Criteria and performance format

This competition is based on a team stage presentation (Duo or Trio), lasting from 5 to 8 minutes, where at least 70% of each participant's costume must be made independently.

selected team from Poland will qualify for the international final, which will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria. The competition is scored as follows: costume evaluation - 30% (performance technique, compliance with the reference, selection of materials), performance evaluation - 70% (originality, acting, scenography, sound and video quality, audience reception).

The finalist's prize will cover the travel costs to Toulouse and accommodation during the competition.

Participants

Participants must be Polish citizens or permanent residents of Poland. They must also be 18 years of age or older on the day of travel to Bulgaria.

People who have already judged a qualifying competition for the current edition of ACWS cannot participate in the qualifying competition at Magnificon or any other in this cycle.

Costumes

Costumes already presented in other competitions are allowed for elimination, provided that no more than a year has passed since their stage premiere, and they have not been used in the finals of international tournaments or won any elimination contests for these tournaments. Costumes previously presented in eliminations but not winning are allowed. Costumes exceeding the bounds of good taste (offensive to specific individuals or groups, pornographic, etc.) will not be permitted in the competition.