BlobFest
Call for vendors for BlobFest 2008
If you are a vendor of classic SciFi and/or monster movie collectibles please call Mary at 610-917-1228 for information on having a table at this year's BlobFest, July 11- 13.
Steve McQueen Look-Alike Contest
Do you look like Steve? McQueen, that is. If you do, it may be worth $500 to you. To mark The Blob's 50th anniversary we're saluting Steve McQueen, who had his first starring role in the film. A Look-Alike contest on Sunday, June 22nd after the Colonial's screening of The Great Escape will find our star for BlobFest '08. The best Steve McQueen impersonator will receive a $500 cash prize and the opportunity to "star" as the legendary actor during BlobFest weekend, July 11 & 12. Register for the contest by calling the theatre at 610-917-1228.
Short Film Contest
Call for entries to our Second Annual Backyard B Movie Blob Bonanza Amateur Film Contest! Submit your amateur, homemade film by June 25, 2008 and vie for the coveted Shorty Award at this year's BlobFest on July 11 & 12, 2008. The only constraints are that the films are no longer than 5 minutes, are family-friendly, are somehow Blob-related, and submitted on DVD.
Entries should be mailed to: Mary Foote, BlobFest Short Film Contest, 227 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, PA 19460. Deadline for submissions is June 25, 2008. All submissions should include name, age, address, email and phone number. Winners will be notified prior to BlobFest and should be present to claim their trophy and adulation!
Awards will be given out in three age categories: under 13, 14-18, and over 18. Scroll down to the bottom of this page for links to some of last year's submitted films.
For a list of BlobFest 2008 Events please click here.
2008 Hotel Information
Once again we have blocked off rooms at the Courtyard by Marriott in Collegeville (about a 10 minute drive from the Colonial) for BlobFest. The hotel is offerering BlobFest guests a special rate of $89 plus tax. This special rate will be valid until June 25, 2008 only. Call 484-974-2600 to make your reservation and make sure you mention BlobFest to get the special rate. If you prefer to make your reservation online, just click on the Marriott logo below and enter "blfblfa" into the Group Code field when you are filling out your reservation request.
Thank you!
The Chester County Conference and Visitors Bureau is the generous sponsor of BlobFest 2008.
BlobFest 2007
Well, BlobFest 8 is history.
A stunning year it was. We got to meet Jack Harris, producer of The Blob, Kate Phillips, Howie Fishlove, Dick Taylor and his son Don, and Shorty's son Kris Yeaworth. Great guests…the ever intelligent and gracious Mary Jo Pehl, Ghoul A Go Go (a BlobFest favorite), the fabulous Patient Creatures - whose presence makes the days and nights of BlobFest extra spooky.
Our new projects this year were well-received. We awarded two SHORTY AWARDS for our short Blob-related film contest. Winners were “Blob Jelly” by Dave Perillo and Clair Poletti in the 18 and over category and “Stalk of the Blob Man” by Matthew McGinnis in the under 18 category. Thanks to all who submitted this year – they were a blast to watch!
Lots and lots of people came out in their TINFOIL HATS, and 70 of them competed in our competition. Friday night we chose four winners, but later, we realized we needed to recognize yet one more hat. The entry from Barbara Knudsen, which was pointedly made of 100% recycled foil and fell squarely within our INCONVENIENT BLOB global warming theme. Yeah, Barbara! Thank you to Kathy at the Phoenix Village Arts Center for letting us display the hats there.
Special thanks to two European artists, Eclectech and Miss Prizm, who graciously allowed us to use their hilarious TINFOIL HAT SONG. The crowd loved it, as we hoped they would.
Absent because of mechanical difficulty was Kyra Schon. We missed her greatly and hope she will make it to the next BlobFest. We hurt.
The Colonial had a fabulous RUNNING OUT, thanks to all of you wonderful fans who enjoy the chaos and energy of the recreation, and there were oodles of bystanders to watch including the news media. Thank you guys.
And this year, we had an incredible FIRE EXTINGUISHER PARADE with Madame Blobvovnia and George Muller on fire extinguisher officiating. Next year, the wildness continues.
Stu and The Rivers rocked, literally. Thank you guys for your efforts and energy.
Till next year, when we will again wait for Tom Savini and celebrate our very own hometown monster, the Blob, the BlobFest Committee reminds you to BEWARE.
Thanks very much.
Andee
BlobFest on You Tube
Click here to see videos of BlobFests past and present on You Tube.
Click here to see a video about the 30th Anniversary celebration of The Blob.
BlobFest in the Press
Click here to see the Slate.com video about BlobFest 2007
Click here to listen to the pre-BlobFest 2007 story that ran on NPR's Here & Now.
Click here to download a pdf of the New York Times piece from June 10, 2007.
Click here to read the Cinemaretro.com re-cap of BlobFest 2007.
Click here to listen to the NPR Weekend Edition story on BlobFest 2005.
BlobFest 8 Shorty Award Nominees
Click here to see "BlobPort 2007" and "How Not to Make Pudding."
More to come as we continue to add videos to YouTube.