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PHOTO WORLD ASIA Cosplay Guidelines

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1. PHOTO WORLD ASIA cosplay event is open to all event attendees.



2. PHOTO WORLD ASIA cosplay event will be an OPEN CATEGORY event where participants could cosplay any character that they want from any genre whether it's from an anime, manga, games, comics, movies, western animation, visual kei, harajuku fashion, etc.



3. PHOTO WORLD ASIA cosplay event will be held on February 2-3, 2008.



4. The cosplay registration will be on-site/at-con registration on February 2, 2008 from 10am-2pm ONLY.



5. Cosplayers under eighteen (18) years of age as of cosplay event date must have their parent/s and/or legal guardian/s sign the waiver/image release form.



6. Fanservice (ie. yaoi, yuri, etc.) is allowed but should be “General Patronage”. Any kind of extreme kind of fanservice (ie. kissing, PDA, etc.) that is deemed inappropriate for minors are strictly prohibited. Keep in mind that the PHOTO WORLD ASIA is a wholesome and a General Patronage event.



7. Costumes that are too revealing (ie. exposes private parts) are prohibited. Scantly clad and/or sexy costumes are allowed but are not encouraged. The PHOTO WORLD ASIA cosplay team has the right to disqualify any participant on this ground.



8. All kinds of costume props must be handled with utmost care and must not be harmful to his/her fellow cosplayers, event staff and event attendees. Any kind of sharp and/or bladed objects that will be used as costume props that could cut human flesh are strictly prohibited. Any kind of pyrotechnic equipment/s that will be used as costume props that could render damage to the venue and/or property is strictly prohibited.



9. The PHOTO WORLD ASIA cosplay team, PHOTO WORLD ASIA organizers and its staff will not be held responsible for damage or injury resulting from mishandling and/or negligence of a cosplayer in his/her use of props/materials throughout the duration of the event.



10. PHOTO WORLD ASIA organizers reserve the right to disqualify any cosplayer who ignores and/or violates any of the aforementioned guidelines.



11. Registration and participation to the cosplay event constitutes that the cosplayer gives the right and the authority to PHOTO WORLD ASIA organizers/staff, its sponsors, authorized press media and the PHOTO WORLD ASIA photography contestants to take pictures and/or videos of registered cosplayers, and will be the sole property of the organizers/staff, its sponsors and authorized press media to be used for future publications and/or advertising promotions.





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PHOTO WORLD ASIA Registration and Judging Guidelines

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1. All cosplay contestants must register via the cosplay registration table located at the Fuji-YKL color booth in complete costume



2. Pre-judging immediately follows after a cosplayer registers for the contest. Cosplayers will be given an opportunity to impress the judges during this period. The judges may ask cosplayers more about their costume, its construction and the character they are cosplaying. Pre-judging ends an hour after the end of cosplay registration



3. While waiting for the pre-judging results, cosplayers are encouraged to roam around the activity area to interact with the event participants and the photography contestants



4. A short list of cosplay finalists will be released at the end of pre-judging. All finalists will be given a chance to perform / do their catwalk later in the afternoon



5. Finalists are also required to return on the Day 2 (February 3) for the final catwalk and the announcement of winners



6. Cosplayer finalists will be judged according to the following criteria:



Accuracy: 40%

Craftsmanship: 30%

Stage Presence: 25%

Audience Impact: 5%



7. 3 highest ranking cosplayers will be hailed 2nd runner up, 1st runner up and overall winner, respectively



8. Judge’s decision is final







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RE: PHOTO WORLD ASIA Photography Contest

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1. Upon registration to the cosplay contest, cosplayers also agree to take part in the event’s PHOTO CONTEST, its theme being COSPLAY



2. Cosplayers may be asked by photography contest contestants to pose for them. Cosplayers reserve the right to refuse requests for photos for valid reasons