Awards Announced for the 2012 Machinima Expo

November 19, 2012

The 2012 Machinima Expo awards ceremony took place on Sunday, November 18th. Jury prizes, the Grand Jury Prize, the Peter Rasmussen Award, the OPEN THIS END award and the Audience Choice award were all presented by the lovely Lauren Weyland and Mr. Kinte Fergerson. 

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I'd like to thank our 2012 Jury, Joe Farbrook, Susan Johnston, Frank Dellario, Phil Rice and Phylis Johnson, for the time and effort they spent in deciding our prize winners. (note: click the image to view the film)

Machinima Expo Jury Prize Winners

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The Last Syllable of Recorded Time by Tutsy Navarathna

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MetaSex by Tutsy Navarathna

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Unfinished Paintings (Dreaming in New Orleans) by Miron Lockett

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Wulf and Eadwacer by Hypatia Pickens

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Machinima Expo Grand Jury Prize

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The Chapelside Deception by IceAxe (Iain Friar)

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There were several other awards given out at the Expo award ceremony. Our Peter Rasmussen Award for service to the machinima community went to Kinte Fergerson for his Spotlight machinima show and his continuing efforts to bring inform and support the community. 

Peter Rasmussen Award

goes to

Kinte Fergerson

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OPEN THIS END is a non-profit arts organization based in Madrid, Spain. They develop, curate and support new media from all over the world. Cristina Garcia-Lasuen is the founder and CEO of OPEN THIS END. The Expo partnered with her to create a cash award for superior films chosen from our jury-nominated films. The three OPEN THIS END award films are:

OPEN THIS END Award

The Last Syllable of Recorded Time by Tutsy Navarathna

Wulf and Eadwacer by Hypatia Pickens

              The Chapelside Deception by IceAxe (Iain Friar)

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Our final award is the Audience Choice Award which was decided by vote on our LiveStream chat. The votes were clear and this film was chosen by our online audience decisively. That film is: 

Audience Choice Award

goes to

Unfinished Paintings (Dreaming in New Orleans