Fan-Mail Information!
Strait from the lion's mouth...
Holiday Wishes and Message from Orlando and the Fan Mail Team
from Lori, 12/30/03
Here's the latest message from Orlando and the Fan Mail Team via Lori:
Orlando would like to apologize for any disappointment caused to fans attending the London and Berlin premieres. He was involved in some important filming days for the finale of "Troy", and was unable to attend. He'd like to wish all his fans a "specially Happy New Year". He is looking forward to a very busy year filming in a number of exotic locations. He would also like to ask fans to be understanding about not being able to personally answer all of their letters. He has the deepest appreciation for their ongoing support. The fan mail team would like to remind everyone that to ensure a reply (prestamped autographed photo) the appropriate reply coupons (IRC's) need to be included, etc. All the details about writing to Orlando are on most of his fansites, including US! see below...
All the best on behalf of Orlando and his fanmail team,
Lori
Message from Orlando and the Fan Mail team
via Lori, 11/29/03
I'm just passing on a reminder from Orlando's fan mail team. Currently, only approximately 10% of the fan mail is receiving a response. If you'd like a response, please enclose a self-addressed standard envelope (minimum size 8.5inches x 4 inches or 21cm x 10.5cm)and 2-3 reply coupons....definitely 3 if you live outside of Europe. Most of Orlando's fan sites have the original message and full instructions, so I won't go into further details. If you have difficulties finding them, don't hesitate to contact me at louv2000@yahoo.com. Orlando does read a portion of his fan mail and is very appreciative of the nice letters and well wishes. He's asked that his best wishes for a happy Christmas be sent along with this message.
sincerely,
Lori V.
Official Fan Mail Message #2 7/25/03
from Lori
A message from Orlando Bloom's Fan Mail Team:
Orlando would like to convey that he is very appreciative of the support shown for his work as an actor and the films coming out shown by his fans in his fan mail. Due to an increase in volume ( approx 600 letters/week), he is unable to read every letter himself. However, he does receive regular reports regarding the mail and is genuinely touched.
When writing, please endeavor to follow these guidelines:
All correspondence should be sent to:
Orlando Bloom
c/o
ICM,
Oxford House,
76 Oxford Street, London
W1D 1BS
Send a Self-Addressed Envelope, Minimum size 22cm x 11 cm (8.5 x 4 inches), properly addressed, INCLUDING COUNTRY.
Include Postage:
**THREE OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL REPLY coupons (purchased at a Post Office) for those living outside the UK (What's a reply coupon?)
**TWO official International reply coupons for those living in Europe
**and for those in the UK, a stamped addressed envelope of the correct size.
Using postage from your own country does NOT work. The Reply Coupons are used to purchase English stamps.
Those sending photographs to be signed may have them stamped with Orlando's autograph, but fans must be aware that there will be NO original autographing.
To receive an original autograph would probably entail meeting Orlando via a public walkabout during a premiere or other public event.
We cannot encourage the sending of gifts as it is often not possible to forward these.
Letters received, which do not meet the above guidelines, unfortunately will NOT receive replies. We are sorry for the disappointment of so many fans who have written and not received a reply because they have not adhered to the above criteria. However, the Fan Team endeavor to ensure they do not go to waste. They are donated to a home for the disabled where they are able to benefit from the stamps.
Please, for the sake of ALL fans waiting for a response and the team, if you receive a reply, please DO NOT write again. We are sorry for all those who have been disappointed but we hope you all understand the difficulty facing the team. Hope you all enjoy Orlando's films now and in the future - and once again, he is appreciative and aware of all this marvelous support from all over the world.
With thanks,
Orlando Bloom's Fan Mail Team
Official Fan Mail Message #1 6/16/03
from Lori
All correspondence should be sent to:
Orlando Bloom
c/o ICM
Oxford House
76 Oxford Street
London
W1D 1BS
England
There is a small team endeavoring to deal with Orlando's fan mail. The
team dealing with the fan mail plead for fans not to keep writing every week
or every month. There will strictly be one reply per fan.
Please follow the following guidelines when writing:
Send a Self Addressed Envelope:
Minimum size 22cm x 11 cm, properly addressed with country and country code.
Postage:
**THREE OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL REPLY coupons for those living outside the UK
**TWO official International reply coupons for those living in Europe
**and for those in the UK a stamped addressed envelope
What's an International reply coupon?
Those sending photographs to be signed may have them stamped with Orlando's
autograph, but there will be no original autographing. Fans will continue
to receive his printed photograph and printed autograph, usually
personalized. If fans keep sending repeat requests and the incoming mail
gets much too heavy for the team, it is possible that the attempts to
satisfy fans will no longer be viable and no mail at all will be answered.
There is no guarantee that mail sent before April, 2002 will be answered but
there will be an attempt to cope with it soon. It may take months to deal
with the backlog. It will take a matter of weeks from now to try to answer
all the current mail - but the Fan Mail team must stress, that it cannot
guarantee that all fan mail will be answered because of the volume.
Certainly fans that do not send the correct envelopes and reply coupons will
be disappointed.
Orlando may only see a small proportion of the most interesting and genuine
fan letters but takes an interest in the monthly reports on fan mail
provided by the team. Being a good actor, working very hard and
professionally as part of the creative team is the most important aspect of
filming for him. He is delighted that so many fans support and vote for him
and hopes these many, many fans will enjoy the forthcoming films he appears
in which include the final part of the Lord of the Rings trilogy; Pirates of
the Caribbean (with Johnny Depp), the Kelly Gang, the Calcium Kid, in which
he plays the lead, all which will be out this year, and Troy (with Brad
Pitt) out next year...with other exciting possibilities still in the
pipeline.