AFA 09 Regional Cosplay Championships

[KASAAC]

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Sa katong naay igong talento ug kapasidad na hala birada!

Anime Festival Asia 09 is pleased to announce that it is now accepting entries to the first ever Regional Cosplay Championships! Cosplay pairs representing Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and other South East Asian nations will be sponsored by the organizers of AFA09 to compete in the Grand Finals at Suntec City, Singapore.
The AFA 09 Regional Cosplay Championships will be open to cosplay pairs of all ages. All costumes must be from Japanese anime, manga, or video games; entries from Western/other comics, movies, or novels are officially disqualified. All pairs are required to give a five-minute skit or performance at the main event. Costumes or performances deemed inapporpriate may be barred from participating in the competition.

Online Submission Checklist
• Name/team name plus name of group members
• Title of the Anime/Manga/Game they are Cosplaying from
• Name and gender of character(s) they are Cosplaying
• Is the costume homemade, tailored or store-bought?
• A picture of the character for each group member (electronically). This will be used to make the PowerPoint shown during the presentation
• An “in progress” photo of the costume being made for each group member, with the person in the photo (electronically)
• Answer to the cosplay profile questions
• A brief description of the performance including any unexpected or surprising elements.
Sample Entry
• Team Name: Deculture
• Name of Cosplayer: Juan dela Cruz
• Nationality: Filipino
• Current country of residence: Manila
• Representative Country: Philippines
• Title of the Anime/Manga/Game they are Cosplaying from: Macross Frontier
• Name and gender of character they are Cosplaying: Alto Saotome (M)
• A picture of the character (as an attachment).
• An “in progress” photo of the costume being made, with the person in the photo (as an attachment)
• Name of Cosplayer: Maria dela Cruz
• Nationality: Filipino
• Current country of residence: Manila
• Representative Country: Philippines
• Title of the Anime/Manga/Game they are Cosplaying from: Macross Frontier
• Name and gender of character they are Cosplaying: Sheryl Nome (F)
• A picture of the character (as an attachment).
• An “in progress” photo of the costume being made, with the person in the photo (as an attachment)

Applications may be submitted through Danny Choo’s Figure FM Portal. Online registration will close on 8th October 2009 at 12:00 Midnight Japan / 11:00 PM Philippines. Succesful applicants will be notified no later than three weeks after the close of online registrations if they have qualified to compete in the Cosplay Championships at AFA 09.
For enquiries or clarifications, please visit the Official AFA 09 Regional Cosplay Championships website, or e-mail: songwen[at]sozo[dot]sg.

[cebulifer]

should this be in the events section?

[KASAAC]

^hala noh...sorry jud if wrong section please lang ko move daghang salamat

[moz_k2]

may unta puhon makaapil pud ang pinas
sa World Cosplay Summit

[KASAAC]

AFA09 proudly presents the Finalists selected from the Regional Cosplay Championship!
After 2 weeks of decision-making from over 30 entries region-wide, the AFA Cosplay Committee has chosen the following groups to represent their country for the top title as South-East Asia’s Best Cosplayer! The winning team takes home the grand prize of a trip for 2 to Tokyo, Japan!

*Pictures shown are previous cosplays taken from their respective entries at figure.fm



JUDGING CRITERIA FOR AFA09 REGIONAL COSPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP FINALIST

Costume
Difficulty: 20%
Accuracy: 20%
Quality: 20%
Total: 60%

Skit
Character: 10%
Team Effort: 10%
Performance: 20%
Total: 40% Grand Prize: Trip for 2 to Tokyo, Japan
Special Prize: BROTHER INNOV-IS 900 Embroidery Sewing Machine
Criteria for Grand Prize: Team with highest total score (Costume + Skit)
Criteria for Special Prize: Team with the highest score for ‘Costume’ only





ABOUT AFA09 REGIONAL COSPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
FIRST EVER REGIONAL COSPLAY CHAMPIONSHIPS

Cosplay this year will have a bigger stage where AFA09 will host the first ever Regional Cosplay Championship in SE Asia. The top cosplay team from each participating South East Asian country will be sponsored by AFA09 to fly to Singapore to compete in the Regional Cosplay Championship during the two-day anime festival where they will perform and be judged by a panel of distinguished guests from Japan including internationally renowned cosplayer Kaname☆.

Selected Finalists from overseas will have their flight and accommodation covered by the AFA Cosplay Committee. ONE Finalist from each country, with the exception of the host country Singapore, which will have TWO Finalists selected to compete.



QUESTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS:
For enquiries on the championship, please email: songwen@sozo.sg

[bigVince]

Good Luck to our co Pinoys!