IFT IC #5 · Slashvid

Result · IFT IC #5 · Slashvid

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It's that time of year again — the annual IFT IC (InFinite Team IRON CHEF)! This year's IC theme is Slashvid , and the editing period will run from July 3 to July 7, 2025

Jointly organized by InFinite Team, MAD Producer, and MAD Film (Beijing) Anime Technology Co., Ltd, with co-organization by AMV France and Soul's Team. The Chinese event leader is 归幌, and the English event leader is ruoqin.

A beam of light split by time — a trial of speed and creativity。
Five days, fixed tracks, an irreversible timeline — participants will be forced to confront the gaps between footage, editing, and instinct, etching traces of vision in the flickers and fractures.

This feels less like a contest and more like a slowly turning projector.
Tapes, lags, fragments, reconstruction — whether you can leave behind a trace of your own depends on how you "slash" that fleeting moment of imagery.

Outstanding creators in this IC will have the opportunity to join InFinite Team without an entrance test (China region only).

PROMO

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Event Page

https://madproducer.cn/ift-ic-5

Contact Information

This year’s IFT IC is the first time we’ve officially opened participation to creators outside mainland China. To support this, we’ve specially created a Discord channel to help contestants from outside mainland China get contest information promptly and enable more efficient communication.

You can contact us through the following methods:

• QQ Group Chat:973204945
• Discord Channel:https://discord.gg/vmtJcs5nxk
• Chinese event leader 归幌 QQ number: 1821156116
• Chinese event leader ruoqin Discord user name: ruoqin.

Schedule

Production period:
From 12:00 PM on July 3, 2025, to 12:00 PM on July 7, 2025 (Beijing Time, CST UTC+8).
Considering that some contestants are not located in China, please verify the contest time in your own time zone. We also provide a countdown feature on the event page for your reference.

Regarding the schedule:
As this contest is the first to be open to international participants, there are many uncertainties. Therefore, the scoring phase, the announcement time for the shortlisted works collection, and the final ranking release time will not be announced in advance for now. We will update the relevant timing information simultaneously on the following platforms:

• QQ Group

• Official Bilibili Account

• Discord Channel

• Official Twitter Account

Songs pack and preview:
We will release the songs pack for contestants to download half an hour before the contest starts on the download page. At the same time, this contest also offers an online music preview service, accessible on the same download page.

Results Announcement:
Please stay tuned to the QQ group chat or other official platforms for follow-up notifications. We will release the results information as soon as possible.

Contest Rules

This edition of IFT IC follows the "MAD Contest Standard Rule" established by the MAD Producer team. For the full rules, please see: https://madproducer.cn/archives/1309.

Due to certain standard clauses differing from the requirements of this contest, the following adjustments have been made:

1. Eligibility (Standard Rule 1.1): The original rule allows everyone to participate. This contest adjusts it to only non-judges and non-organizers are allowed to participate.
2. Work Disclosure (Standard Rule 3.2): The original rule requires that works must not be made public before the announcement of the shortlist results. This contest adjusts the rule to prohibit publishing your submissions on any streaming platforms or elsewhere before the contest production period ends.
3. Submission Guidelines (Standard Rule 5): The original rules do not align with this contest. Please refer to the submission guidelines below in this section.

Submission Method:
This contest accepts submissions only via form. Please visit the following link to submit your work and related information:
https://link.ift.onl/iftic5sub
We will keep your personal information strictly confidential, so please feel free to fill it out.

Submission Requirements:

Please ensure your work complies with the definition of AMV and has a duration of no less than 1 minute 30 seconds.
As this IC is international, to facilitate judging and scoring, still image works and ASMV-type works are not accepted.

Video Format and Size:
Please keep the video size under 1GiB.
Recommended encoding methods are H.264 / H.265 / x264 / x265, and video formats can be MP4 / MKV / MOV.
For audio, please use MP3 / M4A / WAV / AAC.

Cover Requirements:
Please prepare a cover image for your work. The cover will be used for the compilation of shortlisted works, so the dimensions must be 1920×1080, and the format must be PNG or JPG. Covers that do not meet the requirements will be cropped or converted.

Submission Limit:
Each participant may submit only one individual work and one MEP/COLLAB work.
If participating in an MEP/COLLAB project, only one prize can be claimed.

Confirmation After Submission:
After submitting the form, we will send you an email to confirm whether your submission has passed the basic review (which only checks compliance with the submission rules). If you do not receive any email within 48 hours, please contact us promptly.

Results and Notifications:
The top ten of this contest will be announced on MAD Producer and other official platforms.
All judging results and comments will be sent to the email address you provided in the submission form. The sender’s email will be: noreply@amveditor.org.
Further information about finalists and prize collection will also be communicated via this email. Please make sure your email is entered correctly and can receive messages normally.

Special Reminder:
During the production phase of the contest (i.e., before the deadline), please do not upload your work to any streaming platform to ensure the fairness of the competition.
When uploading to a streaming platform, please include the tag "IFT IC #5" in the title so we can accurately identify your submission.

Explanation of Contest Songs Pack Categories

The songs pack for this contest will be divided into the following categories based on style:

• Action

• Dance / Fun

• Romance / Drama

• Psyche

• Horror

• Special: This category includes tracks with diverse styles and high flexibility, providing more options for contestants who want to showcase creativity freely.

Notes:

• Your submission may only select one category for creation, tracks may not be used across categories.

• But you may use multiple songs within the same category for editing and creation.

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