Anime Festival Orlando (AFO) AMV Contest 2025 - Winners Announced!

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It's Official, AFO's AMV Contest is returning for a 24th year.

Breaking News! Due to popular complaints demand, we have converted our submission process to use google forms instead of our teenaged custom-built application process.
If you registered your contact information in previous years, we still have it on file.
However, new entrants are welcomed, and please Register Here First!
Once you have registered your contact info, you can submit your videos using the Official Entry Form and use your same e-mail address so we can link your entry with your contact information.

We DO accept all entries from out of area (hence us posting it here) but physical convention attendees are given precedence for showing priority.

We also give Judge's awards and a FAN FAVORITE (voted live by actual attendees at the show via mobile web+sms) which can go to anyone, anywhere, so bring us your best!

Visit our site to see the rules, register, submit your entry, and see past winners here.

ALL ENTRIES ARE DUE BEFORE Sunday, June 1st.

The AFO AMV Contest Event (PG-13 Rated) at the Convention is Sunday June 22nd.

If you have any questions about the convention or contest, find us on the AFO Discord or reply to this thread.

Your AFO AMV Contest Host,
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Bump - Entries due before June 1!

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Friendly reminder: less than one week remains.

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Dear AFO AMV Contest Entrants,

We want to thank each and every one of you for entering your videos, and participating in our contest - we received a record number of entries this year, over 120! After much deliberation, we’ve narrowed down the entries, and are pleased to announce a video from each of the following editors has advanced to finals and will participate in the exhibition:

AbyssBreakingStudios
AegithZ
Azazus
Bale Wayner
Bionic Slime
Complicated Muse
E_01
Elixir
Gina Nelson
HaloKami Productions
James Blond
Kaylabug394
Lelani
Lord Rae
PrincessMareep
Prostrate Constantly
Reinhart AMV
ResyAMV
Seasaltmemories
shorisquared
Silent Hero
SilkAMV
Snuppa Doojers
SonsofKorhal9
Speedy180 & Nekokitkat
Synæsthesia Productions
Takeshi & Kuroo
TehPhoenix
Tyken
Unaccetpable
WookieMonster

For those listed above, we will be in touch with additional information regarding the showing, watch your email for important details!!!

(Please note, since this is an all-ages exhibition, we will be adhering strictly to the PG-13 guidelines for the showing. If a video is awarded but exceeds the content guidelines, we may choose to use a portion of that video for the winner’s reel rather than the full length of the entry)

We took a lot of last year's feedback to heart and fine-tuned the rules and submission process this year to make it easier and more inclusive for all editors. This expanded our reach, and we appreciate your patience as we continue the journey to making the AFO AMV Contest the best it can be.

For our finalists, and for everyone who submitted - again, thank you so much. Your talent, dedication and creativity keep the AMV community thriving, and make this event a cherished part of our convention’s 24+ year legacy. We hope to see more of your works in the future!

- Your AFO AMV Contest Staff

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Another awesome year in the books for the AFO AMV Contest.
We had over 120 entries, but only 32 could be shown at the convention to fit in our 2-hour show.

Some quick links:
AFO AMV Awards Portal Site
Winner's Reel
YT Playlist

The official results from the 2025 AFO AMV Awards are as follows:

Winners
Best In Show: Gina Nelson - I Choose Us

Best Action: ResyAMV - Hold My Shovel

Best Comedy: James Blond - #GymBod

Best Drama: Tyken - I'm 13 and this is deep

Best Romance: Kaylabug394 - Young Again

Coordinator's Award: SilkAMV - Big Little Tike

Fan Favorite: HaloKami Productions - onlyBREADS

Honorable Mention: Lelani - Reclaim

Judge's Award: Unaccetpable - A Silent Reason

Judge's Award: Bale Wayner - APT.

Judge's Award: TehPhoenix - F*** Your Money

Judge's Award: Takeshi & Kuroo - Black Dress

The following videos were finalists and shown at the convention:

Action

AbyssBreakingStudios - Joy's Run Loose

Seasaltmemories - Duck Ballet Therapy

Complicated Muse - Now or Never

Azazus - Sound of My Drum

E_01 - Dance The Night

PrincessMareep - Deathfire

SonsofKorhal9 - A Little Funk and Soul

Comedy

Reinhart AMV - Veggie Stories

Synæsthesia Productions - Totally Honest K-ON! Opening

Takeshi - Mission Impossible

Silent Hero - DANDADANNY PHANTOM

Snuppa Doojers - Todd discovers Anime

shorisquared - The Office Workers

Drama

Bionic Slime - Moments

WookieMonster - You're Perfect

Speedy180 & Nekokitkat - Miseries Smile

Romance

Prostrate Constantly - Besties

Lord Rae - Edge of the Earth

Silent Hero - Chasing Cats

Elixir - The Road Not Taken

AegithZ - Love Beneath the Stars
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Thanks again for an outstanding show and contest. The audience participation was great.
We hope to see all of you back again next year, where the finalists will get passes to attend the Convention!

Winners, stay tuned for a separate email from me.

Best Regards,
Your AFO AMV Contest Host