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April 6, 2008
Posted 2 years, 7 months ago on April 6, 2008
The second 2D – Northern Ireland Comics Festival takes place on Thursday 5th, Friday 6th, and Saturday 7th of June 2008 in the Verbal Arts Centre and Sandinos Bar in Derry, Northern Ireland.
Events will include Signings, Sketching Sessions, Workshops, Panels, Dealers, Portfolio Reviews, and an Art Exhibition. Entry to all events is FREE. Not only that, but tables for Creators, Dealers, and Publishers are also supplied free, although there is a limited supply, and it will be allocated on a first come – first served basis.
Guests so far confirmed for the event include:
Charlie Adlard, Bob Byrne, Shane Chebsey, Rufus Dayglo, David Hine, Laura Howell, Ilya, Garry Leach, Alan Martin, Stephen Mooney, Nick Roche, and Stephen Thompson.
More information about all aspects of the Festival can be got form the Festival organiser, David Campbell. Email: david[at]2dfestival[dot]com
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January 10, 2008
Posted 2 years, 10 months ago on January 10, 2008
The Chester Beatty Library in Dublin Castle is hosting a Manga & Anime Weekend at the beginning of February.
The schedule is as follows:
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Friday 1 February: Opening Night
6pm: Screening of Naussica of the Valley of Wind (Over 16s)
Screening supported by Tiger Beer
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Saturday 2 February: Manga Day
11am: Screening of Astro Boy
2pm: Well known UK comics expert and Manga specialist Paul Gravett will present an illustrated talk on the popularity of this medium.
3.30pm: Demonstration with Manga artist. Details to be confirmed
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Sunday 3 February: Anime Day
11am: Screening of Paprika (91 mins) 16 +
1.30pm: Surreal Art of Anime, talk by Paul Watts
3pm: Screening of Angel’s Egg (80 mins) 16+
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Further details can be found on the
Chester Beatty Library Events page.
Please note that booking is essential for each event. To book, contact Education Services by telephone at 4070750 or by emailing educationservices[at]cbl[dot]ie.
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February 25, 2007
Posted 3 years, 10 months ago on February 25, 2007
After a protracted break over the winter, I’m back with a list of forthcoming Genre events from now to the end of the year. I’ll be at a lot of these events, so I hope to see some of you there.
23 – 25 February: Leprecon 28: Gaming Convention
Venue: Trinity College, Dublin 2
6 March: Unlikely Society Table Quiz
Venue: Cassidy’s Bar, Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2.
Doors open 8pm, all welcome.
10-11 March: P-CON IV: SF Convention
Venue: Wynn’s Hotel, Dublin 1
Guest of Honour: Kim Newman
26 April: Launch of third Freak Show graphic novel, Ain’t That Peculiar
Venue: The Sugar Club.
Writer and artists present, along with two bands playing songs inspired by the work. Doors open 8pm, all welcome.
20 May: Dublin Toy & Train Fair
Venue: Clontarf Castle Hotel, Dublin 3
9 – 10 June: Vaticon XIII: Gaming Convention
Venue: UCD, Dublin 4
3 – 5 August: Mecon X: SF Convention
Venue: QUB Elms Centre, Queens Elms, Belfast
Guest of Honour: Iain Banks
16 September: Dublin Toy & Train Fair
Venue: Clontarf Castle Hotel, Dublin 3
13 – 14 October: Octocon: SF Convention
Venue: Glenroyal Hotel, Maynooth, Co. Kildare
Guest of Honour: TBA
27 – 29 October: Gaelcon: Gaming Convention
Venue: TBA
End October: Horrorthon Film Festival.
Venue: TBA
17-18 November: Dublin City Comic Con.
Venue: TBA
Guests announced to date: Jim Lee, Michael Avon Oeming, and Steve McNiven.
18 November: Dublin Toy & Train Fair
Venue: Clontarf Castle Hotel, Dublin 3
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July 2, 2006
Posted 4 years, 6 months ago on July 2, 2006
The Navan Film Festival to be held in Diamond Cinema, Kennedy Road, Navan, County Meath on the 16th August 2006. According to Festival Director Paul Cotrulia, The Navan Film Festival was created to offer exposure to genre films which are often overlooked by the traditional festival circuit.
The festival’s programme includes action, science fiction, fantasy and animation as well as panels, parties and special guests. Amongst the films being shown are American SF thrillers Into the Maelstrom and Microgravity and the award-winning Canadian SF short Cost of Living, all receiving their Irish festival premiere. Also showing are Irish-made fantasy films The Four Horsemen and Nowhere Man, directed by the festival chief Paul Webster.
The festival kicks off with a champagne reception at the Diamond Cinema on the night of the 15th of August at 11:00 pm followed by a special screening of Ireland’s first martial arts movie Fatal Deviation at midnight.
For more details visit the festival’s website.
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August 22, 2005
Posted 5 years, 5 months ago on August 22, 2005
On Saturday the 27th of August Tomo-Dachi, Northern Ireland’s first Japanese Animation (Anime) Convention takes place in the city of Derry, run by the Derry Anime and Manga Association (DAMA). The event will run between 11 AM and 9 PM in The Nerve Centre, Derry City, showing anime on two cinema screens. The convention also includes video gaming, a manga (Japanese comics) library of over 200 books, Magic: The Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh Collectable Card Game tournaments, and Anime/Manga themed quizzes.
For more information, visit the DAMA website.
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August 10, 2005
Posted 5 years, 6 months ago on August 10, 2005
Urban Screen, an independent film festival set up in 2004, and with an annually rotating theme, is concentrating on the Science Fiction genre this year, according to festival founder and co-chairman, Andrew McVea. He adds, “Currently there are no plans to charge for admission – however, venue hire, advertising and film licensing costs may result in the commercialisation of the festival in the future.”
They’ll be showing twelve film over three days, starting with The Day the Earth Stood Still at 10 AM on Friday the 19th of August, and ending with The Incredibles at 7 PM on Sunday the 21st of August. In between, they’ll be showing a broad range of films, including Blade Runner, Brazil, Aliens, and Terminator 2, as well as one each from the Star Wars and Star Trek stables.
What: Urban Screen SF Film Festival
Where: Middle Gym, Methodist College, Belfast
When: Friday 19th August to Sunday 21st August
How Much: Free!
For more information about the festival, and about its organisers, visit the Urban Screen website.
Thanks to ace Norn Iron newshound Eugene Doherty for sourcing the story for us.
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July 22, 2005
Posted 5 years, 6 months ago on July 22, 2005
As part of the 2005 Dublin Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, there is an 87-minute programme of lesbian and gay animation, called Outline, featuring nine different pieces, ranging in length from Powerplay at three minutes, to Three Months with Pook at thirty nine minutes. Other titles include The Ambiguously Gay Duo – The Third Leg Of Justice, which “gives an insight into the private life of a pair of crime-fighting poofs.” The showing is on Saturday the 30th of July at, 2:30 PM on Screen 1 in the Irish Film Institute on Eustace Street in Dublin’s Temple Bar.
More information about Look Out! 2005, the Dublin Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, now in its thirteenth year, from their website.
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July 6, 2005
Posted 5 years, 7 months ago on July 6, 2005
EirtaKon is a convention devoted to ‘Anime,’ or Japanese-style animation, and will be running from Friday the 11th to Sunday the 13th of November this year, in Dublin City University on Collins Avenue in Dublin 9.
There will be six screens showing anime through the course of the weekend, including some international premieres, along with a dealers’ room, anime enthusiasts from all over Ireland, related gaming events, table quizzes, a Japanese Bazaar, a charity raffle, and much else.
Entrance is 6 Euro for a day or 10 Euro for a weekend. Entrance will include a free con t-shirt, a con pack, free refreshments for the entire con and a special ‘goodie bag.’
More information from the EirtaKon website.
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