Cinematography, literature, games and comics - the Confiction festival will be a three-day celebration for pop culture fans. The creators of the world's greatest productions, writers, cartoonists, board game publishers and journalists will meet under the slogan "Imagine it", who together with the participants will create a community of fans of mass culture. The Confiction Festival will be held on August 16-18 at EXPO Krakow.
Confiction is an unusual opportunity to meet your favorite comic book creator or writer at the same gaming table or chat with someone who has worked on your favorite series. Lovers of movies, series, books, comics and games will meet, among others James Cosmo – an actor known for the role of Jeor Mormont from the TV series Game of Thrones or Chris Rankin, who for 11 years played the role of Percy Weasley in films about Harry Potter. Fans can count on autographs and joint photos. Confiction will also be visited by Joshua Long – the creator, writer and producer of Netflix and the first Polish series of this platform, “1983”.
The joy of creating
This is a new event made by fans and for fans. – “The idea of organizing the Confiction festival was born from the willingness to use and share the experience of people creating the world of pop culture. The originators and creators of the festival are people who not only have been co-creating the largest pop culture events in Poland for many years, but are also part of them. We decided to create a new, captivating story, ”says Michał Karzyński, director of the Festival. – “We want to transform our experience into one large, unconventional and creative whole,” adds Karzyński.
The festival program is full of attractions. Especially for fans of Star Wars, an exhibition of the Kulesza brothers will be available throughout the festival, who for years have been creating amazing and unique models from the “Star Wars” universe on a European scale. During Confiction, participants of all ages will find their place, including the youngest – for example at the Smurfs exhibition prepared on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the debut of the blue gnomes in the comic. Participants can also expect, among others open-air cinema, computer games and consoles even from the seventies, as well as discussion panels.
And what decided about the choice of the place? As the organizers say, the choice was simple. – “There is no city more magical, full of amazing stories and places than Krakow. There is something enchanting about it, which makes it perfectly suited to the atmosphere of the Festival we want to create. We want to fill Krakow with fans and creators of pop culture, give them space for meetings and conversations, and provide a lot of entertainment, ”emphasizes Paulina Mikołajczyk, involved in the organization of the event.
One place, different worlds – the Confiction Pop Culture Festival
Is vacation a time of laziness, soaking up the beaches and doing nothing? – nothing could be more wrong! Summer is an opportunity for us to catch up on our reading list, time to reach for games that require hours of commitment and gather a group of friends, and finally, we can also throw ourselves into the whirlwind of serial marathons without remorse and without the need to powder our dark circles. Yes – we are Pop Culture Freaks!
We know that there are more people like us, so we decided to organize the Confiction Pop Culture Festival .
What’s in the program?
During Confiction – Pop Culture Festival, you will have the unique chance to visit the cafe where Ross, Chandler, Monica, Rachel, Phoebe and Joey hang out in the afternoons! At the stand prepared by Comedy Central Polska, something else will happen – every true music connoisseur will recognize the song “Smelly Cat” from the very first note, those more courageous who decide to sing in front of the audience will have a chance to win tickets to Friendfest.
Dla przypomnienia: Smelly cat, smelly cat, What are they feeding you? Smelly cat, smelly cat, It’s not your fault!
Games Room – together with the Gralicja team, we are preparing for you 24/7 games. What will you be able to play? We are planning over 400 titles – is it enough? 🙂
Literary discussion panels – you will meet writers such as: Magdalena Witkiewicz, Wojciech Chmielarz, Paweł Majka and Aleksandra Zielińska, and that’s not all … the list is constantly growing.
Sleep Room – for the greatest Pop-culture Freaks, for all those who will come to us from various Polish cities, and even from abroad, we are preparing a special accommodation space. You pay PLN 10 + pass and you are not worried about accommodation and commuting.
Collection of Star Wars models – a famous collection of hand-made models by brothers Adam and Marek Kulesz and Bernard Szukiel, shown all over Europe. See Yoda, Millennium Falcon or AT-AT with your own eyes.
Exhibition of paper models – the collection of paper models by Patryk Groszkowski, which has been in existence for 3 years, already has almost 600 items and this number is constantly growing. For over a year, he has been presenting his works at conventions. Recently, only Pokemon models have ceased to be included in its composition, paper versions of characters from famous movies and games have started to appear. So don’t be surprised that between Pikachu and Eevee there will be, for example, Thanos or Venom.
Wand making workshop – you no longer have to go to Diagon Alley to the Ollivander store – during Confiction you will learn how to make real wands. The materials from which you create them will be chosen by you, after all, they decide who will become their owner! You can make the most important item of the wizard from various materials – what do you think it will be a wand made of unicorn tail hair or maybe a dragon heart fiber?
Cream beer – if you are already bored with Muggle beer, at Confiction you will have the unique opportunity to try cream beer straight from Hogsmeade! Hogwarts students’ favorite drink will put you in a good mood and make you feel like real wizards. Who knows, maybe you will meet Harry, Hermione or Ron during the tasting … On August 16, 17 and 18, prepare your Marauder’s Map and look for a stand with a magic cream beer.
Cosplay – are you a regular at conventions, or maybe it’s your first time? One thing is for sure, you have to take part in our cosplay competition. Introduce us to your hero and reproduce the character as accurately as possible. Okay, it doesn’t have to be that exact, and you don’t have to be a professional actor either, what counts for us is a creative head and having a good time. Make your fantastic hero a part of Confiction for a while.
Is that all?
These are, of course, only some of the attractions we prepare for Confiction.
Follow our website ( www.confiction.pl ) and fanpage on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/ConfictionFestival/ ) – we are constantly posting here more information about the festival program.
More information at: https://confiction.pl/
Tickets can be purchased at: https://sklep.tobilet.pl/ Sprzedażaz / krok,4.html
