DollFest 2018 at Otakuthon (Montreal, Québec) - Information and Schedule

Hello Everyone! Otakuthon is Quebec's largest anime convention promoting Japanese animation, Japanese graphic novels, related gaming and Japanese pop-culture. DollFest is an Otakuthon sub-event dedicated to both BJDs and Asian Dolls. The BJD community in Quebec is constantly growing and to celebrate this, DollFest was created.

This year DollFest will take place on the 4th and 5th of August.

Here are some websites to visit for more information:
Otakuthon 2018
DollFest

Here is the Schedule:

Saturday:
10am-11am 516D
DollFest Meetup and Photoshoot
Let's try to get as many dolls together as possible and take pictures!

11am-12pm 516D (This event is bilingual)
DollFest: Recast PSA + How to spot fake dolls online.
This is a information session about BJD recasts and how to lower your risks of purchasing one by mistake.

1pm-2pm 516D (This event is bilingual)
DollFest: Show and Tell
Let's get together and talk about our doll's characters and their stories

2pm-4pm
Otakuthon special guest Danny Choo has two panels in room 512G. Although these panels are not directly a part of DollFest, showing us your interest in events like these will help enable us to invite more doll hobby related guests in the future!

Sunday:
10am-11pm 516D
DollFest: Vinyl Doll Meetup
Meetup for fans of vinyl jointed dolls.

12:30pm-2pm 516B (This event is bilingual)
DollFest: Faceup Workshop with Brush on Sealant by Carolynn Bellavance.
Please bring a clean resin head of any size to participate in this workshop. If you don't have a doll head available but still want to learn you can certainly watch.

2:30pm to 4pm 516B
DollFest: Marketplace
You can trade or sell unwanted doll items with other collectors here.
Doll items only please.

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If you have any questions feel free to comment below and I will do my best to answer you.
Thank you very much for reading.

 

It all depends on how long it will take people to tidy up their belongings after the workshop but I can't think of any other reason not to

 

Hi! I'd be inclined to say there's a healthy balance of both languages.
All of the events that aren't marked bilingual (like the meetups and the marketplace) are usually a good mix of English and French.
There are two managers for DollFest, my first language is English and my associate's first language is French. If you find yourself at a vendor and you want to buy something but you're having a communication problem feel free to poke one of us, we can help.
We don't want anyone to feel left out.

 

From the DollFest Facebook page:

We would like to thank everyone who came to DollFest this year. There were so many beautiful dolls that we could barely get all of them in one photo! Deep discussions were had about the hobby and we even got our hands dirty and explored faceups together. The marketplace this year was visited by a staggering amount of people, some of whom were on the lookout for their first doll. We cannot thank you enough for taking time during the convention to not only visit us, but for participating in our events, sharing your stories, and displaying your amazing dolls.

Knowing how much enthusiasm and excitement there is for DollFest inspires us to continue improving the event to bring more content in the future. Feel free to give us your feedback in the comments below, we would love to know what you would like to see for next year.
We are looking forward to seeing you again at DollFest 2019!