MomoCon 2017 AMV Contest - {Winners + Contest Stream Upload}

[Kireblue]

Day 2 has ended! We finally finished judging all 212 videos that were accepted into the contest, and so I'm happy to announce the amazing batch of videos that made finals. Congratulations to all of you

Trailer / Parody
“Blades of Yuri” by BecauseImBored1
“Defenders of the Galaxy Vol. 2” by MadMegatax
“Paranoia Things” by King Redeem
“Sailor Mars” by MinetChan
“Titans RESURGENCE” by ProjectTwinsAMV

Action
“Fight Back” by SeanPNG
"Gloria Fortis Miles" by Rider4Z
"Glute Gladiators" by Ileia
"Numinous" by MrNosec
"Riot" by AntaresHeart07

Drama / Serious
"32 Degree Symphony" by Rider4Z
"Colors" by Nekokitkat
"Delusions of Grandeur" by Mysunsai
"Devoid" by MycathatesyouAMV
"Epiphany" by UnluckyArtist

Romance / Sentimental
"Armored Amour" by BecauseImBored1
"A Better Place" by Studio le Croc
"My Songs & Stories" by Drabaz
"Love Like You" by Allegoriest
"L’appel du Vide" by AngelDragoon

Fun / Upbeat
"La Vida Madoka" by shorisquared
"Money$hot" by MycathatesyouAMV
"The Fujoshi Chronicle" by Celia Phantomhive
"The Marathon" by James Blond
"Weeaboo Peekaboo" by Shin

Comedy
"Kawaii Romance Sonata" by 1MoonGoddess7
"Manly Manly Men" by Obsidian Zero
"One Horn Man" by King Redeem
"Suicidal Tendencies" by Sailor Death
"Yuri on Ice!!! - The Honest Trailer" by Maboroshi Studio

All Finalists will receive a free 4 day membership to MomoCon 2017. Also, each participant will be emailed a unique access code to vote for the video that they would like to win the "Editors' Choice" Award that will be given out at the end of the AMV Contest. Thank you so much to everyone that submitted their videos this year, and and a special thank you to those that have continuously supported the contest since we started 5 years ago

I'll also take this opportunity to remind you all that I need everyone going to the AMV dinner to RSVP here as soon as possible viewtopic.php?f=8&t=126847

Also, for those of you that are unable to attend, we invite you to check out the LIVE stream of the contest that will take place on our official twitch channel on Saturday May 27th @ 4pm
https://www.twitch.tv/momocontv1

[Rider4Z]

[Kireblue]

I just finished making the ballots for the AMV Contest. If anyone notices any typos or errors, please tell me as soon as possible. https://www.dropbox.com/s/n0q21oz2yky9o ... t.pdf?dl=0

Spoiler :

[MaboroshiStudio]

I can't wait to see Sophia's face when our video plays at Momo...

[Pysh]

Congrats to all the finalists .

[Kireblue]

Just picked up the medals for the V-Mix Competition. Really love how they came out

[Kireblue]

AMV Contest is starting in about 30 minutes. You can watch the LIVE Stream of it here on twitch

https://www.twitch.tv/momocontv1

Also, if you entered the AMV Contest, may sure to check your emails to use your unique link to vote for the Editors' Choice Award.

[shorisquared]

Missed the livestream? Still want to watch the videos? Want to know who won? The answers and more are right here!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... aVTE-UHoAF

[Kireblue]

Yet another MomoCon has come and gone, and so I just want to thank all of you that participated in all of our events and contests. Whether you attended the convention, watched the LIVE stream, voted online, or simply entered the contest; your involvement helped make this our most successful year yet! And so without further ado, here is the official "formal" announcement of the AMV Contest, V-MIX Competition, and AMV Arena results.

AMV Contest
1st Place Trailer / Parody “Blades of Yuri” by BecauseImBored1
1st Place Action "Numinous" by MrNosec
1st Place Drama / Serious & Coordinator's Choice "Colors" by Nekokitkat
1st Place Romance / Sentimental "My Songs & Stories" by Drabaz
1st Place Fun / Upbeat & Editor's Choice "Money$hot" by MycathatesyouAMV
1st Place Comedy "Suicidal Tendencies" by Sailor Death

Judges Choice "Ambition" by Celia Phantomhive
Editors' Choice & 1st Place Fun / Upbeat "Money$hot" by MycathatesyouAMV
Director's Choice "Fiat Lux" by PieandBeer
Coordinator's Choice & 1st Place Drama / Serious "Colors" by Nekokitkat

A playlist of all available AMV Contest winners can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... KdrzXxOO3C

Also, if you missed the LIVE Stream of the AMV Contest, you can now watch it here on twitch https://www.twitch.tv/videos/147620682 . I'm currently working on converting the stream's saved and unmuted local files, but due to a few technical difficulties, it may be a few days before I can make them available. When I do, I'll post the link in this thread.

V-MIX Competition
Best Production - "Party like a Russian" by Rintamasuunta Cosplay
Best Trailer - "OVERWATCHMAN" by shorisquared
Best Parody - "Desu Standing" by NoglasticNinja
Best Concept - "The Passing of Men" by ClefJ
Best Nostalgia - "Super Jiggy Bros" by drewaconclusion
Most Uplifting - "Soothing Sunlight" by Glitzer
Best Rhythm - "CTFO" by KeiichiFace
Best Mood - "Pyrrhic" by PieandBeer
Most Pleasantly Surprising - "Semi Charmed School Life" by Chaosprojects
Best Technical - "High Fantasy" by irriadin
Best Editing - "Cherry Bomb" by Shin
MomoCon 2017 Theme Award - Make Love, Not Explosions by Glitzer
Best Novice - "Forlorn Silence" by CrashAMV
Best Rookie - "Audacity" by pwcagal272
Best Up-and-coming Star - That's so Pia

All V-mix winners are eligible to receive a free 4-day membership to MomoCon 2018. I will be sending you all an email about how to redeem this pass when I announce the 2018 contest towards the end of the year.

A playlist of all the available V-Mix winners can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... 06Uc2O6lTF

AMV Arena (Intro Video)
Participants:
MadMegatax (Video)
PieandBeer (Video)
SeanPNG (Video)
Lord Rae (Winning Video)

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To Those that want some more statistics for the AMV Contest

2nd Place Videos
Trailer / Parody “Paranoia Things” by King Redeem
Action "Gloria Fortis Miles" by Rider4Z
Drama / Serious "Devoid" by MycathatesyouAMV
Romance / Sentimental "A Better Place" by Studio le Croc
Fun / Upbeat "Weeaboo Peekaboo" by Shin
Comedy "Yuri on Ice!!! - The Honest Trailer" by Maboroshi Studio

Editors' Choice Finalists
1st Place "Money$hot" by MycathatesyouAMV
2nd Place "Yuri on Ice!!! - The Honest Trailer" by Maboroshi Studio
3rd Place "Colors" by Nekokitkat

Closest Category: Fun / Upbeat - "Money$hot" won by only 6/405 votes
Largest Win: "Numinous" received 175/410 won by 85 votes
Most Votes: “Blades of Yuri” received 204/486 and won by 73 votes
Closest 3rd place Video: "One Horn Man" (The difference between 2nd and 3rd was 1 vote, and the difference between 1st and 3rd was 27/ 331 votes

[MrNosec]

Very cool! Appreciate the link for those who missed the live stream