![\"Geek](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/WP_20160415_002.jpg\")
<\/a>Geek Unchained<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"Cosplay\u2019in](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_0430.jpg\")
<\/a>Cosplay\u2019in Wesserling<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"SF-Connexion](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_3890.jpg\")
<\/a>SF-Connexion<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Contests\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2016 is the year of competitions!
After participating in the BlizzCon\u2019s cosplay contest in Los Angeles at the end of 2015, we decided to try again at the Fantasy Basel in May. A huge success since we won no less than 3 prizes! A second place “Armor” category for Mael and his Black Knight costume, while my Warsong Commander costume won the 1st places “Cosplay of the Day” and “Festival Winner”.
Prizes that allowed us to leave with 2 beautiful trophies created by the
Talented Swiss cosplayer, Folkenstal, a brand new Bernina sewing machine and invitations for the Numerik Games convention in Yverdon-les-Bains (Switzerland) in September \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"3](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ConcoursA4-IMPRESSION-5mm-1.jpg\")
<\/a>3 prices at Fantasy Basel! <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_9967.jpg\")
<\/a>Folkenstal’s beautiful trophies<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/bernina-WSC01.jpg\")
<\/a>My Warsong Commander’s\u00a0first place <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/bernina-BK-01.jpg\")
<\/a>Mael’s second place<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n No way we would stop during such a good run! At the Japan Expo in July, with Ma\u00ebl and also Joris in his Guardian of Kings costume, we participated in the French selections of the European Cosplay Gathering. No price in the end, but a great experience during this exhausting but rewarding day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ECG_CoolADN-BK-02-621x1000.jpg\")
<\/a>Black Knight during ECG – Photo credits: CoolADN<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ECG_CoolADN-GOK-05-621x1000.jpg\")
<\/a>Guardian of Kings during ECG – Photo credits: CoolADN <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ECG_CoolADN-WSC-04.jpg\")
<\/a>Warsong Commander during ECG – Photo credits: CoolADN <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Thanks to the award at the Fantasy Basel, we were invited to the Numerik Games festival and its cosplay contest in early September. A first place in the contest for Ma\u00ebl and me and a 1,500 CHF check, but what we will remember above all is the good atmosphere behind the scenes, the warm welcome from our Swiss cosplayers friends and the great moments we had in their company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ConcoursA4-IMPRESSION-5mm-3.jpg\")
<\/a>First place “Best of Cosplay” at Numerik Games<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_3222.jpg\")
<\/a>First place for Mael and me at Numerik Games, beside Cide and Tarkus<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_3202.jpg\")
<\/a>All cosplayers together on stage at Numerik Games<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n In October is a consecration, since my Warsong Commander costume took 1st place in the Comic Con Paris\u2018s cosplay contest, allowing me to represent France at the Crown Championships of Cosplay at C2E2 in Chicago in April 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ConcoursA4-IMPRESSION-5mm-2.jpg\")
<\/a>“French Championships of Cosplay” Grand Winner at Comic Con Paris <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ConcoursA4-IMPRESSION-5mm-4.jpg\")
<\/a>French representative at Crown Championships of Cosplay<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/14706761_1212949108761298_9113102473661808051_o.jpg\")
<\/a>First place at Comic Con Paris<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Warcraft\u2019s movie world premiere in Paris<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
http:\/\/cospro-agency.com\/fr\/2016\/05\/18\/fr-warcraft-movie-world-premiere\/<\/a>
Thanks to Cospro, we were invited to the world premiere of Warcraft at the Grand Rex in Paris. It was the opportunity to meet some cosplayers again and meet new ones, to see the Grand Rex\u2019s backstage and even watch the movie in full costume, amid fans of the World of Warcraft universe. To be frank, I was so touched by the atmosphere at this event that when I got back home I started reading World of Warcraft novels \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Banni\u00e8re-warcraft-Cospro-event.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cospro-PadreGeek-WSC05.jpg\")
<\/a>Grand Rex backstage – Photo credits: Padre Geek<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Cospro-PadreGeek-WSC01.jpg\")
<\/a>With Papa Cosplay and Sxy Blood – Photo credits: Padre Geek <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Warcraft-WSC01.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure><\/li>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_0319.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nNew costumes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
As I said earlier, few costumes were made this year. Nevertheless, 2 costumes still came out of our workshop: the Queen of Hearts and Alice Liddell from the game Alice: Madness Returns.
A big challenge on the Queen of Hearts\u2019 dress and her articulated hands. Also, Alice\u2019s Hobby Horse would prove to be one of our worst nightmares.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWe finished the costumes in a complete rush, but I was still able to wear the Queen of Hearts\u2019 costume, accompanied by my little sister, Anne, in the Alice costume at\u00a0Japan Expo 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/AAZ_photo-QoH_Alice-01.jpg\")
<\/a>Photo : AAZ photo <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Asso_Multiplayer-QoH_Alice-02.jpg\")
<\/a>Photo : Asso Multiplayer <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Kosupics-4mate-QoH-01-667x1000.jpg\")
<\/a>Photo : Kosupics \/ 4mate <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Kosupics-4mate-Alice-03-667x1000.jpg\")
<\/a>Photo : Kosupics \/ 4mate<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Starting our own business<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
October marks the date of our entry into Hopla, the \u201cbusiness incubator\u201d. This is a crucial step for us to get into cosplay professionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In concrete terms, this \u201cincubator\u201d provides us with the structure to start our activity without having to undertake all of the administrative steps to create a business immediately (No business number, accounting, training sessions, and so on). Our stay in an incubator, which will last a year, is therefore a testing period, which will hopefully lead to the real creation of our own company in next autumn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You have already seen the results of our entry into Hopla with the start of our online shop in December, on which we already let you buy some of our works. It should be expanding substantially in the coming year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Hopla-Logo.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure><\/li>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Boutique_ouverte.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nConventions, meetings and photoshoots<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
In total this year, we went to 10 conventions and events:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- 16 & 17 April 2016: Geek Unchained in Illzach<\/li>
- 7 May 2016: Fantasy Basel in B\u00e2le (Switzerland)<\/li>
- 8 May 2016: Digital Game & Manga Show in Strasbourg<\/li>
- 24 May 2016: Warcraft movie premiere in Paris\u2019s Grand Rex<\/li>
- 29 May 2016: Cosplay\u2019in Wesserling<\/li>
- 9 & 10 July 2016: Japan Expo in Paris<\/li>
- 2 – 4 September 2016: Numerik Games in Yverdon-les-Bains (Switzerland)<\/li>
- 14 October 2016: “One Night in Hogwarts” in Mulhouse<\/li>
- 22 October 2016: Comic Con Paris<\/li>
- 26 & 27 November 2016: SF-Connexion in Turckheim<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
We shared times with old and new faces : The swiss cosplay family, among which Bloodiller, Tarkus, Tinkerer Works, Akens, Nasdath, Cide, Syf, Stylouz and the others, Kamui, Yaya Han, Folkenstal, Papa Cosplay, Saezal Delilah, Swansel, Leeloo Kris and Aldarion, the 68th Imperial, Edes, Raza, Arlek1, Koni, Milou, Nad, Popette and many many others!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We also joined the Geek Unchained association and with them organized a Hearthstone Fireside Gathering (For which we made an awesome trophy!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
![\"Avec](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_9786.jpg\")
<\/a>With Kamui Cosplay and Yaya Han<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"Anne](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_9750.jpg\")
<\/a>Anne (my lil sister) and Deadpool <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"Une](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_9850.jpg\")
<\/a>Giant plush at Fantasy Basel (so fluffyyy!)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"Le](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_9991.jpg\")
<\/a>Joris, Sarah and our friends from the 68th Imperial<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_0413.jpg\")
<\/a>At Cosplay’in Wesserling with Nae<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"Sur](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_3196.jpg\")
<\/a>On Numerik Games stage<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"Sur](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_3204.jpg\")
<\/a>On Numerik Games stage<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"Cr\u00e9dit](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ClaraJOdaymi-Mandragore01.jpg\")
<\/a>Mandrake – Photo credits: ClaraJOdaymi<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"Gandalf](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_3901.jpg\")
<\/a>Gandalf and Lulu at SF-Connexion<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"Que](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_3896-663x1000.jpg\")
<\/a>The Black Knight with\u00a0new recruits from the Empire \ud83d\ude09<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"Alice](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_3902-663x1000.jpg\")
<\/a>When Alice meets Alice!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_1067.jpg\")
<\/a>Our Mulhouse Hearthstone Fireside Gathering trophy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Photoshoots<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_2044-667x1000.jpg\")
<\/a><\/figure><\/li>![\"Cr\u00e9dit](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_2119-R-667x1000.jpg\")
<\/a>Photo : JBM-photo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"Cr\u00e9dit](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/StellaNerapointcom-BK-02-667x1000.jpg\")
<\/a>Photo : StellaNera<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"Cr\u00e9dit](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_0063-R.jpg\")
<\/a>Photo : Black Owl Studio<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"Cr\u00e9dit](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/DSC_0055-R.jpg\")
<\/a>Photo : Black Owl Studio<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"Cr\u00e9dit](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/EPIC-FlorianFromentin-BK-01.jpg\")
<\/a>Photo : Florian Fromentin<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"Cr\u00e9dit](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PMD-Photograph-BK03-667x1000.jpg\")
<\/a>Photo : PMD Photograph<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"Cr\u00e9dit](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PMD-Photograph-WSC-02-667x1000.jpg\")
<\/a>Photo : PMD Photograph<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"Cr\u00e9dit](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/PMD-Photograph-GOK-01-667x1000.jpg\")
<\/a>Photo : PMD Photograph<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"Cr\u00e9dit](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/flickr-VincentTam-WSC-01.jpg\")
<\/a>Photo : Vincent Tam<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"Cr\u00e9dit](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/EPIC-FlorianFromentin-WSC-01-667x1000.jpg\")
<\/a>Photo : Florian Fromentin<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"Cr\u00e9dit](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Kosupics-ValentinOffner-WSC-03-668x1000.jpg\")
<\/a>Photo : Kosupics \/ Valentin Offner<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"Cr\u00e9dit](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Kosupics-4mate-WSC-01-667x1000.jpg\")
<\/a>Photo : Kosupics \/ 4mate<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"Cr\u00e9dit](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Kosupics-4mate-WSC-07-667x1000.jpg\")
<\/a>Photo : Kosupics \/ 4mate<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"Cr\u00e9dit](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/SushiCosplayAndPhotography-QoH-04-667x1000.jpg\")
<\/a>Photo : Sushi Cosplay And Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"Cr\u00e9dit](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ShudanPictures-KataponPhoto-Alice-03-668x1000.jpg\")
<\/a>Photo : Shudan Pictures \/ <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"Cr\u00e9dit](\"https:\/\/www.blackowlstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/ShudanPictures-KataponPhoto-Alice-01-668x1000.jpg\")
<\/a>Photo : Shudan Pictures \/ Katapon Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>