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Win a 1 year graphic design scholarship!

29/07/2015 by

EUC_LAUREATE_LOGO_COLOUR_GRCyprus Comic Con announces an Art competition with a prize of a one year full scholarship in Graphic Design from The European University Cyprus. The taught language is in Greek and the candidates must be fluent in the Greek Language.

The contestants are invited to submit a photo or scanned image of a design that they have already created solely themselves. Each candidate is allowed to submit only ONE artwork. The file must be no more than 2 MB.

The topic is up to you but must fall into the following categories:

Graphic Design / Illustration / Painting / Sculpture / Comic Book design

Before submitting please read the following terms and conditions:

  1. The competition is open to people over 17 years of age.
  2. There is no entry fee to enter this competition.
  3. Send your submissions at: t.anastassiades@euc.ac.cy. In your submission you must include the following details: age, place of residence and a phone number we can contact you with.
  4. The submission starts on the 29th of July and Closes on 10th of August. Submissions after the 10th of August will not be considered valid. Online Voting will start on the 11th of August until the 20thof August. The winner will be announced on the 29th of August at the Cyprus Comic Con.
  5. No responsibility can be accepted for entries not received for whatever reason.
  6. The promoter reserves the right to cancel or amend the competition and these terms and conditions without notice in the event.
  7. No cash alternative to the scholarship offered. The scholarship is NOT transferable.
  8. The winner will be chosen based on the online voting (30% of the overall voting) and a designated Cyprus Comic Con Committee (70% of the overall voting).
  9. By entering this competition, an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.

Taking Part in the Cosplay Contest

28/07/2015 by

ironmanThis year’s Cosplay Contest will be bigger and better. Expect to see some glorious prizes for the top 10 best costumes. Taking part in the whole process requires a little bit of commitment and a lot of enthusiasm. Here’s are the steps you need to take to make sure you secure a chance to be in the top 10 and help us create a wonderful stage show full of colour and imagination.

  1. Sign up for the contest

    First thing to do is to express your interest in participating in the contest by giving us a few basic details about you and your cosplay. There are two ways to do this:

    • Online: Registrations on the website are currently open and will continue to be so until the night before the event. Signing up online will save you precious comic con time and will allow for the judges to look at and research what you’re cosplaying as – which if not a very famous character will possibly benefit your accuracy mark. Be sure to tick in the form that you will be taking part in the contest!
    • On the day of the convention: The cosplay team will be manning a desk at the entrance of the venue where registrations will continue to be open until early afternoon. You will be prompted to register as you walk into the convention. The exact time of the registration deadline will be announced soon. Be sure not to miss out on registering on time! The cosplay desk will be open until the registrations close and will gladly answer any questions and solve any problems you may have.
  2. Check In

    Regardless of whether you have registered online or not, you will have to drop by the cosplay desk and inform us of your presence and ability to commit to the competition. When checking in, you will receive a wristband with your Cosplayer ID. Anyone who registers on the day of the event is instantly checked in. Cosplayers who have registered online just need to come by and pick up their wristband. The check in closes at the same time as the registrations do. You need a wristband with a Cosplayer ID to be a valid contestant.

  3. Attend the private judging

    According to your Cosplayer ID, you will be assigned into a private judging slot (yes, forget the long waiting times). The judging will take place in a private seminar room where you and 9 other cosplayers will be asked to be your best for the judges. If for some reason, you cannot appear at the judging on the time you were assigned, you will have to make sure to attend during the private judging hours (which will be announced soon) and ask to be fitted into the next group. If you miss out on the private judging, you will be disqualified.

  4. Be ‘backstage’ before the cosplay parade and award show

    All cosplayers will have to meet the cosplay team ‘backstage’ (time and place to be announced soon) so we can sort you into your order of appearance on stage. If you are not present, you immediately forfeit your chance of winning anything.

  5. Take part in the cosplay parade and award show on stage

    The nature of your appearance on stage will reflect how well you did in the private judging. High-scoring cosplayers will earn more stage time. As a high-scoring contestant, be prepared to act out any skits you might have in your pocket – maximum stage time will be 1 minute (unfortunately we cannot provide custom music) . If you don’t have anything prepared, you can just catwalk and twirl to show us your awesome costume. Everyone else will appear on stage in groups. You are all expected to BE IN CHARACTER or at least be in a dancing mood (yes, there will be music playing this time).

  6. Stick around to receive your prize

    If you are one of the winners, you will be held on stage to receive your prizes and a whole lot of clapping and photos!

Final Call for Booth Registrations

27/07/2015 by

Only a handful of booths remain – this is our final call for last-minute sign-ups. If you want to be at Cyprus Comic Con 2015 this is truly your last chance!

The deadline is Wednesday 29th July at 19:00.

Email info@cypruscomiccon.org and make sure you mention;

  • full name
  • telephone number
  • how many booths you need
  • how many tables you need
  • how many chairs you need
  • how many wall panels you need
  • short description of your participation including any relevant pictures/videos etc.

The booths remaining are;

  • 2 artist booths
  • 9 general booths (for shops, non-profits and other relevant groups/individuals)

Featured Company: Digireal Studios

27/07/2015 by

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Digireal Studios is an Animation & 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 & 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.

Digireal’s creative team is made up of:

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

Some of the creative disciplines they specialize & offer services in:
• 2D – 3D animation
• digital compositing & painting
• visual effects
• motion graphics
• film & live action
• 3d modelling
• architectural & industrial visualization
• sound effects & foley
• web design (flash, html5)
• iOS app development
• logos and branding
• type & print
• interactive media
• idea generation / concepts
Find out more at: www.digirealstudios.com, https://vimeo.com/75425899

Or contact them at:

info@digirealstudios.com

train@digirealstudios.com

Tel.+357 70006266

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Super Smash Bros. Nationals Tournament

25/07/2015 by

smash bros cyDo you like Smash Brothers? Do you think you have what it takes to prove you’re the best in Cyprus? Comic Con 2015 is giving you the chance to prove just that!

Sign up and fight your way into the Comic Con 2015 Cyprus Smash Tournament by defeating an opponent in a 3-stock bo1 game and taking a stab at the awesome prizes we have up for grabs this year!

There will be an entry fee of €10 for everyone competing in the main event. Please arrive at the registration area by 13:00. The tournament takes place between 14:00-17:00. All payments will happen during the Comic Con.

To take part in the tournament, you need to register online. The deadline for the registrations is on the 24th of August at midnight and the brackets will be announced on the 25th of August. We will stop accepting registrations on said deadline or when we reach 32 registered players. Please don’t attempt to register past the deadline or during the day of the tournament.

Make sure to read the rules listed on the sign-up form itself before committing.

Sign Up for the Tournament