Well – let’s start at the end with the David Berglas International Award Ceremony ... an unbelievable event that is undoubtedly the highlight of the International Magic Convention. Just WOW ! Talk about saving the very best for last. The recipient of the award is always a closely guarded secret – and many in the audience were buzzing as to who the winner would be. Last year was Uri Geller & many were perhaps expecting the arrival of Derren Brown. But International Man of Mystery, David Berglas, forever has an Ace up his sleeve ... and he came up trumps with recipient – David Copperfield – joining us live via video conference from Las Vegas !

There are not many people in the world who can convince Copperfield to get up at 7 am for a presentation for a group of magicians - but when Berglas is the one presenting the award – you’re there without hesitation ... no matter the time. Berglas is looking fantastic – razor sharp as ever – and one liners flying thick & fast. As with all his presentations, every detail has been meticulously planned ... Berglas places the award inside the drawer box on stage here in London – magically it vanishes – with Copperfield receiving it in Vegas ... now that’s teleportation for you ;-) And it wasn’t dependent on the weather in Hawaii. Copperfield looks incredibly relaxed, smiling, cheerful, genuinely enjoying himself – along with Chris Kenner supplying the hands on screen for some hilarious magical interludes ( card fans from behind DC’s ear and hand model for the mystical drawer box ).

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