Henrik is a video editor with over 10 years of experience, having created everything from opening sequences and demo videos to promotional clips and background visuals.
He combines editing, sound, graphics, and timing to produce videos that generate energy and hype.
He is hosting the panel "Perfect Timing! – A panel on editing and synchronizing audio with video."
Silvi is a cosplayer from the Netherlands who loves bringing characters from anime, games, and fantasy worlds to life.
She has been in the cosplay scene for over 10 years and she both makes and buys her cosplays.
She’s an all-round crafter: sewing, armor, props, wig styling, and makeup but the thing she loves most about this hobby is meeting people from all over the world!
Photo: @mikeattingerphoto
Minervainen started cosplaying in 2012 and soon realized her favorite place is backstage!
She enjoys both creating costumes and being on stage and has won multiple awards from local cosplay costume and performance competitions.
Her greatest achievement with cosplay is winning the Finnish Cosplay Championship last year and representing her home country in the Europa Cosplay Cup finals.
Her special interests within the hobby are pattern making and quick change acts, which she is known for.
She is excited to meet the Norwegian community and experience all the amazing craftsmanship! She encourages all the competitors to be proud of their creation and also reminds them to rest properly before the competition day.
Photo: @nyymix
Kaos has been cosplaying since 2019, and absolutely loves to learn new skills to level up their cosplay builds.
Their favorite part of the hobby is creating intricate costumes and sharing their love of cosplay through their work with the association of gaming culture in Bergen.
Last year they attended Hardanger folkehøyskole at their level-up course, where they learned lots of new skills and improved their cosplay techniques.
Metrocon is looking forward to having Kaos as an Original Character judge!
Photo credits: @rollandmedia
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He will bring you performance, glamour, creativity, and character-driven acting - it’s: dragoun._.cos!
Dragoun began cosplaying in 2019.
He is drawn to creativity, with creating cosplay & drag makeup looks, making props, and - most of all - performing on stage.
His motivation is to bring joy, by sharing his niche interests through the art of performance and acting.
This really shows, by his unbroken winning streak within cosplay competitions.
His greatest achievement is winning both 2nd Place Classic and Best Performance, with his Emperor Kuzco cosplay, at Metrocon 2024.
Therefore, he is very grateful and excited to have the opportunity to perform in Metrocon’s opening show, host a panel, and to have the honor to be a judge in the Original Character category.
Photograpther: @anthountay_dragoun
Lukas is a photographer and cosplayer who has been involved in photography since his teens and developed a passion for cosplay photography in 2022.
With a background in journalism and fine art photography, he is currently pursuing a master's degree in media development.
What he loves most about cosplay photography is the storytelling achieved through the combination of character, location, and composition.
Whitespace: Props is hosting the "Stop Starting and Start Finishing" panel this year.
Thomas has been involved in 3D printing for over eight years!
The hobby really appealed to him given his love for technical gadgets and computers, and 3D printing offers a perfect blend of both.
With a background from Idefagskolen (specializing in 3D design) and several years of teaching experience, he has a solid foundation for working with 3D models.
He has created high-quality cosplay props and helmets, and even 3D-printed a functional replica of a car.
AB costumes started with cosplay about 13 years ago and has always had a deep love for nerd culture in all its forms.
After high school, she went straight to England and completed a Bachelor in Costume and Performance Design in 2021.
After her bachelor’s, she worked for a year at the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet.
She has incorporated historical elements into her costumes since her first year of the bachelor’s program and loves diving deep into research of the original eras for different characters, exploring how she can use this in her costume work.
She has made historical versions of Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, and Anastasia.
Within cosplay, she mainly focuses on sewing and crafting in that genre.
She also actively participates in cosplay competitions with both singing and acting.
She is probably best known for creating Disney princesses in different genres, but also does cosplay from other pop culture and anime/manga!
Ab Costumes won our competition in 2023 and represented Norway at E2C in France.
Photo Credit: @Valentinpictures
We are happy to annonce our incredibly funny host, Ingve Connolly Gran!
As a highly experienced comedian, voice actor, and with a great personality, he is back this year to spread laughter and an extremely positive atmosphere.
Ingve has dubbed many great characters, such as::
Bob in the movie Luck (Apple TV)
Magnus in Dragons Rescue Riders (Netflix)
Artephius in Adventures of Puss in Boots (Netflix)
Moopoo in 200% Ulv - Pjokken i flokken 2
and many more!
