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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

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

G-Fest 2000

G-Fest '01

G-Fest '02

G-Fest X

G-Fest XI

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

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

G-Fest XVI

G-Fest XVII

G-Fest XVIII

G-Fest XIX

G-Fest XX

G-Fest XXI

G-Fest XXII

G-Fest XXIII

G-Fest XXIV

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