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)."

This event is dedicated to expressing the love for MAD with the voice of the Chinese language, conveying meaning through lyrics, composing heartfelt melodies, and appreciating Chinese MAD works from a fresh perspective through creation, evaluation, and exchange. It pays tribute to the Chinese language and highlights its charm!

The 2024 Chinese MAD Cultural Festival (Chinese MAD Competition, abbreviated as CMC) is co-hosted by“NNZ_studio”,“登月计划Mad-Project”,“InFinite_Team”and“STL_CLUB”.It is primarily organized by若亲,彩虹,with小马,女巫providing assistance.

 

1. Creation Date:：October 20th, 12:00 - February 20th, 12:00 (UTC+08:00) (Submission is considered registration)
2. Judges' Scoring:：February 25th - March 5th (2025)
3. Submission 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.

The video length for this track must be at least 1 minute and 30 seconds.(P.S.: If the number of participants in the still-image track is low, it will be merged into the traditional track.)

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.

The video length for this track must be at least 30 seconds.(P.S.: If there are few participants in the Style Track, style award nominations will be shifted to traditional track entries.)

Reference Video:

 

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Competition Prizes:

Zhuangyuan Award:A total of 3 or 6 winners (Chinese MAD Competition merchandise + ranking cash prize of 500/300/100 CNY + Chinese Festival customized music box).

Jinbang Award:：A total of 3 winners (Chinese Festival merchandise + 100 CNY per person + Chinese MAD Competition customized music box).

Nomination Award：Chinese Festival Commemorative Merchandise (Chinese Festival merchandise). *Please note that the production period for the merchandise rewards may be lengthy; we appreciate your understanding.*

(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:(12 final judges' scores + host and participant style track scores, selecting 3 or 6 participants, depending on the number of submissions in that track.)

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 materials that can pass review.(Blur any materials that do not pass review.), including anime, manga, game CG, and other 2D content; movies, MVs, and other non-2D content. However, 3D content must not 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】.
•  If it is a collaborative submission by two people, name the compressed file as: 【Chinese Traditional Track/Chinese Style Track/Chinese Still Image Track】- 【ID1&ID2】- 【Your Work Title】.
• For multi-person collaborative MEP submissions, name the compressed file as: (MEP)【Chinese Traditional Track/Chinese Style Track/Chinese Still Image Track】- 【Team Name/Main Organizer ID】- 【Your Work Title】. Include the detailed list of collaborators in a text file 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:

投稿统一发送至邮箱：cmc@madproducer.cn 或 私聊 主催qq：若亲 彩虹 或在 https://madproducer.cn/form-cmc Submission

 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:若亲,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,若亲,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,若亲

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.

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祝大家在本届华语祭玩得开心！

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