Coverage around the globe…

• Shattered Keyboard: Liveblogging The Online Machinima Film Festival
• Tobias Lundmark: Online Machinima Film Festival Awards 2008
• Shattered Glass Productions: OMFF 2008 Slideshow
• OMFF Official Site: Winners 2008
• HatHead: OMFF 2008: Behind the Screen
• Frank Fox: The OMFF from where FLeeF stood
• Pineapple Pictures: Victorian OMFF
• Baron Soosdon: I’m So Sick Awarded @ OMFF
• Flight Sim Movies: Faith Hope and Charity Wins at OMFF 2008
• Frank Fox: Morning Run Amok at the OMFF
• Claus Dieter-Schulz: OMFF 2008 Slideshow

Is someone going to come clean about being the person who was blaring the Rick Astley song during the awards? I thought it was Baron goofing around, but I was wrong.

The Bitfilm Festival is calling for entries. Deadline is March 1, 2008.

Highlights:

• They have a Machinima category for submissions
• Enter as many of your films as you like; No entry fee
• The Internet audience decides on the Bitfilm Awards; 10,000 Euro prize money for overall winner (1500 Euro for machinima category)
• More info available at: http://www.bitfilm.com/festival and http://www.bitfilm.com/festival/machinima.php

Animatu is calling for entries for their 2008 festival. Deadline is May 30, 2008.

Highlights:

• They have a Machinima category for submissions
• Enter up to two of your films; No entry fee
• Winners selected by International Jury; category winners eligible to run for Grand Prize and Best Portuguese Film and in any category run for the RTP2-Onda Curta Prize (broadcast rights acquisition) and for the Tourism of Alentejo Award
• More info available at: http://www.festivalanimatu.com/2008/e_competicao_machinima.htm

Online Machinima Film Festival entries are closed; view the nominations by clicking here. Stay tuned for info about the award ceremony later this Spring in Second Life.

Hungry for more festival opportunities? Check out Withoutabox.com, a really great tool / resource for independent filmmakers.