Andreas is with us this year aswell and will capture all your amazing cosplays! Do you want your picture taken? Do not hesitate to ask him 💜✨️
Throughout the Metrocon weekend, our amazing photographer @andreas745 (FB: Andreas Nielsen) will be taking lots of cool photos!Remember that the photos can be shared on social media but must then be tagged with Instagram or Facebook to Andreas.Other media such as newspapers, articles etc. must be approved by Andreas Nielsen and the person pictured.
Janne is joining us as a videographer: capturing the stage and moments at Metrocon 2024 Crystal !💜✨️
She has been a hobby photographer and videographer for the past 5 years and is currently in her final year of a bachelor's in film and TV production at UiB. She thinks cosplay is exciting because it's a very special way to show passion for one's interest, whether it's anime, video games, fantasy books or role-playing. She hopes to be able to document all the effort you all put into your outfits and to be able to enjoy the magical atmosphere with you all.
Lukas is joining Metrocon to help us as a Cosplay competition photographer💜✨️
He has been doing photography since his teens and got the interest from his father. He got his taste for cosplay photography in 2022 and has taken pictures of a number of cosplayers and for cosplay events. He recently completed two years at the Oslo School of Photography with a specialization in analogue photography. He also has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Oslo Met from before and a great interest in art and cosplay in photo form.
Sian is one of the OC competition judges💜✨️
Sian is a naildesigner and special effects makeup artist who runs Rottel & Vas in Bryne. She has worked internationally and domestically on film and tv but now spends her day role playing a witch, making nails and selling spooky wares from her family run giftshop.https://www.rottelogvas.no/
Eleerra is our drawing competition judge 💜✨️
She has been passionate about drawing since she was a child, it’s always been a way to escape and bring a vibrant fantasy world to life. She is also a huge fan of art, cosplay, reading, gaming, and D&D. Eleerra is thrilled to be a judge for this year's Metrocon and can't wait to see all the incredible artwork everyone will created for the competition!
Emilou is one of the OC judges and will host the panel "The Magic of Makeup"💜✨️
Emilou, is 24 years old and works as a freelance (sfx) makeup artist within TV and film. She has been cosplaying for 10 years and cosplay is what got her interested in makeup! Emilou has been doing creative make-up on social media since around 2017 and has been working with it professionally since 2022. She specializes in creature design, facepaint and editorial make-up.
Social Media: IG: @tinybubblescosplay and IG: @emilou.makeup
Whitespace: Props will be hosting 2 panels at Metrocon this year: 3D-PRINTING FOR COSPLAY and 3D-Printing 101 💜✨️
Thomas has been doing 3D printing for over 7 years! The hobby really appealed to him as he has a fondness for tech and computers, and 3D printing is a nice mix of both. With a background from the School of Technology and the 3D Design line, and a few years as a teacher, he has a good basis for continuing with 3D models. He has now for 6 years made cosplay props and helmets, more than 60 helmets polished and painted, in addition to several larger paid commissions. He will bring his 3D printer to Metrocon to share his knowledge with all visitors in 2 panels!
Insoriel is one of the Cosplay competition judges and will also host the panel "Creating Detailed Foamworks"💜✨️
Eva, also known as Insoriel Cosplay, is a cosplayer from Cyprus. She has been cosplaying for 8 years and throughout her cosplay journey she had the opportunity to participate in several local cosplay competitions and also represent Cyprus in the Europa Cosplay Cup 2023.
Eva has a deep passion for crafting and she enjoys creating highly detailed and accurate costumes. Eva loves developing new skills and she continuously works towards refining her craft. Beyond her own projects, she also enjoys creating tutorial content to help fellow cosplayers on their own creative journeys.
Jade Photo Credit: Axel Clergeau Photographie (ig: @axelclergeau )
Bizzi will host the panel "Plush Keychain from Start to Finish"
Bizzi has a fur baby called Pernille who is a gray and white snuggly cat. When she's not sewing, she likes to draw a bit and browse YouTube.
Panel description:
Bizzi tell about the process of how to easily design, digitize and produce plush keychains! She tells about what the process is like and what you have to think about when creating your own design. Goes through techniques, material selection and recommendations for how to get a good result.
Lyra is one of the Cosplay judges and will host the panel "Basics of extreme wig styling" at Metrocon 2024!✨️
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Lyra started cosplaying in 2013 and since then, she participated in many cosplay competitions, both local and international, like European/Extreme Cosplay Gathering in 2019 and 2024 and Europa Cosplay Cup in 2023 as the Romanian representative.
At the moment, she's doing cosplay commissions full time as well as cosplay competitions.
She has cosplayed characters mostly from video games and anime, mentioning some of her most important costumes such as Stargazer Soraka and Prestige Crystal Rose Gwen from Wild Rift, and Strawberry Hatsune Miku.
Her main skills are prop making, beadwork, goldwork, sewing and extreme wig styling.
Picture credit:
Shinobu @fovipo.studio
We are happy to present the main judge for the Cosplay competitions - AB Costumes !💜
AB Costumes is also hosting the panel "Lace Up! Corset and Cosplay"
She started cosplaying around 10 years ago, and has always had a great love for nerd culture in all its forms.
After VGS, she went directly to England and completed a Bachelor in Costume and performance design in 2021.
After her bachelor, she worked for a year at the Norwegian Opera and Ballet.
She delved deeply into historical costumes during her bachelor and has developed a burning interest in everything is historical after this.
She has been using historical elements in her costumes since her first year at the Bachelor and loves to dive deep into researching the original era of different characters and how she can use this in the costume.
She has made historical versions of both Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel and Anastasia.
Within cosplay, she mainly does sewing and crafts in this genre.
She also actively participates in cosplay competitions with both singing and acting.
She is probably best known for doing Disney princesses in different genres, but also does cosplay from other pop culture and anime/manga!
Ab Costumes won our competition last year and represented Norway in E2C in France 💜
Photo Credit: @Valentinpictures
We are happy to annonce our incredibly funny host, Ingve Connolly Gran!
As a highly experienced comedian, voice actor, and with a great personality, he is back this year to spread laughter and an extremely positive atmosphere.
Ingve has dubbed many great characters, such as::
Bob in the movie Luck (Apple TV)
Magnus in Dragons Rescue Riders (Netflix)
Artephius in Adventures of Puss in Boots (Netflix)
and many more!
Right now he is voicing a character in the norwegian dub of the animation movie "200% Ulv - Pjokken i flokken 2"
And if you live in the Oslo area and are planning to get your driver's license, you have the opportunity to have him as your driving instructor at Kör Trafikkskole
