Otafest 2010 - AMV Contest

[jen-chan]

Otafest 2010 - AMV Contest!

Hi folks! It's that time of year again!

I'm the AMV Contest Coordinator for Otafest, the annual con held in Calgary, AB, Canada. Otafest 2010 will be held on May 21-23, 2010 at the University of Calgary!

This is Otafest's 12th year and our 7th contest! We've had fantastic turnouts for the AMV contest over the last few years, and we're trying to replicate that again this year with your help! Currently, we are looking for any AMVs made after May 2009.

Rules have recently been posted and can be found at:

http://www.otafest.com/2010/amvcontest.php

Please read the rules before entering the contest!

Entry into the contest is very simple! Please send an email to: Jenny Chan: amv@otafest.com

Please provide the following information in the email:

1) Your name or your studio’s name

2) The AMV’s information
a. The name of your video(s)
b. The name of the series from which you are drawing your visual material
c. The name of the song you are using, as well as the original artist

3) Please state whether or not your entry has been submitted to other contest

4) A link to where your video can be downloaded. If you plan on mailing in your copy, a mailing address will then be provided to you in the reply email.

5) Please state whether you plan to attend Otafest.

6) Please state that you are the original creator of this AMV.

Entry deadline is April 24th. Please have your email sent by April 24th.

Once again, Otafest is very proud (and very very grateful!!) to announce that Vlad will be assisting in the showing of our contest (THANK YOU VLAD!!) and all entries will be re-encoded to mpeg2 and played off of Vlad's equipment for superior playback!

As such, mpeg2 is the preferred format, although all entries will be reencoded to this format!

Last year's winners were:

Honorable Mentions:

Honorable Mention: THE GODLY!
It's Tough to be a Host by Otaku Lounge Productions

Honorable Mention: BEST LOCAL VIDEO!
Soul Resonance - Break the Silence by Cody McEwen

Honorable Mention: MOST PROFESSIONAL!
Entangled Destiny by Jeroen Wolf

Honorable Mention: FLASHY FANART FUN!
Always Ulquiorr by mtarzaim - Killer Penguin Productions

Honorable Mention: BEST TRAILER!
Megaframe by Kitsuner - CornDog VidVids

Honorable Mention: SOPHISTICATED SHINY!
Incubus by Radical Yue

Honorable Mention: BEST NOSTALGIC!
The Heroes of El Hazard by Peter Vad - Kyssifur

Honorable Mention: MOST ROMANTIC!
Tegami by Nya-chan production

Honorable Mention: EUREKA!
Ikuhara's Experimental Film by Eryn Dearden - One Little Strawberry
Productions

Honorable Mention: BEST HIGHLIGHT OF SERIES!
Break the unbreakable by Farm

Winners:

OTAFEST 2009 AMV CONTEST WINNER: THIRD PLACE & MOST SEIZURE INDUCING!
Bellicose by Chiikaboom - Reversed Studios

OTAFEST 2009 AMV CONTEST WINNER: SECOND PLACE & MOST FUN!
S-O-S-DAN by Karen Covington

OTAFEST 2009 AMV CONTEST WINNER: FIRST PLACE & BEST IN SHOW!
The Monolith Monsters by Drew Brisco - It's A Trap Productions

OTAFEST 2009 AMV CONTEST WINNER: FAN FAVOURITE AMV!
It's Tough to be a Host by Otaku Lounge Productions


Thank you very much for supporting our festival in the past, and I really hope to be able to showcase your work this year!

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to write!

Cheers,

Jenny Chan
Otafest 2010 - AMV Contest Coordinator
amv@otafest.com
http://www.otafest.com

[Chiikaboom]

Defs entering again this year :3

[Rider4Z]

dude the prizes were AMAZING last year. i gots ta get me some moar!

[Moonlight Soldier]

\o/

[dreamawake]

Word. I'm in.

[jen-chan]

Woot! ^___^ Fabulous! I knew I could count on you guys! I eagerly await!

Cheers,

Jenny Chan
Otafest 2010 - AMV Contest Coordinator
amv@otafest.com
http://www.otafest.com

[GloryQuestor]

I'll see if I can get a video or two in here, as well.

[JudgeHolden]

I'll have something new and shinny this year.

[Cross/fade]

I'm in

[Nya-chan Production]

Feck...

ALREADY? D: