Location:
Vancouver Convention Centre; 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC
Times:
Saturday, April 21, 2012 - Sunday, April 22, 2012 10 am to 7 pm April 21; 10 am to 5pm April 22
Tickets:
Single Day tickets $20 | Weekend Pass $30
Kids 12 and under are free
What:
Fan Expo Vancouver is uniting all fans of comics, gaming, anime, horror, and sci-fi. For years fans have been asking Fan Expo Canada to come to Vancouver. Comicon Hollywood North has final arrived! Tickets go on sale February 21, 2012.
- As Fan Expo Canada (Toronto) celebrates its 18th year, it is now expanding to the West Coast with Fan Expo Vancouver.
- Fan Expo Vancouver is an all-ages playground for fans of comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, and gaming.
- Thousands of fans will flock to meet sci-fi stars, geek-out over new video games and snap pictures with other fans dressed as their favourite characters.
- Each genre has its own schedule of unique activities such as: gaming tournaments, Q&A sessions with celebrity guests, artist competitions ("Sketching Duels"), workshops, portfolio reviews and more.
- Visit www.fanexpovancouver.com for more details.
- Fan Expo Vancouver is happy to be hosting the SPACE Channel this year as they debut the cast of SPACE's new original series, PRIMEVAL: NEW WORLD, that is currently in production in Vancouver.
Special Guests:
* Adam West (Batman)
* Burt Ward (Robin)
* Billy Campbell (The Killing)
* Kristen Bauer (True Blood)
* Colleen Clinkenbeard (Fullmetal Alchemist)
* Veronica Taylor (Pokemon)
* Richard Cox (Inu Yasha)
* Trevor Devall (Mobile Suit Gundam)
* Mike McFarland (Dragonball Z)
* Brian Froud (Bakugan & Jimmy Two Shoes)
* Mike Choi (DC/Marvel Artist)
* Pia Guerra (Y the Last Man)
* Ian Boothby (Simpsons)
* Nicholas Brendon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
* Michael Dorn, John Delancie, Marina Sirtis (Star Trek: TNG)
* …and more
Key Attractions: The best ways to geek out on the weekend and buy cool stuff:
* Celebrity Autographs & Photo Ops
* Celebrity Q & A's
* Sketching Duels
* Costumes
* Workshops & Seminars
* Web Series for Grown Ups
* Artist Alley
* Retailer & Exhibitor Area
* Voice Acting 101
* Ultimate Fan Expo Party
* Horror Author Panels
* The 501st Legion: Star Wars Photo Session
* Sci-Fi Fantasy Author Panels and Readings
Canadian Videogame Awards Talking Points
- Fan Expo is proud to be hosting the 3rd annual Canadian Videogame Awards on April 21, 2012
- As the third largest developer of videogames in the world, Vancouver is the perfect location for this year's Canadian Videogame Awards.
- The event will honour and celebrate the best and brightest in Canadian videogames and will be broadcast across the country on G4 Canada and CityTV through the Rogers Network.
- The Canadian Videogame Awards are produced by Reboot Communications and Greedy Productions and are officially endorsed by DigiBC and the Entertainment Software Association of Canada.
- More event details: http://bit.ly/CVA2012detailsPressRelease
CVA Schedule of Events
Saturday, April 21st, 2012
VIP Reception – 7:00pm
Awards Commence – 7:45pm
Vancouver Convention Centre
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Dress Code: Casual to Semi-Formal
Media Enquiries: 778.737.6877
Shelley Mantei shelley[at]mediatonicpr[dot]com
Neesha Hothi neesha[at]mediatonicpr[dot]com
