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// 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!
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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.

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