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Take your seats, class is in session, as we invite you all to join us for the return of the Anime Los Angeles AMV Contest!
This year's contest will take place on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at the Ontario Convention Center in Ontario, California. We would love to meet all of your amazing creators, so drop by if you can!
Please be sure to review all of the rules below before submitting your videos, and send any questions you have to amv@animelosangeles.org. We can't wait to see what creations you'll serve up this year. Good luck!
The Rules
Spoiler :
Main Categories
Action / Adrenaline
Power, Intensity, Adventure
Drama / Theater
Suspense, Angst, Thriller
Fun / Upbeat
Whimsy, Energy, Swing
Sentiment / Feels
Passion, Nostalgia, Character
Comedy / Humor
Quirky, Silly, Outrageous
Bonus Categories
Trailer
Film, Games, Teasers
TV Intro
Parody of TV Show Openings
Commercial
Short Advertising Spots
Note: The final categories are subject to change depending on the amount and type of entries we receive
Entry Guidelines
Please review all of the guidelines. Contact us with any questions before submitting your entry.
Guidelines - All Entries
The majority of your entry's video content must consist of anime-styled or manga-styled sources. Consideration may be given to other sources that fit within the spirit of this event.
This is a PG-13 / TV-14 event. Excessive violence, coarse language, or adult situations/innuendo may lead to disqualification.
Must satisfy our technical standards
Must not have any corner watermark trademarks or logos
Must not have premiered online or participated in any public event prior to January 1, 2018
Bonus category entries are exempt from this rule
Guidelines - Main Categories
Up to 3 entries per creator or group
Duration: 1 minute minimum, 6 minutes maximum
Audio content must be primarily driven by music. No excessive dialog.
No unnecessary or excessive subtitles, text, or credits
Artistically relevant titles may be accepted
Multiple entries may be entered into the same category
Only 1 entry per category may advance to the finals. The judges and coordinator reserve the right to recategorize your entry where appropriate.
Guidelines - Bonus Categories
Up to 5 bonus entries per creator or group
These entries do not count against your main category maximum
Duration limits:
Trailer: 1 minute minimum, 3 minutes & 30 seconds maximum
TV Intro: 15 second minimum, 1 minute & 30 seconds maximum
Commercial: 15 second minimum, 1 minute maximum
Winners from these categories are determined by the judges. Trailers may be considered for Audience Choice.
Technical Standards
Resolution: 640x480 minimum, 1920x1080 maximum
File Size: 300 megabytes maximum
Formats: MP4 (preferred), MOV, AVI, MKV or MPG
Windows Media Format (WMV) will not be accepted.
The following video technical flaws may be subject to disqualification depending on severity:
Interlacing
Incorrect, or squashed/stretched aspect ratios
Chunky/blocky video (often caused by low quality source or excessive data compression)
Extreme Banding (i.e. Color gradients caused by video re-compression)
The following audio technical flaws may be subject to disqualification depending on severity:
Audible distortion
Levels that are too high, overdriven, or clipped
Levels that are too low or inaudible
Audible discontinuities caused by flawed audio edits
Pitch-shifted or speed-adjusted audio (unless by obvious artistic necessity)
Disqualification and Rejection
Entries may be disqualified or rejected for any reason listed in these rules or for any reason not foreseen by these rules as deemed by the coordinators or staff volunteers. All entries will be screened prior to judging to test for playback and rules compliance.
Disqualified entries may be resubmitted at any time prior to the submission deadline with advised corrections.
Rejected entries may not be resubmitted. A rejection may result in a temporary or permanent ban from this event depending on severity.
Your entry may be rejected for the following reasons (subject to change, not limited to...):
Plagiarism
You may not submit another AMV creator's work as your own. You may not use another AMV creator's work, even partially, without explicit acknowledgement. All persons involved in an entry must be listed on the submission form at the time of submission, and all must give consent to participate in this event.
Dishonorable Behavior
You may not engage in behavior that causes grief, harm, or in any way violates the rules of the convention with other creators, ALA attendees or ALA volunteer staff. This includes conduct on social media sites and private encounters.
Dishonesty
You may not submit false, inaccurate or misleading information when submitting an entry or while discussing with the contest coordinator or ALA volunteer staff. This includes stating you have read all of the rules before submitting an entry.
Minimal Effort / Zero Edit Submissions
You may not submit an entry that is deemed to have little to no editing of original sources.
Troll Submissions
You may not submit an entry for malicious purposes towards anyone.
Deadline
All entries must be submitted no later than 11:59pm PST on Saturday, December 14, 2019. You must fill out the online submission form and include a working download link to your entry by this time.
Entry Submission
Entries must be submitted digitally, no physical media of any kind will be accepted.
Please use an appropriate file sharing service like Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, etc.
Please do not link to video sharing sites like YouTube, Vimeo, etc.
Let me begin by taking a moment to thank you for participating in this year's AMV Contest here at Anime Los Angeles. It is an honor each year to be given an opportunity to showcase all of these amazing works made by creators such as yourself.
On behalf of Anime Los Angeles, all of the volunteer staff, and as a personal message from me, thank you. We would be no where without your continued support!
After weeks of discussion and debate, our panel of judges have narrowed down the finalists for this year's AMV Contest.
We are proud to present finalist entries from the following creators:
The AMV Contest will take place this Thursday, January 9. If you would like to attend, please be sure to arrive when the doors open at 8pm. The contest will begin at 8:30pm.
Winners for the AMV Contest will be announced during the Encore & Awards taking place on Saturday, January 11 beginning at noon PST. Winners will be announced in real-time on Twitter using the hashtag: #AnimeLA16.
Even if your name is not listed above, your AMV entry may still be played! We will once again highlight some of the best of the non-finalists and honorable mentions during our pre-show block on the main stage, and we will showcase many more during our AMV Programming all weekend long in the video room.
Once again, thank you so much for being a part of this event. I hope to continue to see more works by you for years to come.
Take care!
Winners Announced
Finalist play order, winners in bold:
Action / Adrenaline
Bang Goes the Railgun (Silent Hero Studios) Duelists in Winter (Kirbygal)
Slay Your Demons (Pikapwn)
Manic Melody (BecauseImBored1)
This Is How We Burn (Opner)
Bending Inferno 2.0 (Rider4Z)
Drama / Theater
Dopamine (Kireblue)
S E A R C H I N G (BleachShippu5678)
Clover Dreams (Nekokitkat)
Fly High (Rider4Z) Weaving Wounds (Xophilarus)
The Tin Man's Journey (Speedy180)
Fun / Upbeat
Poppycockers (Mycathatesyou69)
All Eyes On Me (MadMegatax)
Bloom, Too (SliceofLife) KyoAniNoon (Toon Addict Productions)
Lock and Key (UnluckyArtist)
Carole's Poppin' Tuesday! (Nekokitkat)
Sentiment / Feels
Breakdown (TwigglyFiggly)
Battle of Tsunshima (EnQuatre)
Beyond the Unknown (Rider4Z)
This is Us (xSnowflakes and KaeldraicProductions)
The Stars, Misaligned (Espresso Yourself)
Sad Piece (Sean.PNG)
Comedy / Humor
The Ouran Book Report (AquaSorceress)
YIAYMV (ShizayaFanart) Diznee Presents: Kuroko’s Basketball (Pikapwn)
MILLIONS DEAD (PaNTSU oF d00m)
Bonus Blocks (Played between categories)
Block 1
Kaguya Wants To Play A Game (of War) [Opner]
Thank You For Your Alchemy (The Negative 1)
Block 2
Fizzy Water Juice (UnluckyArtist) Madoka and the Nutcracker Witch (Kireblue)
Block 3
thirsty II (MadMegatax)
The Dark Soul Gem (Rider4Z)
Block 4
Bebe Doo, Where Are You! (drewaconclusion)
Fullmetal Alchemist: Endgame (PaNTSU of d00m)
Additional Awards
Coordinator's Choice: "Beyond the Unknown" by Rider4Z Judges' Choice: "Madoka and the Nutcracker Witch" by Kireblue Audience Choice: "Diznee Presents: Kuroko’s Basketball" by Pikapwn
Pre-Show and Honorable Mentions
KILL La KILL x BAND-MAID ~ Decided By Myself (J Dende)
Beyond Horizon (Vik)
Reality (Cenq)
Mewtwo x Amber ~boy [meets] EVIL~ (Teru)
Deep Color Nightmare (SerAvium)
A Squid Story (Azukano)
Sorrow (Elysium)
Karass (Iren S.S.)
The Real Me (Tasha Livingstone)
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