Convention Report
F.A.C.T.S. 2014
October 18-19, 2014
Flanders Expo Gent, Belgium
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Guests:
Actors/producers: Costas Mandylor (Saw), Christopher Judge (Stargate), Robert Knepper (Prison Break), Liam McIntyre (Spartacus), Jerome Blake (Star Wars), Adam Brown (The Hobbit), Lou Feringo (Hulk), Carice Van Houten (Game of Thrones).
Artists: Stefano Martin, Eduardo Risso, Carlos Pacheco, Guillem March, Gabriel Hernandez Walta, Paco Diaz, Kyko Duarte, Yacine Elghorri, Nicola Saviori, Stefano Martino, Monte M. Moore, Jesus Merino, Mike Krome, Lectrr, Ethan Van Sciver, Des Taylor, Gianluca Maconi, Adrien Floch, Phil Winslade, Juan Jose Ryp, Robi Pena, El Torres, Mauricet, Nicolas Demare, Marcial Toledano, Jean-Marie Minguez, ...
Sylvester McCoy (The Hobbit) canceled.
Around 250 dealers.
Deep Space 2 members attended to the FACTS 2014 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.
- 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, Nintendo, PS4, Ubisoft, Marvel, retro gaming, pinball machines, and much more
- there were large screen screenings, Q&A sessions, chill out zones, grime sessions (especially a lot of "walking dead"), and so much more
- this year there was a special Stargate (SG-1, Atlantis, Universe) exhibition with props, designs, costumes, a stargate and a live team.
Q&A
We did not go to all Q&As These are (very short) the ones we went to.
Q&A Christopher Judge (Stargate)
Christopher Judge was great on stage. Christopher Judge is very funny and the interaction with the audiance was fantastic. He talked about his current work and past work in the Stargate series.
For those who still wonder why Teal'c suddenly had hair in the later seasons... Christopher was tired of shaving every day...
Q&A Liam McIntyre (Spartacus)
Liam McIntyre talked about how he prepared for his role as Spartacus and about the role itself.
Q&A Jerome Blake (Star Wars)
Jerome Blake was a musician befor he became an actor. He has his own band. He played 7 aliens in the Starwars movies I, II, and III.
There was still a little time and Jerome played a few songs singing and playing the guitar.
Q&A Robert Knepper (Prison Break)
Robert Knepper is the oposite of most characters he plays like in Prison Break. He is fun, friendly, a family man and great to have at a convention. He told us that it is not easy to get a job as an actor and an actor is never sure the movie or television series will be a success.
Some pictures have been uploaded to the DS2 pictures section:
http://ds2pictures.ds2.be
