2024 Chinese MAD Competition

Result · 2024 Chinese MAD Competition

 

Poster Design: WRY未元

 

 

 

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Youth Reflects Dreams, Mirroring Each Other in Harmony,

Rising with the Tide, Painting the Picture of Chinese Culture Together!

 

“Chinese MAD Competition”is a volunteer and charitable event organized by a group of Chinese MAD enthusiasts. "You can also open your Zhiyuanhui app to participate in our Chinese MAD Cultural Festival activities (just kidding)."

本活动致力于用华语的声音表达对MAD的热爱,用歌词来表达意境,用旋律谱写心声,通过制作,评选与交流,以全新的视角品读华语MAD作品,致敬华语,彰显华语魅力!

The 2024 Chinese MAD Competition (CMC) is jointly organized by NNZ_studio, 登月计划Mad-Project, InFinite_Team, and STL_CLUB. Hosted by 若亲 and 彩虹, with assistance from 小马 and 女巫.

 

1. Production Period: October 20th 12:00 - February 20th 12:00 (UTC+08:00) (Submission counts as registration)
2. Judges' Scoring:：February 25th - March 5th (2025)
3. Entries Release: March 10th - March 16th (2025)

Apart from the production period, the final timeline mentioned above may be adjusted flexibly based on the number of submissions.

QQ Group Number: 893325969

You can scan the QR code to join the competition QQ group.

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2024 Chinese MAD Competition Logo

2024 CMC LOGO

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Competition Rules:

The Chinese MAD Competition is divided into three tracks.

Chinese Traditional Track:

Participants can choose any Chinese-language piece, with no restrictions on style. Cantonese, Tibetan, and any other Chinese ethnic languages are also allowed.

For the traditional track, Chinese lyrics must comprise at least 70% of the entire song. Non-Chinese songs will be subject to preliminary review for approval.

The video length for this track must be at least 1 minute and 30 seconds. 

Reference Video:

Chinese Still Image Track:

Participants can choose any Chinese-language piece, with no restrictions on style. Cantonese, Tibetan, and other Chinese ethnic languages are all allowed. For traditional still-image track MMVs (manga/music videos), Chinese lyrics must comprise at least 70% of the entire song. Non-Chinese songs will be subject to preliminary review for approval.

Videos in this category must be at least 1 minute and 30 seconds in duration. (Note: If there are too few entries in the Static category, they may be merged into the Traditional category)

Reference Video:

Chinese Style Track:

Participants can choose any Chinese-language piece, with no restrictions on style. Cantonese, Tibetan, and any other Chinese ethnic languages are also allowed.

1. Animation Style Track: Limited to works in styles such as IG, MG, FX, VFX, PV, etc.

2. Still Image Style Track: Includes manga, illustrations, and character art-style still MADs. This involves creating stylized rhythm, shot compositions, layouts, and incorporating various elements into still MAD productions.

For the Style Track, Chinese lyrics must comprise at least 70% of the entire song. Non-Chinese songs will be subject to preliminary review for approval.

Videos in this category must be at least 30 seconds in duration. (PS: If there are insufficient entries in the Style category, Style Award nominations will instead be selected from Traditional category entries)

Reference Video:

 

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Competition Prizes:

Top Award: 3 or 6 winners total (CMC merchandise + ranking bonuses of 500/300/100 RMB + customized CMC music box).

Golden List Award: 3 winners total (CMC merchandise + 100 RMB per winner + customized CMC music box).

Finalist Award: CMC commemorative merchandise (CMC official merchandise). *Please note the production cycle for merchandise rewards may be lengthy*

(There may also be other raffle prizes, such as figurines or other physical gifts.)

Total Prize Pool: Approximately 6000 CNY

Zhuangyuan Award Details:

The Zhuangyuan Award will be given to the highest-scoring participant from the Chinese Traditional Track and the top three highest-scoring participants from the Chinese Still Image Track. If there is a large number of submissions for the Chinese Still Image Track, a separate prize pool will be established, with the evaluation method and prize distribution being consistent with those for the combined tracks. Aside from those winning the Zhuangyuan Award, no ranking of participants' scores will be provided.

Jinbang Award Details:

Stylized Nomination Award (Selected by 12 final judges' scores + organizer evaluations in the Style category, with 3 or 6 winners determined by the number of entries in this category)

Nomination Award Details:

Selected nominees will each receive a 2024 Chinese MAD Cultural Festival merchandise set (including a 2024 Chinese Festival commemorative booklet and a character art keychain). The nominated submissions will be announced at the Chinese MAD Cultural Festival. Please stay tuned.

Any additional funds or prizes will be announced in the group at the earliest opportunity.

 

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Submission Requirements:

1. Looping is strictly prohibited for any track submission.

2. If the submission file size exceeds 500MB, please compress it to keep the size within 500MB.

3. For this competition, participants may use any approved materials (unapproved content must be censored), including anime, manga, game CG and other 2D content; movies, MVs and other non-2D content, but live-action content cannot exceed 10% of the total video duration.

4. Publicly released works are not accepted, and the same submission cannot be used to participate in multiple competitions. Please do not disclose your submission before the announcement of the shortlisted results. After the results are announced, non-shortlisted works can be made public, while shortlisted works must wait until after the release of the compilation before being made public.

5. When submitting your entry, please add your video, cover (in PNG or JPG format), and any messages (in a text file) to a compressed RAR folder.

•  Name the compressed file as: 【Chinese Traditional Track/Chinese Style Track/Chinese Still Image Track】- 【Your ID】- 【Your Work Title】.
•  For collaborative entries by two participants, name the compressed file as: 【Chinese Traditional Category/Chinese Stylized Category/Chinese Static Category】- 【ID1&ID2】- 【Your Work Title】.
• For multi-person collaborative MEP entries, name the compressed file as: (MEP)【Chinese Traditional Category/Chinese Stylized Category/Chinese Static Category】- 【Team Name/Organizer ID】- 【Your Work Title】, with detailed collaborator list included as a text document within the compressed folder.
• (The organizers reserve all rights to interpret the rules of the competition. We hope that all participants will abide by the competition rules, so everyone can enjoy completing this competition together.)

 

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Submission Format Guidelines:

Please submit all entries to: [email protected] or contact the organizers via QQ (若亲/彩虹) or submit through https://madproducer.com/form-cmc

 Email Format:

Subject:【2024 Chinese MAD Cultural Festival】Your Nickname

   Body: Your chosen track;

Your submission type (Individual/Dual/Group Collaboration);

Work Title: ();

Contact Information: QQ or other contact details.

 

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Competition Judges:

久远寺铭心

 

纸

 

睡觉药井

 

折木lz

 

WRY未元

 

汪汪汪王大爷

 

UU菌雀氏是

 

夕晖の謊言

 

C8丶

 

时代亻先驱者

 

漂泊の途

 

砂糖煎鸡蛋

 

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Notice:

1. Each participant may submit up to two entries, but can only receive one nomination award. Submissions to personal platforms must wait until after the competition results are announced; otherwise, they will not be officially recognized.

2. Mashup works, content with offensive humor, vulgarity, gore, works that fail Bilibili review, anti-social or anti-humanity themes, obvious imitations, and clearly unfinished works will be prohibited from participating in the competition.

3. This competition accepts dual collaborations and multi-person collaborative MEPs. For multi-person MEPs in the Chinese Style Track, the duration must be at least 1 minute and 30 seconds (each collaborator's ID must be listed in a text file upon submission).

4. Submissions from staff members, including judges and organizers, are accepted and eligible for awards. During scoring, a judge will not evaluate their own submission.

5. All participants in the 2024 Chinese MAD Cultural Festival must include the competition logo at any point in their submission in any form. The logo will be shared in the competition group and may be modified as needed.

P.S.: The logo is the new 2024 Chinese MAD Competition logo. Please make sure not to use logos from previous years.

 

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Special Thanks:

Organizer and Assistants:ruoqin,彩虹,小马,女巫

Logo Design:Kuro_Noir

Column/Header/Cover/Banner:WRY未元

Graphic Poster:WRY未元

Character Illustration:方世亦

Animation CM:“STL_CLUB”,RANER-然,群青色的颜料,西洋女巫,大大大大大羊羔,雪下残樱,御飯Rhythm

Still Image CM:_表表表面_,泽枫Zephyr,永友i,来路不明丿,承諾言,躲雨的灯,North_Wind-,AI_HYOUKA,哈以桑,梦想是在睡眠中进步,兰林今天也在摸鱼

Style Track CM:小麒麟OvO,枯枯今天也很困,明星阿聚,Season_white,jiejie

Sponsorship:美月,jiejie,聊聊,ruoqin,6_6未鱼QuQ_kki,御飯Rhythm,请叫我安德罗西,WRY未元

Organizer:美月,请叫我安德罗西,Kuro_Noir,jiejie,ruoqin

Before the submission deadline for the 2024 Chinese MAD Competition, only individual sponsorships are accepted. Sponsorship must be no less than "one 伯". Sponsors will be acknowledged when competition results are announced and will receive Chinese Festival merchandise. For sponsorships, please contact the organizers or assistants.

Additionally, everyone is welcome to use the MAD comprehensive information website madproducer.com.

Wishing everyone a wonderful time at this year's Chinese MAD Competition!

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