AMV Competition Rules
Please be sure to review all of the rules below before submitting your videos. We can't wait to see what you will dazzle us with this year. Good luck!
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Main Categories
Entry Guidelines
Please read all of the guidelines before submitting an entry. The coordinators and judges are the final interpreters of all rules. Their decisions are final.
Guidelines for Main Categories
Entries may be disqualified for any reason listed in these rules or for any reason not foreseen by these rules as deemed by the coordinator or staff volunteers. Disqualified entries may be resubmitted at any time prior to the competition deadline.
Rejection
Entries may be rejected for any reason listed in these rules or for any reason not foreseen by these rules as deemed by the coordinator or staff volunteers. Rejected entries may not be resubmitted. A rejection may result in a temporary or permanent ban from this competition depending upon severity.
Your entry may be rejected for the following reasons (subject to change, not limited to...):
All entries must be submitted no later than 11:59pm PST on Saturday, December 3, 2016. You must fill out the online submission form and include a working download link to your entry by this time.
Entry Submission
Entries must be submitted digitally - no physical media of any kind will be accepted. Please use an appropriate file sharing service like Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Mediafire, etc. Please do not link to video sharing sites like YouTube, Vimeo, etc.
Submission Form: Anime Los Angeles 2017 - AMV Contest Submission Form
- Action / Adrenaline
- (Power, Intensity, Adventure)
- Drama / Theater
- (Suspense, Angst, Thriller)
- Upbeat / Rhythm
- (Dance, Energy, Swing)
- Sentiment / Feels
- (Uplifting, Inspiring, Emotional)
- Comedy / Fun
- (Quirky, Silly, Chuckles)
- Trailer / TV Intro / Commercial Parodies
- Trailer: Films, Games, etc
TV Intro: Parody to opening of shows
Commercial: Short advertising spots
- Trailer: Films, Games, etc
Entry Guidelines
Please read all of the guidelines before submitting an entry. The coordinators and judges are the final interpreters of all rules. Their decisions are final.
Guidelines for Main Categories
- You may enter up to 3 main category entries per creator or group.
- Duration must be at least 75 seconds and cannot exceed 6 minutes.
- You may enter multiple entries into the same category.
- Only 1 entry per category will be eligible to advance to the finals. A creator or group can have a finalist in multiple categories, however.
- The majority of your entry's audio content must be primarily music.
- Entries must be free of all titles and credits. A uniform title and credit slate will accompany all entries shown.
- Entries must be free of excess or unnecessary subtitles or spoken dialog.
- "AMV Hell" styled clip-show entries will not be accepted into the competition.
- You may enter up to 5 bonus entries per creator or group.
- These entries do not count against your main categories maximum.
- Duration limits are as follows:
- Trailer: 1 minute minimum, 3 minutes & 30 seconds maximum
- TV Intro: 30 second minimum, 1 minute & 30 seconds maximum
- Commercial: No minimum, 1 minute maximum
- The majority of your entry's video content must consist of anime-styled or manga-styled sources. Consideration will be given to other sources that fit within the spirit of this event.
- This is a PG-13 / TV-14 event. Excessive violence, coarse language, adult situations or innuendo may lead to disqualification.
- Entries must be free of any corner watermark logos or other trademarks.
- Your entry must not have a premiere date prior to January 12, 2015, either online or at a public event.
- Bonus category entries are exempt from this rule.
- Your entry must not have participated in any previous Anime Los Angeles AMV Competition. This includes entries that were submitted but did not advance to the finals.
- Maximum file size must not exceed 300 mb without receiving permission from the coordinators prior to submission.
- Your entry must be at least 640x480 resolution, and must not exceed 1920x1080 resolution.
- Your entry must not require a strange degree of difficulty to work with.
- We accept entries in MP4 (preferred), MOV, AVI, MKV or MPG file containers. Windows Media Format (WMV) will not be accepted.
- The following formats are most preferred:
- Video: H.264
- Audio: AAC, MP3 or lossless
- Framerate: 23.97/24p, 29.97/30p NTSC or 59.97/60p NTSC
- The following formats are most preferred:
- The following video technical flaws may be subject to disqualification depending on severity:
- Interlacing
- Squashed/stretched aspect ratios
- Chunky/blocky video (often caused by low quality source or excessive data compression)
- Extreme Banding (i.e. Color gradients caused by video re-compression)
- The following audio technical flaws may be subject to disqualification depending on severity:
- Audible distortion
- Levels that are too high, overdriven, or clipped
- Audible discontinuities caused by flawed audio edits
- Pitch-shifted or speed-adjusted audio (unless by obvious artistic necessity)
Entries may be disqualified for any reason listed in these rules or for any reason not foreseen by these rules as deemed by the coordinator or staff volunteers. Disqualified entries may be resubmitted at any time prior to the competition deadline.
Rejection
Entries may be rejected for any reason listed in these rules or for any reason not foreseen by these rules as deemed by the coordinator or staff volunteers. Rejected entries may not be resubmitted. A rejection may result in a temporary or permanent ban from this competition depending upon severity.
Your entry may be rejected for the following reasons (subject to change, not limited to...):
- Plagiarism
You may not submit another AMV creator's work as your own. You may not use another AMV creator's work, even partially, without their explicit permission. All persons involved in an entry must be listed on the submission form at the time of submission, and all must give consent to participate in this event. - Dishonorable Behavior
You may not engage in behavior that causes grief, harm, or in any way violates the rules of the convention with AMV Competition creators, ALA attendees or ALA volunteer staff. This includes conduct on social media sites and private encounters. - Dishonesty
You may not submit false, inaccurate or misleading information when submitting an entry or while discussing with the competition coordinator or ALA volunteer staff. This includes stating you have read all of the rules before submitting an entry. - Minimal Effort / Zero Edit Submissions
You may not submit an entry that is deemed to have little to no editing of original sources. - Troll Submissions
You may not submit an entry for malicious purposes towards anyone.
All entries must be submitted no later than 11:59pm PST on Saturday, December 3, 2016. You must fill out the online submission form and include a working download link to your entry by this time.
Entry Submission
Entries must be submitted digitally - no physical media of any kind will be accepted. Please use an appropriate file sharing service like Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, Mediafire, etc. Please do not link to video sharing sites like YouTube, Vimeo, etc.
Submission Form: Anime Los Angeles 2017 - AMV Contest Submission Form
Please email any questions, comments or concerns to: amv2017@animelosangeles.org
