AMV Contest

Otakuthon AMV Contest Screening

Come see original AMVs in a variety of genres!

The Otakuthon AMV (anime music video) Contest screening will be presenting the top entries of each category: action, drama, comedy, dance, and romance. Not only will you get to see the best of the best, you will also get to vote for your favourite and help choose the winners of the Otakuthon AMV Contest!

General Information

AMV entries will be screened at the contest screening on the weekend of the convention. The AMV Contest screening will consist of over two hours worth of the best videos submitted for the contest. During the screening, the audience will vote for their favourite AMV through secret ballots in the following categories: action, comedy/parody, dance/rhythm, drama, romance, and originality. The audience will also vote for the “People's Choice” award for the best AMV. If you are participating in the contest voting, please stay for the duration of the screening to give all AMVs a fair chance in the voting.

All AMVs submitted will also be automatically entered into the “Best of Show” category for best overall AMV, as well as the “Best Visual Effects/Video Editing” category. The winners of these two categories will be selected by a panel of AMV contest judges prior to the convention.

Due to time constraints, not all AMVs will be shown during the contest screening.

Participants may enter a maximum of two video entries total, but only one entry per category.

Deadline: Friday, July 11, 2025, at 23:59

Content Guidelines

Video Content

AMV title, bumper card and creator or studio credits

Subtitles and on-screen text

Watermarks

Audio content

AMV that does not comply with the above content guidelines could be automatically rejected. Otherwise, changes or edits could be requested to be made to the AMV before the submission is accepted.

Submission Rules

AMVs submitted for competition must be your own work and must be an original work. You may not submit an AMV on another person’s behalf.

We will be accepting submissions via the online AMV Contest submission form here. We will not be accepting submissions via e-mail.

All AMVs must be submitted by Friday, July 11, 2025 at 23:59 (Eastern time). If your AMV is submitted after this deadline, it will not be considered for the contest.

AMVs can be entered into one of the following six categories:

Note: Otakuthon reserves the right to change an entry’s category where appropriate.

To submit your AMV, please use the online AMV Contest submission form. The following information will need to be added:

When submitting for the Otakuthon AMV Contest, participants may enter up to a maximum of two AMVs, but each AMV may only be entered into one category for voting.

All AMV entries will be automatically entered into the “People’s Choice”, “Best of Show”, and “Best Visual Effects/Video Editing” categories.

To facilitate the judging process, please name your video file the same as your AMV title.

Creators may submit their videos with their submission by:

The following is a list of “DON’Ts” which will disqualify your submission:

Format

Please note the following guidelines with respect to video format:

Awards

Each category winner will receive an award in the form of a certificate via mail. All winners will be announced on AnimeMusicVideos.org forums, on the Otakuthon website and official social media feeds. Winners will be contacted via e-mail to provide us with a mailing address so that the award can be shipped to them.

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For any questions about the AMV Contest, please e-mail the AMV Contest Manager at amvcontest@otakuthon.com.