01 OCT 05 |
| 2005 Machinima Awards: October 6th deadline nears! |
The annual Machinima Awards (“the Mackies”), presented during the 2005 Machinima Film Festival is nearing its submission deadline. The awards, honoring the best in Machinima, include the following categories:
Best Picture
Best Direction
Best Virtual Performance
Best Virtual Design
Best Sound
Best Writing
Best Editing
Best Technical Achievement
Best Commercial/Game Machinima
Best Independent Film
Best Off-The-Shelf Machinima
Best Machinima Series
Please note that all entries must be in high-quality video format at broadcast NTSC resolution of 720x480 (AVI/MOV with DV codec, or Mpeg2 on data DVD). DIVX films will be rejected.
We encourage Machinima filmmakers from all over to submit to the festival - the deadline is Oct. 6th, so get movin'! |
28 JUL 05 |
| Huge upgrade at sim-movies.com! |
| Sim-movies.com has recently undergone an upgrade which will allow users to upload and see thier movies approved within HOURS, not days or weeks as before! They've also added a forum - another fantastic resource for filmmakers to promote their movies! |
18 JUL 05 |
| EA's Official Contest - Winners Declared |
| Congratulations to Limbo1n, the Grand Prize Winner of The Sims 2 Student Life Contest with USC School of Cinema-Television! Second Place and Best Drama: Aprylhalbrooks14. Third Place and Best Comedy: Decorgal21572. Fourth Place and Best Documentary: Greencutie99 |
01 MAY 05 |
| The Voice Box is online! |
| DutchEvie has created a site just to help people find voice talent for their movies! So go there to
look for actors, and submit your own voice sample if you'd like to star in a Sims 2 movie! Way to go, DutchEvie! The site looks fantastic! |
25 APR 05 |
| Direct Linking with sim-movies.com |
| Baconandeggzie from sim-movies.com has allowed direct linking between his site and
Sims99. So you can now host a movie with sim-movies.com and submit the link
to sims99. Kudos to Eggzie for making this move to help strengthen and support
the Sims 2 movie community. |
22 APR 05 |
|
Sims 2 Official Movie Contest! |
| The Sims™ 2 Student Life Movie Contest with USC School of Cinema-Television. Impress the Judges
with your film-making talents! Create a film about a Day in the Life of a Student with The Sims™ 2
and/or The Sims™ 2; University Expansion Pack for the possible chance to win either $5,000 or a
four week position as a Maxis Associate. |
