Animefest
| Animefest | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Location(s) | Brno |
| Country | The Czech Republic |
| Inaugurated | 2004 |
| Attendance | 4,300 in 2016 |
| Website | |
| http://www.animefest.cz/ | |
Animefest is the oldest anime convention in The Czech Republic, Europe.
Animefest was held for the first time in 2004. It was and still is organised by Brněnští Otaku (translated as Brno otaku), at first a free group of otaku. As time went by, the convention became too large and for better organisation, a civic association Brněnští Otaku was founded in 2007. Animefest is one of the two largest conventions held in The Czech Republic, having around the same number of visitors as Advík, which is held in Prague, in July. Animefest holds Anime Music Video competition, the main prize of it being a plush doll of Totoro. This competition is held yearly since the first year of Animefest and because of that it is considered the main event of the year for most of Czech AMV creators. Since 2010, cosplay contest at Animefest is part of EuroCosplay event.[1]
History
| Date | Location | Visitors | Guests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8–9 May 2004 | Art cinema Brno, The Czech Republic | ± 250[2] | - |
| 7–8 May 2005 | Art cinema Brno, The Czech Republic | ± 350[2] | - |
| 6–7 May 2006 | Art cinema Brno, The Czech Republic | ± 450[2] | - |
| 5–6 May 2007 | Art cinema, Scala cinema Brno, The Czech Republic | ± 800[2] | - |
| 10–11 May 2008 | Scala cinema, B. Bakala hall Brno, The Czech Republic | ± 1000[2] | - |
| 8–10 May 2009 | Scala cinema, B. Bakala hall, hotel International conference centre Brno, The Czech Republic | ± 1200[2] | - |
| 7–9 May 2010 | Scala cinema, B. Bakala hall, hotel Continental Brno, The Czech Republic | ± 1300[2] | Yuji Nunokawa and Kunihiko Ryo |
| 6–8 May 2011 | Scala cinema, B. Bakala hall, hotel Continental Brno, The Czech Republic | ± 1600[2] | - |
| 4–6 May 2012 | Brno Exhibition Centre Brno, The Czech Republic | ± 2000[2] | Jonathan Clements |
| 10–12 May 2013 | Brno Exhibition Centre Brno, The Czech Republic | ± 2500[2] | Toshiyuki Kubooka, Eiji Matsuo |
| 9–11 May 2014 | Brno Exhibition Centre Brno, The Czech Republic | ± 3300[3] | Jonathan Clements, Vlad G Pohnert |
| 1–3 May 2015 | Brno Exhibition Centre Brno, The Czech Republic | ± 3700[3] | Shappi |
| 24 April–1 May 2016 | Brno Exhibition Centre Brno, The Czech Republic | ± 4300[3] | Andrew Osmond, Sycra Yasin, Nsio |
| 19–21 May 2017 | Brno Exhibition Centre Brno, The Czech Republic |
References
External links
- Official website of Animefest convention(Czech)
- Official Youtube channel (with reports and event recordings)
- A report about Animefest 2009 in Denik Rovnost, Brno press(Czech)
- A report about Animefest 2010 in Denik Rovnost, Brno press(Czech)
- Report about Animefest 2010 by Studio Pierrot(Japanese)