April 2024: F.A.C.T.S. Con Gent

F.A.C.T.S.
April 6-7, 2024
Flanders Expo, Maaltekouter 1, 9051 Ghent, Belgium
https://facts.be/en/
Guests:
Christopher Judge, Mckenna Grace, Marina Sirtis, Teri Hatcher, Marc de Bel, Sana Takeda, Marjorie Liu, Takeshi Miyazawa, Stefano Martino, Gianluca Maconi, Daniel Henriques, Cam Smith, Chris Weston, Graham Bleathman, Batem, Hermann, Steven Dhondt, Lectrr, Art Grafunkel, Romano Molenaar, Shirow Di Rosso

Pictures have been uploaded on the Deep Space 2 website:
http://ds2pics.blogspot.be/

Deep Space 2 members attended to the FACTS Spring 2024 Convention. Some went on Saterday, some went on Sunday, some went the entire weekend. Some spend the night in a hotel. And some even had an early bird ticket, which are like VIP tickets. Entry is an hour before opening, priority at food stands, restrooms, etc. An early bird ticket costs more, but is recommended if you don't want to wait.

F.A.C.T.S. is the biggest science fiction, fantasy, anime & comics convention in the Benelux, since 2016 two times a year.

• a crowd favorite: the cosplay competition
• the game zone with a/o Game Mania, Nintendo, PS4, Ubisoft, Marvel, retro gaming, pinball machines, and much more
• there were large screen screenings, Q&A sessions, chill out zones, grime sessions, and so much more
• artists workshops, cosplay workshops, tech workshops

October 2023: F.A.C.T.S. Con Gent

F.A.C.T.S.
October 21-22, 2023
Flanders Expo, Maaltekouter 1, 9051 Ghent, Belgium
https://facts.be/en/
Guests:
James McAvoy, Stephen Amell, Jason Paige, Charisma Carpenter, Mark Williams, Christopher Judge, Kevin McNally, Trevor Hairsine, Raul Fernandez Fonts, Lucio Parillo, Hilary Barta, Michael Dialynas

Pictures have been uploaded on the Deep Space 2 website:
http://ds2pics.blogspot.be/

Deep Space 2 members attended to the FACTS Fall 2023 Convention. Most went on Saterday, some went on Sunday, some went the entire weekend. And some even had an early bird ticket, which are like VIP tickets. Entry is an hour before opening, priority at food stands, restrooms, etc. An early bird ticket costs more, but is recommended if you don't want to wait.

F.A.C.T.S. is the biggest science fiction, fantasy, anime & comics convention in the Benelux, since 2016 two times a year.

• a crowd favorite: the cosplay competition
• the game zone with a/o Game Mania, Nintendo, PS4, Ubisoft, Marvel, retro gaming, pinball machines, and much more
• there were large screen screenings, Q&A sessions, chill out zones, grime sessions, and so much more
• artists workshops, cosplay workshops, tech workshops

February 2020: Comiccon Brussel

Convention Report

Comiccon Brussels
February 22-23, 2020
Tour & Taxis, Havenlaan 86C, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
http://www.comicconbrussels.com
Guests:
Khary Payton, Sean Astin, Warwick Davis, Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Holy Marie Combs, Jason Narvy, Paul Schrier, Catherine Sutherland, Dave Chapman, Bernard Hill, Brian Krause, Katie Leung, Carice Van Houten, Giancarlo Esposito, Keegan Connor Tracy, James Tolkan, Alex Kingston, Claudia Wells, David Bradley, Dickey Beer, Orli Shoshan, Lee Towersey, and many more...


Deep Space 2 members attended to the Comiccon Brussel Convention February 2020. Some went on Saterday, most went on Sunday, some went the entire weekend.

Comiccon Brussel, Belgium, is with about 120 dealers not as big as the big brother in Gent, but it was a nice science fiction, fantasy, anime & comics convention with more than 35 interesting guests.
- a crowd favorite: the cosplay competition
- the game zone
- there were large screen screenings, Q&A sessions, chill out zones, grime sessions, laser shooting fights and so much more

We did not go to all Q&As. These are (very short) the ones we went to.


Q&A Khary Payton

Khary Payton told us about his work especially the "Walking Dead". In the "Walking Dead" you never know who is killed or becomes a "walker". So for Khary every page of the script is horror, because maybe the character he plays is dead or worse.

Q&A Holly Marie Combs

Holly Marie Combs was already acting at very young age. As a child she found acting rather easy because producers were happy much faster with her performance. Later she found producers and directors much more demanding. She talked about her work but also her family.


Next convention in Belgium is the F.A.C.T.S. Spring Edition April 4-5, 2020
More info:
https://facts.be/

October 2019: F.A.C.T.S. Con Gent

Convention Report

F.A.C.T.S.
October 19-20, 2019
Flanders Expo, Maaltekouter 1, 9051 Ghent, Belgium
https://facts.be/en/
Guests:
Actors: Kristofer Hivju, Matthew Lewis, Willa Holland, Christopher Lloyd, Christopher Lambert, Johnny Cruz
Artists: Jérôme Alquié, Viska, Ulrich Schröder, Jim Cheung, Nicola Scott, Yehuda & Maya Devir, Gabriel Rodriguez, Jay Fotos, Laura Braga, Elena Casagrande, Terry Moore, Casty, Luca Giorgi, Yanick Paquette, Jérémy Petiqueux, Andrea Cuneo, Mohamed Aouamri, Aneke, Steve Parkhouse

Pictures have been uploaded on the Deep Space 2 website:

http://ds2pics.blogspot.be/

Deep Space 2 members attended to the FACTS Fall 2019 Convention. Most went on Saterday, some went on Sunday, some went the entire weekend.

F.A.C.T.S. is the biggest science fiction, fantasy, anime & comics convention in the Benelux, since 2016 two times a year.
- a crowd favorite: the cosplay competition
- the game zone with a/o Game Mania, Nintendo, PS4, Ubisoft, Marvel, retro gaming, pinball machines, and much more
- there were large screen screenings, Q&A sessions, chill out zones, grime sessions, and so much more
- artists workshops, cosplay workshops, tech workshops

Q&A
General remark about the Q&As: During this FACTS Con it was forbidden during all Q&As to take pictures or film. People who did, had a visit by security almost within a few seconds.

At conventions all actors talk about their work in the past, current and future. It is understandable they cannot speak about some future projects.
That is the reason we do not put all questions and answers here in this report. We respect the privacy of the actors/directors/producers who come to talk about their work.

We did not go to all Q&As. These are (very short) the ones we went to.

Q&A Christopher Lloyd
Christopher Lloyd talked about his work, most of all in "Back to the Future" and the "Adams Family".
At the end of his Q&A he did a "Great Scott" for us.

Q&A Christopher Lambert
Christopher Lambert talked about his work and future projects. He reminded us that living forever also means losing loved ones.

Q&A Kristofer Hivju
Kristofer Hivju talked about how he got his role in "Game of Thrones", what it was like to work in -30 degrees, and about his costume which weights 18 kilograms.



The next Comiccon in Belgium is in Brussels, February 22-23, 2020, Tour & Taxis, Brussels

September 2019: Comiccon Antwerpen

Convention Report

Comiccon Antwerp
September 14-15, 2019
Waagnatie, Rijnkaai 150, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium
www.comicconantwerp.com
Guests:
Mark Williams, Jimmy Vee, Brian Herring, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Anthony Daniels, Austin St. John

Deep Space 2 members attended to the Comiccon Antwerp September Convention. Some went on Saterday, most went on Sunday, some went the entire weekend.

This Comiccon in Antwerp, Belgium, is not as big as the big brothers in Brussels and Gent (F.A.C.T.S.), but it was a nice science fiction, fantasy, anime & comics convention.
- a crowd favorite: the cosplay competition
- the game zone with a/o Game Mania, Nintendo, PS4, Ubisoft, Marvel, retro gaming, and much more
- there were large screen screenings, Q&A sessions, chill out zones, grime sessions, and so much more

We did not go to all Q&As. These are (very short) the ones we went to.

Q&A Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Jake talked about his carrer, sports and his addictions. He overcame his addictions and he is now helping a lot of people to stop their addictions.


And last but not least...

The next F.A.C.T.S. Con is in Gent, October 19-20, 2019 Flanders Expo, Maaltekouter 1, 9051 Ghent, Belgium

The next Comiccon in Belgium is in Brussels, February 10-11, 2020, Tour & Taxis, Brussels

May 2019: Comic Con Gent

Convention Report


Comic Con Gent
May 4-5, 2019
Gent ICC International Convention Center
Van Rysselberghedreef 2 Citadelpark, 9000 Gent, Belgium
https://comiccongent.com
Guests:
Dan Fogler, Brian Krause, Karan Ashley, Chris Rankin, Kevin McNally, Brian Muir, Dickey Beer

Deep Space 2 members attended to the Comiccon Gent 2019 Convention. Some went on Saterday, some went on Sunday, some went the entire weekend.

Comiccon Gent 2019 is a science fiction, fantasy, anime & comics convention in Belgium with the classic convention ingredients.
- around 100 dealers
- a crowd favorite: the cosplay competition
- the game zone with especially retro gaming, but also virtual reality gaming, and much more
- there were large screen screenings, Q&A sessions, chill out zones, grime sessions, and so much more
- artists signing, actors signing, photoshoots, workshops

There wasn't a huge crowd so dealers, shops, stage, signing tables were easy accessable.

There were only a few Q&As so we did not go to all Q&As. These are (very short) the ones we went to. Q&A Matthew Highton and Dickey Beer were canceled.

Q&A Kevin Mcnally
Kevin talked about his work in "Pirates of the Caribbean, but also about his work on stage. Kevin is a huge fan of Star Wars and Star Trek (The Original Series).

Next Belgian Comiccon is in Antwerp (Waagnatie, Rijnkaai 150, 2000 Antwerpen)
September 14-15, 2019.

For more info:

www.comicconantwerp.com

April 2019: F.A.C.T.S. Con, Gent

Convention Report

F.A.C.T.S. Spring Edition Gent
April 6-7, 2019
Flanders Expo, Maaltekouter 1, 9051 Ghent, Belgium
https://facts.be/
Guests:
Mads Mikkelsen, Dolph Lundgren, Gaten Matarazzo, Lana Parrilla, Shannen Doherty, Tom Hopper, Kevin Eastman, Howard Chaykin, Dan Slott, Dani Strips, Michael Dialynas, Giuseppe Camuncoli

Pictures have been uploaded on the Deep Space 2 website:

http://ds2pics.blogspot.be/

Deep Space 2 members attended to the FACTS spring edition 2019 Convention. Some went on Saterday, most went on Sunday, some went the entire weekend.

F.A.C.T.S. is the biggest science fiction, fantasy, anime & comics convention in the Benelux, since 2016 two times a year.
- a crowd favorite: the cosplay competition
- the game zone with a/o Game Mania, Nintendo, PS4, Ubisoft, Marvel, retro gaming, pinball machines, and much more
- there were large screen screenings, Q&A sessions, chill out zones, grime sessions, and so much more
- artists workshops, cosplay workshops, tech workshops
Q&A
General remark about the Q&A reports: Some actors do not want to be filmed during a Q&A, pictures is OK. Some Actors come on stage. Visitors can take pictures for a few minutes and than have to stop using cameras. Some actors do not allow any filming or pictures of any kind. These rules apply for all conventions and they are respected by the visitors.
At conventions all actors talk about their work in the past, current and future. It is understandable they cannot speak about some future projects.
That is the reason we do not put all questions and answers here in this report. We respect the privacy of the actors/directors/producers who come to talk about their work.

We did not go to all Q&As. These are (very short) the ones we went to.

Q&A Tom Hopper
Tom talked about his work, especially "The Game of Thrones". Most of his future work he couldn't talk about. He could say he is in the "The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard" (2020) with Samuel L. Jackson and Morgan Freeman.

Q&A Jason Isaacs
Jason is one of those actors who do not want their picture taken or be filmed when they are on stage. That is respected. Jason talked mostly about Harry Potter and some about Star Trek Discovery.

Q&A Dolph Lundgren
Dolph liked working with Silvester Stalone a lot. But he also talked about sports.

Q&A Mads Mikkelsen
Mads talked about his work, but couldn't talk about future projects.

Q&A Shannen Doherty
Shannen talked about her work and about cancer and her charity: Stand Up To Cancer.



And last but not least...

The next F.A.C.T.S. (2019) will be the fall edition 19-20 October 2018, same place...

March 2019: Comiccon Brussel

Convention Report

Comiccon Brussels
March 2-3, 2019
Tour & Taxis, Havenlaan 86C, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
http://www.comicconbrussels.com
Guests:
Bonnie Wright, Evanna Lynch, Robin Lord Taylor, Michael Madsen, Matthew Wood, Amy Jo Johnson, Jason David Frank, David Yost, Walter Jones, Nick Frost, Robert Picardo, Corin Nemec, Ian Whyte, David Faustino, Alex Kingston, Nicholas Brendon, Joonas Suotamo, Simon Bisley, Billie Piper, Michelle Gomez,

Deep Space 2 members attended to the Comiccon Brussel Convention March 2019. Some went on Saterday, most went on Sunday, some went the entire weekend.

Comiccon Brussel, Belgium, is with about 120 dealers not as big as the big brother in Gent, but it was a nice science fiction, fantasy, anime & comics convention with more than 20 interesting guests.
- a crowd favorite: the cosplay competition
- the game zone
- there were large screen screenings, Q&A sessions, chill out zones, grime sessions, laser shooting fights and so much more

We did not go to all Q&As. These are (very short) the ones we went to.

Q&A Matthew Wood
While Matthew Wood was talking about his work in post production of a Star Wars movie, he spotted another Star Wars actor and friend in the audiance: Jerome St. John Blake. Jerome was not on the official guest list but was called on stage and participated in the Q&A.

Q&A Michael Madson
Michael talked about his work, but also about his family.

Q&A Bonnie Wright
Bonnie Wright talked about her work in Harry Potter. At this time she is more directing than acting.

Our special attention went to the builders of the Yavin Project and in particular the B-Wing Diorama by Adam Kulesza who took time to explain more about the Yavin Project.

https://www.facebook.com/yavinpl/

http://yavin.pl/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHKv66eIoSw


Next convention in Belgium is the F.A.C.T.S. April 6-7, 2019
More info:
https://facts.be/

Next Comic Con in Belgium is in Antwerp, September 14-15, 2019
More info:
https://comicconantwerp.com

September 2018: F.A.C.T.S. Con, Gent

Convention Report


F.A.C.T.S.
September 29-30, 2018
Flanders Expo, Maaltekouter 1, 9051 Ghent, Belgium
http://facts.be
Guests:
Jennifer Morrison, David Tennant, Tom Felton, John Barrowman, Carolina Ravassa, Charles Martinet, and lots of artists...

Deep Space 2 members attended to the FACTS Convention. Some went on Saterday, some went on Sunday, some went the entire weekend.


F.A.C.T.S. is the biggest science fiction, fantasy, anime & comics convention in the Benelux, since 2016 two times a year.
- a crowd favorite: the cosplay competition
- the game zone with a/o Game Mania, Nintendo, PS4, Ubisoft, Marvel, retro gaming, pinball machines, and much more
- there were large screen screenings, Q&A sessions, chill out zones, grime sessions, and so much more
- artists workshops, cosplay workshops, tech workshops
Q&A
General remark about the Q&A reports: Some actors do not want to be filmed during a Q&A, pictures is OK. Some Actors come on stage. Visitors can take pictures for a few minutes and than have to stop using cameras. Some actors do not allow any filming or pictures of any kind. These rules apply for all conventions and they are respected by the visitors.
At conventions all actors talk about their work in the past, current and future. It is understandable they cannot speak about some future projects.
That is the reason we do not put all questions and answers here in this report. We respect the privacy of the actors/directors/producers who come to talk about their work.

We did not go to all Q&As. These are (very short) the ones we went to.



Q&A Carolina Ravassa
Carolina was very serious about her work. As a voice actrice she makes all the moves the character makes as wel. for example jumping up and down, running...

https://www.carolinaravassa.com/



Q&A Jennifer Morrison
Jennifger talked about her experience in DR.House M.D., and much more about Once Upon A Time. Currently she has three projects she is looking at, but she can only chose one.



Q&A John Barrowman
John had prepared a nice show. He talked about his work, mainly Dr. Who and Torchwood. Whoever had a question he called up on stage to answer it.

http://www.johnbarrowman.com/



Q&A Tom Felton
Tom spoke of course a lot about his work in the Harry Potter movies. But he is also a good musician. He sang (with his guitar) some songs for us.



Q&A David Tennant
David was only at the F.A.C.T.S. on Saterday. He spoke a lot about being Dr. Who, but also about his work in Harry Potter.

https://www.david-tennant.com/



Pictures have been uploaded on the Deep Space 2 website:
http://ds2pics.blogspot.be/



And last but not least...
The next F.A.C.T.S. (2019) will be the spring edition April 6-7, 2019, same place...

July 2017: Comiccon Gent

Convention Report

Comic Con Gent
June 30 - July 1, 2017
Gent ICC International Convention Center
Van Rysselberghedreef 2 Citadelpark, 9000 Gent, Belgium
https://comiccongent.com
Guests:
Actors: Carla Perez, Jaleel White, Nick Moran, Lea Couzin, Sylvester McCoy, Dave Barcklay, Caroline Munro, Bernie Collaco

Deep Space 2 members attended to the Comiccon Gent 2017 Convention. Some went on Saterday, some went on Sunday, some went the entire weekend.

Comiccon Gent 2018 is a science fiction, fantasy, anime & comics convention in Belgium with the classic convention ingredients.
- around 100 dealers
- a crowd favorite: the cosplay competition
- the game zone with especially retro gaming, but also virtual reality gaming, and much more
- there were large screen screenings, Q&A sessions, chill out zones, grime sessions, and so much more
- artists signing, actors signing, photoshoots, workshops

There were only a few Q&As so we did not go to all Q&As. These are (very short) the ones we went to.

Q&A Carla Perez
Carla talked about her work in the Power Rangers. It was playing like playing on a playground. The costumes and attributes were rather heavy. the role in the power rangers got her more roles as the evil woman/witch/etc.
Carla is looking at some scripts now and she has taken one she prefers, but she cannot tell anything about it.

Next Comiccon is in Antwerp (Waagnatie, Rijnkaai 150, 2000 Antwerpen) September 15-16, 2018.
For more info:
www.comicconantwerp.com