NEW AMV Contest in Colorado!! (Deadline 31-Dec-15!)

[Pathos Prime]

Unfortunately for DRAMA or drama/romance as its own category, a LOT of con audiences treat this as 'the bathroom break,' and I can't count the number of times (like when I went to Kumoricon) that I saw 1/5 to 1/4 the room dump out. Blame the convention fans (as opposed to online contests mostly judges within the AMV community)

- G

The easy way to.fix this is just have drama categories go.first. A lot of contests do it that way I have attended, and they never have those kinds of issues.

Or do like we do it and have a mixed exhibition of all finalists regardless of category before announcing the winners.

[Geirr]

OK, they have posted 5min max duration, 4 AMVs total of which two can go for the same category.
You do NOT have to be present nor be a paid member to participate.
They will ship prizes to the winners. (I don't know if they also have a certificate or not.)

As always, see their website for complete ( and 'official' ) details, and if the amv@coloradoanimefest.com
doesn't seem to work, email me or PM me here and I can ping them for questions.
I am hoping they get everything up and running OK this year.

I'll also be making recommendations (including categories) for next year too,
and hope things get smoother as this new convention gains experience.

Thank again everyone.

- G

[Geirr]

Or do like we do it and have a mixed exhibition of all finalists regardless of category before announcing the winners.

I don't know about their total time slot, but at Kumoricon I used to show a Pre-Show, then the contest, then a Best-Of show following, to fill whatever time block I was given, and I'd try to pack it with a mix of runner-ups that 'almost made it,' according to notes from the judges, and also throw in some recent popular AMVs that have been taking accolades within the previous year.

- G