Anime Music Video Contest

Main Categories

• Action / Adrenaline
  • Power, Intensity, Adventure

• Drama / Theater
  • Suspense, Angst, Thriller

• Fun / Upbeat
  • Whimsy, Energy, Swing

• Sentiment / Feels
  • Passion, Nostalgia, Character

• Comedy / Humor
  • Quirky, Silly, Outrageous

Bonus Categories

• Trailer
  • Film, Games, Teasers

• TV Intro
  • Parody of TV Show Openings

• Commercial
  • Short Advertising Spots

Note: The final categories are subject to change depending on the amount and type of entries we receive


Entry Guidelines

Please review all of the guidelines. Contact us with any questions before submitting your entry.

• Guidelines – All Entries
  • The majority of your entry’s video content must consist of anime-styled or manga-styled sources. Consideration may be given to other sources that fit within the spirit of this event.
  • This is a PG-13 / TV-14 event. Excessive violence, coarse language, or adult situations/innuendo may lead to disqualification.
  • Must satisfy our technical standards
  • Must not have any corner watermark trademarks or logos
  • Must not have premiered online or participated in any public event prior to January 1, 2017
    • Bonus category entries are exempt from this rule

• Guidelines – Main Categories
  • Up to 3 entries per creator or group
  • Duration: 1 minute minimum, 6 minutes maximum
  • Audio content must be primarily driven by music. No excessive dialog.
  • No unnecessary or excessive subtitles, text, or credits
    • Artistically relevant titles may be accepted
  • Multiple entries may be entered into the same category
    • Only 1 entry per category may advance to the finals. The judges and coordinator reserve the right to recategorize your entry where appropriate.
  • “AMV Hell” styled clip-show entries are not accepted into the contest

  Guidelines – Bonus Categories

  • Up to 5 bonus entries per creator or group
    • These entries do not count against your main category maximum
  • Duration limits:
    • Trailer: 1 minute minimum, 3 minutes & 30 seconds maximum
    • TV Intro: No minimum, 1 minute & 30 seconds maximum
    • Commercial: No minimum, 1 minute maximum
  • Winners from these categories are determined by the judges. Trailers may be considered for Audience Choice.

Technical Standards

• Resolution: 640×480 minimum, 1920×1080 maximum
• File Size: 300 megabytes maximum
• Formats: MP4 (preferred), MOV, AVI, MKV or MPG
  • Windows Media Format (WMV) will not be accepted.
• The following video technical flaws may be subject to disqualification depending on severity:
  • Interlacing
  • Incorrect, or squashed/stretched aspect ratios
  • Chunky/blocky video (often caused by low quality source or excessive data compression)
  • Extreme Banding (i.e. Color gradients caused by video re-compression)
• The following audio technical flaws may be subject to disqualification depending on severity:
  • Audible distortion
  • Levels that are too high, overdriven, or clipped
  • Levels that are too low or inaudible
  • Audible discontinuities caused by flawed audio edits
  • Pitch-shifted or speed-adjusted audio (unless by obvious artistic necessity)

Disqualification and Rejection

Entries may be disqualified or rejected for any reason listed in these rules or for any reason not foreseen by these rules as deemed by the coordinators or staff volunteers. All entries will be screened prior to judging to test for playback and rules compliance.

• Disqualified entries may be resubmitted at any time prior to the submission deadline with advised corrections.
• Rejected entries may not be resubmitted. A rejection may result in a temporary or permanent ban from this event depending on severity.

Your entry may be rejected for the following reasons (subject to change, not limited to…):

• Plagiarism
  You may not submit another AMV creator’s work as your own. You may not use another AMV creator’s work, even partially, without explicit acknowledgement. All persons involved in an entry must be listed on the submission form at the time of submission, and all must give consent to participate in this event.
• Dishonorable Behavior
  You may not engage in behavior that causes grief, harm, or in any way violates the rules of the convention with other creators, ALA attendees or ALA volunteer staff. This includes conduct on social media sites and private encounters.
• Dishonesty
  You may not submit false, inaccurate or misleading information when submitting an entry or while discussing with the contest coordinator or ALA volunteer staff. This includes stating you have read all of the rules before submitting an entry.
• Minimal Effort / Zero Edit Submissions
  You may not submit an entry that is deemed to have little to no editing of original sources.
• Troll Submissions
  You may not submit an entry for malicious purposes towards anyone.

Deadline

All entries must be submitted no later than 11:59pm PST on Sunday, December 2, 2018. You must fill out the online submission form and include a working download link to your entry by this time.

Entry Submission

• Entries must be submitted digitally
• no physical media of any kind will be accepted
• Please use an appropriate file sharing service like Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, etc.
• Please do not link to video sharing sites like YouTube, Vimeo, etc.

Submission Form: Anime Los Angeles 2019 – AMV Contest Submission Form