BEST OF THE FEST

Honors the film judged to be best overall from amongst all the winners of the individual categories.

BEST LONG FORMAT

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

BEST SHORT FORMAT

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

BEST INDEPENDENT

Honors the best independently produced machinima.

BEST STUDENT WORK 

Honors the best student effort.

BEST GAME STUDIO MACHINIMA

Honors the best machinima created by a game studio.

BEST DIRECTION

Honors best direction in a machinima film.

BEST VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE

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

BEST VOICE-ACTING

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

BEST VISUAL DESIGN

Honors the best visual design in a machinima film.

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Honors the best cinematography in a machinima film.

BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC

Honors the best original music in a machinima film.

BEST SOUND DESIGN

Honors the best sound design in a machinima film.

BEST WRITING

Honoring the best writing in a machinima film.

BEST EDITING

Honoring the best editorial effort in a machinima film.

BEST SERIES

Honors the best machinima series.

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Non-Submission Awards (identified by judging panel)

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. Additionally, entrants are welcome to submit a short description (500 words or less) of the techniques used in their film and why they feel it should be considered.