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G-Fest is an annual convention devoted to the kaiju film genre and sponsored by Daikaiju Enterprises, Ltd. It regularly features panels, contests, and theatrically-screened films of interest to fans of Japanese monsters such as Godzilla and Gamera. G-Fest is presently held in Chicago, Illinois, at the Crowne Plaza O’Hare Hotel.

Actors, directors, special effects technicians who worked on kaiju movies in Japan are frequent guests at G-Fest. Often, the major guest is honored with the coveted "Mangled Skyscraper Award" for their lasting contributions to the kaiju genre.

Three of the most popular features of G-Fest are the Dealers Room where dealers sell toys, posters, books and movie memorabilia, the Costume Contest where participants of all ages make and model their monster character costumes, and the Model Show & Competition.

G-Fest was founded by G-Fan magazine editor and publisher J. D. Lees, a Canadian high school teacher. Persons assisting Lees in organizing G-Fest include Jeff Horne, Brett Homenick, Armand Vaquer, Stan Hyde, Dawn McKechnie and others. Actor Robert Scott Field regularly attends G-Fest as a celebrity guest and translator.

G-Fest (Friends of G-FAN) '94

Location: Howard Johnson Addison O'Hare Airport in Addison, Illinois
First public meeting of contributors to G-Fan

G-Fest (G-Con) '95

Location: Radisson Hotel in Arlington Heights, Illinois
First organized convention. The first two days were closed to the public until news reports spread then was open to the public on the last day (3rd)

G-Fest (G-Con) '96

Location: Radisson Hotel in Arlington Heights, Illinois
Guests: Kenpachiro Satsuma, Haruo Nakajima, Guy Mariner Tucker

G-Fest (G-Con) '97

Location: Wyndham Hotel in Chicago, Illinois
Guests: Don Glut, Marc Cerasini, Bob Eggleton, Stuart Galbraith IV, David Kalat, Steve Ryfle

G-Fest '98

Location: Wyndham Hotel in Chicago, Illinois
Guests: William Stout, Mike Fredericks, Yoshikazu Ishii, Gene Rizzardi

G-Fest '99

Location: Hilton Hotel in Burbank, California
Dates: July 23–25, 1999
Guests: Robert Scott Field, Volker Engel, Forry Ackerman, Noriaki Yuasa, Wataru Mimura, Hiroshi Kashiwabara, Shusuke Kaneko
Movies: Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
Mangled Skyscraper Award Recipient: Forry Ackerman

G-Fest 2000

Location: Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California
Dates: July 14–16, 2000
Guests: Koichi Kawakita, Kenpachiro Satsuma, Haruo Nakajima, Noriaki Yuasa, Megumi Odaka, Kieta Amemiya, Yuji Sakai, Robert Scott Field, Sadamasa Arikawa, Jerri Ito, Mach Fumiake
Movies: Godzilla (1954), Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, Son of Godzilla, Rebirth of Mothra III
Mangled Skyscraper Award Recipient: Koichi Kawakita

G-Fest '01

Location: Radisson Hotel in Arlington Heights, Illinois
Dates: July 13–15, 2001
Guests: Shinichi Wakasa, Bob Eggleton, Robert Scott Field
Movies: Godzilla (1954), Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II, Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Mangled Skyscraper Award Recipient: Greg Shoemaker

G-Fest '02

Location: Radisson Hotel in Arlington Heights, Illinois
Dates: July 12–14, 2002
Guests: Koichi Kawakita, Hurricane Ryu Hariken, Robert Scott Field
Movies: Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, Gamera 2: Advent of Legion, Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
Mangled Skyscraper Award Recipient: Stan G. Hyde

G-Fest X

Location: Radisson Hotel in Arlington Heights, Illinois
Dates: July 18–20, 2003
Guests: Noriaki Yuasa, Carl Craig, Yoshikazu Ishii, Robert Scott Field
Movies: Battle in Outer Space, Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris, Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Mangled Skyscraper Award Recipient: Noriaki Yuasa

G-Fest XI

Location: Holiday Inn O’Hare International Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois
Dates: July 9–11, 2004
Guests: Teruyoshi Nakano, Robert Scott Field, Brian Thomas
Friday Screenings: Invasion of Astro-Monster and Terror of Mechagodzilla
Saturday Screening: Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
Mangled Skyscraper Award Recipient: Teruyoshi Nakano

G-Fest XII

Location: Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois
Dates: July 8–10, 2005
Guests: Yoshimitsu Banno, Yoshikazu Ishii, Robert Scott Field, Carl Craig, Robert Conte
Friday Screenings: H-Man, Godzilla vs. Hedorah
Saturday Screening: Godzilla: Final Wars
Mangled Skyscraper Award Recipient: Yoshikazu Ishii

G-Fest XIII

Location: Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois
Dates: July 7–9, 2006
Guests: Kazuki Omori, Robert Scott Field, Yoshikazu Ishii
Friday Screening: Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Saturday Screenings: Negadon: The Monster from Mars, Gamera the Brave
Mangled Skyscraper Award presented to: Robert Scott Field

G-Fest XIV

Location: Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois
Dates: July 6–8, 2007
Guests: Rhodes Reason, Shelley Sweeney, Robert Scott Field, Don Glut
Saturday Afternoon Concert Performed by: Rieko Wada, Tomomi Matsumura, Shetoshi Yamada, Marcus Dunleavy
Friday Screening: King Kong Escapes
Saturday Screening: King Kong vs. Godzilla
Mangled Skyscraper Award presented to: Don Glut

G-Fest XV

Location: Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois
Dates: July 4–6, 2008
Guests: Haruo Nakajima, Don Frye, Robert Scott Field
Thursday Screenings: Matango, Destroy All Monsters, Godzilla vs. Gigan, Yamato Takeru
Friday Screening: Godzilla vs. Biollante
Saturday Screenings: Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla
Mangled Skyscraper Award Recipient: Haruo Nakajima

G-Fest XVI

Location: Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois
Dates: July 3–5, 2009
Guests: Kenji Sahara, Robert Scott Field, August Ragone, David Kalat
Thursday Screenings: Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Friday Screening: The Mysterians
Saturday Screenings: Mothra vs. Godzilla, The Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit
Mangled Skyscraper Award Recipient: Kenji Sahara

G-Fest XVII

Location: Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois
Dates: July 9–11, 2010
Guests: Akira Takarada, Bob Eggleton, Robert Scott Field, William M. Tsutsui, David Kalat, Damon Foster
Thursday Screening: Son of Godzilla, Godzilla vs. Mothra, Godzilla 2000: Millennium, Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
Friday Screening: Ebirah, Horror of the Deep
Saturday Screening: Godzilla (1954)
Mangled Skyscraper Award Recipient: Akira Takarada

G-Fest XVIII

Location: Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois
Dates: July 15–17, 2011
Guests: Hiroyuki Watanabe, Shinji Higuchi, Hiroshi Sagae, Robert Scott Field, August Ragone
Thursday Screenings: Gamera: Super Monster, Mothra, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II, Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
Friday Screening: Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace
Saturday Screening: Gamera 2: Advent of Legion
Mangled Skyscraper Award Recipient: Shinji Higuchi

G-Fest XIX

Location: Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois
Dates: July 13-15, 2012
Guests: Akira Takarada, Bin Furuya, Robert Scott Field, Svengoolie
Thursday Screening: King Kong (1933), The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, Gorgo, Gamera
Friday Screening: Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
Saturday Screening: Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Mangled Skyscraper Award Recipient: Bin Furuya

G-Fest XX

Location: Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois
Dates: July 12-14, 2013
Guests: Tsutomu Kitagawa, Shinichi Wakasa, Shizuo Nakajima, Robert Scott Field, Frank H Woodward, Cleve Hall
Thursday Screenings: 20 Million Miles to Earth, Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris, Gamera vs. Gyaos, The X From Outer Space, Pacific Rim (midnight premiere)
Friday Screening: Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Saturday Screening: Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
Mangled Skyscraper Award Recipient: Shinichi Wakasa

G-Fest XXI

Location: Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois
Dates: July 11-13, 2014
Guests: Koichi Kawakita, Tomoko Ai, Katsuhiko Sasaki, Hiroshi Sagae, Don Frye, Robert Scott Field, Shinpei Hayashiya
Thursday Screenings: King Kong (1976), King Kong Lives, Gamera vs. Barugon, Yonggary, Monster from the Deep
Friday Screening: Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Saturday Screening: Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Mangled Skyscraper Award Recipient: Bob Eggleton

G-Fest XXII

Location: Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois
Dates: July 10-12, 2015
Guests: Masaaki Tezuka, Noboru Kaneko, August Ragone, Robert Scott Field, Kow Otani
Thursday Screenings: Them!, The Deadly Mantis, Gamera vs. Jiger, Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
Friday Screening: Godzilla vs. Biollante
Saturday Screening: Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
Mangled Skyscraper Award Recipient: Masaaki Tezuka

G-Fest XXIII

Location: Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois
Dates: July 15-17, 2016
Guests: Akira Takarada, Linda Miller, Bin Furuya, Hiroko Sakurai, Robert Scott Field, August Ragone, Yoshikazu Ishii, Hiroshi Sagae, Carl Craig, Sojiro Uchino, Tony Isabella
Thursday Screenings: Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah, Gamera vs. Viras, Yongary, Monster from the Deep, The Green Slime
Friday Screening: Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy
Saturday Screening: King Kong Escapes
Mangled Skyscraper Award Recipient: Hiroko Sakurai

G-Fest XXIV

Location: Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois
Dates: July 14-16, 2017
Guests: Michiru Oshima, Yuji Kaida, Shinji Higuchi, Ryuki Kitaoka, Kazuhiro Nakagawa, Kiyotaka Taguchi, Robert Scott Field, Tony Isabella
Thursday Screenings: TBA
Friday Screening: TBA
Saturday Screening: Shin Godzilla

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