Otakuthon 2022 AMV Contest - WINNERS ANNOUNCED

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Otakuthon 2022 AMV Contest - WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Post by OtaKing_001 » Mon May 16, 2022 10:24 pm

Hello! After 2 long years, I'm proud to announce that Otakuthon's AMV Contest is back! We are now accepting submissions for the contest.

General Information

AMV entries will be screened at the Otakuthon AMV Contest Screening during the weekend of Otakuthon. The AMV Contest screening will consist of two hours worth of the best videos submitted for the contest. During the screening, the audience will vote for their favourite AMV through secret ballot in the following categories: Comedy/Parody, Action, Drama/Romance and Originality. The audience will also vote for the "People's Choice" award for best AMV. If you are participating in the contest voting, please stay for the duration of the screening to give all AMVs a fair chance in the voting.

All AMVs submitted will also be automatically entered into the "Best of Show" category for best overall AMV, as well as the "Best Visual Effects/Video Editing" category. The winners of these two categories will be selected by a panel of AMV Contest judges prior to the convention.

Due to time constraints, not all AMVs will be shown during the contest screening.

Participants may enter a maximum of two video entries total (one entry per category).

Deadline: July 10, 2022 at 11:59 PM

Content Guidelines

Video Content
  • Videos may not be shorter than 1 minute and should not be longer than 5 minutes.
  • The majority of the video footage must be from anime (Japanese animation) or from Japanese video games (e.g. Final Fantasy XV).
  • Live action or other sorts of animation footage are acceptable provided that they are not a dominant part of the video.
  • Do not include any video opening or closing credits. Otakuthon will be adding an opening credit to all entered AMVs containing the title of the music video, creator's name, source of video footage, voting category, and the music title.
  • There should be no subtitles in the AMV unless it is an important element of the music video or if they are karaoke song lyrics. AMVs that breach this rule will be automatically rejected.
  • There should be no watermarks or text credits (such as the credits for openings) of any kind within the AMV. AMVs that breach this rule will be automatically rejected.
  • Any AMV that contains hentai, full frontal nudity, explicit sexuality or other pornographic material, as well as extreme or excessive violence and gore will not be accepted for the AMV Contest. Scenes with graphic violence and/or sexuality, eroticism, ecchi, and horror are permitted.
Textual/Audio Content
  • Music must be used as the main soundtrack and may be from any genre and in any language.
  • Coarse language, including music lyrics, within the AMVs must be acceptable of what can be heard on public radio, prime time television, or any film that is rated 13+.
Submission Rules

Anime Music Videos (AMVs) submitted for competition must be your OWN work and must be an ORIGINAL work. You may NOT submit an AMV on another person's behalf.

We will be accepting submissions via e-mail only. Please send all contest submissions to amvcontest@otakuthon.com.

All AMVs for the contest must be submitted by July 10, 2022 before 11:59 PM. If your AMV is submitted after this date, it will not be considered for the contest.

AMVs which are submitted can be entered into one of the following five categories:
  • Comedy/Parody
  • Action
  • Drama/Romance
  • Originality
  • Editing
To submit your AMV, send an email to amvcontest@otakuthon.com with the subject line "AMV Contest 2022 Submission" and provide the following information:
  • Your name
  • E-mail address and other contact info
  • Title of your music video
  • The category in which you would like the AMV entered (select one, see the list above)
  • Source of video footage used (i.e. series, movies, etc.)
  • Source of music or audio soundtrack used
  • A link to download your AMV
When submitting for the Otakuthon AMV Contest, participants may enter up to a maximum of two AMVs. Each video may only be entered into ONE category for voting.

All AMV entries will be automatically entered into the "People's Choice", "Best of Show", and "Best Visual Effects/Video Editing" categories.

To facilitate the judging process, please name your video file the same as your AMV title. Creators may submit their videos with their submission by:
  • Providing a link from Google Drive/Onedrive/DropBox or on any Cloud services.
  • Providing a link to the AMV on AnimeMusicVideos.org.
The following are a list of "DON'Ts" which will disqualify your submission:
  • Don't send YouTube or similar video streaming site links.
  • Don't send AMVs which you did not create.
  • Don't send links from Megaupload, Depositfile or any similar website.
Format

Please note the following guidelines with respect to video format:
  • All videos must be playable on a PC with the latest K-Lite Codec Pack installed.
  • Files for competition should be AVI, MPG, WMV, MKV or MP4 format.
  • DO NOT send videos in RealPlayer or QuickTime format.
  • The minimal video resolution should be 1280x720 for widescreen, 960x720 for fullscreen.
  • Videos with poor video quality (ex: pixelated, artifacting, etc.) will be rejected.
Awards

Each category winner will receive an award in the form of a certificate via mail. All winners will be announced on AnimeMusicVideos.org forums and the Otakuthon official Facebook page. Winners will be contacted via email to provide us with a mailing address so that the award can be shipped to you.

Note
  • Otakuthon reserves the right to use any submitted AMVs, in whole or in part, for promotional purposes during and after the convention.
  • Otakuthon does not guarantee that any AMV submitted will be screened. The convention reserves the right whether or not to screen an AMV for any reason.
For any questions about the AMV Contest, please e-mail the AMV Contest Manager at amvcontest@otakuthon.com.
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Re: Otakuthon 2022 AMV Contest

Post by Zeonic Freak » Tue May 17, 2022 1:38 pm

Just sent off two.

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Re: Otakuthon 2022 AMV Contest

Post by OtaKing_001 » Tue Aug 09, 2022 1:16 pm

Thank you to everyone who submitted their AMVs for the Otakuthon 2022 AMV Contest! Overall, this year's entries were one of the best in quality and presentation. So far, I've heard a lot of positive reviews about the AMV Contest screening!

There were several requests for the list on entries that appeared at the screening so here it is.

Entry No. - Category - Title - Creator

01 - Editing - Still Got It - E_01
02 - Editing - The Shadow - Andrew Forest
03 - Editing - MLM - TritioAFB
04 - Editing - Katsuki Bakugou - KOCHiiKUN
05 - Editing - Together - Pyrothemusical
06 - Action - Last Ishi - AzukaYuki
07 - Action - Ichigo vs. Espada - cdlang84
08 - Action - Hinokami Kagura - E_01
09 - Action - NewGen - Kalink
10 - Action - Teeth - Flashmv
11 - Action - Cycle of Karma - TwigglyFiggly
12 - Action - Blood In The Wine - Silent Hero Studios
13 - Action - Starlighted Stage - Synæsthesia Prodctions
14 - Action - Unlimited Sin - Takeshi
15 - Action - Elemental - Ramen Noodle Productions
16 - Drama/Romance - Sōrumeito - Kalink
17 - Drama/Romance - Bakudeku Kacchan’s POV - KOCHiiKUN
18 - Drama/Romance - Big Cherry Energy - l33tmeatwad
19 - Drama/Romance - Diary of a Psychotic Lover - cdlang84
20 - Drama/Romance - Tomoko's True Colors - James Blond
21 - Drama/Romance - It's All Happening Now - Flashmv
22 - Drama/Romance - Encumbrance - Troubleclef
23 - Drama/Romance - My Particles - AngelMaeVictory
24 - Drama/Romance - Love - AzukaYuki
25 - Drama/Romance - Human - shorisquared
26 - Drama/Romance - Karma - Pyrothemusical
27 - Originality - Anime Magic Hour - Faevily
28 - Originality - Lain - Tristan Harrisson
29 - Originality - 恋しい - Prostrate Constantly
30 - Originality - Contemporary Dog - Hikikomori
31 - Originality - A Fistful of Woolongs - ZeonicFreak
32 - Comedy/Parody - Looks Like Goku's Got A Friend In Vegeta - CrystalMoon7290
33 - Comedy/Parody - Leave a Message - Megan Turner
34 - Comedy/Parody - JeremyD - ZeonicFreak
35 - Comedy/Parody - Waifu Division Rap Battle - SpuddStaaa
36 - Comedy/Parody - Bummer-Man - shorisquared
37 - Comedy/Parody - BOSS BITCH - Simplyfx
38 - Comedy/Parody - Goku vs Vegeta In The End - Synæsthesia Prodctions
39 - Comedy/Parody - Komi-san Mmm Mmm Yeah Yeah - Blue Rabbit Entertainment AMV
40 - Comedy/Parody - Thanks For The Mammaries - James Blond
41 - Comedy/Parody - Evangelion 0.3+0.1 Three Upon a Time - l33tmeatwad & snapxynith

The votes from both the public ballots and AMV Contest judges are being tabulated right now. The winners will be notified first before the winners are publicly announced.

The public announcement of the winners will be released very soon! The winners will be posted in this Forum thread. Thank you for your patience.

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Re: Otakuthon 2022 AMV Contest - WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Post by OtaKing_001 » Sun Aug 28, 2022 8:05 pm

Thank you everyone for your patience. I'm very happy to announce the winners (and runner-ups) of this year's AMV Contest!

Public Ballot Voting

Category: Editing

Winner: Entry 01 - Still Got It
Runner-up: Entry 05 - Together

Category: Action

Winner: Entry 10 - Teeth
Runner-up: Entry 08 - Hinokami Kagura

Category: Drama/Romance

Winner: Entry 21 - It's All Happening Now
Runner-up: Entry 18 - Big Cherry Energy

Category: Originality

Winner: Entry 30 - Contemporary Dog
Runner-up: Entry 27 - Anime Magic Hour

Category: Comedy/Parody

Winner: Entry 33 - Leave a Message
Runner-up: Entry 41 - Evangelion 0.3+0.1 Three Upon a Time

"People's Choice" for Best AMV

Winner: Entry 30 - Contemporary Dog
Runner-up: Entry 10 - Teeth

AMV Contest Judges Voting

Judges' Category: "Best of Show" - The best AMV overall

Winner: Entry 08 - Hinokami Kagura
Runner-up: Entry 30 - Contemporary Dog

Judges' Category: "Best Visual Effects/Video Editing" - The AMV that displayed excellent editing and/or best use of visual effects.

Winner: Entry 01 - Still Got It
Runner-up: Entry 04 - Katsuki Bakugou

Congratulations to all the winners! Thank you to everyone who submitted their AMVs to the contest! I hope everyone will participate in next year's AMV Contest!

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Re: Otakuthon 2022 AMV Contest - WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Post by tayuyashoujo » Wed Aug 31, 2022 4:18 pm

Congrats to the winners.

For future contests, would it be possible to include editor names on the ballot? It makes it much easier for viewers to look up AMVs they liked after the con. I was furiously scribbling editor names down whenever the title cards came up (apologies to whoever had to judge my ballot covered in chicken scratch).

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