ANIMETHON 2023 AMV Contest

[Vlad G Pohnert]

WINNERS

Hello Everyone,

The Contest went over well. Here is a list of the winners and thanks to everyone who entered.

BEST ACTION
'Action Surge' by Xophilarus (PixelBlended Studios) [to Lycoris Recoil]

BEST COMEDY & AUDIENCE FAVOURITE
'I Want it THAT Way' by Char [to Various]

BEST DRAMATIC & BEST IN SHOW
'Bad Vibes' by Xophilarus (PixelBlended Studios) [to Mob Psycho 100]

BEST FUN/UPBEAT
'Shooting Star' by Animetrix Videos [to Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Weathering With You & Your Name]

BEST ROMANCE/SENTIMENTAL
'A Life in Pictures' by Nuke [to Shasinkan (The Portrait Studio)]

BEST TRAILER
'Cyberpunk Resurrections' by Rider4Z [to Cyberpunk Edgerunners]

BEST MADE IN ALBERTA
'Ride' by MoonlitSlash [to Doukyuusei, Sasaki to Miyano]

COORDINATOR'S CHOICE
'Glitch Game' by Trenzilla [to Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions]

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FINALISTS & PRESHOW

After much hard deliberation from the judges, here is a list of the finalists by credit name and vIdeo title in brackets. Also listed are those in the pre-show, these are the videos that play just prior to the start of the contest during seating. The Contest is scheduled to take place on Friday, July 14, 2023 starting with the pre-show at 2:30 pm in Main Events and the winners will be shown and announced on Sunday afternoon.

We will also be showing all the accepted non-finalist videos in the AMV Room on Sunday starting at 11:30 am.Thanks to everyone who entered.

Good Luck to Everyone!


FINALISTS

AllyKatAVR
Animetrix Videos
Char
ENITZ
Gestalt
Gina Nelson
hamstar138
James Blond
JibrilAMVs
Kyle Smith
MoonlitSlash
Nuke
Pablo Shoe
PiercedSky
Rider4Z (2X)
Sayoria
SilkAMV
SliceofLife
SonsofKorhal9 (2X)
Speedy180/Lightning Bear Studios (2X)
SpuddStaaa (2X)
Takeshi x Kuroo
Trenzilla
Troubleclef
Troubleclef and SeanPNG
Violet Skies
Xophilarus (PixelBlended Studios) (2X)
ZeonicFreak

PRE-SHOW

Always Drafts
Aftersome Keyframe
F-Zero TV
hellboyX
James Blond
Kireblue
Lelani
Maxweeble
SaminatorDavis
Tyken

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Back for another year and another great contest! This year Animethon is on July 14-16, 2023 so the deadline is a month earlier then usual.

DEADLINE: Friday, May 26, 2023

QUICK RULES SUMMARY (Full set of rules can be found HERE):

• The duration limits for each submission are as follows:
--- AMV Entries: 60 seconds minimum, 6 minutes maximum.
--- Trailers, Commercials or Intros: 30 seconds minimum, 3 minutes & 30 seconds maximum.
• No more than 2 entries per person/group.
• No subtitles, watermarks, logos, text, or credits.
• Must not have premiered before August 15, 2022.
• The majority of your entry’s video content must consist of anime-styled or manga-styled content.
• Audio for all AMV entries (except Trailer/Commercial/Intro) must be majority music. No excessive dialogue.
• Must be age 14+ appropriate.
• AMV-Hell style entries will not be accepted.
• Must satisfy our technical requirements.

As the contest will be two hours in length, all accepted entries will be judged by a panel of judges to determine the finalists.

SUMMARY OF AWARDS

AMV fixed categories have been eliminated and replaced with a larger number of elements that make up the essence of the AMV (i.e. Dramatic, Artistic, Parody, Trailer, Effect Oriented, etc.) found on the entry form. Once all entries have be received after the deadline, all the selected elements will be tabulated and all accepted entries will be grouped into the top six most common categories for judging.

Category Awards:
Up to six Awards. Categories will be determined after the submission deadline

AMV Contest Coordinator Choice Award
Awarded to a video selected by the AMV Contest Coordinator

Grand Prize Awards:
Best in Show
Audience Favourite

Best “Made in Alberta” Award
Awarded to a video entry made in the province of Alberta


Looking forward for all your great entires

Vlad G Pohnert
Animethon 2023 AMV Coordinator
Sakura-Con 2023 AMV Room Coordinator
Otafest 2023 AMV Coordinator

[animefan1]

Sent 2 vids in!

[Vlad G Pohnert]

Just over 3 1/2 weeks to go to the May 26th deadline. Looking forward to more entries!

Vlad

[Zeonic Freak]

Submitted 2 entries.

[Vlad G Pohnert]

Just under a week to go (Deadline this Friday), keep them coming.

Vlad

[Vlad G Pohnert]

Finalists Announceed!

[Vlad G Pohnert]

Winners now listed in the first message

[SilkAMV]

Congrats to all winners!