The One About Shooot Awards - Machinima Contest

Just a heads up - we're collaborating with Shooot who will be hosting an international machinima contest. Winner gets a fully sponsored trip to Japan to attend Siggraph Asia 2009! The deadline for all submissions is on 25 October 2009.

Here's the bonus of creating a Granado Espada Machinima film - unlike other participants who have to pay USD30~50 for each submission, you guys get to submit your videos for free! More details will be out shortly on the website. But for now, you can start preparing your script/storyboard etc!

Source: http://www.shooot.com/pages/fiesta

SHOOOT Awards - Submission NOW OPEN!

SHOOOT to stardom and be rewarded when you submit your Machinima film for SHOOOT Awards 2009. The Grand prize of the SHOOOT Awards is a fully sponsored trip to attend SIGGRAPH Asia 2009 in Yokohama, Japan! You will also stand a chance to win attractive prizes from our sponsors! All you need to do is to create your own movies* from either your favourite 3D game or virtual world and submit your work to us! It's simple, and you could just be our lucky star!

*Rules and regulations apply.

Submission Deadline

All entries must reach us by midnight 25 October 2009 (Singapore Time, GMT +08:00)

Submission Categories

A total of 15 Award titles to be given away in all!

Main Categories

INTERNATIONAL
- Open to submission entries from all over the world.
SINGAPORE OPEN
- Open to all submission entries from Singapore, including professionals and instituitions.
SCHOOLS
- Open to submission entries from Singapore schools only, including IHLs.

Sub-Categories

1. BEST SHORT MACHINIMA
- Honors the best short format film under 1 minute in length.
2. BEST LONG MACHINIMA
- Honors the best short format film under 5 minutes (at 1 minute) in length.
3. BEST 30 SECOND TVC MACHINIMA
- Honors the best film featuring a branded service or product.
4. BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC
- Honors the best original music in a machinima film.
5. BEST GAMES MACHINIMA
- Honors the best machinima created from any 3D game.

Winners would be announced during the SHOOOT Awards Ceremony at the SHOOOT Fiesta on 6 December 2009.

*Judges reserve the rights to confer, or otherwise, the Grand prize to the best Machinima entry from any Award category. The Judges' decision is final. The organizer reserves the rights to amend the Awards rules and prizes without prior notice.

How To Submit

You can submit your entry to us through either one of the following methods:

1. Email us the URL of your Machinima film via awards@shooot.com
2. Upload your Machinima film to our SHOOOT Members Portal and send us your username via awards@shooot.com
3. Post us your Machinima film in a DVD-ROM at 291A South Bridge Road, Singapore 058836 and attach a copy of the form below:

• Download SHOOOT MGM Awards Submission form (for Individual submission)
• Download SHOOOT MGM Awards Submission form (for Group submission)

For more enquiries about the submission method, please email us at awards@shooot.com.

Submission Fees

Submission fees are WAIVED for all entries for the School Category. (Submission fees will also be waived for IAHGamers submitting Granado Espada films.)

For International Category, a submission fee of USD50 applies per sub-category submission.
For Singapore Open Category, a submission fee of SGD30 applies per sub-category submission.

For more enquiries about submission fees and payment, please email us at awards@shooot.com.

About SHOOOT Fiesta 2009

SHOOOT Fiesta is conceived as a medium which allows individuals to express their creativity and learn to be creative with digital platform through the creative showcase of others. It gives an accessible and instant opportunity to allow budding or serious film-makers, game makers, gamers, animators, virtual world lovers to showcase their creative works to a larger audience.

Advanced Programme

Start Time	End Time	Event/Activity
Day 1
16:00	17:00	Opening Ceremony of SHOOOT Fiesta 2009 by Guest-of-Honour Showcase of SHOOOT Awards Finalists' Works
17:00	17:15	Tea & Networking Session
17:15	19:15	Thought-leadership Talks by Industry Speakers on New Media and Learning (Target Audience: Industry professionals, educators and government agencies)
19:15	21:15	Live Virtual Music Performances
Full Day		SHOOOT Fiesta Exhibition (Public Walk-in)
Day 2
11.00	18:00	Full-day Master Classes on Machinima, Games and Metaverse (Target Audience: Academics, Educators, Students, Digital Artists, Gamers, Youths, etc.)
17:00	21:00	Cosplay Event
Full Day		SHOOOT Fiesta Exhibition (Public Walk-in)
Day 3
Full Day		SHOOOT Fiesta Exhibition (Public Walk-in)
19:00	20:00	Fashion Show : The Real and Virtual Live Virtual Music Performances
20:00	20:30	Presentations by SHOOOT Awards Finalists and Sponsors
20:30	21:00	SHOOOT Awards Ceremony : Celebration of Machinima, Games and Metaverse
21:00	22:00	Networking Party

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