And so, T-MODE is history for this year, as is the AMV contest. For a small convention, it was a good turnout with about 30-40 people in the video room on Friday about about 20-30 people on Saturday.
The following were the 16 finalist entries for the contest. Again, Upbeat and Comedy had to be combined into one category due to fewer entries in each category than in Drama or Romance. (Trailer/Parody is still its own separate category because those videos did not use a song as its audio.)
Trailer/Parody1 - "The 300" by HalOfBorg
V: Welcome to the NHK, Blassreiter / A: "300 Naked Women" by The Onion
2 - "Star Lagann" by Sonicfan74
V: Gurren Lagann / A: "Star Trek Trailer" by Paramount Pictures
Drama3- "Syaoran Will Always Remember Sakura" by Fullmetal Shorty 23
V: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle / A: "Remember Me" by Vanessa Williams
4- "Dementia" by th3g3ck0
V: Chaos Head / A: "Faint" by Linkin Park
5- "Older Women" by Adv1sor
V: FLCL / A: "Hotel California (Live Ver.)" by The Eagles
6- "In the End of Ed" by Sonicfan74
V: Fullmetal Alchemist / A: "In The End" by Linkin Park
Romance7- "It's My Life" by Cosplay Comedian Joe
V: Dragonaut / A: "It's My Life" by Bon Jovi
8- "Surreal" by Code
V: Final Fantasy X / A: "I See You" by Leona Lewis
9- "Lawrence & Holo's Journey" by Fullmetal Shorty 23
V: Spice & Wolf / A: "At The Beginning" by Caral Marx & Donna Lewis
10- "Journey to Yoko's Past" by Megan Gale
V: Gurren Lagann / A: "Journey to the Past" by Aaliyah
11- "It Means Nothing" by SPK
V: 5 cm/sec / A: "Recessional" by Vienna Teng
Upbeat/Comedy12- "On a Good Day" by Cyber EG
V: Various / A: "On a Good Day" by Above & Beyond
13- "Action In My Life" by th3g3ck0
V: Cromartie High School / A: "Breaking the Law" by Judas Priest
14- "Ninja's Miserlou" by Adv1sor
V: Ninja Nonsense / A: "Pump It!" by Black Eyed Peas
15- "Girl Fly" by HalOfBorg
V: Alignment You! You! The Animation Ghost.2 /
A: "The Dilbert Zone" by Danny Elfman
16- "That's Your Fruba For Today" by Megan Gale
V: Fruits Basket / A: "Your Horoscope For Today" by Weird Al Yankovic
I did receive two entries that arrived after the deadline. One would have been disqualified anyway due to excessive and pervasive cursing. The other one would have easily been a finalist, and I showed
Baitmaster's "Death Note Rhapsody" (V: Death Note / A: "Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen) as the last video as non-competing. It, as well as entry #12, received honorable mentions.
And now, the winners, in reverse order:
Upbeat/Comedy:
16- "That's Your Fruba For Today" by Megan GaleRomance:
8- "Surreal" by CodeDrama:
6- "In the End of Ed" by Sonicfan74Parody/Trailer:
There was a tie! I had a senior staffer look at the two entries, and he (she) stated his (her) case as to which video should win. After some discussion, the following video won:
2 - "Star Lagann" by Sonicfan74This video also received the most votes out of all other videos, including the tiebreaking vote, so it takes home the Top Vote-Getter Award.

Congratulations to all the winners! Your prizes will be mailed to you within the next week. Thank you to everybody for your participation.