Where Does the Machinima Expo Take Place?

The Machinima Expo 6 will take place virtually through LiveStream, which is a live video streaming service. We upload our machinima films and our programming to the LiveStream server, and then on November 17th at 12 pm (PST) we will embed the feed on our website and our Facebook page. Through live video and web-chat, we’ll engage the machinima community and anyone who has come to watch the films and learn about machinima. 

To attend the Machinima Expo 6 all you need is a computer and an internet connection.

What Happens at the Machinima Expo?

The Machinima Expo is just like any other film festival except that our
festival focuses on machinima. Throughout the year we accept submissions from filmmakers, which are carefully screened, and the best are presented at the festival.. We also create several hours of programming which includes round-table discussions on machinima, and practical how-to tutorials on making sets, importing props, and creating a specific style for your machinima film. All of our programmers are active machinima filmmakers who have many years of experience.

Another important function of the Machinima Expo is to give out awards and prizes. Every year, an outside jury chooses three Jury films and one Grand Jury film. We also select an Audience Choice film. Our winners are honored with prizes and Expo statuettes.

How Your Donations Will Help the Machinima Expo

• $399 - The cost of ad-free streaming for one month on LiveStream
• $225 - 3D printing costs for 4 specially designed awards
• $500 - The cost for prizes awarded to jury winners (software, hardware)
• $75 - Misc expenses (shipping, Google Ads, office supplies)

What Will We Give Back to You?

We have worked hard to come up with attractive perks for your donation to the Machinima Expo.

Everyone who donates will be publicly thanked and their names included in the credits of each machinima screening reel we will show at this year's Expo. A $10 donation gets you a Machinima Expo bumper sticker. We are creating special Machinima Expo t-shirts for
the $25 level of donation. And we will also be creating DVD/Blu-ray discs (your choice) of our Jury-nominated machinima films for those who donate at the $50 level. For a $100 donation you get all of the previous perks + a special page at the Machinima Expo website for you to promote anything you'd like that's machinima/animation related.

For our special perk, at the $500 level, you will receive a complete
two-minute machinima production from scratch. We will script, shoot, act and edit a complete machinima film to your specifications. Want to create a special movie for a friend? A business promotion? Anything you can imagine, we will create for you in return for your $500 backing.