posted on October 15th, 2007 in Machinima, News, Rooster Teeth 

Europe’s first machinima festival awards announced

Awards Announced For Europe’s First Machinima Festival // GamesIndustry.biz
The first machinima festival to be held in Europe took place at DMU in Leicester and in Second Life this weekend (12-14 October) and included a packed awards ceremony which recognised some of the best talent in this quickly-growing genre.

Machinima is a fusion of film-making and computer gaming, which is increasingly used as a quick and cost-effective way to create animated films and has a rapidly growing following. See www.machinimaeurope.co.uk for more info…

Burnie Burns and Jason Saldana of Rooster Teeth Productions, makers of the popular online sitcom Red vs Blue, performed during the festival and took part in panel discussions.

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Winners included:

• Best Picture, Best Visual Design, & Best Direction: Stolen Life by Nanoflix Productions
• Best Series: Grid Review
• Best Technical Achievement: Machinima Island
• Best Experimental: Cirque du Machinima, Cuckoo Clock
• Best Student Film: Machinima! with Officer Dan
• Best Story: Snow Witch by Britannica Dreams

Related readings:

• The Future of Machinima, Business Week
• Wikipedia entry on machinima