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Category: Machinima

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G4techTV Dedicates Halo 2 Day Broadcast Nov. 9

G4techTV celebrates one of the biggest days of the year for videogame fans and viewers alike with HALO 2 Day, in honor of the release of HALO 2, the sequel to the best-selling Xbox game of all time from 9:00 am Nov. 9 to 4:30 pm, Nov. 10, 2004 on the only 24-hour television network plugged into games, gear, gadgets and gigabytes,

The entire day dedicated to this blockbuster release includes shows such as X-PLAY, CINEMATECH, G4TV.COM, THE SCREEN SAVERS and UNSCREWED WITH MARTIN SARGENT devoting programming entirely to HALO 2.

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Film Headline News

Ottawa Awards Top Prize to Ryan & Raining Cats & Frogs

The 2004 Ottawa International Animation Festival announced the winners of the official competition during its closing ceremonies held Sept. 26, 2004 at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Taking the top prize was Chris Landreths groundbreaking short RYAN, an animated documentary about the famed NFB animator Ryan Larkin.

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World VFXWorld

Oddworld’s ‘Real’ Reel World

Ellen Wolff talks with Oddworld Inhabitants Lorne Lanning as he considers the realtime CG technologies that will change gaming along with movies and TV.

In Machinima, Games, Machinima | VFXWorld

Films Headline News

New Categories in 2004 Bitfilm Festival

Bitfilm Festival 2004Hamburg, GermanyNovember 3 - 7, 2004Deadline: July 15, 2004

The Bitfilm Festival for digital film and new media shows films that use digital technology in a creative and innovative way. There are six categories:

* 3D Space: Computer generated 3D animations.* FX Mix: Digitally composed hybrids, mixing live-action, effects and animation.* 64K Demos: Audiovisual programs that work with a PC's processor and videocard.* Flash: Linear films and interactive works made with Macromedia Flash.

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Animation Headline News

Ottawa Animation Fest Issues Call for Entries

Ottawa International Animation FestivalOttawa, Ontario, CanadaSeptember 22 26, 2004Deadline: July 2, 2004

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Animation Headline News

Machinima Making New 3D Inroads on Spike TV's VGAs

Spike TV (a division of MTV Networks) will be airing animation created using ILL Clan Inc.s proprietary 3D animation technique called machinima. By modifying off-the-shelf computer game technology, the New York animation studio produces machinima in a fraction of the time it would take using typical computer animation techniques.

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David Headline News

Machinima Awards Nominees Announced

The Academy of Machinima Arts and Sciences has announced the nominations for the 2003 Machinima Awards, which showcases the best in films created in a realtime virtual 3D environment, known as 3D game engines. The winners will be announced at a ceremony on October 25, 2003 at the American Museum of the Moving Image in New York as part of the Machinima Film Festival.

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Films Headline News

Enter Your Realtime Virtual 3D Films in Machinima 2003

The Machinima Film Festival 2003 New York, New York, USAOctober 25, 2003Deadline: September 15, 2003

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Digital Headline News

Bitfilm Festival 2003 Call For Entries

The 4th Bitfilm Festival for Digital Film and New Media is looking for entries for the event that will take place in Hamburg, Germany on September 19-26, 2003. Prize money totaling 45,000 Euros will be awarded in five categories: Digital FeaturesFilms that run 90 minutes, which use 3D animation and digital effects as an artistic means.Bit ShortsShort films, music videos and ads which use 3D animation and digital effects as an artistic means. FlashLinear films and interactive works made with Macromedia Flash.Machinima

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Festival Headline News

The Machinima Film Festival 2002

The Machinima Film Festival 2002.

Mesquite, Texas USA.

Saturday, August 17, 2002.

Entry Deadline: Friday, August 09, 2002.

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Events Headline News

New Additions To AWN's Calendar Of Events

This week's updates to the Calendar of Events include: Oscars In Animation: Thursday, August 01 - Sunday, October 06, 2002, Beverly Hills, California USA . . . The Machinima Film Festival 2002: Saturday, August 17, 2002, Mesquite, Texas USA . . . Morph 2002!: Tuesday, September 24 - Saturday, September 28, 2002, World Wide Web, Germany . . . The 4th Brisbane International Animation Festival: Wednesday, October 09 - Sunday, October 13, 2002, Brisbane, Australia . . .