Video editors, old and new! Send us your videos! Whether this be your 1st, 10th, or 100th video,
we would love for you to show off your work! We are looking for a combination of Japanese
Animation set to Music. Please read the rules thoroughly before submitting.
 
Deadline for Contest Submissions: ***May 22, 2009***
 
If you have any general or technical questions, please contact religionx@animemusicvideos.org
 
GENERAL AMV CONTEST PARTICIPATION INFORMATION
 
You may only submit an AMV of your own creation. The AMV must have been completed AFTER June 1, 2008.
You may only submit an AMV that has NOT won first or second placement in any category in any other
AMV Contests, at the time of submission to AnimeNEXT. You may submit videos that have been submitted
to other conventions and/or shown during general screenings. We will be accepting up to two (2) AMV
submissions per individual or collective group of editors. AMVs submissions may NOT be slightly
different versions from one another using the same song. Only one (1) of two (2) videos submitted by
an individual or collective group of editors will be shown during the AMV Contest.
 
All AMV submissions will be pre-screened for content and audio/video quality. Follow a general PG-13
content guideline for audio/video content. Video containing any sort of logos, watermarks, fan-sub
subtitles, corporate subtitles, or any other graphic or lettering not specifically of your own creation
will be disqualified. Audio containing any U.S. commercially produced dubbed voice-overs will be
disqualified.
 
Anime Music Videos must contain a majority of Japanese Animation. This may also include Japanese
Video game footage and Japanese Manga. AMVs may contain small amounts of live action, and digital
images. Any video that is not primarily an Anime Music Video will be disqualified.
 
We will NOT be accepting at-convention submissions. AnimeNEXT reserves the right to not play your
video submission for any reason or notification.
 
COMPETING MUSIC VIDEOS
 
Only Competing Videos will be shown in the AnimeNEXT AMV Contest, and only those videos will be
eligible for prizes. Not all AMVs submitted to the contest will be shown during the contest. Submitted
AMVs will be rated and categorized into genres during a closed screening by pre-selected judges. The
highest rated videos for each genre will be shown during the AnimeNEXT AMV Contest. We will try to
have the following 5 genres in the contest, but we may have to re-organize them if we do not receive
sufficient submissions:
 
Romantic / Sentimental (Cheerful or sad. Subject matter is about love.)
Dramatic / Serious (Subject matter is not primarily romantic, cheerful, and / or action.)
Action / Adventure (Subject matter is action and / or story based.)
Upbeat / Dance (Subject matter is peppy, vibrant, and rhythmic.)
Comedy / Parody (Subject matter is primarily intentionally comedic.)
 
During the AMV Contest, the audience will be given a ballot to vote for their favorite video in
each genre. The videos with the most votes in each genre will receive a prize.
 
NON-COMPETING MUSIC VIDEOS
 
You may choose submit AMVs to the AnimeNEXT General AMV Screening if you do not wish to compete. Videos
that have won awards in other contests will automatically be placed in the non-competing, General AMV
Screening. All non-Competing videos will be shown during the General Screening, along with any AMVs
submitted to the contest, but did not make it to the contest. Videos disqualified from the AMV Contest
for content reasons will also NOT be shown during the General Screening.
 
VIDEO/AUDIO INFORMATION
 
The duration of all AMVs must be between 30 seconds and 360 seconds long. Please start your video with
one (1) second of silent black leader and end with one (1) second of black footer. No NOT include any
other bumper or credits of any kind. A standard title screen will be placed at the beginning and end
of every AMV during the screening.
 
We are only accepting digital formats. AMVs will be played back on a PC. We are able to accept a wide
variety of file formats, file sizes, resolutions, frame-rates, aspect ratios, sample-rates, and bit-rates.
 
Video: Please use standard file format such as .avi, .mpeg, .mp4, .mkv, .wmv, etc. File sizes should not
exceed 500 MB. Resolution should not exceed 1280x720. Frame rate should not exceed 30 frames per second.
Aspect ratio should be 4:3 or 16:9.
 
Audio: Sample-rate should not exceed 48000 Hz. Bit-rate should not exceed 320 kb/s. Audio will be
played back in 2-channel stereo.
 
Files that exceed these limitations will most likely play back poorly. If there are technical flaws with
your video file, or if we simply cannot play your video, you may be contacted before AnimeNEXT to
re-submit in a different format if there is sufficient time before the deadline.
 
SENDING IN YOUR AMVS
 
Please include a .txt file containing the following information for EACH of your AMVs:
1. Full Name(s) of all editors.
2. Pseudonym, Screen name, Alias, or Studio Name that all editors would like to go by.
3. E-mail address for primary contact.
4. List ALL Music Artists and Songs used for the AMV.
5. List ALL Anime used for the AMV.
6. Title of your AMV.
7. Genre of your video.
8. Approximate date of AMV completion.
9. Please note if any audio tracks, logos, graphics or lettering are of your intentional and original
creation. Give a brief description of each if necessary.
10. If submitting 2 AMVs, note which one you would prefer to have shown during the AMV Contest.
You will receive a notification, upon receiving your submission.
 
Option 1 of 3 – Mailing by CD or DVD
Please send the CD or DVD containing your AMV(s) to:
AnimeNEXT AMV Screening
615 Downingtown Pike
Apt. 55
West Chester, PA 19380
 
Please label your submission with your name, mailing address, and telephone number. We need to be able
to contact you if we have received your disc, but cannot play it.
 
We will NOT be using your CD, VCD, or DVD during AnimeNEXT. Do not send in discs meant to be played back
on DVD players. Do not mail in your only copy of your AMVs. You will not receive your discs back.
 
Option 2 of 3 – Direct Download
Please send an e-mail to religionx@animemusicvideos.org (Subject: AnimeNEXT AMV Submission)
 
Please provide a link to where your AMVs can be directly downloaded. Please include any information
necessary to download your file(s). We will NOT install special software to extract video from web-based media.
 
Option 3 of 3 – FTP Upload
Please send an e-mail to religionx@animemusicvideos.org (Subject: AnimeNEXT AMV FTP Request)
 
We will e-mail you with a temporary FTP login and password to upload your AMV to our server. After
you have uploaded your video, send us a second e-mail. Note: Files in excess of 100 MB may require
several attempts to complete the transfer.
 
If you have any general or technical questions, please contact religionx@animemusicvideos.org.