3rd Philippine Cosplay Convention on March 27!

Your cosplay necessity wont be run dry this March as the 3rd Philippine Cosplay Convention will happen in Robinson's Place Manila on March 27, 2010. From the last TAGCOM on February, it will be held on the Robinson's Place Manila Midtown Atrium, so there is no entrance fee! Aside from the  Cosplay Events, there would be Auctions and other contest! Also at this time, school's out and will be attended by many students. Now, if you plan to join the cosplay events, here are the guidelines that one should follow:

The 3rd Philippine Cosplay Convention (PCC) Cosplay Guidelines

1.            The 3rd Philippine Cosplay Convention (PCC) is open to all event attendees.

2.            PCC is 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.) Original Characters are not qualified.

3.            PCC will be held on March 27, 2010. Both the INDIVIDUALand GROUP cosplay will be held on the same day.

4.            Interested cosplay participants may either pre-register online or register on the day of the event. For this year, we are limiting the number of participants to 150 Individual cosplayers and 10 Groups.

5.            Pre-registrants are required to confirm their pre-registrations on-site during the cosplay registration period. Pre-registering does not guarantee a slot in the official cosplay list.

6.            All registrants are required to submit a reference picture of the character that they’ll be cosplaying upon registration. Guidelines for submitting reference pictures are found below.

7.            After the registration, cosplayers are encouraged to stay at the Cosplayer’s Lounge. The PCC cosplay judges will be observing the participants prior to the actual contest.

8.            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 which will be distributed at the event.

9.            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 Phil Cosplay Con is a wholesome and a General Patronage event.

10.         Costumes that are too revealing (ie. exposes private parts) are prohibited. Scantly clad and/or sexy costumes are allowed but are not encouraged. The PCC Organizers and the cosplay management team have the right to disqualify any participant on this ground.

11.         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.

12.         PCC Organizers, Cosplay Management Team, 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.

13.         PCC organizers reserve the right to disqualify any cosplayer who ignores and/or violates any of the aforementioned guidelines.

14.         The PCC judges’ decisions are final and cannot be appealed.

15.         Registration and participation to the PCC cosplay constitutes that the cosplayer gives the right and the authority to PCC organizers/staff, its sponsors and authorized press media to take pictures and/or videos of registered cosplayers, cosplay groups and its members 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.

16.         PCC Cosplay Guidelines are subject to change without prior notice.

Individual Cosplay Guidelines

1.        PCC shall be accepting a maximum of 150 participants. On-line and on-site participants who register before the specified deadline is included to the official list of Individual Cosplay participants.

2.        The online pre-registration will be done throughhttp://www.cosplay.ph which is hosted by Cosplay.ph. To register, you will need to have a cosplay.ph account (registration is free).

3.        If the 150 Individual Cosplay quota has been reached but pre-registrants fail to confirm their registration from 10am-1pm of March 27, 2010, the next available slot(s) will be given to the on-siteIndividual Cosplay registrants.

4.        Individual cosplay participants are not qualified to join the Group Cosplay event even as a minor role or as a prop.

Group Cosplay Guidelines

1.        A cosplay group must consist of at least three (3) and a maximum of ten (10) members per group.

2.        There will be any entry limit of ten (10) groups for the Group Cosplay. On-line and on-site participants who register before the specified deadline is included to the official list of Group Cosplay participants.

3.        The online pre-registration will be done throughhttp://www.cosplay.ph which is hosted by Cosplay.ph. To register, you will need to have a cosplay.ph account (registration is free).

4.        If the 10 Group Cosplay quota has been reached but pre-registrants fail to confirm their registration from 10am-1pm of March 27, 2010, the next available slot(s) will be given to the on-site Group Cosplay registrants.

5.        A member of a particular cosplay group can only join ONE COSPLAY GROUP. Joining multiple cosplay groups is not allowed

6.        Cosplay Group members are not qualified and allowed to join the Individual Cosplay contest.

7.        All cosplay groups are required to have a cosplay skit. Each cosplay group will be given a maximum of 5 minutes of stage time to do their skits.

8.        All cosplay groups are encouraged to act out from a scene in the title that they’re cosplaying. We discourage any dance choreography/skit.

9.        All BGMs that will be used for the cosplay skit must be in audio format (.CDA) or in MP3 format and must be within the limit of their cosplay skit. Audio CDs must be properly labeled and submitted at the event itself upon registration. A cosplay group is required to have a sound director/representative who will assist the PCC technical team in the usage of their CDs. No BGM CD and/or no sound director means no registration.

Picture Reference Submission Guidelines

1.        Individual and group cosplayers are required to submit at leastone (1) printed picture of the character that they shall be cosplaying upon registration.

2.        All printed pictures must not go below 4 inches (10.16 centimeters) by 5 inches (12.17 centimeters).

3.        It is highly recommended to submit a full-body colored picture of the character that will be cosplayed. Black and white pictures will not be accepted.

4.        No picture means no registration.

Cosplay Tag (Individual Cosplay)

Instead of a normal catwalk, each individual will interact shortly with the person in front of him/her and the person behind him/her. It can be as simple as a wave, handshake, etc. or as complicated as a short fight scene. We encourage you to talk to the person who will proceed and follow you to plan out your moves. A good transition will score you extra points with the judges.

As this is a Individual Cosplay, human props or any on-stage assistance is not allowed. Personal Assistants are allowed but they must stay off-stage at all times. They can, however, assist the cosplayer with props beforehand or even assist them in getting onstage. Very young children are allowed the assistance of their parents onstage if needed, however.

To discuss about the event, Please visit 3rd PCC thread over at Filcosplay Forums.