History

“FACTS is certainly the best convention I ever attended” (Julian Glover) “The convention was a pure delight to attend” (Barry Kitson)It seems like we set ourselves a new challenge every …

F.A.C.T.S. 2010 was another great edition.

FACTS 2008 ruled. Don’t take our word for it, just read what some of our guests had to say about our show: “I’ve been to a lot of shows; but …

Well, we’ve been working on F.A.C.T.S. for quite a while now . The first edition was held way back in 1993 (when the “millennium bug” reminded people of a centipede …

The fifteenth edition of F.A.C.T.S., the biggest SF, Fantasy, Anime and Comic convention in the Benelux, took once more place on October 15 and 16, 2005 in the International Congress …

The F.A.C.T.S.2004 weekend started on Friday with the screening of the movie “Dead and Breakfast” in the Decascoop in Ghent. The movie was introduced by no less than Mr. David …

It was the third time that F.A.C.T.S. was spread over a whole weekend (October 11 and 12, 2003). The I.C.C. (Internationaal Congrescentrum, Citadelpark, Ghent, Belgium) was once more the place …

Merely one week after F.A.C.T.S. 2001 the courageous members of Omniverse are already starting the preparations for the next edition. Evolution and expansion are the keywords also in F.A.C.T.S. 2002: …

(imagine that very catchy Mission Impossible tune here) : « Your mission, Jim, should you decide to accept it, is to extend F.A.C.T.S. to an entire weekend and to make …

To give F.A.C.T.S. a solid basis the non profit organisation Omniverse is created. New members join in and everybody works together to make the F.A.C.T.S. 2000 edition even more successful. …

The ninth F.A.C.T.S. edition marks the beginning of a more professional organisation. The flyer copies are replaced by 10.000 printed full-colour flyers. For the first time ever we have a …

We decide to go back to our initial plan to organise F.A.C.T.S. once a year. The convention’s eight edition takes place the October 4th 1998. Thanks to the original successful …

Encouraged by the enthusiastic dealers we decide to organise F.A.C.T.S. twice a year. The chosen date, May 3rd 1998, proves not ideal for students (examination period). For the first time …

Over 40 dealers, 3 big screen anime projections and for the first time ever guest stars from the States and Japan (3 comic artists and a mangaka) make sure that …

F.A.C.T.S. 5 (October 6th 1996) continues along the same line, thus prolonging the success story: about 40 dealer stands, several large screen anime projections and already 3 guest stars (e.g. …

October 1st 1995 : 650 visitors have the opportunity to buy their goods at the stands of about 25 dealers. The convention has been announced by 3000 flyers spread over …

October 23d 1994 , the third edition takes place. The number of dealers having tripled in contrast with last year’s edition, we succeed in filling 2 large rooms for a …

Thanks to a more elaborated advertisement campaign (the use of flyers is introduced) the event gains popularity and about 10 dealers subscribe for F.A.C.T.S. II. We decide to move to …

1992 became 1993 and we decided to hold our first gathering on March 27th in a small room on the first floor of a local pub in Ghent, called ‘Het …

In the beginning there was … nothing. It were the Dark Ages. The last West-European anime-wave was slowly but surely dying out (limiting itself to reruns of older tv-shows), Spawn …