11 - 13 APRIL 2019 - DUBAI WORLD TRADE CENTRE
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WELCOME TO SEASON EIGHT OF MIDDLE EAST FILM & COMIC CON. We are so excited for you to join the biggest gathering of TV, film, comic, gaming, and anime fans in the Middle East. This weekend you are going to experience the extraordinary. Whether you’re here to meet your celebrity idol, check out your favourite brands, find inspiration from our workshops, watch the exclusive Hellboy screening (Thursday, 3pm), or you’re just looking for an action-packed weekend with like-minded fans, we’ve got you covered.
Make like a lightning bolt down to Meet The Stars to get a photo with Shazam! star himself, Zachary Levi, or find your voice with actress extraordinaire, Tara Strong, meet Arrow star Katie Cassidy, and don’t forget to say hi to celeb impressionist/self-proclaimed geek, Marvel’s Red Skull and Aaron from The Walking Dead’s, Ross Marquand. Be sure to make your way to the MEFCC Theatre for the celebrity panels. Our superstars will be put under the spotlight so we can get all the juicy gossip from your favourite actors. We’ll try and get the behind the scenes stories from Shazam!, the inside scoop from
Avengers: End Game, a day in the life on-set from Walking Dead and Arrow, or maybe accidentally reveal who might end up taking the throne in Game of Thrones. Check the schedules in this guide for all the details. Top tip – arrive early to make
sure you get your seat.
All new for this year, MEFCC wants to make you famous! This cannot be missed. On Friday and Saturday there will be a live casting call to find the UAE’s next big movie star. To get discovered head to Miranda Davidson Studios booth for your professional headshot, advice on how to create an actors’ resume, and to book a time during the show for your big audition! Make sure you register when you arrive.
Finally, don’t forget to check out the SWYP Mainstage outside, grab your food and drinks, and enjoy live music, DJ sets, and competitions including the Just Dance competition®. We’ll be taking and sharing photos and videos throughout the show, so be sure to follow the official MEFCC channels and don’t forget to tag us using #MEFCC @MEFCC to be featured.
Have a great weekend! Middle East Film & Comic Con Team
You’ll need more than one day to see everything MEFCC has to offer. If you’re not sure where to start, here are the top picks from the MEFCC team.
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The Panels and Q&As
Do you have burning questions for our celebrities? This year you can ask them yourself. Quiz the likes of Ross Marquand, Katie Cassidy, Iwan Rheon, and Zachary Levi – only in the MEFCC Theatre.
Energising Experiences
Feeling clever? Then head to the No Way Out escape room to try your luck at cracking their codes. Or if you’re feeling full of energy, try a challenge at TEP Factor. There’s also the Laban Up Retro Arcade to test your old-school skills.
Get Dancing
Score a Nintendo Switch™ by dancing! Just Dance® is happening on The SWYP Mainstage, and if you come out on top you win the prize. All you need to do is nail those moves.
Find hidden talents with the Workshop experts
Discover how to draw Rick & Morty with the comic’s own cover artist or unleash your passion for journalism with IGN’s Gaming Journalism 101. From cosplay to comics and board games to building stories – head over to these inspirational sessions located in the DWTC Za’abeel Concourse (Jebel Ali Room C&D).
Let’s GO to LEGO®
MEFCC is proud to welcome LEGO® to the show for the first time. You can find them celebrating the upcoming LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part. Head over to Za’abeel Hall 4 to join in the fun.
Vintage Posters
Cinemantiques is selling brilliant vintage movie posters, from an Adam West Batman poster, to original Disney’s Goofy posters from the 1970s. Find your favourite at the Cinemantiques stand.
Welcome to SPEEDY COMICS MIDDLE EAST! The region's number 1 boutique destination for comics & Pop Culture
Speedy Comics is dedicated to vintage, signed, and limited-edition comic books and collectables. Speedy Comics ME was built on the humble beginnings of a simple passion that has grown into a Pop Culture sensation that Dubai ... Nay, the world ... deserves! Being less than a year in business, we have already been visited by several international celebrities & artists as well as becoming the proud supporter of MEFCC 2019 “MEET THE STARS� area. Shop 34, Al Attar Business Center, Al Barsha 1, Dubai
You can get your comics and merchandise attested at Speedy Comics with a CBCS certification. All you have to do is head to the speedy comics stand
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ZACHARY LEVI
One of the most respected actors of his generation, Zachary Levi has become known for his captivating on screen presence. Zac is currently shooting a recurring role in season two of Amazon Studios’ critically acclaimed series, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. The first season of the show won two Golden Globes. Levi recently wrapped production as the title character in David F. Sandberg’s highly anticipated tent pole, SHAZAM! for Warner Brothers. Additional previous film credits include: THOR: THE DARK WORLD; ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS: THE SQUEAKQUEL; and TANGLED.
IWAN RHEON
Iwan Rheon is a Welsh actor, singer and musician, best known for portraying Ramsay Bolton in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011), Simon Bellamy in the E4 series Misfits (2009) and Ash Weston in the ITV sitcom Vicious (2013). In 2013, Rheon was cast as the villainous psychopath Ramsay Bolton in the HBO series Game of Thrones. Due to the vile nature of Bolton's character Rheon said that Bolton deserved his gruesome death in the series, in which he was eaten alive by dogs. Rheon was also the lead singer in The Convictions until leaving the band to pursue his acting career.
BENEDICT WONG
British actor Benedict Wong is best known for his roles in Marvel’s “DR STRANGE”, Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame as Wong, SyFy network’s new hit series “DEADLY CLASS, Netflix’x “MARCO POLO” (Kublai Khan) and Ridley Scott’s “THE MARTIAN” (Bruce Ng). Benedict acting career has spanned two decades across theatre, film and television. His earlier breakthrough film roles include Trey in Danny Boyles 2007 sci-fi Thriller “SUNSHINE”, in Duncan Jones’ “MOON” and as Guo Yi in Steven Frears 2002 Oscar Nominated British Drama “DIRTY PRETTY THINGS”.
KATIE CASSIDY
Katie Cassidy is one of Hollywood’s most engaging actresses. Katie was the female lead in the smash hit CW series, Arrow. Katie can also be seen in the thriller titled The Scribbler, in which she played the lead character ‘Suki’ and also starred Michelle Trachtenberg and Eliza Dushku. No stranger to the small screen, Cassidy’s other television credits include playing the female lead in CBS’ 13-week murder mystery mini-series Harper's Island along with CW’s Gossip Girl, Melrose Place, Supernatural and 7th Heaven.
tara strong
Tara Strong is a Canadian-American voice actress and businesswoman. She is famous for giving voice to characters in animated movies and video games as well as for performing in live-action productions. She is best known for voicing ‘Timmy Turner’ in the TV series ‘The Fairly OddParents,’ ‘Raven’ in ‘Teen Titans,’ ‘Bubbles’ in ‘The Powerpuff Girls,’ ‘Batgirl’ in ‘The New Batman Adventures,’ and ‘Twilight Sparkle’ in ‘My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic,’ and more. The versatile voice actress has also done voice work in numerous video games, the popular ones being ‘Rikku’ in Final Fantasy X and X-2, ‘Harley Quinn’ in ‘Batman: Arkham City,’
ross marquand
Ross Marquand is an American actor native to Denver. Upon receiving his BFA in Theatre from the University of Colorado he moved to Los Angeles and quickly garnered attention in various film and television projects.
After portraying the late Paul Newman on "Mad Men," Marquand went on to land perhaps his best known role, Aaron, on "The Walking Dead." Following this came notable credits on "The Mindy Project," "The Last Tycoon," and "Brockmire," as well as a role in "The Avengers: Infinity War" as the perennial super villain Red Skull.
KAI GREENE
Known as ‘The Predator‘, Kai Greene is one of the greatest bodybuilders in the modern era of the sport. After winning numerous competitions and placing highly in Mr. Olympia shows throughout his career, he’s become widely recognized around the world for his incredible physique. In 2011, Kai found another way to express himself – through art. The Predator began creating a collection of large canvas paintings, and held his first art show the same year. This was a surprise to the fitness community, but Kai always believed that bodybuilding is a form of art
IT’S THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF BATMAN, AND WITH IT, PLENTY OF LIMITED-EDITION MERCHANDISE. Bruce Wayne is ALL OVER MEFCC this year thanks to his 80th anniversary – but don’t worry, he’s still fighting fit. The event is full of Batman merch, vintage pieces and of course – comics! Here’s our pick of the best bits for fans of the caped crusader:
Create your own Batman Head to Des Taylor’s Workshop session "Publish your digital comic… with Madefire" to meet the worldfamous artist - best known for his Batman pop art. Get some advice from a pro – and learn how to create your own popular character stories!
Batman in print With an exclusive 1000th edition of the Batman Detective comic, Comic Stop even has some signed by the artist, Tony S Andrews, himself. Head to the Comic Stop stand to get your hands on one of these comics!
Funky figurines
Get your limited edition Batman Funko Pops at the Funko stand – you can get the original Batman figurines. Dreamy!
Timeless Batsy Vintage, graded and certified - Speedy Comics has a rare collection of Batman comics and figures on display from the dawn of the Dark Knight.
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DAY 1 | 11 APRIL 2019, THURSDAY 4:00PM - 4:45PM
"BUILDING STORIES" - TALAL ALASMANI, IMAGE NATION
5:00PM - 5:45PM
"CREATING A VILLAIN FOR YOUR COMICBOOK" - ANDREW HENRY
6:00PM - 6:45PM
"COMIC KICK-OFF: A GUIDE TO STARTING YOUR OWN COMIC BOOK" - YASSER ALIREZA & ZAID ADHAM, WAYL COMICS
7:00PM - 7:45PM
"IF I CAN DO IT, SO CAN YOU… HOW TO GET INTO MAKING YOUR OWN PROFESSIONAL COSPLAY COSTUMES" - CAVIN LAM
8:00PM - 8:45PM
"STREETFIGHTER ARTIST SPEED DRAWING CHALLENGE: FIGHT!" LONG VO, JEFFREY CRUZ & EDWIN HUANG
1:00PM - 1:45PM
"COOL OF CTHULHU" - MICHAEL O'BRIEN
2:00PM - 2:45PM
"DRAWING COMICS 101 WITH CARTOONIST MATT SMITH"
3:00PM - 3:45PM
"COMICS CLASSES AND COMIC CONS IN K-12 SCHOOLS" - BOB HOFFMAN
DAY 2 | 12 APRIL 2019, FRIDAY
4:00PM - 4:45PM
"A MANGA ARTISTS INSPIRATIONAL JOURNEY - DREAMS AND CHALLENGES" - SOPHIE CHAN
5:00PM - 5:45PM
"FUN WITH FACES CARICATURE WORKSHOP" HEATHER SHIPMAN & DARREN HERBERT, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN THE EMIRATES
6:00PM - 6:45PM
"COMIC KICK-OFF: A GUIDE TO STARTING YOUR OWN COMIC BOOK" YASSER ALIREZA & ZAID ADHAM, WAYL COMICS
7:00PM - 7:45PM
"GAMING JOURNALISM 101: WHAT IT TAKES TO WRITE ABOUT VIDEO GAMES" - NICK REGO & ISLAM IBRAHIM, IGN
8:00PM - 8:45PM
“BUILDING STORIES" - TALAL ALASMANI, IMAGE NATION
1:00PM - 1:45PM
"PUBLISH YOUR DIGITAL COMIC… WITH MADEFIRE" - DES TAYLOR
2:00PM - 2:45PM
"KICKSTARTING YOURSELF TO DEATH - CHAOSIUM'S CAUTIONARY TALE" - MICHAEL O'BRIEN
3:00PM - 3:45PM
"YOU ARE YOUR AUDIENCE - WRITING A COMIC PEOPLE WILL WANT TO READ" - ANDREW CLEMSON
4:00PM - 4:45PM
"MONSTRESS OF IMAGINATION" - SANA TAKEDA
5:00PM - 5:45PM
"HOW TO DRAW RICK AND MORTY" - DAVID ANGELO ROMAN
6:00PM - 6:45PM
"COMIC KICK-OFF: A GUIDE TO STARTING YOUR OWN COMIC BOOK" YASSER ALIREZA & ZAID ADHAM, WAYL COMICS
7:00PM - 7:45PM
"BUILDING STORIES" - TALAL ALASMANI, IMAGE NATION
DAY 3 | 13 APRIL 2019, SATURDAY
WILLIAM SIMPSON
William Simpson is an international artist whose career began in comicstrip art, working on a range of character icons: Judge Dredd, Rogue Trooper, Batman, Transformers, Hellblazer, Tyranny Rex, Aliens, and Vamps.
In recent years he has developed his work in the film industry providing conceptual art and storyboards for a variety of feature films most notably for the TV Show Game of Thrones.
DAVID FINCH
For almost 20 years David Finch has inspired fans with his raw and gritty art aesthetic. His comic credentials include creator-owned successes Ascension and Aphrodite IX and mainstream hits like Ultimate X-men, New Avengers and more. These days Finch’s breathtaking eye for detail can be found bringing the caped crusader to life in the pages of Batman with comic writer Tom King.
DAVID ANGELO ROMAN
David Angelo Roman is a classically trained artist. Currently Roman is a Rick and Morty cover artist, creating art for the Oni – Adult Swim – Rick and Morty comic book and the Cryptozoic trading cards. Roman is also an artist for Star Wars, Walking Dead, and Marvel under Topps and Upperdeck. Most recently, David has been contracted with Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe Cryptozoic Trading Cards.
MITSUHIRO ARITA
Mitsuhiro Arita was born in 1971 in Fukuoka, Japan. He has been working as a freelance artist since 1986. The first project he worked on was Pokémon Trading Card Game, and continuously working on it for over twenty years. He also worked on Final Fantasy XI for eleven years and did concept design for the theatrical animation film BERSERK: the golden ages I-III, books, and magazines.
OTTO SCHMIDT
Otto is a Cyprus based comic book artist who hails from Siberia. Otto’s work includes Marvel’s Korvac Saga and Guardians Team-Up, and he has been working for DC since 2016 on projects including Green Arrow Rebirth, as well as annuals for Batman, Nightwing and the DC Universe.
LONG VO
Long Vo is a Senior Producer and Lead Artist for Udon Entertainment. Long is most known for his art direction and illustration on many Udon/Capcom projects from the Street Fighter Comics to Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix, Tatsunoko VS Capcom, Street Fighter 4 and 5 - as well as the upcoming Ultra Street Fighter 2 for the new Nintendo Switch™.
JEFFREY CRUZ
Jeffrey "Chamba" Cruz is a Melbourne based comic book artist whose credits include: UDON's Street Fighter II Turbo series, Super Street Fighter Vol. 1 & 2, Skullkickers and Wayward from Image Comics, Red Sonja comic by Dynamite, Cover art for TMNT: the animated comic by IDW and many more!
EDWIN HAUNG
Edwin Huang is a comic artist at UDON Entertainment and concept artist at Pop Culture Shock Collectibles. He is best known for his work on Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Mega Man, and Skullkickers.
SANA TAKEDA
Sana Takeda is the artist of Monstress, which won multiple Eisner awards in 2018, including her award for Best Painter/Multimedia Artist and the Hugo ‘Best Professional Artist’ Award for the same series. She has been involved in a wide range of projects for Marvel, DC and many other publishers.
SIMONE DI MEO
Born in Turin, in 1992, Simone started working as full artist or inker for various publishers such as: Sergio Bonelli Editore, Disney Italia, Disney WorldWide, Titan Comics, IDW, etc. Currently he is working on the regular series of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers published by BOOM! Studios and Immortal Hulk:The Best Defense, published by Marvel, for which he already worked on the last Old Man Logan Annual.
SIMON BISLEY
Simon Bisley's incredible artwork changed the industry in the late 1980s with his work on Slaine: The Horned God & Judge Dredd, producing a myriad of imitators and launching a decade-long trend for painted comic art.
He’s worked for DC, Marvel, 2000AD, Legendary and Heavy Metal Magazine among many others, as well as illustrating album covers.
JAMES C. MULLIGAN
James C. Mulligan is a Disney artist whose work is represented in galleries internationally, and collected by everyone from Hugh Hefner (where his work was recently featured in Mr. Hefner‘s lifetime estate auction) and Johnny Depp, to Dick VanDyke, Richard Sherman (half of the Oscar-winning song writing duo of Mary Poppins) and Roger Daltrey.
DES TAYLOR
Convention veteran Des Taylor is back at MEFCC looking for creators to tell the stories of tomorrow on the digital motion book app MADEFIRE. He will also be set up in the International Artists alley selling lots of cool art, taking commissions and the usual Pop Culture banter. He is a popular face in the world of Pop Culture creating cover art for DC Entertainment , Dr Who, Archie comics, Star Trek.
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DAY 1 | 11 APRIL 2019, THURSDAY 4:00PM - 4:45PM THE KNAVIE SHOW 5:00PM - 5:45PM THE MUSIC OF CAPTAIN TSUBASA: DREAM TEAM BY KLAB SOUND TEAM 6:00PM - 6:45PM FEEL THE RHYTHM WITH JUST DANCE 2019 7:00PM - 7:45PM DJ TRINA: SPINNING TUNES IN THE CITY OF DUNES 8:00PM - 8:45PM IGN: CLASSIC GAMESHOWS LIVE ON STAGE! 9:00PM - 9:45PM HAMZA3SSAM FT. DON KAMELO & MINAT- HIP HOP & RAP PERFORMANCE
DAY 2 | 12 APRIL 2019, FRIDAY 2:30PM - 3:15PM TSUME ART, INNOVATION, CREATIVITY, PASSION 3:30PM - 4:15PM FEEL THE RHYTHM WITH JUST DANCE 2019 4:30PM - 5:35PM DJ TRINA: SPINNING TUNES IN THE CITY OF DUNES 6:00PM - 10:00PM COSPLAY COMPETITION - FOR THE HEROES
DAY 3 | 13 APRIL 2019, SATURDAY 1:00PM - 1:45PM LIVE QUIZ WITH LABAN UP 2:00PM - 2:45PM THE MUSIC OF CAPTAIN TSUBASA: DREAM TEAM BY KLAB SOUND TEAM 3:00PM - 3:45PM FEEL THE RHYTHM WITH JUST DANCE 2019 4:00PM - 5:15PM THE BOXTONES LIVE! 6:00PM - 9:00PM DANCE 97.8 FM ROADSHOW
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alodia Gosiengfiao
Alodia Gosiengfiao is a Filipina cosplayer, model, artist, singer, and recording artist. As a celebrity endorser, she is one of the Ambassador and VJ For Animax-Asia known as the "Ani-mates", and co-host of ABS-CBN's prank show. She also has been featured in various magazines, newspaper and TV shows locally and abroad.
SAUD AL HAZZANI
VEGA Cosplay is a well-known Saudi Cosplayer since 2011, has made around 45 different costumes, attended, and judged most pop culture events in GCC. Aside from organising some major cosplay contests he also competed in every MEFCC, and represented UAE for the first time in WCS Japan 2017.
SUMICOSPLAY
Sumi started cosplaying in 2013. She is the representative of the UAE team in the World Cosplay Summit Japan 2017. Cosplayed a variety of characters, won a lot of cosplay competitions, and has been a cosplay judge in different events. Sumi has started her own business (SUMICOSPLAY) by doing cosplay commissions & princesses stage shows.
ANGEL.LIONESS
Angel Lioness is an active cosplayer from Bahrain. She was one of the judges at the Bahrain Comic Con 2018 and is one of the judges of the upcoming 968games 2019 Cosplay competition. She is also a creative vlogger, model, who works in the media field. A wild free spirit who loves to have adventures
CAVIN LAM
Cavin Lam is a cosplayer, costume designer, engineer and a prop maker based in Hong Kong. He started cosplay in 2014, and didn't have any experience in costume making and prop making. To date, he has created a number of Spider-Man suit and props.
WINTER IS HERE
Winter is here, at MEFCC, with Game of Thrones madness. The smash-hit tv show is coming to an end with season 8 just days after MEFCC, and we have all the merch and events to get you warmed up for it. Not only are we welcoming the incredible Iwan Rheon aka Ramsay Bolton to the stage, along with the lead storyboard artist, William Simpson, there’s also plenty of GoT merch to check out and a brilliant competition. So here’s a taste of what you can expect for Game of Thrones fans, to get you pumped up for season 8.
LISTEN UP
Head to the MEFCC theatre on Saturday to see Iwan and William discuss the concept ‘There’s No Such Thing As A Happy Ending’. Iwan will also be available to meet at the Meet The Stars area, so you can get a photo or autograph with him.
READ ON
Get the chance to score a Game of Thrones book signed by the one and only, George R R Martin, the author of the smash-hit series, thanks to Kinokuniya. The book will be on display, and one lucky winner will get to take this incredible prize home.
POP OVER Get your GoT Funko Pops at the Funko stand, they’re selling all the favourites, so you can collect the whole range!
PEN IT IN Montegrappa has released a very special edition, Game of Thrones luxury pen set, that’s the ultimate GoT gift for fans. Take these babies to work and show off just how much you love the show.
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