Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Machinima Europe Nominations

Over 150 films have been submitted to Europe’s first machinima festival, Machinima Europe, organised by De Montford University.

Entries for the event, which is supported by the Academy of Machinima Arts Sciences, came from a large selection of countries including Canada, Austria, Finland, Croatia, Slovakia, Japan and Australia.

"We are very pleased with the number, breadth and global spread of the entries,” said Professor Andrew Hugill, director of De Montford’s Institute of Creative Technologies.

“The enthusiasm out there for the festival is contagious and it has been really exciting to see so many different countries involved in creating submissions."


Representatives from ‘Red vs. Blue’ creators Rooster Teeth Productions will also be presenting a special video for the event, which will hold workshops on machinima production as well as screenings of submitted films.

Machinima Europe runs from October 12th to 14th. More information can be found at the festival’s website.

Here's the full list of the nominations:

BEST DIRECTION
Faith Hope and Charity – James Thorpe (UK)
Stolen Life – Nanoflix Productions (Australia)
Fallacies of a Stranger – David Reidel (Germany)
Instinct – Werner Versluys (Belgium)
Pictures of War 2 (Before and Beyond Flight 19) – Steven Worsley (UK)

BEST EXPERIMENTAL
The Ballad of Black Mesa – Zachariah Scott (USA)
Kung-Fu Glitch – ENTTER (Spain/Sweden)
Duel – La-Interactiva (UK)
Cirque du Machinima: Cuckoo Clock – Tom Jantol (Croatia)
Mum's Gone to Iceland – Katy Fosk (UK)

BEST COMMERCIAL/GAME
Comcast Island – Planet Video (UK)
When the Postman Spits Twice – SL-Inworld Productions (Germany)
4 Commercials for mtvU – Oxhorn Brand Movies (USA)
Did That Break Your Concentration – Short Fuze Limited (UK)
You Hypocrite You – Mannea LLC (USA)

BEST SERIES
Pirates of Parallel Structure, Sopronouns, Passive Pete Awakens – Mark Marino (USA)
Pathfinders: Operation Husky, Operation Avalanche, Operation Neptune – Machinima Inc (USA)
The Grid Review (Episode 3, 7 and – The ILL Clan (USA)
BloodSpell: Episodes 11, 13 and 14 – Strange Company (UK)
Blink (Episodes 1, 2 and 3) – Brigit Lichtenegger (Netherlands)

BEST SOUND
Ausgedacht (Dreamed Up) – Machinima Studios (Germany)
Innocent Minds – James Dubose (USA)
The Ballad of Black Mesa – Zachariah Scott (USA)
Hark! Hear the Wails – Oxhorn Brand Movies (USA)
Blink (Episodes 1, 2 and 3) – Brigit Lichtenegger (Netherlands)

BEST STORY
Faith Hope and Charity – James Thorpe (UK)
Stolen Life – Nanoflix Productions (Australia)
Instinct – Werner Versluys (Belgium)
Pictures of War 2 (Before and Beyond Flight 19) – Steven Worsley (UK)
The Snow Witch – Britannica Dreams (UK/Canada)

BEST STUDENT
Azerothian Super Villains (Episode 3) – Beckman Movie Productions (USA)
A Child's War – Global Kids (USA)
Waterlogged 3 – Nathan Clark (UK)
Machinima! With Officer Dan (Episode 1) – Amorphous Blob Productions (USA)
Domestic Violence – La-Interactiva (UK)

BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
BloodSpell: Episode 14 – Strange Company (UK)
Better Life – Indi (UK)
Hindenburg – Paul Carr (Japan)
Machinima Island (Episode 1) – La-Interactiva (UK)
Halo Unyielding Part 1 and 2 – ThatRandomCanadianGuy Productions (Canada)

BEST VISUAL DESIGN
Faith Hope and Charity – James Thorpe (UK)
Stolen Life – Nanoflix Productions (Australia)
Fallacies of a Stranger – David Reidel (Germany)
Pictures of War 2 (Before and Beyond Flight 19) – Steven Worsley (UK)
Blink (Episode 2) – Brigit Lichtenegger (Netherlands)

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