AMV Contest
Categories
There are six categories for the 2015 contest:- Upbeat / Dance Music: We're looking for fast-paced fun.
- Intensity: Action, suspense, conflict, triumph, and despair!
- Technical Effects: Substantially altered video and/or audio source material.
- Comedy / Parody: Not snide or snarky, just make us really laugh.
- Trailers: Now playing at a Kumoricon AMV contest near you…
- The Melting Pot: If your AMV doesn't fit another Category—Anything "Appropriate" goes!
Contest Rules
Anime: are Japanese animated productions featuring hand-drawn or computer animation.
You may include no more than 10% (of total duration) of non-anime (as defined above) video.
TV station logos ("bugs") and other commercial indices must be obscured or removed.
Bumpers for non-commercial indices such as studio names, creator names, and promotions for other AMV contests and AMV download sites are permissible.
Parody uses of commercial logos are acceptable.
No more than 4 entries per person, with no more than 2 entries per Category.
Minimum video resolution: 480 wide by 360 high.
Maximum file size: 330MB.
Maximum duration: 5:00 minutes.
Content Is PG-13
We try to run a clean show. This means we want none of the following: panty shots, exposure or fondling of 'private parts', gross or gory dismemberment, profanity (swear words), or themes likely to insult or disparage by race, social class, religion, ethnicity, gender, or sexuality—because that's no fun for anybody.
Video Formats
To submit, you can send URLs for download links or download pages from or AMV fan sites such as animemusicvideos.org, akross.ru, amvnews.ru, etc. We can also download from sendspace, and similar free services. The download site must allow us to receive a stand-alone file playable by VLC (VideoLAN Media Player) or Zoom Player.
Acceptable file formats are: avi, mpg, mp4, and mkv.
We will not download from sites where we have to set up a user account.
We will not download from Google Docs.
We do not stream videos, so do not send YouTube or Vimeo links.
Do not send mov, rm, or wmv files.
Where and How to Submit
All submissions must be emailed. Physical media (such as by mail) is not accepted at this contest.
Emails need to include:
- Name or Alias (of all creators/editors or groups)
- Email address
- City or country (optional)
- Name of your AMV
- Names of all video and audio source used in your AMV
- Preferred Category—Judges and Coordinators have the final say.
Email Submissions To: amv13joe@gmail.com
By submitting an AMV, you grant Kumoricon and the Kumoricon Coordinator unconditional permission to use, copy, share and show that AMV.
Deadlines
Submission emails must reach the coordinator's email by 4:30pm Pacific Daylight Time (UTC 23:30) on 19-Jul-2015.
A panel of judges will convene to review all entries and select up to six AMVs per category. The judges' decisions on the playlist is final.
All entries must have premiered or been created no earlier than March 1, 2014.
Entries that have participated in previous Kumoricon contests are excluded from the 2015 contest.
Prizes
Each category will win one prize chosen by audience voting. The audience will also choose a Best of Show winner. The judges may make a Judges' Choice award, and the coordinator may award an Honorable Mention.
Therefore, between seven and nine prizes shall be awarded for 2015.
A prize is usually an anime DVD or Blu-Ray, a manga, or art book. If an entry receives two or more prizes, the prize package will be increased in awesomeness.
Good luck to everyone!!
If you have any questions, post them here or email "Joe" at amv13joe@gmail.com.