CATEGORIES:
Action - Intense and energetic edits from the most eye-catching moments in animation.
Romance/Sentimental - Share the love! Showcasing moments that tug at the heartstrings.
Drama - Serious or sentimental videos that tell a story or emotion.
Trailer - Parody edits of existing trailers, commercials or other similar media.
Comedy/Fun - Make us laugh or smile! Anything related to comedy, upbeat or dance.
SUBMISSION FORM: https://forms.gle/jSFErKRs2kvXMbht9
AMV SHORTS SHOWCASE
In collaboration with Anime NYC's contest we will be hosting the AMV Shorts Showcase! We will accept all short AMVs that adhere to our rules that have a minimum of 15 seconds, and a max of 1 minute.
GENERAL RULES
- Deadline: November 5th, 2023 11:59pm CT
- Freshness rule: AMVs must not be premiered before December 2nd 2023.
- We accept all forms of animation and video game content including:
- Anime: (Japanese, Chinese, and Korean animated media)
- Video games (Kingdom Hearts, Genshin, etc.)
- Western cartoons (Avatar the Last Airbender, Arcane, etc.)
- Participants can submit 2 AMVs max to different categories. An editor may enter a third video if and only if one of those 3 videos are submitted to comedy/fun or trailer. Editors may submit up to 10 videos in the AMV Shorts Showcase.
- Videos should not contain excessive violence, language, or content that would place it above a PG-13 rating. AMVs are allowed at max 1-2 curse words, however racial slurs and other derogatory language aimed to denigrate or unfairly harass others is barred from the contest.
- Nudity, sexual content, or excessive gore/violence will be considered on a case-by-case basis, but will usually get you disqualified.
- All submissions must be sent through a cloud-based file sharing service that is accessible to the public (Google Drive, Dropbox, Mega, etc.). YouTube links will not be accepted. We do not accept physical submissions.
VIDEO & AUDIO QUALITY
- Video length: Minimum video length is 1 minute, Maximum video length is 5 minutes. Trailers are an exception and can be a minimum of 30 seconds.
- Videos should not contain watermarks, TV logos, studio bumpers, credits or texts that are unnecessary to the content or context of the video.
- Audio from videos should be mostly music unless it is a trailer/commercial edit.
- Videos should not contain subtitles that were not created by the editor.
- Entries should be of reasonable video and audio quality. Videos that have a resolution and frame rate less than 480p and 23.976fps may be disqualified.
- Videos must be in a format that can be read by VLC Media Player and Media Player Classic (mp4 and mkv files preferred).
- Files sizes should be kept small. Please keep files to be at max 2 GB.
AWARDS
During the AMV screenings at Anime Frontier, our audience will vote for their favorites. Awards will be presented to:
Best of category
Judge's Choice
Coordinator's Choice
AMV Shorts Award
Best in Show
Awards will be given out during the results screening or through the mail.
ANIME FRONTIER BADGES
Once Finalists have been chosen, they will be contacted and awarded with one complimentary weekend badge to Anime Frontier 2023.
FINALISTS
First off, a HUGE thank you to everyone who submitted to this year’s contest! We had so many fresh new entries and our judges had an absolute blast watching all your videos! I would like to thank my wonderfully talented judges for their hard work and passion - Chaiberry, E_01, and Harmadillo.
Notes to finalist: if you would like to attend the contest and do not already have a badge, please email me at animefrontieramv@gmail.com for a single free badge to the convention. Please provide your legal name, editor name, home address and phone number in the email. Tickets are limited but available for request until December 4th!
Winner announcements: winners will be announced right after the convention. Emails will be sent out to confirm shipment for awards.
Without further ado, here are your Anime Frontier 2024 Finalists!
ACTION
Ileia
Vik
CpAMV, Fsn_Grail
Elixir
SpuddStaaa
Speedy180
DRAMA
SpuddStaaa
Silent Hero
Synæsthesia Productions
Seasaltmemories
Agam Dhillon
Vik
TRAILER
MadMegatax
ResyAMV
AbyssBreakingStudios
Speedy180
DopplerDo
Complicated Muse
AMV SHORTS
BioticAMVs, Alderwick
Elixir
adrianxd
Toon Addict Productions
hilovids
Silvercoat
MarshmallowGoop
Complicated Muse
ROMANCE/SENTIMENTAL
Elixir
Lelani
Alderwick
MadMegatax
Troubleclef
Kireblue
COMEDY/FUN
Synæsthesia Productions
monomogu
SonsofKorhal9
hemlocksoames
Ileia, DrDinosaur
Sonicfreak1111
