Near Toulouse. Mangas, prestigious guests… This festival will celebrate geek culture
By Toulouse editorial staff
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In the United States, they are called “Comic Con” (“con” for convention, let us specify); in Europe, we speak in good French of “Game Show”. The event to be held on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 September 2022 at Portet-sur-Garonne (Haute Garonne)south of Toulouse, is “Pop Con” – pop for “popular”, of course.
Pop culture in all its forms
A difference ? Sébastien Laurens, the project manager of the event piloted with the Miharu agency, details the outlines:
“Above all, it’s an outdoor event, in the magnificent setting of the Manoir du Prince. This 4th edition – we started in 2019 and managed to ensure the previous editions, despite the confinement, in reduced formulas. The spirit of this gathering is to celebrate pop culture in all its forms in a “fun” atmosphere: from television series to the world of manga, from cartoons to the famous cosplays that use the disguises of Japanese culture. There will be highlights, such as encounters with prominent artists, notably Bruno Fontaine and Nicolas Gabion, alias Elias de Kelliwic’h and Bohort in the famous “Kaamelott” series by Alexandre Astier. »
A nostalgia sequence for the youngest
Many other guests are expected, such as Romain Pujol, the creator of the famous Rabbids, Marcus, the star presenter of “Game One”, Paul Renaud, the designer of “Captain America” and “Black Panther”, or even Morade Rahni, storyboarder of the hit children’s series “Miraculous”. While this event will undoubtedly be taken over by a young and informed public, the organizers have planned a “nostalgia sequence” for those over 25 or 30 with conferences and “retro-gaming” workshops, to revive less young video games – which will have taken a few rides, will have to – from their childhood.
K-Pop and TAT in the spotlight
The K-POP scene, which has swept all over the West from South Korea, with its very colorful groups, its very elaborate visuals and its extravagant choreographies will be honored. Just as, closer to us, the excellent Toulouse studio TAT, who created “Les As de la Jungle” will give conferences, will show us behind the scenes of his latest feature film “Pil”, directed by Julien Fournet (who will be present), and – but, shh! we didn’t tell you anything -, will offer the public a “teaser” of his next film, “Pattie and the Wrath of Poseidon”scheduled for release in early 2023.
Whether it’s “pop” or “geek”, the “Pop Con” will celebrate a modern, intelligent and uninhibited culture “We were already using the term ten years ago, observes Sébastien Laurens. The geek has come out of his teenage room, he assumes his passion for Game of Thrones or Dr. Who: we must rejoice! »
Jean-Claude Simon
Prices: 15 euros per day, reduced (-12 years old): 10 euros; 2 day pass 25 euros. Information and complete program on popcon.show
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