Signup and rules here: https://animenyc.com/amv2021/
***Update*** As of 10/11/2021 All AMVs submitted to Anime NYC will be submitted to our sister AMV Contest @ Anime Frontier in Texas!
For NYC Locals, or those attending to the con, you can participate in the contest as a judge! Deadline to apply is October 20th and the form can be found on the same page above!
The Jist
Submitted videos must fall under one of the 5 categories
- Action/Adventure
- Romance
- Drama
- Upbeat
- Comedy/Parody
Deadline: October 25th, 2021 11:59pm
Rules and Info
Video & Audio Quality
- Videos should not contain watermarks, TV logos, studio bumpers, credits, or references to other events that are either not directly related to the video content or unnecessary for the video concept.
- Videos should also not contain subtitles that were not created by the editor.
- Entries should be of reasonable video and audio quality. Videos that have a resolution and frame rate less than 480p and 23.976fps may be disqualified.
- Except for trailer/commercial-style videos, the audio of each entry should be mostly music.
- Audio from English dubs or the original audio of an anime is not permitted, but sound effects are ok.
- Videos must be in a format that can be read by VLC Media Player and Media Player Classic.
- Files sizes should be kept small. Please keep files to be at max 2 GB.
- All submissions must be made over a cloud-based file sharing service that is accessible to the public (Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.) YouTube or “streaming only” links will not be accepted.
- We do not accept submissions via physical media.
- Videos should not contain excessive violence, language, or content that would place it above a PG-13 rating.
- No sexually explicit lyrics, curse words, or otherwise explicit lyrics
- Nudity, sexual content, or excessive gore/violence will be considered on a case-by-case basis, but will usually get you disqualified.
- Videos should also refrain from having content that is derogatory, demeaning, or designed to insult others.
- All videos must have a minimum length of 1 minute and 30 seconds. The maximum length for all allowed AMVs is 5 minutes.
- All submissions must be at least primarily Japanese animation or Japanese video game footage.
- All video editing and concepts must be your own.
- Videos should not contain excessive violence, language, or content that would place it above a PG-13 rating.
- No sexually explicit lyrics, curse words, or otherwise explicit lyrics
- Nudity, sexual content, or excessive gore/violence will be considered on a case-by-case basis, but will usually get you disqualified.
- Videos should also refrain from having content that is derogatory, demeaning, or designed to insult others.
- All videos must have a minimum length of 1 minute and 30 seconds. The maximum length for all allowed AMVs is 5 minutes.
- All submissions must be at least primarily Japanese animation or Japanese video game footage.
- All video editing and concepts must be your own.