THIRTEEN's American Masters Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Launch of Digital Video Archive and Podcast at pbs.org/americanmasters

THIRTEEN's American Masters Celebrates 

30th Anniversary with Launch of Digital Video Archive and Podcast at pbs.org/americanmasters 

   

Features previously unreleased interviews with David Bowie, Gloria Steinem, Herbie Hancock, Bernadette Peters, Mike Nichols and others from the series' award-winning documentary films

 

(NEW YORK - June 23, 2016) On this day in 1986, THIRTEEN's American Masters made its series debut on PBS with Private Conversations: On the Set of "Death of a Salesman," a cinéma vérité documentary about the making of Arthur Miller's masterpiece for network television, and its stars Dustin Hoffman and John Malkovich.

Today, American Masters celebrates its 30^th anniversary with the launch of In Their Own Words: The American Masters Digital Archive and the American Masters Podcast, featuring previously unreleased interviews filmed for the documentary series: 2,156 tapes, approximately 1,388 digitized hours, 800-plus interviews and counting.

A selection of short-form videos showcasing interviews with David Bowie, Gloria Steinem, Herbie Hancock, Bernadette Peters, Mike Nichols and other luminaries discussing America's most enduring artistic and cultural giants are available now on the American Masters website (http://pbs.org/americanmasters). New videos will be released on an ongoing basis as the archive is digitized.

The American Masters Podcast, hosted by series executive producer Michael Kantor, will feature long-form interviews from In Their Own Words. The first season, "Women on Women," presents interviews with influential women discussing women cultural icons. Episode one features Gloria Steinem in conversation with the late, multiple Emmy-winning filmmaker Gail Levin taking a critical look at the life and career of Marilyn Monroe from 2006's American Masters - Marilyn: Still Life. New episodes will be released biweekly on the American Masters website, iTunes, Soundcloud and Stitcher.

 

All full-length, digitized interviews will be archived by the American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB), a collaboration between WGBH and the Library of Congress to preserve and make accessible significant historical content created by public media.

 

"I'm thrilled that the National Endowment for the Arts has provided major funding to get this project off the ground so we can finally share gems from the cutting room floor with the public," said Michael Kantor, executive producer of American Masters. "Series creator Susan Lacy built a rich library of more than 200 documentary films, which is a treasure trove of American arts, culture and intellect, and the amazing interviews that informed these films are largely unseen. While we are still seeking funds to create a comprehensive, interactive digital archive website, we are confident that In Their Own Words and the American Masters Podcast will inspire and entertain a broad audience both today and in the future."

Pending funding, the In Their Own Words: The American Masters Digital Archive dedicated website will eventually house all full-length, digitized interviews and be a public research-and-learning tool with an emphasis on usability, discoverability and comprehensive indexing to make American Masters interviews easily accessible and available to all.

To further explore the lives and works of masters past and present, the American Masters website currently offers streaming video of select films, outtakes, filmmaker interviews, photos, educational resources and more. American Masters has earned 28 Emmy Awards - including 10 for Outstanding Non-Fiction Series and five for Outstanding Non-Fiction Special - 12 Peabodys, an Oscar, three Grammys, two Producers Guild Awards and many other honors. The series is a production of THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC for WNET and also seen on the WORLD channel.

In Their Own Words: The American Masters Digital Archive and the American Masters Podcast is produced by Joe Skinner. Michael Kantor is executive producer.

Major funding for In Their Own Words: The American Masters Digital Archive is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts. Funding for American Masters is provided by The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Rosalind P. Walter, The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation, Judith and Burton Resnick, The Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation, Vital Projects Fund, Ellen and James S. Marcus, Lenore Hecht Foundation, Michael & Helen Schaffer Foundation, The André and Elizabeth Kertész Foundation, and public television viewers. 

 

Supergirl: The Complete First Season Comes To Blu-ray on August 9, 2016!

Winner of the 2016 People’s Choice Award for

Favorite New TV Drama

Supergirl:  The Complete First Season

 

All-New Extras Include Featurettes, Comic-Con Panel,

Deleted Scenes and a Gag Reel!

 

Own It On Blu-ray™ & DVD August 9, 2016

 

BURBANK, CA (June 2, 2016) – A new Super Hero will soon be flying into homes, as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment releases Supergirl: The Complete First Season on Blu-ray^TM and DVD on August 9, 2016. Delivering 10.9 million Total Viewers weekly, Supergirl is the #2 series on CBS amongst Men 18-49, just behind The Big Bang Theory and a Top 5 series on the network with Men 18-34, Men 25-54 and Tweens 12-17*. Fans can purchase the set which, in addition to all 20 exhilarating episodes, contains over an hour of extra content, including the 2015 Comic-Con panel, featurettes, deleted scenes and a gag reel. Supergirl: The Complete First Season is priced to own at $49.99 SRP for the DVD and $54.97 SRP for the Blu-ray including Digital HD. Supergirl: The Complete First Season is also available to own on Digital HD via purchase from digital retailers.

 

*Source: Nielsen National TV View  L+7 US AA%; excluding repeats, specials, sports, and <5 TCs; Season To-Date = 9/21/15-2/7/16

 

Born on the doomed planet Krypton, Kara Zor-El escaped at the same time as her cousin, Superman, but didn’t arrive on Earth until years later after being lost in the Phantom Zone. Raised by her adopted family, the Danvers, Kara grew up in the shadow of her foster sister, Alex, and learned to hide the phenomenal powers she shares with her famous cousin. Years later, at age 24, and now living in National City while working as an assistant for Catco Worldwide Media mogul Cat Grant, Kara has spent so many years trying to fit in that she forgot to ever stand out. All that changes when she decides to embrace her superhuman abilities and become the hero she was always destined to be. With the help of Daily Planet photographer James Olsen, her bioengineer sister Alex, and the research of the super-secret, off-the-grid Department of Extra-Normal Operations (DEO), who are tasked with keeping the Earth safe from aliens, Kara takes to the skies to protect her world. 

 

With Blu-ray’s unsurpassed picture and sound, the Blu-ray release of Supergirl: The Complete First Season will include 1080p Full HD Video with DTS-HD Master Audio for English 5.1. The 4-disc Blu-ray will feature a high-definition Blu-ray and a Digital HD copy of all 20 episodes from season one.

 

Supergirl stars Melissa Benoist (Glee), Chyler Leigh (Grey’s Anatomy), Mehcad Brooks (About Last Night) and Jeremy Jordan (Smash), with David Harewood (Homeland) and Calista Flockhart (Brothers and Sisters).  Season One guest stars include Dean Cain, Peter Facinelli, Jenna Dewan Tatum, Laura Benanti and Helen Slater. Based on the characters from DC Comics, Supergirl is produced by Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, with executive producers Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Ali Adler and Sarah Schechter.

 

BLU-RAY & DVD FEATURES

·         2015 Comic-Con Panel: Warner Bros. Television Presents a Night of DC Entertainment at Comic-Con 2015: Supergirl 

·         The Man From Mars: Superman once described J'onn J'onzz as "the most powerful being on the face of the Earth." This documentary will explore J’onn J’onzz’s current circumstances onSupergirl as the alien who swore an oath to a dying father to protect his daughters.

·         A World Left Behind: Krypton: Kara Zor-El's home planet of Krypton was destroyed in the opening minutes of the pilot. It was a spectacular, futuristic society filled with mystery and intrigue! This documentary will explore the history of this famous planet and its role and depiction in Supergirl.

·         Gag Reel

·         Deleted Scenes

 

 

20 ONE-HOUR EPISODES 

 

1.    Pilot

2.    Stronger Together

3.    Fight or Flight

4.    How Does She Do It?

5.    Livewire

6.    Red Faced

7.    Human for a Day

8.    Hostile Takeover

9.    Blood Bonds

10. Childish Things

11. Strange Visitor from Another Planet

12. Bizarro 

13. For the Girl Who Has Everything

14. Truth, Justice and The American Way

15. Solitude

16. Falling

17. Manhunter 

18. Worlds Finest

19. Myriad

20. Better Angels 

 

 

DIGITAL HD

The first season of Supergirl is also currently available to own on Digital HD. Digital HD allows consumers to instantly stream and download all episodes to watch anywhere and anytime on their favorite devices.  Digital HD is available from various digital retailers including Amazon Video, CinemaNow, iTunes, PlayStation, Vudu, Xbox and others. A Digital HD copy is also included with the purchase of specially marked Blu-ray discs for redemption and cloud storage through participating UltraViolet retail services including CinemaNow, Vudu and Flixster Video.

 

 

BASICS

Street Date: August 9, 2016

BD and DVD Presented in 16x9 widescreen format

Running Time: Feature: Approx 880 min

Enhanced Content: Approx 39 min

 

DVD 

Price: $49.99 SRP 

5 DVD-9s

Audio – English (5.1)

Subtitles – Eng SDH, Latin Spanish, French

 

BLU-RAY 

Price: $54.97 SRP 

4-Disc Elite 3 BD-50s

BD Audio –DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 – English

BD Subtitles – ESDH, French, Latin Spanish

South Park: The Complete Nineteenth Season arrives on Blu-ray & DVD September 6th

SOUTH PARK: THE COMPLETE NINETEENTH SEASON 2-DISC BLU-RAY OR DVD

 

Street date: September 6, 2016

 

Synopsis:   Come on down to South Park with all-new, uncensored episodes from Season 19. Every episode of this critically-acclaimed and award-winning show is packed with unforgettable moments and hilarious absurdity — from pissed off celebrities to talking towels and crime-fighting kids. Join Kyle, Stan, Kenny and Cartman for all their foul-mouthed adventures!

 

Audio & Subtitles:

·       5.1 Dolby True HD & Dolby Digital Stereo

·       English SDH Subtitles

 

Special Features:

·       Season 19 Commentary by the Creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone

·       South Park: The Fractured But Whole – E3 2016 Game Trailer

·       Deleted Scenes

·       #Social Commentary (on Blu-ray only)

 

 

ReedPOP & Brooklyn Brewery Reveal 2016 Defender: The New Face of Brooklyn Defender IPA Crafted Exclusively For New York Comic Con & NYCC Presents

REEDPOP & BROOKLYN BREWERY REVEAL 2016 DEFENDER:  THE NEW FACE OF BROOKLYN DEFENDER IPA CRAFTED EXCLUSIVELY FOR  NEW YORK COMIC CON & NYCC PRESENTS

2016 Defender IPA Available Starting August 1

NORWALK, CT – August 03, 2016 – ReedPOP, the world’s leading producer of pop culture events, and Brooklyn Brewery, the craft beer pioneer dedicated to brewing flavorful beer, today revealed the new face of Brooklyn Defender IPA, the Official Beer of New York Comic Con 2016. She is the fifth superhero to join the esteemed lineage of Defenders past and was designed by American comic book artist, Jamal Igle (Molly Danger, Supergirl, Firestorm). As of August 1, the new package design will be available in 27 states across the US and for the first time internationally in France, Spain and Korea. The 2016 Defender is a bold new hero from Brooklyn who rockets through the skies and scours the alleys to defend against the forces of blandness everywhere. Clad in a homemade high-tech armor suit, her constant vigilance and technological brilliance protects brewers, creators and beer drinkers! This year’s rendition will be introduced at a release party at Brooklyn Brewery  on August 17 and will be available in bottles and on tap where Brooklyn beer is sold in preparation for New York Comic Con, October 6-9 at the Javits Center. "My father was a graphic artist and I started out as a comics geek kid and then a filmmaker. I feel that even now, through the beer, I'm creating a picture and telling a story, but in a bottle or a glass instead of paper or film,” Garret Oliver, Brooklyn Brewery Brewmaster explained. “This is the fifth year of the Defender, and although the character changes, the Defender's challenge remains steady and vivid - to protect creativity, individuality and boldness of flavor for the People. What can be better than that? I think Jamal and I have the coolest jobs on earth!" In celebration of the East Coast’s largest pop culture festival, renowned comic book artist and editor Jamal Igle crafted the bold spirit of the 2016 Brooklyn Defender to embody the modern hero.  “My take on the Brooklyn Defender is that the hero represents today’s DUMBO – high tech and can save many from bland nights by soaring through the skies,” explains Jamal Igle. “Not only does she outsmart her enemies, but she also utilizes her athleticism and artistic abilities to defend against tasteless beer and those who stand behind her.” “This is the fifth year we’ve partnered with Brooklyn Brewery and each year, the beer and Defender superhero depiction perfectly embodies New York Comic Con,” said Lance Fensterman, Global Senior Vice President of ReedPOP. “We know our fans will enjoy both the fruity and hoppy taste of the beer, plus the badass Brooklyn Defender that Jamal created!”  The Brooklyn Defender will protect New York from boring beverages at the 2016 Defender release party at the Brooklyn Brewery on Wednesday, August 17 from 8:00 PM – 10:30 PM. For more information and to RSVP, visit NewYorkComicCon.com/Defender.  For the latest New York Comic Con news, check out NewYorkComicCon.com and NYCC’s social media pages (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram).

Found Footage Horror-Comedy THEY'RE WATCHING arrives on DVD October 4!

“Incredibly fun…delivering one of the most chaotic and unpredictable finales in recent memory!” – Cinema Slasher

THEY’RE WATCHING

 

A Fiendishly Twisted Spin on Home-Improvement Reality TV

Arrives on DVD October 4, 2016

 

BEVERLY HILLS, CA (August 2, 2016) – From cartoon industry survivors Jay Lender and Micah Wright (SpongeBob SquarePants, Call of Duty: Black Ops II) the “cracked-out, trippy horror tale” (Chicago Daily Herald), They’re Watching, arrives on DVD from Anchor Bay Entertainment on October 4, 2016 and is available now on VOD and Digital HD from Starz Digital. The found footage horror-comedy that’s “batsh#t insane” (Bloody Disgusting) stars Brigid Brannagh (Army Wives), Carrie Genzel (Watchmen, Jennifer’s Body), Kris Lemche (Final Destination 3), David Alpay (Quantico, The Tudors) and Dimitri Diatchenko (Chernobyl Diaries).

 

When the popular TV reality show “Home Hunters Global” shoots an episode in a remote Eastern European town, the crew discovers that “a house with old world charm” means “a total wreck,” that superstitious villagers can make for a very uncomfortable production, and that the local legend about a monstrous witch may hit closer to home than they realize.

 

“Fresh, frightening and freaky” (Live For Films), They’re Watching will be available on DVD for the suggested retail price of $22.98.

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS arrives on Blu-ray Sept. 20th and Digital HD Sept. 6th

THE NINJA TURTLES ARE BACK IN THE BEST FAMILY ACTION MOVIE OF THE YEAR

 

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS

The All-New Adventure Arrives on Blu-ray^™ Combo Pack and DVD September 20, 2016 with Two Reversible Turtle Masks in All Four Colors! 

 

Action-Packed Film Will Also be Available in 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack, 

Blu-ray 3D^™ Combo Pack and Limited Edition Collectible Turtle Van Lunchbox 

Get it on Digital HD Two Weeks Early on September 6

    

 

              HOLLYWOOD, Calif.  – Your favorite pizza-loving heroes return in an epic new adventure loaded with wall-to-wall laughs that critics are calling “the best Ninja Turtles movie ever” (Eric Walkuski, JoBlo.com). TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS comes to Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack, 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack, DVD and On Demand on September 20, 2016 from Paramount Home Media Distribution.  The Heroes in a Half-Shell also will be available in a limited edition two-movie Blu-ray giftset with collectible metal lunchbox. The movie debuts two weeks early on Digital HD September 6.

            Raphael, Leonardo, Donatello, and Michelangelo are back to battle bigger, badder villains, alongside April O’Neil and a newcomer: the hockey-masked vigilante Casey Jones. After supervillain Shredder escapes custody, he joins forces with two dimwitted henchmen, Bebop and Rocksteady, to unleash a diabolical plan to take over the world. As the Turtles prepare to take on Shredder and his new crew, they find themselves facing an even greater threat with similar intentions: the notorious Krang.  Hailed as “fun from start to finish” (Brian Medina, Movie Pilot),TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS stars Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Laura Linney, Stephen Amell, and Tyler Perry in the live action film that is fun for the whole family.

            The TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Packs include more than 40 minutes of action-packed bonus content. Peek under the shell at the film’s eye-popping special effects, take a look inside the Turtles’ tricked-out van, go behind-the-scenes to explore the Turtleverse and much more!  The film additionally features a Dolby Atmos® soundtrack* remixed specifically for the home theater environment to place and move audio anywhere in the room, including overhead. 

            Plus, the DVD and Blu-ray Combo Pack comes with reversible Turtle Masks in all four colors, for a limited time while supplies last.  The TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS Blu-ray Combo Pack will also be available in a collectible metal lunchbox that includes the Blu-ray Combo Pack of 2014’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Digital HD copies of both movies, and the two reversible masks.

 

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows Blu-ray Combo Pack

The TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS Blu-ray is presented in 1080p high definition with English Dolby Atmos, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, Portuguese 5.1 Dolby Digital and English Audio Description and English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles.  The DVD in the combo pack is presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 TVs with English 5.1 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital and English Audio Description and English, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles.  The combo pack includes access to a Digital HD copy of the film as well as the following:

 

Blu-ray

·       Feature film in high definition

·       Bonus Content:

o   We Are Family

o   Whoa! Expanding the Turtleverse

o   House Party

o   It’s Tricky: Inside the Van

o   ILM—The Effects Beneath the Shell

o   Did You Catch That?  Turtle Eggs!

o   Deleted Scenes

DVD

·       Feature film in standard definition

 

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack

            The Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack includes all of the above, as well as a Blu-ray 3D presented in 1080p high definition with English Dolby Atmos, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, Portuguese 5.1 Dolby Digital and English Audio Description and English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles.  The Blu-ray 3D disc includes the feature film in high definition and 3D. The Combo Pack also includes access to a Digital HD copy of the film.

 

 

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack

            Fans can enjoy the ultimate viewing experience with the 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack, which includes the Blu-ray detailed above, as well as an Ultra HD Disc presented in 4K Ultra HD with English Dolby Atmos, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital, Portuguese 5.1 Dolby Digital and English Audio Description with English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles. The Combo Pack also includes access to a Digital HD copy of the film.

 

 

Two-Movie Blu-ray Giftset with Collectible Metal Lunchbox

The TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES Two-Movie Giftset with Collectible Lunchbox includes Blu-ray Combo Packs with access to a Digital HD copy of each film as well as the following special features:

 

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS (2016)

Blu-ray

·       Feature film in high definition

·       Bonus Content:

o   We Are Family

o   Whoa! Expanding the Turtleverse

o   House Party

o   It’s Tricky: Inside the Van

o   ILM—The Effects Beneath the Shell

o   Did You Catch That?  Turtle Eggs!

o   Deleted Scenes

DVD

·       Feature film in standard definition

 

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (2014)

Blu-ray

·       Feature film in high definition

·       Bonus Content:

o   Digital Reality

o   In Your Face! The Turtles in 3D

o   It Ain’t Easy Being Green

o   Evolutionary Mash-Up

o   Turtle Rock

o   Extended Ending

o   “Shell Shocked” Music Video

o   Making of “Shell Shocked”

DVD

·       Feature film in standard definition

 

            The Blu-ray Combo Pack, Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack and 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack available for purchase include a Digital Version of the film that can be accessed through UltraViolet™, a way to collect, access and enjoy movies.  With UltraViolet, consumers can add movies to their digital collection in the cloud, and then stream or download them—reliably and securely—to a variety of devices.   

 

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows Single-Disc DVD

The single-disc DVD is presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 TVs with English 5.1 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital and English Audio Description and English, French, Spanish and Portuguese subtitles.  The disc includes the feature film in standard definition.

 

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Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies present a Platinum Dunes production, a Gama Entertainment/Mednick Production/Smithrowe Entertainment production: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.”  Music by Steve Jablonsky.  Executive producers Denis L. Stewart, Grant Curtis, Eric Crown, Napoleon Smith III, Josh Appelbaum, and André Nemec.  Produced by Michael Bay, pg.a., Andrew Form, p.g.a., Brad Fuller, p.g.a., Galen Walker, and Scott Mednick.  Based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters created by Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman.  Written by Josh Appelbaum & André Nemec.  Directed by Dave Green.

 

ReedPOP Announces NYCC Eastern Championships of Cosplay Return

NORWALK, CT – August 2, 2016 – ReedPOP, the world's leading producer of pop culture events, today announced that the NYCC Eastern Championships of Cosplay will return to the Big Apple Saturday, October 8, presented by Autodesk©. The Eastern Championships of Cosplay is the most prestigious costume contest on the east coast and is the 10th stop in ReedPOP’s 2016 Global Championships of Cosplay circuit. Thousands of NYCC Fans will watch in person while Fans from around the world will tune in via the Official NYCC Livestream to cheer on their favorite cosplayers. The winner of the NYCC Eastern Championships of Cosplay will win cash and prizes as well as a trip to Chicago for C2E2 April 21-23, 2017 to compete in the C2E2 Crown Championships of Cosplay, the last stop in the Global Championships of Cosplay.  The Global Championships of Cosplay includes cosplay competitions taking place at ReedPOP events across the globe including France, Australia, India, Austria, Singapore, Indonesia and China. Each regional champion will win a trip to compete in the C2E2 Crown Championships of Cosplay in 2017, the final stop in the Global Championships of Cosplay. There, international cosplay champions will battle it out with local competitors on stage in front of thousands of Fans for ultimate cash prizes as well as the title of Global Champion of Cosplay 2017.  Competitors participating in the NYCC Eastern Championships of Cosplay will be evaluated on four skill categories for the competition including Needlework, Armor, FX and Larger than Life. Their full cosplay will be assessed regardless of which category competitors select in the application. Needlework – Cosplay constructed primarily through sewing, stitching, embroidery, etc.   Armor – Cosplay constructed primarily by molding and shaping its outer layers using acrylic, EVA foam, Worbla, Wonderflex, cardboard, etc.  FX – Cosplay that primarily features animatronics, optical effects, mechanical effects, special effects makeup, prosthetics, etc.  Larger than Life – Cosplay that encloses the maker and extends their limbs by at least 1ft in length.  A costume that is REALLY FREAKING BIG.    “Cosplay is an amazing part of our events and the NYCC Eastern Championships of Cosplay is one of the biggest stages where competitors can show off their unique and incredible skills,” said Lance Fensterman, Global Senior Vice President of ReedPOP. “We are excited to give these cosplayers a chance to be rewarded for all their talents while giving the Fans, both on-site and online, the opportunity to watch in awe and admire these talented individuals.” The NYCC Eastern Championships of Cosplay is a celebration of the cosplay community’s passion for pop culture. It is a craftsmanship award show with a pre-judging session and a stage display. All entries must represent a character or element from the pop culture realm. Each entrant will submit an application to be reviewed by the NYCC team.  Entrants may only enter one costume into the competition. Accepted contestants will be pre-judged for craftsmanship off stage and then battle it out on the Main Stage for cash prizes and ultimate bragging rights as the NYCC Eastern Champion of Cosplay. Click on the button below to submit your online application for the NYCC Eastern Championships of Cosplay. Submissions will close on Friday, September 9, 2016 at 11:59 PM EST. Ready to apply?  Read the complete rules and entry form for the NYCC Eastern Championships of Cosplay  Apply for the NYCC Eastern Championships of Cosplay