[PIGMI] FW: [DLF] Machinima Filmmaking Competition

[Matthew Dyet]

Figured some people on the PIGMI list might be interested in getting
involved in this!

 

From: dlfmailout-bounces at dlf.org.au [mailto:dlfmailout-bounces at dlf.org.au]
On Behalf Of kit devine
Sent: Thursday, 1 March 2012 12:43 PM
To: dlfmailout
Subject: [DLF] Machinima Filmmaking Competition

 

For immediate release

Wednesday 29 February 2012

 

Australia to host Machinima film challenge

 

Machinima artists to compete on the international stage as Tom Papas and
Chantal Harvey, producers of Project 48 Machinima, announce the largest cash
prize of its kind.

 

What Is Machinima? Machinima is filmmaking in real-time, using interactive
3D environments and  gaming technologies. This new cinematic art form is
taking over the world, enabling artists with small budgets to create films
that can mirror scenes and sets from bigger budget producers. 

 

Tony Dyson, creator of Star Wars iconic robot R2-D2, will be heading the
judging team. 

 

The 6th annual Project 48 Machinima will be hosted in Australia for the
first time, in partnership with the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre and JMC
Academy in March 2012. 

 

In a wild and sleepless weekend, Machinima enthusiasts from around the world
will make a 3-5 min short film from scratch-that is: writing, shooting and
editing in only 48 hours. 

 

On Friday, March 30 at 7pm teams will get a character, a prop, a line of
dialogue and a genre, that must be included in their film.  By Sunday, April
1, the movie must be complete and uploaded by 7pm. 

 

"As the competition can be accessed globally online", Papas says
"expectations are set high with a $3000 first place cash prize raising the
stakes". 

 

In addition there is a local prize of $1000, open exclusively to the South
Western Sydney Region Machinima filmmakers. 

 

Each completed film is guaranteed a screening at Casula Powerhouse Arts
Centre, on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 April 2012 in Australia, and virtually
in Second Life in the following week.

 

However, regardless of the cash prize incentives, all participants' work
towards the production of a successful film that will be screened at the
International Championships held in the USA, which will mark the opportunity
for screening at the Cannes Film Festival.

 

Registration for the competition is $48, Screening session admission is
FREE.

For more information on registration, please visit
<http://www.casulapowerhouse.com/> www.48machinima.com. To book a spot at
the Film screening event contact the Casula Powerhouse on 9824 1121 or visit
www.casulapowerhouse.com

 

Media Contact

Tom Papas 

Producer/Festival Director

0407 295 520 or tom at 48hourfestival.com

 

The 48 Hour Festival is a Not-for-Profit organisation licensed by the 48
Hour Film Project Inc.(USA) to host the international competition - Project
48 Machinima 

 

Resembling film within the new medium of a computer game, 48machinima will
exhaust both artistic and cultural talent within a 48 hour time frame. The
genre's convergence of filmmaking, animation and game development should
allow room for a broad range of results, uniting international participants
with its singular 48 hour time constraint.  

 

Competition Times
Kick-off
Friday 30 March 2012, 7pm
Drop-off
Sunday 1 April 2012, 7pm

Screening Times
1st Screening 
Saturday 14 April 2012, 9am to 7pm
2nd Screening
Sunday 15 April 2012, 9am to 7pm

Tickets: FREE
Age: Open to all ages

 

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