Schedule for This Weekend’s Zombie Con

2013/08/16 21:51:09 +00:00 | Jordan Smith

Zombie Con will be taking place this weekend near Detroit, Michigan. The 2-day event includes a number of zombie-themed panels, screenings, and events, and we've been provided with the full schedule:

"With AMC’s hit series The Walking Dead on hiatus, Zombie fans are making summer plans to attend DETROIT ZOMBIE CON at the Motion Picture Institute in Troy, MI. Zombie Con is a two-day event that brings together Zombie, and Horror Fans, Creators, Artists, Novelists, Film Makers at Michigan’s premiere film school, MPI (www.mpifilm.com), in Troy, MI. –August 17th and 18th, 2013. Zombie Con is for Zombie lovers of all ages and places the emphasis on the creators and artisans working in the genre."

DETROIT Z-CON: Schedule of Events:

SATURDAY, AUG 17th. Doors open at 10am (event times subject to change)

THE GALLERY OF THE DEAD (art exhibition) (10am to close)
MOVIE 1: Carnival of Souls 10am-1130am
PANEL DISCUSSION 1: The Evolution of the Zombie Film 1130am-1230pm
MOVIE 2: BIRTH OF THE LIVING DEAD 1230pm - 2pm
PANEL DISCUSSION 2: Why do we love Zombies w/Psychologist Kim W. 2pm-3pm
MOVIE 3: UNDERTAKER (presented by Synapse Films) 3pm-430pm
ZOMBIE BELLY DANCERS : 4pm - 5pm
MS. Z-CON PIN UP GIRL CONTEST 5pm-7pm
MOVIE 4: BATTLE OF THE DAMNED 7pm-9pm
AFTER PARTY: 9pm until the dawn of the dead...

DAY 2: SUNDAY, AUGUST 18th: Doors open at 10am

GALLERY OF THE DEAD (10am to close)
MIMESIS LIVE: ZOMBIE ROLE PLAYING(interactive haunted attraction) (12pm-3pm)
MOVIE 1: AMAZING ADVENTURES OF THE LIVING CORPSE (short film precedes) 10am-1130am
MOVIE 2: FANGORIA'S GERM Z 1130am-1pm
PANEL DISCUSSION 3: with DAWN OF THE DEAD stars DAVID EMGE, SCOTT REINIGER & COURTNEY GAINS (time tba)
MOVIE 3: SHORT FILM: Ian Bensman's MISSION ZERO 1pm-130pm
MOVIE 4: SYNAPSE'S REEL ZOMBIES 130pm-3pm
MOVIE 5: SHORT FILM - Matt Cantu's the ZOMBIE FACTOR 3pm-4pm
MOVIE 6: PORTRAIT OF A ZOMBIE (from Ireland) 4pm-530pm
ZOMBIE CRAWL with MS. ZCON and the Mimesis Zombie's 5pm

Our own Jonathan James will be speaking on a few of the panels this weekend and we'll be covering the event live. If you're a Daily Dead reader and attending the convention, let us know. We'll have prizes specifically for Daily Dead readers that seek us out.