Insomnia Egypt Cosplay Competition

Insomnia Egypt is proud to lead the rapidly growing Egyptian and regional cosplay community and will be hosting its sixth Cosplay Competition in 2025.

All cosplayers are welcome to join, international or Egyptian, this is Insomnia Egypt, a new world stage for Cosplay Competitiveness.

Whether you want to be involved and have a chance to show off your skills or if you simply want to see the pros battle it out in the Cosplay Competition, this is a show for you.

The deadline for all registrations is 9 April 2025.

Looking to get into the industry of Cosplay? Visit the Cosplay Zone to speak to the pros about best practice & techniques or get involved with interactive workshops breathing life into the biggest fictional characters from the worlds of gaming and pop-culture.

Prize Pool

The cosplay competition will feature a total prize pool of around 200,000 EGP which will be distributed to the top 10 competitors. More details and exact distribution will be announced soon. Watch this space!

Festival Entry for Cosplayers

Cosplayers who qualify for the main competition on Friday or the WCS Qualifiers on Saturday will receive complimentary access to all three days of the festival. Additionally, all other cosplayers who attend the festival in full cosplay attire may also qualify for free entry. Stay tuned, as we’ll announce the minimum cosplay requirements for free entry closer to the event date.

Live on the main stage

The Cosplay Competition will be held on the main stage on Friday, 25th April 2025.

Questions ?

​Do you have any questions about the sign-up or competition?
Write ​to us to cosplay@bme-global.com​

Total prize pool of EGP 170,000

1st Place prize = EGP 35,000.
2nd Place prize = EGP 30,000.
3rd Place prize = EGP 25,000.
4th Place prize = EGP 17,000.
5th Place prize = EGP 13,000.
6th – 10th Places prize = EGP 10,000 each.

Any size group may enter the Competition. However, if eligible for a prize, it will be split
evenly between participants.

General Insomnia Egypt Cosplay Rules

1. Please read the rule set for Insomnia Egypt 2025 Cosplay Competition

2. We know it’s super exciting to finally meet your favourite hero in real life, but please keep in mind that our talented cosplayers are also here to enjoy the event, just like you! Make sure to always ask permission first before taking a picture and keep in mind that they spent hours on their hand-made creations, so please don’t touch any of their props without consent.

3. Insomnia Egypt reserves the right to deny entry to the Cosplay Competition to anyone who violates the event rules.

MEET OUR 2024 COSPLAY JUDGES

SayoChuu

We’re a cosplay duo from Latvia and currently making our creative mark in Scotland. With over a decade of cosplay under our belts, we’ve honed our skills in handling an extensive array of materials and techniques for crafting costumes and props. Our journey has led us to compete in numerous cosplay competitions, with recent accolades including a 2nd place at WCS and the prestigious title of Grand Champions at the Gamers8 Cosplay Cup. We’re passionate about pushing the boundaries of creativity, constantly seeking out and experimenting with innovative materials and techniques.
But here’s the fun part – we absolutely love performing on stage! It’s where we bring our cosplay characters to life and share our creativity with everyone.

Papa Cosplay

Papa Cosplay is a French cosplayer. He got first introduced to cosplay during the Worldwide Invitational of Blizzard in Paris in 2008 but really started cosplaying in 2013 with is vacuum formed armor of Buzz Lightyear. In 2014, after seeing a picture of a medieval leather Aquaman by Prince Armory he wanted to try his own armor and fell in love with leathercraft. Since then, he won several international contests such as the Blizzard Cosplay contest at Gamescom, Germany in 2014, followed by the BlizzCon Costume Contest in Los Angeles in 2015 and most recently with his French team the Overwatch Cosplay Battle with their costume of Torbjörn Magni. Coming from a robotics background, he now tries to mix leathercraft and animatronics.

Saber

We’re a cosplay duo from Latvia and currently making our creative mark in Scotland. With over a decade of cosplay under our belts, we’ve honed our skills in handling an extensive array of materials and techniques for crafting costumes and props. Our journey has led us to compete in numerous cosplay competitions, with recent accolades including a 2nd place at WCS and the prestigious title of Grand Champions at the Gamers8 Cosplay Cup. We’re passionate about pushing the boundaries of creativity, constantly seeking out and experimenting with innovative materials and techniques.
But here’s the fun part – we absolutely love performing on stage! It’s where we bring our cosplay characters to life and share our creativity with everyone.

Egyptian World Cosplay Summit (WCS) Qualifiers

The World Cosplay Summit (“WCS”) is a global cosplay competition for pairs of cosplayers selected in their home countries to participate in the “World Cosplay Championship” held in Nagoya, Japan as part of the World Cosplay Summit festival. The competition is judged on both costume craftsmanship and performance skill.

Insomnia Egypt’s main stage for the 3rd time will become the arena, where Egypt’s best compete to represent their country in the world’s most notorious cosplay championship.

Egyptian WCS Qualifications will be held on Saturday, 26th April 2025  at the main stage of Insomnia Egypt. A team of two (2) cosplayers will be selected to represent Egypt as “Team Egypt” in the WCS championship final that will take place in the summer of 2025 in Japan.

The World Cosplay Summit Qualifications

WCS Qualifiers are open to the Egyptian Cosplayers and Cosplayers Residing in Egypt only.

WCS Qualifiers are open to the teams of 2 participants only.

Registration for WCS Qualifiers is through online form.

Please read the full Egyptian WCS Qualifiers ruleset

WCS FAQ

How can I participate?

You have to be a team of 2 cosplayers, and you have to submit the form once.

Yes, it will be held on Friday, 25th April and it is separate from WCS Qualifiers

Both team members have to cosplay from the same series, and it has to be a Japanese production, whether it’s a movie, game, anime, etc. It does not have to be a new cosplay.

No, you can use a cosplay for one competition, you can not compete with one cosplay for both competitions. To compete in both, you’ll need two cosplays.

The ruleset explains it all in detail, but the summary is 200 points total, 100 of which on performance, and a 100 for the costume.

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