2022 AMV Contest [Finalists Announced]

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2022 AMV Contest [Finalists Announced]

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Hello, everyone! I'm happy to announce that the Anime Boston AMV Contest is back and is now accepting submissions for the 2022 Contest!

You can read the full rules here and read the FAQ here.

The quick highlights:

Submission deadline is April 9th, 2022 at 11:59PM Eastern Time.
Submissions must be between 30 seconds and 5 minutes long.
Maximum 2 entries per person/group.
No subtitles, watermarks, logos, or credits.
Must not have premiered before April 10, 2020.
Content must be PG-13 appropriate.
AMV Hell-style videos will not be accepted.

The big change from previous years is we've now expanded what sources are acceptable for submission. Animated sources that originate from Japan, are directly based on properties originating from Japan (e.g. Voltron: Legendary Defender), or have a significant influence from anime (e.g. Avatar: The Last Airbender) are acceptable to be submitted to the contest. Sources that do not originate from Japan are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, so if you have questions about whether a particular one is acceptable, please send me a message.

Every year, I'm astounded by the creativity in the entries we get, and I can't wait to see what people have come up with this year.
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Re: Anime Boston 2022 Open for Submissions! [deadline 4/9]

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I already posted about this on the FB page but no one got back to me. The submission rules say that the video cannot have been uploaded before 4/10/20. However, the date check attached to the submission form is for anything before 5/26/20. That shows up as an error if you put in a date before that. I believe the 5/26/20 date is a mistake that is a carryover from the previous year. My video is from 5/20/20. I think I'll just submit it using a 5/27/20 date since the actual contest rules use 4/10/20.
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Re: Anime Boston 2022 Open for Submissions! [deadline 4/9]

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ABFAN wrote: Wed Feb 23, 2022 4:59 pm I already posted about this on the FB page but no one got back to me. The submission rules say that the video cannot have been uploaded before 4/10/20. However, the date check attached to the submission form is for anything before 5/26/20. That shows up as an error if you put in a date before that. I believe the 5/26/20 date is a mistake that is a carryover from the previous year. My video is from 5/20/20. I think I'll just submit it using a 5/27/20 date since the actual contest rules use 4/10/20.
Ah, the joys of The Algorithm (tm). Sorry to have missed your FB comment, the date should be 4/10/20. I've contacted the web team to get that adjusted.

In the meantime, go ahead and submit with the 5/27 date and I can fix it in our back end once the adjustment's gone through.

Sorry for the inconvenience!
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Re: Anime Boston 2022 Open for Submissions! [deadline 4/9]

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Okay. I'll go ahead with the submission. Thank you.
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Re: Anime Boston 2022 Open for Submissions! [deadline 4/9]

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how can the deadline be after the convention?
I'm so confused..
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Re: Anime Boston 2022 Open for Submissions! [deadline 4/9]

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KatanaPlease wrote: Fri Apr 01, 2022 10:32 pm how can the deadline be after the convention?
I'm so confused..
The deadline is the beginning of April, a little over a week from now. But the convention is the end of May
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Re: Anime Boston 2022 Open for Submissions! [deadline 4/9]

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Oh wow sorry for the brain fart.
..I was pretty 🪁🪁 when I was reading this :lol:
LOL thank you for clarifying!
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Re: Anime Boston 2022 Open for Submissions! [deadline 4/9]

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KatanaPlease wrote: Sat Apr 02, 2022 1:27 am Oh wow sorry for the brain fart.
..I was pretty 🪁🪁 when I was reading this :lol:
LOL thank you for clarifying!
👍🏻 No worries, happens to the best of us 🤣😁
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Re: Anime Boston 2022 Open for Submissions! [deadline 4/9]

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Hello!

Just to remind everyone, there's just one week left to submit to Anime Boston 2022's AMV Contest.

Please submit your videos soon! We're particularly looking for entries in the Trailer/Commercial and Upbeat categories.

I also want to remind everyone that the Hentai AMV Contest is also looking for entries - the deadline to submit there is May 7th.

We've gotten some excellent entries already, and I can't wait to see what comes in this week.

Thank you to everyone that's submitted so far!
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Re: Anime Boston 2022 Open for Submissions! [One Week Left! Deadline 4/9]

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Hi, everyone!

There's only a bit over a day left to submit to Anime Boston 2022's AMV Contest, so please, get your entries in soon!

Thank you to everyone that's submitted so far.
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Re: Anime Boston 2022 Open for Submissions! [One Week Left! Deadline 4/9]

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Hi!

The confirmation emails for the finalists are being sent out by midnight tonight right? Or have they already been sent?
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Re: Anime Boston 2022 Open for Submissions! [One Week Left! Deadline 4/9]

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From previous years, it always took a few days after the screening for finalists to be notified. I wouldn't expect it tonight.
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Re: Anime Boston 2022 Open for Submissions! [One Week Left! Deadline 4/9]

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Ok, for some reason I thought I read somewhere that the finalists would be contacted on the 23rd. I must be going crazy 😂

Well, that gives me more time to worry at least 🤣

Thanks 😊
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Re: Anime Boston 2022 Open for Submissions! [One Week Left! Deadline 4/9]

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As the confirmation email says, finalists will be notified "about two weeks after the deadline."

We're close to sending out notifications, but not quite ready yet. Soon, though. Very soon.
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Re: 2022 AMV Contest [Finalists Announced]

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Hello, everyone!

The finalists for the Anime Boston 2022 Anime Music Video Contest have been selected and notification emails have gone out!

In alphabetical order, the finalists are:

BecauseImBored1
Chaosprojects
DopplerDo
Dr. Dinosaur
drewaconclusion
Gina Nelson
hamstar138
Hikikomori
James Blond
Kirbygal
Kireblue
l33tmeatwad
l33tmeatwad & Pwcagal
Nashironeko
Pants
Paul Geromini
Pwcagal
Rider4Z
Sayoria
shorisquared
SilkAMV
Synæsthesia Productions
TakeshiAMV
TheDestineeAMV
Tigrin
Toon Addict Productions
Trenzilla
Troubleclef
UnluckyArtist
ZeonicFreak

If your name is on the list and you have not gotten a finalist notification email, let me know and I'll resend it.

I'll be sending another email soon with all the details about contest showings for both this year's contest and the 2020 Contest as well as the Overflow screening once we have the schedule for them finalized.

Thank you to everyone who submitted, and I hope everyone submits again next year.

Congratulations to the finalists, and best of luck in the finals!
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Re: 2022 AMV Contest [Finalists Announced]

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Did not expect to hear back today. Either way, congrats to all, and best of luck in May!

Finalist for 'Other'.
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Re: 2022 AMV Contest [Finalists Announced]

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Congrats to the finalists!!

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Re: 2022 AMV Contest [Finalists Announced]

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Congrats to the finalists! I also hope the finalists for 2020 finally get their time to shine as well
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Re: 2022 AMV Contest [Finalists Announced]

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Out of curiosity, since we usually would get this every year.

What was the video rundown? Total and per category? The spread always interests me, especially since the con hasn't run for two years.
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