THE ANIMATE! MIAMI COSTUME COMPETITION
A competitive costuming event with over $2,000 in cash and prizes at stake with $500 cash for Best in Show!
PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED AS FOLLOWS:
BEST IN SHOW: $500 cash prize and Award trophy.
Con Chair Spotlight: $200 cash prize and Award Trophy.
Masters Award. $75 cash prize and Award trophy.
Craftsmanship Award: $50 cash prize and Award Trophy
Best Individual, Journeyman: $50 cash prize and Award Trophy
Best Individual, Novice: $50 cash prize and Award Trophy
Best Individual, Junior/Youth: $50 cash prize and Award Trophy
Best Prop: $50 cash prize and Award Trophy
Best Group, Journeyman / Masters: $100 cash prize and Award Trophy
Best Group, Novice: $50 cash prize and Award Trophy
Best Individual, Uncertified: $75 cash prize and Award Trophy
Best Group, Uncertified: $75 cash prize and Award Trophy.
Best Original Character: $50 cash prize and Award Trophy
Judges Awards (3): Award Trophy
COSTUME COMPETITION SKILL DIVISIONS
Master:
(a) Any competitor may enter the Master division
Journeyman:
(a) Professional (Master) costumers may not enter as a Journeyman
(b) A contestant who has competed and won in the Master division at another major competition in the past may not enter in the Journeyman division.
(c) A contestant who has won Best Journeyman at another major competition may not enter the Journeyman division.
(d) A contestant who has won more than three major awards in the Journeyman division at other major competitions may not enter in the Journeyman division.
(e) Minor awards may be counted towards placement at the discretion of the costumer.
Novice:
(a) Professional (Journeyman or Master) costumers may not enter the Novice division
(b) A contestant who has competed and won in any division other than novice at another major competition may not enter in the Novice division.
(c) A contestant who has won Best in Show or Best Novice at another major competition may not enter the Novice division.
(d) A contestant who has won more than three major awards at other major Competitions (in either the novice division or a non division event) may not enter in the Novice division.
(e) Minor awards may be counted towards placement at the discretion of the costumer.
Junior/Youth:
(a) The Junior/Youth division is for any child under age 13
(b) A child wearing a costume designed and built entirely by an adult should be entered either in the adult’s appropriate skill division or entered as an exhibition (out of competition piece). We wish to encourage creativity among the junior division in an effort to help them grow into accomplished costumers.
SPECIAL NOTE FOR GROUPS: Each member of the group must note which skill division they belong to on the costume competition entry form. Group members may belong to any skill division. The judges will use their discretion to determine which skill division to judge the group as a whole.
AWARDS: All awards, with the exception of the Con Chair Spotlight and Judges Awards will be chosen by majority vote of the Judging Committee. The Con Chair Spotlight will be chosen by the Convention Chairman at his discretion. Judges awards will be chosen by the individual judges.
Go to http://www.animatemiami.com/2013/02/animate-miami-costume-competition.html for all the rules
There are two ways to register for the competition
(1) Register Online. This is the most preferred method. The registration info is posted below – When you register online you will receive an email confirmation with your contestant # and a time to arrive for pre-judging. When you get to the show you will need to sign in at the cosplay registration desk and will be given further instructions.
(2) Register at the convention – Participants will be able to sign up for the contest at the cosplay registration booth #1009. Fill out and return the entry form to the registration table. You will be given a contestant # and a time to arrive for pre-judging. Everyone must be signed in and all forms must be handed in by 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
All Contestants who will be entering the costume competition will be required to attend pre-judging. Contestants will be given specific information on pre-judging at the cosplay registration desk located at Booth #1009. Pre-judging will occur on Saturday in 2 separate sessions. There will be an early morning session from 10:00am – 11:30am open only to those who have pre-registered for the competition online or at the show on Friday (at the official cosplay booth #1009). This session is done so that as few people as possible have to miss out on any other aspect of the show… remember, we’re all there to have fun… and nobody really wants to have to wait in a long line when there’s cool stuff to do. The second session is for contestants who register at the show, or can’t make the morning session for some reason. The second session will occur from 3pm-5pm. Pre-judging gives the judges a chance to look over costumes and ask questions about their construction prior to the event so the costume's creator should be in attendance with the model. Judges will be evaluating costumes based on the following criteria: accuracy, creativity, and technique. Judging will decide upon the costume winners following pre-judging and winners will be announced following the contest.
All entrants must show up at 8:15pm (30 minutes prior to the competition) for roll call in the Main Events room.
Costume Contest Entry Information:
Please send an email, with the following information to info@floridasupercon.com prior to the advance registration deadline of January 10, 2014. Any entries not sent in advance by January 10, 2013 must be entered at the convention at the cosplay booth (#1009).
1. Full Name
2. Contest you are entering. In this case, it is the Animate! Miami Costume Competition
3. Email Address
4. Address
5. City
6. State
7. Zip Code
8. Phone
9. Are you entering as an individual of group?
10. Character name that your costume is based on
11. What series or property does your character come from?
12. What skill level are you entering as? Master, Journeyman, Novice or Junior/Youth
13. Please let us know which of the following categories you are entering in: (A) Regular competition costume, (B) Uncertified w/creator available via Google Hangouts or (C) Exhibition (non-judged)
14. Tell us about your costume. Include any construction details you'd like us to know about. This section is where you get the chance to share all of the work you put into creating your costume.
15. Emergency Contact Name
16. Emergency Contact Phone Number
Please email this information to info@floridasupercon.com All entries will be contacted back via email with a contestant # and pre-judging information
