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Cosplay on Sunday

02/09/2016 by Cyprus Comic Con

With the cosplay competition happening on Saturday, one would think that on Sunday there won’t be much do to in terms of cosplay. Wrong!

Kairi’s Workshops

Our cosplay special guest, Kairi, will be running two very interesting panels for cosplayers! Here’s what they are about in her own words:

Cosplay Motivations (11:30 – 13:00)

I’m sure you sometimes feel down about your cosplay skill, your stage acting or make up work – everybody has these moments they feel like ‘a plastic bag, no biggie! But how to regain the motivation you lost because of certain people or situations? How to find some more reasons to finally finish the costume you’ve started a long time ago? How to stop comparing yourself to other cosplayers? Come and discuss with me, I can propose you some ways out!

Cosplay Performance Building (15:00 – 16:30)

Doesn’t matter if you already tried stage acting or if you’re a total newbie – everybody are free to come! I will help you plan and organise everything that is needed to make your stage performance unforgettable for you, your cosplay group and especially – for the audience! Prepare some cool and important questions as we will have a few minutes for Q&A in the end of prelection.

Cosplay Freestyle (16:30 – 19:00)

Right after Kairi’s performance building workshop, we will have the honour of watching her perform on our cosplay stage live! This will be the introduction to a new section which we decided to call Cosplay Freestyle! What this involves is literally a playground where every cosplayer can try their hand at performing a cosplay skit on the CCC16 Cosplay Stage with the music and video backdrop of their choice from a USB stick or anywhere on the internet. The participation will be first-come-first-served and if you’re interested in performing, all you need to do is come to the cosplay stage and meet with the cosplay team during the Cosplay Freestyle!

Here is Kairi’s brilliant performance as Lady Sif at the Polymanga GEC 2016!

Special Guest: Gilbert Simon

23/08/2016 by Cyprus Comic Con

Cyprus Comic Con has the honour of announcing multi-talented artist Gilbert Simon as one of its Special Guests for this year’s convention!

The Artist

Hailing from Beirut, Lebanese Franco-Armenian artist Gilbert Simon is known for being a semi-finalist on the 8th season of the middle eastern version of talent show ‘Star Academy’. He is a writer, composer and music producer as well a cartoonist, a voice-over artist and actor.

He is the creator and Father of “Mwet©” and is currently working on the very 1st comic book project for the character, entitled “Mwet and the Seagulls” in both English and French, with an internationally humorous and adventurous spirit, suitable for all ages. The comic book is expected to be released sometime in 2017.

The Cover Art for ‘Asterix and the Picts’

‘Asterix and the Picts’ is the 35th book in the Asterix Series, and is the first book to be written by someone other than René Goscinny or Albert Uderzo.

It was written by Jean-Yves Ferri and illustrated by Didier Conrad, with the 1st prize winning Limited Edition Cover created and imagined by Gilbert Simon, chosen by Albert Uderzo himself!

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Featured Sponsor: Hilton Cyprus

23/08/2016 by Cyprus Comic Con

Cyprus Comic Con is proud to announce Hilton Cyprus as one of our sponsors for this year’s event!

We would like to express our sincerest thanks and appreciation to Hilton Cyprus for supporting Cyprus Comic Con for a second consecutive year!

Make sure to you follow Hilton Cyprus on Facebook!

Hilton Cyprus, Nicosia is one of the longest running luxury hotels in Cyprus and the top choice for an enjoyable stay in the heart of the capital.

Located within easy reach of Nicosia’s city center, the historic Old City and the business district, the Hilton Cyprus hotel is the ideal place to stay while visiting Cyprus. Make the most of the Mediterranean climate as you cool off in the large outdoor pool or relax in the sun on your private balcony.

The Hilton Cyprus, Nicosia’s wide choice of leisure facilities, which include a fully equipped fitness center, squash courts and tennis courts will ensure that you can stay in shape during your visit. The hotel’s two bars and restaurants offer convenience, choice and the chance to indulge in a variety of settings.

Stay connected to family, friends and colleagues with the hotel’s business center and free WiFi in all public areas of the hotel. Upgrade to an Executive Room and enjoy complimentary access to the Executive Lounge. The hotel’s function spaces make the Hilton Cyprus an ideal choice as the venue for meetings, conferences and weddings in Nicosia.

Featured Sponsor: GeekOtopos

23/08/2016 by Cyprus Comic Con

Cyprus Comic Con is pleased to announce GeekOtopos as one of our sponsors for this year’s event!

Geekotopos is an open-source collaborative hive specializing in bringing creative freelancers together in a co-working environment. Filmmakers, graphic designers, video gamer developers, comic book artists and anyone who works in storytelling mediums can join and take residency in GeekOtopos to develop current and future projects.

Make sure to follow GeekOtopos and its creative projects on Facebook!

The collaborative offers pre-production development assistance for low-budget feature films, shorts, documentaries video games, graphic novels and TV shows for festival circulation, potential Cinema, Web and Video-On-Demand distribution.

GeekOtopos is also an on-line geek-media aggregator with its own YouTube channel focusing in all things Geeky: Movies, Tv Series, Comic Books, Video Games and Gadgets. Through the channel, GeekOtopos residents can also create specialized content. Its social media pages acts a news hub for all geek-culture matters and also feature special reports on nerdy local events.

As a content creator, GeekOtopos focuses on alternative media creation and projects targeted at pop-culture enthusiasts and not only. Film, VOD, web, video game and app productions using our talent pool of GeekOtopos residents and off-side partners for personal or corporate projects. GeekOtopos is both a place and mind-set where you are not constrained by routine and creativity blocks. We aim at networking and stimulating freelance and small business creatives to create and distribute amazingly cool geeky things.

At this years Cyprus Comic Con, GeekOtopos co-produced CCC16 official trailer and will sponsor the Film Festival section by giving a price of 2500€ in production services to the director of the winning local short film. Furthermore, through out the 2-day event they will be live-broadcasting the highlights of the convention to Facebook and YouTube with special guest interviews and audience reactions!

Special Guest: Luca Pizzari

22/08/2016 by Cyprus Comic Con

Cyprus Comic Con is proud to announce comic book artist Luca Pizzari as one of our esteemed Special Guests for CCC16!

Luca discovered comics and fell in love with the art of the Kubert Family (among others) when he was 9 years old and decided he wanted to do comic books for a living straight away. He never looked back once and has been drawing ever since!

Now, much to his mother’s dismay (!), he is a full-time comic book artist based between London, Rome and Rio de Janeiro.

For more of Luca’s work, visit his personal blog and profile on Marvel Comics.

After a pretty useless – according to Luca – Master’s Degree in Illustration from the Camberwell College of Arts (part of the University of the Arts, London), and A LOT of time alone locked in his room drawing, he got his first few comic jobs in the Irish scene, of all places, with the 3-issues mini ‘Glimmer Man‘ for Atomic Diner and the O’Brien OGN Queen of Storms.

Soon after, a life changing encounter with Marvel artist Ed McGuinness and editor Nick Lowe brought him his first Marvel assignment, the ‘Spider-Man Special 2015‘, followed by a year-and-half-long stint on ‘Secret Wars Journal #1‘, the ‘Secret Wars: Red Skull‘ mini series, and the ‘Black Knight‘ series which closed with issue #5.

Luca is currently drawing the ‘Sons Of Anarchy: Redwood Original‘ prequel comic series for BOOM! Studios.

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