Dealers Room!
Here’s the plan of the Dealers Room, as well as the names of the artists and merchants that will be there!
Precisions concerning the schedule, registration for the masquerade, and details about the bracelets!
Hi everyone! We would like to makes things a bit clearer concerning the aforementioned subjects. First off, while activities only start at 5pm on Friday, and 10am on Saturday and Sunday, registration will start one hour before those times so that you won’t be late to any panel or activity!
Secondly, registration to participate in the masquerade will be held from 7pm to 8pm on Friday night, and from 11am to noon on Saturday so that you may participate even if you only arrive on saturday, or if you sleep in!
Last but certainly not least, the bracelets required to attend the various shows during the weekend will be distributed on the respective days on which their shows are held. Here’s the schedule:
-Friday from 5pm to 8pm for the first show of Mika Kobayashi.
-Saturday from 10am to 4pm for the second show of Mika Kobayashi as well as the masquerade.
-Sunday from 10am to 1pm for Orchestre Portable de Jeux Vidéo’s show.
Please note however that bracelets will only be available for as long as we have any to give away. Please also note that bracelets only guarantee you a seat for the show if you get there early; if Salle Hydro-Québec is not full about 5 minutes before the show starts, we will allow people without bracelets to enter to fill the remaining seats. We thus advise arriving about 15 minutes before the show. We proceed this way for reasons of fairness and to allow for as many people to enjoy the shows as possible.
That is all for today. To thank you for sticking through this wall of text, here is Luduc’s latest video for your viewing pleasure:
See you in a week!
Lodging opportunity!
For those of you who might not have a place to sleep during our convention, L’hébergement hôtelier du Service des residences offers accommodation in a stimulating environment! Situated on the campus of Université Laval, their establishment is mere minutes away from the action!
If you would like to learn more about their rates and accomodations, or if you would like to book a chamber, you may visit the Informations page!
Erratum on the deadline for pre-registration, meetings for volunteers and general meeting!
We have decided to change the deadline for pre-registration to this Wednesday, April 8th, at 11pm. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you, but wish to reassure you with the fact that badges will be available for purchase during the convention itself, from April 17th to the 19th, for the same price as during pre-registration, which would be $15.
We also wish to inform you that there will be two meetings for volunteers, at 7pm on both April 15th and 16th. They will be held in the room 3105 of Pavillon Desjardins-Pollack, on the Université Laval campus. You may also attend those meetings if you are thinking about becoming a volunteer but would like to know more about it before doing it.
Lastly, the Executive Board will be holding a general meeting tonight at 7pm. If you would like to attend, you may join us in room 2334 of Pavillon Desjardins-Pollack.
Don’t forget, Nadeshicon is in 9 days!
Second press release, and schedule for the main events now available!
Our new press release, in which you may a description of our main activities, amongst other things, is now available if you wish to talk about us or write an article on us! Don’t hesitate to share it! Please bear in mind, however, that it is in french.
Also, the draft schedule, which includes all the shows, ceremonies, panels and Q&A’s by our guests, as well as the schedule for the Dealers and Gaming Rooms, is now available and will allow you to start planning your weekend right away! Keep an eye out for when the full schedule will be made available!
The Association of Chadô Urasenke Tankôkai of Quebec will be holding a tea ceremony at Nadeshicon!
Tea is not merely a beverage in Japan; a whole culture and philosophy are attached to it. Both of these are incarnated in the tea ceremony, an art form refined and perfected throughout the centuries. 107th of its kind in the world, the Association of Chadô Urasenke Tankôkai of Quebec will share with you this truly inspiring experience by holding a tea ceremony! Set yourself free and restore your inner peace.
You may find the Association of Chadô Urasenke Tankôkai of Quebec’s bio, as well as a very interesting presentation of the origins and the meaning behind the tea ceremony, in the Guests section!
Luduc will be at Nadeshicon!
You know him, you love him (and so do we!), the famous convention reporter with the unique wig will be at our festival to interview guests, get the feel of the convention, ask existential questions and, overall, add a little bit of craziness to the weekend!
What’s more, he will also host the panel Luduc Live, which will be held in the Cercle, located on the 4th floor, between 4 and 5:30 p.m. on Sunday! Don’t hesitate to participate! You may find the event page of the panel here!
You may also take a look at his Youtube channel and hopefully subscribe to it!
Don’t be shy and drop his Facebook page a “Like”!
If you would like, you may also read his bio in the Guest section!
Don’t be scared of the mic, it won’t bite!
Nadeshicon 2015 : Rules for the masquerade
Here are the rules for Festival Nadeshicon 2015’s masquerade!
Microphones are not provided. The use of a prerecorded soundtrack is strongly recommended. We also recommend having your audio files in mp3 format. In order to prevent any confusion, please put only one track on your CD or USB flash drive, and make sure it’s working before submitting it to the registration stand. If possible, please write the title of your performance and the track number on your CD. It is also recommended to bring two copies of your CD (two different brands if possible) in case of technical difficulties with one of the copies. Festival Nadeshicon won’t be held responsible for the eventual loss or breakage of your submitted CD, therefore if the music you want to use is from a rare or original CD, it is advised to have an extra copy.
The maximum duration is one minute for groups. While there are no limit to the number of people in a group, a maximum of ten people at a time is allowed on stage. Only 35 places are available, and there won’t be any exceptions.
1. No flame, powder or « flash »paper will be allowed on stage. If you would like to use an electronic flash or any other visual effects, you have to mention it in your registration form, so the host can inform the audience. No laser pointer will be allowed.
2. No hard to clean substance will be allowed on stage. If in doubt, please ask the direction of the masquerade for permission when submitting your registration form. The stage has to be in the same state before and after your performance. If you have to leave objects on stage, they have to be easy to remove by the staff members, otherwise you will have to provide your own ninja.
3. No blatant nudity. The masquerade is rated « General but not recommended for young children ». A work classified as Visa général has only occasional scenes of violence. These are not overly intense and are not condoned. Although there may be some nudity, love scenes have to remain rather discreet. Depending on the context, some expletives are tolerated. (Régie du Cinéma, Québec https://www.rcq.gouv.qc.ca/en/
4. No firearm, firearm imitation or projectile weapon will be allowed on the Laval university campus and during the masquerade. No cold steel weapons with a metal blade, sharpened or not, will be allowed. If your costume requires a bow, the string has to be detached when not on stage. All large accessories, or all accessories that look like a weapon presented in the masquerade have to follow the rules of the festival regarding weapons and be approved by the festival’s « weaponcheck » team. NO EXCEPTION.
5. Each participant cannot appear more than once during the masquerade. However, everyone can feature as many costumes as desired, but each participant has to wear only one. Other costumes have to be featured by other participants (being part of the same group or not).
6. Participants are required to be present in the waiting room at the requested time. For more details, please consult the registration stand of the masquerade. If you are not on time, or are not ready to go on stage when it is your turn, you will be disqualified. Any exception will be decided by the judges and the management of the masquerade.
7. The masquerade is an amateur competition. Costumes bought online or rented are not eligible for prizes, as well as costumes made for professional or theatrical purposes; however, these costumes can be featured on stage in the « non-competition » category. Please note that priority will be granted to costumes that weren’t bought, and costumes conceived by amateurs. Registrations for the non-competition category will only be accepted if all the places aren’t filled.
8. A custom made costume by a third party will ONLY be accepted if the costume designer fills up and signs the registration form. The costume designer does not have to go on stage, but his or her presence in the waiting room is mandatory. Wigs, small accessories and jewelry are exempt from this rule.
9. The judges’ decisions are final. Categories, prize types and mentions are at the discretion of the judges and management.
10. Judgment for workmanship is only mandatory for beginners doing a parade, artisans and masters.
The judges and the management of the masquerade reserve the right to disqualify anyone not following the aforementioned rules.
ANY COSTUME FEATURED AND HAVING WON A PRIZE AT OTHER CONVENTIONS* INCLUDING ANIMENORTH AND OTAKUTHON CANNOT BE FEATURED AT FESTIVAL NADESHICON. THESE COMPETITIONS ARE OF A HIGHER LEVEL (NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL). ANY COSTUME FEATURED WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED.
*As to not list all other conventions
Thank you for your cooperation
Rules adapted from those of Anime North, Otakuthon and G-Anime.
If you have any questions, you may contact the management of the masquerade at [email protected].
La Revanche at Nadeshicon, and return of Les Journées Ludiques de Québec!
As one of our precious partners, cafe-pub La Revanche has been animating all of our funding activities and will have their own space during our convention so that you can take a break from the convention hype to play a few board games and relax. Specialists when it comes to tabletop games, their staff will be on site to help you get your games started and animate them (speaking of which, we might have the heard something that sounded like a wolf’s howl). What’s more, Les Journées Ludique de Québec will be joining La Revanche to bring you the greatest possible choice of games, meaning you won’t have any time to get bored!
You may visit La Revanche and JLdQ‘s respective Facebook pages.
You may also visit JLdQ’s website!
Puissance Maximale will be at Nadeshicon and will be hosting their show live from the convention!
Volunteer media collective hosting a radio-show on CJMD 96.9 FM Lévis since 2007, Puissance Maximale is known for covering everything that partains to what we, fans of geek and japanese cultures, are interested in, be it card games, board games, LARPing, etc. Their weekly show is sure to get you hooked!
You may listen to their show on CJMD 96.9 FM Lévis or on their website on Wednesdays from 19:30 to 21:30, or in podcast format. Please note that it is in french.
If you want to, you may also drop their Facebook page a “Like”!