Anime North 2026 AMV Contest

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Anime North is back for 2026!

We are excited to announce we are now accepting submissions for the 2026 Anime North Music Video contest. The deadline will be April 4th, 2026. The details are located below, but are posted Anime North's main site as well: https://www.animenorth.com/index.php/pr ... amvcontest

As always, there are three competition divisions in which to compete.

Open:
This division is open to any and all AMV creators who want to pit their entry against some of the best in the business. The winner of this category will receive the Northern Lights Award.

Novice:
This division is for entrants who do not feel comfortable entering the Open category. These neophytes have never won an award or prize for their work. In the spirit of fairness, you should consider entering the Open category if you have made more than 10 videos. The winner of this category will receive the Newbie Award and a promotion to the Open category next year.

Challenge:
The videos in this category must follow the year's specific Challenge:

Our mascot, Momiji, wants to know which show to watch next! Can you convince her with that next level title sequence? Creators are asked to remake the intro of any televised show with whichever anime they choose.

There is a bonus on Cinematography this year. We want that eye catching factor!

For any clarifications, please contact video@animenorth.com.

If your video isn't eligible to compete (made prior to September 1st 2025), or if you have multiple videos you want to show, please submit them to the Exhibition category. The Exhibition videos are shown on Sunday at the convention before all of the contest videos.

Good luck to all of our contestants, I wish you all the best.