// The 2008 Nominees

The results are in and we have a superb list of Nominees! In fact, we had so many good submissions that for this year, the Festival Selection Committee decided to give out Honorary Mentions in each category for one film that didn’t make it to the Nominations but is a superb example of machinima filmmaking.


Congratulations to everybody!

(Click on an image to watch the film)

BEST LONG FORMAT

Honors the best long format film over 20 minutes in length.

Tales Of the Past III

Falch Productions (Denmark), World of Warcraft

War of the Servers

Lit Fuse Films (U.K.), Half Life 2

Jonathan Jekill

Minerva Cómics (Mexico), The Movies

Clear Skies

Ian Chisholm (U.K.), HalfLife 2 and Eve Online

Molotov Alva and His Search for the Creator: A Second Life Odyssey

Rumplefarm (U.S.A.), Second Life

Honorary Mention

Sonata for the Desperation of a Small Hero

Les Riches Douaniers (France),
Shadow of the Colossus


BEST SHORT FORMAT

Honors the best short format film under 20 minutes in length.

World of Workcraft

Stephen Mullane (U.S.A.),
World of Warcraft and Counter-Strike

A Day in the Life of a Turret

Smooth Few Films (U.S.A), Portal

The Bag Boy

Smooth Few Films (U.S.A.), Halo 3

Havoc

Chris Newcombe (U.K.), EVE Online

Azeroth Movie Top 3

AFK PL@YERS (Taiwan), World of Warcraft

Honorary Mention

Taking a break

SummerTech Computer Camps (U.S.A), HalfLife 2


BEST INDEPENDENT

Honors the best independently produced machinima.

The Monad

Polygon Fiction (U.K.), Half Life 2

Ignis Solus

Zachariah Scott (U.S.A.), Team Fortress 2

The Ship

Egils Mednis (Latvia), Unreal Tournament 2004

Chevauchée Nocturne

Les Riches Douaniers (France),
Shadow of the Colossus

The Dumb Man

Trace Sanderson (U.K.), Second Life

Honorary Mention

Apology

Zarathustra Studios (U.S.A), Moviestorm

BEST SERIES

Honors the best machinima series.

Virtual Worlds and the Public Good

University of Southern California (U.S.A.), Second Life

As the Hamster Wheel Turns

Loren Productions & TXM Studios (U.S.A.),
Timesplitters: Future Perfect

Eden’s Garden

Eric Dziurzynski (U.S.A.), MTV’s Virtual Worlds

This Spartan Life

Bong + Dern, Inc. (U.S.A.), Halo 3

Snacky’s Journal

Stone Falcon Productions (U.S.A.), World of Warcraft

Honorary Mention

The Leet World

Smooth Few Films (U.S.A.), Counter-Strike

BEST STUDENT WORK

Honors the best student effort.

The Seven Hour War

Tommy Kraft (U.S.A.), Half-Life 2

Race to Equality

Virtual Video Project, Global Kids (U.S.A.), Second Life

Nico Bellic – A Portrait

Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg (Germany),
Grand Theft Auto 4

Half-Life 2 Anxiety & Nightmare

Kevin Cianek (U.S.A.), Half-Life 2

Azerothian Super Villains Ep 6

Beckman Movie Productions (U.S.A.), World of Warcraft

Honorary Mention

Survivor: Stranglethorn Vale

Viperline Films (U.S.A), World of Warcraft


BEST DIRECTION

Honors best direction in a machinima film.

Snacky’s Journal

Stone Falcon Productions (U.S.A.), World of Warcraft

Molotov Alva and His Search for the Creator: A Second Life Odyssey

Rumplefarm (U.S.A.), Second Life

War of the Servers

Lit Fuse Films (U.K.), Half Life 2

Ignis Solus

Zachariah Scott (U.S.A.), Team Fortress 2

The Ship

Egils Mednis (Latvia), Unreal Tournament 2004

Honorary Mention

The Snow Witch

Michelle Pettit-Mee (U.K.), The Sims 2


BEST VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE

Honors the best virtual acting performance of in a machinima film.

Ignis Solus

Zachariah Scott (U.S.A.), Team Fortress 2

Jill’s Song

Zachariah Scott (U.S.A.), Half Life 2

The Monad

Polygon Fiction (U.K.), Half Life 2

“Wert” Live

Bigfish.tv (Australia), Motion Builder and Maya

The Ship

Egils Mednis (Latvia), Unreal Tournament 2004

Honorary Mention

The Return of the Revenge of Dr. Mechanico

Stone Falcon Productions (U.S.A.),
City of Heroes/Villains


BEST VOICE-ACTING

Honors the best voice-acting performance in a machinima film.

The Monad

Polygon Fiction (U.K.), Half Life 2

Clear Skies

Ian Chisholm (U.K.), HalfLife 2 and Eve Online

The Bag Boy

Smooth Few Films (U.S.A.), Halo 3

Havoc

Chris Newcombe (U.K.), EVE Online

Jill’s Song

Zachariah Scott (U.S.A.), Half Life 2

Honorary Mention

Dear Esther

thechineseroom (U.K.),Half Life 2

BEST VISUAL DESIGN

Honors the best visual design in a machinima film.

The Demise

Daniel Wasiluk (Germany), Wolrd of Warcraft

The Dumb Man

Trace Sanderson (U.K.), Second Life

Chevauchée Nocturne

Les Riches Douaniers (France),
Shadow of the Colossus

Apocalypsis Ex Machina

Andrzej Kozlowski (Austria), Unreal Tournament 3

The Ship

Egils Mednis (Latvia), Unreal Tournament 2004

Honorary Mention

Alice

Kisai Studios (U.S.A.), The Sims 2

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Honors the best cinematography in a machinima film.

Without Providence

TheDuoGroup (U.S.A.), Halo

The Ship

Egils Mednis (Latvia), Unreal Tournament 2004

Jill’s Song

Zachariah Scott (U.S.A.), Half Life 2

Ignis Solus

Zachariah Scott (U.S.A.), Team Fortress 2

The Monad

Polygon Fiction (U.K.), Half Life 2

Honorary Mention

Jonathan Quail

James Dubose (U.S.A.), Halo 3

BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC

Honors the best original music in a machinima film.

This Spartan Life- Episode 6

Bong + Dern, Inc. (U.S.A.), Halo 3

A Day in the Life a Turret

Smooth Few Films (U.S.A), Portal

Ignis Solus

Zachariah Scott (U.S.A.), Team Fortress 2

Chevauchée Nocturne

Les Riches Douaniers (France),
Shadow of the Colossus

The Monad

Polygon Fiction (U.K.), Half Life 2

Honorary Mention

The Ballad of the Noob

Stone Falcon Productions (U.S.A.),World of Warcraft

BEST SOUND DESIGN

Honors the best sound design in a machinima film.

Havoc

Chris Newcombe (U.K.), EVE Online

Blackstone [Log 1]

Dispatch Films (U.S.A.), Halo 3

The Ship

Egils Mednis (Latvia), Unreal Tournament 2004

Apocalypsis Ex Machina

Andrzej Kozlowski (Austria), Unreal Tournament 3

Chevauchée Nocturne

Les Riches Douaniers (France),
Shadow of the Colossus

Honorary Mention

Divided Soul

Falch Productions (Denmark), World of Warcraft

BEST WRITING

Honoring the best writing in a machinima film.

The Bag Boy

Smooth Few Films (U.S.A.), Halo 3

Clear Skies

Ian Chisholm (U.K.), HalfLife 2 and Eve Online

World of Workcraft

Stephen Mullane (U.S.A.), World of Warcraft
and Counter-Strike

Snacky’s Journal, Episode 3

Stone Falcon Productions (U.S.A.), World of Warcraft

Molotov Alva and His Search for the Creator: A Second Life Odyssey

Rumplefarm (U.S.A.), Second Life

Honorary Mention

Eden: The Zhang Chronicles

Lefty Films (U.S.A.), Crysis

BEST EDITING

Honoring the best editorial effort in a machinima film.

Snacky’s Journal, Episode 3

Stone Falcon Productions (U.S.A.), World of Warcraft

The Ship

Egils Mednis (Latvia), Unreal Tournament 2004

Tales Of the past

Falch Productions (Denmark), World of Warcraft

Blackstone [Log 1]

Dispatch Films (U.S.A.), Halo 3

The Device Has Been Modified

Olli Viljanen (Finland), World of Warcraft

Honorary Mention

Campaign Episode 1

William Urbina (U.S.A.), Halo 3

Non-Submission Awards

BEST TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT

The jury will review all the festival entrants, and, at their sole discretion, may choose to give the Award for
Best Technical Achievement to the film which best demonstrates technical innovation in machinima production.

Leaving The Game

American Film Institute - Digital Content Lab (U.S.A.),
Half Life 2 Game Engine and renders in a Xbox360 in realtime.

Tiny Nation

ILL Clan Animation Studios (U.S.A.), Second Life

BEAST

Binary Picture Show (U.K.), Motionbuilder, Sims 2

“Wert” Live

Bigfish.tv (Australia), Motion Builder and Maya

Apocalypsis Ex Machina

Andrzej Kozlowski (Austria), Unreal Tournament 3

Honorary Mention

Galaxy Gulp

Noesis Interactive (U.S.A.), Half-Life 2

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN GAME CINEMATICS

Will be given out directly at the Machinima Filmfestival Awards ceremony.