as I know. But for now just wanted to celebrate the nomination!
From the March 12th Facebook post by Paul Romhany:
BIG NEWS - - Woke up to this amazing news. VANISH - International Magic Magazine has been nominated for a FISM award for top digital magic magazine. I'm still trying to take this all in. We've certainly changed the way a digital magazine is published and now the audio version adds another element never done before.
Have a read of the excellent interview in One Ahead, where Chris talks about the new online demonstration category in FISM 2025 and the future of magic in general.
From the February 27th article "This Is Totally New For FISM" by Tobias Hudson in One Ahead:
The process involved much brainstorming to understand what the online shift would look like, and Ramsay credits FISM organiser Walter Rolfo for being receptive to the idea.
But the question naturally follows: Does an online FISM category translate to higher levels of attendance, and more importantly, a longer-term desire to upkeep and cultivate the event for future generations?
Ramsay believes this can only happen if changes are made to the fundamental structure of the event:
From the February 24th Instagram post by Chris Ramsay:
Counting down the days! ⏳ In just 20 weeks, I’ll be in Turin, Italy, as part of the FISM Italy 2025 cast!
On January 19th we shared on Facebook that FISM 2025 will have a demonstration category for Streetmagic!
In the January 29th article "Here's the scoop on FISM Italy 2025 (Headliners, Brand New Categories,
Insights & More)" by Ryan Joyce at
Magician Masterclass
we learned that there are two demonstration categories this year:
This year, the prestigious competition introduces two exciting new categories:
World Champion Online Magic: In recognition of the growing influence of digital platforms, this category celebrates magicians who perform and captivate audiences through virtual mediums.
World Champion Street Magic: Bringing magic to the streets, this category honours magicians who perform in public spaces and open-air environments.
Read more.
Yesterday, we learned that both Chris Ramsay and Ekaterina will be part of the jury for the Championship of Online Magic!
Check out the FISMItaly2025.com to learn more about the Online Magic demonstration category, the Street Magic demonstration category, and more about FISM 2025!
From the February 1st Instagram post by Online Magic World Championship:
From the Canadian Association of Magicians:
The Canadian Association of Magicians is pleased to announce a special virtual CAM JAM event on Wednesday, October 12, at 8 pm EST! It's an exclusive look at the historic FISM World Championship of Magic in Quebec City!
From the August 3rd post "WOW! What a week! FISM Quebec 2022 was AMAZING! See Exclusive CAM photos." by Ryan Joyce at CAM:
Quebec City expanded artistic boundaries by introducing bold ideas and themes. A fresh spark of excitement has rekindled in the minds and hearts of magicians worldwide because of FISM Quebec 2022.
The six-day convention and competition brought together over thousand magicians from fifty countries and featured some of the best magicians worldwide. Simon Coronel and Laurent Piron become FISM Grand Prix Winners in close-up and stage. Coronel presents an impossible linking card miracle, and Piron makes paper come to life on stage. Applause!
Making new friends, catching up with old friends and seeing extraordinary talented magicians did something wonderful to my soul. I know I’m not alone. Canadians should be proud of the historical mark FISM Quebec 2022 contributes and its influence on a new generation.
Hopefully, many of them will be Canadian.
The Canadian Association of Magicians is proud to acknowledge the efforts of our President, Renée-Claude Auclair, Pierre Hamon, the entire FISM Team and over one hundred and fifty volunteers that made FISM Quebec 2022 possible.
Here is a detailed look @FISMmagic World Championship in Quebec City #FISM2022 #FISMQuebec2022 https://t.co/kqNeDNKWXI
— Ryan Joyce (@ryanjoycemagic) August 3, 2022
On behalf of everyone who wasn't able to attend FISM 2022, thank you to all the attendees who have shared your experiences, photos, and videos from the event!
From the August 2nd upload "I Went to The World Championship of MAGIC!! (FISM 2022)" at Chris Ramsay's YouTube channel:
From the July 29th upload "World’s best magicians gather in Canada for championship" by CBC News: The National:
From the July 28th article "The best magicians in the world are gathering in Canada this week" by Joseph Pugh at the CBC:
Two Canadians are competing this year, including Yannick Lacroix from Quebec and Cobalt, who will be competing in the close-up card magic category.
"I'm excitedly terrified," Cobalt told CBC News. He qualified for the championship after competing in an event last fall for the first time.
The Toronto-based magician says there is added stress and excitement when thinking about the audience.
"It's literally every great magician I grew up reading about … or ask[ed] for an autograph who's going to be in there now watching me do this act."
There's a lot on the line for the magicians, according to Canadian illusionist Greg Frewin.
"If you place even in the top three of this competition, your life changes," he says.
Frewin speaks from experience having won first place in the general magic category at the 1994 world championships in Yokohama, Japan. He currently performs shows at the Greg Frewin theatre in Niagara Falls, Ont., and has been training the next generation of magicians. One of his students, Ding Yang of China, is also competing at FISM.
"I can't give away what she does, but I will say this, there is one part of her act that nobody, male or female, has ever done and probably won't do for a long time because of the skill level and the skill set besides magic that it takes."
Congratulations to the winners, the contestants, and the organizers!
From the July 31st Facebook post by Paul Romhany:
FISM OFFICIAL RESULTS:
CLOSE-UP – MICRO MAGIC
1st Place: (tie) Simon Coronel (USA); Luís Olmedo (Spain)
2nd Place: Jacob Schenström (Sweden)
3rd Place: Mr. Triton (France)
CLOSE-UP – CARD MAGIC
1st Place: Markobi (France)
2nd Place: Pere Rafael (Spain)
3rd Place: Erik Tait (USA)
CLOSE-UP – PARLOUR MAGIC
1st Place: Shoot Ogawa (USA)
2nd Place: (tie) Javi Rufo (Spain); Vincent (Australia)
3rd Place: Jonio (Japan)
MOST ORIGINAL CLOSE-UP ACT: Gleb (Lithuania)
CLOSE-UP INVENTION:
MARTIN EISELE (Germany)
Daniel Mormina (Argentina)
STAGE – MENTAL MAGIC
1st Place: Anca & Luca (Austria)
2nd Place: Rob & Emiel (Netherlands)
3rd Place: (tie) Mago Larry (Argentina); Andrea Rizzolini (Italy)
STAGE – COMEDY MAGIC
1st Place: Mortenn Christiansen
2nd Place: Ramo & Alegria (Spain)
3rd Place: Marie Helene (France)
STAGE – ILLUSIONS
1st Place: Yunke (Spain)
2nd Place: Double Mandoble (Belgium)
3rd Place: no prize awarded
STAGE – GENERAL MAGIC
1st Place: Laurent Piron (Belgium)
2nd Place: Ding Yang (China)
3rd Place: Zhu Mingzhu (China)
STAGE – MANIPULATION
1st Place: (tie) Artem Shchukin (Russia); Junwoo Park (Korea)
2nd Place: Eden (South Korea)
3rd Place: Francesco Della Bona (Italy)
STAGE MOST ORIGINAL ACT:
Ding Yang (China)
STAGE INVENTION:
HJ (Taiwan Province of China)
Ramo & Alegria (Spain)
Zhu Minhzhu (China)
SPECIAL AWARDS
CREATIVITY & ARTISTIC VISION:
Topas
HISTORY, RESEARCH & SCHOLARSHIP:
Richard Kaufman
THEORY & PHILOSOPHY
Dani DaOrtiz
SPECIAL AWARD TO MAX MAVEN
GRAND PRIX / CLOSE-UP:
SIMON CORONEL (USA)
GRAND PRIX / STAGE:
LAURENT PIRON (Belgium)FISM 2025 will be in Torino, Italy
From the July 21st article "Merlin à Québec" by Paul Fontaine in Le Deviour (translated by Google):
As of Monday, curious phenomena will agitate the city of Quebec. More than 2,500 magicians will appear in the Old Capital, ready to amaze young and old alike during the Quebec Magic Festival. Witchcraft activities will enchant the ExpoCité site and the Québec City Convention Centre, not to mention the shopping streets of Old Québec and Lower Town.
This carnival of illusion, which takes place from July 25 to 31, will host with great fanfare the World Championship of Magic of the International Federation of Magical Societies (FISM).
The “Olympics of Magic”
“It's really a historic first,” says Luc Langevin, spokesperson for the 11th edition of the Festival. Met under the shadow of the forest giants of Square Sir-George-Étienne-Cartier, in Montreal, the illusionist well known to Quebecers struggles to contain his excitement.
From the July 14th article "Elora is indeed a 'magical' community" by Keegan Kozolanka in Elora Fergus Today:
Caesar said she looked forward to seeing a few tricks as she knows some magicians will leave her stumped how they pulled the trick off, which is rare as she claims to know most of the tricks of the trade.
“I’m overjoyed to finally have FISM come to North America specifically,” Caesar said, giving credit to current CAM president Renee-Claude Auclair. “I’m very grateful to Renee-Claude for having the foresight and energy to this done.”
“It’s a historic moment for Canadian magicians specifically but also North American because the FISM World Championship of Magic has never come anywhere west of the United Kingdom,” Joyce said.
Bonne chance Shane!
From the July 19th article "Magician Shane Cobalt set to represent Canada in the World Championship of Magic" at Global News:
The World Championship of Magic is about to dazzle fans right here in Canada for the first time. Toronto’s own Shane Cobalt will be competing at the event in Quebec City. The renowned magician speaks about his excitement for the event and puts his skills on display with some card tricks.
From the July 19th article "The Morning Show: July 19" at Global News:
Then, magician Shane Cobalt talks about representing Canada at the upcoming World Championship of Magic.
ICYMI: @ShaneCobalt did his thing for @CP24Breakfast https://t.co/56zWAE1uK7
— Corey Herscu (@coreyherscu) July 20, 2022
Canadian Magician Shane Cobalt joins Rosey Edeh for a chat ahead of the World Championship of Magic in Quebec City next week. https://t.co/gi9aQial9D
— CTV Ottawa (@ctvottawa) July 19, 2022
Canadian Magician Shane Cobalt shows Rosey Edeh a couple of card tricks ahead of the World Championship of Magic in Quebec City next week. https://t.co/TXyqIcggG3
— CTV Ottawa (@ctvottawa) July 19, 2022
CFRA sound bite from July 19th "Ottawa at Work: 'I love old school magic' -- magician Shane Cobalt preparing for upcoming World Championships of Magic"
#ICYMI: #TheBilalVakaniHr with @bilalv87 https://t.co/n8skm0NM5P @siriusxmcanada
— SXMCanadaTalks (@SXMCanadaTalks) July 14, 2022
Shane Cobalt who is competiting at The World Championship of Magic in Quebec July 25-30 (https://t.co/cv3hrj0FZA) shared a magic trick! pic.twitter.com/Ecj411Mxoa
From the May 18th article "Quebec will host the World Magic Championships for the first time" by Justin Staircase in le Soliel (translated by Google):
For the very first time, the World Magic Championships will be held in North America, in Quebec City, alongside the 11th Magic Festival, from July 25 to 31.
The championship will be held from July 25 to 30 and will take the form of several galas that will complement the magic festival that will be held in parallel. Ms. Auclair clarified at a press conference on Wednesday that the event was originally scheduled for 2021 before being canceled. One hundred and ten competitors are expected to participate in the competition, which will end with a gala of champions on July 30.
Renée-Claude Auclair believes that hosting such an event within the walls of Quebec could make the city one of “four or five essential destinations in the world of magic”.
THE SUN, PATRICE LAROCHEQuebec will also host the eleventh edition of the Quebec Magic Festival, in partnership with the International Federation of Magical Societies (FISM). The spokesperson for this edition Luc Langevin detailed the “500 hours of free entertainment in the streets of Quebec, from Sillery to Limoilou” and “the 2500 magicians expected”. The magician also said he was proud to be associated with such an episode because “magic is family, everyone likes it”.
Read more.
It was recently announced that Lee Asher, Philippe Beau, David Ben, Max Maven, Lisa Menna, Pierric, Ta Na Manga, Topas will be in Québec City for FISM WCM 2022! They will join Michael Ammar, Mike Caveney, Alexandra Duvivier, Dani DaOrtiz, Shawn Farquhar, Paul Gertner, Luc Langevin, Xavier Mortimer, Walter Rolfo, Jay Sankey, R. Paul Wilson and Zabrecky!
Even more recently released talent includes Tobias Beckwith, Stéphane Bourgoin, Will Bradshaw, Marc DeSouza, Julie Eng, Larry Hass, Jeff McBride, Miguel Muñoz, Giancarlo Scalia, Bernardo Sedlacek, Scott Steelfyre and Jeki Yoo! Oh my!
Do you ❤ #playingcards? Me too! And I'll be discussing them at the upcoming @FISMmagic this summer in Québec City 🇨🇦! Join me, and I guarantee you'll leave knowing more about playing cards than ever before! pic.twitter.com/oIHAP8V83v
— Lee Asher (@LeeAsherMagic) March 2, 2022
David Ben @theconjuror will present a never-to-be-repeated lecture at FISM on the life and magic of #DaiVernon Discover why Vernon was, as @RealMaxMaven has described, like James Joyce—a person who comes along once a century and change everything. MORE: https://t.co/xieYsSZG58 pic.twitter.com/tXnUctfMsl
— Magicana (@sharingwonder) February 28, 2022
I hope to see you at FISM convention in Quebec! https://t.co/j47DpK1VBD pic.twitter.com/uSwzrUwfk2
— Jay Sankey (@jay_sankey) March 7, 2022
We are delighted to announce that our executive director, Julie Eng @anjusan, will be in Quebec this July for #FISM2022 to talk more about Magicana and sharing wonder. MORE: https://t.co/t1LTb1cc0X pic.twitter.com/HeWzbiZ01E
— Magicana (@sharingwonder) March 7, 2022
Congratulations to the Canadians named as Official Judges for FISM Quebec 2022!
Representing Canada:
See all of the Official Judges at the FISM website.
Important message about FISM in Québec postponed to July 2022! Please note that your registration will automatically be transferred if already bought.
Due to the various events that affected our lives in relation to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) including the fact that several of the continental qualifications could not take place in 2020, the organizers of the FISM WCM in Quebec along with FISM International, have made the decision to DELAY THE FISM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP UNTIL JULY 25 - 30, 2022.
Read more.
We are so proud to announce that Shawn Farquhar will be with us from May 6 to 10, 2020! Nous sommes très fiers d'annoncer que le magicien Shawn Farquhar sera des nôtres du 6 au 10 mai prochain!
I am thrilled to announce that I will be 1 of the headliners at this years FISM/NACM convention in Quebec May 6th to May 10th.https://t.co/io1ZtAd8lc— Matt Johnson - Escape Artist & Master Magician (@likemattjohnson) January 3, 2020
Come see me do my crazy stuff!!! pic.twitter.com/acKGZLB6T4
In order to compete at the World Championship, magicians from Canada and USA must first qualify in the North America Championship of Magic (FISM NACA Quebec 2020) happening May 6 - 10, 2020.
The World Championships of Magic are coming to North America for the first time in 2021. You may be surprised to learn that they are organized much like any other international sports federation. The international federation is known as FISM (like FIFA or FINA) and The Federation of International Magic Societies have been promoting friendly competition among international magicians every three years since 1948 (which happens to be the last time visual and performing arts competition was included in the Olympic Games
May 6 to 10, 2020.
Together with the 2020 Canadian Championships of Magie and the 8th Concours International de magie Michel Cailloux.
During the 2020 FISM-North American Convention (held in conjunction with the Club de Magie de Québec and the Canadian Association of Magicians) in Québec City, May 6-10, there will be a triple magic championship competition. The combination of the Canadian Championships of Magic and the 8th Concours International de magie Michel Cailloux along with the 2020 FISM-North American Championships of Magic will offer the greatest magic competition ever held in Canada
A potential of fifteen competitors will have the opportunity to advance to the FISM 2021 World Championship of Magic also held in Québec City. Also, the North Americans with the highest marks will be crowned 2020 North American Champions in each of stage and close-up event.
In addition, contestants who are members of the host organizations will have the opportunity to compete for their respective awards and performing contracts.
Read more and register.
