Microsoft Visual Studio Challenge Cup

Think you are the next John Woo, Steven Spielberg or J.J Abrams? Now is the time to prove it.

MVS and Infinity-Gaming invite all budding game movie directors to step forward and take part in the Ultimate Game Movie Awards. It is well known that the games industry harbours some of the world's best creative talent but now it is time to showcase the creative skills of those not directly involved with making the games. For several years there has been an "underground" culture of players that have spent their hours creating frag movies that include stunning visuals and cinematic effects to impress their peers and the wider gaming community.

Entrants must submit their movie into 1 of 4 categories in order to be judged. The 4 categories are:

- Quake Series (Quake 1, Quake 2, Quake 3, Quake 4, Quake Live)
- Counterstrike Series (Counterstrike 1.6, Counterstrike Condition Zero, Counterstrike Source)
- Call of Duty Series (Call of Duty 1, Call of Duty 2, Call of Duty 4)
- Other Games

The prizes for each category in this competition are as follows:

- 1st Place in each category; 250 GBP
- 2nd Place in each category; 150 GBP
- 3rd Place in each category; 100 GBP

Entrants will be judged by a mixed panel of people from creative, gaming and media backgrounds to determine who they think deserves to win. As an added bonus all 3 finalists from each category will have their clips showcased at the Edinburgh Interactive Festival in August as part of their Game Screening Programme.

Rules:

- This competition is open to all residents of Europe
- Only one submission per person will be permitted
- The deadline for submissions is 2300 GMT on Friday 5th June. Winners will be announced on Monday 8th June
- Clips must be 90 seconds in length and include your full name and gaming handle / alias in the credits
- Clips can use footage of other players playing and don't have to portray yourself
- This is not just about pure "frags", this is about artistic impression and cinematic effects and clips will be judged based upon those aspects
- Judging panel will consist of people from gaming, media and creative backgrounds
- Clip uploads must be accessible by the judging panel, no private FTP information will be accepted
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