The moment you were waiting for... The results! Here they are:
(For list of AMVs that were shown at SMASH!, please look at the bottom of this post!)
People's Choice Award
"Eternal Souls" by Rachii
Judges' Choice Award
"Hot Commodity" by GuntherAMVs
Best Technical Award
"Death Silence" by TritioAFB
True Blue Aussie Award
"Resist, Revolt, Rebuild" by David Tse
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ACTION CATEGORY
HONOURABLES:
"BooM" by xDieguitoAMV
"Electroheart" by Shadowbody
"Mahjong Banquet" by Bryan Ngo
RUNNER-UP:
"Superalloy" by drewaconclusion
WINNER:
"Resist, Revolt, Rebuild" by David Tse
COMEDY/PARODY CATEGORY
HONOURABLES:
"Rejected AMVs" by l33tmeatwad
"Juno" by MinetChan
"Birds and the Bees" by Nicki_013
RUNNER-UP:
"Alchemy Zone" by BecauseImBored1
WINNER:
"Animu Stew" by BakaOppai
DRAMA/ROMANCE CATEGORY
HONOURABLES:
"Smile of an Angel" by Galia & Kitty
"Hearts & Houses" by Ryvannis
"Lunar Rush" by Xophilarus
RUNNER-UP:
"Face Your Fears" by BakaOppai
WINNER:
"Pandora" by Centurione (Successfully defends title, 2 times in a row)
UPBEAT/DANCE CATEGORY
HONOURABLES:
"Rise of Dandy" by Nosamvs
"Dance Intermission" by MoonieAMV
"Pamplemousse" by PieandBeer
RUNNER-UP:
"Soul Eaters Anonymous" by BecauseImBored1
WINNER:
"A Piece of Toast" by BakaOppai
If you would like to see the AMV Finals screenings session that happened you can view it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNHORWcr21o
AMVs that were shown at SMASH! are at the bottom of this post. Thank you to all those who participated!
26 July 2014: People's Choice award voting has now finished. The full results of all awards will be released at SMASH!, on the last day which is August 10! Good luck to all those who entered!
Click here to see the AMVs entered A list of the AMVs entered can be found here. (Huge picture file size warning!)
Click here to cast your votes!
Voting ends: Saturday, 26 July @ 11:59 p.m. (AEST)
1 July 2014: Today's the last day to submit your entries into the competition! If you haven't done so, get to it! XD
Deadline: 11:59 p.m. (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
Note: This is SMASH!'s Main AMV Competition. For SMASH! AMV's offshoot competition, the Blitz tournament, can be found by clicking here!
Hi a-m-v.org folk~
After a record-breaking, yet epic run in 2013, Sydney's convention, SMASH! is back, and as a result, the Anime Music Video competition has returned too! (AMVs to make, yay!) This is the convention's 8th year in running the AMV competiton, and as such, the organisers of the competition hope to make this a better event than the last. ^_^
We had some great entries in the past, as well as well-known winners (such as in SMASH! AMV 2012 and SMASH! AMV 2013), so we hope to see more quality entries this year! Importantly, this competition is open to EVERYONE around the world, and not just for Australians.
So! Let's get to the basic, yet important details of the competition!
- When is the competition open: NOW CLOSED! Thank you to all those who have entered!
- When is the deadline: July 1, 2014 @ 11:59 p.m. (UTC+10) (For other timezone, please see at the end of this post!)
- Up to three (3) videos can be entered.
- Videos may be no longer than 5 minutes.
For more details, please see the rules and submission guidelines by clicking here!
Here are the categories that represent SMASH!
- Action
- Comedy/Parody
- Drama/Romance
- Upbeat/Dance
In addition, you can also win the following awards too - increase your chances to win!:
- Best Technical award
- People’s Choice award
- Judge’s Choice award
- Down Under award (For Australians only)
So, that's the basic gist of it! If you are ready to submit your AMV(s), please click here for the ENTRY FORM!
If you have any further questions on the AMV competition (or even questions about the con itself!) please do not to hesitate to contact me (or MariaChrystal and NinjaGaiden888 who lurks around here sometimes ^^;;) via this thread here, or through an email to the AMV team: amv@smash.org.au
I wish you all Good Luck and all the best in the competition! Be the best you can be! :3
Renato
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AMVs screened at SMASH!:
Screenings 1 - Saturday 9 August @ 10am
"Control the Redline" by Nic Neidenbach
"Runaway Garden" by Alick Song
"Dare you to Dream" by MinetChan
"Que Sera" by HiikariAMV (BLITZ AMV)
"The Basketball which Kuroko Jams" by Nicolio1313
"Squiddy Squidstep Polka" by MoonieAMV
"Metal Gear Titans" by Ryuu-Dono
"All you can be" by SheeGee & InsaneWaya
"A Couple Love Story" by Akira Hoshi
"Rise of Dandy" by Nosamvs
"Unconditionally" by Kakkoiito
"AMV Collab 101" by MinetChan (BLITZ AMV)
"Telus Television Commerical" by Nicki_013
"Love throughout their lives" by Hika Yagami
Screenings 2 M15+ - Saturday 9 August @ 4pm
"Visions" by LoseyourselfAMV
"Electroheart" by Shadowbody
"With a Capital T" by LC_Lapen
"In Exremis" by David Tse
"Bad Dog" by TritioAFB
"Birds and the Bees" by Nicki_013
"Kill La Kill" by Unlucky Artist
"The Castle Hall" by Shadowbody
"Girl x Girl" by Galia & Kitty
"The Signal" by Maboroshi Studio
"Drain" by Unlucky Artist
"Closer to Hell" by xDieguitoAMV
"A Master's Equal" by Vinh Nguyen
"Rejected AMVs" by l33tmeatwad
Screenings 3 - Sunday 10 August @ 10am
"Leave it all behind" by Erin Coppin
"The Butterfly & The Goldfish" by TheDarkWolfKnight
"Moe through helplessness" by HiikariAMV (BLITZ AMV)
"How it feels like to chew 5 gum" by PieandBeer & Amaterasu
"Ring of Fire" by MinetChan
"Take the Time" by Yusuke
"Disconnected" by amv2710
"Soul Eaters Anonymous" by BecauseImBored1
"Pamplemousse" by PieandBeer
"No Rescue" by Ryuu-Dono
"Breakeven" by Maika
"Hearts & Houses" by Ryvannis
"Hot Blooded" by BecauseImBored1
"Mahjong Banquet" by Bryan Ngo
"Lunar Rush" by Xophilarus
"Sky High" by Nosamvs, Miki, amv2710, Aciqui
"The Magic of Voice" by MinetChan (BLITZ AMV)
Screenings 4 - Sunday 10 August @ 11:30am
"BooM" by xDieguitoAMV
"Titan" by Lorain Wright (BLITZ AMV)
"Face Your Fears" by BakaOppai
"Superalloy" by drewaconclusion
"Smile of an Angel" by Galia & Kitty
"Juno" by MinetChan
"Sekai Mirai" by Nosamvs (BLITZ AMV)
"Fascination" by Ryvannis
"Alchemy Zone" by BecauseImBored1
"September's Children" by HiikariAMV
"The Nameless" by amv2710 (BLITZ AMV)
"Ethereal Horizon" by TheAsian777
"Shame of the Guilty" by StephenMcC55 & SayWut
"Tiny Japanese Hearts" by MinetChan (BLITZ AMV)
"Dance Intermission" by MoonieAMV
"Crossed Hearts" by Emma Browning
AMV Finals Screenings - Sunday 10 August @ 4pm (All winners listed above)
"Good Times" by HiikariAMV (BLITZ AMV)
"Fight for Victory" by MinetChan (BLITZ AMV)
"Eternal Souls" by Rachii (People's Choice Award winner)
"Hot Commodity" by GuntherAMVs (Judges' Choice Award winner)
"Death Silence" by TritioAFB (Best Technical Award winner)
"Resist, Revolt, Rebuild" by David Tse (Action Category winner)
"Animu Stew" by BakaOppai (Comedy/Parody winner)
"Pandora" by Centurione (Drama/Romance winner)
"A Piece of Toast" by BakaOppai (Upbeat/Dance winner)