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BAAF Wrap-up PR
posted on by Christopher Macdonald
Over 3,000 Fans Flock to Weekend-Long Celebration of Anime Manga Culture in New York, interesting Links with AX for 2002.
BAAF has sent out a bit of back patting in the form of the following press release. There is however one very interesting detail in the announced at the opening ceremonies of this year's AX that as of next year there would be a second Anime Expo in New York City on Labor Day Weekend.
BAAF Press Release:
NEW YORK, November 5, 2001 When The Big Apple Anime Fest (BAAF) wrapped up on Sunday, October 28th, it was apparent to all that the anime festival had far exceeded all expectations. After the events of September 11th, the show's organizers declared that they "would not let New York down," and they certainly did not! Instead, they brought approximately 3,500 anime culture fans to New York from around the world. These people proved their faith in the city by participating non-stop in this first annual weekend-long celebration of Anime Manga Culture.
BAAF started with a bang on Thursday, October 25th as Mayor Rudy Giuliani ed in the festivities at an autograph g at the Grand Re-opening of J&R Music World. The Mayor modeled the BAAF 2001 Charity T-shirt, sales of which raised more than $2,100 for the New York Police and Fire Widows' and Children's Benefit Fund.
The excitement continued to grow from that point on, with autograph gs throughout the weekend that drew huge crowds to the Virgin Megastore in Times Square where fans were able to meet and greet their favorite voice actors from anime films.
These included:
Koihime, who also served as the Opening Night Guests of Honor for the Midnight Anime Concourse.
And what film festival is complete without screenings? Over the weekend, fans attended over 250 hours of screenings, many of which were sold out, including the highly anticipated North American premiere of the full-length anime feature, Metropolis. Not only did the audience at BAAF see the
critically acclaimed film before its formal release by Tri-Star Pictures, but director Masao Maruyama made a rare trip to America to New York City and personally introduced the U.S. premiere of Metropolis at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Theater on Friday evening.
Other international guests of honor also made the trip to New York for BAAF. They included Votoms .
The Big Apple Anime Fest offered up exciting activities for anime enthusiasts beyond screenings and gs. A dealer room at the Park Central New York Hotel included over forty dealer booths that held special events and offered Anime fans thousands of bargain prices on anime videos, DVDs, comics, posters and more. The Cosplay on Broadway contest on Saturday night attracted throngs of anime fans who spilled out into the street outside the DGA Theater hoping to catch a glimpse of the outrageous outfits donned by enthusiasts impersonating their favorite anime characters. Winners walked away with prizes ranging from anime movie packages to DVD players.
While the fans now rest up after a fun-filled, whirlwind weekend of anime adventure, Big Apple Anime Fest organizers are already gearing up to bring an even bigger and better BAAF 2002 to New York City on Labor Day Weekend, 2002, in association with The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA).
BAAF Press Release:
NEW YORK, November 5, 2001 When The Big Apple Anime Fest (BAAF) wrapped up on Sunday, October 28th, it was apparent to all that the anime festival had far exceeded all expectations. After the events of September 11th, the show's organizers declared that they "would not let New York down," and they certainly did not! Instead, they brought approximately 3,500 anime culture fans to New York from around the world. These people proved their faith in the city by participating non-stop in this first annual weekend-long celebration of Anime Manga Culture.
BAAF started with a bang on Thursday, October 25th as Mayor Rudy Giuliani ed in the festivities at an autograph g at the Grand Re-opening of J&R Music World. The Mayor modeled the BAAF 2001 Charity T-shirt, sales of which raised more than $2,100 for the New York Police and Fire Widows' and Children's Benefit Fund.
The excitement continued to grow from that point on, with autograph gs throughout the weekend that drew huge crowds to the Virgin Megastore in Times Square where fans were able to meet and greet their favorite voice actors from anime films.
These included:
Koihime, who also served as the Opening Night Guests of Honor for the Midnight Anime Concourse.
And what film festival is complete without screenings? Over the weekend, fans attended over 250 hours of screenings, many of which were sold out, including the highly anticipated North American premiere of the full-length anime feature, Metropolis. Not only did the audience at BAAF see the
critically acclaimed film before its formal release by Tri-Star Pictures, but director Masao Maruyama made a rare trip to America to New York City and personally introduced the U.S. premiere of Metropolis at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Theater on Friday evening.
Other international guests of honor also made the trip to New York for BAAF. They included Votoms .
The Big Apple Anime Fest offered up exciting activities for anime enthusiasts beyond screenings and gs. A dealer room at the Park Central New York Hotel included over forty dealer booths that held special events and offered Anime fans thousands of bargain prices on anime videos, DVDs, comics, posters and more. The Cosplay on Broadway contest on Saturday night attracted throngs of anime fans who spilled out into the street outside the DGA Theater hoping to catch a glimpse of the outrageous outfits donned by enthusiasts impersonating their favorite anime characters. Winners walked away with prizes ranging from anime movie packages to DVD players.
While the fans now rest up after a fun-filled, whirlwind weekend of anime adventure, Big Apple Anime Fest organizers are already gearing up to bring an even bigger and better BAAF 2002 to New York City on Labor Day Weekend, 2002, in association with The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA).
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