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Cosplay Contest Winners 2016

09/09/2016 by

On Saturday the 3rd of September, the con filled with hundreds of colourful cosplayers out of which 83 took part in our two category competition: 38 Fully Handmade and 45 Partly Handmade costumes. It’s mind-boggling to see so many talented local cosplayers when 3 years ago the closest most of us have been to dressing up as our favourite characters was at Karnavalia. All of them were amazing and the best competing ones are as follows:

 Fully Handmade Costumes

nyree-malthael1st Place

Nyree Hapetian
Malthael
Diablo 3

EuroCosplay-logo2016-DateNyree will be representing Cyprus at the EuroCosplay Championship Final in London MCM Expo on the 29th of October 2016.

It took her 3 months of non-stop work to handcraft every inch of this costume. Here’s the process in her own words:

I designed and made the patterns myself. All the armour pieces consist of 3-5 separate pieces of EVA foam that I then stuck together using cement glue to make the thickness of a full piece. The foam has been shaped using heat, cleaned up with a rotary tool and sealed the with Gesso that I made myself using plaster, paint and white glue, before spray painting it. The armour detailing was hand-crafted from craft foam and hot glue and then accentuated with black acrylic paint to replicate the worn out metallic look. The armour straps are made out of faux leather and metal rings and all fabric parts are made out of thick cotton which was patterned by myself on a prototype cloth.

In order to give myself the shape of the character (broad shoulders and narrow waist) I heavily padded the shoulder pieces, so they will actually sit up and out of my shoulders as opposed to directly on it, to give myself the appearance of that body shape. I also had to build half stilts in order to appear taller.

For the two weapons I cut MDF boards for the base shape, which were then built up and detailed using more EVA foam.

Photo credits for the article: Alex Kokkinos and Ark Photography
2nd Place

andrianos
Andrianos Zachariou
Artorias of the Abyss
Dark Souls

 

3rd Place

constantions
Constantinos Ioannou
Power Armor T-51b
Fallout 3

 

1st Runner-up

nicos
Nicos Tsouris
Khal Drogo
Game of Thrones

 

2nd Runner-up

ahmet
Ahmet Mamali
Arcann Vrizla
Star Wars

 

6th Place

gloria
Gloria Roussou
Sylvanas Windrunner
Warcraft Universe (HotS)

 

7th Place

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Natalie Pavlidou
Alexstrasza the Life-Binder
World of Warcraft

 

8th Place

rafaella
Rafaela Constantinou
Karma
League of Legends

 

9th Place

sofoklis
Sofoklis Sofokleous
Maleficent
Disney

 

10th Place

christina
Christina Vasiliou
Death Knight
World of Warcraft

 

Best Visitor

anstasiaandliz
Anstasia & Liz
Zelda & Hindra
Legend of Zelda

 

 

Partly Handmade Costumes

1st Place

panayiotis
Panayiotis Paschalides
Terminator T- 800
Terminator 2

 

2nd Place

christinan
Christina Nikolaou
Miss Fortune
League of Legends

 

3rd Place

michaela
Michaela Chrisovalantou Kotsovos
San
Princess Mononoke

 

To all other participants, Thank you! You are all awesome!
Adonis Sergiou
Alexia Solomonidou
Anastasia Corniencov
Anastasia Glushkova
Anastasia Khenkin
Anastasis Konstantinou
Andri Theoharous
Anna Tomatzidou
Anthi Metaxa
Armen Godjamanian
Athina Kanari
Athina Shields
Avgoustinos Papakostas
Catrin Snaith
Christina Soudji
Christos Ioannou
Chrysanthi Papantoniou
Constantinos dimitriou
Costas Koulermou
Despina Kouppa
Elena Soteriou
Eleni Gkanasi
Eleni Superman
Eric Karefyllides
Eva Demetriou
Fiona Aynedjian
Galatia Nikolau
George Papanikolas
Irene Stylianou
Katerina Magou
Konstantinos Paschalis
Konstantinos Sitnikov
Leia Iordanou
Louiza vasiliadou
Lucas Shields
Maria Patsou
Marianna Theodorou
Mario Lavoie
Marios Drosopoulos
Maro Savvides
Martin Constantinou
Melina Triggis
Michael Shumeyko
Miguel Trapezaris
Nikolas Chrisostomu
Nikolas Ttallis
Panos Christoforou
Piotr Dębski
Rena Hadjiyianni
Salome Hatzimilti
Sandra Radjenovic
Sdav Guini
Sofia Nikiforova
Sophia Irene Kaniklidou
Spyros Komodromou
Tatiana Anisimova
Thal Ioannou
Theodora Zanettou
Theognosia Hadjiyianni
Vladis Michael
William Wheatley
Xenia Perdikou
Yolanda Parson
Άννα Αριστείδου
Ιόλη Ορφανίδη
Μάριος Κυριάκου
Μιχάλης Χατζηγιάννη
Νάσια Μάρκου
Τροοδία Χριστοφίδου

New visitors record for Cyprus Comic Con!

06/09/2016 by

cccThe Cyprus Comic Con team would like to thank every single one of you awesome geeks that attended our convention last weekend, on the 3rd and 4th of September!

We are thrilled to announce that during the Comic Con weekend, an impressive number of 13800 visitors came to Filoxenia Conference Centre, setting a new record of attendance for the three years of Cyprus Comic Con, thus making the event one of the most successful on the island!

We would like to extend our thanks to our esteemed Special Guests, Julian Glover, George Georgiou, Stephen B. Scott, Kairi, Shirobon, Luca Pizzari, Gilbert Simon, Yannis ‘Rubus’ Rubulias, Michael Dialynas, Dani, Manos Lagouvardos, 2J and Cat Von K, for honouring us with their presence at the best geeky event in Cyprus!

Furthermore, we would like to thank our kind Sponsors, Somersby, Pizza Hut, K-Cineplex, ANT1, ANT1 Radio, Synergia Media, Cablenet, Bionic, PlayStation Cyprus, G3 Great Games, Arnold’s Digital Printers, Gamers’ Boulevard, Shark, Cyprus.com, Digital Tree and Geekotopos, as well as all the artists, participants, shops, cosplayers, tournament organisers and exhibitors that contributed to the event’s success!

Lastly, a huge thank you goes out to all our amazing volunteers for their dedication and hard work! We couldn’t have done this without you guys!

Until next year then, see you at CCC’17! Thank you everyone for coming!

Photo Credit: GeekOtopos

Cosplay Contest Judging Criteria

03/09/2016 by

Construction – 40%

The judges will pay close attention to:

  • the quality, stitching and finish of fabric
  • the choice of structural materials such as foam, worbla, wood or cardboard and the way they were treated
  • the detail put into crafting the decorations and trimmings
  • the overall techniques used and the originality of ideas applied in the costume
  • the quality of the wigs, wig-styling, props, customised shoes and makeup

A costume which was not fully handmade will have its customised elements scored as per the above list while the rest of it will get marked according to how much effort was put into collecting the appropriate parts and pieces.

 

Accuracy – 40%

The judges will be checking how faithful your costume, hair, make-up and props are to the character you’re cosplaying as.

Important things to look for are:

  • Dimensions
  • Material and textures
  • Colours
  • Detailing

 

Presentation – 20%

The goal of cosplay is to look as much like your cosplay character as possible, this includes body motions, poses and phrases you say. Those who act in character will score higher than those who do not.

Team MSYD’s Hearthstone Legends Brawl at CCC16!

02/09/2016 by

Greetings to you, future partygoer!

“Your host, the great magus Medivh, invites you to a magical weekend party, that is sure to be talked about for centuries!

Come inside… Meet your friends at the door! We’ve got a feast like you’ve never seen before! Shake your stuff to our musical beat, play the game, but don’t you dare cheat!

Dive right in – you’ll never be the same!”

One-Night-In-Karazhan

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Moroes:

“There’s only one game in the game room and that game is Hearthstone, of course!

The masterfully crafted cards, the simple yet elusive strategies, the meeting of mind and RNG *ekhem*, I meant will! The Master just loves it. Yes, Hearthstone is the game, for this game room.

Oh pardon me, I am of course talking about the Legends Brawl Hearthstone Tournament organised by Team MSYD!”

 

“Who are Team MSYD, you say?

They are only the biggest and most active Hearthstone group in Cyprus. Their aim has been to elevate the quality of gaming in Cyprus, as well as provide a platform to aid gamers via guidance, tournaments and an organised group to enhance their gaming experience! They wish to create a better community for the gamers in a cooperative as well as challenging environment. Their immediate goals include to put Cyprus on the international map, expand to other games and most importantly, be able to provide better rewards for their members!”

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The Legends Brawl Hearthstone Tournament at CCC16

Just like last year, the tournament will be a closed invitational, which will run through the whole duration of the Comic Con Weekend.

Team MSYD have invited 8 players to take part in their Legends Brawl.

The winner of last year’s brawl, George ‘SkepasG’ Skeparnides has rightfully claimed one of those eight places with his champion’s title and will be competing against 7 other players that were selected during the Preliminary Tournament that took place last Sunday, 28th of August!

The Preliminaries were open to all players in Cyprus that achieved the rank of Legend.

The Players

The eight confirmed players that will participate in the upcoming and most definitely epic, Legends Brawl Hearthstone Tournament at Cyprus Comic Con 2016 are:

  1. SkepasG
  2. GetRekt
  3. Kyps
  4. LeHuanPlayz
  5. Olethrus
  6. Grekori
  7. FunkyPanda
  8. Kazanas

Starting on Saturday, the tournament will be Round Robin, Best of 7, 5 decks with 1 ban, Conquest format. By the end of the day, four challengers will qualify to compete in next day’s Finals.

On Sunday, the tournament final will be Conquest format again, Best of 9, 6 decks with 1 ban, going into knock-out stages with a double elimination. This means that everyone has to lose twice, until one man is standing.

The players will need to show versatility with decks of different classes, exhibit good countering skills and the ability to detect (and perform) mind-games!

Watch the Trailermalchezaar

Your invitation to watch the Legend’s Brawl tournament live at CCC16 is enclosed in the following trailer, created by Team MSYD themselves!

 

Prince Malchezaar:

“Wait, what? You invited Jaraxxus, the weakling?!”

Photography and Videography at CCC16!

02/09/2016 by

Spent months constructing an absolutely breathtaking cosplay costume and cannot wait to show it off at the upcoming Comic Con Weekend? Or just coming in your everyday common-man hero suit and want to capture the fun, so you can look back at the pictures and remember how awesome CCC16 was?

Don’t worry, we got you covered!

A number of professional photography teams and booths will be set up to make sure you have some amazing and magical photos to take back home after the Comic Con is over!

Keep reading for more information about the teams and what they will be offering to con-goers:

Cosplay Photography Booth

Photographers: Alex Kokkinos and Chrysos Andreou

Hired by world government agencies, Alex Kokkinos and Chrysos Andreou have taken up the role of finding, registering and most importantly, photographing gifted individuals.

“The Superhuman Registration Act has been both a blessing and a curse” says Mr. Kokkinos. “It’s great getting to photograph some of these amazing super people. But many of them are a little camera shy. Hulk has smashed our equipment three times so far. And Deadpool only poses with his behind to the camera; it’s exhausting!”

Mr. Andreou however expressed optimism about the upcoming conspiracy event.
“I think the Comic-Con trap is going to solve all our problems. Everybody who’s anybody is going be there. And we won’t be opening the facility exits until every last hero and villain are captured on camera!”

Will they succeed in their mission? Only the 3rd and 4th of September will tell!

For more details, follow their cosplay photography progress here.

Alex and Chrysos will be offering free photos for all competing cosplayers during the judging process of the Cosplay Contest, which will later be uploaded on Facebook in web quality. They will also be offering portraits, as well as full body shots in a themed prison backdrop. The full resolution images will be available for purchase digitally or printed.

Cosplay Videography

Freelance Videographer: Damien Heraclides

Damien was elected as one of the European Union representatives (Cyprus) at the 70th Venice International Film Festival set up by Europa Cinemas in partnership with the European Parliament, (28 Times Cinema).

He has worked on a number of prominent projects: club filming all over the island, recordings of world-renowned artists such as Armin Van Bureen, multiple video adverts for gyms, hotels, coffee shops, TV spots and more! He won fist place at the Young Lions film competition Cyprus earlier this year.

Green Screen Booth

The Team: Photo Experts Creative Photography

Photo Experts describe themselves as simply “the happiest team on earth”! They are an idea-driven team of photographers and cinematographers, that aim to implement creative photography in every singe project they take up, offering their clients and partners, something beautiful to preserve their best memories!

The Green Screen photo booth will be customised with Comic-Con appropriate backdrops of various pop culture themes, to suit every single cosplay costume and all fan bases! The photos will later be uploaded on the official Cyprus Comic Con page on Facebook.

Printed copies of the photos will also be available for sale on the day, to take home as a memento! Cosplayers will be able to have their photo taken at the Green Screen photo booth for free!

Visit the Photo Experts Creative Photography website.