And the winners are
BlerDCon 2026 AMV winners
Best in show
Come with me POW! Editor: Bionic Slime
Judges Choice
Editing Hell ResyAMV
Coordinators choice
Come with ME POW! Boinic Slime
Action Winner
Uprising Editor: ShinRyu
Action Runner up
Death_Of_Me Editor: Chiterra
Drama Winner
Heaven_and_grief Editor: Milan21
Drama Runner up
Misery's Smile Editor: Speedy180/Nekokitkat
Originality Trailer Parody Winner
Top Gundam Burning - Trailer Editor: ZeonicFreak
Originality Trailer Parody Runner up
Bigbody 2 Clean Editor: AbyssBreakingStudios
Romance Sentimental winner
Dumping Equivalent Editor: l33tmeatwad
Romance Sentimental Runner up
Just Gotta Believe Editor: AbyssBreakingStudios
Comedy Winner
Pump it Sakura clean version Editor: Kamonegi205
Comedy Runner up
I Want to Yeet Your Pancreas.mp4 Editor: TehPhoenix
Upbeat Winner
RATATA - Contest Encode_255MB.mp4 Editor: Elixir - Joker Troupe
Upbeat Runner up
Come with me POW! Editor: Bionic Slime
NSFW Winners
NSFW Best in show tie
Modern Feminism (Owl-ter Ego) Editor: FashionableJellyfish
Dont Zombie Now Editor: Speedy180 – LBS
Judges Choice
Name's Ackerman Editor: IcePhoenix2
Coodinators Choice
Check Editor: E_01
Action winner
Modern Feminism (Owl-ter Ego) Editor: FashionableJellyfish
Action Runner up
The Name's Ackerman Editor: IcePhoenix2
NSFW DRAMA Romance Sentimental Winner
False Idol Editor: Princess Mareep
NSFW DRAMA Romance Sentimental Runner up
Your Blood Editor: Leopah
NSFW Upbeat Winner
Dont Zombie Now Editor: Speedy180 -
NSFW Upbeat runner up
Check Editor: E_01
NSFW HORROR winner
Plight of the Working Vampire Editor: TehPhoenix
NSFW HORROR Runner up
Uzumaki A Spiral of Love Editor: Kamonegi205
NSFW ECCHI Winner
Immolate (Burn For You) Editor: ResyAMV
NSFW ECCHI runner up
Stay Poppin Editor: PrincessMareep
NSFW Experimental Winner
MAHOROBA Editor: ProstrateConstantly
NSFW Experimental Runner up
Yet Editor: Tyken (Otaku Lounge Productions)
NSFW Comedy winner
Zero to 69 (Nice) Editor: Bionic Slime
NSFW Comedy Runner up
Katsuki Bakugo Rap Editor: CrystalMoon7290
FOR THE SFW CONTEST:
Submissions are now open for the 2026 Blerdcon AMV Contest! The top entries will be screened on-site where the audience can vote for one winner per category digitally, Best in Show, and Best in Editing. The Top Winners will receive a free pass to Blerdcon 2027!
Rules:
AMVs must be no shorter than 1 minute and no longer than 5 minutes and use resolution from 720p to 1080p
No 4k videos will be accepted
All videos should be original work
No video that has been placed in a contest within the past 6 months (winners)
Do not include opening or closing credits or watermarks
No subtitles are permitted unless they are ORIGINAL WORK used deliberately for effect
Only one entry is permitted per Category per creator/studio for this contest
Except for the live Cosplay Category videos must contain 60% animation
Videos should be appropriate for a general audience; videos with excessive violence/gore, suggestive themes/lewdness, or profanity may be rejected.
The general rule is to keep to PG-13 and the final ruling is up to the judge’s discretion.
Categories are as follows:
Action: tends to be more fast-paced and centers on action, activity, and coolness factor
Drama: focuses more on storytelling and strong emotional elements
Comedy: evokes humor through song choice, editing, and/or clip progression
Upbeat/Dance: uses faster transitions and music with higher bpm like dance, trap, Afro beats, etc.
Romance/sentimental: showcases romantic relationships and shipping, whether canon or fanon
Originality: parody, trailer edits, clip compilations, or anything else that does not necessarily fit the above. Creativity is key!
Live Cosplay “new” – Live video cosplay video for editors to showcase their skills
Please reach out to programming@blerdcon.org with any questions or concerns! Happy editing!
https://blerdcon.org/applications/amv-application/
For the NSFW Contest:
Submissions are now open for the 2026 BlerDCon NSFW 18+ AMV Contest!
Rules:
AMVs must be no shorter than 1 minute and no longer than 5 minutes, with a resolution of 720p to 1080p.
No 4K videos will be accepted.
All videos should be original work.
Do not include opening or closing credits or watermarks.
No subtitles are permitted unless they are original work used deliberately for effect.
Only one entry is permitted per category per creator or studio for this contest.
This contest features five categories:
Action
Drama
Ecchi
Comedy
Horror
Upbeat
This NSFW contest is intended for content that would generally be rated R or higher in film, such as graphic nudity or explicit audio. Examples of content that would push a video from PG-13 to NSFW include:
Graphic nudity
Strong sexual content, video, or audio
Strong use of expletives
Gore and excessive violence
Please reach out to blerdconamv@gmail.com with any questions or concerns. Happy editing!
Note: All submissions will be screened for appropriateness and may not be accepted if deemed too extreme for the intended audience.
https://blerdcon.org/applications/amv-application/
Please reach out to programming@blerdcon.org with any questions or concerns! Happy editing!
https://blerdcon.org/applications/amv-application/
