We are happy to announce that the Anime Music Video (AMV) Contest will be back for Pacific Media Expo 2018. Amaze your friends by showcasing your anime video editing skills! Entertain others with your brand of storytelling!
Video categories will be: Action • Comedy • Drama.
PRIZES AWARDED
| Category | Description | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| Best of Show | AMV with the highest total votes by the audience | $200 |
| Best of Action | AMV with the highest total votes by the audience in the Action category | $100 |
| Best of Comedy | AMV with the highest total votes by the audience in the Comedy category | $100 |
| Best of Drama | AMV with the highest total votes by the audience in the Drama category | $100 |
| PMX Staff Pick | AMV with the highest total votes by the PMX staff | PMX Goodies |
Additional prizes may be added.
PMX 2018 Anime Music Video Contest Rules
- Each entry will be limited to a maximum length of six (6) minutes. Any entry that exceeds the maximum time allowed will be subject to disqualification.
- Entries that contain excessive nudity, offensive language, and/or extreme graphic violence may be disqualified at the AMV Coordinator’s discretion.
- Anime Music Video entries may be submitted in the specified digital formats listed below.
- Use the following scheme when naming your video file:
PMX 2018 AMV – [your name or group name] – [video title or entry number].
Examples: “PMX 2018 AMV – John Doe – Tifa Is Kawaii.mp4”
or “PMX 2018 AMV – XYZGroup – entry 1.mov” - Videos sent in by mail will be accepted using the following media only: CD, DVD, SD card, micro SD card or flash drive. Tape format (i.e., VHS, SVHS, and SVHS-ET) will NOT be accepted. (Seriously, we live in the digital age!) NOTE: We will not be able to return the media.
- A total of five (5) Anime Music Video entries will be permitted per group, studio, team, or individual. Contestants wanting to participate in multiple groups, studios, teams, and/or as an individual party will be allowed to enter a MAXIMUM of five (5) videos. Any additional submissions past the first five (5) will be disqualified.
- Only two entries per group, studio, team, or person will be permitted to progress on to the finals for each category. Yes, the possibility of sweeping is there!
- Video intros and exits must be free of any and all text not directly related to the video content itself. Do not include studio bumpers, video credits, or any lead-in/lead-out. Doing so will be grounds for disqualification.
- An entry must be predominantly (at least 80%) anime and/or video game footage. The audio portion must be primarily music. Excessive use of live action sequences and/or narration/dialog may be grounds for disqualification.
- An entry with poor video and/or audio quality will be rejected.
- PMX reserves the right to reject any entry based on our discretion.
- Submitted media cannot be returned. PMX is not responsible for lost, stolen or damaged media.
- Contest winners that are attending PMX will have their prize(s) presented to them at the convention. Prizes for contest winners (U.S. Residents) not in attendance may have their prizes mailed to them. PMX WILL NOT mail prizes to addresses outside the United States.
- Each mailed entry must be identified and submitted with a completed PMX 2018 AMV Entry Form.
- Entries that have won five (5) or more awards in other contests will be disqualified.
Accepted Video Formats/Codecs:
Recommended Export Settings
Video Codec: H.264
File Formats: .MOV and .MP4
Frame Rate: 24 fps
Resolution: 1920×1080
Rejected File Format: .WMV
An AMV Contest Entry Form is required for EACH entry. Access the online entry form HERE or print out the entry form HERE.
SUBMISSIONS
Entries can be submitted online or via postal mail.
- For online submissions, you can upload your video to your Google Drive or Dropbox and share the link with us. Or use an online transfer service, such as WeTransfer.com, WeSendit.com, or TransferNow.net to name a few. Use PMXAMV[at]gmail.com (replace the [at] with @) to share or send your link to us. Please, identify your entry when sharing the file. We will inform you via email once your entry is received. Should you have any questions regarding this method, please do not hesitate to contact us. Do not forget to fill out the online AMV Contest Entry Form for each video entry. All online submissions must be uploaded and shared no later than 11:59 p.m. on October 1, 2018. NOTE: PMX has no affiliation nor receives any compensation with the above services. PMX bears no responsibility for using these services.
- For postal mail submissions, submit your entry(s) along with the required Entry Form(s) to the following address:
Pacific Media Expo 2018
AMV Contest Submission
1107 FAIR OAKS AVE, SUITE 168
SOUTH PASADENA, CA 91030-3311Mailed submissions must be received (NOT postmarked) by October 1, 2018. Any entries received after this date will be rejected.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us.