I-San Francisco isizobungaza i-fandom kunanini ngaphambili ISIBONISO SOMLANDELI eSan Francisco iqala ngale mpelasonto yokubonga, ngoNovemba 25-27, 2022, e-Moscone Center West. Abalandeli bayo yonke iminyaka bangalindela izinsuku ezintathu ezigcwele zesasasa elikhuthazwa isiko le-pop. Uhlelo luzoletha osaziwayo abaphawulekayo kuzo zombili izikrini ezinkulu nezincane, abadali bamahlaya, abalingisi bezwi, abaculi, abapopayi, nama-cosplayers ngomuzwa omkhulu wefandom enyakatho ye-California.
“Ngesikhathi samaholide, sijabulile ukuletha umuzwa wohlobo olulodwa lwabalandeli be-pop ohlanganisa amamuvi, ithelevishini, amahlaya, i-anime nobuciko i-San Francisco,” kusho u-Andrew Moyes, iphini likamongameli we-FAN EXPO HQ, umdidiyeli omkhulu wamahlaya emhlabeni, owaziwa ngokukhiqiza eminye yemicimbi yamahlaya emikhulu nehlonishwa kakhulu eNyakatho Melika, njenge-MEGACON Orlando, FAN EXPO Boston, neFAN EXPO Canada, zonke eziheha abalandeli abangaphezu kuka-130,000 ngempelasonto ngayinye. “I-Bay Area ibingakaze ibe nesipiliyoni sabalandeli esifana nalesi iminyaka ethile, uma kwenzeka, ngakho-ke sijabule ngokugcina sidalule I-FAN EXPO San Francisco – uhlelo esizibophezele ekukhuleni nomphakathi eminyakeni ezayo.”
I-FAN EXPO San Francisco izonikeza abahambele umcimbi ukuzizwisa okukodwa okungenakuqhathaniswa kanye nezinto ezihehayo zabalandeli bamahlaya, i-sci-fi, ama-horror, i-anime, amageyimu nokunye.
Izinsuku ezintathu ezichichimayo zezinhlelo zizogcina abalandeli begxumagxuma phakathi kokusayina kwabaculi, amaphaneli osaziwayo, okhaphethi ababomvu be-cosplay, nezinkundla zokucobelelana ngolwazi lomkhakha. Abathengisi namaciko avela emhlabeni wonke bazoba sesayithini benempahla eyingqayizivele, izikhumbuzo, amabhuku amahlaya, okuqoqwayo nokunye.
“Imibukiso efana ne-FAN EXPO San Francisco iba amaphuzu avelele aminyaka yonke ekhalendeni kubalandeli bayo yonke iminyaka nabathengisi bazo zonke izinhlobo - abalandeli bethu bahlela imvunulo, bahlangane nabangane, futhi baphume yonke indawo ukuze bajabulele umphakathi nobuchule,” kusho uMoyes. “Manje, kunanini ngaphambili, siyaziqhenya ngokuhlinzeka ngezindawo ezibandakanyayo, ezamukelayo ukuze abantu bahlangane, bahlangane, baveze abakuthandayo.”
Imibukiso ye-FAN EXPO yaziwa ngokudala ukusebenzelana okukanye empilweni nezihlabani zabo abazithandayo. Kuze kube manje, izivakashi ezikhethekile eziza ku-FAN EXPO San Francisco zihlanganisa Incwadi kaBoba Fett Ming Na Wen futhi I-Mandalorianka- Giancarlo Esposito, phonsa amalungu kusuka onobhala(UJason Mewes noKevin Smith – “Jay and Silent Bob” kanye noJeff Anderson, Trevor Fehrman, noBrian O'Halloran) I-Cobra Kai UMartin Kove futhi UWilliam Zabka, Ama-DC's Izindaba zekusasa Caity Lotz futhi Jes Macallan, Yokuqala Galaxyka- UMichael Rooker, isithonjana sikamabonakude “Incredible Hulk” Lou Ferrigno, abalingisi abavela Smallville (Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Tom Welling), phonsa amalungu kusuka Sons of Anarchy (Ryan Hurst, Ron Perlman, Theo Rossi), I-Star Trek's I-Brent Spiner, kanye ne-Academy Award umlingisi oqokiwe UChris Sarandon (Usuku Lwenja Ntambama, Umakoti weNkosazana).
Abahambele umcimbi bangahlangana nezinkanyezi zabo abazithandayo kumaseshini we-autograph kanye ne-photo-ops futhi bazibone esiteji (noma bababuze imibuzo yabo!) phakathi kwamaphaneli nama-Q&A. Izihambeli ezengeziwe zizovezwa emasontweni azayo.
UMBONISO WABALANDELI eSan Francisco uzokwenzeka kusukela ngoNovemba 25 kuya kuNovemba 27 eMoscone Centre West enkabeni yedolobha. Uhlelo luzovulwa kusukela ngo-6pm kuze kube u-9pm ngoLwesihlanu ngo-Preview Night, ngo-10 ekuseni kuze kube ngu-7pm ngoMgqibelo nango-10 ekuseni kuze kube ngu-5pm ngeSonto. Umkhosi ogcwele wemisebenzi uzokwethulwa ngoNovemba, futhi izivakashi ezintsha nezinto ezihehayo zimenyezelwa njalo.
Amathikithi aqala ku-$30 (uma athengwe ngaphambi komhla ka-Novemba 10, 2022) futhi angathengwa ku-inthanethi. Ukuze uthole ulwazi lwamanje kakhulu lomcimbi nezihambeli ezintsha nezikhangayo, vakashela kufanexposanfrancisco.com.
MAYELANA NE-FAN EXPO HQ
Ngabalandeli abangaphezu kwesigidi nokubalwa, i-FAN EXPO HQ iheha abathanda isiko lomculo we-pop, endaweni kanye nasemhlabeni wonke, ukuthi bahlangane ukuze babungaze zonke izinto ezithandwayo. Ihlangene isingatha abalandeli abacishe babe yisigidi minyaka yonke e-FAN EXPO San Francisco, FAN EXPO Dallas, FAN EXPO Canada, MEGACON Orlando, FAN EXPO Boston, FAN EXPO Denver, CALGARY EXPO, FAN EXPO Chicago, FAN EXPO Philadelphia, FAN EXPO Portland, FAN EXPO New Orleans, FAN EXPO Cleveland, FAN EXPO Vancouver, Toronto Comicon, Dallas FAN FESTIVAL, kanye ne-EDMONTON EXPO. Uhlelo lwakamuva lwemicimbi luyatholakala lapha kuwebhusayithi yabo, kanye nolwazi lwakamuva lwamathikithi. Zitholele. Gubha. Belong.
