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Featured Sponsor: Sipone Textiles

31/08/2016 by

563571_567957653258236_1002377742_nCyprus Comic Con is proud to announce SIPONE Textiles as one of our sponsors for CCC16!

About the company:

Specialty fabric stores operating since 1974 in wholesale and retail. A huge varety of imported fabrics for all purposes. SIPONE Textiles offer high quality fabrics with a huge collection of daily and other specialised fabrics (for theatres, hotels, etc) with pricing starting at 0.50 cents up to 200 euros per measure.

At SIPONE Textiles, one can find fabric for their home but also a large collection of lace, silk and other unique evening fabrics from major fashion houses.

Visit SIPONE Textile’s page on Facebook.

Live Music at the Comic Con Fringe Festival

31/08/2016 by

Our Sunday closing ceremony is the continuation of last year’s live band debut by Winter’s Verge and what we hope will become a tradition at every Cyprus Comic Con event from here on. 

What better way to end Cyprus Comic Con 2016, than loud and live on a warm summer’s evening, surrounded by hundreds of like-minded people with an ice cold drink in hand?

The two groups that will be performing at the Comic Con Fringe Festival stage are Scarlett Echoes and Infected Siren!

Both groups have prepared a real treat for con-goers and aim to bring a loud and proud close to our Comic Con Weekend. Expect their sets to be dripping with pop culture references with plenty of surprises to listen out for!

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Scarlett Echoes
Set time: 18:00

Scarlett Echoes formed gradually during August of 2014. The beginning of the band was a challenge since both guitarists were still living and studying abroad. However drummer, bassist and vocalist rehearsed and recorded each and every week, sending the recordings to the two guitarists who in turn practiced using those samples! Talk about willingness to make it work! At this point, the band was doing solely covers of rock, funkrock and bluesrock songs.

Within the next year, two members had to leave and so two new members were added and at that point, the group decided to replace one of the guitars with keyboard and started writing original music!

At the current time, Scarlett Echoes are continuing to write and record, as well as entertaining their audience with fun and challenging, funky rock covers.

Make sure to visit Scarlett Echoes’ profiles on Bandcamp and Youtube for a taste of their sound and also follow them on Facebook to stay up to date with their future plans and upcoming gigs!

Band Members:

Marianna Kofterou: Lead vocals
Elena Erotokritou: Guitars
Milto Constantinou: Keys, secondary vocals
Eliana Pavlou: Bass, secondary vocals
Stella Kouloukousa: Drums

 

Infected Syren
Set time: 19:00

Infected Syren started off in the UK but are now based in Cyprus. They incorporate punk, metal, rockabilly, swing and horror elements to their music which result in their own unique sound. Infected Syren are currently focusing on recording their debut album.

The band’s biggest appearance to this day was opening for Uriah Heep at the Pavilion hall in 2012. Their live shows are often described as very intense and energetic with a humorous twist!

To find out more, visit the group’s official website. Be sure to also check out their Youtube channel and Facebook, as well as their profile on Bandcamp!

Band Members:

Louis Syrimis: Vocals, Guitar
Constantinos Syrimis: Drums
Constantinos Lyras: Guitar
Miguel Trapezaris: Bass

We are thrilled to have both of these amazing groups closing our weekend celebration of geek and pop culture!

Let’s celebrate our cultural revolution!

 

Feature Film Premieres at CCC16’s Film Festival

31/08/2016 by

Καθώς το Cyprus Comic Con μεγαλώνει χρόνο με το χρόνο, το ίδιο ισχύει και για το πρόγραμμα του Κινηματογραφικού του Φεστιβάλ!

Είμαστε στην ευχάριστη θέση να ανακοινώσουμε την προβολή τριών ταινιών, που θα πραγματοποιήσουν την πρεμιέρα τους στην Κύπρο κατά τη διάρκεια της εκδήλωσής μας.

Πρόκειται για τις ταινίες:

  1. “Short Fuse”
  2. “For The Love Of Spock” (ευρωπαϊκή πρεμιέρα!)
  3. “Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made”

Οι ταινίες αυτές θα έχουν το αποκλειστικό ντεμπούτο τους στην μεγάλη οθόνη στο μεγαλύτερο pop-culture γεγονός της χρονιάς!

Εάν είστε λάτρης του κινηματογράφου, μη χάσετε την ευκαιρία και παρακολουθήστε τις ταινίες, που κατάφεραν να τραβήξουν τα βλέμματα των κριτικών σε όλο τον κόσμο! Επιφυλασσόμαστε και για μερικές φοβερές εκπλήξεις!

Αναλυτικά, δείτε πιο κάτω λεπτομέριες για τις ταινίες και τις ώρες προβολής τους:

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Πρώτη Προβολή
Short Fuse

03/08 Σάββατο 16:30 @ Jean Monet Auditorium

RATED PG13: Γονική Άδεια Απαραίτητη για ηλικίες κάτω των 13 ετών

 

Περίληψη

Η πρώτη ταινία δράσης από τους ανερχόμενους σκηνοθέτες Ανδρέα Λαμπρόπουλο και Κώστα Σκύφτα, σε παραγωγή των Πάρη Κασιδοκώστα-Λατσή, Terry Dougas και Κωνσταντίνο Μούτσινα (1821 Media). Η ταινία διανεμήθηκε από την Village Films στις 21 Απριλίου, στην Ελλάδα.

Επιπλέον, αξίζει να σημειωθεί πως η ταινία τράβηξε τα βλέμματα της διεθνούς αγοράς και έχει πωληθεί στην Ιαπωνία, την Κίνα, τις ΗΠΑ και τη Γαλλία.

Συντελεστές

Σκηνοθεσία: Ανδρέας Λαμπρόπουλος και Κώστας Σκύφτας

Ηθοποιοί: Αποστόλης Τότσικας, Κωνσταντίνος Μαρκουλάκης, Τάσος Νούσιας, Θοδωρής Αθερίδης, Ευγενία Δημητροπούλου,  Γιώργος Καραμίχος, Νίκος Ορφανός, Νίκος Κουρής, Ειρήνη Μπαλτά και Μάνος Γάβρας

Διάρκεια: 86’

 

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spock2η Προβολή
For The Love Of Spock

04/08 Κυριακή 15:00 @ Jean Monet Auditorium

RATED G: Κατάλληλο για όλους

 

Περίληψη

Σε αφήγηση του Zachary Quinto, η ταινία κάνει αναδρομή στη ζωή και την καριέρα του ηθοποιού Leonard Nimoy, και του εικονικού του χαρακτήρα Mr. Spock. Περιλαμβάνει συνεντεύξεις με τους ηθοποιούς και τα μέλη που εργάστηκαν στα Star Trek, λάτρεις των ταινιών σε Εκθέσεις καθώς και προσωπικές μνήμες του ίδιου.

Το ντοκιμαντέρ έχει σκηνοθετήσει ο Adam Nimoy (γιος του Leonard Nimoy). Το For the Love of Spock έχει κερδίσει το Βραβείο του Κοινού ως Καλύτερο Ντοκιμαντέρ στο Fantasia International Film Festival 2016 και αποτελεί μεγάλη τιμή που το φιλοξενούμε στο Κινηματογραφικό Φεστιβάλ του CCC 16, σε πανευρωπαϊκή μάλιστα πρεμιέρα προβολής.

Συντελεστές

Σκηνοθεσία: Adam Nimoy

Ηθοποιοί: Chris Pine, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, JJ Abrams, William Shatner, Jim Parsons, George Takei, Cathrine Hicks, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Zoe Saldana, Jason Alexander

Διάρκεια: 111’

 

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raiders3η Προβολή
Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made

04/08 Κυριακή 18:00 @ Jean Monet Auditorium

RATED G: Κατάλληλο για όλους

 

Περίληψη

Μετά την κλασική ταινία του Steven Spielberg, Raiders of the Lost Ark, η οποία κυκλοφόρησε πριν από 35 χρόνια, τρια 11χρονα αγόρια από το Mississippi ξεκινούν μια περιπέτεια που κρατά 7 χρόνια δουλειάς, αγάπης και τιμής στην αγαπημένη τους ταινία. Μια πιστή αναπαραγωγή της περιπέτειας. Έχουν πραγματοποιήσει κάθε σκηνή εκτός από μια: Αυτή με την έκρηψη του αεροπλάνου.

Δύο δεκαετίες αργότερα, το τρίο συναντήθηκε ξανά για να συμπληρώσουν το αριστούργημά τους.

Περιλαμβάνει συνεντεύξεις από τους John Rhys Davies, Eli Roth και άλλους!

Συντελεστές

Σκηνοθεσία: Jeremy Coon and Tim Skousen

Ηθοποιοί: Chris Strompolos, Eric Zala

Διάρκεια: 106’

 

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Play the most anticipated games at G3’s booth!

31/08/2016 by

3We’re thrilled to inform you that G3 Great Games is one of the sponsors of this year’s Cyprus Comic Con. G3 will have a booth at the event where visitors will be able to compete on Overwatch Tournament and will feature the biggest releases of the year such as Overwatch, World of Warcraft: Legion, Skylanders SuperChargers, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, NBA 2K17, Mafia III, South Park The Fractured But Whole, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands, Watch Dogs 2 and LEGO: Star Wars the Force Awakens!

Overwatch 6v6 Tournament

G3 Great Games will be running a 6v6 Overwatch Tournament throughout the 2-day event which is supported by Kinx Esports Arena – Nicosia and BenQ (Gaming Monitors). The tournament will take place on the stage area and is free for all to sign up and participate!

There will be collectible Overwatch prizes given to the overall winners of the Tournament. This tournament is officially supported by Blizzard and special accounts are being made especially for it.

People can register to participate in the Overwatch Tournament at the following link: http://kinxgaming.com/

They will also will have hands-on games for the general public to come and try out on interactive units on the stage, and will also have a private Cinema Booth set up on the stage where we will be showing in-depth gameplay videos to viewers for three upcoming AAA titles: Mafia III, Watch Dogs 2, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands. Each “show” will last approximately 20 minutes and will be viewed on a 4K TV with the audio coming through headsets. This is a first in CY.

They we will also be running a G3 Mystery Box competition giveaway at the event, and will also be handing out free gaming goodies to people who visit our Stage Booth.

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Artist Profile: Elpida Kyriakou

30/08/2016 by

The next Featured Artist to showcase their talent at CCC16 is Elpida Kyriakou!

Elpida Kyriakou (aka Elysper) is a young illustrator from Cyprus. Elpida has taken a gap year from education and with the help of Digireal Studios, has been focusing on concept art and character design. As from September, she will be studying 2D Animation at the University of Hertfordshire, in the UK.

For more of Elpida’s work, follow her on Facebook and Instagram.

She is mainly a self-taught artist and works both with traditional media as well as digital design, but also on crafts and sculpting. In the meantime, she particularly enjoys making ink and watercolour drawings. She is currently working as a freelance artist and has collaborated with the ‘Dreamcast’ gaming company, ‘Elysian Shadows’, where she created sprites and tiles for their new indie RPG game.

Elpida is an aspiring animator and also dreams of becoming a concept artist and story teller, as well as working in major gaming or film companies. Her goals for the future include her art reaching a global audience and creating comics that will make a difference.