Sci-Fi On The Rock - Sci-Fi On The Rock V

Sci-Fi On The Rock V

Sci-Fi on the Rock held its fifth convention on April 15, 16 and 17, 2011, making this year the first time the organization launched a convention that spanned three days. It was held again at the St. John's Holiday Inn, and was kicked off with a book launch from convention co-founder Darren Hann, followed by the convention's first ever film festival. Special guests who were in attendance this year were actor Mike Savva (who was scheduled to appear for Sci-Fi on the Rock IV but was waylaid due to Volcanic activity over UK airspace), actor Robert Axelrod (better known as the voice of Lord Zedd from the Power Rangers), actor David Nykl, known as Doctor Zelenka from Stargate Atlantis, actor John Garman "J. G." Hertzler (known in the Star Trek community for his role on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9) as the Klingon General, and later Chancellor, Martok) and Suzie Plakson who is an actress, singer, writer, poet, and artist, who has played four characters on various Star Trek series, including Worf's wife K'Ehleyr. Special guests also included returning authors Matthew Ledrew, Ellen Curtis, and actor/comic creator Kevin Woolridge, and welcomed newcomers Charles Picco from Todd and the Book of Pure Evil, and Tom Brown and Thomas Gofton ("the Toms") from Mind's Eye. Picco, a native Newfoundlander, is the co-creator/co-writer/executive story editor of Todd and The Book of Pure Evil, a comedy/horror series currently airing on the Space Channel. The Toms are writers for Mind's Eye, a fantasy web series brought to you by the creative minds at Lynnvander Productions and Synn Studios inc. It is a tantalizing tale of adventure, magic and imagination becoming reality as we follow a new class of superhero, the Dreamweavers.

Like in previous years, the fifth convention beat its numbers from the previous year; while an exact figure is not yet known, it is estimated that around 1500 people visited the convention this year. Because this year marked the organization's fifth year, the convention staff introduced its first annual film festival, which commenced on the convention's opening night. Eleven films were submitted and screened, ten of which were from local film-makers, and one (X-Meeting) from Halifax, Nova Scotia. The winner of this film festival was a horror/comedy short called "Date With The Dead".