BronyCon
bronycon annual fan convention held east coast united state fan little pony friendship magic among adult teenage bronies eleven event held final one august drawing attendee though originally planned run announced closing ceremony convention would final year tying final season show bronycon previously styled bronycon first three convention held new york city dropped nyc capitalization fourth event held nearby secaucus new jersey event marked convention move baltimore maryland well shift twice year year c nonprofit entity lunar solis corp created operate convention manage charity effort little pony friendship magic first aired hub october part hasbros intent promote fledgling network market new line little pony toy though critical success target demographic young girl parent attracted unexpected audience teenage adult fan primarily male originating chan fandom adopted term brony portmanteau bro pony became highly participatory culture representing new sincerity creating fan art fan fiction music mashup video medium show creator including executive producer lauren faust jayson thiessen christophe toverski writer voice actor hasbro hub sought embrace brony community communicating openly community placing subtle nod fandom within show licensed property one facet older fan base create local meetups socialize show element bronycon grew local meetups new york metropolitan area founded fan jessica blank purple tinker viewed brony movement men version feminism following success inaugural nyc brony meet little italy may attended people first bronycon took place midtown manhattan june drew attendee second held september able secure show current supervising director jayson thiessen guest leading increase people attending event third convention held january included three voice actress show drawing least attendee requiring move large meeting center fourth bronycon held june july early able arrange several voice actor show writer attend staff able arrange faust actor john de lancie voiced villain discord two episode guest honor upon announcement highprofile guest interest convention sharply increased staff moved location meadowlands exposition center new jersey expanded event two day allowing convention hold attendee livestreaming panel estimated additional viewer andrew benage bronycons medium liaison estimated bronycons event would attract attendee including larger proportion international fan november announced bronycon facebook page bronycon event would held baltimore convention center hilton baltimore hotel baltimore maryland august august event drew attendee hosted panel voice actor writer show well creator little pony comic series sixth bronycon convention ran august – baltimore drew attendee seventh bronycon convention ran baltimore convention center august – drew attendee increase visit baltimore city tourism board estimate bronycon brings million revenue local business eighth bronycon convention ran july – baltimore drew attendee decrease roughly previous year decline expected bronycon staff attributed taking place july rather traditional august however despite assurance moving back august would fix drop attendance ninth bronycon took place august – continued decline hosting attendee drop previous year event still brought estimated u million revenue city according visit baltimore tenth penultimate bronycon convention ran july – baltimore dropped attendance reaching attendee decrease roughly compared previous year despite announcing via twitter october bronycon date set convention ended announcement show would final bronycon bronycon chair sheva goldberg cited fading enthusiasm desire leave everyone remembering bronycon best primary reason end convention celebrate final event convention extended fourth day running august – able secure numerous guest including faust original little pony brand creator bonnie zacherle though staff expected get seven eight thousand attendee expanded schedule final bronycon event ultimately drew attendee highest attendance history increase roughly previous year due limited convention space bronycon admission limit friendship magic broadcast final season light organizer bronycon decided make final meeting convention series ended october since moving smaller venue bronycon typically offered upwards one hundred panel activity attendee many panel dedicated convention guest honor included panel presentation member fanbase art music writing video production community aspect convention also provided number activity room art video game cosplay introduction official enterplay collectible card game based show room card game tournament convention included musical concert one two night called bronypalooza featuring fan musician performing attendee time joined guest honor convention attracted large number freelance vendor convention example selling handmade art along selected retail vendor licensed little pony merchandise convention designed familyfriendly upwards attendee child also enjoy show brony fandom tends consist mostly male fan based unofficial survey bronycon also attracted larger percentage female fan attendee bronycon female bronycon attracted attention filmmaker document brony phenomenon one documentary bronies extremely unexpected adult fan little pony prior th bronycon documentary filmmaker michael brockhoff started kickstarterfunded project create documentary brony culture filmed convention tentatively titled bronycon documentary joined actor john de lancie voiced character discord first two episode return harmony second season faust envisioned discord based de lancies earlier role q star trek de lancie initially considered role significant airing episode discovered awash enthusiastic fan show praising performance since become fascinated brony culture comparing growth fan original star trek series signed executive producer documentary brockhoff initially sought create documentary quickly met brockhoff adjusted goal part way looking secure would allow film home fan show elsewhere outside convention bring aboard faust strong coexecutive producer along de lancie goal also met well end pledge period additional target set allow filmmaker get additional coverage two european convention galacon germany buck united kingdom perform remote coverage specific aspect brony culture funding drive ended pledge making secondlargest filmbased project funded kickstarter brockhoff team announced plan rerelease documentary additional content release kickstarter backer film package bronies available public retail digital storefront well showing film festival completed initial showing equestria la los angeles early november producer opted change title film bronies extremely unexpected adult fan little pony reflecting larger scope project separate documentary film brony tale canadianamerican production directed brent hodge collaborating band hey ocean cbc radio hodge met vancouver voice actress ashleigh ball ashleigh told brent email getting fan called bronies hodge immediately began production film focus brony phenomenon well follows experience ashleigh ball one show voice actress receives invitation january bronycon decides attend film premiered tribeca film festival received critical acclaim received theatrical release july film received critical acclaim holding rating rotten tomato currently available digital downloads dvd bluray crowdfunding selffunded hodgee film started fun project wanted really snowballed turned something im good friend main subject ashleigh ball filming didnt ordeal would hang create stuff couldnt wait funding even time fill form grant application didnt want anyone else say planning one knew needed film said hodge interview indiewire bronycon featured season episode amcs comic book men bronycon featured wwe network wwe culture shock series hosted corey graf former nxt tag team champion adrian neville contender nxt championship bronycon also featured channel programme world weird broadcast september official website