Cosplay Contest Rules (Performance)

All participants must have a valid LEVEL UP Ticket. No tickets will be provided to the participants.
Costumes from comics, manga, anime, video games, TV series, movies and cartoons may be represented.
Participants under 14 years of age need a declaration of consent from their parents.
There is a minimum number of participants for a contest to be held.
The jury's decision cannot be contested and is binding. It cannot be corrected retrospectively. Legal recourse is excluded.

Performance

The stage must be kept clean (no use of liquids, paint, confetti, fireworks or similar items on the stage).
No objects may be thrown into the audience.
Animals are not allowed on stage.
The jury must not be involved in the performance.
A microphone will be available for your performance. However, you can also make recordings beforehand and send them as mp3 or mp4 files to info@levelup-salzburg.at.
Audio, video and recordings for the performance must either be uploaded with the registration or sent to info@levelup-salzburg.at in mp3 or mp4 format no later than one week before the event.
The stage time is limited:
- Cosplay Performance Contest Solo: max. 2 minutes
- Cosplay Performance Contest Group: max. 3 minutes

Any type of performance is allowed (dance, show fight, sketch, song, monologue, dialogue, etc.).
Both individual and group registrations (max. 5 people) are permitted.
For group registrations, one registration is sufficient. Enter the names and dates of birth of all other group participants on the form.
Props may be used that can be quickly set up and taken down and leave no trace on the stage. These props must be specified in advance, weigh no more than 20 kg, and can be moved onto and off the stage by a maximum of two assistants within 30 seconds.
The props must stand on their own. Assistants or stagehands are not allowed.
The props are not included in your evaluation.

Costume

The costume is not judged in the Performance Contest and therefore does not have to be selfmade.
The costume should not be too revealing and should cover the relevant parts of your body.
Weapons, staffs, and hand props may be used on stage, but must comply with the applicable weapons rules of the event. No exceptions will be granted for performances.
Sexual, racist, offensive and obscene acts, gestures and expressions are not allowed, neither in the performance nor on the costume itself.

General

Regulated, fair and reasonable actions are the prerequisite for a successful competition, therefore we expect this from all participants.
The instructions of the team on site must be followed.
The stage may only be entered after being asked to do so and must be left immediately after the performance.
The time and meeting points for the stage performance will be announced in advance by email. Participants must arrive on time.
The participants agree that any photo, audio and video material recorded during the performance may be used and distributed by the organizer without restriction and without compensation.

Any violation of these rules will result in exclusion or disqualification.
We reserve the right to conduct a pre-selection process in the event of too many applications.
We reserve the right to exclude weapons or props from the performance if they do not comply with the weapons regulations.
Rule violations that only come to light after the event may result in the revocation of prizes already awarded. In this case, a claim for compensation may be made against the affected participants.
Depictions of extreme violence, self-mutilation or sexual content are not allowed and will result in disqualification.
We reserve the right to change rules on site if necessary. However, the changes must be communicated to all participants immediately to give them the opportunity to adjust to the new situation.

Weapon rules

Prohibited weapons These items are not permitted on the event grounds or in the hall. Anyone attempting to do so risks having their ticket confiscated and being immediately banned from the premises. It makes no difference whether the person in question possesses a valid firearms license authorizing them to carry the weapon. Prohibited weapons include, for example:

Real firearms, airsoft and gas pistols (even unloaded and rendered unusable), real or similar ammunition (e.g. cartridges or hand grenades).
Pyrotechnics and explosives (firecrackers, rockets, etc.).
Throwing weapons (e.g. throwing stars, throwing darts, throwing knives).
Brass knuckles, bludgeons, steel rods.
Choking weapons (e.g. nunchucks).
Edged weapons with sharp or blunt metal blades or points (e.g. katanas, swords, sabers, machetes, axes, morning stars, knives of all kinds except pocket knives).
so-called replica firearms, firearms that can be mistaken for a real firearm (exception: at least 50% larger or smaller than the original, containing neon-colored materials).
Acoustic or light-emitting anti-personnel devices.
Laser pointers with an accessible emission limit of more than 1 mW.
Chemical weapons (including tear gas and pepper spray).
Items that are prohibited under Austrian law.

Weapons that have passed the check You may use these items for photoshoots around the event grounds and, by prior arrangement, also for the cosplay contest. Please note, however, that if these weapons fail the security check, they will be prohibited on the premises, as they could cause problems or be dangerous to others. Repeatedly being seen with these weapons on the premises may result in exclusion from the event. Weapons that will be rejected include:

Imitation weapons, where the predominant part is made of metal or wood / metal.
Weapon imitations that are larger than 1.5 m.
loose, solid metal chains.
Edged weapons with blade substitutes made of wood, plastic, etc. (e.g., katanas, swords, sabers, machetes, axes, knives of all kinds except pocket knives).
Rods or tubes made of hard materials such as metal, wood, hard plastic, fiberglass, and combinations thereof.
Riding crops over 1 m in length, hand whips with tape measure over 1.5 m, stick whips with stick over 1 m and tape measure over 1.5 m in length.
Arrows of all kinds, regardless of material.
If you need a claimed weapon for the cosplay competition, please let us know. We will bring the weapon to the stage for you. Of course, prohibited weapons are excluded from this.

Permitted weapons may be carried by you during the entire event. These weapons will be marked by us with a ribbon. We will try to find a solution that is as inconspicuous as possible. The permitted weapons include:

Weapon imitations made of foam, rubber, cardboard, soft plastic and thermoplastic materials that, in combination, are not longer than 1.5 m.
LARP weapons (“Live Action Role Play” – generally foam or latex replicas with a stabilizing core).
Throwing weapons, provided they do not have a solid core and are made of soft, flexible materials.
Weapons and rods made of wood in combination with cardboard, plastic or other soft materials, as long as the wood content does not predominate.
Blunt imitations of bladed and thrusting weapons.
Shields that are not predominantly made of metal (up to a diameter of 80cm).
Rods where it is clearly evident that they serve only for stabilization.
Bow (without a real string, up to 1.5 m in length) and quiver.
Flexible and blunt arrows
Riding crops, whips (unless mentioned among the weapons objected to).