SPOTLIGHT GUESTS

Where Fandom · Meets Fame

LET'S TALK ABOUT
GUESTS CELEBRITIES COSPLAYERS ARTISTS

FILM & SERIES GUESTS

Callum Kerr

International Actor, Model and Country Singer

Christopher Sabat

Voice Actor, Director, and Producer

Evanna Lynch

International Actress, Author and Activist

Jason Liebrecht

Voice Actor and Performance Artist

LOCAL FILM & SERIES GUESTS

Jazzara Jaslyn

Actress, Writer and Director

Martial T.Batchamen

Local Actor and Voice Actor

Nahum Hughes

Local Actor

Steven John Ward

South African Actor

INTERNATIONAL COSPLAYERS

Yaya Han

Cosplayer,Designer and Author

Jaremi Carey

TV Reality Personality, Gamer, Host and Transformation Artist

INTERNATIONAL SPOTLIGHT ARTISTS

Ron Marz

Comic Book Writer

Phil Hester

Comic Book Writer and Illustrator

John Romita Jr

Comic Book Artist

Heather Antos

Comic Book Creator and Editor

vIRTUAL GUESTS

Rebecca Ford

Creative Director

Steve Sinclair

CEO, Digital Extremes

LOCAL SPOTLIGHT ARTISTS

Anand Ramcheron

COMIC BOOK ILLUSTRATOR

Bill masuku

Comic Book Artist and Comic Book Writer

Sean Izaakse

Comic Book Artist

TIKTOK TAKEOVER CREATORS

Jordan Fortuin

Content Creator

Mark Fitzgibbon

Content Creator

Mikhail Williams

Co-founder and Creative Director

Ute Hermanus

Radio Host, Presenter, and Content Creator

COSPLAY JUDGES

Geekigear

Casual Cosplay Judge

Jaremi Carey

TV Reality Personality, Gamer, Host and Transformation Artist

Kerry von Lillienfeld

Casual Cosplay Judge

Mark Palmer

Casual Cosplay Judge

MittelElfCat

Casual Cosplay Judge

Pamikin

Casual Cosplay Judge

Suno

Casual Cosplay Judge

Yaya Han

Cosplayer,Designer and Author

CHARACTERS

SPEAKERS / PERFORMERS

Zaid Motala

Host With The Most

Valentina McOnie

Art Director | Sunrise Productions

Tyler Dorian Roman

Artist / Animator

Tim Keller

Animation Producer | Sunrise Studios

T. S. Zombie

Manga Artist

Steven Ingram

Director of GradeIt

Stefan Roets

Product Manager at Solarpop

Skarra

TV presenter | Content Creator

Sithe Ncube

Producer at Nyamakop

Sirbow Varma

Cyber security consultant

Sinan Effendi

Previous Magic: The Gathering South Africa Captain, Current Catan Nationals Champion

Shanté Singh

Owner of Harajuku

Shadley Davids

Character and Creature Artist

Seeno Tachibana

Pop Culture Critics

Sawako Itagaki

Japanese Instructor

Sam Wilson

Writer | Director - Sunrise Studios

Ryan Kruger

director/writer

Ruva Gorowa

Co founder

Rohil Aniruth

Narrative Designer

Rex Bowden

Co-Founder and Event Director of Africa Games Week

Randy

Passionate Elite Blader | Founder, The Hobby Cave

Precious Molobye

JLCSA Speaker/host

Peet Van Niekerk

Director - RCPG

Nsama “KASO” Chishimba

Mixed Media Artist

Nikita Alam

Security Analyst at Ubuntu Guard Cyber

Nathan Stanton

Head of Story | Sunrise Productions

Nadia Darries

Award-winning Director and Founder of Goon Valley Animation

Nabeel “Beelo”

Beyblade x Specialist

Mohale Mashigo

Narrative Director at Nyamakop

Mogamat Yaaseen Abrahams

Digital artist and inspiring Animator

Mikhail Williams

Co-founder and Creative Director

Michael Ferguson

Fantasy and Horror Author

Meso Qhobela

JLCSA Speaker / host

Mervyn George

Director and Head of Sourcing

Meg Rickards

Writer and Director

Marion Seymour

Deputy Chairperson of SWIFT

Marco

WBO Organizer & Judge | Founder, Endymion Digital Designs

Marcia Shange

Chief Operating Officer at Nyamakop

MONKEEMOTO

Digital Artist

Lynton Levengood

Production Designer | Sunrise Productions

Ludus Cosplay

Cosplayer

LordVeezus

Radio Presenter/DJ

Lisa Mini

Principal Film Officer, Film Cape Town

Lindelwa Cele

Storyteller

Liam Davids

Illustrator

Leylamoon

Cosplayer

Lebo Lekoma

Director of Client Services at Sea Monster

Kyle Gray

Dungeon Master

Kumbi Chitenderu

Scriptwriter and story analyst

Kenzie Dawson

NatOne Magazine

Josh Meij

 Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst

Jesse-Lee Wrensch

IT and Digital Entertainment lawyer

Jared Osborn

Director of GradeIt

James Boardman

Lore Master and founder of The Stroppy Bassett

Jacques Van Zyl

Previous Catan National Champion

Isaac Sikhakane

Visual Artist / Designer / Illustrator

Ingrid De Beer

Head of Production

Hope Dawson

NatOne Magazine

Greg –"Gregorious"

WBO Organizer & Judge | Founder, The Hobby Hutch

Ethan Austin

Lead Illustrator

Duvan Botha

Afro Manga Artist

Dr Ray Whitcher

Lecturer of Animation, Game Design and Postgraduate Studies at Uppsala University.

Dominique Gawlowski

Managing Director, Free Lives

Dayakar Padayachee

Filmmaker, Author, Lecturer

David Franciscus

David Franciscus Writer/Producer

Darnéy Marks

Writer | Story Artist | Animator

DJ Elliot

Pop Culture DJ

Collen Matimele

Creative Director

Chie Yamamoto

Japanese Instructor

Charlie Stadler Martinson

Multidisciplinary Artist

Chaise Frederick

Narrative Designer

Chadley Bantham

Aspiring Voice Actor

Caleb Gumbo

Author | Owner Red Universe

Bruce Crossey

SA Voice Actor

Brent Dawes

Writer | Director - Sunrise Studios

Bradley Joshua

Executive Producer and the CEO of Gambit Films

Bongane Mahlangu

Art Director on Relooted

Benjamin Cowley

CEO of Gravel Road Distribution Group

Ben Rausch

Game Developer

Barrie van Zyl

Director - RCPG

Ayanda Msomi

Producer and Production Manager

Alderman JP Smith

Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security

Alastair Kingon-Daniels

Self published Author

Aidan Francke

Designer / Illustrator

Adhil Patel

Boardgame Guru

Adam Barker

Owner of Retro Robot

A.J. Gallows

Indie Author

A.G. Madalane

Indie Author