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• Get all the information you need as an artist to participate in the DemiCon Art Show
• Update your personal information
• Designate an agent to represent you at DemiCon
• Complete all your Art Show paperwork electronically
• View your Art Show sales report

With the new system, all returning artists will need to create a new account. For more information visit https://artshow.demicon.org.

As always, the DemiCon Art Show is open to all interested artists, both professional and amateur. The Art Show allows artists to share their work with our attendees. We promote Fantasy and Science Fiction art by helping artists to display and sell their work.
If you have any problems with the new system, contact webmaster@demicon.org. If you have any questions about the Art Show contact artshow@demicon.org.

The premises for this year’s contest is the Mad Hatter is the head of a new movie studio in Wonderland. You are a budding, new filmmaker, and the studio wants to do a remake of a famous movie (or even a brand new movie concept). A trailer needs to be made for their promotion department, but your film trailer must have an element of “down the rabbit hole” or “Alice” or “Wonderland.” Can you be the next Spielberg or Tarantino or Tim Burton?

Full rules and example videos are on the Contests page.

These are your rules:

1. Entries are to be in the style of movie trailers (not entire movies), 1 minute to 3 minutes in length.
2. Entries are to parody/mimic a trailer for a science fiction, fantasy, superhero, or horror movie. This is to be done without the use of professional costuming or special effects. The more low-budget, the better.
3. All entries must be original work by person(s) submitting the entry.
4. Entries must meet the criteria for previews approved for General Audiences.
5. Credits are not to be on the video entered. (This is a blind judging). When submitting entries, provide all credit information in an e-mail.
6. If an entry wins a prize, the prize will go to all individuals identified as Entrants, so be sure to specify Entrants in addition to any credit information in the submission e-mail.
7. A panel of local experts will judge the entries before DemiCon 29. Judging will be based on entertainment value, successful parody/homage to the movie’s genre, being low- (or no-) budget, and creativity. (E.g., does the trailer make a good “advertisement” for the movie?)
8. Judges’ Choice and Fans’ Choice are to be awarded. (Fans’ Choice will be voted on during DemiCon 29.)
9. A maximum of three entries per person/group is permitted. All entries must be made separately.
10. Entries must be in MP4 format. Files are to be no larger than 500 MB.
11. Entries will be shown at DemiCon 29, possibly on the DemiCon Channel.
12. Deadline for entries is April 10, 2018. A confirmation will be sent when the entry is received.
13. Submit entries and any questions to Robert Uy at scrooge313@aol.com.

As with all DemiCon contests, this video contest is about having fun, trying something new in an encouraging environment, and exploring creativity. In other words, no experience necessary!

If you are not sure what a Sweded Movie Trailer would be, “Be Kind Rewind” is a good movie to see for ideas.

YouTube is also a good source for Sweded trailers. Here are two examples. First is last year’s DemiCon Sweded promo trailer. The second is the fan favorite from DemiCon 28.

The room block code for reservations at the Holiday Inn has changed.

If you have already made your room reservations you do not need to do anything.

As of February 5, 2018 the code for new reservations is: RBT. You should be able to reference this code when making either reservations by phone or reservations on the Holiday Inn website.

As a reminder, reservations need to be placed before April 1. On April 1 the hotel will start allowing Muggles to reserve any rooms that have not already been reserved by our convention attendees.

More information about the hotel can be found on the Registration page.

If you have any trouble, please contact us at concom@demicon.org.

Not sure what a DemiCon Lite is? It is a smaller events or workshops that happens once a month through the year until we reach DemiCon.

WHEN: Wednesday, May 2 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm

WHERE: Barnes & Noble, 4550 University Avenue, West Des Moines, Iowa 50266

The event is free though purchasing cds from the performers are welcomed.

This is a DRY Site. No alcohol please. Easily accessible. Open to all who love music and fun. Will have a schedule as we get closer.

WHEN: Saturday, March 3 from 1:00pm to 9:00pm

WHERE: 10310 Providence Dr, Johnston, IA 50131-4727

Create your own sock ball hedgehog. Great for all your Queen of Hearts’ Croquet Games. You supply a fuzzy sock and we will supply everything else. Hand sewing will be used. Age range 9 and up. Adults most welcomed. If under 12 please have a parent or guardian with you. Will have a testing hole available to see how your hedgehog rolls. Located in the The Millie Knee Classroom at the West Des Moines Library.

WHEN: Saturday, February 17 from 1:00pm to 2:45pm

WHERE: West Des Moines Public Library, 4000 Mills Civic Pkwy, West Des Moines, Iowa 50265

Additional information at https://www.facebook.com/events/176981349583531/.

This includes the rules for both the dramatic reading contest and the writing contest.

Take a look and let us know if you have any questions!