To Ryvannis, no need to apologize. The whole point is to get everyone's input, as brutal as it may be sometimes. It gives us a chance to look from the outside in, so we can learn how to improve ourselves.
The only part I take issue with is the idea that we don't, or have yet to, accept 'outside' entries from the ORG. That isn't true at all. We have always welcomed all creators who took the time to enter our contest, no matter where they heard it from. Many of our entries have been finalists in other Anime Cons, like Annake's "Waiting For Tomorrows," Nic Neidenbach's "Bride of Berserk," Nighthawk's "Be a Man," and even your video "Monsoon" went on to Anime Expo last year, which made my friend cry in a good way, by the way

(she loves that song).
We try to have as many creators as possible see their videos at the show, but obviously we cannot accept everyone. How they decide is a secret I think most cons keep to themselves. Heck, I don't even know how its done - I am a contestant after all. But from what I can sense based on who has gotten in the past few years, they try to have a balanced show between different types of anime, styles and creator abilities based on the variety of entries that are submitted. For example, if some fictional contestant submits 5 AMVs that are professionally made and have all gone on to win various awards at other conventions, they would probably only select 1 or 2 so as the contest is not "stacked in their favor." Likewise, if another fictional contestant submits 5 AMVs that looks like they were thrown together in Windows Movie Maker the night before, they most likely wouldn't have any of their videos shown due to lack of effort. If 10 different people each submits 2 or 3 Kingdom Hearts videos each, chances are they would accept no more than 1 or 2 videos total out of all of them, to keep the variety of anime fresh.
At the same time, we're not discouraging you from submitting your video, whether its your 1st time or your 50th. There's obviously no set formula to who gets accepted into the contest. If the result is a fun show that audience members enjoyed watching, and creators are encouraged to participate in, then we've done our job right.
Hopefully, by getting the word out there, this year's contest will be bigger than ever before. Of course, that also means more complexity. Everyone knows the kind of pressure Michael Underwood goes through to put on Anime Expo each year. Its not like our contest is that big yet, but it does mean we have to take into consideration the extra work its going to put on us and how we're going to address it. Hey, at least we have until September to figure it out! =D