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Sunday 21 April, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT+08:00) Perth
9:30 AM
9:30 AM
Isao Takahata: The underappreciated gems
1 hour, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf

Panel

Mr John Samuel John Samuel (@arcadiagt5) (Participant)

Damian Magee (Participant)

Anime director Isao Takahata died in 2018, leaving behind a creative legacy of 12 films made between 1968 and 2013. With much of his output coming ...
Cosplay workshop
3 hours, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - King Sound

Ms Jessica Davey (Participant)

From dress forms, pattern drafting and concept to foam crafting, sewing and accessories. An overview of cosplay creation from concept to display. I...
Easter Egg Hunt
1 hour, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room

Dianne Watson (Participant)

Console Gaming
14 hours 25 minutes, 9:30 AM - 11:55 PM

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Orion Room

Board Games
14 hours 25 minutes, 9:30 AM - 11:55 PM

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Pleiades

10:30 AM
10:30 AM
The Search for Exoplanets
1 hour, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf

Talk

Dr Andrew Williams (Participant)

In 1991, there were exactly nine known planets in the entire universe - the planets orbiting our Sun. Nobody knew for sure whether planets were inc...
Made in Abyss: Episodes 1-2
1 hour, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent

Screening

Mr Grant Watson (Participant)

Easter craft time
1 hour, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room

Dianne Watson (Participant)

11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Ben Young: How to Make a Film
1 hour, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf

Panel

Mr Ben Young (Participant)

Travis Johnson (Participant)

Western Australian film director Ben Young won widespread critical acclaim for his terrifying 2016 thriller Hounds of Love. He followed it up in 20...

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent

Panel

Dave Luckett (Participant)

Gina Goddard (Participant)

Satima Flavell (Participant)

Glenda Larke (Participant)

With so many fantasy novels based in a setting drawn from medieval Europe, it’s no surprise to see so many stories based around monarchies - kings ...
Laser maze
30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room

Dianne Watson (Participant)

12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Disney song-a-long
30 minutes, 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room

Collaborative

Rosalie C (Participant)

Dianne Watson (Participant)

12:30 PM
12:30 PM
Lunch Sunday
1 hour 30 minutes, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Closed

2:00 PM
2:00 PM
The best literary science fiction of 2018
1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf

Panel

Melissa Ferguson (Participant)

Charlie Jane Anders (Participant)

Jonathan Strahan (Participant)

Soon it will be time for nominations to be submitted and votes decided for this year’s speculative fiction awards. What were the best novels and sh...
Not everything needs a 3D printer
1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - King Sound

Talk

David Horton (Participant)

A look at how to use (and abuse) assorted hand tools and other things from the hardware store in making and cosplay. Not everything cool needs thou...
The Best Book
1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent

Panel

Ms Jess Bridges (Participant)

Gina Goddard (Participant)

Librarians are amongst us, and have strong opinions about gateway genre books.Come along and share your stories about that book - ...
Franken plushies
1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room

Dianne Watson (Participant)

3:00 PM
3:00 PM

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf

Panel

Amanda Bridgeman (Participant)

TJ Nichols (Potential)

Sally Beasley (Participant)

Ian Nichols, Miskatonic University (Potential)

Melissa Ferguson (Participant)

Immortality is a common element in science fiction and fantasy, but what would it actually be like? What would you need to do and think abou...

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - King Sound

Panel

Mx Anna Hepworth (Participant)

Keira McKenzie (Participant)

For six decades, the English author Alan Garner has written some of the most memorable and enduring children’s fantasy ever published. Rich with Br...

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent

Panel

Stephen Dedman (Participant)

Jonathan Strahan (Participant)

Satima Flavell (Participant)

For many writers of science fiction and fantasy, the money earned from her or his craftis never enough with which to make a living. What other ...
Frankenplushie wars
1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room

Dianne Watson (Participant)

4:00 PM
4:00 PM
The Cosplay Display
1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Signup required

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf

Ms Jessica Davey (Participant)

Bring you best- show off your cosplay costume for judging! Share a moment with your fellow cosplayers, admire each others work and enjoy the cospla...
WASFF Annual General Meeting
2 hours, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - King Sound

Panel

PR K (Moderator)

Frames White (Potential)

Doug Burbidge (Participant)

Evil Kenevil BRIAN JOHNSON, Lindentech (Participant)

Mrs Andrea Johnson (Participant)

Mrs Davina Watson (Participant)

Jack Bridges (Participant)

Ms Jess Bridges (Participant)

Laura Hodge (Participant)

Ms Margaret Watts Margaret (Participant)

Mx Anna Hepworth (Participant)

NOTICE OF 2019 WASFF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGAt Swancon, at The Esplanade hotel in Fremantle on Sunday the 21st of April, 4pm.
So you want to be a merperson?
1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent

Leece (Participant)

Robert Masters rdm (Participant)

So you want to be a merperson? Presented by Alicia Smith and Rob Masters. Have you ever dreamed of gliding effortlessly through the cerulean wate...
Modern machines
1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room

Dianne Watson (Participant)

5:00 PM
5:00 PM

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf

Panel

Charlie Jane Anders (Participant)

Mr Aaron Creaser Aaron (Participant)

Mrs Heather Magee (Participant)

Damian Magee (Participant)

Ms Christy Leach (Participant)

Mr Michael Cogan, Swancon (Participant)

In 2018 Doctor Who returned for its 11th 21st century season, with a change of aesthetic, a change of executive produc...
Reading: Satima Flavell
30 minutes, 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent

Talk

Satima Flavell (Participant)

Quiet activities
1 hour, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room

Dianne Watson (Participant)

5:30 PM
5:30 PM
Reading: Ian Nicholls
30 minutes, 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent

Talk

Ian Nichols, Miskatonic University (Participant)

6:00 PM
6:00 PM
Dinner Sunday
1 hour 30 minutes, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Closed

7:30 PM
7:30 PM
The Making of Top Knot Detective
1 hour, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf

Panel

Travis Johnson (Participant)

Aaron McCann (Participant)

A.J. Coultier (Participant)

In 2017 Dominic Pearce and Aaron McCann directed the acclaimed and ground-breaking documentary Top Knot Detective, detailing the surprising ...
LARP
3 hours, 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Signup required

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Abrolhos Room

Collaborative

Adrian Smith (Participant)

8:30 PM
8:30 PM
Screening: Top Knot Detective
2 hours, 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Admiralty Gulf

Screening

Narrated by Des Mangan, this documentary feature reveals the true story of the making of cult Japanese hit Ronin Suiri Tantai - released in Aust...
Retro computing
1 hour, 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent

Panel

cheshirenoir@gmail.com (Participant)

Christopher Phillips (Potential)

Jeanette Phillips (Potential)

Shay Telfer (Potential)

16 bits should be enough for anybody! Come meet several enthusiastic collectors of old computers and consoles. We discuss buying, repairing, main...
9:30 PM
9:30 PM
Speculative Fiction in Kpop Music Videos
1 hour, 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM

Esplanade Hotel Fremantle - Prince Regent

First Hierarch Candice Of the Church of Cha, First and Holy Church of Cha (Participant)

Continuing the now annual tradition of showcasing speculative fiction video clips within the highly competitive Korean music market, and the earwor...
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