Anime Punch! 2009 AMV Contest Rules & Guidelines
(contents subject to change without notice.)
Since this is Anime Punch, don't expect to get a categorical award such as "Best Comedy". We may give out such awards, we may not. We've never been ones to quantify art though, and we see AMVs as just that; an art form. There will be awards, but not in the form of "1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.". Rather custom awards will be made to highlight especially well done or impressive videos. So while you probably won't get a "Best Comedy" award, you may get a "Most Funny". Just send us your best AMVs, and if it's amazing, there is no doubt that you will win an award!
Mature AMVs are accepted and encouraged. However, we cannot show them during the contest showing block. Mature AMVs will be shown as inserts during the hentai showing.
Awards
Yes, there will be awards given. No, there will not be any places or pigeonholes. If your AMV stands out from the rest for any awesome reason, you will probably be noted for it. Make your art, make your masterpiece, make your awesome. Yes, we do accept and award mature AMVs!
Technical Stuff
We will try to accept as many AMVs as possible regardless of what strange format they come in, but if we can't play it back it won't get shown. It would be in good discretion to stick to common codecs and specifications. Just plain MPEG is probably your best bet to ensure that your AMV will be shown. Anything submitted in RealMedia is almost guaranteed not to be shown. Use common sense, and if you link us to YouTube we will eat your fucking face.
We will be displaying these AMVs through a projector using the monitor output of a computer. Please keep this in mind when deciding on your frame rates and resolution; try to stick to standards to avoid having your AMV look like crap on the big screen.
Please submit good quality AMVs; low-quality submissions will be among the first to be removed due to time constraints. It should be noted that submitting an AMV is no guarantee that we'll show it.
Some Restrictions Apply
So what defines an AMV? The majority of your footage should be set to Japanese animation (although you'll be ridiculed more for live-action footage than for non-Japanese animation). The vast majority of your footage should be set to music (with the exception of parody AMVs, in which the audio can be from anything). Overly long and pointless introductions and lead-outs are not looked upon kindly. We reserve the right to not show anything that we decide isn't worth showing. Please use common sense to avoid having your AMV cut from the competition.
You might want to think about removing
all logos and subtitles from your footage. We'll still accept them,
but logos are distracting and will hurt your chances of receiving an
award. Subtitles are also distracting, although using them artistically
(and even creating your own) is fine.
The maximum length for any AMV is 10
minutes, including intros and lead-outs. If we run out of time, longer
AMVs will be among the first cut.
Your work must be your work. We cannot accept anonymous submissions or submissions by proxy. You may create a pseudonym if you'd like to keep your identity a secret.
You must attend the convention to be eligible for an award. Awards are announced and distributed at closing ceremonies. We'd prefer for you to be present to receive your award; however, if you cannot make it to closing ceremonies, please contact us to make arrangements. You cannot accept an award by proxy.
You may submit as many AMVs as you want, provided that they were authored within the last year. If we run out of time, we will cut multiple AMVs by the same creator, keeping what we feel to be the best work.
Submitting
Submitting an AMV is simple. Fill out
the submission form, burn your AMV to a disk, label your disk with your
name and the title of your AMV, and send it all to:
Anime Punch! AMV Contest
PO Box 3132
Columbus, OH 43210
Send your submission by standard mail. Don't complicate the process with things that require a signature. We may not get it in time.
Entries must be received by April 8, 2009. Keyword on RECEIVED. Be sure to account for shipping time. Entries received after this date will be found by us after we get home from the convention, and therefore won't be shown.
All submissions received become the property of Anime Punch and will not be returned. Don't send in your only copy of your AMV. If you submit, you agree that your AMV will be shown at the con, and copies of it will probably be made and distributed as we see fit.
Before submitting your AMV, double-check
your disk to make sure it burned properly.
Do not author your AMV to a DVD or VCD.
Just send the actual file on a CD or DVD. If it doesn't fit on a CD,
you might want to consider cutting back on the quality, just a bit.
We only accept digital submissions. We
may have a dusty tape player somewhere, but it'd probably just eat your
AMV. Besides, VHS quality just sucks.
Submissions received without the submission
form will not be accepted.
Make sure to use a valid email address
when filling out your submission form. If we need to contact you for
any reason, we'll do it through email.
The Judging
All entries will be screened and judged
prior to the convention. Any AMV is eligible for any of our various
honorary and arbitrary awards: if it impresses us, we'll at least give
it a shout-out.
Anime Punch can and WILL disqualify any
AMV that does not follow the rules and guidelines. We'll do our best
to try and get your AMV in the contest, but if we can't, we can't. Follow
the rules to make sure we can.
All decisions and judgments are final.
Don't come up after the competition and say you deserved an award that
you didn't get for any reason. We'll just laugh at you.
We reserve the right to show your AMV at any point during any Anime Punch event, even outside of the AMV competition.
Final Word
We are the law. Don't fight the law because
the law will win.
If you have any questions, please contact
our AMV
coordinator. Thanks for submitting,
and good luck!
