FanWorks Convention

Submissions are now open for five FanWorks vidshows: Premieres, Variations: Past and Present, Year in Vids, Recap, and In the Aughts! (Full vidshow descriptions below.)

Vids can be submitted through the con dashboard on the "manage works" page when logged in.

Deadlines for vid submissions:

• Non-Premiering Vidshows: Sunday, June 26th
• Premiering Vidshows: Sunday, July 17th

( Non-Premiering Vidshows: Year in Vids, Recap, In the Aughts )

( Premiering Shows: Premieres, Variations: Past and Present )

( Vid Submission Guidelines )

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Programming submissions are open for themed vidshows!

Deadline for themed show submissions: Sunday, June 12th

( Themed Show Submissions )

Register for FanWorks 2021

Registration for the 2021 virtual con is now open! The con will be happening online October 1 - 3, 2021.

Registration costs $20, which covers the cost of paid virtual platforms used during the con and helps off-set the annual costs of existing as a con until we can get back in person.

You can register here: https://fanworkscon.com/register/

( More information on con registration )

Vid Submissions

Vid submissions for FanWorks 2021 are also now open! There are four shows you can submit your vids to at FanWorks this year. They are:

( more info on Premieres, The Year in Vids, Vidder's Choice, and Comfort Blanket )

Vid submission deadlines:

The Year in Vids, Vidder's Choice, Comfort Blanket, and themed shows: Sunday, August 15th
Premieres: Sunday, September 5th

Deadlines are 11:59PM Eastern.

Please note that we are very unlikely to grant extensions on Premieres, as our vid tech schedule is very compact; if you run into any emergencies or delays, please email us ASAP at fanworksvidtech@gmail.com and we will do our best to help.

( How to submit a vid )

( How many vids you can submit )

The zine isn't yet open for submissions, but will be soon - we'll announce here and on Twitter when zine submissions open.

If you have any questions about registration, please email jen@fanworkscon.com. If you have any questions about vid submissions, please email fanworksvidtech@gmail.com.

Sunday, July 7th at 11:59PM Eastern is the deadline for vid submissions to Premieres, Variations: Ignite, and for any auction vids making their debut at the con.

Some things to keep in mind as the deadline approaches: 

- Attending members are given priority for Premieres. If the show runs over time, non-attending vidder submissions may be shown in other timeslots. If you are not yet registered and want to submit as an attending member, make sure you are registered to attend the con by the vid submission deadline on Sunday.

- There is a Saturday morning Vid Discussion panel to talk about vids that debuted in Premieres. This is optional -- if you want to send a vid in without it being included in Vid Discussion, you can do that! On the submission form, look for the tick box directly under "vidshow" to control whether or not your vid is included in Vid Discussion.

- If you have any last-minute tech, health, or life crises, please email fanworksvidtech@gmail.com sooner rather than later to ask for a deadline extension. We can't guarantee extensions on vids, but will do our best to help if there are extenuating circumstances.

Sparkle Motion vids are due today by the end of the day (Sunday, June 16)! If you're having technical problems (or any other deadline day crises), please email fanworksvidtech@gmail.com.

Submission instructions for all vidshows are here.

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Sunday, June 23rd is the deadline for non-premiering vidshow submissions. As a reminder, vidshows open for submission by vidder are: 

Introductions
who can submit: con attendees
submission guidelines: Vids released in any year, in any fandom/on any topic. Send in any vid you want to represent your work, and let's all get introduced! 

The Year in Vids
who can submit: anyone
submission guidelines: Vids released between September 2018 and June 23rd, 2019. Show us your favorite work from the past year! 

Saturday Morning Cartoons
who can submit: anyone
submission guidelines: Vids to animated sources of all kinds, released in any year.

If you want to suggest vids made by you or anyone for Sparkle Motion, Saturday Morning Cartoons, or Sunday's Quiet Morning vidshow ("a vidshow for anyone looking for a soft, easy start to Sunday morning"), you can do so here:

Vid Suggestion Form

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Submissions for Premieres and Variations: Ignite are due on Sunday, July 7th. Anyone is welcome to submit premiering vids to those shows. (If submissions run over time, vids by non-attending vidders may be rolled over to other vidshow timeslots.)

If you run into any problems or have any questions, please give us a shout at fanworksvidtech@gmail.com.