Animethon 2026 AMV Contest [Deadline: June 20, 2026]

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Running since 2003! This year Animethon is back on August 7-9, 2026.

DEADLINE: Saturday, June 20, 2026

SUBMIT HERE!

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

• The duration limits for each submission are as follows:
--- AMV Entries: 90 seconds minimum, 6 minutes maximum.
--- Trailers, Commercials or Intros: 30 seconds minimum, 3 minutes & 30 seconds maximum.
--- Shorts: 30 seconds minimum, 90 seconds maximum.
• No more than 2 entries per person/group. NO limits for "shorts"
• No subtitles, watermarks, logos, text, or credits.
• Must not have premiered before June 21, 2025.
• All animation is now accepted, including manga and personally created animation (AI Animation not accepted).
• The audio content of all AMV entries must primarily be music. (ONLY Trailers, Commercials, and Intros are exempt).
• Must be age 14+ appropriate.
• AMV-Hell style entries will not be accepted.
• 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 may be disqualified.
• 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 been 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 Coordinators

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 entries!

Zane
Animethon 2026 AMV Coordiantor