ICL

To apply to compete in the Finnish preliminaries of the ICL, you must fill an application form. The application process is not a race, as every application will be evaluated. Being selected is influenced primarily by the contestant’s motivation to compete, their general level of skill and the amount of effort that has been put into the application. Contestants aren’t required to have prior experience in competing, if the contestants motivation and skill are otherwise sufficient. The application must include details of the character and source with which you intend to compete. The character cannot be changed after the portfolio has been sent. 

You will be asked the following questions in the application form:

• The contestant’s name, possible nicknames and email
• The applicant’s competition history (max latest or best 5 placements) and/or costume history (max latest or best 5 costumes)
• Links to the applicant’s social media pages
• Tell us about yourself as a costume maker
• Tell us about yourself as a performer (only in the duo category)
• Tell us about the cosplay. Why did you choose this one? How have you made it or how do you plan to make it? What techniques have you used or plan to use?
• Tell us about your performance. What inspired you to make this performance? What is the plot of the performance and what do you plan to do in your performance?