SMASH! Newsletter #20 - August 19, 2009
SMASH! Announcements
Thanks for attending SMASH! 2009
The convention weekend was a big success. We have a big list of people to thank, for without them we couldn't have had the amount of fun that we had that weekend:
- Our Sponsors - Madman Entertainment, WACOM, Supanova, Siren Visual, Kiseki, Hobbyco, Ubisoft, Christine Stock, Pinin - for their generous support of our convention!
- Our Guests, Cuson Lo and Rosek, for coming and partaking in our convention this year!
- Our Vendors and Clubs for coming. Also our artists in the Artist Circle.
- Our Volunteers and Staff for helping out on the day, as well as the massive behind the scenes work to make the weekend possible!
Don't worry, we did not forget: A big thank you to you, the attendee (Yes, YOU), for coming to SMASH! 2009. Aren't you now glad you wrote down those two dates in the inside of your underpants?
Although the convention is over for the year, we are still working hard behind the scenes to bring you all the usual numbers post-convention. Stay tuned to our website, and to your inbox, for the latest news!
SMASH! 2009 Competition Winners
Thanks for entering our competitions this year. Below are the winners of the competitions held on the day:
Cosplay Competition
Saturday
Runner-up Best Skit: Poyozo Dance (The World Ends With You)
Winner Best Skit: Are We Not Asian Enough? (Revolutionary Girl Utena)
Runner-up Best Group: Purr Fume (Perfume)
Winner Best Group: Crescent Sky Crisis (Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle)
Runner-up Best Cosplay: Karina as Yumil (Queen's Blade)
Winner Best Cosplay: Will as Sol BadGuy (Guilty Gear 2 Overture)
Judges' Choice: Ivan as Sailor Moon (Sailor Moon S)
Sunday
Runner-up Best Skit: MJT as Akatsuki (Naruto)
Winner Best Skit: Anna as Tamaki in Wonderland (Ouran High School Host Club)
Runner-up Best Group: Zuellni University (Chrome Shelled Regios)
Winner Best Group: Nyan Nyan Deculture. (Macross Frontier)
Runner-up Best Cosplay: Cathy as Ky Kiske (Guilty Gear)
Winner Best Cosplay: Yui as Tidus (FFX)
Judges' Choice: Shona as Sebastian (Kuroshitsuji)
Games
Super Mario 64
1st: Dennis Tong
2nd: David Ashkernazi
Guitar Hero
1st: Zac Fernandez
2nd: Troy Spear
Super Smash Brothers Brawl Competition
1st: Ariel Castro-Martinez
2nd: Leo Nguyen
Street Fighter 4 Comp
1st: Arnold Samau (Using Cammy)
2nd: Vinh Nguyen (Using Ryu)
ITG (Saturday)
1st: Maccaman (Joshua McKinnon)
2nd: space_cat (Cameron Walters)
ITG (Sunday)
1st: Kristoph (Chris Tolevski)
2nd: ChrisLOL (Chris Lopez)
Trivia
1st: Team Touhou Project - 52 points
Fanfic
Action/Adventure - Death Games, by theprerogative
Comedy/Parody - Vending Juices, by reckless-rage
Drama/Romance - Blind, by The Cheez
AMV
1st (Best Overall): Dazza1008 - You Want A Piece Of Takada?
2nd (Best Concept): Anna Linsley - Angel
3rd (Best Execution): The Tsunami - No Regrets
Karaoke
Best Male: joreloo / Jorel Alvarez
Runner up: chuie / Cameron Chu
Best Female: Janet Yuen
Runner up: Mai Uchino
ABJD Photography Competition
1st: Loki / Casey Mclean
2nd: Mahou / Christi Scappatura
3rd: Cerise / Yi Vee Chew
Art Competitions/Events
DOODLING
Junior: Lynaeal S. http://www.smash.org.au/images/entries/2009_DoodleJunior.jpg
Senior: Hyae Na G. http://www.smash.org.au/images/entries/2009_DoodleSenior.jpg
Special Mention: Nick Z. http://www.smash.org.au/images/entries/2009_DoodleSp.jpg
TRADITIONAL
Junior: Rose H. http://www.smash.org.au/images/entries/2009_TradJunior.jpg
Senior: Jay L. http://www.smash.org.au/images/entries/2009_TradSenior.jpg
DIGITAL
Junior: Arpaporn A. http://www.smash.org.au/images/entries/2009_DigiJunior.jpg
Senior: Jenny H.
ENVELOPE
Helen P.
Manga Idol Champion
Samantha E.
Traditional Idol Runner-up
Katie H.
Official SMASH! 2009 Photo Gallery
Beautiful pictures of our brilliant cosplayers are available at our Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/smashcon/
Thanks very much to our fantastic photographer, Benjamin Koelewijn. Get in touch with Ben at http://beethy.deviantart.com/
Feedback for SMASH! 2009
As we are committed to create a convention to satisfy YOU, the attendee, we would absolutely love to hear your feedback on this year's convention. Come tell us how we did, give us suggestions for future years, or tell us what things you didn't like us changing from previous years.
Forums: http://www.smash.org.au/forums/
Email: http://www.smash.org.au/contact-us/
We look forward to hearing from you soon!
Community News
Upcoming Convention: Manifest 2009 (Melbourne Anime Festival)
- Date: August 21 - 23
- Venue: Melbourne Showgrounds
- Cost: $25 Friday / $30 Saturday / $30 Sunday / $50 Weekend
Manifest this year will be somewhere between huge and incredibly huge. They're going to be at the Melbourne Showgrounds for the first time and they're returning with all your favourite events. What's more, thanks to the new venue, capacity limits at each of these will be higher than ever before.
AMV Iron Chef, Anime Idol, auction, cosplay, gaming tournaments, karaoke, panels, workshops, vendors... did we mention it was going to be huge? You can find out more information at http://www.manifest.org.au/
Upcoming Convention: Animania Festival, Sydney Weekend 2009
- Date: September 5 - 6
- Venue: Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh
- Cost: $37 Saturday / $37 Sunday / $46 Weekend
With screenings, karaoke, art workshops, video games, panels, crazy stage shows, a yummy Food Fair, interactive mini-games, cosplay games, dance classes, stallholders (plushies, DVDs, figurines, oh my!), and plenty of competitions... the 2009 Animania Festival Weekend is THE PLACE TO BE for all fans of anime and manga.
Fans of cosplay will also be treated to the visual spectacular that is the Cosplay Competition as well as the mega final round of the World Cosplay Summit Australian Preliminary. The winners of this year's Preliminary will head to Japan in 2010 to compete in the World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya, Japan!
Buy your tickets NOW and find out more at http://www.animania.net.au/2009/sydney-september/
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