Fantasy Basel - The Swiss Comic Con
The Fantasy Basel - The Swiss Comic Con is a Swiss Convention for film - Fantasy - Game - comic - and Cosplay - fans . It was first held in Basel from May 14 to 16, 2015 and has taken place annually since then. With an area of over 60,000 m², it is one of the largest conventions for pop culture in Europe.
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| Branch | Comic , cosplay , film , TV, consumer electronics , video and computer games |
| Place of issue | Basel Exhibition Center |
| Website | https://www.fantasybasel.ch/ |
| Last exhibition | |
| date | May 3, 2019 to May 5, 2019 |
| Visitors | 54,000 |
| Exhibition space | 60,000 m² |
| Next exhibition | |
| date | Nov 13, 2020 to Nov 15, 2020 |
Organizer and venue
The convention was founded by Martin Schorno and is organized by FantasyCon AG in Zurich . Fantasy Basel - The Swiss Comic Con takes place in the halls of Messe Basel .
program
International guests from Hollywood , the film and TV world, the fantasy and comic sectors as well as from the international cosplay scene can be seen on the stages and at autograph sessions and photo sessions. Over 200 draftsmen, tattoo artists and urban art artists can be met every year in Artist Alley . Cosplay competitions, exhibitions, panel discussions , workshops , premieres , live art shows, game worlds and medieval and steampunk are part of the program. One hall is dedicated to e-sports and gaming and board games , tabletop and role-playing games are also represented.
history
The first Fantasy Basel - The Swiss Comic Con 2015 attracted more than 20,000 visitors. In the second year the area was expanded from 15,000 m² to 30,000 m². In 2017, the area was finally increased by another 20,000 m² and the convention recorded a total of 43,000 visitors. In 2018 the event took place for the first time on 60,000 m². The five-year anniversary of Fantasy Basel - The Swiss Comic Con took place from May 3rd to 5th, 2019 and recorded over 54,000 visitors.
Trade fair statistics
| year | Period | Visitors | Exhibition space | Visual | swell |
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| 2015 | 05/14/2015. - May 16, 2015 | 20,000 | 15,000 m² | C-Line / Celine Quadri | |
| 2016 | 05/05/2016 - 07/05/2016 | 30,000 | 30,000 m² | Maurizio Manzieri | |
| 2017 | 04/29/2017 - 05/01/2017 | 43,000 | 50,000 m² | Christian Scheurer | |
| 2018 | May 10, 2018 - May 12, 2018 | 52,000 | 60,000 m² | Enrico Marini | |
| 2019 | 05/03/2019 - 05/05/2019 | 54,000 | 60,000 m² | Christian Scheurer | |
| 2020 | May 21, 2020 - May 23, 2020 | 60,000 m² |
Guests
Since the first event, several stars from different creative industries have been guests at the convention every year.
Movie
Star guests were among others:
- Kevin Sussmann ( The Big Bang Theory )
- Kristian Nairn ( Game of Thrones )
- Natalia Tena (Game of Thrones and Harry Potter )
- Ricky Whittle ( The 100 )
- David Haydn-Jones ( Supernatural )
- Martin Klebba ( Pirates of the Caribbean )
- Sean Pertwee ( Gotham , Elementary )
- Carla Juri ( Blade Runner 2049 )
- Angus MacInnes ( Star Wars )
- Josefin Asplund ( Vikings )
- Ian Beattie
- Toby Sebastian
- Nathalie Cuzner
- Paul Warren
- Hattie Gotobed
- Kiran Shah
- Ian Whyte
- Jordan Hembrough
- Royd Tolkien
Cosplay
National and international representatives of the cosplay scene also take part in the event every year. Among others were there:
- Maul Cosplay
- Yaya Han
- Kamui cosplay
- Miu Moonlight Cosplay
- Tine Marie Riis
- Lightning Cosplay
- Pretzl Cosplay
- Tabitha Lyons
- Stylouz Cosplay
- The Egg Sisters
- Folkenstal
- Minus10DegreesCelsius Cosplay
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fantasy Basel: Thousands of cosplayers conquer the exhibition halls. May 10, 2018, accessed October 7, 2019 .
- ^ Founder and director of Fantasy Basel: "I know who is last on the throne". Retrieved on October 7, 2019 (Swiss Standard German).
- ↑ Imprint - FANTASY BASEL - The Swiss Comic Con. Accessed October 7, 2019 (German).
- ↑ games ch-Current Fantasy Basel News: Basel is becoming the geek & nerd capital! - Top-class program at FANTASY BASEL - The Swiss Comic Con. Retrieved October 7, 2019 .
- ↑ FANTASY BASEL - The Swiss Comic Con 2017. Accessed on October 7, 2019 (English).
- ↑ Happy faces and full pockets: The first Fantasy Basel was a complete success. Retrieved October 7, 2019 .
- ↑ Dominique Zeier: "Fantasy Basel" records another record | NZZ . May 14, 2018, ISSN 0376-6829 ( nzz.ch [accessed October 7, 2019]).
- ↑ Films, cosplay and thousands of fans at Fantasy Basel. In: Telebasel. May 3, 2019, accessed on October 7, 2019 (Swiss Standard German).
- ↑ Fantasy Basel 2015: A big fantasy con for Switzerland. In: Blogbusters. April 26, 2015, accessed on October 7, 2019 (German).
- ↑ The unique live marketing network: Fantasy Basel 2016: Superheroes and series stars. Retrieved on October 7, 2019 (Swiss Standard German).
- ↑ Fantasy Basel: Thousands of cosplayers conquer the exhibition halls. May 10, 2018, accessed October 7, 2019 .
- ↑ Fantasy Basel inspires 52,000 visitors. In: Telebasel. May 13, 2018, accessed on October 7, 2019 (Swiss Standard German).
- ↑ FANTASY BASEL - The Swiss Comic Con 2018 | Zappa Doing - The magical world of colorful pictures. Accessed October 7, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Program - FANTASY BASEL - The Swiss Comic Con. Accessed October 7, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Stars / Artists - FANTASY BASEL - The Swiss Comic Con. Accessed October 7, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Cosplay - FANTASY BASEL - The Swiss Comic Con. Accessed October 7, 2019 (German).