The Polymanga messenger, a new interface that allows a direct and friendly contact with guests.
It is an artistic contest taking place DURING the festival. Visitors can witness the creation process of every artist and therefore discover their universe in live.
All artists having a stand at Polymanga must participate.
During Polymanga's first day (Friday 10 April), at the opening, the artists will know the topic. 2h later, the first artists will be randomly picked and will have to start the Arting-Spirit contest on the artistic platforms dedicated for the occasion, outside their artist stands.
Each artist will have 2h, one by one, to submit his creation on CLIP STUDIO PAINT, thanks to a stylus and a public video connection. Their creation process will be released on-live during the festival and then on the internet and social networks.
On Monday 13 April, a jury will judge each creation secretly. The one that will get the higher grade will win the contest. The winner will earn 1600CHF, the 2nd 1000CHF, the 3rd 500CHF, the 4th 250CHF and the 5th 100CHF. The Polymanga reward is 500CHF.
The winners will be announced publicly during the pubic ceremony in which every artist will briefly explain his artistic process.
Polymanga will also fight for visitors to always have more for their money with:
- Free entrance for children from 1 to 8 years old
A new concept of charity show that will confront Polymanga guests in pop culture duels for charity.
At Polymanga, we have decided to get rid of cans and plastic bottles. This decision reduces our waste by more than 50%! In return, we offer the official bottle of Polymanga 2020 to everyone who takes their first drink. It’s waterproof and you can keep it long after the festival.
Better still: if you already have the Polymanga bottle or if you come with your own bottle, the 3dl refill of your bottle is half price compared to the price of a classic drink!
This way our visitors are used to using gourds and re-usable bottles, they are offered as a gift and the price of drinks for visitors is divided by 2 once the gourd has been acquired.
Registration for POLYMANGA 2020 is open until the 22nd of January, 1 PM, Paris Time
Artists Registration for Polymanga 2020: Let's go.
Anyone who has always dreamed of participating in Polymanga can try their luck now via the contact form.
The booth is free if you are an artist. Since there is only a limited number of booth, only the best artists will be selected to participate to Polymanga. You must include 3 new illustrations that you have not yet submitted to the organization in order to apply for a booth. Put your heart on these 3 creations, because those are the only ones we will judge. It happens that some talented artists neglect this phase and are refused because their 3 drawings were made in hurry.
Pornographic drawings and copies are prohibited on the show. Fan art is accepted as long as it does not correspond to more than 50% of the creations posted on the stand. Fan art is forbidden in the 3 illustrations that you present for the selection of Polymanga.
In addition, all those selected to have a booth must participate in the contest "Ma Bulle" at Polymanga, which takes place online (on distance) before the festival. Whether you are selected as an artist or a simple visitor for this edition of Polymanga, we advise you to take the "Ma Bulle" contest seriously.
In the selection we often take the creations of previous years to decide the acceptance of artists for the following years. In addition, this year, the public ranking and jury of "Ma Bulle" will define your location at the show.
Finally, the selected artists will have to participate in the artistic contest "Arting Spirit 3.0" which takes place during the festival in partnership with Clip Studio Paint
To apply, please send 3 zipped drawings and / or the web page to your 3 works via the contact form in the "Artists" selection (a zip or pdf file regrouping your 3 works). The attached file can not exceed 10 megabytes.
NB: The artist category is reserved for drawing/digital artist, we do not have booths reserved for writers who do not draw.
Registration deadline: 22nd of January 2020, 1 PM, Paris Time.
Thanks to Clip Studio Paint and Polymanga, "Ma Bulle" the art contest goes world !
In addition of all the cash prizes awarded for the contest, if you use Clip Studio Paint to make your digital art, you have a chance to fly at Easter to Switzerland, including flight, accommodation and artist booth at Polymanga 2020. Whatever the country you live in !
How to participate ?
MABULLE is an individual drawing contest that takes place BEFORE the festival. It's a drawing contest in which everyone can vote and participate.
The Participation to MaBulle contest is mandatory for all artists who have a booth on Polymanga. The contest is also open to any aspiring draftsman. You have to create your digital drawing all by yourself.
Each participant must make an illustration in A4, 300 DPI, on the theme “Pop Corn".
This must be made in color and preferably saved in .jpg format. Erotic art is forbidden. The only other imperative to participate is mentioning "Polymanga 2020" on the page.
The deadline for sending your art via "Contact us” (category Artist) on the Polymanga website: Thursday, February 6th, 2020 at 13:00 (Paris time).
13 prizes will be given in total
6 Facebook awards
Out of those, 6 prizes will be awarded through Facebook. We will let visitors to polymanga's facebook group vote for their favorite drawing from February 6th to March 2nd. Depending on the number of "likes", the winner will leave with 250CHF, the 2nd 150CHF, the 3rd 100CHF, the 4th 100CHF, the 5th 100CHF and the 6th 60CHF.
6 Jury awards
In addition to this, each contribution will be rated by a jury. There are 6 Prizes to be awarded by the Jury. The winners chosen by the jury will win the sums equivalent to the facebook prize. The winner will leave with 250CHF, the 2nd 150CHF, the 3rd 100CHF, the 4th 100CHF, the 5th 100CHF and the 6th 60CHF.
Prizes are doubled in the event of placement in the Jury Prize and the Facebook Award.
1 Clip Studio Paint Big Prize
including the flight to Switzerland (Economy), 4 stars accommodation, Polymanga artist booth. To be eligible for this prize, your digital art must be done, partially or totally with Clip Studio Paint. Please mention you also take part to the Clip Studio Paint contest of Ma Bulle when sending your digital art by the contact form (ART) on the website. The use of Clip Studio Paint for Ma Bulle art contest is only mandatory if you want to take part to the Clip Studio Paint part of the contest. The winner of the "Big Prize Clip Studio Paint” will be chosen by Celsys, the Japanese developers of Clip Studio Paint among all the participants. Rules for Artist booths at Polymanga 2020 apply for the winner of the "Grand Prize Clip Studio Paint” contest (Arting Spirit on site participation, no erotic content, etc. Please read the rules of Artists Booth before applying)
NB: Polymanga can decline the submission of a picture (copy, erotic content, size, etc...). In that case, the artist can send on new one. Do not forget that a good drawing can help you get into the artist selection of Polymanga.
The rules of the contest can be changed at any time by the organiser.
Polymanga hopes to achieve a new objective on the theme of “Pop culture is good”. We believe that pop culture, as well as being fun for you, can be great for doing good things around us. The concepts of charity duels and 40,000 moves for the planet are part of it, but this is just the beginning!
All you need is to click here to watch the video !
https://youtu.be/pOAQQEfL3VA
Every year at Easter, families gather to see the best of the entertainment on 18,000 m2. For this year, we expect more than 50 guests, several concerts, film screenings, YouTubers, web series, more than 10 gaming tournaments, a publisher showroom, 4 cosplay shows, karaoke... and many other activities, without forgetting a big shopping arcade!
Polymanga 2020 will take place during Easter, like every year!
The festival is held from 10 to 13 April 2020. We invite you for a fantastic moment of entertainment, with your friends or your family!
Sum up of opening hours
Friday 10.4 : 10 a.m - 7:30 p.m (9 a.m presales)
Saturday 11.4 : 10 a.m - 7:30 p.m (9 a.m presales)
Sunday 12.4 : 10 a.m - 7:30 p.m (9 a.m presales)
Monday 13.4 : 10 a.m - 6:30 p.m (9 a.m presales)
Presales could be exchanged with the definitive bracelet a week before the festival starts in many FNAC stores in Switzerland. Therefore, the waiting time will be shorter at the entrance compared to the previous years.
Polymanga 2020 will be held at the 2M2C of Montreux (Avenue Claude Nobs 5, 1820 Montreux, Switzerland) over 18,000 m2.
Special offers of Montreux-Vevey Tourism will be available
on this link :
http://www.montreuxriviera.com/offre-polymanga
Do you like comfort?
Eurotel is a 4 stars hotel that can welcome you, 5 minutes away from the festival, in front of the lake! http://www.eurotel-montreux.ch
Polymanga is accessible by foot, 5 minutes walking from the train station of Montreux.
Polymanga in Montreux is a wonderful infrastructure surrounded by a stunning landscape.
About only an hour from Geneva Airport and 20 minutes away from Lausanne, Montreux Riviera is the ideal destination to escape during a weekend. Either you feel more "trendy" or "rustic" style, you will be seduced by all the possibilities that this magic place has to offer to you. Feeling like the good old days between the lake and the mountains, as well as many international stars such as Freddie Mercury or Charlie Chaplin.
The fantastic Eurotel Hotel welcomes you to Montreux with a breathtaking view. This incredible 4 stars housing is located 5 minutes away from 2m2c of Montreux, place of Polymanga.
It is the more convenient way to enjoy Polymanga!
http://www.www.eurotel-montreux.ch
Lausanne-Montreux (15 min): One train every 10 mintues.
Geneva-Montreux (1h): 2x/hour, a train arrives directy to Montreux.
Neuchâtel-Montreux (1h): One train/hour, change at Lausanne (Lane 3-4).
Fribourg-Montreux (1h): 2 trains/hour, change at Lausanne.
Sion-Montreux (30 min.): one train arrives direclty to Montreux, 4x per hour.
Berne-Montreux (1h30): 2 trains/hour with change at Lausanne.
Zurich-Montreux (2h30): 2 trains/hour with a change at Lausanne.
Paris-Montreux (trip: 4h30) Lyria TGV Line, from the train station.
From Zurich (2h): Direct flight to Geneva Airport (1h), then travel by train or by car (1h)
From Paris (2h): Direct flight to Geneva Airport (1h), then travel by train or by car (1h)
Polymanga's entrance costs 28 Swiss francs per day or 50 Swiss francs with the 4 days Gold pass.
The entrance is free for children under 9 years old.
The Polymanga pre-sale tickets are available on the polymanga.com website (print @ home) or in FNAC stores.
The pre-sale ends on Thursday the 9th of April at 11 p.m. After the 9th , tickets will only be available at the entrance of the festival, if some remain.
PAY ATTENTION : the very high attendance of last year has forced us to limit the number of tickets per day in order to avoid congestion.
IN CASE OF SATURATION AT SOME POINT OF THE DAY, only the persons with pre-sale tickets are possible enter the event. Visitors without pre-sale tickets will have to wait for other visitors to leave the event.
Be noticed that the first 500 visitors entering the festival will receive a Polymanga document holder (to pick up at the entrance of the building). Having a pre-sale ticket is mandatory.
You can contact us for any request regarding the Polymanga 2019 organization (artists, exhibitors...)
or regarding any information (program, media).
