Ezra Miller, Karl Urban & Kristian Nairn Make MEFCC Appearances On Day 2!

Thousands of fans visited Dubai World Trade Centre for the second day of MEFCC, the Middle East’s largest popular culture and entertainment festival, to meet their heroes, put on their superhero outfits for the Huawei Nove 3e Cosplay contest and compete for cash prizes, and learn how to jump start their careers in the industry with a series of workshops from the best in the business. Hundreds of exhibitors wowed with their unique collections, including items that aren’t available anywhere else in the Middle East, while performances from The Boxtones, DJ Trina, and the Party Monsters Superhero Rave for little superheroes entertained the crowd throughout the second day.

WAVO Main Stage

Superheroes of all ages got to party at the WAVO Main Stage at the “Party Monsters Superhero Rave,” before DJ Trina took over to spin her tunes in the city of dunes. The Boxtones brought their energetic blend of rock and pop to the Con before fans spent the evening strutting their stuff at the highly anticipated Huawei Nova 3e Cosplay Contest!

With new categories added this year to celebrate 10 years of the Marvel Universe, contestants pitted their skills against heroes and villains of all kinds in the ultimate battle to be crowned cosplay king or queen, and take away huge cash prizes including the US$3,000  for the Best Marvel Cinematic Universe Character, and a number of AED 3,000 prizes for categories such as Best Comic Book or Movie Character, Best Gaming Character, Best Manga / Anime Character and more.  The competition was fierce with contestants putting an incredible effort into their costumes, and the contest was judged by AlodiaGosiengfiao, a renowned Filipina cosplayer, model, TV presenter, singer, and actress.