Gaming Annie Announced:

People in my crowd tend to talk about TV and feature animation as if it is ANIMATION, all of animation. In truth, TV and feature animation only account for about 20% of ANIMATION. Motion studies, education, commercials, court reenactment, medical, business presentation, and gaming folk. Let us not forget gaming.

For the last couple of years I have been one of the people on the ASIFA board pushing for a stand along gaming Annie. Last year we had gaming animation in with Short Animation. It didn`t really fit there and I think we knew it at the time but there were real reasons why we had to do it that way. This year I am very proud to announce that Gaming animation has its own Annie category.

Annie Award for Best Animated Video Game

An Annie Award for Best Animated Video Game shall be awarded to an animated video game in recognition of creative excellence in the art of animation.

Eligibility: To be eligible to receive this award an animated video game must have originally been commercially released between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2005.

Mechanical Requirements for Entry: A VHS videocassette or DVD with clips from the production, not exceeding five minutes in length. Be sure to label the cassette and cassette box or DVD and DVD case as indicated under Submission and Mechanical Requirements. Also please include a copy of the entry form with the material submitted.

If you work in gaming, CGI or are otherwise attached to the gaming world we are (I Am) looking for judges for this year`s gaming category. We get together and look at all the gaming animation submitted. You decide on the top gaming animations for the year and then you get really good seats at the Annies as a thank you.

If you work at a gaming company and you have some killer cut screens in your current release, hey send then on out. We are looking for the best of the best sir, and we plan on adding the honors.  ¶ 5:13 AM