This is a list of film festivals dedicated to machinima, the use of real-time 3-D engines in filmmaking. The Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences (AMAS) regularly holds such festivals, and recognizes exemplary machinima works through awards nicknamed the Mackies.
Machinima Expo
editThe Machinima Expo (or "MachinExpo") is an annual international machinima festival started in 2008. In 2010 the organization expanded and is now run with help of a large team of volunteers. Submission is accepted during the summer months and the event takes place in November on the Internet and in the virtual world of Second Life".[1]
2008 Jury Award Nominees
- Liberty City, directed by Claus-Dieter Schulz Liberty City
- An UnfairWar, directed by Thuyen Nguyen
- The SnowWitch, directed by Michelle Pettit-Mee
- Tiny Nation, directed by Kerria Seabrooke
- Among Fables and Men, directed by Tobias Lundmark
- Clear Skies, directed by Ian Chisolm
- Beast, directed by Leo Lucien-Bay
- The DumbMan, directed by Trace Sanderson
- Wizard of OS: The Fish Incident, directed by Tom Jantol
2002 Machinima Film Festival
editOn July 17, 2002, the first Machinima Film Festival, sponsored by NVIDIA, was held as part of QuakeCon 2002. However, according to David Stellmack of TG Daily, the larger QuakeCon event seemed to overshadow the festival, which was "not very well attended".[2]
| 2002 Machinima Film Festival awards[3] | ||
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| Award | Winner | Other nominees |
| Best Picture | Anachronox: The Movie |
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| Best Acting | Hardly Workin' |
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| Best Direction | Thin Ice |
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| Best Sound | Militia II |
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| Best Editing | Smart Gun |
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| Best Writing | Anachronox: The Movie |
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| Best Visual Design | Fake Science |
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| Best Independent Film | Smart Gun |
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| Best Technical Achievement | Anachronox: The Movie |
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| Honorary Award | id Software | none |
2003 Machinima Film Festival
edit| 2003 Machinima Film Festival awards[4] | ||
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| Award | Winner | Other nominees |
| Best Independent Machinima Film | Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles |
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| Best Commercial/Game Machinima | In the Waiting Line |
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| Best Technical Achievement | Anna |
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| Best Editing | The Outcome |
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| Best Writing | Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles |
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| Best Sound | Hero |
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| Best Visual Design | In the Waiting Line |
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| Best Virtual Performance | Common Sense Cooking with Carl the Cook |
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| Best Direction | In the Waiting Line |
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| Best Picture | Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles |
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| Honorary Award | Dr. Uwe Girlich | none |
2005 Machinima Film Festival
editThe 2005 Machinima Film Festival was held on November 12, 2005 at the American Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, New York.
| 2005 Machinima Film Festival awards[5] | ||
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| Award | Winner | Other nominees |
| Best Picture | Game: On |
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| Best Direction | Whiplash: The Movie |
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| Best Virtual Performance | A Few Good G-Men |
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| Best Visual Design | Person 2184 |
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| Best Sound | Only The Strong Survive |
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| Best Writing | PANICS |
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| Best Editing | Strangerhood Studios |
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| Best Commercial/Game Machinima | Game: On |
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| Best Independent Machinima | Red vs. Blue: Season 3 |
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| Best Off-the-Shelf Machinima | Return |
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| Best Machinima Series | This Spartan Life |
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| Academy Honorary Award | David Wright | none |
2006 Machinima Festival
edit| 2006 Machinima Film Festival awards[6] | ||
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| Award | Winner | Other nominees |
| Best Picture | The Adventures of Bill and John: Ep. II |
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| Best Direction | Edge of Remorse |
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| Best Virtual Performance: Puppeteering | Tra5hTa1k with ILL Will |
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| Best Virtual Performance: Custom Animation | Company of Heroes |
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| Best Voice-Acting Performance | Deviation |
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| Best Visual Design | Edge of Remorse |
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| Best Cinematography | The Adventures of Bill and John: Ep. II |
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| Best Original Music | Stolen Life Trailer |
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| Best Sound Design | Deviation |
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| Best Writing | Male Restroom Etiquette |
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| Best Editing | The Adventures of Bill and John: Ep. II |
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| Best Technical Achievement | Company of Heroes |
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| Best Commercial Machinima | Silver Bells and Golden Spurs |
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| Best Independent Machinima | The Adventures of Bill and John: Ep. II |
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| Best Off-the-Shelf Machinima | Just a Game |
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| Best Series | The Fixer | |
Machinima Festival Europe 2007
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The first Machinima Festival Europe was held in Leicester on 12–14 October 2007.[7] The festival was hosted by De Montfort University’s Institute of Creative Technologies (IOCT), and supported by the AMAS.[8]
Speakers
edit- Burnie Burns, Rooster Teeth Productions
- Alex Chan, Machinimator
- Frank Dellario, The Electric Sheep Company
- Ricard Gras, Inter-Activa
- Hugh Hancock, Strange Company
- Tracy Harwood, De Montfort University
- Deryck Houghton, Freeth Cartwright
- Andrew Hugill, Institute of Creative Technologies
- Johnnie Ingram, Strange Company
- Matt Kelland, Moviestorm
- Friedrich Kirschner, AMAS
- Xavier Lardy, Machinima.fr
- Xin Kai Li, De Montfort University
- Matthew Linley, Phoenix Arts Centre
- Mary Mackintosh, De Montfort University
- Paul Marino, The ILL Clan
- John C Martin II, Reallusion
- Toby Moores, Sleepydog
- Klaus Neumann, Screen Magazine
- Kate Pullinger, De Montfort University
- Jason Saldana, Rooster Teeth Productions
- Sue Thomas, De Montfort University
- Martyn Ware, Illustrious Company
Awards
editAs part of the festival, exemplary machinima productions were recognised with awards presented by Toby Moores, Visiting Professor at the IOCT and CEO of Sleepydog.[8]
| 2007 Machinima Festival Europe Awards[8][9] | ||
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| Award | Winner | Other nominees |
| Best Picture | Stolen Life |
none |
| Best Visual Design | Stolen Life |
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| Best Direction | Stolen Life |
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| Best Sound | Innocent Minds |
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| Best Series | Grid Review (Episodes 3, 7 and 8) |
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| Best Experimental | Cirque du Machinima: Cuckoo Clock |
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| Best Student Film | Machinima! With Officer Dan (Episode 1) |
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| Best Story | Snow Witch |
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| Best Technical Achievement | Machinima Island (Episode 1) |
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| Best Commercial | When the Postman Spits Twice |
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2008 Machinima Film Festival
edit| 2008 Machinima Festival Awards[10] | ||
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| Award | Winner | Other nominees |
| Best Long Format | Clear Skies |
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| Best Series | This Spartan Life |
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| Best Short Format | World of Workcraft |
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| Best Independent | The Ship |
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| Best Student Work | Azerothian Super Villains |
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| Best Direction | The Ship |
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| Best Virtual Performance | The Monad |
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| Best Voice Acting | The Monad |
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| Best Technical Achievement | Leaving the Game |
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| Best Visual Design | Apocalypsis Ex Machina |
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| Best Cinematography | The Monad |
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| Best Original Music | Ignis Solus |
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| Best Sound Design | Chevauchée nocturne |
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| Best Writing | World of Workcraft |
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| Best Editing | Tales of the Past III |
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| Best of the Festival | The Ship |
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| Outstanding Achievement in Game Cinematics | Mass Effect |
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Notes
edit- ^ "MachinExpo". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ Stellmack.
- ^ Machinima Film Festival 2002 - results.
- ^ Machinima Awards 2003 Results.
- ^ 2005 Award Nominations and Selections; Maragos.
- ^ 2006 Machinima Film Festival: WINNERS & Nominees.
- ^ "De Montfort University - Leicester, UK". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "De Montfort University - Leicester, UK". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "De Montfort University - Leicester, UK". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ http://festival.machinima.org/wordpress/?p=102
References
edit- "2005 Award Nominations and Selections". 2005 Machinima Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2006-04-27. Retrieved 2006-11-14.
- "2006 Machinima Film Festival: WINNERS & Nominees". Machinima.com. Machinima, Inc. November 5, 2006. Archived from the original on October 14, 2006. Retrieved 2006-11-12.
- "Machinima Awards 2003 Results". Machinima.com. Machinima, Inc. October 26, 2003. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2006-04-15.
- "Machinima Film Festival 2002 - results". Machinima.com. Machinima, Inc. August 19, 2002. Archived from the original on April 21, 2006. Retrieved 2006-04-15.
- Maragos, Nick (November 14, 2005). "2005 Machinima Film Festival Awards Announced". Gamasutra. CMP United Business Media. Retrieved 2006-09-26.
- Marino, Paul (October 6, 2004). "The Wonderful World of Machinima". G4 Media, Inc. Archived from the original on 2006-01-30. Retrieved 2006-06-25.
- Stellmack, David (July 23, 2002). "Quakecon 2002 Day 3: Wrap Up - What A Great Event It Was!". TG Daily. Tom's Guide Publishing. Retrieved 2006-04-15.