Submissions open until January 23rd, 2025!
Get ready to move! The Kōmori Con AMV Dance Showcase is a high-energy, rave-style celebration of AMV creativity featuring the best in dance, EDM, and upbeat edits. This isn’t your typical contest, it’s a party! Join us for a night of lights, beats, and head boppin' AMVs!
Submission Form: https://forms.gle/d45BjCKzhWRkfTqE6
CATEGORIES
This showcase is focused exclusively on dance-style AMVs, but we welcome a range of interpretations of “dance” energy:
- EDM / Club Mixes – High-tempo edits, beat drops, and rhythm-synced visuals.
- Pop, K-Pop & J-Pop – Bright, colorful, and feel-good videos.
- Character Dance & Idol Edits – Featuring choreography, musical numbers, or animation synced to dance music.
- Remix / Party Edits – Genre-bending or mashup AMVs designed to get the crowd hyped.
GENERAL RULES
- Deadline: January 23rd, 2025 at 11:59 PM CT
- No freshness date
- No submission limit
- Eligible Sources:
- Anime (Japanese, Chinese, or Korean animation)
- Video Games (e.g., Persona, Genshin Impact, Kingdom Hearts)
- Western animation (e.g., Arcane, Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Audience Rating: Must be suitable for a PG-13 audience. A small number of mild curse words is okay, but nudity, sexual content, or excessive gore/violence will be disqualified.
- Submission Method: All videos must be submitted via a cloud link (Google Drive, Dropbox, or Mega). YouTube links will not be accepted.
- Video Length: Minimum 30 seconds, maximum 5 minutes.
- Resolution: At least 720p (1080p preferred).
- Frame Rate: Minimum 23.976 fps.
- File Format: MP4 or MKV (must play in VLC Media Player or MPC).
- Max File Size: 2 GB.
- Video Standards:
- No watermarks, TV logos, or unnecessary subtitles.
- Audio should primarily be music (unless intentionally integrated, e.g. in a remix).
- Keep sound balanced and free from distortion.
- Visual Quality: We reserve the right to reject submissions with poor video or audio quality.[
LIVE VOTING & RECOGNITION
While this isn’t a formal contest, we’ll have a live audience voting to crown the crowd’s favorite AMVs of the night!
Winners will receive digital recognition, a spotlight on Kōmori Con’s social channels, and possible physical prizes!
QUESTIONS?
Contact: nicole.kopren@gmail.com
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