CosPlay Competition Rules

GENERAL RULES FOR ALL COSPLAY CONTESTS

- Costumes and skits must be PG-13.

- No live steel, firearms, no projectiles, silly string, poppers, air horns, or acrobatics. Do not interact with MCs or judges while on stage. Do not throw things into the audience. Do not run or jump off stage. Period.

- If you disregard any of these rules, you will be disqualified and/or asked to leave the event.

- If you are under 13, you must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

-All craftsmanship judging occurs during Pre-Judging. If you do not attend pre-judging, you will not be eligible to win craftsmanship awards.

-Each contestant may wear one and only one costume. No exceptions.

-You must fill out a separate entry form for each costume you wish to be judged for craftsmanship, regardless of the size of your group.

-Costumes may come from the following media: Anime, Manga, Graphic Novels, Comics/Comic Books, Movies, Video Games, Webcomics, and Original Design with printed reference.

-Walk-ons are welcome to sign up during Pre-Judging.

FRIDAY
Hall Cosplay
Polaroids will be displayed in the main hall of random cosplayers costumes. OtakuMex attendees will vote on their favorite ones. Votes will be tallied and announced during Saturday’s Cosplay Competition. We’ll need forms to include: name, contact info (phone number or email is fine, chances are slim we’ll ever use it), character, character source.

SATURDAY
Main Cosplay Contest -
Pre-Judinging at 10 AM Saturday morning! Cosplayers or models wearing a person’s costumes, or persons wanting to ONLY WALK ON may come by, fill out short form on the spot. Must include photo reference for character, including Original Characters. Winner will be announced during Closing Ceremonies on Sunday. Contact info will be taken if person wont be attending on Sunday.

SUNDAY
Skits
Can be 3 minutes long (record length amount of time). Pre Judging for rough run thru in the AM (time TBA), music must be provided on CD, MP3 or WAV format. Mic not provided for actors. Maximum of 5 people on stage at any one time. Winners will be announced (and possibly performed?!) during closing ceremonies.

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