This year AMVs take to a larger stage with two competitions.

AMV Live + AMV Workshop 

If you are an AMV fan or interested in learning more about AMV's then head over to the AMV Live competition where you can see several contestants battle to create their masterpieces within a time limit. There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions to experienced AMV creators while you watch the competitors construct their AMV's on the big screen. There will also be mini games and audience prizes, so don't miss it!!

If you are interested in being a contestant please click to read more

AMV Compeition

This years entrants for the AMV Compeition will be played and we give you a chance to influence the winners via a fan vote! (Winners for the main AMV comp will be played again and announced at the closing ceremony)

Videos will be judged within the following categories
 - Action / Upbeat
 - Drama / Romanca
 - Comedy / Trailer
 - Judges Choice
 - Fan Choice

For a  detailed description of these categories and other rules for this competiton please click the read more link below

AMV COMPETITION RULES 

Note: The following rules are subject to change at any point in time. However, notification will be given on the forums to any changes made to the rules or submission deadline.

General Rules

•  Entries sent to previous AVCon competitions are not eligible.
• All entries must be submitted by JULY 10TH (entries postmarked after this date will not be accepted). See submission guidelines for more details.
• Videos must be suitable for a PG13 audience. (email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it if you require clarification of this rule).
• Videos must not exceed five minutes of length.
• There is no limit to the number of entries you may submit.
• Videos must not contain bumpers, title screens, credits, or any other forms of creator and/or footage/audio identification. If a video does contain any of the previously sated identification they may either be re-encoded (decreasing the quality of the video) or disqualified from the competition at the discretion of the AMV coordinator.
• 60% of the video must contain anime and/or video game footage.
• Videos must be of the individual’s creation, plagiarizing other peoples work will not be tolerated and will result in bans from future competitions (including competitions at other Australian conventions).
• The AMV coordinator reserves the right to disqualify entries for any reason they see necessary to protect the overall quality and integrity of the program. These reasons can include:

o Poor video or audio quality.
o Failure to conform to the rules.

• The contest is open to international entries and does not require contestants to attend the conventions (however, it is preferred for domestic contestants). Prizes and awards will be mailed to winners.
• You may submit entries to our archive which do not conform to contest rules. Please label these videos accordingly (Category: Non-Competing). Please keep in mind there is no guarantee we will play such entries during other AMV screening blocks. These entries must still be suitable for a PG13 audience.
• Submitted materials (CDs/DVDs) become the property of AVCon and will not be returned. By submitting an entry to AVCon, the video editor grants AVCon non-revocable permission to exhibit and distribute that work. The video editor otherwise retains all rights and responsibilities relating to its creation. The retention of all copyrights remains with the original holder of any and all copyrights.
  

Contest Structure:

Category and Award descriptions are guidelines only. Staff may add, change, or eliminate categories as they see fit, however, this most likely will not happen. The competition is divided into two categories, judge and fan votes.

Judge Votes – An anonymous panel of AMV editors will view all eligible entries and vote for the best videos, prior to the convention. The following categories will apply for the 2008 AVCon AMV competition:

•  Action and/or Upbeat – Fast paced videos that get your heart racing and don’t allow you to blink, even for a second.
• Drama and/or Romance – Videos with emotion and feeling that create a seamless and perfect flow of audio and video.
• Comedy and/or Trailer – Well thought out parodies, mock trailers and comedy videos that will get everyone falling out of their chairs in stitches.
• Judges Choice – This is the major prize given to an outstanding AMV created by an Australian contestant.
• Fan Choice – At the screening of the AMV competition at AVCon judging forms will be available from the AMV coordinator as well as distributed to the audience. Videos will be scored out of 10 by the audience with the top video receiving the award of “Fan Favourite”.

Submission Guidelines

Submissions must be in digital format only (no VHS submissions will be accepted). Strictly only the formats below will be accepted, no exceptions and we prefer that you encode them in either MPG, AVI, MKV or MP4 containers only:

• DivX, XviD, HuffYUV
• MPEG1, MPEG2
• x.264
  

Submissions can be in CD or DVD or submitted online. Please note that you must not author the discs (i.e. not make them playable on a DVD or VCD player) and provide them only as plain data. We will be playing from computers, connected to sound systems and projectors.

Please send the best quality possible. This is not a specific requirement for videos and your entry will not be judged or excluded from the competition based on it but this is more for your sake than anything else. If submitting a large lossless copy, please include a compressed copy (XviD/DivX/x264) as well.

Mail Submissions

Mail entries on DVDs and CDs must be adequately labeled with the contestants name written on the disc (not the cover). If multiple disks are sent, please label disks accordingly (Disk 1 of 2, Disk 2 of 2, etc.). Prior to mailing your entry off you must fill out an entry form. You will receive an email confirmation when your entry has been received in the post.

Mail entries should be addressed to:
Callum Everingham
5 Leawarra Avenue
Seaford, SA, 5169

Online Submissions

For online submissions simply host your video online and fill out the entry form , which gives the option of entering a link to the video. Links to AMV.org will not be accepted as you must provide your own hosting. Note that you must save the entry form PDF file onto your computer and then email it to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it after filling it out. As with mail submissions you will receive a confirmation email when the AMV coordinator has received your entry, downloaded it and confirmed that it works.

Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it if you have any questions or problems.

AMV LIVE RULES

General Rules:

• This competition is a live event and will be held at the convention. Attendance is required to enter this competition.
• Contestants must arrive at the event at least 45 minutes prior to the starting time. 60 minutes would be preferred.
• Contestants are required to supply their own computer or laptop to edit on, including all forms of software required for general AMV editing. Noise cancelling headphones are recommended for this event as there will be audience participation and AMV screenings during the event.
• Contestants should be able to output their video via VGA (15 pin) cable. If you are unsure contact me directly ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ).
• Contestants must be able to use a USB flash drive and/or external hard drive with their computer or laptop.
• Contestants must only use the video and audio sources they are allocated. External video and audio sources will not be accepted. The structure of this event allows for flexible audio and video selection, once contestants have their audio and video sources there should be no need for additional external sources.
• This is an all-ages event and mature content will not be accepted. Therefore Contestants should choose video sources that are family friendly when submitting their lists of requested sources.
• Videos must be under five minutes in length.
• Structure: People wishing to enter this event must register prior to the convention. The deadline for Registration is July 10th.
• Video Source:
• Contestants must submit a list of five source selections to the AMV coordinator at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it by the registration deadline. Contestants will be contacted on July 11th with their randomly determined source selection. This will determine what the contestant will edit with at the event.
• Each source selection should consist of two anime DVDs (either a single volume of a series or an entire movie).
• Each DVD may only be included in two source selection lines.
• Contestants must list at least three different series in their lists (ie. no Naruto Vol. 1-10).
• The following is an example of a list of source selections:

1.    Samurai Champloo Vol. 1 and Cowboy Bebop Movie
2.    Death Note Vol. 1 and Bleach Vol.  3
3.    Bleach Vol. 3 and Full Metal Panic Vol. 2
4.    Kanon Vol. 5, Honey and Clover Vol. 3
5.    The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Vol. 2 and Kanon Vol. 5

• If you are unsure about your selection list contact me directly at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Contestants are not required to use both sources during the event.
• There will be a SECRET SOURCE that will be revealed to the contestants after the screening of the AMV competition on the Saturday of the convention. This Source will come in the form of a DVD (or DVD files), MJPEG (for bait and switch users) and x-vid for contestants unable to use either of the other formats (other formats are available on request, just let me know before the convention to avoid last minute rushes). If a Contestant is not present at the AMV competition I will contact them directly on the day to ensure they have the source prior to the live event on Sunday morning.
• Contestants must use at least 10 seconds of the secret source footage.
• Audio Source:
• 30 minutes prior to the event contestants should be set up or present in the event room and will receive a folder of various music sources (approximately 5-7 songs). During the 30 minutes prior to the event contestants are urged to listen to each song, pick a song and edit it as they see fit.
• There are no restrictions to selections and contestants are encouraged to use the identical songs where feasible. However, each contestant having individual songs will also be fine.

Editing:

• Contestants will receive an uninterrupted two hours to edit their videos.
• During this time there will be various forms of entertainment for the audience including AMV mini games (with mini prizes!), AMV screenings and general ‘Q and A’ with experienced AMV editors (not contestants).
• Following the completion of the two hour period, contestants will be required to export their videos for judging by a panel of experience editors.
• Winners will be decided by the judging panel after all videos have been shown.
• Due to the limited time frame of this event if a contestant has trouble exporting their video it will not be included for judging. 30-45 Minutes will be allocated for exporting and screening of videos so please make sure that you can export within this time frame.
  

Entry:
Simply read ALL THE RULES, fill out an application form