An excellent synopsis of FISM 2022 by Ryan Joyce

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.  

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Here is a detailed look @FISMmagic World Championship in Quebec City #FISM2022 #FISMQuebec2022 https://t.co/kqNeDNKWXI

— Ryan Joyce (@ryanjoycemagic) August 3, 2022

 

 

Hamilton: Greg Frewin at fundraiser for Interval House of Hamilton [Aug 10]

Tickets at www.benefitshow.net/2022/03/wild-magic-starring-greg-frewin.html

 

From the August 3rd article "Magic fundraiser for Interval House of Hamilton" by Mark Newman at The Spec:

Niagara Falls illusionist Greg Frewin is looking to conjure up some fundraising dollars for Interval House of Hamilton.

Frewin, the first Canadian to win the World Championship of Magic competition, is bringing his 'Wild Magic' show to the McIntyre Performing Arts Centre at the Fennell campus of Mohawk College Aug. 10 in support of the west Mountain shelter.

“We are excited to be a part of this fundraiser and the support is coming at a much-needed time,” said Sue Taylor, executive director of Interval House of Hamilton. “We remain over-occupancy at our emergency shelter, and we don’t anticipate reprieve any time soon. We are providing safe shelter to a record number of women and children experiencing family violence and or abuse; currently we are using staff offices and community rooms to maximize our space and give women and children a safe place to rest.”

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Get tickets for the Benefit Show featuring Greg Frewin’s “Wild Magic”—an amazing Las Vegas style show for all ages—in support of IHOH. Aug. 10 at 7:30 p.m. For info/tickets: (905) 662-5503, 1-888-777-9793 OR https://t.co/2bi0HdNmnq. #hamont @MentorAction @BenefitshowCMG pic.twitter.com/OZTfgTTUyS

— I.H of Hamilton ON (@IntervalHamOnt) May 20, 2022

 

 

 

Chris Ramsay's FISM 2022 recap

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:

 

 

 

Sebastopol: Joe Culpepper's Magic Design Workshop [Aug 13]

From the July 30th Instagram post by Joe Culpepper:

Excited to be teaching this Magic Design Workshop on August 13th in Sebastopol, CA. Learn optical illusions and how to add magic effects to your own artistic projects: https://tinyurl.com/yd2kdaa5

 

 

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Billy Hsueh in the Surrey Now-Leader

Congratulations Billy!  Thank you for your hard work!

 

From the July 27th article "Presto, he’s president: World’s largest magic organization now led by Surrey’s Billy Hsueh" by Tom Zillich in Surrey Now-Leader:

The role of international president of the IBM is rare for a Canadian, as only eight residents of this country have held the office, four of whom are from Vancouver, and Hsueh is first of Asian descent.

“It wasn’t something that I sought out to do, but it just kind of happened, the process of me being on the board and the committees when I was 16, 17 years old,” Hsueh explained. “I kept volunteering my time and worked my way up the board, and eventually they nominated me as vice-president and then president-elect, now I’m president.

He added: “It just feels really good to represent an organization that I’ve been part of since I was, like, 11, and being able to give back, as much as can, for everything this organization has done for me.”

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Presto, he’s president: World’s largest magic organization now led by Surrey’s Billy Hsueh.
The role is rare for a Canadian. Hsueh is first of Asian descent, and also 2nd youngest in 100-year history of @IBMMAGIC.https://t.co/6ynVEzSTIT@sdpmagic @canadasmagic #SurreyBC #magic

— Tom Zillich (@TomZillich) July 27, 2022

 

The article mentions that 8 Canadians have held this title.  They include:

1. Len Vintus 1922–1926
2. Bruce Posgate 1980–1981
3. R.J. Obie O'Brien 1993–1994
   
4. Joan Caesar 2008–2009
5. Shawn Farquhar 2014–2015
6. Alex Zander 2019–2020   [youngest]
   
7. Billy Hsueh 2022-2023    [second youngest]
   

Who are we missing?

 

 

 

FISM 2022 in CBC News

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."

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FISM 2022 results

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