Irascian writes: I’ve posted a series of “sound bite” interviews and photo’s from the Fellowship Festival which finishes in the UK today. Bernard “Theoden” Hill, Craig “Haldir” Parker and Sarah “Rosie Cotton” McLeod are featured, with a full report and a lot more pictures to follow. [More]
Category: Meet Ups
Vincent sends along word about Worldcon, taking place in Boston, Massachusetts the weekend of September 2nd. Take a look at the Worldcon programme schedule online. [Schedule]
He also writes that ‘The Return of the King’ is nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. (As is the Gollum Speech at the MTV awards, in the short form category!) The Hugos will be announced at the Worldcon on Saturday 4th September. [More]
Ringer Mithril sends us the latest news on Dominic Monaghan, aka Meriadoc Brandybuck. Dominic is expected to attend a showing of his new TV show ‘Lost,’ on the beach in Waikiki, Hawaii. Mithril informs us that LOTR fans are planning to get together for the event. Additionally, today’s Honolulu Star Bulletin has an article on Dominic’s experiences with the show and his post Lord of the Rings Career. [More]
French Ringer Olivier sends us a link to the wedding of Lorie and Nathan who went all out to have a Lord of the Rings themed wedding. [More]
Ringer Spy BalrogWithWings writes: Greater Union is holding a competition to win tickets to the FSF Convention on September 11th in Sydney. The convention includes talks by the special guests, question and answer times, autograph sessions, a charity auction of LOTR items and a huge range of merchandise and collectibles. [More]
This weekend all things LOTR will gather around Alexandra Palace in London, UK for what promises to be a weekend of great fun and exciting events. If you haven’t done so already: get your tickets now! If you need some more convincing, check out the latest update from the organisers and head over to www.aaaevents.co.uk! See you there!
There are only two days to go to The Fellowship Festival and while it is pretty hectic here at Festival Towers, we just wanted to give you a quick update.
We have just been informed by Karl Urban’s agent that Karl has recently won a new film role which means that Karl will only be appearing at The Fellowship Festival this year so alongside Bernard Hill, Karl is now a worldwide event exclusive. We are very honoured to have both gentlemen join us at the show both have told us that they can’t wait to meet you all.
The event schedule has now been finalised. Due to last minute changes the full programme will be available when you arrive. We have organised question and answer sessions with the cast and crew that are held throughout the day and are repeated every day so you won’t miss out on a thing.
Some of the cast will be showcasing their special talents, check the schedule for times. Come and watch them strut their stuff; they have worked really hard to offer you a really new experience, a chance for you to see them in a new light.
The Tolkien Society have worked incredibly hard to give us many workshops and seminars where you can appreciate the works of Tolkien and Peter Jackson, huge thanks go to Ian and the team for all their hard work.
We are honoured to announce that Sarah McLeod will be singing “Into the West” exclusively at The Fellowship Feast. If you haven’t already got your ticket for the most memorable night of the year, you can buy it at the show from our stand.
Gino Acevedo from Weta Workshop will be transforming a lucky visitor into an orc before your very eyes every single day. We can’t wait to see the results.
The final touches to Mark Ferguson’s new comedy play “The Lord of The Rings 4: Return of The Towering Fellowship” have been finalised and we are looking forward to seeing Mark and some of the other cast members have us in fits of laughter.
EA GAMES are bringing one of their producers to The Festival who will talk to you about how they went about making the films into a game. Essential attendance for those of you who enjoy gaming. Don’t forget that they will also be demonstrating for the very first time, their brand new LOTR games, which are not being released until November.
For those of you who enjoy collecting, you can purchase exclusive items only available at the show and no-where else in the world brought to you by our friends at Cards Inc. You can also purchase official merchandise from our many exhibitors onsite.
Don’t forget, every Festival Ticket holder will be entered into a prize draw to win a holiday for two to New Zealand courtesy of our friends at Red Carpet Tours.
There is so much more that you can do at The Fellowship Festival, we sincerely hope that you make the most of the weekend, you enjoy all the activities that have been organised and have a wonderful time. We are very proud to be involved in such an amazing experience and look forward to seeing you all.
That’s not all folks, we still have some surprises up our sleeves…
Warmest wishes
The Fellowship Festival Team