Zenkaikon's 2025 FMV Contest [NOW ACCEPTING ENTRIES]

[PrincessMareep]

HELLO ALL AMV EDITORS!!

As of this year I am stepping into the role of AMV Department Head for Zenkaikon! I'm super excited and with that comes a super exciting announcement.... THE AMV CONTEST WILL NOW BE KNOWN AS THE FMV (Fandom Music Video) CONTEST!

To reflect the fact that Zenkaikon accepts and celebrates all forms of nerd and geek the contest choose to do the same. That being said you can use ANY animated or non-animated source for your video entries this year! Go crazy and show us what you got!

The categories for the contest are as follows:

Trailer
Action
Romance/Sentimental
Upbeat
Drama
Comedy/Parody

You may submit up to 3 videos, to 3 separate categories for all six categories

We do ask that your video submissions be made AFTER March 3rd, 2024 (last year's deadline) and all entries that have been submitted to any previous Zenkaikon Contest will not be allowed!

Submission guidelines and rules are as follows:

1) This should go without saying, but plagiarism will NOT be tolerated! Any attempt to submit the work belonging to anyone other than yourself will result in you being BLACKLISTED PERMANENTLY!!!

2) We ask for entries to be submitted in a .mp4 format (no quicktime, please) and with a 720p to 1080p resolution. This ensures quality for you and the contest. Do not submit a video in 4k as it will not be played in that format.

3) PLEASE when uploading your submission try to have your file the same name as your video title. This makes it easier for organization purposes and is greatly appreciated.

4) NO BUMPERS OR CREDITS permitted! We will provide title screens to introduce each entry for the finals. This includes editor names and video titles being placed before, after, or anywhere in your video as well.

5) The contest IS PG-13, but the following excessive materials may not be allowed: blatant nudity, excessive blood/spilling of guts or scenes with major dismemberment, overly foul language/lyrics (some curses are allowed but NO f-bombs), racial or verbal obscenities. Videos with content that is questionable will be put in a special screening to see if it is acceptable for showing to a con audience. If allowed, your video may have a trigger warning shown on the title card before playing to prepare the audience.

6) That being said, we reserve the right to reject any video for any reason.

7) Submissions with significant audio or visual degradation, watermarks, logos, and produced credits (ex: opening and closing credits), or fan-produced (fansub) or licensed subtitles, will not be accepted and result in automatic disqualification. The ONLY subtitles that will be accepted are those added it by you the editor (ex: adding subtitles for lyrics) We will accept Japanese audio of an anime HOWEVER English audio is not allowed due to legalities. We will also NOT accept English audio for any non-anime sourced videos for the same reason.

8) On the subject of audio no AI (deepfake) audio is allowed. Period.

9) Entries must be at least 1 minute in length and not to exceed 5 minutes, 30 seconds running time.

10) DVD copies of the contest will not be available due to legal concerns. The contest will also NOT be streamed for the same reasons. However there will be a YouTube playlist made after the contest showcasing the works uploaded by the original editors

11) Awards will be given this year in the form of digital certificates. Please allow up to 2 weeks after the convention for these to be sent to your email of choice. Awards will be given for the following:

Best in Category
Best in Show
Best Con Theme (Isekai is the Con Theme for 2025)
Judge’s Choice
Coordinator’s Choice
...and potential bonus awards as well!!!


If you have any questions/concerns please email them to kaylee.hall@zenkaikon.org
Replies are usually done within 2 days but please allow 3 -7 days for a reply, especially as time draws closer to the con date.

Please submit through the link below.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... sp=sharing

The deadline is SUNDAY JANUARY 12, 2025! There will be *no* extensions!

Good Luck and Happy Editing!

Kaylee/PrincessMareep

[twist58]

Submitted 2 videos. One for drama and one for upbeat. However, if you come across a recent submission for the video titled "Leading the Charge," please keep the most current one as that is revised compared to the previous.

[PrincessMareep]

Just a little under 2 months reminder bump to go!

[TritioAFB]

Did I submit already?

[cagayakegirlz]

Submitted one!

[PrincessMareep]

Did I submit already?

You have! One for Comedy/Parody and one for Upbeat!