Comic-Con Cape Town will host the last of its four-day festival on Sunday, and among the excitement that awaits pop culture fanatics will be the regional cosplay championship announcement.
Comic-Con Cape Town: Creatives take centre stage on Day 3
The Cape Town International Animation Festival (CTIAF) partnered with Comic-Con Cape Town to provide a captivating programme for industry experts, aspiring animators and animation enthusiasts alike.
The day started with a Physical Theatre Masterclass with Rob van Vuuren, a multi-award-winning actor, writer, comedian and director, who shared his expertise in multiple characterisations and physicalising emotional states.
The Story Battle workshop then offered a crash course on visual storytelling with Triggerfish Academy, allowing participants to create appealing characters and gain industry insider tips.
Delegates were treated to a sneak preview of Aau’s Song, a locally produced film featured in Star Wars Visions Volume 2, followed by an in-depth Q-and-A with the film’s directors and producer.
The festival also featured two screenings: Best of CTIAF and Best of Animation School, showcasing some of the best short animation films submitted in 2022.
On Sunday, the final day of the festival will kick off with Houdini expert Simon Browne taking delegates on a whirlwind tour of SideFX’s Houdini software, demonstrating how it empowers artists across the world to create exciting, animated images.
The festival will wrap up with Sunday Sundowners and a Sketching session, a relaxed life-drawing session with live models and drinks, hosted by BAFTA-winning director Daniel Snaddon.
Here’s the full Day 3 schedule
On Day 4 of Comic-Con Cape Town, fans should expect the same top-billing entertainment.
Here’s the full Comic-Con Cape Town Day 4 schedule:
MAINSTAGE (Ground floor)
- 10:00 – 10:30 – Guest spotlight session with David Oakes
- 10:30 – 11:00 – Guest spotlight session with Kat Graham
- 11:00 – 11:30 – Guest spotlight session with Tati Gabrielle
- 11:30 – 12:00 – Learn How To Speak – KLINGON
- 12:00 – 12:30 – Guest spotlight session with Jason Moore
- 12:30 – 13:00 – Create with Cricut
- 13:00 – 13:30 – Daily casual cosplay
- 13:30 – 14:00 – Artist spotlight session with Ian Churchill
- 14:00 – 14:45 – Comic-Con Cape Town Championship of Cosplay Stage FINAL
- 15:00 – 15:30 – Custom Wars Winner Announcement
- 15:30 – 16:15 – Writer’s Speak: A Chat With Local Speculative Fiction Authors
- 16:30 – 16:45 – MSC Competition Winner Announcement
Pop Culture Content Zone (Ground floor)
- 10:00 – 10:30 – The Technology of Star Trek and Other Science Fiction
- 10:30 – 11:00 – Q-and-A plus Book Signing with Shameez Patel
- 11:00 – 11:30 – Learning to play ‘Dungeons and Dragons’ with Kyle Gray
- 11:45 – 12:15 – Roll for Initiative: Learn from Local RPG Creators
- 12:30 – 13:00 – Advanced Painting Techniques: Miniatures and Statues
- 13:10 – 13:40 – Queering Manga and Comics
- 14:00 – 14:30 – DC vs Marvel: Secret Identities
- 15:00 – 16:00 – CTIAF Screening: ITFS Trickstar Nature Award 2022
- 16:00 – 17:00 – CTIAF Screenings: Best of Cardiff
STREAMERCON (Second floor)
- 09:30 – 10:15 – Meet Your Match (find the person with a matching name badge and collaborate on content together later Morning challenge: You must take a picture with your match and post it to StreamerCon Twitter)
- 10:30 – 11:15 – Speak Up! – Just A Topic On Doing The Content You Want To Do
- 11:30 – 12:15 – Q-and-A: From Podcast to Vodcast – How Video Is Impacting the Podcast Space
- 12:15 – 13:15 – TikTok collab challenge
- 13:15 – 14:00 – How To Support Femmes of Colour Within The Streaming Scene
- 14:15 – 15:00 – How To Be Funny – No Seriously
- 15:15 – 16:00 – Content Is King: The Key To Creating Amazing Content
- 16:00 – 16:15 – Closing comments
ARTIST ALLEY (Ground floor)
- 09:00 – 09:45 – Create with Cricut Mug Press
- 10:00 – 11:45 – Nero: Proof of Concept Presentation
- 12:00 – 12:45 – Cross-Media Adaptations: Transforming Comics into Movies
- 13:00 – 13:45 – Coalsack Media’s Journey
- 14:00 – 14:45 – Introduction To The SC-Comicverse
- 15:00 – 15:45 – Portfolio Reviews with Ian Churchill
- 16:00 – 16:45 – Sketch Battle 4
- 17:00 – 17:45 – Artists and Imposter Syndrome: Self Critique and Dealing with Criticism