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Show off your cosplay skills at Magicon Elevation!
Are you ready for a show? Are you ready to prove to everyone what you’ve been working so hard to accomplish? Of course you are! The sign-up for our Good Old-Fashioned Cosplay competition is now open!
Where: Storsalen/Main Stage | When: Saturday at 17:00
Photo by: Mic Solberg
The cosplay competitions consist of two leagues: Classic and Master. This is a traditional solo cosplay competition which consists of two parts: pre-judging and performance on the Main Stage.
Classic league
A competition for the beginner cosplayers who wish to take the next step and challenge their cosplay skills. Been sewing for the first time and feel proud? Take the chance and show it off on stage. Been sewing for a while but always wanted to try and stand on stage, then sign up and surprise everyone with what you can do.
The Master category
For experienced cosplayers with more advanced cosplay skills. Be it your best seams, glorious foam work, steel job, 3D printed props or LED-light. Let it all shine bright and let the audience bathe in your glory and wonderness. This competition will mainly focus on craftsmanship and techniques, though the performance part will have a small counting in it as well.
Rules and Criteria
Classic Cosplay Rules
1. Participation
This competition is for solo contestants only.
2. Costumes
- Only cosplay costumes based on characters from published/official visual
media such as cartoons, webtoons, animations, games and movies can participate. Original characters are not allowed. - The contestant has to keep the cosplay PG13.
- The cosplayer is not allowed to participate with the cosplay which has previously received podium placement in competitions without significant improvement or change on the given cosplay.
- Cosplay has to be 70% selfmade* by the contestant.
3. The Performance
- The performance shall have a maximum length of 3 minutes.
- If you have video and sound, this has to be provided in .mp4 format, and you can only submit one file per act. Check out our Audio & Video guide here ›
- You will be able to use a microphone for your performance.
- Confetti, fireworks/crackers etc, is not allowed.
- Weapon/Prop rules must be followed at all times.
- The performance shall be PG13.
- The contestant is allowed to bring a helper on stage, but the main focus must clearly be on the contestant.
- All media must be submitted by the end of day on the 23rd of May. Participants unable to do so will be disqualified.
4.Tech test
- There will be a tech test on the day of the competition (22. June)
- The contestant is responsible for showing up during the tech test on the main stage.
- Maximum length of the test is 5 minutes.
5. Pre-judging
- There will be pre-judging for the competition.
- The participants will get 5 minutes with the judges to show off and talk about their work.
6. It is the contestants responsibility to show up on time for the tech test, pre-judging and performance.
7. The cosplayer who’s either a professional worker or has formal education (vocational high school certificate (fagbrev), vocational college (fagskole), university/university college) in any cosplay-related fields (e.g. tailoring, hairdressers/makeup artists, arts and crafts teachers, product engineering, goldsmithing etc) may not compete in the classic competition, but are welcome to compete in the masters.
Individuals who have attended cosplay courses or other craftsmanship-based courses at “Folkehøyskole” are not affected by this rule.
8. There will be prices for 1st and 2nd place.
Master Cosplay Rules
1. Participation
This competition is for solo contestants only.
2. Costumes
- Only cosplay costumes based on characters from published/official visual media such as cartoons, webtoons, animations, games and movies can participate. Original characters are not allowed.
- The contestant has to keep the cosplay PG13.
- The cosplayer is not allowed to participate with the cosplay which has previously received podium placement in competitions without significant improvement or change on the given cosplay.
- Cosplay has to be 90% selfmade* by the contestant.
3. The Performance
- The performance shall have a maximum length of 3 minutes.
- If you have video and sound, this has to be provided in .mp4 format, and you can only submit one file per act. Check out our Audio & Video guide here ›
- You will be able to use a microphone for your performance.
- Confetti, fireworks/crackers etc, is not allowed.
- Weapon/Prop rules must be followed at all times.
- The performance shall be PG13.
- The contestant is allowed to bring a helper on stage, but the main focus must clearly be on the contestant.
- All media must be submitted by the end of day on the 23rd of May. Participants unable to do so will be disqualified.
4. Tech test
- There will be a tech test on the day of the competition (22. June)
- The contestant is responsible for showing up during the tech test at the main stage.
- Maximum length of the test is 5 minutes.
5. Pre-judging
- There will be pre-judging for the competition.
- Participants will get 5 minutes with the judges to show off their work.
6. It is the contestants responsibility to show up on time for the tech test, prejudge and performance.
7. There will be prizes for 1st and 2nd place.
Criteria for judge:
| Classification | Details | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Total points | 100 | |
| Craftmanship | Similarity to the original contents, quality of craftsmanship, difficulty of the cosplay and its realization | 50 |
| Performance | Acting, using stage props and utilizing the stage, using the background video and stage lights | 50 |
Apply Here
*Applications are now closed*
The Judges
8Z and Blink
8Z
8Z Cosplay is a franco-swedish cosplayer who has won multiple awards in her 10 years of cosplay experience. Her creations are known to be “out of this world” with huge props and functional practical effects. With her extensive background in graphic design and her current career as an industrial 3D engineer, she is a highly detail-oriented crafter. 8Z has been crafting her whole life and you may recognize her from her signature headpieces. The headpieces are intricate creations and they never show her face!
Blink
Blink is a professional cosplay, makeup artist and wigmaker from Poland with ten years of experience. What started with cardboard, scissors and tape is now a big and most cherished piece of her life. It’s been Blink’s ‘safe haven’, giving her satisfaction, and helped bring amazing people to her life.
