The moment fans have been waiting for is here: early bird tickets are now on sale for the 12th edition of the region’s largest pop culture festival, Middle East Film & Comic Con (MEFCC). Organized by Informa Connect, in partnership with the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), the hugely anticipated event will return to the capital from 9 – 11 February 2024 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), UAE. A limited number of early bird tickets are being released, with savings of up to 40% off door prices.
MEFCC has also announced the first celebrity guest for the 2024 edition. Fans can meet Troy Baker at MEFCC, the American voice actor and musician best known for his role in gaming titles as Joel in The Last of Us, Snow Villiers from Final Fantasy XIII, Jonesy in Fortnite and is one of the only voice actors who has voiced both the Joker and Batman. Troy’s status as a legendary voice actor showcases diversity with not just gaming titles but with a number of anime characters including Baki Hanma from Baki and Yamato, and Pain from Naruto Shippuden along with other anime titles such as Fullmetal Alchemist, One Piece and Bleach.
Start brushing your wigs and dusting off your armor, because registrations for the Cosplay Competition are also now open. Devoted cosplayers can plan ahead and register to participate in one of the four categories. Each category has been thought through with the cosplay community to amplify the experience at MEFCC and create a spectacular set for fans. Cosplayers in the UAE can take on the world by entering the ‘World Cosplay Summit Preliminaries’ with a chance to travel to Japan to represent the UAE at the World Cosplay Summit finals in Nagoya. MEFCC will also host three cosplay categories, ‘Best Craftsmanship’, and ‘Best Performance on Stage’ with a prize pool of AED 35,000 up for grabs and not forgetting the little heroes with the ‘Best Kids Cosplay’ category where every participant is a winner.
More details on early bird tickets, and joining the cosplay competition are available on www.mefcc.com.
