ClexaCon has partnered with OML to host our very first fanvid contest! If you love making or watching fanvids that feature wlw, queer, lesbian, trans, or non binary characters in tv and movies, then this contest is for you! Your submissions will be evaluated by a panel of judges, who will select 10 fanvids to move to our finals round. The winner of the competition will be determined by the fandom community! The top ten fanvids will be posted online, and fans will get to submit their vote for best fanvid. The fanvid with the most votes wins!
As a bonus, the top ten fanvids will be featured at a live vidshow on Thursday April 16th, as part of official ClexaCon programming. We encourage everyone to come out to support our fanvid community and watch them on the big screen. At the end of the show, the winner will be announced.The Winner will also have the chance to create & produce thier own ‘on camera’ Fan Video Show hosted by the OML YouTube channel. They will work side by side with the OML Director of Content Shantell Yasmine Abeydeera (Girls Like Magic) to create 8×3 minute episodes which will promoted as an 8 week “Special Guest Series”. *The Fanvid winner will have the opportunity to film segments for their show at the Los Angeles YouTube Space Studios. (*Flights & Accommodation are not included.)
We are very excited to see everyone’s submissions! Please see the submission requirements and competition rules below. Submissions open October 1, 2019 and end February 29, 2020.
Submissions must abide by the following criteria:
- Focuses on wlw, queer, lesbian, trans, or non binary characters
- Falls within YouTube’s community guidelines
- 3-5 minutes in length
- Must be a newly created video that has not been posted online at the time of submission
- Videos must not be available online for public consumption for the duration of the competition.
Competition Details:
- Submissions will be evaluated by a panel of judges, who will select the top ten fanvids.
- The top ten fanvids will be hosted on OML’s YouTube channel for viewing and voting during the community voting period. Links will be added to the descriptions that will direct viewers to the vidders’ channels and social media accounts.
- Community voting will commence on March 15th, 2020 and end Wednesday, April 15th 2020, at 5 PM.
- Finalists will win a free ticket to attend ClexaCon 2020.
- The winner will be announced at the end of the vidshow on Thursday, April 16th, and will be awarded a trophy and $500.
- Once the competition ends after the vidshow, all fan videos can be posted online for public consumption.
- Fanvids that did not make the top ten will be featured at ClexaCon’s Vidding lounge, which is a dedicated space for viewing fanvids for the duration of ClexaCon
Why you should submit
- Get exposure to new audiences! OML has over 500,000 subscribers and your fanvid submission will include a link back to your personal account so that those subscribers can also check out your other vids.
- Finalists will receive a free ticket to ClexaCon 2020 and additional exposure to ClexaCon audiences at the convention and online.
- The winner will receive a trophy and $500 along with incredible bragging rights!
Grand Prize
The fanvid with the most votes at the end of the community voting period will win the following:
- A Fanvid Trophy and $500 cash
- The opportunity to create & produce your own ‘on camera’ Fan Video Show hosted on OML. You will work side by side with the OML Director of Content Shantell Yasmine Abeydeera (Girls Like Magic) to create 8×3 minute episodes which will be promoted as an 8 week “Special Guest Series”. The winner will have the opportunity to film segments at the Los Angeles YouTube Space Studios. Flights & Accommodation are not included.
Competition Timelines:
- Submissions: October 1, 2019 – February 29, 2020
- Finalists will be notified in March
- Finalist announcement: March 15, 2020
- Public community voting period: March 15, 2020 – Wednesday, April 15th at 5:00 PM
- ClexaCon/OML Vidshow: Thursday, April 16th, time TBA
- ClexaCon Vidding Lounge, April 16-18, during con hours
Launched in 2009, OML (OneMoreLesbian) is the premiere lesbian video curation and aggregation site. The site was built with the intent to increase lesbian visibility and to make the multitude of incredible lesbian short films, feature films, documentaries, music videos, web series, vlogs, and fan videos accessible to all. Since its inception, OML has worked with many producers, directors and content creators to stream and promote their work. The OML site now (www.oml.tv) enjoys millions of visitors and its ever-growing YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/onemorelesbian) has surpassed 218,000,000+ views.
ClexaCon is the first large-scale multi-fandom event for LGBTQ women and allies. The convention and festival celebrates LGBTQ women in TV, film, comics, books and online media. Held annually in Las Vegas, the four day event includes panels, workshops, meet and greets, photograph and autograph sessions, charity events and parties as well as a full film festival. Join actresses, directors, producers, writers, comic book illustrators, visual artists, academics and fans from over 40 countries and 40 U.S. states to celebrate the best of LGBTQ TV and film and discuss how to improve representation across all media platforms.