Noting that there was no event in Haute-Saône dedicated to the passion for video games, the idea of the Retrogeek festival was born!
The film for the Retrogeek festival
The Retrogeek concept
The concept imagined by Matthieu Perrot consists in bringing together, in a single fair, the various universes of geek culture and of the 80s and 90s, gathering fans of board games, vintage toys, video games, cosplay, comics, manga and fantasy cinema (and much more!), while staying true to the values of exchange and conviviality. After a first edition in Port-sur-Saône in 2017, Retrogeek moved to the Parc Expo 70 in Vesoul, as it needed far more space!
Stands and exhibitors for all tastes
Artists & illustrators, comics, literature, manga, craft creations, Japanese culture, Dark & Gothic, goodies, board games, medieval fantasy, retrogaming: here is a glimpse of everything you could discover while walking the aisles of the fair.
The fair’s organizer
Matthieu Perrot is a feverish collector of vintage video games. He is also a co-founder of the associations LE PEUPLE DU LAC (a board-gamers’ association) and LA CONFRÉRIE DES 100 VISAGES (a cosplayers’ association). While leading all these activities, and as his ties with other associations grew ever closer, he noticed that a unifying event to bring the geek crowd together was sorely missing. With his entrepreneurial spirit, there is no room for such a void: he set out to create this festival, an unprecedented event in the department.
The spirit of the festival
The ambition of the Retrogeek festival is to address all audiences: the enthusiasts, of course, to get them out of their cozy digital cocoon for a weekend, but also the general public, curious to discover this universe where imagination makes all dreams possible.
The festival thus aims to bring together geeks of all horizons who, despite their sometimes different aspirations, all share common tastes, a common culture, and many common values.
The cameras of Cap Vidéo (3TOON’s brand for live action) were there to immortalize the event!
