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[[File:Gfestxviii.png|200px|right]]'''G-Fest''' is an annual convention devoted to the [[kaiju]] film genre and sponsored by Daikaiju Enterprises, Ltd. It regularly features panels, contests, and screenings of giant monster movies at the 1,000-seat Pickwick Theatre. G-Fest is presently held in Rosemont, Illinois, formerly at the Crowne Plaza O’Hare Hotel, and currently at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare Hotel. | |||
[[File:Gfestxviii.png|200px|right]]'''G-Fest''' is an annual convention devoted to the [[kaiju]] film genre and sponsored by Daikaiju Enterprises, Ltd. It regularly features panels, contests, and screenings of giant monster movies at the 1, | |||
Actors, directors, and special effects technicians who worked on [[kaiju]] films in Japan are frequent guests at G-Fest. Since 1999, one guest per year has been honored with the "Mangled Skyscraper Award," sculpted by Gene Rizzardi, for their lasting contributions to the [[kaiju]] genre. Consistent features of G-Fest are a Dealers' Room full of kaiju memorabilia, video game tournaments, a 24/7 broadcast of kaiju and tokusatsu content on hotel room television sets, and contests in art, film, modeling, and cosplay. In recent years, it has also introduced a large Artists' Alley and film festival for independent kaiju productions. | Actors, directors, and special effects technicians who worked on [[kaiju]] films in Japan are frequent guests at G-Fest. Since 1999, one guest per year has been honored with the "Mangled Skyscraper Award," sculpted by Gene Rizzardi, for their lasting contributions to the [[kaiju]] genre. Consistent features of G-Fest are a Dealers' Room full of kaiju memorabilia, video game tournaments, a 24/7 broadcast of kaiju and tokusatsu content on hotel room television sets, and contests in art, film, modeling, and cosplay. In recent years, it has also introduced a large Artists' Alley and film festival for independent kaiju productions. | ||
G-Fest was founded by ''[[G- | 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, and Dawn McKechnie. Actor Robert Scott Field regularly attends G-Fest as a celebrity guest and translator. | ||
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==Conventions== | |||
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:smaller;" | {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:smaller;" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Convention | ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Convention | ||
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Location | ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Location | ||
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Guests | ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Guests<br> | ||
*{{Font color||yellow|{{tt|MSA|Mangled Skyscraper Award}} recipient(s)}} | |||
! scope="col" colspan="4" | Screenings | ! scope="col" colspan="4" | Screenings | ||
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Notes | ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Notes | ||
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! scope="col" | Sunday | ! scope="col" | Sunday | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | Friends of [[ | ! | Friends of [[G-FAN]]<ref name="Gfest94" group="note">Retroactively referred to as G-Fest '94.</ref><br>(September 3-4, 1994) | ||
| | Howard Johnson Addison<br>O'Hare Airport,<br>Addison, Illinois | | | Howard Johnson Addison<br>O'Hare Airport,<br>Addison, Illinois | ||
| | N/A | | | N/A | ||
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*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' | *''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' | ||
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' | *''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' | ||
|style="text-align:left;" | Small gathering of ''G-FAN''{{'}}s publisher, editors, and contributors, along with Chicago-area kaiju fans. | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
|- | |- | ||
! | G-Con '95<ref name="Gfest95" group="note">Retroactively referred to as G-Fest '95.</ref><br>(August 18-20, 1995) | ! | G-Con '95<ref name="Gfest95" group="note">Retroactively referred to as G-Fest '95.</ref><br>(August 18-20, 1995) | ||
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| | N/A | | | N/A | ||
| colspan="4" | N/A | | colspan="4" | N/A | ||
|style="text-align:left;" | First formal kaiju convention outside of Japan. Opened to the public on the 20th. | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
|- | |- | ||
! | G-Con '96<ref name="Gfest96" group="note">Retroactively referred to as G-Fest '96.</ref><br>(August 16-18, 1996) | ! | G-Con '96<ref name="Gfest96" group="note">Retroactively referred to as G-Fest '96.</ref><br>(August 16-18, 1996) | ||
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*''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' | *''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' | ||
*''[[The Return of Godzilla|Godzilla 1985]]'' | *''[[The Return of Godzilla|Godzilla 1985]]'' | ||
*''[[Gamera | *''[[Gamera the Guardian of the Universe]]'' | ||
| | | | | | ||
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*Don Glut | *Don Glut | ||
*Marc Cerasini | *Marc Cerasini | ||
*Bob Eggleton | *[[Bob Eggleton]] | ||
*Stuart Galbraith IV | *Stuart Galbraith IV | ||
*David Kalat | *David Kalat | ||
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*''[[The Mysterians]]'' | *''[[The Mysterians]]'' | ||
*''[[Latitude Zero]]'' | *''[[Latitude Zero]]'' | ||
*''[[Gamera | *''[[Gamera the Guardian of the Universe]]'' | ||
*''[[Gunhed]]'' | *''[[Gunhed]]'' | ||
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|style="text-align:left;" colspan="4"| | |style="text-align:left;" colspan="4"| | ||
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' | *''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' | ||
*''The Lost World'' | *''[[wikipedia:The Lost World (1925 film)|The Lost World]]'' | ||
*''[[The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms]]'' | *''[[The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms]]'' | ||
*''The Valley of Gwangi'' | *''[[wikipedia:The Valley of Gwangi|The Valley of Gwangi]]'' | ||
*''[[Super Atragon]]'' | *''[[Super Atragon]]'' | ||
*''[[Gamera | *''[[Gamera the Guardian of the Universe]]'' | ||
*''[[Space Amoeba]]'' | *''[[Space Amoeba]]'' | ||
|style="text-align:left;" | Collaboration with ''The Prehistoric Times'', a dinosaur magazine. Four additional movies played on August 1, but their titles are unknown. | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | Collaboration with The Prehistoric Times, a dinosaur magazine. | |||
|- | |- | ||
! | G-Fest '99<br>(July 23-25, 1999) | ! | G-Fest '99<br>(July 23-25, 1999) | ||
| | Hilton Hotel, Burbank, California | | | Hilton Hotel, Burbank, California | ||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |style="text-align:left;" | | ||
*{{font color||yellow|Forrest J Ackerman}} | |||
*Robert Scott Field | *Robert Scott Field | ||
*Volker Engel | *Volker Engel | ||
*[[Noriaki Yuasa]] | *[[Noriaki Yuasa]] | ||
*[[Wataru Mimura]] | *[[Wataru Mimura]] | ||
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|style="text-align:left;" | | |style="text-align:left;" | | ||
*''[[Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris]]'' | *''[[Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris]]'' | ||
|style="text-align:left;" | First G-Fest to book a film in a theater, with ''Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris'' playing at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles. | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | First G-Fest to book a film in a theater, with ''Gamera 3: | |||
|- | |- | ||
! | G-Fest 2000<br>(July 14–16, 2000) | ! | G-Fest 2000<br>(July 14–16, 2000) | ||
| | Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel,<br>Los Angeles, California | | | Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel,<br>Los Angeles, California | ||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |style="text-align:left;" | | ||
*[[Koichi Kawakita]] | *{{Font color||yellow|[[Koichi Kawakita]]}} | ||
*[[Kenpachiro Satsuma]] | *[[Kenpachiro Satsuma]] | ||
*[[Haruo Nakajima]] | *[[Haruo Nakajima]] | ||
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*Robert Scott Field | *Robert Scott Field | ||
*[[Sadamasa Arikawa]] | *[[Sadamasa Arikawa]] | ||
*Jerry Ito | *[[Jerry Ito]] | ||
*Mach Fumiake | *Mach Fumiake | ||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |style="text-align:left;" | | ||
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*''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' | *''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' | *''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' | ||
*''Ultraman Tiga: | *''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey|Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey]]'' | ||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |style="text-align:left;" | | ||
*''[[Rebirth of Mothra | *''[[Rebirth of Mothra 3]]'' | ||
| | N/A | | | N/A | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | G-Fest '01<br>(July 13–15, 2001) | ! | G-Fest '01<br>(July 13–15, 2001) | ||
| | Radisson Hotel,<br>Arlington Heights, Illinois | | | Radisson Hotel,<br>Arlington Heights, Illinois | ||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |style="text-align:left;" | | ||
*{{font color||yellow|Greg Shoemaker}} | |||
*[[Shinichi Wakasa]] | *[[Shinichi Wakasa]] | ||
*Bob Eggleton | *Bob Eggleton | ||
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*''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' | *''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' | ||
| | N/A | | | N/A | ||
| | | |||
|- | |||
! | G-Fest '02<br>(July 12–14, 2002) | |||
| | Radisson Hotel,<br>Arlington Heights, Illinois | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |style="text-align:left;" | | ||
* | *{{font color||yellow|Stan G. Hyde}} | ||
| | | *[[Koichi Kawakita]] | ||
|- | *[[Ryu Hariken|"Hurricane" Ryu Hariken]] | ||
*Robert Scott Field | |||
| | | | N/A | ||
| | | |style="text-align:left;" | | ||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' | |||
*''[[Gamera 2: Attack of Legion]]'' | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' | |||
| | N/A | |||
| | | | | | ||
|- | |||
! | G-Fest X<br>(July 18–20, 2003) | |||
| | Radisson Hotel,<br>Arlington Heights, Illinois | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*{{font color||yellow|[[Noriaki Yuasa]]}} | |||
*Carl Craig | |||
*Yoshikazu Ishii | |||
*Robert Scott Field | |||
| | N/A | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[Battle in Outer Space]]'' | |||
*''[[Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris]]'' | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack|Godzilla, Mothra and<br>King Ghidorah: Giant<br>Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' | |||
| | N/A | |||
| | | | | | ||
|- | |||
! | G-Fest XI<br>(July 9–11, 2004) | |||
| | Holiday Inn O’Hare<br>International Hotel,<br>Rosemont, Illinois | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*{{font color||yellow|[[Teruyoshi Nakano]]}} | |||
*Robert Scott Field | |||
*Brian Thomas | |||
| | N/A | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' | |||
*''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[Godzilla: Tokyo SOS]]'' | |||
| | N/A | |||
| | | | | | ||
|- | |||
! | G-Fest XII<br>(July 8–10, 2005) | |||
| | Crowne Plaza<br>Chicago O'Hare Hotel,<br>Rosemont, Illinois | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*{{font color||yellow|Yoshikazu Ishii}} | |||
*[[Yoshimitsu Banno]] | |||
*Robert Scott Field | |||
*Carl Craig | |||
*Robert Conte | |||
| | N/A | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[The H-Man]]'' | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[Godzilla Final Wars]]'' | |||
| | N/A | |||
| | | | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | | ! | G-Fest XIII<br>(July 7–9, 2006) | ||
| | | | | Crowne Plaza<br>Chicago O'Hare Hotel,<br>Rosemont, Illinois | ||
| | | |style="text-align:left;" | | ||
| | *{{font color||yellow|Robert Scott Field}} | ||
| | *[[Kazuki Omori]] | ||
| | | *Yoshikazu Ishii | ||
| | N/A | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[Negadon: The Monster from Mars|Negadon: The<br>Monster from Mars]]'' | |||
*''[[Gamera the Brave]]'' | |||
| | N/A | |||
| | | | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! rowspan="2" | G-Fest XIV<br>(July 6–8, 2007) | ||
| | | rowspan="2" | Crowne Plaza<br>Chicago O'Hare Hotel,<br>Rosemont, Illinois | ||
| | |style="text-align:left;" | | ||
| | *{{font color||yellow|Don Glut}} | ||
| | *Rhodes Reason | ||
| | *Shelley Sweeney | ||
| | *Robert Scott Field | ||
| rowspan="2" | N/A | |||
|style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| | |||
*''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' | |||
|style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"| | |||
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' | |||
| rowspan="2" | N/A | |||
| rowspan="2" | | |||
|- | |- | ||
|style="text-align:left;" | Saturday performance by: | |||
*Rieko Wada | |||
*Tomomi Matsumura | |||
*Shetoshi Yamada | |||
*Marcus Dunleavy | |||
|- | |- | ||
! | | ! | G-Fest XV<br>(July 4–6, 2008) | ||
| | | | | Crowne Plaza<br>Chicago O'Hare Hotel,<br>Rosemont, Illinois | ||
| | |style="text-align:left;" | | ||
| | *{{font color||yellow|[[Haruo Nakajima]]}} | ||
| | *Don Frye | ||
| | | *Robert Scott Field | ||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[Matango (film)|Matango]]'' | |||
*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Gigan]]'' | |||
*''[[Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon|Orochi, the Eight-<br>Headed Dragon]]'' | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla|Godzilla Against<br>Mechagodzilla]]'' | |||
| | N/A | |||
| | | | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | | ! | G-Fest XVI<br>(July 3–5, 2009) | ||
| | | | | Crowne Plaza<br>Chicago O'Hare Hotel,<br>Rosemont, Illinois | ||
| | |style="text-align:left;" | | ||
| | *{{font color||yellow|[[Kenji Sahara]]}} | ||
| | *Robert Scott Field | ||
| | | *[[August Ragone]] | ||
*David Kalat | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack|Godzilla, Mothra and<br>King Ghidorah: Giant<br>Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[The Mysterians]]'' | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla]]'' | |||
*''[[Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summit|Monster X Strikes Back:<br>Attack the G8 Summit]]'' | |||
| | N/A | |||
| | | | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | | ! | G-Fest XVII<br>(July 9–11, 2010) | ||
| | | | | Donald E. Stephens<br>Convention Center,<br>Rosemont, Illinois | ||
| | |style="text-align:left;" | | ||
| | *{{font color||yellow|[[Akira Takarada]]}} | ||
| | *Bob Eggleton | ||
| | | *Robert Scott Field | ||
*William M. Tsutsui | |||
*David Kalat | |||
*Damon Foster | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[Son of Godzilla]]'' | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' | |||
*''[[Godzilla 2000: Millennium]]'' | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*[[Godzilla (1954 film)|''Godzilla'' (1954)]] | |||
| | N/A | |||
| | | | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | | ! | G-Fest XVIII<br>(July 15–17, 2011) | ||
| | | | | Crowne Plaza<br>Chicago O'Hare Hotel,<br>Rosemont, Illinois | ||
| | |style="text-align:left;" | | ||
| | *{{font color||yellow|[[Shinji Higuchi]]}} | ||
| | *[[Hiroyuki Watanabe]] | ||
| | | *Hiroshi Sagae | ||
*[[Robert Scott Field]] | |||
*[[August Ragone]] | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[Gamera Super Monster]]'' | |||
*''[[Mothra (film)|Mothra]]'' | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II]]'' | |||
*''[[Gamera the Guardian of the Universe|Gamera: Guardian<br>of the Universe]]'' | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''Ultraman Gaia:<br>The Battle in Hyperspace'' | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[Gamera 2: Attack of Legion|Gamera 2: Attack<br>of the Legion]]'' | |||
| | N/A | |||
| | | | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | | ! | G-Fest XIX<br>(July 13-15, 2012) | ||
| | | | | Crowne Plaza<br>Chicago O'Hare Hotel,<br>Rosemont, Illinois | ||
| | |style="text-align:left;" | | ||
| | *{{font color||yellow|[[Bin Furuya]]}} | ||
| | *[[Akira Takarada]] | ||
| | | *Robert Scott Field | ||
*Svengoolie | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*[[King Kong (1933 film)|''King Kong'' (1933)]] | |||
*''[[The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms|The Beast from<br>20,000 Fathoms]]'' | |||
*''[[Gorgo (film)|Gorgo]]'' | |||
*''[[Gamera the Giant Monster]]'' | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[Godzilla (1954 film)#U.S. release|Godzilla, King of the Monsters!]]'' | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' | |||
| | N/A | |||
| | | | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | | ! | G-Fest XX<br>(July 12-14, 2013) | ||
| | | | | Crowne Plaza<br>Chicago O'Hare Hotel,<br>Rosemont, Illinois | ||
| | |style="text-align:left;" | | ||
| | *{{font color||yellow|[[Shinichi Wakasa]]}} | ||
| | *[[Tsutomu Kitagawa]] | ||
| | | *[[Shizuo Nakajima]] | ||
*Robert Scott Field | |||
*Frank H Woodward | |||
*Cleve Hall | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[wikipedia:20 Million Miles to Earth|20 Million Miles to Earth]]'' | |||
*''[[Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris]]'' | |||
*''[[Gamera vs. Gyaos]]'' | |||
*''[[The X from Outer Space]]'' | |||
*''[[wikipedia:Pacific Rim (film)|Pacific Rim]]'' {{small|(midnight premiere)}} | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla]]'' | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' | |||
| | N/A | |||
| | | | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | | ! | G-Fest XXI<br>(July 11-13, 2014) | ||
| | | | | Crowne Plaza<br>Chicago O'Hare Hotel,<br>Rosemont, Illinois | ||
| | |style="text-align:left;" | | ||
| | *{{font color||yellow|Bob Eggleton}} | ||
| | *[[Koichi Kawakita]] | ||
| | | *Tomoko Ai | ||
*[[Katsuhiko Sasaki]] | |||
*Hiroshi Sagae | |||
*Don Frye | |||
*Robert Scott Field | |||
*[[Shinpei Hayashiya]] | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*[[King Kong (1976 film)|''King Kong'' (1976)]] | |||
*''[[King Kong Lives]]'' | |||
*''[[Gamera vs. Barugon]]'' | |||
*''[[Yongary, Monster from the Deep|Yongary, Monster<br>from the Deep]]'' | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Destoroyah]]'' | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' | |||
| | N/A | |||
| | | | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | | ! | G-Fest XXII<br>(July 10-12, 2015) | ||
| | | | | Crowne Plaza<br>Chicago O'Hare Hotel,<br>Rosemont, Illinois | ||
| | |style="text-align:left;" | | ||
| | *{{font color||yellow|[[Masaaki Tezuka]]}} | ||
| | *Noboru Kaneko | ||
| | | *[[August Ragone]] | ||
*Robert Scott Field | |||
*[[Kow Otani]] | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[wikipedia:Them!|Them!]]'' | |||
*''[[wikipedia:The Deadly Mantis|The Deadly Mantis]]'' | |||
*''[[Gamera vs. Jiger]]'' | |||
*''[[Gamera the Guardian of the Universe|Gamera: Guardian<br>of the Universe]]'' | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Biollante]]'' | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' | |||
| | N/A | |||
| | | | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | | ! | G-Fest XXIII<br>(July 15-17, 2016) | ||
| | | | | Crowne Plaza<br>Chicago O'Hare Hotel,<br>Rosemont, Illinois | ||
| | |style="text-align:left;" | | ||
| | *{{font color||yellow|Hiroko Sakurai}} | ||
| | *[[Akira Takarada]] | ||
| | | *Linda Miller | ||
*[[Bin Furuya]] | |||
*Robert Scott Field | |||
*[[August Ragone]] | |||
*Yoshikazu Ishii | |||
*Hiroshi Sagae | |||
*Carl Craig | |||
*Sojiro Uchino | |||
*Tony Isabella | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah]]'' | |||
*''[[Gamera vs. Viras]]'' | |||
*''[[Yongary, Monster from the Deep|Yonggary, Monster<br>from the Deep]]'' | |||
*''[[wikipedia:The Green Slime|The Green Slime]]'' | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[wikia:w:c:ultra:Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie|Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy]]'' | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' | |||
| | N/A | |||
| | | | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | | ! | G-Fest XXIV: Shin G-Fest<br>(July 14-16, 2017) | ||
| | | | | Crowne Plaza<br>Chicago O'Hare Hotel,<br>Rosemont, Illinois | ||
| | |style="text-align:left;" | | ||
| | *{{font color||yellow|[[Michiru Oshima]]}} | ||
| | *Yuji Kaida | ||
| | | *[[Shinji Higuchi]] | ||
*Ryuki Kitaoka | |||
*Kazuhiro Nakagawa | |||
*[[Kiyotaka Taguchi]] | |||
*Robert Scott Field | |||
*Tony Isabella | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[King Kong vs. Godzilla]]'' | |||
*''[[wikipedia:D-War|D-War]]'' | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megaguirus]]'' | |||
*[[Godzilla (2014 film)|''Godzilla'' (2014)]] | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[Kong: Skull Island]]'' | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | | |||
*''[[Shin Godzilla]]'' | |||
| | N/A | |||
| | | | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | | ! | G-Fest XXV<br>(July 13-15, 2018) | ||
| | | | | Crowne Plaza<br>Chicago O'Hare Hotel,<br>Rosemont, Illinois | ||
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| | *{{font color||yellow|[[Megumi Odaka]]}} | ||
| | *{{font color||yellow|[[Kenpachiro Satsuma]]}} | ||
| | | *{{font color||yellow|[[Keizo Murase]]}} | ||
*Don Frye | |||
*Gene Rizzardi | |||
*Robert Scott Field | |||
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*''[[wikipedia:The Valley of Gwangi|The Valley of Gwangi]]'' | |||
*''[[wikipedia:Dinosaurus!|Dinosaurus!]]'' | |||
*''[[The Mighty Peking Man]]'' | |||
*''[[wikipedia:Pacific Rim Uprising|Pacific Rim Uprising]]'' | |||
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*''[[Rampage]]'' | |||
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*''[[Godzilla vs. Mothra]]'' | |||
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! | | ! | G-Fest XXVI<br>(July 12-14, 2019) | ||
| | | | | Crowne Plaza<br>Chicago O'Hare Hotel,<br>Rosemont, Illinois | ||
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| | *{{font color||yellow|[[Shusuke Kaneko]]}} | ||
| | *[[Akira Takarada]] | ||
| | | *Peggy Neal | ||
*Yoshikazu Ishii | |||
*Takuji Yamada | |||
*Sonoe Nakajima | |||
*Philo Barnhart | |||
*Tony Isabella | |||
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*''[[All Monsters Attack]]'' | |||
*''[[Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster|Ghidorah, the Three-<br>Headed Monster]]'' | |||
*''[[The X from Outer Space]]'' | |||
*''[[Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack|Godzilla, Mothra and<br>King Ghidorah: Giant<br>Monsters All-Out Attack]]'' | |||
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*''[[Godzilla: King of the Monsters]]'' | |||
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*''[[Invasion of Astro-Monster]]'' | |||
| | N/A | |||
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! | | ! | G-Fest XXVII<br>(July 15-17, 2022) | ||
| | | | | Hyatt Regency<br>O'Hare Chicago,<br>Rosemont, Illinois | ||
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| | *[[Tomoko Ai]] | ||
| | *[[Hiroyuki Kawase]] | ||
| | | *Ninsai Kato | ||
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*''[[Godzilla vs. Hedorah]]'' | |||
*''[[Godzilla vs. Megalon]]'' | |||
*''[[Godzilla (1954 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1954) | |||
*''[[Ebirah, Horror of the Deep]]'' | |||
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*''[[Godzilla vs. Kong]]'' | |||
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*''[[Terror of Mechagodzilla]]'' | |||
| | N/A | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | [[Hiroyuki Kawase]] and [[Brian Rogers]] were announced as guests in 2020 before the event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally scheduled for July 10-12, 2020, at the Crowne Plaza, then July 9-11, 2021, at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare. Don Frye was also booked as a guest, but forced to cancel his appearance less than a week before the convention due to injury.<ref name="Frye">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/godzillafest/photos/a.87427677214/10158933255287215/?type=3&theater|title="We are sad to report that Don Frye has been hospitalized for back problems. He has to cancel his appearance at G-FEST. At this late date there will not be replacement guests arranged. We apologize for the disappointment."|author=G-Fest|date=11 July 2022|work=Facebook}}</ref> | |||
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! | | ! | G-Fest XXVIII<br>(July 14-16, 2023) | ||
| | | | | Hyatt Regency<br>O'Hare Chicago,<br>Rosemont, Illinois | ||
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| | | *[[TJ Storm]]<ref name="Storm">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GFEST_GFAN/status/1626765425672347648|title=G-FEST IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE TJ STORM AS OUR FIRST GUEST FOR 2023|date=19 February 2023|work=Twitter}}</ref> | ||
| | | *Linda Miller | ||
| | | *[[Douglas Gordon|Don Frye]] | ||
| | *[[Yumiko Shaku]] | ||
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*''[[Destroy All Monsters]]'' | |||
*''[[GODZILLA (1998 film)|GODZILLA]]'' (1998) | |||
*''[[Godzilla Raids Again]]'' | |||
*''[[King Kong Escapes]]'' | |||
| | ''[[Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla]]'' | |||
| | [[Godzilla (2014 film)|''Godzilla'' (2014)]] | |||
| | N/A | |||
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! | | ! | G-Fest XXIX<br>(July 12-14, 2024) | ||
| | | | | Hyatt Regency<br>O'Hare Chicago,<br>Rosemont, Illinois | ||
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| | *[[Ayako Fujitani]] | ||
| | | *[[Rie Ota]] | ||
| | | *[[Allan Henry]] | ||
| | | *[[Toshio Miike]] | ||
|- | *Takuji Yamada | ||
*James Groman | |||
|style="text-align:left;" | To be announced | |||
| | To be announced | |||
| | To be announced | |||
| | N/A | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.g-fan.com/ Official site for ''G- | *[http://www.g-fan.com/ Official site for ''G-FAN'' and G-Fest] | ||
*[https://www.g-festcon.com/ Official site for the G-Fest convention] | |||
*[https://www.facebook.com/godzillafest/ Offcial Facebook page] | *[https://www.facebook.com/godzillafest/ Offcial Facebook page] | ||
*[https://mobile.twitter.com/gfest_gfan?lang=en Offcial Twitter page] | *[https://mobile.twitter.com/gfest_gfan?lang=en Offcial Twitter page] | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
{{Notelist}} | {{Notelist}} | ||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
{{Comments}} | {{Comments}} | ||
{{Era|FAN}} | {{Era|FAN}} | ||
[[Category:Toho]] | [[Category:Toho]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:02, 26 April 2024
G-Fest is an annual convention devoted to the kaiju film genre and sponsored by Daikaiju Enterprises, Ltd. It regularly features panels, contests, and screenings of giant monster movies at the 1,000-seat Pickwick Theatre. G-Fest is presently held in Rosemont, Illinois, formerly at the Crowne Plaza O’Hare Hotel, and currently at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare Hotel.
Actors, directors, and special effects technicians who worked on kaiju films in Japan are frequent guests at G-Fest. Since 1999, one guest per year has been honored with the "Mangled Skyscraper Award," sculpted by Gene Rizzardi, for their lasting contributions to the kaiju genre. Consistent features of G-Fest are a Dealers' Room full of kaiju memorabilia, video game tournaments, a 24/7 broadcast of kaiju and tokusatsu content on hotel room television sets, and contests in art, film, modeling, and cosplay. In recent years, it has also introduced a large Artists' Alley and film festival for independent kaiju productions.
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, and Dawn McKechnie. Actor Robert Scott Field regularly attends G-Fest as a celebrity guest and translator.
Conventions
Convention | Location | Guests
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Screenings | Notes | |||
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Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | ||||
Friends of G-FAN[note 1] (September 3-4, 1994) |
Howard Johnson Addison O'Hare Airport, Addison, Illinois |
N/A | Small gathering of G-FAN's publisher, editors, and contributors, along with Chicago-area kaiju fans. | ||||
G-Con '95[note 2] (August 18-20, 1995) |
Radisson Hotel, Arlington Heights, Illinois |
N/A | N/A | First formal kaiju convention outside of Japan. Opened to the public on the 20th. | |||
G-Con '96[note 3] (August 16-18, 1996) |
Radisson Hotel, Arlington Heights, Illinois |
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G-Fest '97 (August 1-3, 1997) |
Wyndham Hotel, Chicago, Illinois |
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G-Fest '98 (July 31-August 8, 1998) |
Wyndham Hotel, Chicago, Illinois |
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Collaboration with The Prehistoric Times, a dinosaur magazine. Four additional movies played on August 1, but their titles are unknown. | ||||
G-Fest '99 (July 23-25, 1999) |
Hilton Hotel, Burbank, California |
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First G-Fest to book a film in a theater, with Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris playing at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles. | ||||
G-Fest 2000 (July 14–16, 2000) |
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Los Angeles, California |
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N/A | ||||
G-Fest '01 (July 13–15, 2001) |
Radisson Hotel, Arlington Heights, Illinois |
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N/A | ||||
G-Fest '02 (July 12–14, 2002) |
Radisson Hotel, Arlington Heights, Illinois |
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N/A | N/A | |||
G-Fest X (July 18–20, 2003) |
Radisson Hotel, Arlington Heights, Illinois |
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N/A | N/A | |||
G-Fest XI (July 9–11, 2004) |
Holiday Inn O’Hare International Hotel, Rosemont, Illinois |
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N/A | N/A | |||
G-Fest XII (July 8–10, 2005) |
Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel, Rosemont, Illinois |
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N/A | N/A | |||
G-Fest XIII (July 7–9, 2006) |
Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel, Rosemont, Illinois |
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N/A | N/A | |||
G-Fest XIV (July 6–8, 2007) |
Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel, Rosemont, Illinois |
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N/A | N/A | |||
Saturday performance by:
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G-Fest XV (July 4–6, 2008) |
Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel, Rosemont, Illinois |
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N/A | ||||
G-Fest XVI (July 3–5, 2009) |
Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel, Rosemont, Illinois |
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N/A | ||||
G-Fest XVII (July 9–11, 2010) |
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Illinois |
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N/A | ||||
G-Fest XVIII (July 15–17, 2011) |
Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel, Rosemont, Illinois |
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N/A | |||
G-Fest XIX (July 13-15, 2012) |
Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel, Rosemont, Illinois |
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N/A | ||||
G-Fest XX (July 12-14, 2013) |
Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel, Rosemont, Illinois |
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N/A | ||||
G-Fest XXI (July 11-13, 2014) |
Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel, Rosemont, Illinois |
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N/A | ||||
G-Fest XXII (July 10-12, 2015) |
Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel, Rosemont, Illinois |
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N/A | ||||
G-Fest XXIII (July 15-17, 2016) |
Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel, Rosemont, Illinois |
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N/A | ||||
G-Fest XXIV: Shin G-Fest (July 14-16, 2017) |
Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel, Rosemont, Illinois |
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N/A | ||||
G-Fest XXV (July 13-15, 2018) |
Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel, Rosemont, Illinois |
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N/A | ||||
G-Fest XXVI (July 12-14, 2019) |
Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel, Rosemont, Illinois |
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N/A | ||||
G-Fest XXVII (July 15-17, 2022) |
Hyatt Regency O'Hare Chicago, Rosemont, Illinois |
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N/A | Hiroyuki Kawase and Brian Rogers were announced as guests in 2020 before the event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally scheduled for July 10-12, 2020, at the Crowne Plaza, then July 9-11, 2021, at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare. Don Frye was also booked as a guest, but forced to cancel his appearance less than a week before the convention due to injury.[1] | |||
G-Fest XXVIII (July 14-16, 2023) |
Hyatt Regency O'Hare Chicago, Rosemont, Illinois |
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Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla | Godzilla (2014) | N/A | ||
G-Fest XXIX (July 12-14, 2024) |
Hyatt Regency O'Hare Chicago, Rosemont, Illinois |
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To be announced | To be announced | To be announced | N/A |
Gallery
External links
- Official site for G-FAN and G-Fest
- Official site for the G-Fest convention
- Offcial Facebook page
- Offcial Twitter page
- Mania Movies coverage of G-Fest 2005
- Photo Coverage of the G-Fest 2006 model show
- A fan's coverage of the 1996 G-Con (before the name was changed to G-Fest)
- A fan's coverage of the 1997 G-Con (before the name was changed to G-Fest)
- Titanosaurus Society of North America Yahoo Groups G-FEST Photo Archives
Notes
References
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