Wednesday, June 8, 2016

CREATIVA FEST 2016



OMG,
Mexico!

When I got invited to 
Creativa Fest I had no idea what
I was getting myself into.

At the very least I knew that sooper pal
Maxwell Atoms
was going to be there.
So if I was attacked by a chupacabra
 I could throw him in the monster's path in order to escape.


But instead, I was met by:

eleventy billion mega excited fans


an incredibly appreciative and helpful festival staff



awesomely fun and dedicated volunteers:


mountains of delicious food and drink


a city full of rich history





and a deep squad of
incredibly talented,
amazingly fun and funny
fellow speakers.



I couldn't have had a better time.

Now, I always knew that 
Codename: Kids Next Door
had been popular in
Mexico.
BUT I HAD NO IDEA HOW MUCH!

From what I was told the translators
were able to keep to the spirit of the show
while injecting a healthy dose of
Mexican culture and slang that really spoke to
the audience here.



And over the years I've done a lot of 
animation events, lectures and school visits,
but I have to say that the Mexican fans were,
as a whole,
the sweetest, kindest, most polite
and appreciative fans I've ever met.







I must have signed a billion
sketchbooks, papers, shirts and festival badges



at the event...
in the halls...
at the hotel...
on the street...
in restaurants...
in elevators...
and I'm pretty sure I took a picture
with every single person in Mexico.

It was seriously crazy.
And I loved every minute of it.
THANK YOU
Justo Nava,
Astrid Cortez,
Creativa Fest,
and
EVERYONE IN MEXICO
for showing us such a great time!

Hope to see you again soon!



Next up, I wanna tell you about some of
the awesome and sooper talented people
I got to hang out with at the
festival.

Because they absolutely
ROCKED.




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2 comments:

Kamga Siewe said...

Its awesome to see so many people still into KND. Mr.Warbutron as I write this post i'm working on watching every episode of Codename Kids Next Door and i'm currently on season 5 "Operation: D.I.A.P.E.R."

BluePrint said...

Hope you make your way down to Atlanta and visit SCAD