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Contest description
This year we present you the summer contest of multiple genres. Each participant is to create one single video in one of three proposed categories.

Retro
Works in this genre are to be created of anime released before 2000 or of music released before 2000. For music, you can check the release date here: Last.FM, also it’s possible to look for the release date in tags of mp3 file or simply google it. Release date of anime can be found here: anidb.net. Indicate anime and music release year when filling in the submission form. Examples: Believe (anime release year: 1997 – 1998, music release year: 1998)

Summer Fun
This category includes light, fun, comedy videos and also dance videos. It doesn’t really matter how you make the audience smile – jokes, parodies, absurd or silly humor, anything will do. Examples: Comedy/Fun section

Freedom
Works in this category must be made with music which can be downloaded legally for free. Possible sources of such music: Creative Commons List, FreeMusicArchive, SoundCloud, MachinimaSound, Kroogi.com (russian tracks). Indicate link to the music track in submission form. Make a screenshot of the page with the track just in case the author decides to remove the composition or change its status.

When submitting your video you should choose one single category. Even if your video fits two or more categories you still have to indicate only one when uploading your work. There will be overall ranking as well as three category rankings. Winners of category rankings will be rewarded with prizes.

Contest schedule

AMV News: Mix Con 2015 shall be held from July 1st till September 10th, 2015. Contest videos can be submitted starting from August 1st. Publucation of videos starts when enough entries are submitted to release continuously 1-2 videos per day.

Video Requirements

Contest video can be made either of anime movies, anime series and Japanese videogames or of manga, arts can also be used, including author’s arts. Other footage can be used if it takes no more than 50% of the video. The length of contest video may not be less than 60 seconds (without credits). Multiple entries from one contestant accepted if they belong to different categories. The contest title (AMV News: Mix Con 2015) and the site address amvnews.ru must be mentioned in the video, how exactly to mention is to participant's choice. A line in credits should be enough.

Rules of premiere screening

1) The contest video should not be shown at any other websites (including YouTube and Vkontakte) until the publication at AMVNews.ru in the course of the contest. In case the video is found in free access somewhere in the inernet before the contest publication, it shoud be banned from participation and published on the site as a regular non-contest video.
2) Right after the publication at Mix Con the contest video can be uploaded to other video hosting services and sites, with obligatory link to this video page at AMVNews.ru.
3) If you want to provide the link to your video at YouTube when filling in the submission form, you can upload it to YouTube as an unlisted video (means that only people who know the link to the video can view it) and make it public after the contest premiere.

A video won’t be accepted, if:

1) It does not correspond to its category
2) It contains unknown music/video source or plagiarism
3) There are significant compression artefacts
2) Footage is of poor quality
3) TV resolution of full version is far too low (480x270 or 480x360)
4) There are hard subtitles and/or logos not justified by artistic intent.
5) Broken aspect ratio or interlace is visible in most parts of the video.
6) There are black bars on the top and bottom of the video (if those are not used in any way during the screening).
7) There are violations of Russian Federation legislation.

Voting and judges

There will be two round of voting. All participants can take part in the voting (it is forbidden to vote for your own video) + invited judges from among well-known creators and active commentators.

Video format/encoding:

It is recommended to encode with AMVSimpleGUI or MeGUI, see the following articles:

http://amvnews.ru/index.php?go=Pages&in=view&id=34
http://amvnews.ru/index.php?go=Pages&in=view&id=7

- Full version is to be compressed at the rate of no more than 25 MB per minute of the video, no more than 50 MB per minute in case of HD-version. If the limit is exceeded, we shall re-encode your video to meet these requirements.

Prize fund:

A prize of 2000 roubles shall be given to winners in each category. In addition each winner shall recieve a statuette.

Registration of participants

Registration for Mix Con 2015
List of registere participants of Mix Con 2015

Registration is opened till the 10th of September.

How to enter your video::

1) Videos can be submitted July 1st till September 10th, 2015, by registered contestants only.
2) Fill in the application form located here: http://amvnews.ru/index.php?go=Files&file=add
3) You should indicate the contest category of your work in description field.
Choose "Mix Con 2015" as one of the categories. Make sure there was the website message "Thank you, your video has been added successfully" after the upload. Here you can see whether your video was added to the list for moderatorial check. Then you’ll either wait to see the video on site or you’ll get a private message from administrator requesting to correct the deficiencies found during the check. If any questions arise, contact the administrator the private message.

Registration of judges

1) You can sign up as a judge via special application form on site.
2) Entry application for a judge can be submitted up to the beginning of the vote.
3) A user can only be accepted as a judge either if he/she comments actively and in detail on contest videos or if he/she has authority within AMV community (on condition that he/she will watch the required amount of videos).
4) Any judge can be disqualified before the vote begins without giving reasons

List of contect categories

1) Best video overall
2) Best Retro video
3) Best Summer Fun video
4) Best Freedom video

Note 1.: Each video participates in voting by categories 2-4 only in accordance with the category which was indicated in the submission form.

Nota Bene

Contest organizers reserve the right to change the contest date, as well as to change/add some details owing to unforeseen circumstances.

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Requiered

Resma

Hei there! I have some questions regarding the 'Retro' category:

1) Are Blu-Ray versions (that came out after 2000) of anime previously released (before 2000) allowed?

2) Can we include little clips from after-2000 animes using them as transitions and stuff? (I mean, nothing more than 5% of the whole video's length)