Animethon 2022 AMV Contest

[Vlad G Pohnert]

Animethon's AMV Contest is finaly back and we look forward to a year with more great entires.
NOTE: This is my 20th year runnning Animethon's AMV contest! - Vlad

WINNERS

Here are the winners as presented on Sunday, August 7, 2022.

BEST ACTION
'Counterfire' by AllyKatAVR [to Fire Force]

BEST CHARACTER PROFILE
'Snake' by UnluckyArtist [to Monogatari Series]

BEST DRAMATIC
'Wonderful World' by FadingSundown [to The Case Study of Vanitas]

BEST FUN/UPBEAT
Anime Magic Hour' by Faevily [to Various]

BEST ROMANCE/SENTIMENTAL
'In Another Life' by Tigrin [to Your Name, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya & The Wind Rises]

BEST COMEDY & BEST IN SHOW (Judges')
'Weebstagram' by l33tmeatwad & Pwcagal [to Various]

BEST MADE IN ALBERTA
'The Shadow' by Andy Forest Productions [to Boy and the Beast]

COORDINATOR'S CHOICE
'Flash In The Pan' by Copycat_Revolver [to Dirty Pair & Dirty Pair Flash]

AUDIENCE FAVOURITE
'Contemporary Dog' by Hikikomori/Dreambox [to Various]



FINALISTS:

After much hard deliberation from the judges, here is a list of the finalists by credit name. Also listed are those in the pre-show. These are the videos that play prior to the start of the contest during seating.

We will also be showing all the non-finalist videos in the AMV Room on Sunday starting at 11:00 am.Thanks to everyone who entered. The contest will take place on Friday, August 5, 2022 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm with the winners shown on Sunday afternoon.

ANIMETHON 2022 AMV CONTEST FINALISTS:

AllyKatAVR
Andy Forest Productions
Copycat_Revolver
drewaconclusion
SilkAMV (2x)
E_01
FadingSundown
Faevily
F-Zero TV
Hikikomori/Dreambox
James Blond
Kireblue
l33tmeatwad & Pwcagal
Lelani
Nashironeko
Nekokitkat (2x)
PieandBeer (Tsunderbird Studios)
PotsAndPants (2x)
Rider4Z (2x)
SonsofKorhal9
Takeshi
Tigrin
Troubleclef (2x)
UnluckyArtist
Xyik AMVs
Zeeruy
ZeonicFreak


PRE-SHOW
DopplerDo
drewaconclusion
Gina Nelson
Honou Productions
Kireblue
NameBrand__
Seasaltmemories
Shaemightdraw
TheDestineeAMV
Trenzilla


Vlad

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RULES SUMMARY

DEADLINE: Friday, June 24, 2022

QUICK RULES SUMMARY (Full set of rules can be found HERE):

• The duration limits for each submission are as follows:
--- AMV Entries: 60 seconds minimum, 6 minutes maximum.
--- Trailers, Commercials or Intros: 30 seconds minimum, 3 minutes & 30 seconds maximum.
• No more than 2 entries per person/group.
• No subtitles, watermarks, logos, text, or credits.
• Must not have premiered before July 1, 2020.
• The majority of your entry’s video content must consist of anime-styled or manga-styled content.
• Audio for all AMV entries (except Trailer/Commercial/Intro) must be majority music. No excessive dialogue.
• Must be age 14+ appropriate.
• AMV-Hell style entries will not be accepted.
• Must satisfy our technical requirements.

As the contest will be two hours in length, all accepted entries will be judged by a panel of judges to determine the finalists.

SUMMARY OF AWARDS

AMV fixed categories have been eliminated and replaced with a larger number of elements that make up the essence of the AMV (i.e. Dramatic, Artistic, Parody, Trailer, Effect Oriented, etc.) found on the entry form. Once all entries have be received after the deadline, all the selected elements will be tabulated and all accepted entries will be grouped into the top six most common categories for judging.

Category Awards:
Up to six Awards. Categories will be determined after the submission deadline

AMV Contest Coordinator Choice Award
Awarded to a video selected by the AMV Contest Coordinator

Grand Prize Awards:
Best in Show
Audience Favourite

Best “Made in Alberta” Award
Awarded to a video entry made in the province of Alberta

Vlad G Pohnert
Animethon 2022 AMV Coordinator

[Zeonic Freak]

Went and threw in my two.

[TnAdct1]

My latest video has been sent (along with a note explaining one aspect of the video).

EDIT: When getting the online version of the video ready, I noticed a few things that needed to be fixed. The "fixed" version is uploaded, with it in the same link as the previous video.

[Vlad G Pohnert]

Just under 2 weeks to go, still looking for more entires

Vlad

[Vlad G Pohnert]

Just over 3 days left, still need more entries, thanks in advance

Vlad

[Silent Hero Studios]

Did u receive any entries from me or no?

[Vlad G Pohnert]

Did u receive any entries from me or no?

No I did not...

Vlad

[Zanzaben]

When will finalist be announced?

[Vlad G Pohnert]

Afterjudging which should be in about 3 weeks or so

Vlad

[Vlad G Pohnert]

Finalist Posted in the first Message

Vlad