Anime Lockdown 2025 will be held on Saturday, September 6, 2025. Depending on the number of submissions we receive, we may expand to Sunday, September 7, 2025.
The deadline for panel submission is 11:59 PM on August 10, 2025. You will then have approximately two weeks for final preparations and tech checks with Anime Lockdown staff. Please read the rules before submitting your panel.
There are 10 PANEL SLOTS open this year.
- There are 9 All Ages – The normal day-time type programming you have at cons. Keep it PG-13.
- There is 1 After Dark – Typical night-time type programming you have at cons. You can swear, drink, whatever. We can’t show nudity on Twitch, so any hentai will have to be modified to obscure the naughty bits.
How to Present:
- In order to present you must have a microphone and a pair of headphones.
- Panelists will join a Zoom call with Anime Lockdown.
- Last time we used the screen-share feature on Zoom and it worked well. The plan is to do that again.
- All panels are strictly one hour long. If you don’t think you have enough content, please do not submit it. If you go over your time, you will be cut short.
- You will be expected to show up 15 minutes before your panel starts so we can get everything set up on time.
- Video clips are allowed, but preference will be given to panels that don’t use clips. If you use clips, they must contain all relevant copyright information. Try to keep clips between 30-60 seconds. Disregard this if you own the copyright to the clips you’re showing.
New panelists may be expected to do a Tech Check in the weeks leading up to the convention. This should only take 5-10 minutes. We just want to make sure that everyone’s microphone works, levels are good, and that your visual aids work. If you have presented before you don’t need to do a Tech Check unless you want to.
Anime Lockdown is not a monetized event. We will not be making money on your hard work. Your panel is your intellectual property. We are simply providing you a platform. Panelists can advertise their website, podcast, Patreon, etc., but Anime Lockdown will never attempt to profit on your presentation.
Multiple submissions are welcome, but only one panel will be selected per person.
**GENERATIVE AI WILL NOT BE PERMITTED IN ANY CAPACITY**
**THIS INCLUDES IMAGES, TEXT, AUDIO, AND VIDEO**