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PAST G-FEST CONVENTIONS

G-FEST XXIX (2024)

Date: July 12–14, 2024 Location: Hyatt Regency O’Hare, Rosemont, Illinois

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  • Special Guests: Rie Ōta, Allan Henry, Toshio Miike, Takuji Yamada, James Groman, Jeffrey Angles, Kiyotaka Taguchi

  • Movies Screened:

    • Mothra vs. Godzilla

    • Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

    • The Return of Godzilla

    • Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

    • Godzilla: Final Wars

    • Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

  • Awards:

    • Mangled Skyscraper Award: Toshio Miike

    • G-FAN Hall of Fame Inductees: Tristan Domay, Nicholas Cloutier, Stan Hyde

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G-FEST XXVIII (2023)

Date: July 14–16, 2023 Location: Hyatt Regency O’Hare, Rosemont, Illinois

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  • Special Guests: Yumiko Shaku, Don Frye, Linda Jo Miller, T.J. Storm

  • Movies Screened:

    • Destroy All Monsters

    • Godzilla (1998)

    • Godzilla Raids Again

    • Shin Ultraman

    • Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla

    • Godzilla (2014)

  • Awards:

    • Mangled Skyscraper Award: T.J. Storm

    • G-FAN Hall of Fame Inductees: Andre Steele, Bill Gudmundson, Allan DeBus

 

 

G-FEST XXVII (2022)

Date: July 15–17, 2022 Location: Hyatt Regency O’Hare, Rosemont, Illinois

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  • Special Guests: Hiroyuki Kawase, Tomoko Ai

  • Movies Screened:

    • Godzilla vs. Hedorah

    • Godzilla vs. Megalon

    • Godzilla (1954)

    • Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster

    • Godzilla vs. Kong

    • Terror of Mechagodzilla

  • Awards:

    • G-FAN Hall of Fame Inductees: Steve Ryfle, Diane Dougherty, Hiroshi Sagae

 

 

G-FEST XXVI (2019)

Date: July 12–14, 2019 Location: Crowne Plaza O’Hare, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Special Guests: Akira Takarada, Shusuke Kaneko, Peggy Neal, Yoshikazu Ishii, Sonoe Nakajima

  • Movies Screened:

    • Godzilla’s Revenge (All Monsters Attack)

    • Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

    • The X from Outer Space

    • Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

    • Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

    • Invasion of Astro-Monster (Monster Zero)

  • Awards:

    • Mangled Skyscraper Award: Shusuke Kaneko

    • G-FAN Lifetime Achievement Award: Akira Takarada

    • G-FAN Hall of Fame Inductees: Sonoe Nakajima, the Baioa Family, Martin Arlt

 

 

G-FEST XXV (2018)

Date: July 13–15, 2018 Location: Crowne Plaza O’Hare, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Special Guests: Megumi Odaka, Keizo Murase, Kenpachiro Satsuma, Don Frye, Gene Rizzardi

  • Movies Screened:

    • The Valley of Gwangi

    • Dinosaurus!

    • The Mighty Peking Man

    • Pacific Rim: Uprising

    • Rampage

    • Godzilla vs. Mothra

  • Awards:

    • Mangled Skyscraper Award: Megumi Odaka, Keizo Murase, Kenpachiro Satsuma

    • G-FAN Hall of Fame Inductees: Skip Peel, David Nunes, Paul Gavins

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G-FEST XXIV (2017)

Date: July 14–16, 2017 Location: Crowne Plaza O’Hare, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Special Guests: Michiru Ōshima, Yuji Kaida, Shinji Higuchi, Ryuki Kitaoka, Kazuhiro Nakagawa, Kiyotaka Taguchi, Robert Scott Field, Tony Isabella

  • Movies Screened:

    • King Kong vs. Godzilla

    • Dragon Wars: D-War

    • Godzilla x Megaguirus

    • Godzilla (2014)`

    • Kong: Skull Island

    • Shin Godzilla

  • Awards:

    • Mangled Skyscraper Award: Michiru Ōshima

    • G-FAN Lifetime Achievement Award: Shinji Higuchi

    • G-FAN Hall of Fame Inductees: Jeff Horne, Sean Linkenback, Kyle Yount

 

 

G-FEST XXIII (2016)

Date: July 15–17, 2016 Location: Crowne Plaza O’Hare, Rosemont, Illinois​

  • Special Guests: Akira Takarada, Linda Miller, Satoshi Furuya, Hiroko Sakurai, Robert Scott Field, August Ragone, Yoshikazu Ishii, Hiroshi Sagae, Carl Craig, Sojiro Uchino, Tony Isabella, C. Martin Croker

  • Movies Screened:

    • King Kong Escapes

    • Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

    • Yongary, Monster from the Deep

    • Gamera vs. Viras

    • The Green Slime

    • Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legend

  • Awards:

    • Mangled Skyscraper Award: Hiroko Sakurai

    • G-FAN Hall of Fame Inductees: Damon Foster, Ed Godziszewski, John Roberto (posthumously)

 

 

G-FEST XXII (2015)

Date: July 10–12, 2015 Location: Crowne Plaza O’Hare, Rosemont, Illinois​

  • Special Guests: Masaaki Tezuka, Noboru Kaneko, August Ragone, Kow Otani, Robert Scott Field

  • Movies Screened:

    • Them!

    • The Deadly Mantis

    • Gamera vs. Jiger

    • Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

    • Godzilla vs. Biollante

    • Godzilla vs. Megaguirus

  • Awards:

    • Mangled Skyscraper Award: Masaaki Tezuka

    • G-FAN Hall of Fame Inductees: August Ragone, Matt Frank, Tom Tvrdik

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G-FEST XXI (2014)

Date: July 11–13, 2014 Location: Crowne Plaza O’Hare, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Special Guests: Koichi Kawakita, Tomoko Ai, Katsuhiko Sasaki, Hiroshi Sagae, Don Frye, Robert Scott Field, Shinpei Hayashiya

  • Movies Screened:

    • King Kong (1976)

    • King Kong Lives

    • Gamera vs. Barugon

    • Yongary, Monster from the Deep

    • Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

    • Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

  • Awards:

    • Mangled Skyscraper Award: Bob Eggleton

    • G-FAN Hall of Fame Inductees: Tim Bean, John DeSentis, Chris Oglio

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G-FEST XX (2013)

Date: July 12–14, 2013 Location: Crowne Plaza O’Hare, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Special Guests: Tsutomu Kitagawa, Shinichi Wakasa, Shizuo Nakajima, Robert Scott Field, Frank H. Woodward, Cleve Hall

  • Movies Screened:

    • 20 Million Miles to Earth

    • Gamera 3: The Revenge of Irys

    • Gamera vs. Gyaos

    • The X from Outer Space

    • Pacific Rim (Midnight showing)

    • Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

    • Godzilla vs. Megaguirus

  • Awards:

    • Mangled Skyscraper Award: Shinichi Wakasa

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G-FEST XIX (2012)

Date: July 13–15, 2012 Location: Crowne Plaza O’Hare, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Special Guests: Akira Takarada, Bin (Satoshi) Furuya, Robert Scott Field, Svengoolie

  • Movies Screened:

    • King Kong (1933)

    • The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

    • Gorgo

    • Gamera (1966)

    • Godzilla, King of the Monsters!

    • Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

  • Awards:

    • Mangled Skyscraper Award: Bin (Satoshi) Furuya

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G-FEST XVIII (2011)

Date: July 15–17, 2011 Location: Crowne Plaza O’Hare, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Special Guests: Hiroyuki Watanabe, Shinji Higuchi, Hiroshi Sagae, Robert Scott Field

  • Movies Screened:

    • Gamera: Super Monster

    • Mothra (1961)

    • Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II

    • Gamera: Guardian of the Universe

    • Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace

    • Gamera 2: Advent of Legion

  • Awards:

    • Mangled Skyscraper Award: Shinji Higuchi

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G-FEST XVII (2010)

Date: July 9–11, 2010 Location: Rosemont Hotel at O’Hare, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Special Guests: Akira Takarada, Bob Eggleton, Robert Scott Field, William M. Tsutsui, David Kalat, Damon Foster

  • Movies Screened:

    • Son of Godzilla

    • Godzilla vs. Mothra

    • Godzilla 2000

    • Godzilla vs. Megaguirus

    • Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster

    • Godzilla (1954)

  • Awards:

    • Mangled Skyscraper Award: Akira Takarada

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G-FEST XVI (2009)

Date: July 3–5, 2009 Location: Crowne Plaza O’Hare, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Special Guests: Kenji Sahara, Robert Scott Field, August Ragone, David Kalat

  • Movies Screened:

    • Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

    • The Mysterians

    • Mothra vs. Godzilla

    • Monster X Strikes Back/Attack the G8 Summit!

  • Awards:

    • Mangled Skyscraper Award: Kenji Sahara

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G-FEST XV (2008)

Date: July 4–6, 2008 Location: Crowne Plaza O’Hare, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Special Guests: Haruo Nakajima, Don Frye, August Ragone, Robert Scott Field, Don Glut, Jörg Buttgereit

  • Movies Screened:

    • Matango

    • Destroy All Monsters

    • Godzilla vs. Gigan

    • Godzilla vs. Biollante

    • Yamato Takeru (Orochi the Eight-Headed Dragon)

    • Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla

  • Awards:

    • Mangled Skyscraper Award: Haruo Nakajima

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G-FEST XIV (2007)

Date: July 6–8, 2007 Location: Crowne Plaza O’Hare, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Special Guests: Rhodes Reason, Shelley Sweeney, Carl Craig, Robert Scott Field, Don Glut, Reiko Yamada

  • Movies Screened:

    • King Kong Escapes

    • King Kong vs. Godzilla

  • Awards:

    • Mangled Skyscraper Award: Don Glut

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G-FEST XIII (2006)

Date: July 7–9, 2006 Location: Crowne Plaza O’Hare, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Special Guests: Kazuki Ōmori, Yoshikazu Ishii, Robert Scott Field, Robert Conte

  • Movies Screened:

    • Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

    • Negadon: The Monster from Mars

    • Gamera the Brave (US premiere)

  • Awards:

    • Mangled Skyscraper Award: Robert Scott Field

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G-FEST XII (2005)

Date: July 8–10, 2005 Location: Crowne Plaza O’Hare, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Special Guests: Yoshimitsu Banno, Yoshikazu Ishii, Carl Craig, Robert Scott Field, Robert Conte

  • Movies Screened:

    • The H-Man

    • Godzilla vs. Hedorah

    • Godzilla: Final Wars

  • Awards:

    • Mangled Skyscraper Award: Yoshikazu Ishii

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G-FEST XI (2004)

Date: July 9–11, 2004 Location: Holiday Inn O’Hare International, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Special Guests: Teruyoshi Nakano, Robert Scott Field, Brian Thomas

  • Movies Screened:

    • Monster Zero

    • Terror of Mechagodzilla

    • Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.

  • Awards:

    • Mangled Skyscraper Award: Teruyoshi Nakano

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G-FEST X (2003)

Date: July 18–20, 2003 Location: Radisson Hotel, Arlington Heights, Illinois

  • Special Guests: Noriaki Yuasa, Carl Craig, Yoshikazu Ishii, Robert Scott Field

  • Movies Screened:

    • Battle in Outer Space

    • Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris

    • Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack

  • Awards:

    • Mangled Skyscraper Award: Noriaki Yuasa

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G-FEST ’02 (2002)

Date: July 12–14, 2002 Location: Radisson Hotel, Arlington Heights, Illinois

  • Special Guests: Koichi Kawakita, Hurricane Ryu, Robert Scott Field

  • Movies Screened:

    • Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

    • Gamera 2: Advent of Legion

    • Godzilla x Megaguirus

  • Awards:

    • Mangled Skyscraper Award: Stan G. Hyde

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G-FEST ’01

Date: July 13–15, 2001 Location: Radisson Hotel, Arlington Heights, Illinois

  • Special Guests: Shinichi Wakasa, Bob Eggleton, Robert Scott Field

  • Movies Screened:

    • Godzilla (1954)

    • Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II

    • Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

  • Awards:

    • Mangled Skyscraper Award: Greg Shoemaker

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G-FEST 2000 

Date: October 14–16, 2000 Location: Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Los Angeles, California

  • Special Guests: Sadamasa Arikawa, Noriaki Yuasa, Koichi Kawakita, Haruo Nakajima, Ken Satsuma, Megumi Odaka, Keita Amemiya, Yuji Sakai, Ryuki Kitaoka, Mach Fumiake, Robert Scott Field

  • Movies Screened:

    • Godzilla (1954)

    • Moon Over Tao (1997)

    • Godzilla vs. Destoroyah

    • Son of Godzilla

    • Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey

    • Rebirth of Mothra III

  • Awards:

    • Mangled Skyscraper Award: Koichi Kawakita

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G-FEST ’99

Date: July 23–25, 1999 Location: Burbank Hilton, Burbank, California

  • Special Guests: Noriaki Yuasa, Shusuke Kaneko, Wataru Mimura, Hiroshi Kashiwabara, Robert Scott Field, Volker Engel, Forrest J. Ackerman, Peter Fernandez, Corrine Orr, August Ragone, Norman England, Ryuki Kitaoka, Don Glut

  • Movies Screened:

    • Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris (U.S. Premiere)

    • Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace

  • Awards:

    • Mangled Skyscraper Award: Forrest J. Ackerman

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G-FEST ’98 

Date: July 1998 Location: Wyndham Hotel, Chicago, Illinois

    • Special Guests: William Stout, Mike Fredericks, Yoshikazu Ishii, Gene Rizzardi

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G-FEST ’97

Date: July 1997 Location: Wyndham Hotel, Chicago, Illinois

  • Special Guests: Don Glut, Marc Cerasini, Bob Eggleton, Stuart Galbraith IV, David Kalat, Steve Ryfle​

 

G-FEST ’96 (a.k.a. G-CON ’96)

Date: July 1996 Location: Radisson Hotel, Arlington Heights, Illinois

    • Special Guests: Ken Satsuma, Haruo Nakajima

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G-FEST ’95 (a.k.a. G-CON ’95)

Date: August 18–20, 1995 Location: Radisson Hotel, Arlington Heights, Illinois

  • Notable Information:

    • The first officially organized G-FEST convention.

    • Initially closed to the public for the first two days but opened to the public on the final day due to overwhelming demand.

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G-FEST ’94 (a.k.a. Friends of G-FAN)

Date: 1994 Location: Howard Johnson Hotel, O’Hare Airport, Illinois

  • Notable Information:

    • The first public meeting of contributors to G-FAN magazine.

    • Laid the foundation for future G-FEST conventions.

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