Convention Information
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Fantasy Anime Comics Toys Science-fiction (not Space !)
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Science Fiction, Anime, Cartoons, Hero
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Active
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Ghent
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Belgium
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1993-Present
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Con-Fuse bvba
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http://wwwfacts-conventioncom
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is an Acronym for ''Fantasy Anime Comics Toys Science-fiction'', the biggest Science Fiction , Fantasy , Comics , and Anime Convention in Benelux , Belgium .
Launched in 1993 in Ghent , it has grown over the years and now welcomes over 6,000 visitors at each edition. Since 1998 the F.A.C.T.S. convention is held in the I.C.C. in Ghent, Belgium. The convention covers almost 5,000 m2.
- Merchandise sold by a variety of dealers, most West-European, but also some from the U.S.A.
- Competitions including Card Games , Console s, Model Kit s, and Cosplay
- Demonstrations on Make-up artistry, model kit building, etc.
- Large screen projections, mostly of recent anime titles
- Presence of TeeKay-421 , the Belgian Star Wars Fanclub, since 1997 with free arcades and pinballs since 2005.
- Props, vehicle replicas and set pieces such as the ones made by the Belgian Costume Division VZW : AT-AT 1/3 scale, life-size snowspeeder, Jabba the Hutt palace set, Outrider ship interior, droids, Alien lair and much much more.
- The possibility to meet guest stars; Comic artists George Perez , Romano , and Cam Kennedy have attended the convention, as well as actors Lance Henriksen , Michael Ironside , Anthony Daniels , John Terry , David Carradine , John Rhys-Davies , Ray Park , Don S. Davis , Corin Nemec , Jeremy Bulloch , Dirk Benedict , and Matthew Wood .
- The largest gathering of cosplayers in the Benelux .
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