Otakuthon 2015 AMV contest now open

[shorisquared]

Copy paste from the con forums:

Category followed by winning AMV title

People's choice: A Trip To Your Heart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaQaXdw ... freload=10

Action: Fight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFLD5PP ... freload=10

Comedy: The Swear Jar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j71GwM ... freload=10

Drama: Echo of Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya_JeD_ ... freload=10

Originality: The Fangirl Chronicle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNfb7fJ ... freload=10

Effects: Magnolia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kha_sMI ... freload=10

Judges Favourite: My Fault
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odDruTf ... freload=10

No idea who the other finalists were, but this user uploaded a few clips of the contest.

Thanks for the post!

[tayuyashoujo]

Here's the playlist of the finalists. Once again, copied from the forums. Since the editors weren't listed I tried to match the videos up with their editors. The videos with more common names I wasn't able to find, and I don't guarantee that all of these listed are correct, but I tried my best.

Spoiler :

Entry 01- Break The World / Action
Entry 02- A Boy In Funny Red Boots/ Drama [Dragonrider1227]
Entry 03- A Trip To Your Heart / Drama [Oli Rod]
Entry 04- Out Of Water / Action [Allegory Stark]
Entry 05- Bad Dog / Comedy
Entry 06- Area 52 / Action [Unlucky Artist]
Entry 07- Magnolia / Action [Blitz Ryke]
Entry 08- Monster / Drama
Entry 09- Concrete Kid / Drama [tayuyashoujo]
Entry 10- Coping Mechanism / Originality [Unlucky Artist]
Entry 11- Everlasting / Drama
Entry 12- Everything Is Still Falling Apart / Drama
Entry 13- Evolution / Action [GeneStarwind21122]
Entry 14- The Confession / Originality [GuntherAMVs]
Entry 15- Guy's Just Want to Have Fun / Drama [nicolio1313]
Entry 16- Echo of Life / Drama [OokamiAMVs]
Entry 17- Heart Shaped Hole /Drama [the toddfather/davenfonet]
Entry 18- Fight / Action [knage/balgreya]
Entry 19- Korra Is A Warrior / Action
Entry 20- Captain DandEo / Comedy [LC_Lapen]
Entry 21- The Seven of Spades: / Action [LC_Lapen]
Entry 22- Mad Max Redline Fury / Originality [MaboroshiStudio]
Entry 23- The Swear Jar / Comedy [MaboroshiStudio]
Entry 24- Stand In The Rain / Drama [knage/balgreya]
Entry 25- My Fault / Drama [[key]Scarlet]
Entry 26- My Nightmare / Originality
Entry 27- Nakama / Originality
Entry 28- Renegade / Action
Entry 29- Requiem for the Slave / Drama [Psychedelic SkiBum]
Entry 30- Holding out for a Huntress / Action
Entry 31- Story of the Sea / Originality [Kagoween]
Entry 32- The Black Class / Action [scarlet lycoris]
Entry 33- The Fangirl Chronicle / Originality [CeliaPhantomhive]
Entry 34- The Fresh Prince of NERV / Comedy [shorisquared]
Entry 35- The half assed Kantai / Comedy
Entry 36- The World Only Somebody Else Knows / Comedy [nicolio1313]
Entry 37- III Shades of Magic / Comedy [Warlike Cygnet]
Entry 38- Beyond the Slope / Drama [StarTrinity009]

[shorisquared]

Here's the playlist of the finalists. Once again, copied from the forums. Since the editors weren't listed I tried to match the videos up with their editors. The videos with more common names I wasn't able to find, and I don't guarantee that all of these listed are correct, but I tried my best.

Spoiler :

Entry 01- Break The World / Action
Entry 02- A Boy In Funny Red Boots/ Drama [Dragonrider1227]
Entry 03- A Trip To Your Heart / Drama [Oli Rod]
Entry 04- Out Of Water / Action [Allegory Stark]
Entry 05- Bad Dog / Comedy
Entry 06- Area 52 / Action [Unlucky Artist]
Entry 07- Magnolia / Action [Blitz Ryke]
Entry 08- Monster / Drama
Entry 09- Concrete Kid / Drama [tayuyashoujo]
Entry 10- Coping Mechanism / Originality [Unlucky Artist]
Entry 11- Everlasting / Drama
Entry 12- Everything Is Still Falling Apart / Drama
Entry 13- Evolution / Action [GeneStarwind21122]
Entry 14- The Confession / Originality [GuntherAMVs]
Entry 15- Guy's Just Want to Have Fun / Drama [nicolio1313]
Entry 16- Echo of Life / Drama [OokamiAMVs]
Entry 17- Heart Shaped Hole /Drama [the toddfather/davenfonet]
Entry 18- Fight / Action [knage/balgreya]
Entry 19- Korra Is A Warrior / Action
Entry 20- Captain DandEo / Comedy [LC_Lapen]
Entry 21- The Seven of Spades: / Action [LC_Lapen]
Entry 22- Mad Max Redline Fury / Originality [MaboroshiStudio]
Entry 23- The Swear Jar / Comedy [MaboroshiStudio]
Entry 24- Stand In The Rain / Drama [knage/balgreya]
Entry 25- My Fault / Drama [[key]Scarlet]
Entry 26- My Nightmare / Originality
Entry 27- Nakama / Originality
Entry 28- Renegade / Action
Entry 29- Requiem for the Slave / Drama [Psychedelic SkiBum]
Entry 30- Holding out for a Huntress / Action
Entry 31- Story of the Sea / Originality [Kagoween]
Entry 32- The Black Class / Action [scarlet lycoris]
Entry 33- The Fangirl Chronicle / Originality [CeliaPhantomhive]
Entry 34- The Fresh Prince of NERV / Comedy [shorisquared]
Entry 35- The half assed Kantai / Comedy
Entry 36- The World Only Somebody Else Knows / Comedy [nicolio1313]
Entry 37- III Shades of Magic / Comedy [Warlike Cygnet]
Entry 38- Beyond the Slope / Drama [StarTrinity009]

Again. Thank you. You da girl!

[Dragonrider1227]

Here's the playlist of the finalists. Once again, copied from the forums. Since the editors weren't listed I tried to match the videos up with their editors. The videos with more common names I wasn't able to find, and I don't guarantee that all of these listed are correct, but I tried my best.

Spoiler :

Entry 01- Break The World / Action
Entry 02- A Boy In Funny Red Boots/ Drama [Dragonrider1227]
Entry 03- A Trip To Your Heart / Drama [Oli Rod]
Entry 04- Out Of Water / Action [Allegory Stark]
Entry 05- Bad Dog / Comedy
Entry 06- Area 52 / Action [Unlucky Artist]
Entry 07- Magnolia / Action [Blitz Ryke]
Entry 08- Monster / Drama
Entry 09- Concrete Kid / Drama [tayuyashoujo]
Entry 10- Coping Mechanism / Originality [Unlucky Artist]
Entry 11- Everlasting / Drama
Entry 12- Everything Is Still Falling Apart / Drama
Entry 13- Evolution / Action [GeneStarwind21122]
Entry 14- The Confession / Originality [GuntherAMVs]
Entry 15- Guy's Just Want to Have Fun / Drama [nicolio1313]
Entry 16- Echo of Life / Drama [OokamiAMVs]
Entry 17- Heart Shaped Hole /Drama [the toddfather/davenfonet]
Entry 18- Fight / Action [knage/balgreya]
Entry 19- Korra Is A Warrior / Action
Entry 20- Captain DandEo / Comedy [LC_Lapen]
Entry 21- The Seven of Spades: / Action [LC_Lapen]
Entry 22- Mad Max Redline Fury / Originality [MaboroshiStudio]
Entry 23- The Swear Jar / Comedy [MaboroshiStudio]
Entry 24- Stand In The Rain / Drama [knage/balgreya]
Entry 25- My Fault / Drama [[key]Scarlet]
Entry 26- My Nightmare / Originality
Entry 27- Nakama / Originality
Entry 28- Renegade / Action
Entry 29- Requiem for the Slave / Drama [Psychedelic SkiBum]
Entry 30- Holding out for a Huntress / Action
Entry 31- Story of the Sea / Originality [Kagoween]
Entry 32- The Black Class / Action [scarlet lycoris]
Entry 33- The Fangirl Chronicle / Originality [CeliaPhantomhive]
Entry 34- The Fresh Prince of NERV / Comedy [shorisquared]
Entry 35- The half assed Kantai / Comedy
Entry 36- The World Only Somebody Else Knows / Comedy [nicolio1313]
Entry 37- III Shades of Magic / Comedy [Warlike Cygnet]
Entry 38- Beyond the Slope / Drama [StarTrinity009]

I was a finalist? :O Wow! Thanks for this.

[pan_dbgt01]

I will try to enter this next year. Heard some great things about this CON. Will probably attend.

[davenfonet]

I will try to enter this next year. Heard some great things about this CON. Will probably attend.

I love the con, I don't love the AMV contest

[pan_dbgt01]

I will try to enter this next year. Heard some great things about this CON. Will probably attend.

I love the con, I don't love the AMV contest

Oh really? That's all I really would attend for. Probably bring the kids if they have a game room.
I mainly buy stuff. I don't have a lot of time to geek out on things anymore like discussion panels and what not.