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.

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

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 Features
Films that run 90 minutes, which use 3D animation and digital effects as an artistic means.
Bit Shorts
Short films, music videos and ads which use 3D animation and digital effects as an artistic means.
Flash
Linear films and interactive works made with Macromedia Flash.
Machinima

The Machinima Film Festival 2002.

Mesquite, Texas USA.

Saturday, August 17, 2002.

Entry Deadline: Friday, August 09, 2002.

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 . . .

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