Title: Fism 2006
Description: Winners, plus 2009 location!
Raoul - August 8, 2006 03:44 PM (GMT)
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Final Winners
Grand Prix Stage: Pilou, France; Grand Prix Close-up: Rick Merrill, USA
Manipulation: 1) Dai Binchun, China; 2) David Soysa, Portugal and 3) Arthur Trace, USA
General Magic: 1) Eun Gyeol Lee, Rep. of Korea; 2) Die Zauderer, Germany and 3) Dion, Netherlands
Micro Magic: 1) Martin Eisele, Germany; 2) Shawn Farquhar, Canada and 3) David Stone, France
Close-up Cards: 1) Helder Guimaraes, Portugal; 2) Lodewijk de Widt, Netherlands and 3) Kiko, Spain
Parlour Magic: 1) Gaston, Germany; 2) Shawn Farquhar, Canada and 3) Julia Guilhem, France
Stage Illusions: 1) Sittah, Netherlands; 2) Hugo Valenzuela, Argentina and 3) Marc & Alex, Germany
Mentalism; 2) Timothy Trust & Julie, Germany; and Juan Ordeix, Argentina; and 3) Robert & Emiel, Netherlands; and Jean Thomas Loewe, Germany
Special Awards: Las Vegas Contract: Eun Gyeol Lee; France/Monaco Contract: Sittah and London Contract: Mikael Szanyiel
Most Original Act: Stage-Hugo Valenzuela, Argentina and Close-up-Rocco, USA
Tommy Wonder was awarded the Theory & Philosophy Award, which was accepted on his behalf by Dick Koomwinder.
After obtaining 62 percent of the general vote, Beijing, China will be hosting FISM in 2009.
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So 2009 will be in China....very cool. Shall we start saving?
Lee Eun Gyeol also seems to be doing very well for himself....I guess we were lucky to have seen him at IF'05.
dtjk - August 8, 2006 04:55 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Raoul @ Aug 8 2006, 11:44 PM) |
| Tommy Wonder was awarded the Theory & Philosophy Award, which was accepted on his behalf by Dick Koomwinder. |
Aloy must be very happy and sad now right.. :lol:
GordonLi - August 8, 2006 05:01 PM (GMT)
Great! FISM in China should be affordable...
And yes, Tommy Wonder's award does seem overdue.
dtjk - August 9, 2006 04:52 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (GordonLi @ Aug 9 2006, 01:01 AM) |
| Great! FISM in China should be affordable... |
Will all charges be changed to "Ren Min Bi"? Instead of USD.. :lol:
GordonLi - August 9, 2006 01:25 PM (GMT)
It's political really, all the countries want to show that they are giving China a chance to prove their worth. And also to show that they will allow an Asian country (and in this case, a potential giant) to hold important events.
Otherwise, there will definitely be better hosts ( i think) for Fism 2009 and even the 2008 Olympics.
Icy - August 9, 2006 01:30 PM (GMT)
Magic can traced back to China, so probably, its just a return trip. :rolleyes:
ming - August 9, 2006 01:54 PM (GMT)
Dragon - August 9, 2006 02:03 PM (GMT)
Beijing is in China my friend...
Well, at least it's in Asia so we won't feel outta place. Anyway, the reason why it's in Beijing has no particular reason really. Perhaps it's pulling strings and all, but anyhow it's all strictly based on votes.
ming - August 9, 2006 02:07 PM (GMT)
er.. What I meant was, what reasons are there against China hosting FISM?
There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with it.
Maddened - August 10, 2006 03:04 AM (GMT)
Small point here, but since I'm like the only warrior advocating this, I'll point out that if you look at the winners of the Mentalism category, 2-person mentalism is still the best and still rock the most.
As for China being the next host, I don't see why not. Beijing is a beautiful city, things are cheap there, by 2009 the infrastructure would already be in place due to the 2008 Olympics, the exoticism factor will draw more people, in terms of international visibility, China has one up over smaller European nations Austria for instance, and everyone wants to get into the good books of China because of the potential market there. So I say all's good man.
I'll only start questioning seriously if they voted Singapore to be the next host. I mean yeah, I'll be darn happy, but huh?!?
So in 3 years, maybe I'll be able to go to FISM too. Yippee!
Aloy - August 10, 2006 06:06 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Raoul @ Aug 8 2006, 11:44 PM) |
| Tommy Wonder was awarded the Theory & Philosophy Award, which was accepted on his behalf by Dick Koomwinder. |
B)
Even without the formalisation of the award, Tommy Wonder has long been regarded by many around the world as a authority in this.
But like all great artists, their genius is most acutely realised when they are no longer able to give us any more works.
dry_gin - August 10, 2006 08:31 AM (GMT)
Hi Guys,
was wondering if anyone knows the actual date for FISM in 2009 in china, and also which part of China it is gonna be held in.
Thanks a million in advance!
Magicdow - August 10, 2006 09:31 AM (GMT)
Beijing, but don't have the date yet.
Magicdow - August 11, 2006 09:21 AM (GMT)
FISM 2009 will be held from August 30 to September 4.
cyngapore - August 13, 2006 11:04 AM (GMT)
OOOO...... I'm going to china in 2009 woo hoo... Wonder how its gonna be... Last time i went to china was when it was flooded with bikes, i mean bicycles not bike cards..... LOL Gotta save up loads of cash.
Lamadude - August 16, 2006 02:59 PM (GMT)
has the venue confirm? i thought spain is a very strong contender for fism 2009.
Adrian
Magicdow - August 17, 2006 01:20 AM (GMT)
The venue has been confirmed.
Blackwing - August 18, 2006 02:20 AM (GMT)
damn I'll be serving NS in 2009. Crap!
Well, I think China is a great place to hold Fism.
Oh and by the way, China magicians are damn good. I won't be surprised if one of them wins the grand prix.
Ning - August 18, 2006 11:41 AM (GMT)
Awesome :) Start saving up people... let's make a tripto FISM '09 a reality! Who knows, maybe we might have a rep from SG perform even? *grin*
ning ^_^