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The "World Bodypainting Festival ®" 1998 - 2009
[Photo: Ulf Scherling, Artist: Art Color Balltet]
- The world championships in 5 categories
- Night contest for UV effects
- World Facepainting and Special Effects Make-up Awards
- Amateur Award Contest
- WBF-Academy with more than 30 different workshop classes, demos and lectures
- BodyCircus, the shrill and magical fantasy ball
- Extensive exhibition area with audience contests
- International photo contest
- Huge music synchronized fireworks
- "Bodypaint City TV" with interviews, live broadcasts and web streaming
WBF Institute of Sound presents:
- "Radio Bodypaint City"
- Music & show performances
- Evening concerts of national and international bands
- DJ Acts
- Presentation of the first WBF Music Album
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Since 1998 Europe’s most colourful event has taken place every year in Seeboden, Austria.
The “World Bodypainting Festival” is the biggest art event in the bodypainting theme and thousands of visitors admire the wonderful work of the participants.
Aritsts from 40 nations worldwide come to this unique event and put body art into the mountain and lake scenery.
The festival week from July 13th – 19th contains the
- WBF Academy
- BodyCircus & Side Events
- 3 Main days in the “Bodypaint City” in the Klauberpark Seeboden
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 The WBF-Academy,
with workshop classes and demonstration program from July 13 – 16 July
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Only the best in their field are teaching in the
WBF Academy. Many workshops are supported by our partners like Kryolan, Brennig, Paradise AQ by Mehron, Fantasy Worldwide, Diamond FX 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.
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We offer workshops in the areas of bodypainting, airbrush bodypainting, facepainting, special effects, body deco, beauty and fashion make-up, colour theory, uv effects as well as photography and digital artwork.
The demonstration program takes place on the 16th July in the culture hall in Seeboden. |
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All details are availalbe in the WBF-Academy section >
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Roundtrip and adventure program 12 – 16 July
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For all participants or visitors to the World Bodypainting Festival, who are already in Seeboden before and want to get to know the region, we offer a selective program with roundtrips, bike and hiking tours. Have you ever seen Austria’s highest mountain the Grossglockner, or the 200m high Malta dam? Venice is also just a short drive away from Seeboden. The program is very exciting.
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All details are available in the side program section >
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Some bars, restaurants and other locations create a nice surrounding for festival visitors. Recognized meeting places are the bars “Point” in Seeboden or the “Glasshouse” in Spittal/Drau.
The party location on the 15th is of course the castle Sommeregg where the magical and crazy fantasy ball “BodyCircus” takes place.
On Thursday, July 16th is the first event in the “Bodypaint City”. The PreGlow with the Artist Portfolio Night is starting at 8.00 pm with free entry.
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"BodyCircus”, the shrill fantasy ball in the historic castle / 15th July.
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The fantasy ball “BodyCircus“ is the main attraction in the festival week side events.
On the 15th 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 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."Early Bird" tickets are available online for € 15 on request or online: www.bodycircus.org
- click for the BodyCircus Website
[Tickets on the door if available for € 22]
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The festival main days from 17 – 19 July
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The main days of the festival are from Friday to Sunday, 17 - 19 July, daily from 11.00 am in the “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 2009:
Friday and Saturday:
“Poetry – the power of words“
Sunday, Final day:
“Spirituality – byond the visible world”
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World Bodypainting Award, the world championships for bodypainting artits
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At the world championships during the main days artists from 40 nations worldwide compete. The World Awards are given in 4 main bodypainting categories:
- Brush/Sponge
- Airbrush and
- Special effects, as well as one
- World Fluoro Award, the night contest for UV effects
Additionally there will be the Amateur Award contest in the category
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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.
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World Facepainting Award
und Special Effects Make up
Also in 2009 the World Award will be presented in the Facepainting category.
For participants with special effects ambitions, we have a special category the “Special Effects Make Up Award”.
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Music and Show Highlights
(a WBF - Institute of Sound production)
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The highlights of the festival are of course the show presentations of the artists work. Before and after these presentations we present a full day program from 11.00 am – midnight.
International music groups, top DJ’s, a show program around the bodypainting art form, dance, kids program and audience activities as well as art exhibitions and of course the big celebration with the new world champions are on the program.
The program schedule will be constantly updated. Program details >
In the festival magazine from May.
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The trade show area and the market
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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.
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The photo days with the international photo contest
“World Bodypainting PHOTO Award” presented by Nikon
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Bodypainting is art and before this kind of art disappears it should get captured for the future.
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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 print” and “Digital Art”
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The days before the main days are very interesting for photographers as well. The Festival-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 >
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Festival 2009
