You do not need to be present at the event to enter, but attendance is always encouraged when possible.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday, April 3, 2026
SUBMISSION RULES & ENTRY FORM
Quick Rules Summary:
- The duration limits for each submission are as follows:
- AMV Entries: 1 minute 15 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, credits, references to other contests or text that is unnecessary to the concept.
- Must not have premiered before June 1, 2025
- 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.
- No music and/or dialogue generated by voice-cloning technologies (deepfake audio).
- Entries created using Machine Learning technologies (AI) and not the creation of the entrant will be disqualified.
- Special Awards
- Up to a total of 7 special awards will be given out. - Judges’ Top Awards
- 1st Place (Best in Show) and Runner-up - Audience Favourite
- 1st Place and Runner-up
Good Luck to everyone!
Rory Mahood
Otafest 2026 AMV Coordinator