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[Basic Rules]

Hi guys, here for the Fanime Music Video Contest 2020! Rules are below, please feel free to contact us for any clarification.

Basic Rules
-Videos submitted must be at least 1 minute long.
-4 entries are allowed per editor/group/studio, however only one video per category is allowed.
-NO subtitles, TV broadcast watermarks or any form of watermarks are allowed.
-NO personal identifiers of ANY kind are allowed in any categories, EXCEPT for Trailer. This includes bumpers, titles, logos, credits, editor-made -watermarks, or editor names within the video. If time allows, editors will be contacted to make changes if their video(s) includes any of these.
-NO AMV Hell-style compilation videos are allowed,
-Videos that have been previously submitted to a Fanime AMV competition will NOT be accepted.
-Videos must have publicly premiered after July 1st, 2019. If your video was made before this cut-off date but not publicly shared online or entered in competition, you may enter it.
-Videos must be at least 70% anime, manga, or video game footage.
-Videos containing footage released in HD/Blu-Ray format must be at least 720p. Older footage is allowed with a minimum aspect ratio of 480p.
-Videos submitted to the competition should attempt to maintain a PG-13 or lower level of violence/nudity/vulgarity/language. If in doubt, send it in ASAP and we'll let you know if it meets our competition guidelines.

Categories:
Action
Comedy
Drama
Trailer
Upbeat

Encoding
MP4s using H.264/AVC compression are preferred. However, we will also work with AVIs and MPEG2 files. Files larger than 300MB won't be downloaded, so PLEASE compress your work. If you're not sure how to do this, contact us for assistance.

Awards
Fanime AMV contest awards are TBA.

Prizes will be sent to winners who are not able to attend, but please try to make it to the awards ceremony if you're in attendance! More details on the award ceremony will be made available closer to the convention.

Disqualification Rules:
Videos containing all or a portion of another editor's AMV or other unique creation (MAD, MMD, SFM, GMOD, etc) will be disqualified and the submitter of said video will be permanently banned from all subsequent contests.
Participants who submit videos that are not their own will also be banned permanently.
Refusal to provide one's legal name will result in disqualification from the contest.

Judging & Use:
Videos will be prescreened and judged prior to the convention. The judges reserve the right to move a video to another category if they feel it would be a better fit.
Fanime reserves the right to use submitted AMVs during the 2020 convention and future Fanime conventions, regardless of Finalist status.

Due Date:

Competing AMVs are due by April 26, 2020 at 11:59 P.M. PT.

Enter:

Visit Fanime's website at https://apps.fanime.com/2020/fmv/ to enter. Please fill out the form for each video being entered.


Contact
We will be contacting entrants after reviewing their entries. Once a video has been cleared to compete, editors will be notified. If a problem is discovered, the editor in question will be alerted and given an opportunity to fix it. Another notification will go out closer to the convention with a list of finalist editors and priority editor seating information.

Please contact us if you need/want to replace an entry with a new one or need to give us an updated download link via e-mail at fmv(AT)fanime(DOT)com.

Sorry for the delay on the preshow videos folks, the computer problems we suffered at the con seemingly followed us home.

DrPenguin - Lucida
Azukano - A Squid Story
Iren S.S. - Dentelle
SaminatorDavis - This is Violet Evergarden
Kiyoshi0413 - The Affliction of Credence

Sorry for the late post folks, but here's the final roster for the FMV contest this year.

http://i.imgur.com/0Dr0u2x.jpg

Once I can get to a laptop or a computer that has an actual keyboard after the con, we'll have the winners posted!

Also, as requested by members of the audience I talked to on the way out, here's the ballot for the final show: http://i.imgur.com/3oU7a9N.jpg Photo is courtesy of Tigrin, one of our finalists who attended the show!

And also have a panorama of Stage Zero from where I was standing during the Award Ceremony: http://i.imgur.com/zRoEDMy.jpg Um, please ignore the folks who are missing part of their heads. Panorama pictures are finicky things.

Big thanks again to all the editors who entered the show! We hope to see you guys again in 2018!

[3-6PM]

While I'm in-between renders of the show, let me give you guys some news!

-The time slot we've been allotted is set from 3-6PM in the Main Video and Industry rooms on Saturday the 27th.
-If you're an editor, even if you didn't make the finals, you'll be given priority seating. I'll instruct the folks volunteering at the front of each room to let you through, but keep in mind we need to pack everything as tightly as humanly possible.
-The awards will be handed out at Stage Zero at noon on Monday the 29th. If you win and you can't make it, I'll be mailing out the awards after confirming your address.

That being said, let's get onto the finalists eh?

ACTION
A-1 Rider4Z
A-2 Xophilarus
A-3 Shin
A-4 SeanPNG
A-5 Speedy180
A-6 MrNosec

DRAMA
D-1 Mysunsai
D-2 Rider4Z
D-3 MycathatesyouAMV
D-4 MegaMadTax
D-5 Celia Phantomhive
D-6 Nekokitkat

TRAILER

T-1 ProjectTwinsAMV
T-2 King Redeem
T-3 BecauseImBored1
T-4 MinetChan
T-5 Kireblue and SerenityAMV
T-6 Maboroshi Studio

UPBEAT
U-1 Tigrin
U-2 AntaresHeart07
U-3 King Redeem
U-4 MycathatesyouAMV
U-5 Celia Phantomhive
U-6 Shin

COMEDY
C-1 King Redeem
C-2 Kyci
C-3 Goober
C-4 Celia Phantomhive
C-5 Maboroshi Studio
C-6 drewaconclusion

As usual, we'll be showing a pre-show consisting of the judge's picks that just got edged out in the finals. Those will be posted following the show! Please let me know if there's any questions you guys have.

Okay, it's more like 18 hours, but seriously ladies and gentlemen(?), it's the last day to get your entries in! Please follow the instructions on the first post for proper instructions on how to submit your videos!

To the editors who haven't received an email yet regarding confirmation that we've received the videos, it will be sent out this weekend once the entry period has ended and the Google form for entry has been closed.

Deadline is coming up folks!

[21st]

Just a heads up folks! The deadline on 21st is fast approaching! 5 days left as of today!

As for the prizes, they've yet to be completely finalized by the con itself, but we will be using the same set-up we did last year. $70 Amazon Gift Cards will be awarded to the winners of each respective category, and then a $100 Amazon Gift Card for the Best In Show as chosen by the audience and another $100 Gift Card for the Judge's Best In Show.

Best of luck to the entrants!

[The Basics:]

It's that time of year again! The Fanime AMV/FMV contest is open this year for entries!

The Basics:

AMVs must be at least 30 seconds, and no longer than 6 minutes.
Up to 3 entries per person/group; only 1 video per category allowed.
No bumpers, subtitles (unless made by you), watermarks, personal identifiers, titles, company logos or credits.
No AMV Hell-style videos allowed.
Videos that have been sent to prior Fanime AMV contests, altered or not, will not be accepted.
Video must have premiered after July 1, 2016
AMV must contain at least 70% anime, manga, or video game footage.
Must have a minimum resolution of 640x480 and a frame rate of 23.97 or 29.97.

Due April 21, 2017 at 11:59 P.M. PDT

Categories:
Action
Comedy
Drama
Trailer
Upbeat

Encoding
MP4s using H.264/AVC compression are preferred. However, we will also work with AVIs and MPEG2 files. Files larger than 400MB won't be downloaded, so PLEASE compress your work.

Awards
The awards are TBA at a later date.

Prizes will be sent to winners who are not in attendance following the con, but please try to make it to the awards ceremony! More details on that will be provided once we know more about our time slots over the course of Fanime 2017.

Disqualification Rules:
Videos containing portions of another editor's video will be disqualified and the submitter of said video will be permanently banned from all subsequent contests.
Participants who submit videos that are not their own will also be banned permanently.
Refusal to provide one's legal name will result in disqualification from the contest.

Judging & Use:
Videos will be prescreened and judged prior to the convention. The judges reserve the right to move a video to another category if they feel it would be a better fit.
Fanime reserves the right to use submitted AMVs during the convention and subsequent Fanime conventions, regardless of Finalist status.

Due Date:

Competing AMVs and their submission form are due by April 21, 2017 at 11:59 P.M. PDT.

Submission Form:
Please go to https://goo.gl/vOBfPz, fill out the form and provide a download link to your video. Streaming sites are not accepted (e.g., YouTube, Vimeo). We can download from a-m-v.org's local server, but remember, no intros/bumpers/watermarks/titles/credits/etc.
If you don't have all of your videos available at the same time, feel free to use the form multiple times. Please contact us if you need/want to replace an entry with a new one or need to give us an updated download link, however.

If you have any questions, email us at gaki.amv(at)gmail.com. Confirmation emails will be sent out from fmvcontestofficial(at)gmail.com.

Good luck to the entrants!

Thanks for the links Animator22. Updated the list on my post, but the one you put up for Everyday Wolves seems to be sending me to a Cowboy Bebop vid instead.

Shorisquared was kind enough to assemble a playlist of the finalist videos! Check it out here!

Here's the pre-show vids too folks!

Digital Champions - Gabbi
Everyday Wolves - Tigrin
How to be a Human - Animator22
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes - SoLongDreamWorld
Standing on the Edge - SeanPNG
My Shot - Shodankid

I can't seem to find some of the other vids, so if you see it please give me a heads up and I'll add it to this list.

Want to thank the editors again and it was a blast to talk with some of you guys before the show! Sorry that we weren't able to get everyone's videos on screen, but the entrants, judges, and our time limits were absolutely brutal this year.

[A-1 MycathatesyouAMV Wavedash Whompathon The Unguided Phoenix Down (Zardonic Remix) Various]

Alrighty folks, with connui setting in, lemme break down the final listing for our finalists and the winners for each category! This is the complete listing available, with the winners in bold and highlighted in red. In the coming days I'll be confirming with the winners and getting their prizes over to them.

I'd like to thank again the editors who entered the contest - we really could not have done the competition without you and it's been a real pleasure working to get the show on track. Without further ado, here's the list of finalists and winners!

Action                  
A-1      MycathatesyouAMV   Wavedash Whompathon   The Unguided   Phoenix Down (Zardonic Remix)   Various
A-2      MoonieAMV   Kill La Funk   Vigilante 8 2nd Offense   Gimme Mo Torque   Kill La Kill
A-3      SaberAMVz   Hero   Toma   Geroi   Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works
A-4      Drewaconclusion   Slice Slice Revolution   RevenG vs DE-SIRE   TSUGARU   Katanagatari
A-5      AntaresHeart07   Every Scar Will Be My Throne   Bring Me the Horizon   Throne   Akame Ga Kill
A-6      Xophilarus   Reclaim   Riot Games (feat. Nikki Taylor)   World's Collide   Attack on Titan
A-7      AMV-X   Warrior Inside   Leader   Warrior Inside   Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works
A-8      CJEJTHEDJ   Pursuit & Conflict   Blue Stahli   Chaser   Various

Drama                  
D-1      Holland Hayford   Center of Attention   Jackson Waters   Center of Attention   Ano Hi Mita Hana No Namae wo Bokutachi Wa Mada Shiranai
D-2      Celia Phantomhive   Fish Out of Water   USS   Shipwreck   Free!
D-3      PiercedSky   Celestial   Sabrina Carpenter   We'll Be the Stars   Hibike! Euphonium
D-4      Shin/Xophilarus   Crucible of Souls   Of Monsters and Men   Human   Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
D-5      DistantMelodies   When Stars Align   Major Lazer (ft. Wild Belle)   Be Together   Shigatsu Wa Kimi No Uso
D-6      CJEJTHEDJ   Losing Control   Halsey   Control   Puella Magi Madoka Movies
D-7      Rider4Z   Unsheathed   Bastille   Laura Palmer   The Boy and the Beast
D-8      OnyxAMVs   Not a Dream   Halsey   Gasoline   Puella Magi Madoka Magica
                  
Trailer                  
T-1      drewaconclusion   Xenomorph   Alien   Alien Trailer Audio   Lily C.A.T.
T-2      NoglasticNinja   Metal Gear Wafu: The Phantom Imouto   Mike Oldfield   Nuclear   Various (SFM)
T-3      Rider4Z   Deadpunch: REDBAND   Deadpool   Deadpool Trailer Audio   One Punch Man
T-4      Nekokitkat   Codename S.T.E.   College Humor   Dora the Explorer Movie Trailer Audio   Cardcaptor Sakura
T-5      SoLongDreamWorld   Lion King   Lion King   Lion King Trailer Audio   Berkserk the Golden Age (Arch 1-3)
T-6      MycathatesyouAMV   Nekos and Inus   Cats and Dogs   Cats and Dogs Trailer Audio   Various
T-7      Shorisquared   OH HELL NO: The Sensible Horror AMV   pixelspersecond   HELL NO: The Sensible Horror Film Trailer Audio   Various
T-8      Kireblue   Pokémon: Age of Mewtwo   Marvel Studios   Avengers: Age of Ultron Trailer Audio   Pokémon
                  
Upbeat                  
U-1      King Redeem   Drink More Cola   Native Construct   Your Familiar Face   Himouto! Umaru-chan
U-2      Glitzer   Singular Strike Gentlemen   Queen   Don't Stop Me Now   One Punch Man
U-3      AntaresHeart07   VolleyMad   Royal Republic   I Must be Out of My Mind   Haikyuu
U-4      Shin   Just Funkin' Dandy   Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars   Uptown Funk   Space Dandy
U-5      Miracle Falcon   (C)Loathing   Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, Ensemble   What is this Feeling?   Kill La Kill
U-6      KeiichiFace   ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ [Shrug-Emoji]   Atpunk   Sofia Lo-ren   Various
U-7      MoonieAMV   For Ritsu Lovers   Josh Steffen   Super Mario Bros DJENT Drum Cover   K-ON!, K-ON!!, K-ON! The Movie
U-8      Celia Phantomhive   Volleybot   Fitz and the Tantrums   The Walker   Haikyuu, Space Dandy
                  
Comedy                  
C-1      BasharOfTheAges   Is It Wrong to Try and Pick Up Groceries in a Dungeon   Mr. B The Gentlemen Selector   Vegetables   DanMachi
C-2      Kyci   Cooking By the Book   Lazy Town   Cooking by the Book   K-ON!
C-3      AntaresHeart07   Petaloso   New Politics   Harlem   Noragami
C-4      Xophilarus   Bi Time High   Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Cast   Gettin' Bi   Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!
C-5      Gene Starwind 21122/Glory Questor   Ani-Mon   James "D Train" Williams   Poké-Rap   Various
C-6      King Redeem   Just Do It!   Enjoyker   Just Do It! (Auto-tuned)   Various
C-7      Maboroshi Studio   FREEWATCH   N/A   Baywatch Opening   Free!

Audience's Best in Show: Just Funkin' Dandy by Shin
Judge's Best in Show: Losing Control by CJEJTHEDJ

Preshow videos and the video links will be posted soon - typing this after a Red Bull too many.

The show is this afternoon/evening folks! Please remember to leave your ballots at the door so we can tally everything!  Results will be put up on Monday after the awards are handed out at Stage Zero.

Hope everyone enjoys the show!

Hello,

Just checking to see if there's any information about the event after the submission process. I haven't seen any info after I received the submission received email so just want to be sure the event is still on.

Thank you!!

The event is most definitely still on! I'm working on compiling the preshow and intro at the moment with plans to list the finalists just before the show and emails to be sent to them much before then.

Right now with the video department heads we've got the show planned for 4-8PM on Saturday with an encore to be shown on Sunday at 1:30 to 4:30PM. I won't know which rooms we're going to be using until later this week sadly, so I can't give any more info on that.

[No]

It's that time of year again! The Fanime AMV/FMV contest is open this year for entries!

Taking over for the competition this year, but my staff and I will be adhering to the standards we've had in years before to try and bring you a quality competition for 2016! Without further ado, let's go over the rules so we can get your entries in!

The Basics:

AMVs must be at least 30 seconds, and no longer than 6 minutes.
Up to 3 entries per person/group; only 1 video per category allowed.
No bumpers, subtitles (unless made by you), watermarks, personal identifiers, titles, company logos or credits.
No AMV Hell-style videos allowed.
Videos that have been sent to prior Fanime AMV contests, altered or not, will not be accepted.
Video must have premiered after July 1, 2015
AMV must contain at least 70% anime, manga, or video game footage.
Must have a minimum resolution of 640x480 and a frame rate of 23.97 or 29.97.

Due April 15, 2016 at 11:59 P.M. PDT

Categories:
Action
Comedy
Drama
Trailer
Upbeat

Encoding
MP4s using H.264/AVC compression are preferred. However, we will also work with AVIs and MPEG2 files. Files larger than 400MB won't be downloaded, so PLEASE compress your work.

Awards
The awards are TBA at a later date.

Prizes will be sent to winners who are not in attendance following the con, but please try to make it to the awards ceremony! More details on that will be provided once we know more about our time slots over the course of Fanime 2016.

Disqualification Rules:
Videos containing portions of another editor's video will be disqualified and the submitter of said video will be permanently banned from all subsequent contests.
Participants who submit videos that are not their own will also be banned permanently.
Refusal to provide one's legal name will result in disqualification from the contest.

Judging & Use:
Videos will be prescreened and judged prior to the convention. The judges reserve the right to move a video to another category if they feel it would be a better fit.
Fanime reserves the right to use submitted AMVs during the convention and subsequent Fanime conventions, regardless of Finalist status.

Due Date:

Competing AMVs and their submission form are due by April 15, 2016 at 11:59 P.M. PDT.

Submission Form:
Please go to http://goo.gl/forms/VG03VjZJJc and provide a download link to your video. Streaming sites are not accepted. We can download from a-m-v.org's local server, but remember, no intros/bumpers/watermarks/titles/credits/etc.
If you don't have all of your videos available at the same time, feel free to use the form multiple times. Please contact us if you need/want to replace an entry with a new one or need to give us an updated download link, however.

If you have any questions, email us at gaki.amv(at)gmail.com. Confirmation emails will be sent out from fmvcontestofficial(at)gmail.com.

And now for the winners!

Action                 
A-1      MycathatesyouAMV   Wavedash Whompathon   The Unguided   Phoenix Down (Zardonic Remix)   Various

Drama                 
D-6      CJEJTHEDJ   Losing Control   Halsey   Control   Puella Magi Madoka Movies

                 
Trailer                 
T-3      Rider4Z   Deadpunch: REDBAND   Deadpool   Deadpool Trailer Audio   One Punch Man

                 
Upbeat                 
U-4      Shin   Just Funkin' Dandy   Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars   Uptown Funk   Space Dandy
                 
Comedy                 
C-6      King Redeem   Just Do It!   Enjoyker   Just Do It! (Auto-tuned)   Various

Audience's Best in Show: Just Funkin' Dandy by Shin
Judge's Best in Show: Losing Control by CJEJTHEDJ

[PRESHOW]

Hi folks! Your FMV second reporting in again this year with the winners for the 2015 FMV contest and the vids from our Pre-Show!

Big thanks again to all of our contestants - this show wouldn't exist without you guys and myself, the FMV head and our judges thank you for all of your efforts. Without further ado, let's get this underway! The list is divided up by category, winners will be in bold and highlighted in red with links provided where possible.

PRESHOW

• Uptown Dandy by Dimensioncr8r/Robyn
• Shattered Puppet by Nicolio1313
• All That Matters by Basharoftheages
• Prison Break by Sephirothskr
• Journey of Life by Matt

ACTION
A-1 Red Pill by Straw Buggy
A-2 I Will Not Bow by AntaresHeart07
A-3 Run Eren Run by James Blond
A-4 Holy War by OnyxAMVs
A-5 Night Raid by MycathatesyouAMV
A-6 Eternal Salvation by Rider4Z
A-7 Solace by Ookami
A-8 Area 52 by Unlucky Artist
A-9 They Hit Without Warning by CJEJTHEDJ

TRAILER
T-1 Cowboys Of The Bebop by shorisquared
T-2 March of the Penguindrum by Camichan19
T-3 Clash Of The Titans by Unlucky Artist
T-4 47 Trailer by Ookami
T-5 Attack of Badassdom by Maboroshi Studio
T-6 Sailor Guardians of the Galaxy by SerenityAMV

DRAMA
D-1 Girl Next Door by Kireblue
D-2 Aria of Perseverance by Xophilarus
D-3 Radiant Dawn by MycathatesyouAMV
D-4 Sleepy Sun Bears by drewaconclusion
D-5 Scars Will Remain by xDieguitoAMV
D-6 Levity by PieandBeer
D-7 Wer Traumt? by OnyxAMVs
D-8 The Will To Win by Maboroshi Studio

UPBEAT
U-1 Anime World Tour by Nicolio1313
U-2 Lucky Seven by PieandBeer
U-3 Anything Can Happen by Nekokitkat
U-4 The Confession by GuntherAMVs
U-5 Imagine by BB SNYPUR
U-6 My Nipples Can Pierce The Heavens by drewaconclusion(audio is disabled due to a copyright claim)
U-7 Your Favorite Swimming Show by Camichan19
U-8 Ho-Kago Teastep by MoonieAMV

COMEDY
C-1 Stalking Stuffer by Sayoria
C-2 Chi & The Not So Company by MycathatesyouAMV
C-3 My Neighbor Figaro-Kun by Nicolio1313
C-4 Rebecca by James Blond
C-5 Cosplay Bargain Bin by Tarage
C-6 Rainbow Stalin Saves The World by drewaconclusion

AUDIENCE BEST IN SHOW: My Neighbor Figaro-Kun
JUDGES' BEST IN SHOW: Rainbow Stalin Saves the World

A big thanks again to all of our contestants! If I've linked a video in error, please let me know ASAP so I can amend it to the correct video. Myself or the head of the competition will be in contact with the winners shortly so we can confirm your addresses and get your prizes to you as soon as we possibly can!

[Bumpers, titles, watermarks, etc., will be treated as grounds for DISQUALIFICATION]

One thing I have a problem with:

NO bumpers, subtitles (unless made by you), watermarks, personal identifiers, titles, company logos or credits.

This isn't a problem for most of my videos, because most of my videos use a standard bumper that I can easily remove. However, my next two projects - "35 Years" and "Failure in Stereo" - will have unusual openings into which the WDS logo will be irremovably integrated as part of the video itself.

That's how the rules are breaking down this year. Bumpers, titles, watermarks, etc., will be treated as grounds for DISQUALIFICATION, no exceptions.


If you can make another opening/video that can get the point across or look just as good as the video without titles, we can accept it, but in any other cases our hands are tied. Sorry.

More valve items, as there was literally 1 booth that had any, and even that they didn't have much. 2013 had more than last year.....

Glitch Gear had a decent amount, though it was mostly shirts and Portal merchandise (sentry turret blind boxes, lemon grenades, etc.). Level Up Studios was also there and they carried some of the action figures, but aside from that I think they only had fan-made artwork/shirts and the like scattered across other booths, if they were even available.

As much as I love Valve and their properties, I wouldn't suggest doling out $50 for a replica of the Sandvich or $20-30 for the figures that can break just removing them from the packaging.

[From the coordinator:]

From the coordinator: The aspect ratio requirements, like the majority of the rules for the contest, were carried over from the prior years' rules. I took over mere months before the con so my team and I didn't have much time to come up with a rule sheet or make changes. This will be amended in 2015. Videos were still allowed through the judging this year so long as they were at least 640x480.

There's still plenty of time before the contest and we're still in the midst of planning new rules and prizes. Please hold on for a little bit while we try to get everything in place on our end.

Hi WDS,

Sorry for the late reply. For future reference, if you have a question off-season you'll probably have better luck emailing us at fmv (at) fanime.com. We don't check these forums daily in the off-season.

The easy answer is, yes, all the finalist videos are spliced together into one file. It's easier for the coordinators and the staff & volunteers who run the program. The show is rendered out at 1280x720. Smaller, 4:3 videos aren't stretched but just fill up the space they naturally would and remain 4:3. This is pretty practice common for AMV competitions.

As of 2014 there were no official rules that videos be anime or VG-sourced only, but that may be subject to change in 2015. The rules aren't decided yet and some things may be changing. You can expect the new rules to go up sometime early next year. Submitting your video won't be possible until then, so there's no rush to get your video formatted for our show just yet.