Simple AppleScript Problem

I have two scripts to watch folders for files and open in a particular application.
The problem is Script 1 will delve into subfolders to grab files, but Script 2 won't!
Script 1
on adding folder items to thisFolder after receiving addedItems
          repeat with movieFile in addedItems
                    tell application "iFlicks"
                              import movieFile with gui
                    end tell
          end repeat
end adding folder items to
Script 2
on adding folder items to thisFolder after receiving addedItems
repeat with movieFile in addedItems
if name of (info for movieFile) ends with ".mkv" then
tell application "iFlicks"
import movieFile as QuickTime movie without gui
end tell
else if name of (info for movieFile) ends with ".avi" then
tell application "iFlicks"
import movieFile as Apple TV 2 video without gui
end tell
end if
end repeat
end adding folder items to
Can someone please point out what I'm doing wrong? Thanks!

wrong is maybe not the right term. the problem is that iFlicks (apparently) can extract folder contents when you do not specify a particular format, but won't do it when you do. That's something you should probably tell the developer of iFlicks about.

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