7/7-7/9: G-Fest XIII

North American Godzilla fans will be gathering July 7-9, 2006 at the Crowne Plaza O'Hare International in Rosemont, IL for G-FEST XIII. The special guest for G-FEST XIII is Kazuki Omori, the director of Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) and three other Godzilla films. Other featured guests include actor Robert Scott Field of Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991), Yoshikazu Ishii, first assistant special effects director of Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) and Bruce Fuller, monster suit-maker of Ultraman: The Ultimate Hero.

G-FEST XIII will be screening Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah and will present the Midwest premiere of Gamera: The Little Braves (2006) (both at the Pickwick Theater in nearby Park Ridge, Illinois) and Negadon, the Monster from Mars (at the Crowne Plaza).

G-FEST XII will also have a giant dealers room, a super Godzilla display, model instruction, video room, Destroy All Monsters Tournament, Godzilla: Save The Earth Tournament, costume parade & contest, art contest, video contest and more.

Weekend admission tickets are $29.00 for adults, $10 for youth (12 and under). Daily admission (at the door) is $20.00 for adults, $5.00 for youths. Children 5 and under are admitted FREE.

For more information, log onto www.g-fan.com.