Hoth Strikes Back will once again stride the icy plains of Hoth (aka Finse in Norway) over the weekend of 13th – 15th February 2026, and your intrepid event organiser Christopher Williams brings news of the guests attending, starting with the original Director of Fan Relations at Lucasfilm, Craig Miller.
I am very pleased to announce that Craig Miller will be attending this coming February!
Craig Miller was the original Director of Fan Relations at Lucasfilm, working on “Star Wars” and “The Empire Strikes Back”. As part of that, he was a publicist, a writer, an editor, and a producer. He wrote press material and articles, created and ran the Official Star Wars Fan Club, oversaw a staff who opened and responded to the seeming tons of fan mail the films received, worked with licensees, created a telephone publicity stunt that accidentally shut down the state of Illinois’ phone system, was the producer on projects ranging from episodes of “Sesame Street” to commercials for Underoos (“underwear that’s fun to wear”), operated R2-D2, and spent weeks hanging out on the set of “The Empire Strikes Back”. And it was his signature on photos of Darth Vader that Lucasfilm sent out.
Additionally, Craig may likely also be bringing copies of his book, “Star Wars Memories”, where he gives a look at the original Star Wars films and Lucasfilm from his unique perspective. In his book, he talks about his amazing experiences, including Mark Hamill barbecuing him a burger in London, having lunch in a Sunset Strip restaurant with Harrison Ford while he rolled and smoked a joint, and watching Carrie Fisher introduce the British production crew on “The Empire Strikes Back” to tacos.
We look forward to hearing about his wonderful experiences during his time with Lucasfilm and production on Star Wars!
We also have great news regarding the rest of the guest list.
I am happy to be able to confirm the attendance of our wonderful Film Crew that will be attending this year!
Harald Lystad – CEO 20th Century Fox Norway
Christian Berrum- Production Assistant
Knut Vadset- Still photo photographer
Martin Gant- Special effects
We have been very lucky to have had the pleasure of their attendance at our previous events and each of them offer their own unique experiences and perspectives during their time at Finse in 1979.If this will be your first time, this is an awesome opportunity to listen to their stories and discussions and likely have the chance to meet and speak with them personally during the weekend.
Here are some helpful links if you are interested in attending/supporting or keeping up with information regarding Hoth Strikes Back.
Check out our panels below from the 2024 running of the event which saw Fantha Tracks host two panels.
