First I’d like to introduce to Kristen Nedopak!
So Kristen for my first question, can you give an in depth explanation of the Geekie Awards, for those who don’t know what it is?
Can you give details of the video game situation?
We are giving Stan Lee the Lifetime Achievement Award this year, and we’re trying to make this event “Hollywood meets a Comic Convention,” with fun sets, cosplayers, badass digital content, geekie performances and other cool experiences. Since I come from a tech background, it was important we incorporate that in as well, so we’re building an interactive lanyard experience where your commemorative badge allows you to play a mobile shooter game. All in all, it’s a fun, creative event, but at the heart of it, it’s an opportunity for up and coming artists, creators and filmmakers to be seen, recognized, and shine.
I also recall there being a Toys & Games category that did have a few games within it, could you go into the details of the games in that category?
Also, can you let people know the other categories that will be associated with the Geekie Awards?
Now that we’ve gone over the categories, can you go a bit more into how the Geekie Awards started?
I also saw on the site that Stan Lee is getting a Life Time Achievement award is that being presented at the Geekies?
On top of it, toss in the fact that we are creating work that revolves around superheroes, science fiction, fantasy, steampunk and more, and the many people in this world don’t always understand or take that type of work seriously. Most award shows won’t nominate this type of work for any major award, and so again, getting your name out there becomes an uphill battle.
Out of this frustration came The Geekies. I was actually telling my coach how annoyed I was that my fantasy film would never be accepted into these big fests, and she said “why don’t you make your own?” You just don’t say something like that to an Aries Nedopak. Challenge accepted! A year later, here we are. Producing an indie show by creators for creators. Probably the hardest, most exhausting thing I’ve ever done in my life! I don’t think you realize how much work goes into an epic event such as this until you try to take it on, but I’ve got one hell of a team helping… and it’s going to be SO COOL!
Is there anything else we didn’t cover that you would like to cover?
Thanks for your time Kristin, and I hope the Geekie Awards are a great success!
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The Geekies will be streamed live online, and we’d love to get as many people watching as possible. The more the community supports our event, which again is not created by a giant production company, but a small team of geeks, the more success we will have this year and years to come. Thanks in advance for the love!!!
