As every year, the contest will be completely anonymous: it's up to you to impress the judges without relying on your username!

Here is the ranking of finalists of the Japan Expo 2026 Contest (with Public Prize). Congratulations to all!

◄ Finalists' Ranking:

1) JIGSAW - CALYPSO
2) Chaiberry - Finish Lines
3) HEAVN - NOISE
4) Damis - Aesomnium
5) Migue - Fake Plastic Love
6) Cmoididi - Mirage
7) Kuta / Naijiko - Coloris Glow
8) Yohan - Celestial Haven
9) Miwo - IDK lol bye
10) Lightning - Making Love to a Chainsaw
11) Louvi / flo55 - A bard's journey
12) Rei - Acedia
13) flo55 - Lightatata
14) SachaValentine - Feel Good
15) MarshmallowGoop - à chaque fois
16) Jinzo - Last Mood
17) AkaiMV - Where I Belong
18) Jinzo / Lightning / Cmoididi / Kuta / Flo55 / KiRr - FASTER
19) Kyutana - ȺVƩƝiЯ ϻӨЯẞiĐΣ 3 : Ludens
20) JoshyYoshi - Dance 2000
21) Kamirana Seishi 974 - Aishiteru
22) Koshiro/Karma - Kagutsushi
23) Lunikyuu - Chaos out of time
24) JasuAMV - The Last 9 Days
25) RaitoJV - Divine Hate
26) twistvid - Starlight

◄ Public Prize:

1) Chaiberry - Finish Lines
2) SachaValentine - Feel Good

◄ Partner prize "Rêve de Manga" :

1) Louvi / flo55 - A bard's journey
2) HEAVN - NOISE

Download link are available here.

As every year, the LVL Up competition is underway, but this year there's a big change!
The competition is now open to all possible participants! You can choose to register in one of two categories:

NOVICES

The usual category! If you consider yourself a beginner and still need to solidify the basics, then this category is for you! Find your pro, who will support you during the creation of your AMV, and sign up!

CHALLENGER

New this year! In fact, AMV France, with a view to being more flexible about participation given the feedback you gave us last year, has decided to create this second category for registrations! For this one, there will be no level restrictions, but the principle will be the same! Find a pro who can share their knowledge with you and join the battle!

IMPORTANT

AMV France reserves the right to move a contestant from the Novice category to the Challenger category if we believe that their overall level is above what we consider to be a novice. This will be done on a case-by-case basis and after prior discussion with the contestant and their pro.

And what about the rankings? What's changed?
This year there will be two rankings! One ranking for AMVs in the Novice category, as usual, since that's the heart of the competition, and an OVERALL ranking combining Novice and Challenger competitors!

For more information and to register for the contest, click here.

Join us now and be part of the adventure!