We’re only a couple of days away from the first of two Second Life events held in conjunction with the 2006 Machinima Festival in New York. Lots of buzz among the machinimators and blogosphere about this, so I think we’ll get a good turnout. For the Thursday pre-screening (at 8PM EST in the Laguna Beach sim) we’ve confirmed three of our panelists who will be introducing their nominated films at the festival:
- Jacqueline Turnure presenting “Stolen Life” nominated for “Best Picture”
- Philip Rice presenting “Rest Room Etiquette” nominated for “Best Independent Machinima”
- and Harrison Heller presenting “Machinima with Officer Dan” nominated for “Best Off-the-Shelf Machinima”
Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences President Paul Marino will moderate the discussion.
The complete event notice follows….
EVENT NOTICE
Contacts:
Bill Lessard
PRiwthBrains for AMAS
914.476.6089
wlessard@prwithbrains.com
Rik Panganiban
(aka Rik Riel in Second Life)
Second Life Event Coordinator
rik@machinima.org
List of Presenters Announced
for 2006 Machinima Festival
Simulcast in Virtual World of Second Life
”Sundance for the Video Game Set” Goes Virtual
Will feature Pre-festival Second Life Showing on Nov 2 and Final Awards Ceremony on November 4
NEW YORK, NY, October 30, 2006—The Academy of Machinima Arts and Sciences is proud to announce that the 2006 Machinima Festival will take place not only at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York City, but also within the virtual world of Second Life (http://secondlife.com.) Organized and produced by the Academy of Machinima Arts and Sciences, the 2006 Machinima Festival is a two-day celebration of the art of Machinima, featuring panel discussions, demonstrations and screenings of the most groundbreaking works of this movement, along with the nominees and winners of the 2006 Machinima Awards (“The Mackies”).
Among the 33 finalists for awards, four are films that were created by residents within Second Life, demonstrating the incredible growth in the Machinima community within this virtual world. So it is fitting that parallel in-world events seek to bring greater attention to this year’s festival.
On Thursday, November 2, at 8 PM EST, there will be a pre-festival showing of machinima that have been nominated for awards, with the original Machinima makers appearing in-world to present their work and answer questions from the audience. Among the featured works and artists:
- Jacqueline Turnure presenting “Stolen Life” nominated for “Best Picture”
- Philip Rice presenting “Rest Room Etiquette” nominated for “Best Independent Machinima”
- Harrison Heller presenting “Machinima with Officer Dan” nominated for “Best Off-the-Shelf Machinima”
The Machinima showing will take place in the theater in the Laguna Beach sim within Second Life, created by the Electric Sheep Company, a co-sponsor of the 2006 Machinima Festival.
Then on Saturday, November 4, at 9 PM EST, the final awards ceremony will be simulcast in the Laguna Beach sim. For those who can not make it to the real world festival, this is a great way they can still participate. (A Second Life basic account is free and works on both the Mac and the PC. Go to secondlife.com/join to get started.)
The complete list of finalists is available at http://festival.machinima.org/mackies.html. In addition, the selected works are viewable at the respective sites of their creators as well as on GameVideos.com.
The 2006 Machinima Festival is sponsored by NVIDIA, the Museum of the Moving Image, Beepa and GameVideos.com. Festival partners include Reallusion, Linden Lab and Machinima.com; media partners include WarcraftMovies.com and sims99.com.
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About the Academy of Machinima Arts and Sciences
Based in New York, the Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences (AMAS) is a small volunteer-run nonprofit established to promote, organize and advocate the growth of Machinima filmmaking and filmmakers. The organization was founded in March 2002 by several leading members of the Machinima community, including Paul Marino, the noted author of The Art of Machinima (2004, Paraglyph Press), who currently serves as president. Their goal in creating AMAS was to make the current creative industries aware of Machinima as well as bring support & credibility to independent Machinima productions as a whole. The Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences continues to support the Machinima movement with lectures, presentations, workshops along with its principal event, the annual Machinima Festival. For more information, visit www.machinima.org.
About the Electric Sheep Company
The Electric Sheep Company is a leading professional services company devoted to designing, implementing, and running virtual world-based content and experiences. ESC combines some of the very best builders and scripters in Second Life with a professional team that can design and deliver innovative experiences, builds and applications. For more information, visit the portfolio center on Sheep Island in Second Life or go to www.electricsheepcompany.com.