NOTE: These rules and regulations (“R&Rs”) are applicable to Comic Fiesta (“CF”) 2024’s 100 Days Countdown (“HDC” or “100Days”) activity. CF reserves the right to amend/change these R&Rs at their own discretion without prior notification. By signing up for HDC, you hereby agree to the R&Rs.

SLOT REGISTRATION GUIDELINES

  • Slot allocation will be on a first-come-first-serve basis and starts at 9:00pm (UTC +8) on 26th August 2024 (Monday).
  • The HDC/100Days is NOT an activity of purchasing or obtaining event tickets of CF. Kindly check the CF's official social media platforms for announcements regarding the event admission.
  • If successful, you will be allocated only one of your two preferred slots, which is referred as Registered Slot ("RS").
  • The schedule of the confirmed RS can be found here.
  • It can take approximately 10-15 minutes, or even longer, for the schedule to update - please refresh your browser from time to time.
  • Only 3 slots each day, from Day 100 to Day 1, are available for booking.
  • Please ensure the email address entered is valid.
  • Please do NOT submit multiple forms with different email addresses to avoid duplicate entries.
  • Remember that you have committed to contribute art for that particular day you have signed up for.
  • Registration will close as soon as all the slots are filled up.
  • We hope you understand that replies and updates during registration time can be slow due to overwhelming response. Please be patient with us!
  • If you were unsuccessful with securing a slot or wish to contribute more artworks, please feel free to participate in the Free Slots ("FS").

GENERAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

  • Art submitted must be related to CF and done by yourself. The artworks must also feature at least one of the CF mascots, which are Coffy, Tea, Yin Yong, Michael, and Mi.
  • This year's theme is TAISHO ROMANCE THEATRE SHOWTIME, but it is not compulsory to follow it.
  • Artwork's format:
            Medium: Digital / Traditional (Scanned)
            Size: A4 (2480px X 3508px // 21cm X 29.7cm // landscape or portrait)
            Resolution: 300dpi
            File Format: JPEG file with full quality save (eg. 12 in Adobe Photoshop).
  • Please include the following details again when submitting your artwork. Only your alias/nickname and personal site will appear in public. Other personal details are strictly for contact purposes only.
            Full Name (Follow NRIC/Passport)
            Alias/Nickname (Work will be credited with this name)
            Website or Gallery (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, Pixiv) (Optional)
  • Any elements that are not allowed by the laws of Malaysia and/or are considered controversial in Malaysia, including (but not limited to) foul languages, sex, violence, gore, race, religion, and royalty, are NOT allowed in the artwork.
  • Artworks generated by AI (Artificial Intelligence) are NOT allowed.
  • Keep in mind your artwork will be posted in public, so please respect your art and yourself.
  • Please hand in submissions ONE WEEK before your weekly slot is due.
  • No reminders will be given. If you don't submit in time, your artwork may be delayed or not be posted on our website and social media accounts.
  • Failure to submit artworks before the deadline without prior notification received via email will result in getting blacklisted for future HDC slots registration.
  • Kindly send your finished artwork via email to art@comicfiesta.org.
            Subject: CF2024 100Days Submission - Day #
            File Name: Day(Slot, 3-digit)_By_(Name).jpg
            Example: Day019_By_Coffy.jpg
  • Artworks not meeting the requirements above will be forfeited and our decision is final.
  • We may reallocate your artwork to another day if there are no artworks submitted in time for that specific date.
  • CF reserves the right to not publish the submitted artworks that are found to be violating the HDC submission guidelines.

FREE SLOTS (FS) GUIDELINES

  • Free Slots (“FS”) is for those who have missed out on the allocated slots, or wish to contribute more artworks to HDC.
  • FS is open for submission any time and will end on the 8th December 2024 (Sunday).
  • Registration is not required for FS - you can just email us your artwork at art@comicfiesta.org.
            Subject: CF2024 100Days Free Slots Submission
            File Name: FS_By_(Name).jpg
            Example: FS_By_Tea.jpg
  • Remember to include further details as written under General Submission Guidelines when submitting the artwork.
  • FS submissions are NOT allowed to insert numbers of any day into their artworks.
  • FS submissions will NOT be posted in any particular order.

Blacklist

  • Artists who obtained a RS but did not manage to submit before the deadline without prior notification given to CF Art Department via email (i.e., ghosting) will have themselves blacklisted, which prevents them from participating in the next HDC.
  • Artists who are found to be intentionally breaking the HDC R&R (e.g., submitting artwork with explicit contents) will be blacklisted as well.
  • If you are no longer able to commit to HDC after obtaining RS, kindly inform us via email (art@comicfiesta.org) to express intention of withdrawing before the submission deadline. Doing so will not get you blacklisted.
  • The rules above are non-exhaustive. Artists can also be blacklisted by other reasons on a case-by-case basis, as determined by CF.
  • Blacklisted artists are still allowed to participate in FS. CF might lift the ban of the artists who contribute artworks in this way.

USAGE RIGHTS OF ARTWORK

  • By submitting your artwork to CF, you still retain full ownership of the artwork.
  • You give CF full, non-exclusive rights to use your submission on materials published by CF.
  • CF will make separate arrangements with artists who have their HDC submissions selected for production of CF official merchandise.
  • You are allowed to post your work-in-progress/completed artwork on your personal social media platforms before/during/after your day slot.
  • You are allowed to produce merchandise for sale with your submitted artwork, with the condition of NOT claiming those as official merchandise of CF.

Publishing of Artwork

  • Submitted artworks will be uploaded to the following social media platforms:
  • Due to the cropping limitations of Instagram posts, we might have to do some slight dimension adjustments to the artworks before uploading to there. Rest assured, we will try our best to look for the most optimal adjustments without compromising the quality of artworks.
  • This limitation stated above only apply to Instagram postings - that does not affect Facebook postings.

Comic Fiesta 2024 Goodie Bags

  • In the 10 Committee Selection (“10CS”), the CF committee will choose the best 10 artworks from the CF 2024's HDC submissions.
  • If you wish to be among the 10CS, kindly submit your artwork before 1st November 2024 (Friday).
  • The 10 Committee Selection is open to both RS and FS entries.
  • RS before 1st November 2024 (Friday) are automatically eligible for the 10CS process. However, the original submission deadline of your slot still applies.
  • We will contact the winners privately via email.
  • Each winner will get a CF 2024 Goodie Bag, which can be collected during Comic Fiesta 2024.
  • If the winner does not collect the goodie bag after Comic Fiesta 2024, their goodie bag will be forfeited.

100 DAYS COUNTDOWN WALL GALLERY @ COMIC FIESTA

  • CF 2024's HDC submissions received before 30th November 2024 (Saturday) (“gallery deadline”) will automatically be included in the gallery wall of CF 2024, regardless of slot types (RS/FS).
  • Artists who signed up for December slots and wish to have their artworks included in the said gallery wall must submit the artworks before the gallery deadline.
  • The original deadline of the RS still applies.
  • We will try our best to include all the submitted artworks, received before the gallery deadline, on the gallery wall.
  • Due to the limitation of the gallery space, some artworks might not be displayed in optimal dimensions.