Otakon Results

[TnAdct1]

Here are the results of the Otakon AMV Contest:

ROMANCE/SENTIMENTAL

Winner: Worlds Unbroken by Silver Moon and Sierra Lorna
Runner-Up: Learning to Fly by Skyebox Productions

SERIOUS/DRAMATIC

Winner: Shattered Dreams by AuN Studios
Runner-Up: Fallen by VicBond007

ACTION

Winner: Naruto Ball Z - A Battle of Epic Proportions by Castor Troy
Runner-Up Seven May Cry by Junipertay

UPBEAT/RHYTHM

Winner: Peter "Cabbit" Book Report by Theresa Robeson
Runner-Up: All New for '72 by Hoshizora Productions

HUMOROUS/SATIRICAL

Winner: Anime: Lifestyles of the Animated and Fabulous by Michael Zubrzycki
Runner-Up: The Wedding Rings by Suberunker

COORDINATOR'S CHOICE:

Winner: Floyd's Nightmare (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying About the Voices in My Head) by Parodic Productions

[BasharOfTheAges]

ACTION

Winner: Naruto Ball Z - A Battle of Epic Proportions by Castor Troy

Wait a second... I thought the rules said no videos that had premiered/won previously were allowed into the contest. I really suck at reading.

[Kusoyaro]

ACTION

Winner: Naruto Ball Z - A Battle of Epic Proportions by Castor Troy

Wait a second... I thought the rules said no videos that had premiered/won previously were allowed into the contest. I really suck at reading.

I think it depends on submission date. A couple of years ago I entered a video to Otakon, and then it won at a different contest a month prior, but it was still fine.

[Castor Troy]

ACTION

Winner: Naruto Ball Z - A Battle of Epic Proportions by Castor Troy

Wait a second... I thought the rules said no videos that had premiered/won previously were allowed into the contest. I really suck at reading.

I think it depends on submission date. A couple of years ago I entered a video to Otakon, and then it won at a different contest a month prior, but it was still fine.

I actually sent it to otakon first before any of the other contests it won at (AX and Akon).

Congrats to all the winners!

[BasharOfTheAges]

I actually sent it to otakon first before any of the other contests it won at (AX and Akon).
Congrats to all the winners!

Ah, see I do suck at reading, because I thought I saw something about that not being allowed either (I've done the same thing in the past at other cons). Congrats to you and to all the others.

[jubjub2]

What a great set of winners! Congrats, everyone!

[Kionon]

I actually sent it to otakon first before any of the other contests it won at (AX and Akon).
Congrats to all the winners!

Ah, see I do suck at reading, because I thought I saw something about that not being allowed either (I've done the same thing in the past at other cons). Congrats to you and to all the others.

Off-topic, sorta, I didn't believe yours deserved to be overflow. The judges decision on putting you with that lot was a bad one. I watched the entire four hours of overflow, and yours stuck out as a serious level above. It deserved to make the finalists.

[Sierra Lorna]

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... p?v=102834
(Link for Worlds Unbroken. )

We also just found out that our video won another contest we entered at, after we entered it into Otakon. So I hope that doesn't disagree with the rules.

Congrats, everyone.

[Illia Sadri]

I'm pretty sure most of the contests that stipulate the not having won is based on the submission deadlines. So you enter into say, Otakon and Expo. (in Sierra Lorna's case Otakon, AN and Evolution) They are close enough together that you have to submit them before either con occurs. The rules when they exist are to prevent the same video from being sent to cons and winning time after time for months on end.

Of course I am not with Otakon, but I have yet to hear about a video being reprimanded for a win relatively close to the convention, particularly not when winning after the deadline to submit into the other convention. You almost can't help it with the big cons because the deadlines are often months ahead of the event itself and we all know that the period starting with Acen and ending with AWA has a lot of cons packed together. You get overlap.

So have fun and bask in your guys' wins. Having seen a couple of the winners already, I'll say they are wonderful. Once the rest go online, I think i have some downloading to do.

[lilyakka]

Congratz to everyone