London Film and Comic Con

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London Film and Comic Con
Twi'lek Cosplay LFCC 2012.jpg
Cosplayer as a Twi'lek, at the London Film and Comic Con in July 2012
StatusActive
GenreSpeculative fiction
VenueOlympia
Location(s)London, England
Inaugurated2004
Organized byShowmasters Ltd
Websitewww.londonfilmandcomiccon.com

London Film and Comic Con is a fan convention held annually in London that focuses on films, cult television, gaming, anime, cosplay and comics. It is organised by Showmasters Ltd.

History and organization[]

London Film and Comic Con began in 2004 and is organised by Showmasters, the same company that organises the Autographica and Collectormania events. In the past, the convention had guests that had included actors and actresses from film and television series including Doctor Who, Star Trek, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Heroes and others.

The convention holds a large dealers hall selling movie, comic and science fiction related memorabilia and original film props, along with guest talks, professional photo shoots, autograph sessions, cosplay events, and displays.[1][2]

The 2014 LFCC was the venue for the one-and-only presentation of the True Believer Comic Awards, the successor to the long-running Eagle Awards. The inaugural True Believer Comics Awards were presented 12 July 2014,[3] at the LFCC, with host Anthony Stewart Head and featuring a special appearance by Stan Lee.[4] They have not been awarded since.

Covid-19 pandemic[]

The 2020 LFCC was originally planned for July 2020, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic it was initially delayed to November 2020 before being delayed again to July 2021. The LFCC Spring that was due to be held in February 2021 was cancelled. It officially returned in November 2021.[5]

Venue[]

In 2004, London Film and Comic Con was held at Wembley Exhibition Centre before being moved to Earls Court in 2005. LFCC was hosted at Earls Court every year until 2014 with the exception of 2012 when it was hosted in Olympia due to the London Olympics. In 2015, LFCC made a full-time move to Olympia as Earls Court was demolished.

Show features[]

Cosplay[]

Members of the public are allowed, and in many cases encouraged, to take part in cosplay. Cosplaying has become one of the most popular parts of London Film and Comic. This can be to show off the costumer's latest work, to show devotion to their favourite characters or engage in role-play with other cosplayers in the same series, as well as to meet new people with mutual interests.

Guests[]

Guests from popular media are commonly invited to the convention. They take part for a variety of reasons. Often, this is to promote their latest product or production whether it be movie, TV or print. Sometimes it can be to raise awareness and funds for a charity or cause important to them.

Autographs[]

The event also includes an autograph area where big names in film and TV sign items for the public.

Retro Gaming area[]

LFCC has an area dedicated to retro gaming consoles for public to play.

Comic Zone[]

LFCC dedicated area for members of the public to meet and engage with comic creators. The Comic Zone also holds specialist talks from comic creators as well as smaller symposiums, designed to act as masterclasses for creators exhibiting in Artist's alley.

Location and dates[]

Dates Location Notable guests
6–7 March 2004 Andy Serkis, Brent Spiner, John Noble, Adam West, Billy Boyd, John Rhys-Davies, Pat Morita, Tony Todd, Danny John-Jules, Chris Barrie, Norman Lovett, Chloë Annett, Tony Amendola, Vanessa Angel
6–7 November 2004 Wembley Exhibition Centre Simon Pegg, Burt Reynolds, Jonathan Frakes, Linda Blair, Rob Van Dam, Carl Weathers, Michael Ironside, Ray Park, Michael Biehn, Mark Metcalf, D. B. Woodside, Veronica Cartwright, Chris Judge, Dan Shea, David Hewlett
25–26 June 2005 Earls Court 2 Ron Perlman, John Barrowman, Lou Ferrigno, Charisma Carpenter, Billy Boyd, Xander Berkeley, Adam Baldwin, Warwick Davis, Sandra Dickinson, David Dixon, Sarah Clarke
1–2 July 2006 Earls Court 2 Elijah Wood, Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk, Carrie Fisher, Jorge Garcia, Maggie Grace, Corey Haim, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker, David Prowse, Gates McFadden, John Barrowman, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Richard Briers, Don Warrington
1–2 September 2007 Earls Court 1 Patrick Stewart, Jack Coleman, Hayden Panettiere, Dominic Monaghan, Milo Ventimiglia, Adrian Pasdar, Michael Biehn, William Mapother, Mads Mikkelsen, Andy Hallett, Billy West, Phil Daniels, Anita Dobson, Harry Melling, Natalia Tena
19–20 July 2008 Earls Court 2 Christopher Lloyd, Peter Davison, Patrick Stewart, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, John Hurt, Margot Kidder, David Warner, Deep Roy, David Anders, Sylvester McCoy, Charlie Weber, Georgia Tennant, Bill Oddie, Jason Mewes, Claudia Black, Kenny Baker, Tom Savini, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Alexander Siddig, Charles Dance, John Landis, Rick Yune, Brad Dourif
18–19 July 2009 Earls Court 2 Scott Bakula, Tom Baker, Edward Furlong, Peter Facinelli, Keeley Hawes, Jake Lloyd, Michael Ironside, Vic Mignogna, Danny Trejo, Chris Sarandon, Anna Walton, Michael Shanks, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Jewel Staite, Frazer Hines, Danny John-Jules, Jerome Blake, Josh Herdman, Sean Maguire, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Bruce Boxleitner, Thomas Sangster, David Prowse, Angelica Mandy, Chloë Annett, Dominic Keating, Nina Young, Jimmy Jean Louis, Alex Meraz, Justin Chon, Mark Ryan, Alexandra Moen, Eve Myles, Hattie Hayridge, Hugh Quarshie, Paul McGann, Nicholas Courtney, Peter Mayhew, Elijah Wood
17–18 July 2010 Earls Court 2 Mike Tyson, William Shatner, Sean Young, Kristanna Loken, Katee Sackhoff, Aidan Turner, Colin Teague, Elisabeth Sladen, Edi Gathegi, Tom Noonan, Gary Kurtz, Kenny Baker, Paul Kasey, Julian Glover, , Nia Roberts, Andrew Robinson, James Pax, David Nykl, Daniel Logan, Ben Browder, Virginia Hey, William B Davis, Nicholas Courtney, Ian Gelder, Bob Anderson, , Matthew Waterhouse, Robert Rankin, Christopher Judge, Tracie Simpson, David Bailie, , Hannah Steele and , Harry Fielder, Wendee Lee, Dante Basco, Tyson Houseman, Tom Morga, Leslie Hoffman
8–10 July 2011 Earls Court 2 Tom Sizemore, Christopher Lloyd, Corey Feldman, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Derek Jacobi, Robert Knepper, Karen Gillan, Sylvester McCoy, Mark Sheppard, Shawnee Smith, Clive Barker, Robert Rankin, Lisa Marie, Veronica Cartwright, Lea Thompson, Sophie Aldred, Camille Coduri, Natalia Tena, Georgina Leonidas, Simon Fisher-Becker, Sylvia Anderson, Louise Jameson, Nicholas Vince, Lee Ingleby, Mary Tamm, Jeffrey Weissman, Jess Harnell, Lee Townsend, , Michael Bailey Smith, , Jeremy Bulloch, Oliver Smith, Simon Bamford, Mela Lee, Brian Tochi, Richard Franklin, Peter Jurasik, Walter Koenig, Luciana Carro, Joel Gretsch, Sandahl Bergman, Stephen Furst, Ricky Dean Logan, John Chapman, John Simpkin, Holly McGuire, Kyla Cole, Monica Harris, Alex Kingston, Laurence Belcher
6–8 July 2012 Olympia Grand Hall Karl Urban, Gillian Anderson, John Simm, Charles Dance, Freema Agyeman, Bernard Cribbins, Alex Winter, Hayden Panettiere, Jeri Ryan, Christopher Judge, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Arthur Cox, Craig Parker, Gates McFadden, Michael Winslow, Zach Galligan, Anthony Head, Michael Socha, Kate Bracken, Gwendoline Christie, Amrita Acharia, Rose Leslie, Ross Mullan, Eugene Simon, Iain Glen, John Bradley, Nonso Anozie, Ralph Ineson, Mickie James, Virgil, Brutus Magnus, Carole Ann Ford, Mitch Pileggi, Martin Kove, Ben Browder, Thomas Dekker, Holly Marie Combs, Brian Krause, Ben Mansfield, Ciaran McMenamin, Tom Skerritt, Nicolas Lee, Ke Huy Quan, Danielle Harris, Al Leong, Maryam d'Abo, Burt Kwouk, Jane Badler, Elizabeth Dennehy, Serena Delacruz, Robert Maschio, Janet Fielding, Barbara Coles, Tracee Cocco, Kevin Sorbo, Terry Richards, Hallie Todd, William Russell, Dave Prowse, Kenny Baker, Jeremy Bulloch, Seán Schemmel, Kieron Jecchinis, Anthony Smee, William Hoyland, Bai Ling
5–7 July 2013 Earls Court 2 Peter Dinklage, Danny Glover, Norman Reedus, David Hasselhoff, Clive Russell, Jason Momoa, Michael Shanks, Diamond Dallas Page, The Honky Tonk Man, D'Lo Brown, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Louise Jameson, Peter Purves, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker, Robert Rankin, James Brogden, Richard Dormer, Mark Lewis Jones, William B Davis, Amanda Tapping, Bruce Gray, Avery Brooks, Waris Hussein, Adrienne Barbeau, Angela Bruce, Ling Tai, Barry Jenner, Jennifer Calvert, Nicole Deboer, Hugh Walters, Jan Chappell, David Banks, Max Grodenchik, Jane How, Bobby Holland Hanton, Peter Kent, Caprice Rothe, Matthew De Meritt, Kim Darby, John Franklin, Courtney Gains, Salome Jens, Kristian Nairn
11–13 July 2014 Earls Court 2 Stan Lee, Carrie Fisher, Ian McDiarmid, John Hurt, Summer Glau, Milo Ventimiglia, Michael Madsen, Jenna Coleman, Jemma Redgrave, Paul McGann, Colin Baker, David Yost, Paul Schrier, Jason Narvy, George A. Romero, Michael Biehn, Dave Prowse, Lena Heady, Anthony Head, Juliet Landau, Terry Farrell, Helen Slater, Billy Dee Williams, , Jamie Bamber, Edward James Olmos, Sibel Kekilli, Ellie Kendrick, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Gethin Anthony, Finn Jones, Jeff East, Stephanie Leonidas, Daniel Portman, , Kenny Baker, TJ Thyne, Jason Mewes, Jeremy Bulloch, Michael Ensign, Wendy Glenn, Bernard Cribbins, Al Snow, Garrick Hagon, David Wenham, Adam Brown, , David Collings, Dominic Keating, Belinda Mayne, Vincent Ward, Dean Mitchell, Femi Taylor, Tim Dry, Jeremy Borash, David Hewlett, Robert Knepper, William Russell, Mickie James, Daniel Kash, Curtis Armstrong, Ken Marshall, , Paul Freeman, Tom Chadbon, , , Jerome Blake, Gary Kurtz, Will Tudor, Peter Miles, Andrew Cartmel, Guy Siner, Kate Dickie, , Anneke Wills, Sarah Parish, Tyler Mane, , Jose Pablo Cantillo, Sean Crawford, Robert Emms, Adjoa Andoh, Cowboy James Storm, , Robert Hays, , Jane McNeill, Ian Beattie, , Cerina Vincent, Kristian Nairn, Slavitza Jovan, Glenn Morshower, Rupert Vansittart, Dicken Ashworth, Trevor Martin, , Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer
17–19 July 2015 Olympia Sigourney Weaver, Michael J. Fox, Richard Dean Anderson, , Alan Harris, , Alexander Siddig, Alice Krige, , Amazon Eve, Ben Champniss, , Bill Paxton, Brad Greenquist, Carice Van Houten, Carrie Henn, , Catherine Tate, Christopher Benjamin, Christopher Lloyd, Claudia Wells, , Colette Hiller, Colin Baker, Daniel Portman, Darren Lynn Bousman, Dave Prowse, David Barclay, , Derrick Sherwin, Donald Fullilove, Doug Robinson, , , Erik Bauersfeld, Erin Cahill, Finn Jones, Gareth David-Lloyd, Garrett Wang, Gemma Whelan, Gregg Henry, Harry Treadaway, , Hayley Atwell, Iain Glen, Ian Liston, J. LaRose, , James Remar, Jamie Hill, James Tolkan, Jason David Frank, Jason Faunt, Jacqueline Kim, Jeffrey Weissman, Jessica Henwick, Jennifer Rubin, Jeremy Bulloch, Jim Dowdall, , Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, John Bell, John Gomez, John Ratzenberger, John Morton, Julian Glover, Jonathan Pryce, Kenny Baker, Kelly Jo Minter, Kelly Hu, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Ken Colley, Ken Kirzinger, Kevin Eastman, , Kristian Nairn, , Lea Thompson, Leif Tilden, Len Bond, Luke Pasqualino, Marc McClure, , , Maimie McCoy, Marnix Van Den Broeke, Michael Gambon, Michelan Sisti, Michael Traynor, Naomi Grossman, Neve Campbell, , Nicole de Boer, Paul Jerricho, , Peter Shinkoda, Reeve Carney, , Ray Park, Rey Mysterio, Ricky Dean Logan, Robert Englund, Robert Kurtzman, Robert Rusler, Robert Watts, Rocky Johnson, Rose Leslie, Roy Scammell, Sean Gunn, Sherilyn Fenn, Simon Russell Beale, Steve Cardenas, , , Steve Coulter, , , , , Tim Russ, Tim McInnerny, , Trevor Steedman, Tom Burke, Tom Savini, Tom Walker, , William Forsythe, Dan Slott
29–31 July 2016 Olympia Carl Weathers, Dolph Lundgren, Elden Henson, Famke Janssen, Ian McDiarmid, Jack Gleeson, Michelle Gomez, Jeremy Renner, Mads Mikkelsen, Michael Emerson, Aaron Stanford, Adam Copeland, , , Amir Arison, Anton Lesser, Blake Foster, Bonnie Langford, Catherine Sutherland, Caroline Blakiston, Colin Baker, Colt Cabana, Daniel Portman, Dave Prowse, David Field, , Dominic Monaghan, Donald Sumpter, Ellie Kendrick, Faye Marsay, , Frazer Hines, Gail Kim, Gary Kurtz, Gemma Whelan, Jim Duggan, Harold Perrineau, Hattie Hayridge, Hardcore Holly, Jamie Harris, Jamie Kennedy, Jason David Frank, , Jeremy Bulloch, Joe Naufahu, John Galvin, Johnny Yong Bosch, Jon Heder, Judge Reinhold, Julian Sands, Kae Alexander, Keith David, Kenny Baker, Kim Coates, Kjell Nilsson, Kristian Nairn, Laurie Holden, , Mike Stevens, Millie Bobby Brown, Nakia Burrise, Natalia Tena, Neil Kaplan, Paul McGann, Peter Mayhew, Pip Torrens, , Rex Smith, Richard Brake, Roberta Tovey, Rob Van Dam, Rutger Hauer, , Sean Maher, Stephen Bayley, Steven Berkoff, Sylvester McCoy, Ted DiBiase, Tobin Bell, Vic Armstrong, ,
28–30 July 2017 Olympia Benedict Cumberbatch, Natalie Dormer, Kevin Smith, Mads Mikkelsen, Pamela Anderson, Nicola Bryant, Sylvester McCoy, Richard Franklin, Matthew Waterhouse, Tom Wilson, Richard Dean Anderson, Wil Wheaton, Terence Stamp, David Labrava, Kenny Johnson, Emily Kinney, Adam Copeland, Alan Tudyk, Alexis Denisof, Alicia Witt, Alistair Petrie, Anthony Forrest, Andy de la Tour, Andrew Gray, Andrew Robinson, Alyson Hannigan, Benedict Wong, Bernard Cribbins, Carol Cleveland, Chris Durand, Christopher Judge, Christopher Lloyd, Christien Anholt, Colin Hunt, Conleth Hill, Daniel Portman, , David Bradley, David Labrava, David Morrissey, Dave Prowse, Deep Roy, Dean Cain, , Emily Kinney, Finn Jones, Gemma Whelan, Ian McDiarmid, James Dodd, James & Oliver Phelps, Jeremy Bulloch, Jessica Henwick, Jimmy Vee, Joe Dinicol, John Carroll Lynch, John Cleese, John Leeson, Julian Glover, Kevin Kleinberg, Kristen Renton, Kristian Nairn, Lalla Ward, Louise Jameson, Mark Austin, , Mark Strickson, Mark Sheppard, Martin Gordon, Michael Copon, Michelle Harrison, Michael Rosenbaum, Michael Madsen, Missi Pyle, Phil LaMarr, Peter Mayhew, Pilou Asbaek, Richard Cunningham, Robbi Morgan, Sacha Dhawan, Sarah Douglas, Selwyn Ward, Sean Biggerstaff, , Lisa Varon, Tom Morga, Tom Skerritt, Tommy Flanagan, Tricia Helfer, Valene Kane, Veronica Cartwright, , Warwick Diamond, William Regal, Zoe Wanamaker, Marv Wolfman
27–29 July 2018 Olympia Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Paul McGann, Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant, Matt Smith, Peter Capaldi, Adrienne Barbeau, Aly Michalka, Amber Rose Revah, , Aiden Turner, Arthur Darvill, , Billy Gunn, , Bonnie Langford, Caroline Munro, Catherine Bach, Catherine Mary Stewart, Cerina Vincent, Costas Mandylor, , Daniel Gillies, Dave Barclay, David Duchovny, Devon Murray, Ellie Kendrick, Emily Carey, Eugene Brave Rock, , Gail Kim, Guy Siner, , Helen Atkinson Wood, Ingrid Oliver, Isaac Hempstead Wright, David Bradley, Ivana Milicevic, , Iwan Rheon, , James Caan, James Callis, Jason Momoa, Jeff Jarrett, Jeremy Bulloch, Jewel Staite, Jim Ross, Jimmy Vee, , John Schneider, Johnny Whitworth, Julian Glover, Karlee Perez, Katie Leung, Ken Colley, , , Kim Hartman, Lance Guest, Lance Henriksen, Mark Henry, Matt Zimmerman, , Meat Loaf, Michael Culver, Mike Edmonds, Mike Quinn, Miranda Richardson, Nathalie Emmanuel, Nick Castle, Noel Clarke, Paige Turco, Paul Kaye, , Paul Wesley, Pearl Mackie, Penny McCarthy, Peter Weller, Rahul Kohli, Ray Fisher, Ray Park, Richard Gibson, , Richard Wilson, Rory McCann, Rose McIver, , Sam Neill, Said Taghmaoui, Sarah Douglas, Staz Nair, Sean Young, Steven Seagal, Shauna MacDonald, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, , Thomas Francis Murphy, Tom Welling, Tom Wopat, , Steven Moffat, William Hope, Wes Chatham, Dan Slott, Sara Pichelli
26–28 July 2019 Olympia Martin Sheen, Charlie Sheen, Zachary Quinto, Robert Carlyle, Hayden Christensen, Jason Momoa, Carrie-Anne Moss, Brendan Fraser, Tom Ellis, Val Kilmer, Jason Isaacs, Tom Felton, Ben Barnes, Christina Ricci, Gina Torres, Lana Parrilla, Emilie De Ravin, Karen David, Robert Patrick, Christopher Eccleston, , Ian McDiarmid, Matthew Lillard, Lee Majors, William Shatner, Walter Koenig, Shazad Latif, William Zabka, Jacob Bertrand, , Ian Somerhalder, John Barrowman, Alfie Allen, Jenna Coleman, Adam Baldwin, Gareth David-Lloyd, , Michael Shanks, Billy Dee Williams, Erin Kellyman, Manu Bennett, Peter Serafinowicz, Finn Jones, Jeff Jarrett, Jessica Henwick, Sacha Dhawan, David Morrissey, Lennie James, Joe Thomas, Blake Harrison, David Naughton, Sean Biggerstaff, Devon Murray, Ethan Phillips, Nicole De Boer, Joe Flanigan, Ian Whyte, Julian Glover, Lourdes Faberes, Mike Carter, Gemma Whelan, Phil Daniels, Bernard Cribbins, Franco Nero, Sylvester McCoy, Daniel Mays, Colin Baker, Sophie Aldred, John Leeson, Jessie Cave, Rick Gonzalez, Kirk Acevedo, Rob Morgan, , , , Robert Picardo, , Philip Zhao, Peter Purves, John Levine, John Simpkin, Rusty Goffe, CJ Graham, Annette Jones, , Tara Fitzgerald Robert Glenister, Kane Hodder, Hugh Quarshie, , Leslie Easterbrook, Paul Blake, Nicola Bryant, , Neil Ellis, James Jude Courtney, Martin Stephens, , , Andy de la Tour, Jonathan Cohen, , Me Me Lai, , , , Derek Arnold, , , , , , , , , Guy Henry, Kerry Ingram, , Pam Rose, , , , , , , Terry Francis, , Grant Hall, Francesca Ciardi, Nelson Hall, Aimee Garcia, Genevieve Gaunt, Jaime Hill, Alan Harris, Kelly Kelly, Rey Mysterio, Ted Dibiase, Al Snow, Rob Liefeld
19-21 November 2021. Returns after a 2-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 Pandemic Olympia Christopher Eccleston, George Takei, Robert Englund, Karen Allen, Mark Pellegrino, Ming-Na Wen, Brian Blessed, Julian Kostov, , Valene Kane, , , , Mark Rolston, Jemma Redgrave, Jo Martin, Amanda Abbington, Sean Biggerstaff, Andrew Robinson, Rose Reynolds, Hannah Murray, Nick Frost, Ben Browder, Natalia Tena, Tom Skerrit, Riz Ahmed, Sacha Dhawan, Georgia Hirst, Kim Coates, , Bernard Cribbins, Elizabeth Mitchell, , Jason O'Mara, Guy Henry, Simon McBurney, , Veronica Cartwright, John Wesley Shipp, Jessie T. Usher, Janet Fielding, Suzanne Bertish, Angus Wright, Milton Johns, Andrew Gower, Liam Garrigan, , Mark Boone Jr., , , Lee Cornes, Clare Kramer, David Learner, Danielle Nicolet, Joe Gibson, Mat Fraser, Julian Holloway, Sam Humphrey, Mandeep Dhillon, , Emmy Raver-Lampman, Steven R. McQueen, Barry Bostwick, , Anna-Louise Plowman, Staz Nair, Marc Blucas, PJ Black, Cinta de Oro, , , Richard Brake, Jim Dowdall, Robert Patrick, Emily Kinney, Nick Blood, Maryam d'Abo, Bonnie Langford, Lance Henriksen, Tommy Knight, Lee Stringer, Jonathan Watson, Bernard Hill, Jimmy Vee, Tommy Flanagan, Jenna Coleman, Marina Sirtis, Kristanna Loken, Tim Dry, Sean Crawford, Joey Cramer, Andy Secombe, Sam Spruell,

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References[]

  1. ^ Vickers, Sophie (17 October 2013). "Review: London Film and Comic Con". Fortitude: Entertainment. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  2. ^ Barness, Sarah (11 October 2013). "Super Cool Music Video Shows Best Cosplayers at Winter London Film And Comic Con". HuffPost. TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
  3. ^ Melrose, Kevin. "True Believers Comic Awards announce 2014 winners," Comic Book Resources (14 July 2014).
  4. ^ Freeman, John. "True Believer Awards: The Winners," DownTheTubes.net (13 JULY 2014).
  5. ^ "Official Update - 12/10/2020".

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