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presentat ion of the pop-cul tura l fest iva l

1.-12.July 2015 Chotebor, Czechia

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Costumes

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Basic facts

• the biggest festival of pop-culture in Czech Republic • rich and varied program about sci-fi, fantasy, horror, mythology, history,

future and technologies, military, crimi, … in movies, series, games, books, comics, anime…

• big gaming zones with video-, music-, board-, card-, RPG and other games

• interesting foreign and Czech guests

• additional sport, dance and cultural program

• since 1996

• app. 3500 attendees in 2014

• we expect 3800 attendees in 2015

• http://www.festivalfantazie.cz (English version in May 2015)

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Photos from program

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Foreign guests of FF 2015

• actors: • David Nykl (Stargate Atlantis, Arrow, …)

• Paul McGillion (Stargate Atlantis, Sanctuary)

• artists: • Philippe Coriat

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Program

• board & card games, videogames, music & dance games, RPG…

• movies, TV series

• talks with actors, writers, artists…

• lectures, talks, quizzes from experts and fans

• ceremonies, theatrical performances

• autograph and photo sessions

• discotheques, dance workshops, concerts

• sport contests

• literary and other workshops

• ...

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Photos from additional program

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Foreign guests of previous festivals

• music composers and producers; directors: Trevor Jones, John Ottman, Marian Call; John Fitzpatrick; Lloyd Kaufman…

• writers: David Weber, Kir Bulyčev, George R. R. Martin, Robert Holdstock, Andrzej Sapkowski, Marcus Heitz, Andrej Beljanin, William King, Garry Kilworth, Michael A. Stackpole…

• artists: Michael Brunsfeld, Jim Burns, Philippe Coriat, Vlad Taupeš, Rudnev brothers…

• actors: Robert Atkin Downes, David Nykl, Rick Worthy, Rekha Sharma, Georgina Leonidas, Tony Amendola, Danny John-Jules, Mira Furlan, Natalia Tena, Jeremy Bulloch, Garry Chalk, Alaina Huffman, Gary Graham, Gareth David-Lloyd, Gary Jones, Jennifer Spence, Hattie Hayridge…

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Touristic program for foreign guests

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Touristic program for foreign guests - examples

• Prague (capitol) - http://www.praguewelcome.cz/en • Prague Castle, St. Vitus Cathedral, …

• Charles Bridge, Josefov - Prague ghetto, …

• St Nicholas church and Old Town Square and Old Town Hall + Astronomical Clock

• National galery, Vysehrad castle and church, Petrin View Tower, …

• U Fleku - brewery museum and pub, Strahov Monastery brewery, …

• Kolin town http://zkracene.cz/SHs7, church http://www.bartolomej-kolin.cz/en

• Kutna Hora town, church, charnel house - http://www.kutna-hora.net/en/

• Konopiste - http://www.zamek-konopiste.cz/en/

• Lipnice castle – http://www.hrad-lipnice.eu/en/

• Vesely kopec – outdoor muzeum - http://www.vesely-kopec.eu/en/

• Zdar castle - http://www.zamekzdar.cz/en/index.aspx

• Green Mountain church - http://www.zelena-hora.eu/history-1/church-of-st-john-of-nepomuk/

• canyon of Doubrava river - http://zkracene.cz/Oth6

• and other beautiful places

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Czech and Slovak guests of previous festivals

• music composers; storywriters; translators: Petr Hapka, Varhan Orchestrovič Bauer; Vlastislav Toman; Jan Kantůrek…

• directors: Juraj Herz, T. Krejčí, P. Jákl, M. Dobeš, J. Brabec…

• writers: Ondřej Neff, Josef Nesvadba, Jiří W. Procházka, Josef Pecinovský, Jaroslav Mostecký, Miroslav Žamboch, Pavel Renčín, Františka Vrbenská, Petra Neomillnerová, Juraj Červenák, Vladimír Šlechta, Jana Rečková, Vlado Ríša, František Novotný, Tomáš Němec, Richard Šusta, Vilma Kadlečková, Karolína Francová…

• artists: Martina Pilcerová, Juraj Maxon, Jan Krásný, Martin Zhouf, Lubomír Kupčík, Michal Ivan…

• scientists and specialists: Jiří Grygar, Otomar Dvořák, Jaroslav Flégr, Ondrej Herec, Jaroslav Petr, Lubomír Lejček, Ivan Mackerle, Karel Pacner, Petr Tomek…

• actors, dubbers: Lucie Vondráčková, Miloslav Mejzlík, Martin Písařík, David Prachař, Jitka Moučková, Daniel Dítě, Libor Hruška, Daniel Rous, Kateřina Lojdová, David Novotný, Klára Sochorová, Jana Štvrtecká, Jiří Prager…

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Photos from gaming zones - videogames

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About attendees

• average age 24 years, median 21 years

• age structure: • 15 - 18: 17%

• 19 - 25: 48%

• 26 - 30: 15%

• 31 - 45: 14%

• younger and older: 6 %

• 50% new attendees every year

• 40% girls + women, 60% boys + men

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Photos from gaming zones – board & card games

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Our festivals

• 20. Festival fantazie Chotebor, 3800 attendees • 1.-12.7.2015, the biggest festival of sci-fi, fantasy + games, since 1996

• 5. FanCity Chotebor, 300 attendees • 24.-28. 9. 2015 hotel Fantazie, festival of sci-fi, fantasy + games, since 1999

• 20. PragoFFest Prague, 4500 attendees • 28.-31.1.2016 Blue School, 2. biggest festival of SF, fantasy + games, since 1997

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Organizer and contacts

• SFK Avalon, o. s. (non-profit civilian association since 1994)

• Riegrova 6, 58301 Chotebor, Czech Republic

• ID: 26543737, Tax ID: CZ26543737

• Komercni bank Chotebor, 27-6555380227/0100

• IBAN: CZ52 0100 0000 2765 5538 0227, SWIFT: KOMBCZPP

• www.ffestivaly.cz

• Václav Pravda, director

• tel: +420 606 445 788

• vaclav.pravda@ffestivaly.cz

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Partners