2010 AnimeIowa AMV Contest Rules

Exceptions to some of the following rules will be up to the discretion of the AMV Head. No exceptions will be made in regards to the submission of highly sexual and/or hentai videos.

1. The AnimeIowa AMV Contest is open to all registered attendees of the con. A winning contestant must be present at the convention in order to receive any prize or award related to the AMV contest. Due to conflicts of interest related to judging, staff members are not permitted to compete in the judged contest, but may submit films to be screened and thus compete for the Audience Choice award.


2. Contestants may enter up to 3 videos in the judged contest. If you enter multiple videos please indicate which one or two videos you want us to prioritize for entry into the contest for judging. If cuts need to be made, we'll cut the lower priority video(s) first.


3. Each entry may not exceed 5 minutes in running time. A few seconds over is acceptable. Exceptions will be considered but are NOT guaranteed.


4. All entries must be playable with the latest version of VLC and/or Zoom player available at the time of submission and must be a resolution of at least 640x480. Some preferred video types are; avi, mpeg, mp4, wmv. Do your best to keep file sizes reasonable. If either of these are not possible, please use the email below to contact Tristan, the AMV Head.


5. NO HENTAI VIDEO AT ALL! We do not accept videos with nudity or references to sexual actions.


6. No Music with swearing, drug references, or anything else explicit in nature. This is a family con, keep that in mind when sending in your AMV(s).


7. Your entry in the contest does not guarantee that the video will be shown during the AMV event. We screen all videos to make sure the content is acceptable for our viewing audience.


8. All submissions must be an original composition of the contestant. Submitting the composition of another will be grounds for disqualification of all entries submitted by that contestant.


9. All physical materials sent as part of the entry process, including paperwork and physical media, will become the property of AnimeIowa and will NOT be returned.


10. Judging of entries will be conducted prior to the con by a panel of judges. This judging round will select winners for:
    
    - Best in Show
    - Comedy
    - Drama/Romance(Category will be split if there are enough entries to do so.)
    - Action
    - Category X (videos that are not genre specific or fall under multiple genres)
    - Trailer (as in movie trailer)
    
    Winners for these awards will be announced during the AMV contest event on Saturday.


11. The Audience Choice Award will be tabulated by the highest number of audience votes. Screening for audience choice votes will happen Friday, July 31 in specified rooms TBA later at the con. Check for signs announcing the place and time.


12. All entries must be postmarked or submitted via email no later then Friday, June 18, 2010.


13. When submitting a video, please remember to include the following information:
    
    - Your Name
    - Email Address
    - The Video’s Title
    - Title of the Anime(s) used
    - Artist(s) and Title of the song(s) used


14. Subtitles in your videos will NOT be allowed this year. Any video entered that contains subtitles from subbed anime will be disqualified. They only distract the viewer. Don’t know how to remove subtitles in your videos? Check out the Music Video area in the Forum for help.


15. You may enter videos by email, but it is highly preferred that you enter a hard copy by regular mail. DO NOT burn your disk as a DVD!


16. Emailed videos must be uploaded to either Sendspace or Megaupload and then the page link emailed to the AMV email below with the above details included.

Submissions must be postmarked by Friday, June 18 in order to be entered in the contest.

Questions? Contact musicvideos@animeiowa.com for more information.