FanArt, Original Art and CopyArt

Once more, start up the pencils, pens, and your imagination.

We have got here the first annual volume of the festival AnimeSHOW 2008. And we can't have this festival from the Comics Salon family without drawing competitions.

The committee will choose the best works

The Rules:

Definition of FANART > Registered contestants who draw or paint in Japanese style (Manga) or western comics and scifi & fantasy will be able to enter their works, representing existing characters, into the contest. These will be displayed in designated rooms for the duration of the convention.

Definition of ORIGINAL ART > Registered contestants who draw or paint own pieces with an original idea in Japanese style (Manga) or western comics and scifi & fantasy will be able to enter their works into the contest. These will be displayed in designated rooms for the duration of the convention.

Definition of COPY ART > The competitors have to draw a perfect copy of a existing work from a manga, comics, scifi, fantasy or a game. These will be displayed in designated rooms for the duration of the convention. These pictures should be hand-drawn

The Basics: A maximum of two works for the FanArt contest and two works for the Original Art contest can be entered per author. It has to be in A4 or A3 format (other have to be consulterd with organiser) and must not have been already displayed in public (thus, no web page or exhibition), it must not feature mature content.

The Author: Sends information about himself – those will be displayed next to his works.
1* Name of the author, or nickname
2* Age of the author
3* The technique used to make the piece, a list of used materials/programs. In the case of FanArt he also adds the original picture, as well as a signed form about the Agreement to public display of the work (Registration) (the signed form can be scanned and sent per e-mail)

Please send registrations to: E-MAIL (win@animecrew.org)
- size: max. 10 MB
- resolution: 300-600 dpi

Personally:

• Róbert Žittňan (Winnowing)
• ICQ: 120 285 202, mobil: 0907165787

Postal service:
- The author covers all expenses, this includes sending the contest entry back to the author.
- The author is responsible for quality, should the piece arrive damaged because he sent it badly packaged, it falls into the category DISQUALIFIED based on paragraph 2.
- Send to the following address: AnimeCrew, Mánesovo nám.6, 85101, Bratislava

BEFORE THE WORKS ARE DISPLAYED, THEY WILL BE VIEWED BY AN EVALUATION COMISSION.

RECLASSIFICATIONIF the evaluation comission detects strong similarities to an existing piece, it will be reclassified into the FANART category.

DISQUALIFICATION for
1/ UNSUITABLE CONTENT: violence, nudity, pornography
2/ QUALITY: works with a low resolution (in electronic form) or damaged pieces (postal service, personally)
3/ FAILING TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS

The evaluation comission reserves the right to admit only the best pieces to AnimeSHOW in the case of an excessive number of contest entries, considering the limited capacity of the diplay rooms.

DEADLINE: Februaty 15th 2008