Following three days of mayhem, with many a Blam! Boff! and Kerpow!, the 2015 Middle East Film and Comic Convention drew to a close on Saturday, April 11 after what was almost certainly the most successful, and definitely the best-attended event to date.
Exact visitor numbers were still unavailable, although estimates suggest more than 30,000 during the three-day festival of films, comics and all-round geekery.
Co-organiser Arafat Ali Khan says: “I still really don’t know where all these people come from – it’s insane. But we’ve already met our targets, so anything else is a bonus.”
Considering this year’s event had expanded into an extra hall at Dubai World Trade Centre’s after last year’s convention attracted about 22,000 eager film and comic fans, not to mention in addition to the well-attended and expanded outdoor stage and food and drink area, that’s quite an achievement.
The celebrity guest list this year was undoubtedly the strongest to date, from Star Trek legend William Shatner to X-Files star Gillian Anderson and Marvel’s Agent Carter, Hayly Atwell and many, many more.
The convention could even be credited with challenging stereotypes about the region. We heard from more than one global celebrity that they were a little unsure of what to expect from a convention in the Middle East, only for their jaws to drop on walking onto the stage and being greeted by hordes of screaming fans dressed as their favourite characters.
Original article by Chris Newbould
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