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Special Guest: Kairi

17/08/2016 by

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Cyprus Comic Con is pleased to announce that talented Polish cosplayer Kairi will be gracing us with her creativity and expertise as our Special Cosplay Guest at CCC16.

Kairi is 27 years old and has been actively cosplaying since 2008, attending most cosplay events in her country either as a contestant or judge. Fully dedicated to the art of cosplay, Kairi has been giving workshops and panels all around the world, sharing her knowledge and passion. She has travelled a lot and has visited over 14 countries, thanks to cosplay itself!

Kairi represented Poland in international cosplay contests four times – three times at the EuroCosplay Finals in London and once at the European Cosplay Gathering in Paris. In London, she placed second twice in 2010 and 2012, while in 2014 she won the championship finals! She is currently preparing to represent Poland in the European Cosplay Gathering Finals 2016 and the Clara Cow Cosplay Cup 2016 with Zel Coshorse.

According to Kairi there is no specific type of costumes she prefers, as she always likes to experiment with new techniques and designs. She mostly cosplays characters that are close to her heart and she absolutely loves to perform on stage!

Visit Kairi’s profiles on Facebook and DeviantArt to see more of her amazing cosplay transformations!

You can also follow her on Twitter and Instagram.

 

Kairi as a judge at Cyprus Comic Con’s EuroCosplay Qualifier

We are delighted to announce that Kairi will be a judge at the Cyprus Comic Con EuroCosplay Qualifier! We are confident that her vast experience with cosplay competitions and more specifically EuroCosplay will greatly benefit our local cosplayers. Kairi’s expertise can provide the eligible CCC Cosplay Competition winner with valuable tips and information regarding the upcoming EuroCosplay Finals in London in October, where they will be representing Cyprus and competing along with some of the most talented cosplayers from all over the world!

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Photo Credit: Studio Zahora
Photo Credit: Studio Zahora
Cosplay educational panels

Kairi will hold two educational cosplay panels on Sunday 4th September – a performance building workshop and a cosplay motivation panel.

Interested cosplayers would really profit from Kairi’s wealth of knowledge and her experience with both crafting as well as performing and we highly recommend them to attend!

Stay tuned for the official announcement to find out more details about the content and schedule of Kairi’s cosplay panels, to be released soon.

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Photos and Signing

Kairi will be available for a meet and greet with her fans, to answer questions regarding cosplay and for signing photos depicting many of her incredible cosplay costumes! Fans will also have the opportunity to have their photo taken with Kairi in the designated cosplay photobooth.

Kairi will be portraying a different character for each of the two dates of the convention, so make sure to catch her on both days to take a photo of her in both cosplay costumes!

Photo Credit: Studio Zahora
Photo Credit: Studio Zahora
Photo Credit: Studio Zahora

Artist Profile: Raphaella Theodorou

17/08/2016 by

Young illustrator Raphaella Theodorou is the newest addition to our Featured Artists roster for CCC16!

Raphaella was born in 1998 and has been drawing since merely 8 years old. Her very first few drawings were primarily inspired by the popular Disney animation Lion King (1994). As a young artist, she loved drawing animals, while at the age of 12 years old, she first discovered anime and manga art, which subsequently became her passion. She continued practicing her drawing through high school and believes her illustrations now have more depth and detail, enabling her to do create more realistic art such as portraits. Her favourite drawing materials to use are pen and ink, watercolours and colouring pencils.

Follow Raphaella on DeviantArt to stay up to date with her latest artwork!

After visiting Cyprus Comic Con last year, Raphaella says her friends all encouraged her to keep practicing and improving her artwork and apply to participate as an artist! She is very thankful towards her friends and family for their support and she is very excited to proudly showcase her creations at CCC16 this September!

Artist Profile: Christofis Agathokleous

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Cyprus Comic Con has the pleasure of hosting sculptor Christofis Agathokleous among its roster of Featured Artists for CCC16!

Christofis Agathokleous was born in Limassol in 1990, more specifically the village of Agios Tychonas. He graduated from Linopetra high school, where subsequently he enlisted in the National Guard, and served on the Green Line. He studied Sociology at the School of Humanities at the University of Crete and is currently doing his master’s degree in Criminology at the University of Nicosia.

Visit Christofis’ page on Facebook to see more of his creations.

Christofis is an amateur scalptor that creates themed pieces inspired from myths, legends, and pop-culture. He developed his skills in this art form from early childhood. Sculpting remains a perpetual passion for Christofis, who through the process of “trial and error” has continued to practice his art and to improve his skills set. His creations are inspired by different areas of popular culture, such as cinema, comics, video games, TV series and more.  He specialises in two techniques, one being sculpting and the other one being hand-shaping, which is the creation of figures without using any tools other than the artists’ hands.

Christofis lives in Limassol where he works in social projects of the Limassol Municipality, offering assistance to vulnerable population groups that have been affected by the consequences of the recent economic and social crisis. He publishes his creations on his Facebook page named ‘Concept sculpting and hand-shaping creations CY’

Featured Shop: Second Player

16/08/2016 by

logofor2ndplayerOne of the stores that will be present at this year’s Cyprus Comic Con is Second Player.

Second Player is selling, buying and trading games and gaming consoles of all kinds. They buy your old consoles even if they’re not working as for them all consoles have their value – don’t throw them away!

Depending on the situation of the game or the console you want to sell, you get paid in cash or exchange value accordingly.

There is a big variety of games (new and old titles) for Nintendo, PlayStation, PC and Xbox as well as some collectible items too.

You can ask them to find a game from a similar shop and assistant all over Cyprus, without any extra charge.

They are fixing problems of consoles and also provide free diagnosis in advance. There are special rates for loyal customers!

Check out Second Player’s Facebook Page.

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Sponsor Announcement: Arnold’s Digital Printers LTD

15/08/2016 by

Cyprus Comic Con is pleased to inform you that Arnold’s Digital Printers LTD is one of our sponsors for this year’s event!

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With continuous upward growth since 1995 the company managed to evolve, develop and distinguish itself through competition and at the same time create a name synonymous with quality and reliability.

ARNOLD LOGOHaving always in mind the needs of the market, the company invested towards quality, economical and fast digital prints.

The company’s core business is the production of digital printing for indoor and outdoor areas in large and smaller size.

Originally the basic equipment of the company was 2 large-format indoor digital printing machines. One third machine was added as the turnover of the company increased gradually through the years.

The expertise and focus in digital printing has brought further substantial investment in the latest type of equipment for indoor and outdoor printing, consolidating the company into the market and making it as one of the larger-from production size perspective- perhaps the largest-private company in digital printing in Cyprus.