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Sponsor announcement: European University Cyprus

06/08/2016 by

EUC_LAUREATE_LOGO_COLOUR_GRCyprus Comic Con is thrilled to announce European University Cyprus as one of the sponsors of this year’s event!

European University Cyprus is owned by Laureate International Universities, the largest international university organization with more than 1,000,000 students enrolled on more than 200 campuses at more than 80 institutions in 28 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Our students enjoy significant benefits and competitive advantages and a unique learning experience that reflects the educational philosophy of Laureate International Universities.

European University Cyprus is the only university in Cyprus and Greece to have been assessed by QS TOP UNIVERSITIES (QS Stars) with the highest distinction of 5-Stars in Teaching, Facilities, Inclusiveness, Social Responsibility and Internationalization.

Following the successful QS Stars ranking, European University Cyprus received another distinction by U-Multirank, the new European Commission international ranking system for universities and other higher education institutions. European University Cyprus ranked 1stamong all Cypriot universities, in the category of Art Related Outputs in research. A tremendous distinction is the overall 110th placement of European University Cyprus from a total of 621 European Universities.

The International Motion Festival organized annually by the School of Arts and Education has been awarded the 2015-2016 European EFFE Label among 31 countries in Europe.

Visit EUC’s official Facebook Page by clicking here!

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Sponsor Announcement: Cyprus.com

05/08/2016 by

The team of Cyprus Comic Con is pleased to announce that Cyprus.com is returning as sponsor for this year’s event!

Cyprus.com – The Leading Portal In Cyprus About Cyprus

Untitled-1Cyprus.com is the top ranked commercial portal about Cyprus and every year connects approximately 2 million business people, locals and tourists with businesses, destinations and events in Cyprus.

Cyprus.com’s reach of over 1,500,000 people is unprecedented in Cyprus across any benchmark as only a handful of advertising media in Cyprus have the ability to reach the numbers of individual engaged consumers that Cyprus.com does.

More importantly, the overwhelming majority of visitors on Cyprus.com are on the site searching for businesses, products and services making it the go-to portal for individuals or enterprises to advertise their offerings. The information on the site is provided by way of its comprehensive database which includes over 40,000 Cypriot businesses in 720 destinations within Cyprus, an events portal updated daily with events taking place all over Cyprus, photos, videos, reviews, geo-tags, articles and more.

Cyprus.com offers the ability to deliver a businesses’ marketing message to consumers at the exact moment they are searching for products and services, through targeted advertising according to the product or business category. It provides ways for any business in Cyprus, regardless of size, to have a strong online presence and offers a channel to reach thousands of new consumers every day.

Cyprus.com continues to strive to be the definitive online source of information about Cyprus, growing at a pace and with innovation unlike any other web property in Cyprus for the promotion of Cypriot enterprise, investment, culture and tourism within Cyprus and abroad.

Click here to connect with Cyprus.com on Facebook!

Special Guest: Dani

04/08/2016 by

We first introduced Dani as one of our Featured Artists at last year’s event. This year, Cyprus Comic Con is proud to welcome Dani back as one of our esteemed Special Guest artists!

Visit Dani’s page on Facebook and follow her on Instagram and Tumblr to stay updated with her work.

Dani was born in Athens, Greece in 1992 and studied sculpturing in Athens School of Fine Arts. She has been making comics for quite a while now and has participated in a number of exhibitions, competitions and conventions over the years. Dani has worked for 2000AD and is the creator and designer of “Tales from the Strips”, a self-published series that won the Reader’s Choice Award at the Greek Comics Awards 2015. She loves her cats and travelling around the world!

http://cypruscomiccon.org/special-guest-dani/

Artist Profile: Marios Ppoulis

03/08/2016 by

Marios Ppoulis will be returning to Cyprus Comic Con as one of our Featured Artists for CCC16!

Marios is a young 25-year-old artist who is currently based in Larnaca. He discovered his skills in drawing and painting at a very young age. Through the years, he has competed in a variety of art-related competitions for drawing and painting. He completed his studies in Fine Art, at Liverpool John Moore’s University in the United Kingdom.

To see more of Marios’ paintings and illustrations, you can follow him on Facebook and Instagram.

Marios is now the proud owner of his own studio and art gallery in Larnaca, where he creates his paintings, his tattoo designs and even portraits. He is a huge fan of comics and Japanese manga and has an extensive portfolio of original artwork as well as fan art of his favourite superhero, video game and movie characters, which you will all get to see at this year’s Cyprus Comic Con!

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Featured Participant: Digireal Studios

03/08/2016 by

Digireal Studios is an Animation and Visual FX company training the next generation of multimedia artists and providing state of the art digital solutions in a variety of media productions for film and tv. They provide services and train students and professionals (in both Greek and English language) in the fields of 2D / 3D Animation, Concept Art, Sculpting, 3D Modelling, Character Design, Digital Painting, Advertising, Compositing, Visual Effects, Film Editing and more.

Their creative team is made up of:

• Animators • Concept Artists • Graphic Designers • Programmers • Composers • Creative Copywriters • Photographers • Editors

Some of the creative disciplines they specialize and offer services in:

• 2D – 3D animation • digital compositing and painting • visual effects • motion graphics • film and live action • 3d modelling • architectural and industrial visualization • sound effects and foley • web design (flash, html5) • iOS app development • logos and branding • type and print • interactive media • idea generation / concepts

Find out more at their website www.digirealstudios.com or Contact them at info@digirealstudios.com or train@digirealstudios.com and by calling at +357 70006266

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