Calling all editors! Entries for the Kumoricon 2022 AMV Contest are NOW OPEN!
We look forward to seeing what you all create! ( ★^O^★ )
We've also posted winner galleries from all Kumoricon AMV Contests back to 2005!
To see past entries and official rules, please visit: https://www.kumoricon.org/amv-contest
Thank you to everyone who entered our AMV Contest and attended our AMV Programming in 2021. Considering that we were one of the first conventions to occur in-person, our attendance and programming went by very well, and it’s really exciting to see what is in store for this year.
We also had an amazing turn out for our contest and winner livestreams. Thank you all so much for participating and sharing your thoughts and feedback. We will continue livestreaming through YouTube for the foreseeable future and we’re excited to host again soon!
AMV Contest
Here are this year’s rules! They can also be found on the Kumoricon AMV Contest page.
CATEGORIES:
There are seven categories for the 2022 contest:
UPBEAT / FUN: Fast-paced enjoyment in the form of catchy songs, dancing, and whimsy.
INTENSITY: Intense edits filled with action, suspense, conflict, and despair.
DRAMA / SENTIMENTS: Give the audience the feels!
TRAILERS: Short, sweet, and to the point. Pick a trailer and make it your own.
FAN FICTION: Rewrite the anime. Make your wildest dreams come true!
GUILTY PLEASURES: Delightfully annoying, cringey, and comedic, these videos take the worst of pop culture and make it great.
MELTING POT: These entries use sources that don't fit into our definition of anime/manga-styled sources and may use any animation source of their choice including, but not limited to: cartoons, video games, etc. Live action sources are allowed if they primarily represent Asian culture and/or aesthetics.
Depending upon the content and number of AMV entries received, categories are subject to change.
CONTEST RULES:
ANIME: are Japanese animated productions featuring hand-drawn or computer animation (video game footage is not anime).
The majority (over 50%) of your entry's video content must consist of anime-styled or manga-styled content. Consideration will be given to other non-Japanese sources that feature such styles (examples of exceptions include Voltron: Legendary Defender, Teen Titans, Avatar: The Last Airbender, etc.)
We try to run a respectable show. This includes no themes likely to insult or disparage by race, social class, religion, ethnicity, gender, or sexuality—because that's no fun for anybody. Judges reserve the right to disqualify a video if it contains too much profanity, nudity, and/or references to drugs/alcohol. Judges may also disqualify a video if they find the content to be too serious/disturbing for a contest setting.
TV station logos ("bugs") and other commercial indices must be obscured or removed.
Bumpers and credits are NOT allowed as we will be adding custom-made intro and outro slates for each AMV finalist. There is an exception for AMV titles (NOT credits) that add to the overall message and purpose of your AMV.
Parody uses of commercial logos are acceptable.
No source subtitles allowed. Intentionally added subtitles are OK.
No more than 3 entries per person, with no more than 1 entry per Category.
Maximum file size: 330MB.
Maximum duration: 6:00 minutes.
HOW TO SUBMIT:
To submit, you MUST UPLOAD your file to the Kumoricon AMV Contest page.
We accept a wide range of file types, but MP4 is preferred. We strongly discourage submitting older codecs/formats like QuickTime, DivX, RealMedia or Flash Video. If you are unsure that your format is optimal, try playing your video in VLC Media Player. If it plays without any issues, then it will be optimal for submission into the contest. Physical media (such as by mail) is not accepted at this contest.
By submitting an AMV, you grant Kumoricon and the AMV Contest staff unconditional permission to use, copy, share and show that AMV.
DEADLINES:
Entries MUST be submitted by 11:59pm Pacific Daylight Time on August 31, 2022 (UTC 6:59am on September 1, 2022).
A panel of judges will convene to review all entries and select up to six AMVs per category. The judges' decisions on the playlist are final.
All entries must have premiered or been created NO EARLIER than the previous year's Kumoricon/DigiKumo contests (November 5, 2021).
Entries that have been finalists in previous Kumoricon/DigiKumo contests are excluded from the 2022 contest.
PRIZES:
Each category will win one prize chosen by audience voting.
The audience will also choose a Best In Show winner.
The coordinator/judges may make a Judges' Choice award, Coordinator's Choice award, Technical Effects award, and Honorable Mention as well as any other awards they believe best represent the top AMVs shown at the contest.
Therefore, a guaranteed seven prizes shall be awarded for 2022 with the potential to reach upwards of twelve prizes.
A category prize is usually an anime DVD/Blu-Ray, a manga/art book, and/or a small figure. Top prizes for Best In Show, Coordinator's Choice, and Judge's Choice include anime figurines and/or other larger goodies. Each winner also receives a custom-made award plaque.
Due to the increased costs of international shipping, we will reach out to international winners and determine a digital prizing option, including a digital version of their plaque.
Email questions to: amv@kumoricon.org.
