Reglamento - ES (PDF)
Regolamento - IT (PDF)
Japan Expo International AMV Contest 2008
Article 1: Contest description
Japan Expo Annual AMV Contest is an amateur music video contest. The music videos must have been created from music and anime (Japanese cartoons) sources. This contest is free and for non commercial-use.
Article 2: Deadline
The contest ends on June 1st, 2008 at 11:59pm. The videos must have been uploaded by this date.
Articles 3: Contest organizers
This contest is organized by AMV FRANCE, the French Anime Music Videos association (www.amv-france.com) for Japan Expo.
Article 4: Submissions terms
4.1 This contest is free and opened to all, except for jury members.
4.2 The videos must have been created AFTER august 1st, 2007). No video submitted to prior French contests will be accepted
4.3 A single participation per person or group is accepted and only one single video per participation.
4.4 Only anime or manga related videos will be accepted. Video games related videos will also be accepted.
4.5 In order to participate to this contest you must totally agree with the following rules.
Article 5: Submission process
Each participant (person or group) must fill the electronic inscription sheet available only at (URL). The video must be uploaded during this inscription process. No inscription will be accepted without the video being uploaded during said process.
Article 6: Technical requirements
6.1 The following formats are accepted:
- .avi (DivX, XviD, h264)
- .mp4 (DivX, XviD, h264)
- .mpeg
- .mpeg2
- .wmv
6.2 The video size must NOT exceed 300 Mo, except under certain justified circumstances (High Definition).
Article 7: How to send your video
Your video must be uploaded ONLY through the upload page accessible on the contest web page. CD or DVD sent by postal mail will NOT be considered.
If you encounter any problem during your video upload, please contact us through the support forum placed at your disposal (soon).
Article 8: Guarantees
8.1 Each participant (person or group) must guarantee his/her exclusive ownership of the video he/she submits. This guarantee must extend to the direct or indirect violation of any of the exclusive rights of a copyright owner.
8.2 Each participant accepts that his/her video can be publicly displayed, become downloadable on websites such as AMV France and Japan Expo and be used during several conventions in which AMV France will take part.
8.3 Any off-age participant accepts to be photographed during the convention and is aware that said images can be used in any non-commercial communication from AMV France and Japan Expo.
Article 9: Jury
Three members from AMV France and two guests, professional editors or renowned AMV makers, will constitute the jury.
Article 10: Ranking criteria
The jury will rank the videos, basing their judgment on editing quality, conversion, originality, aestheticism, and coherence.
Article 11: Results
About thirty of the best videos will be ranked. The results will be announced during the ninth edition of Japan Expo.
As always, various prizes can be won.
Article 12: disqualification
12.1 The organizing committee reserves the right to disqualify any submission without having to justify, in any way, its decision.
12.2 You are prohibited from posting any unlawful, libelous, defamatory, inflammatory, threatening, pornographic, profane, scandalous, or other material that may give rise to civil or criminal liability or otherwise violate any applicable law.
12.3 By submitting a video to this contest, you agree on the Terms and Conditions sated on this page.
Article 13: Modifications or Contest Cancellation
AMV France may at any time revise these Terms and Conditions by updating this posting. Your submission to this Contest is contingent upon your agreement to be bound by any such revisions and you should therefore periodically visit this page to review the current Terms and Conditions.
AMV France can, within its rights and at any moment, cancel the Contest.
Article 14: Rules interpretation
Any misinterpretation of the rules will be resolved by the Contest officials. Such decision is final. Protests regarding the judgement of the Contest will not be accepted.
