2011 Articles
Here’s an index of all the news, information, interviews, and articles we published for Dragon*Con 2011!
Here’s an index of all the news, information, interviews, and articles we published for Dragon*Con 2011!
Contestant photos were posted on the boards near the contest registration table in the Hyatt in front of the Centennial Ballroom. Voting ended Sunday at 5PM, the only event decided by popular vote at the con:
The Dragon*Con Independent Short Film Festival awards ceremony took place on Monday, September 4th in Regency V (Hyatt). Clips were shown from each of three finalists in 13 categories (Animated Comedy, Animated Drama, Animated Fantasy, Animated Surrealism, Comedy, Dark Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Horror Comedy, Music Video, Science Fiction, Thriller) as well as the four features in the festival.
The 2011 Parsec awards were presented on Friday (9/3) at 4PM in Regency V (Hyatt), co-hosted by musician/podcaster George Hrab and author/podcaster Christiana Ellis, with musical entertainment provided by Marc Gunn. And the winners are:
We’re so proud of y’all! 678 people attempted to give whole blood. 596 people successfully donated. 1,594 successful units of blood gathered. Our four-day total is 3,057 people! The blood drive is still open until 3PM. Go give them your precious bodily fluids in A701, A702, A708 (Marriott).
The City of Atlanta will give Dragon*Con a Proclamation of Commemoration for Dragon*Con’s 25th Anniversary on Tuesday (9/6) at 1PM at City Hall. We invite y’all to come. Costumes welcome!
It’s the podcast edition of the Dragon*Con Late Show for September 5th, 2011. Brought to you by the Dragon*Con Videography Staff and the Daily Dragon.
Best in Show: Alan Burt as “Cuddles” Best Novice: Jeff Leininger as “Jumper” Best Journeymen: DC by Gaslight “Multiple DC Comic Characters” Best SciFi: Elizabeth Mckinnon and Steve McManusas “Velociraptor and Robert Muldoon” Humor: Alan, Wendi, and Jo Gratz as “Space Ghost, Brak, and Zorak” Best Fantasy: Carter Eastis as “Medieval Batman” Fuze & Movie: Lori Bair as “Black swan”… Read more →