Tora-Con 2018 AMV Contest - Results!

[Tora-Con AMV Contest]

Tora-Con is a two-day convention at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. For 2018 we will once again be hosting an AMV contest, with screening and voting on both Saturday and Sunday. The AMV contest is open to all editors, including those who will not be physically attending the convention. However, we do love seeing entries from local editors in New York State or the Northeast US!

What: Tora-Con 2018
When: April 14 & 15 2018
Where: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY USA
Convention site: http://toracon.org/

AMV Contest entry deadline: March 10th, 2018 @ 11:59pm (Eastern Standard Time)
Contest Rules: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JPIed5 ... 9vfdB/view
Entry form: https://toracon.org/contests/amv-contest/(scroll to bottom of page for entry form link)

Please read the rules before you send us your entries. Tora-Con is a family-friendly convention and want to keep parents (and the university) happy, so don't send send us videos with scenes containing nudity, or songs jam-packed with expletives.

Note that we do have a "freshness" rule, so we request that you not enter videos that have won an award at two or more conventions, or videos that are more than two years old (from their premiere) based on the date of the convention. This is in part so we can give new videos and up-and-coming editors a shot at getting into the contest. See the complete rules document for more info on this.

Prizes for winners in the past have included trophies/plaques, and gift certificates to Amazon, Rightstuf, etc!

Email amv@toracon.org with questions.
Hope to see some videos soon! Spread the word around to your AMV-editing friends!

[Tora-Con AMV Contest]

This is just a reminder that our 2018 AMV Contest closes on March 10th--less than a month away! If you have not already submitted an AMV, then what are you waiting for? There's nothing to lose, and you might just win a prize!

Please see our previous post and our official contest rules document for more information on the contest:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JPIed5 ... 9vfdB/view

And finally, click here to fill out an entry form!
https://toracon.org/contests/amv-contes ... ubmission/

[Tora-Con AMV Contest]

Hello everyone!

The Tora-Con 2018 AMV Contest will be closing submissions this weekend--at midnight on March 10th!

We are particularly low on comedy, upbeat, and trailer AMVs! If you have a finished AMV from one of these categories that meets our contest rules, then you should definitely send it our way!

Please see our initial post and our official contest rules document for more information on the contest:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JPIed5 ... 9vfdB/view

And finally, click here to fill out an entry form!
https://toracon.org/contests/amv-contes ... ubmission/

[MaboroshiStudio]

Note that we do have a "freshness" rule, so we request that you not enter videos that have won an award at two or more conventions, or videos that are more than two years old (from their premiere) based on the date of the convention. This is in part so we can giv new videos and up-and-coming editors a shot at getting into the contest. See the complete rules document for more info on this.

Glad to hear you have a hard freshness rule! Just sent 2

[Cirera]

It really is a shame you guys didn't get that many comedy videos this year ;-;

[Tora-Con AMV Contest]

Hello everyone! Another Tora-Con has come to a close, which means another AMV Contest is over as well! Below is the full list of all finalist videos in this year's AMV Contest, with the winners of our ten awards noted as well.

The AMV Contest Coordinators would like to extend our appreciation to all of the editors who submitted a video to us this year. We could not have a contest without you! Thank you!

Tora-Con 2018 AMV Contest
Finalists & Winners List

Action Category

1. Deku to Hero
Editor: Ivordes Greenleaf
Audio: "Zero to Hero" from Hercules
Video: My Hero Academia

2. Sensational Beatdown
Editor: MoonieAMV
"Gotta Fight" by Loudness
Video: Various

3. The War Has Begun
Editor: StudioVideoHome
Audio: "It Has Begun" by Starset
Video: Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt movies

4. Down the Road
Editor: DopplerDo
Audio: "Down the Road" by C2C
Video: Cowboy Bebop
Action Category Winner!
Judge’s Choice Winner!

5. Love Letter to Gunpla
Editor: Speedy180
Audio: "Top of the World" by Greek Fire
Video: Gundam Build Fighters

6. Zero to Onion
Editor: Pikapwn
Audio: "ONION!" by One OK Rock
Video: Mob Psycho 100

Romance Category

1. What If It's Us?
Editor: Heartlessgem
Audio: "Only Us" from Dear Evan Hansen
Video: Your Lie in April

2. Daydreamers
Editor: UtsukushiLight
Audio: "Me Without You" by Toby Mac
Video: Nisekoi: False Love

3. So Far Away
Editor: Rein Takanashi
Audio: "So Far Away" by Martin Garrix & David Guetta (feat. Jamie Scott & Romy Dya)
Video: Hanasaku Iroha

4. Yellow Ribbon
Editor: AllegoriestAMVs
Audio: "Falling in Love At A Coffee Shop" by Landon Pigg
Video: Doukyuusei

5. Petal Dance
Editor: PaNTSU oF d00m
Audio: "Town of Jade" English cover by Rachie
Video: Sakura Trick, Your Name, Anohana

6. Familiar
Editor: Shorisquared
Audio: "When She Loved Me" by Sarah McLachlan
Video: She and Her Cat: Everything Flows
Romance Category Winner!

Upbeat Category

1. Desu Circulation
Editor: Cirera
Audio: "Everybody's Circulation" by TMABird
Video: Various

2. SPF (Stereotypical Party Filler)
Editor: Gina Nelson
Audio: "Cake By the Ocean" by DNCE
Video: Various
Best in Show Winner!
Editing Skills Winner!

3. Another Day of Sun
Editor: MinetChan
"Another Day of Sun" from La La Land
Video: Shirobako

4. Holding Out For (More) My Hero Academia
Editor: DL
Audio: "Holding Out For a Hero" by Jennifer Saunders
Video: My Hero Academia

5. We Have Arrived onto the Future and the Whole World Is Become Dandy
Editor: AttorneyAtMusic
Audio: "Elektronik Supersonik" by Zlad!
Video: Space Dandy

6. The World is Ours
Editor: Speedy180
Audio: "Hello World" by Aloe Blacc
Video: Various
Upbeat Category Winner!

Comedy/Parody Category

1. Mean Hanekawa
Editor: Cirera
Audio: "The Mean Kitty Song" by Cory Williams
Video: Bakemonogatari

2. A Dragon Like Me
Editor: TheDestineeAMV
Audio: "Friend Like Me" from Aladdin
Video: Miss Koyabashi's Dragon Maid
Comedy/Parody Category Winner!

3. The Poputepipikku Golden Girls
Editor: Maboroshi Studio
Audio: "Thank You for Being a Friend" from The Golden Girls
Video: Pop Team Epic

Drama Category

1. Terrible Things
Editor: Numbuh0051
Audio: "Terrible Things" by Mayday Parade
Video: Your Name
Drama Category Winner!

2. Dentelle
Editor: Iren S.S.
Audio: "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saens
Video: Gankutsuou, Madoka Magica

3. Bottom of the River
Editor: MinetChan
Audio: "Bottom of the River" by Delta Rae
Video: 91 Days

4. Covert Haven
Editor: PaNTSU oF d00m
Audio: "You Let Me Walk Alone" by Michael Schulte
Video: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

5. Bullets Rain Noir
Editor: Rider4Z
Audio: "Believer" by Imagine Dragons
Video: Lupin III: Jigen's Gravestone

6. Dead To Me
Editor: OscarAMV
Audio: "Dead To Me" by Sex Whales & Fraxo
Video: A Silent Voice

Trailer/Other Category

1. Beauty & the Magus
Editor: TheDestineeAMV
Audio: Beauty & the Beast (2017) Trailer
Video: Ancient Magus' Bride

2. Re:Creators - Age of Altair
Editor: SaphiraSnow AMVs
Audio: Avengers: Age of Ultron Trailer
Video: Re:Creators

3. Midway
Editor: Mysunsai
Audio: Dunkirk Trailer, Flyboys Trailer
Video: Kantai Collection

4. The Salt Bae Ultimate Grinder Service
Editor: Maboroshi Studio
Audio: "Oh Yeah" by Yello, original voiceover by Maboroshi Studio
Video: I'm Sakemoto, Yuri on Ice!!!
Trailer/Other Winner

5. Take Pills
Editor: Bry__
Audio: "Take Pills" by Panda Bear
Video: Various
Artistic Merit Winner

[Tora-Con AMV Contest]

It really is a shame you guys didn't get that many comedy videos this year ;-;

Yes! We were surprised that we didn't even have enough videos to fill the category! Although comedy is usually not a very "popular" category, we usually at least have over 6.

[shorisquared]

Thanks for hosting another great contest! Here's the YouTube playlist. Just missing 5 videos:

[DopplerDo]

Thanks for the love, Tora-Con! Holy crap this is an awesome lineup! I wish I could have attended in person.

[speedy180]

Wow thank you so much Tora-Con! Always love submitting to your con. XD