Action Figure Insider » Fanattik celebrates its 15th anniversary in Blockbuster style.
Fanattik celebrates its 15th anniversary in Blockbuster style.
Fanattik, the award-winning gift and collectibles company, celebrated its 15th anniversary in style this week with a special screening of the all-new Jurassic World Dominion, a film for which the company is also a merchandising partner.
The North West pop culture company has taken over the Art Deco cinema ‘The Rex’ near its UK headquarters for private screening. Attendees included studio reps, vendors, and influencers who all enjoyed seeing various franchise props during the event.
It is no coincidence that the film Jurassic World was chosen for the event. “It was signing our licensing deal with Universal Studios all those years ago for the Jurassic Park franchise that set Fanattik on the path to where we are today, and I wanted to pay homage to the franchise on our first anniversary. Anthony Marks, Fanattik MD
Award-winning Fanattik is an official licensing partner for some of the biggest film and video game studios in the entertainment world, including Konami, Universal Studios, Bethesda, Capcom, Paramount Studios, Microsoft and many more. The company also creates exclusive products for retailers across Europe and distributes gift ranges featuring Star Wars and Marvel.
Before the start of the film, Anthony took the stage where, in a moving speech, he thanked the entire Fanattik team, his colleagues who helped the company grow from a sole proprietorship working in a spare room to what is now a global player in pop culture.
“We really love what we do, fans can see the effort we put into every product we create”. – Melissa Tudor, Creative Director, Fanattik
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