Convention Report
F.A.C.T.S. 2013
October 19-20, 2013
Flanders Expo Gent, Belgium
http://www.facts.be
Guests:
Julie Benz (Dexter, Defiance), Manu Bennett (Spartacus, The Hobbit), Anthony Daniels (Star Wars), Michael Shanks (Stargate), Michael Biehn (Terminator, Aliens), Iain Glen (Game of Thrones, Resident Evil), Jennifer Blanc (Dark Angel, The Victim), the Avellan twins (Machete, Grindhouse)
60 Artists a/o Bill Morisson (The Simpsons), Erik Larsen (Savage Dragon) , Alex Maleev (The Crow), Toshio Maeda (Urotsukidoji)
More than 200 dealers.
Deep Space 2 members attended to the FACTS 2013 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.
- movie props, a/o eight (8!) movie cars, a scale 1/2 Tie Fighter, the hospital corridor from The Walking Dead and much more
- a Thunderbolts tournament
- Little Japan, where to discover a wide range of Japanese cultural specialties and martial arts
- a crowd favorite; the cosplay competition
- the game zone with a/o Game Mania (presenting Diablo III), Nintendo (Pokemon X & Y), Ubisoft (Assassin's Creed 4, PS4!), retro gaming, Streetfighter & Fifa competitions, pinball machines, the cream of the crop of the Flemish developpers and much more;
- there were large screen screenings, Q&A sessions, chill out zones, grime sessions, and so much more.
Q&A
In general the Q&As were never boring. The guests were playing with the public.
But the Q&A room was clearly to small. There was room for about 200 people, but still people had to stand up.
Q&A Michael Biehn & Jennifer Blanc
This was a great and fun Q&A
In short:
Michael and Jennifer work a lot together in their own movie company: Blanc/Biehn Productions:
Website: http://www.blancbiehnproductions.com
So for those who didn't know Michael and Jennifer are maried and make movies togther.The latest movies they have made are:
"The Victim".
For more info on that movie:
Website: http://grindhousethevictim.com/
"The Night Visitor"
For more info on that movie:
Website: http://www.thenightvisitormovie.com/
There are more movies to come.
Q&A Michael Shanks
This was also a great and fun Q&A
In short:
There is no new project of Stargate with the same cast.
The newest project for Michael is the series "Saving Hope".
For more info on that series:
Website: http://www.tv.com/shows/saving-hope/
Q&A Anthony Daniels
This was also a great and fun Q&A
In short:
Anthony told us that it was sometimes difficult to play the part of C3-PO as the R2-D2 didn't really talk back so it was a monologue most of the time.
Anthony played some scenes as C3-PO.
There was some video shown taken during the making of the Star Wars movies. Yes there were some things you don't see in the movies...
Some pictures have been uploaded to the DS2 pictures section:
http://ds2pictures.ds2.be
