Peppa-chan is lonely and looking for some company to share the fun with!
As stated at Manifest 2011's closing ceremony, we are still seeking design entries for a new mascot for 2012!
We are looking for preferably a young male character that will really compliment Peppa, though all entries will be considered.
... We also request that all entries be converted to .jpg, .gif, .png or .pdf formats before submitting.
Along with your design that should be drawn as a character sheet, a brief intro & personality description would also be ideal.
The winning designer will receive free entry into Manifest 2012!
The first two runners-up will be rewarded with something special as well. ;)
All entries are to be emailed to promotions@manifest.org.au
So spread the word and get in fast, deadline is 22nd Feb. 2012!
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE GOT! GOOD LUCK :D
**GENERAL RULES, TERMS & CONDITIONS**
*For obivious reasons, all designs entered must not contain nudity or any adult themes, coarse language, racism, crass humour etc.
*The chosen design will become property of MAFI; therefore the design can and will be altered by the contracted artist for various reasons, among those being themed events. Original character design will always be credited to the winning designer.
*Any further questions, don't hesitate to ask us! E-mail any questions to promotions@manifest.org.au, and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.
Upcoming MOC Meeting
Date: 14th January 2012
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Suite 1, Level 1, 10a Atherton Road, Oakleigh, VIC
(http://www.manifest.org.au/maps/office.html)
We welcome people who wish to help run Manifest to come along to our meetings.
On this Christmas eve, everyone at Manifest wishes you, your family and friends a very happy and safe Christmas and season's greetings as we are getting ready for some big announcements in 2012.
Thank-You everyone for a super fun awesome time at Manifest 2011. On behalf of the committee we thank-you for coming and hope to see you next year.
If you have any feedback (good or bad) as well as suggestions please send us an email at feedback@manifest.org.au or on the suggestions & feedback forum
There's only 3 days to go until Manifest 2011: To the Next Level officially starts, and we have a number of things to let you know about!
1) For Manifest 2011, we’ve got more room at the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds!!!! We’ve got our normal buildings as before – but we now have 2 more buildings, one which will be a huge Activities Hall for classrooms, video games and much more; as well as a brand new operations HQ!!
We also have a huge number of traders this year that completely fills our Traders Hall!!!
Have a look at the venue maps here!!!!!
2) The schedule has been publicly released for Manifest 2011!!!! All your favourite events – screenings, panels, cosplay competitions, Anime Idol, Karaoke, Fruits, the Opening and Closing Ceremonies – and much more available!!
Been waiting to see what’s on this coming weekend? Wanting to know what’s in store if you come on a particular day? Wanna plan out your Manifest weekend?
Whatever your plans are, here’s the schedule to help you decide!
3) Don't forget we have trains and trams available for anyone wanting to take Public Transport!
Metro Trains will provide a 40 minutes frequency service between Flinders Street and the Showgrounds for the all 3 days - there will also be additional tram services over Saturday and Sunday. We encourage you to take public transport - it's a convenient way to get to the Showgrounds!! Timetables are available for all 3 days either from the Metlink Melbourne plugin on our Manifest page, or at www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au.
4) We have guests at Manifest 2011! Who are they? Look at the guests page for more!
5) Prices are available for any and all who want to experience Manifest on the Manifest Details page .
Thanks to all that have already registered to come to Manifest, and a thanks to all who will be registering to come to Manifest on-the-day!
What’s it going to be? Wanna join Manifest 2011 to get to the Next Level? We'll be waiting!!!
A reminder that we have the EXCLUSIVE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE PREMIERE SCREENING OF EPISODE 1 OF LAST EXILE on Friday and Saturday at 12 PM in the Madman Anime Theatre
It screams, yells, eats pizza, stomps cars, destroys buildings and shoots lasers out of its eyes at space invaders!
That's right people, the Minilla of all quiz nights is back for 2011 after a lumbering journey from Adelaide.
Prepare to be entertained as the team from AVCon leads attendees through multiple rounds of anime, video games, Japanese pop culture and general trivia.
There's prizes to be won, honour to be battled for and insta friends* to be made. Get in quick, spots fill up fast!
/*schmooze up to your opposing tables and try wheedle answers out of 'em!/
Wanting to attend Manifest but not sure of what you want to do?
Come and be a volunteer for Manifest 2011! Work alongside the Manifest Committee members that make Manifest happen year after year; and be a part of making memories, friends and magic by signing up today!
C’mon, you’ll get an awesome tee and get to be part of an amazing experience if you do so as well as reimbursement of your ticket*.
Fill out the Volunteer Signup Form today!
*Terms and conditions apply, for more information please contact the volunteers coordinator at volunteers@manifest.org.au
EXCLUSIVE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE PREMIERE SCREENING OF EPISODE 1
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY 12PM
MADMAN ANIME THEATRE
After eight years of waiting, the creative team behind the original LAST EXILE returns with a brand new series. On the eve of signing an a historical peace treaty with Luscinia of the Ades Federation, princesses Millia and Liliana of the Turan Kingdom are lured into a trap and attacked by Luscinia, ruthlessly provoking war. Left for dead, the princesses are intercepted by The Vespa, a ‘Vanship’ piloted by our titular heroine, Fam – a member of the Sky Pirates.
AVAILABLE ONLINE FROM OCTOBER 2011
FOR MORE INFO VISIT MADMAN.COM.AU
The website and the cart system will be undergoing maintenance from 12:01am ~ 06:00am today.
Services affected include:
- Manifest Website
- Manifest Store
- Amaranth Website
Manifest apologises for any inconvenience caused during this time.
Daniel Johnson
Website Team
Just a reminder that the photo competition for minifest is closing at midnight tonight. Please send your photos to photocompetition@manifest.org.au
For all rules please head to the forums or click on the link here
Mecha Workshop @ Minifest will host it's first mini contest with Gundam model kit prizes. It will be an easy and lay back experience for the beginner modelers looking to break into the community, all is welcome to participate.
Rules:
-Kit needs to be built by you and you alone
-No bootleg styrene kits
-Modified and painted toys are ok!
besides that you are free to build what you please but extra points are awarded for painting.
Categories/ prizes:
-Out of box: (no modification made to your kit besides decals and paint)
HG 1:144 buster gundam prize
-Modified: (scratch builds, kit bashes or mods made to your kit)
HG 1:144 Trans am Arios
-On the day build (A kit the staff likes built on the day of the workshop)
SD BB 336
When:
Saturday, June 4th
Were:
Ross House Association
247 Flinders Lane
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
How:
Bring your kit in before noon at the Mecha Workshop room for public display and judging. Awards will be issued at 5pm.
Kits prizes provided by Mokana Man @ youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/mokanaman
For more information, please post in the forums here
Manifest is putting out the call for people to come forth and help us make manifest better. We are currently looking for willing individuals to help us with:
- Schools
- AMVs
- Cultural Events
- Press
- Registration
If you think you can help out, or wish to help out another area not listed please email our lovely secretary at secretary@manifest.org.au
Manifest would like to announce that the traders & sponsorship document is avaliable for Manifest 2011.
We have a range of trading options, designed to suit all budgets, from single tables all the way up to shell schemes with 36 square meters of space. Should none of these work for you, you’re welcome to speak with our Traders Coordinator, Zheng-Qi “Tycho” Teoh, and work out something more amenable to your needs.
As per previous year, we have three distinct payment periods for those that like to get in early.
For more information please look at the traders section of the website.
Date and Time: Saturday, April 30 · 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: 10a Atherton Road, Oakleigh and nearby park
Back by popular demand, Head on down to the Mani Region for this years big poke-meet
Same location as last year! Although Meet up at Flinders Street Station at 12 and at 12.30pm head down on the Cranbourne/Pakenham line. For those that didn't attend last year, it's only a short walk from Oakleigh Station and it will be at the Manifest office and nearby park
Map of where we will be: (Starting at Oakleigh train station)
http://tiny.cc/yyeen (A is train station, B is where we will be meeting up and C is the office which we will head to later)
What's on you ask?
Well Pokecentre and Pokemart
This will be inside the office, we will be selling Pocky and can's of drink (possibly Ramune if we have it back in stock)
As for the Centre side of thing, well it's just the name of it at this point:P
Battle Arena
As per last year, at the park area we will set up a battle field for photo-ops and mock battles made out of the usual pieces used for cosplay chess at Manifest
Pokemon League
This year we've added a difficulty curve as last years leaders we're a little too "unbeatable". So there will be Easy, Medium and Hard Gym Leaders for the challenge!
They will be scattered around the park and possibly the office for challenging, and if you win each Leader will have their own Gym badge you can choose to purchase if you like for $1.
Otherwise they'll simply mark your trainers card as proof of the win!
We will also have a trainers guide which will most likely be $1 (stay tuned for updates on this) with all the gym leaders info, who they are, how to recognise them and some of there main Pokemon.
For more information and the rules, check out the facebook page http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=145911225472431
We all know and love SupaNova. It's like Manifest's Dr.Who & wrestling obsessed cousin. And much like Manifest, it requires a small army of people to help actually run it.
Whilst being a volunteer for SupaNova is not as awesomely sweet as being one for Manifest, with great responsibility comes great potential chances to actually not just meet some celebrities but potentially be their wranglers!
If you would like to volunteer for them on the 8th April - 10th April 2011, you'll get:
- Free souvenir t-shirt commemorating the event (conveniently doubles as a uniform!)
- Free Madman lanyard and ID badge
- Free event entry
- Free Lunch on all days of the event (and free dinner as well if you give us a hand on Friday afternoon/evening)
We expect every volunteer to be the best volunteer just like you were for us last year at Manifest 2010.
Signup at https://volunteers.supanova.com.au/
Manifest is an anime convention run by fans for fans… and by fans we mean you! Manifest is founded and run by a dedicated team of people; and we could sure use the extra hands!
See Manifest from an entirely new perspective, where you will meet like-minded people who share your interests. Don’t simply watch your favourite event, become a part of it! Almost every part of Manifest needs a volunteer or two, so there are plenty of areas to choose from.
So if you wish to volunteer please click on the link below or go down to the volunteers section of the website.
http://www.manifest.org.au/web/index.php/volunteering/volunteer-signup
We are extending the applications for applications to run the maid cafe. The deadline has been extended until the 25th March @ 5PM.
Please note that this is not to be a maid, as those applications will be opened closer to Manifest.
I am annoucing today that Manifest is now accepting tenure applications for the 2011 Maid Cafe. If you wish to run the Maid Cafe for this year please contact our events coordinator at events@manifest.org.au to get the application details as well as the information pack required to be filled in. Applications close 18th March 2011 @ 5pm.
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