The "World Bodypainting Festival ®" (est. 1998)

• The world championships in bodypainting presented by "Kryolan"
  
• Night contest for UV effects presented by "Kryolan"
• World Facepainting Award presented by "Snazaroo"
  
• Special Effects Make-up Award presented by "JaLaTex"
• Bodypainting Amateur Award Contest presented by "Mehron"
• WBF-Academy with more than 35 different workshop classes, demos and lectures
  
• BodyCircus, the shrill and magical fantasy ball presented by "Snazaroo"
• Extensive exhibition area with audience contests
• International photo contest powered by "NIKON"
• BodyArt Fashion Show "Create your own reality"
• Huge music synchronized fireworks
• "Bodypaint City TV" with interviews, live broadcasts and web streaming
  
  WBF Institute of Sound presents:
• "Denon DJ" Music Hall - the electronic art project
• Londons Pirate radio station "ForceFM" presents Radio Bodypaint City
  
• Music & show performances
• Evening concerts of national and international bands
• DJ Acts
  
• Presentation of the first WBF Music Album
• Workshops with the "Red Bull Music Academy"
  
• "Ministry of Sound" events
• "Kleine Zeitung" DJ Contest presented by "ForceFM London"

• WBF Academy
• BodyCircus & Side Events
• 3 Main days in the “Bodypaint City” in the Klauberpark Seeboden

• The WBF-Academy, with workshop classes and lectures from 12 – 15 July
  

Only the best in their field are teaching in the
WBF Academy. Many workshops are supported by our partners like Kryolan, Fantasy Worldwide, Brennig, Mehron, Diamond FX, BodyFX, Vargas, Charles Fox or Nikon and Adobe to mention a few.

The WBF Academy offers an extensive program for beginners, intermediate and advanced. Group arrangements for schools can be organized on request.

• Meeting places and party locations

Some bars, restaurants and other locations create a nice surrounding for festival visitors.
The "Point bar" in Seeboden is the official "WBF Institute of Sound Lounge"

The party location on the 14th is of course the castle Sommeregg where the magical and crazy fantasy ball “BodyCircus” takes place.

On Thursday, July 15th is the first event in  “Bodypaint City”. The PreGlow with the Artist Portfolio Night is starting at 8.00 pm with free entry.

• "BodyCircus”, the shrill fantasy ball in the historic castle
  14th July presented by "Snazaroo"
  

The fantasy ball “BodyCircus“ is the main attraction in the festival week side events.
On the 14th July the medieval castle Sommeregg will be turned into a magical and mystical surrounding.
The visitors show up in fantasy costumes combined with bodypainting, decoration and masks up to extreme make up and fantasy fashion.

- International Dj’s from Ministry of Sound, ForceFM London and more are playing on 3 levels, live music, visuals, costume prizes, percussion, shows and entertainment are provided for visitors till the early morning hours.

- 6.30 pm: Styling Jam Session in the culture hall in Seeboden, 1st floor from 7.00 pm.
Get ready with other people in the styling jam.

- from 8.45 pm: the free bus shuttle will bring you up to the castle.

The tickets are limited for 600 visitors.

The main days of the festival are from Friday to Sunday, 16 - 18 July, daily from 10.30 am in  “Bodypaint City”. The artists start painting in the public park and later in the day the artwork is judged by a professional jury. The models are then presented to the audience on the main stage. During the day lots of music and show acts are presented. There are music concerts on program till late.

Themes 2010:

Friday and Saturday: “Sub Cultures”
Sunday, Final day: “Sources of Power“

• World Bodypainting Award, the world championships for bodypainting artits

sponsored by

• Brush/Sponge
• Airbrush and
• Special effects, as well as one
• World Fluoro Award, the night contest for UV effects
• Facepainting
  

• Brush/Sponge

World Fluoro Award

Beside the main categories during the day, the night contest “World Fluoro Award“ will be presented.

Fluoroscent colours are used on the models and they are lit with backlights to glow on the stage when presenting to the audience. Spectacular effects are guaranteed.

There are 15 selected artists who will tell a story of colours, dance and music.

• Music and Show Highlights
  (a WBF - Institute of Sound production)

• The Denon DJ Music Hall,
  the festivals electronic art project

In 2010 we have the Electronic Dance Music Hall presented by "Denon DJ for the first time.

Bodypaint City sector B is going to be the center of the electroinc music community. DJ's will perform, visitors can dance, newcomers can learn.
A hughe program including ForceFM DJ contest, workshops, radio "Bodypaint City", open decks and much more will attract visitors and artists to combine the creative energy of both, music and bodyart.

• The trade show area and the market

In the trade show area most of the biggest brands in the bodypainting industry as well as airbrush, special effects and bodypainting accessories show and sell their product range.

Here you can find the latest product lines to test and of course to buy.

All registered exhibitors are listed online on our website. Many exhibitors offer special conditions to WBPA-Members.

The market offers products such as jewellery, hand craft and more.

• Styling lounge with model sed card photo tent

• The photo days with the international photo contest
  "World Bodypainting PHOTO Award” presented by NIKON
  

Bodypainting is art and before this kind of art disappears it should get captured for the future. There are 250 limited photo tickets. For the participants of the photo contest we provide a special restricted area with different photo sets. Here the most fantastic creations are born and sent to the photo contest.

All photographers, models and artists receive after the photo contest a free photo catalogue.

The “World Bodypainting Photo Award” will be given in the categories “Photo Classic” and “Digital Art”.

New: On the festival main days there will be an Adobe Photoshop demonstriation. Adobe developer Christoph Kaltseis will show you the latest tricks on Photoshop, with a daily program from 11.00 am to 12.30 in the "Denon DJ Tent" in sector B in Bodypaint City.

The days before the main days are very interesting for photographers as well. The WBF-Academy offers photo workshops, classes for digital artwork and everything around the body and body art.


All details about the photo ticket can be found in the photo section >