AnimeFest 2024 Contest - Winners Announced

[MikeWilliams]

I'm happy to announce that the AnimeFest 2024 AMV contest is open for submissions. Please check our our rules page at:

https://www.animefest.org/amv-contest/

The form for entering submissions can be found at:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... Q/viewform

We have $450 in gift cards to send out in prizes for videos in three categories: Action, Drama, and Fun!

[MikeWilliams]

I've been running the AMV contest for AnimeFest for more than 20 years, and we have seen some amazing AMVs during this run. But, alas, this year will be the final AnimeFest. Having said that, this won't be the last AMV contest sponsored by World Fandom, the non profit that runs the AnimeFest convention. But for now, we're hoping to go out with a bang!

[PerkyPastry]

Submitted 3! Really sad to hear this will be the last contest, I hope it goes well

[Sayoria]

Missed the deadline. Oh well.

Sorry that this is the last Anime-fest. Always so sad when anime cons die out. Best of luck! This year's entries are crazy, so I am sure the show will be as big as you want it!

[MikeWilliams]

We had well over a hundred entries this year, and so many of them were so very good. It makes me really happy to be able to announce the editors and their finalist AMVs:

AllegoriestAMVs
Eat It

Animence AMV
Stop the Rain

Bionic Slime
Phantom Calls

Chiterra
Bones
Hero

Complicated Muse
Spend it Well

Dreamerjordi
Shenanigans
Sick of Fantasy

E_01
White Night

E_01 and Elixir
Mania

ElektricAngel
Percy | Orthax - Black Smoke

hilovids
TITANS

Lelani
Save Me

Lord Rae
Run Away

MadMegatax
Izuku Midoriya Takes Off

MarshmallowGoop
If You Kill Me

Nuke
Do Math With You

PerkyPastry
Family Tree

Pyrothemusical
Another Way Out

ResyAMV
A Loveletter to Ballroom

Rider4Z
Main Character Energy
Poison Love

Seasaltmemories
#JustGirlyThings
Roaring 80s

SilkAMV
Blazing Wild Hearts

Speedy180
Death by 1000 Match Cuts
Food Porn 2
Illuminating Spectrum

SpuddStaaa
Anya's Life Lessons

Synæsthesia Productions
Stadium Love

Takeshi
Kickstart My Heart

ThatOneGuy
Lose Control

Tyken
Prodigal

[Rider4Z]

Good luck with the contest This is the last one for Anime Fest?

[MikeWilliams]

This is indeed going to be our last AnimeFest. That said, the organization that runs AnimeFest, World Fandom, is not leaving the convention game altogether. We are looking at running smaller events, and one of those events that I would like to run would be an AMVFest. I don't know all of the details now, but I'm seeing something with both a virtual and real world presence. I will be sure to keep everybody informed as things develop, and I'm going to be open to a lot of suggestions. I've been head judge and coordinator for the AnimeFest event for a good while now, so I'm looking forward to seeing where we can go from here.

[MikeWilliams]

I am happy to be able to announce the winners for the AnimeFest 2024 AMV Contest!

Action Winner
Lose Control by ThatOneGuy

Drama Winner
Poison Love by Rider4z

Fun Winner
Do Math With You by Nuke

Action Runner Up
Bones by Chiterra

Drama Runner Up
Phantom Calls by Bionic Slime

Fun Runner Up
Shenanigans by Dreamerjordi