Cyprus Comic Con

Headlining Special Guest: Julian Glover

13/08/2016 by Cyprus Comic Con

Cyprus Comic Con has the esteemed honour of announcing veteran actor Julian Glover as the Headlining Special Guest for CCC16!

Julian Wyatt Glover was born on 27 March, 1935 in London, England and received his training in acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).

Glover has had an exceptionally rich and illustrious career in theatre, film and television. In the early 1950s he had his stage debut performing with the Royal Shakespeare Company, before becoming a regular on British television, appearing in popular series during the 60s and 70s, such as Doctor Who, The Avengers, Blake’s 7 and more.

His film bow was in 1963, as Lt Matherton in the Oscar-winning film Tom Jones.

In the 1980s, he made some of his most notable appearances on the big screen, including the role of Imperial General Maximilian Veers in The Empire Strikes Back (1980), the ruthless villain Aristotle Kristatos in the James Bond film For your Eyes Only (1981), Brian Harcourt-Smith in The Fourth Protocol (1987), as well as the American Nazi Walter Donovan in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).

In 1993, he was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1992 production of Henry V.

“For your Eyes Only” (1981)

“The Empire Strikes Back” (1980)

“Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” (1989)

Glover voiced the giant spider Aragog in the film version of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in 2002.

He was appointed the title of Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2013 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his services to drama.

More recently, Glover portrayed the character of Grand Maester Pycelle in the popular HBO series Game of Thrones, appearing in a total of 31 episodes across the first six seasons of the show.

For a full list of filmography, visit Julian Glover’s profile on IMDB.

We are truly delighted to welcome such a seasoned and distinguished actor as Julian Glover to headline Cyprus Comic Con 2016!

Enjoy this short compilation video we created of Julian’s most famous roles from his impressive, six decades spanning career:

In-Booth Signing & Panel Information

Booth Times

Saturday; 09:00 – 19:00
Sunday; 09:00 – 19:00

Booth Prices

Signed Photo Autograph; 20 EUR
Selfie/Photo Opportunity (guest’s own camera); 10 EUR

Panel

45-minute panel appearance at Cyprus Comic Con’s Film Festival

Artist Profile: Simina Onofrei

13/08/2016 by Cyprus Comic Con

Meet our next Featured Artist, young illustrator Simina Onofrei!

Simina is a 21 year old, self-taught artist from Romania, who’s been drawing since childhood. She first started drawing when only 3-4 years old! Simina mostly focuses on designing her own, original characters and writing stories with those said characters. She has her own custom, cartoony style that she has developed over the years, but she can also replicate different, existing styles if required by a project’s guidelines.

Visit Simina’s profile on DeviantArt to see more samples of her work.

For several years now, Simina has been working on a story that she one day plans on turning into a series of video games. She created the main character when she was only but a child, but has been evolving it over the years up to this day. She aspires to one day be a successful video game designer, and express her ideas, concepts and style in an interactive way.

Featured Shop: Japanese Flavours

13/08/2016 by Cyprus Comic Con

Japanese Flavours Logo One of the stores that will be present at this year’s Comic Con is Japanese Flavours!

Japanese Flavours is the first store in Cyprus specializing in Japanese snacks, cooking ingredients and everything you need to prepare delicious sushi at home, tea, sake, tableware as well as cool gifts. The store is located in the heart of Nicosia and through their online shop they offer delivery all around the island.

Address: Konstantinou Palaiologou 6 – 6A, 1011 Nicosia, Cyprus

Telephone: 96255590

Check out their website and their Facebook Page!

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Artist Profile: Current Comics

12/08/2016 by Cyprus Comic Con

The creative team of Current Comics will be returning to Cyprus Comic Con once again to share their passion for comics and illustration!

Find out more about Current Comics on their Facebook page and Tumblr.

Anna Fotiadou is a multi-disciplinary artist working in the fields of graphic design, illustration, video

art and performance. Currently she is a part-time lecturer in the Graphic Design Department of The European University Cyprus. She holds a Bachelor Degree in Graphic Communication (University of Nicosia) and a Master of Arts in Performance Design and Practice (University of The Arts London).

She attended courses in iconography, painting and etching in Cyprus, Italy and England respectively. She has presented her artwork in venues, exhibitions and biennials in various countries (representing Cyprus at the 12th Biennale of Young Artists from Europe and Mediterranean) and has been distinguished and awarded for her work (including the Cyprus State Award for Illustration).

She is one of the three co-founders of «Current Comic Book Anthology», Cyprus’s first comic book anthology. She works in collective art projects and collaborates with artists of different disciplines.

To see more of Anna’s work, visit her online portfolio.

Denis Constantinou is a Designer and Art Director with great expertise in animation and illustration and a passion for branding.

He has worked on productions for Cbeebies, Nickelodeon and Disney XD amongst others. He represented Cyprus for the European Exhibition at the Angouleme Comic Book Festival in 2012 with MilkCart.

He has been working in the Tech Industry for the past 5 years where he co-founded two companies. He is currently the Art Director and co-founder at Adsvise, a startup that makes online advertising simple for small businesses.

Denis Constantinou

George Alexandrou is a freelance animator, illustrator and video editor.

After graduating with a degree in Animation in 2007 he has worked on a vast array of projects including comic strips, posters, banners, magazine covers, childrens books, theatre projections, tv shows and series.

George has worked for MusicBox and Zedem Media and has collaborated with a number of established people and institutions including THOC, Sigma tv, Ant1 tv, Charis Romas, Vassilis Mirianthopoulos, Panos Metaxopoulos, Antigoni Tasouri, Christiana Artemiou, Neoclis Neocleous, Elia Ioannidou, Achilleas Grammatikopoulos and more.

George Alexandrou

Nearchos Konstantinou has a Master of Arts in Communication Arts (with Distinction) and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Computer Graphics (Cum Laude) from the New York Institute of Technology.

Nearchos is a multi-disciplinary creative artist, with the hybrid skillset of an animator, a motion designer and an illustrator. He has worked for nine (9) years as a Senior Motion Designer at Lumiere TV, a Cyprus premium cable television network. He has also been a freelancer and taught a series of seminars and short courses in the areas of Motion Graphics, Animation, Illustration and Comic Art. He has participated in several Art, Graphic and Motion Design festivals and Comic conventions in Cyprus and around the globe.

He is currently working as a 3D/Graphic Designer at Rolandos Enterprises Ltd. and a Special Scientist in Graphic Design at The School of Arts and Education Sciences of European University Cyprus. He is the creator and one of the three co-founders of CURRENT COMIC BOOK ANTHOLOGY, Cyprus’ first comic book anthology.

Visit Nearchos’ website Frame Render Studio to see more of his work.

Nearchos Konstantinou

Tasos Anastasiades is an Assistant Professor in Graphic Design at the European University Cyprus. In 2004 he started publishing the “Plastic Comics” magazine, the first comic book created and published in Cyprus. He is a Co-Founder and Organizing Member of the Cyprus Comic Con, a non-profit organization that organized the nation’s first comic book convention, which is set to become an annual cultural event. In 2015, Tasos Anastasiades’ visual work was selected to be used in the official Promo Reel of Poser Pro 11. Poser Pro 11 is a 3D software that is produced by Smith Micro, one of the biggest companies in the field of 3d design, animation and illustration.

Tasos Anastasiades

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Special Guest: Stephen B. Scott

11/08/2016 by Cyprus Comic Con

Cyprus Comic Con is proud to announce Stephen B. Scott as one of our esteemed Special Guests at this year’s convention!

Stephen B. Scott has illustrated such titles as; Batman, X-Men Forever, JLA, Batman Confidential, Marvel Adventures Hulk and many more. Over his eighteen year career, the publishers have included, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Image, Dark Horse, London Knight Studios, Malibu Comics and several independent publishers.

You can follow Stephen on DeviantArt and Twitter!

In addition to his work in comics, Stephen has worked in TV, Film, and, video games. His work for television has been seen on two episodes of the hit TV series Smallville during season six. The work for Smallville was titled “Justice and Doom” for which Stephen illustrated one complete episode and was called back to work on the final episode of the series. In addition, Stephen was called upon by ABC Family’s hit series KYLE XY to illustrate a story bridging the gap between seasons one and two.

In films, Stephen was selected to draw the only adaptation to the 2008 Oscar winning film Batman the Dark Knight. His work was overseen and approved by director Christopher Nolan. This artwork was part of the packaging offered with the Special Blue Ray edition of Batman Begins. Also, that same year, George Lucas approved Stephen to be the artist for Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Gods. This series, written by Rob Williams, was very popular with Indiana Jones fans all over the world. Much of the art from the series was purchased by Mr. Lucas himself and is now part of his permanent collection.

His most recent work can be found in the Award Winning adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s, “The Graveyard Book”and the critically acclaimed series, “Independence Day” from Titan Comics. Now in stores.

http://cypruscomiccon.org/special-guest-stephen-b-scott/

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