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Tampa Bay Comic Con Brings Screen Stars August 5-7
(released Friday, July 29, 2016)
By Douglas Lorah

Next weekend is Tampa Bay Comic Con and as these "cons" go, there will be film and television stars. There will be panels and Q&A's, fan films, and all things geek galore. Here are some of the film related highlights broken down by day.

Friday

Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who) Q&A / 3:00-4:30pm
Tampa Bay Comic Con Film Festival / 6:30pm-12:00am
Ian Fischer / Talks about superheroes with clip from Rude Dude and Superhero Nation / 7:30-8:30pm

Saturday

Ivana Baquero (The Shannara Chronicles, Pan's Labyrinth) and Terry Brooks (The Shannara Chronicles) Q&A / 9am-9:40am
Star Wars Q&A with Ian McDiarmid and Ray Park / 10-10:40am
Jenna Coleman Q&A / 11-11:40am
Visum Studios / Discussion on how to make and distribute a movie / 11:30am-12:30pm
Daredevil Q&A with Charlie Cox and Elodie Yung / 12-12:40pm
Game of Thrones Q&A with Jack Gleeson (Joffrey Baratheon) / 2:30-3:10pm
Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings, Rudy) Q&A / 3:30-4:10pm
"Shooting Clerks: The Kevin Smith Story" Film Panel with Ming Chen, Michael Zapcic, Brian O'Halloran, and Stefan Laurantz
Tampa Bay Comic Con Film Festival / 5:30pm-12:00am including Super'Mance screening with Q&A with writer/director Ryan James Noir

Sunday

Indie Filmmaking for Geek and Horror Crowds / Wicked Window Productions talks about filmmaking for the con community
Ian McDiarmid (Star Wars) Q&A / 10:30-11:10am
Daredevil Q&A with Charlie Cox and Elodie Yung / 12:30-1:10pm
Ivana Baquero and Terry Brooks Q&A / 1:30-2:10pm
Game of Thrones Q&A with Jack Gleeson / 3-3:40pm
Tampa Bay Comic Con Film Festival Award Ceremony / 4:30-5pm

In no way is this an exhaustive list and for comic book pros, which I am not, check out the full con schedule on their website. www.tampabaycomiccon.com

Also, there are the standard photo op and autograph sessions with the following stars: Norman Reedus (Walking Dead), Ian McDiarmid, Ray Park, Charlie Cox, Elodie Yung, Jack Gleeson, Jenna Coleman, Sean Astin, Ivana Basquero, and voice actors Maurice LaMarche and Sean Schemmel.

Tampa Bay Comic Con runs August 5-7 at the Tampa Convention Center located at 333 S. Franklin Street.