New guest JULIAN KOSTOV will be at London Film & Comic Con! Julian plays Fedyor in the Netflix series Shadow & Bone, and he was Timur in A Discovery of Witches. His credits also include London Has Fallen, Berlin Station, and Treadstone. 20 rows · London Film and Comic Con is a fan convention held annually in London that Genre: Speculative fiction. LONDON FILM AND COMIC CON. DATES. Jul TYPE OF SHOW. Public. ENTRANCE. Olympia Grand. OPENING TIMES. Fri: 5pm-9pm Sat: 9am-7pm Sun: 9am-6pm. Creating your event. View our range of mouth-watering catering options below. Exhibitor Express Book stand catering. Hospitality.
 
 

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The show is often able to attract A-list guests but does also include many smaller, niche guests. In the run up to the event, the guest list was quite volatile with new guests still being announced whilst others were being cancelled or rescheduled to later events.

Olympia is currently undergoing a large-scale redevelopment so the outside of the venue did look like a building suite. As with any London venue, public transport links are generally good and there are several hotels and numerous guesthouses within walking distance. Olympia also has its own parking although this needs to be pre-booked.

Showmasters runs a ticketing system with several levels of benefits. Standard entry gets you into the event but provides no other benefits. Gold passes allow early entry to the event and the ability to join any queue without a virtual queue VQ ticket diamond level guests excluded. Gold passes and diamond passes were advertised as available for collection from 1pm on the Friday of the event. Due to some confusion over actual event start time some attendees reported they had been there since 8am, expecting a 9am start!

The doors opened around 20 minutes late but other than that the process went fairly smoothly. There were some last-minute changes to covid policy sent out to everyone by e-mail including some perspex screens in some photo shoots and mandatory masks. These instructions were largely discounted however as very few people at the event were masked.

There were also no Perspex screens for signing guests making the event feel pretty much normal for autograph collectors. As darkness fell, on an unseasonably mild November evening, fans began gathering outside Olympia. The entry process, including covid pass checks, went smoothly and the reduced attendee numbers probably helped with this. As 5pm rolled around the doors opened to a cheer and a small round of applause that spread through the crowd — relief perhaps that the event could finally happen after 16 months of delays.

A number of Star Wars guests were announced for the Friday night but unfortunately there were several who did not attend. The area was fairly busy and most guests appeared to have a steady stream of customers. He also played an x-wing tech in the Hoth rebel base — a role which he reported only recently came to light.

I also met Simon Williamson who signed on an image of Max Rebo — one of my favourite action figures as a kid. Mark was in attendance with a several other Sons of Anarchy guests but did have a number of table images from The Mandalorian. Mark is an interesting character and was happy to take time chat to fans.

Natalia was slightly elusive for autograph hunters as she had a photo shoot booked during the short opening hours of pm. A couple of times I was in her queue when it was closed — luckily, she was attending for the whole weekend.

Both guests appeared popular and had fairly long queues for at least the first few hours of the show. Away from autographing, photo shoots and talks were starting to take place.

However, there was room for a decent range of stalls selling a variety vintage and modern merchandise. Cosplay groups such as the rebel legion were present but in smaller numbers than usual — possibly due to another big event taking place on the same weekend.

I noted that unlike previous conventions, the event was not promoting any particular upcoming movie — perhaps due the studios promotion plans being affected by unpredictable release schedules. The lack of posters, banners and promotional booths did make the convention hall feel rather empty and unfinished however. Although it felt slightly strange attending a convention in the evening, it actually seemed to work quite well. On the downside, during the show on Friday night we learned that show headliner Robbie Coltrane had been taken ill and had to cancel his appearance.

Although not a Star Wars guest, it did obviously have a detrimental effect on the show overall, especially with another headliner Riz Ahmed cancelling only days before.

Day two and the first day of the show proper. Saturdays at LFCC can be extremely busy, and often quite hard work for autograph collectors. However, as the queues formed on the Saturday morning, it became clear that numbers in attendance were much reduced on previous shows. Attending on her birthday, Ming-Na had a large queue of fans from the start the day. Although obviously best known for Star Trek rather than his voice role in The Clone Wars, George Takei was another big name attending the show.

Due to his advancing age, he was only signing for a limited period each day and was understandably busy. After failing to meet Natalia Tena on the previous evening I had more success on the Saturday.

She is always fun to chat to and I was happy to add her name to my Mandalorian collection, after previously getting her on a Harry Potter piece. Another Mandalorian guest, Richard Brake also appeared to be a popular. He was very engaging to talk to and we discussed what it was like filming with Bill Burr in what was my favourite scene of season 2.

I noted that Richard brought his own collection of pens with him — always a reassuring sign for autograph collectors. The youngest guest of at event was little Dolly Gadsdon, signing alongside her older sister Beau. Both of whom played younger versions of Jyn Erso in Rogue One. Both girls seemed to be coping well with what I imagine could be a rather overwhelming experience.

It made me think it would be great to see all three Jyns at an event someday — if Felicity Jones can be tempted back to do another in-person signing. I have met Valene before and I have always found her very friendly, and this occasion was no exception. Day three of the con — often when convention fatigue starts to set in.

But, also a less crowded day when many smaller guests are often booked — and this show was no exception. Although relatively new to the signing circuit Angus knew his character name and was happy to add quotes to pieces. Daniel was a popular guest at the show having worked on not only Rogue One , but also providing his skills as a stunt performer in Game of Thrones , Bond , and Harry Potter. I had hoped to meet Brian Blessed again but he was a very popular guest and a couple of hours into signing he was still getting though his diamond pass queue.

Sadly, I had to leave before I got chance to meet him. Not nearly as busy or as hectic and, if anything, less stressful. It did feel like an event finding its feet again in a post-pandemic world. I have been to a few smaller and medium sized conventions since reopening, but this was the first large scale event I have been to and I have to say I really enjoyed it. The spring LFCC is scheduled for 26 th th February with the three-day summer event planned to return 8 th th July Star Wars Autograph News.

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LONDON FILM AND COMIC CON. DATES. Jul TYPE OF SHOW. Public. ENTRANCE. Olympia Grand. OPENING TIMES. Fri: 5pm-9pm Sat: 9am-7pm Sun: 9am-6pm. Creating your event. View our range of mouth-watering catering options below. Exhibitor Express Book stand catering. Hospitality. Calling all collectors and film & TV fans, we are back this weekend with our popular London Film Fair, taking place at the Royal National Hotel. . May 05,  · Tim Pilcher, the new London Film and Comic Con (LFCC) Comic Content Director, taking over from Tony Lee, has announced the first wave of guests at this year’s show. Held at London Olympia over the weekend of July 8th – 10th, the following folks will be there: David Gibbons (Sunday only), John Higgins, Sally Jane Hurst, Kev F Sutherland and.

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Not doing so will only cause complaints. Having photo areas A, B, C, and D next to each other was a great idea.