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[NOTE: The 2009 IGF Call For Submissions will open in late Spring 2008 - watch out for information closer to the time!]
Submit Your Game - How?
2008 IGF Main Competition
| Who Is Eligible: |
Open to all independent game developers worldwide (see specific rules). |
| Competing For: |
Nearly $50,000 in prizes, in various categories, including the $20,000 Seamus McNally Grand Prize. |
| Entry Fee: |
$95 |
| Submissions Due: |
October 1st, 2007 at 11:59pm PDT - DATE PASSED. |
The main 2008 IGF Competition, for which the entry deadline is October 1st, 2007 at 11:59pm PDT, will give out seven major awards:
Seumas McNally Grand Prize ($20,000)
Excellence In Visual Art ($2,500)
Excellence In Audio ($2,500)
Innovation Award ($2,500)
Technical Excellence ($2,500)
Best Web Browser Game ($2,500)
Audience Award ($2,500)
There will be five specifically named finalists for each award, named in December 2007, except the Best Web Browser Game award (for titles that run in a browser using Flash, Java, Shockwave, Unity or Virtools), which will have three finalists. All finalists will be invited to the IGF award ceremony at GDC 2008. The IGF Audience Award will be voted from the finalists in all other main competition categories, providing that they supply a playable demo of their title when requested.
The main IGF competition has a diverse set of judges which includes representatives from the mainstream game industry, the press, significant independent gaming websites such as GameTunnel and TIGSource, and previous IGF winners and finalists, as well as a number of indie veteran judges from the previous IGF judging pool.
2008 IGF Student Showcase Competition
| Who Is Eligible: |
Open to all student game developers worldwide, including student mod makers (see student-specific rules). |
| Competing For: |
12 'Student Showcase' winners for top game ($500 travel stipend), and for the second year, an overall 'Best Student Game' ($2,500 cash prize). |
| Entry Fee: |
None. |
| Submissions Due: |
October 15th, 2007 at 11:59pm PDT - DATE PASSED. |
The IGF's Student Showcase, for which the entry deadline is October 15th, 2007 at 11.59pm PDT, will highlight a total of twelve games this year.
IGF Student Showcase Winner ($500)
In addition, for the first time this year, there will be a prize for best overall IGF Student Game awarded as part of the IGF Awards, with the finalists comprising all of the Student Showcase winners:
Best Student Game ($2,500)
The jury for the IGF Student Showcase is headed by student-experienced game veterans, and consists of a number of indie experts committed to picking the best student games, given that games created for educative reasons often have a different emphasis than commercially released titles. [Please note that both games using middleware engines and mods of existing games are both eligible this year, but the judges will take whether the engine was coded from scratch into account when judging.]
2008 Independent Games Festival Mobile
This standalone IGF sister competition is giving away $20,000 of prizes to indie mobile games of all kinds, including cellphone, DS, PSP, and other portable titles. The competition deadline is October 26th, 2007 - please visit IGFMobile.com for more information.
Key IGF Dates
Here are specific submission deadlines for the 2008 event:
| June 15th, 2007 |
Submissions are Open |
| October 1st, 2007 |
Submission Deadline, Main Competition |
| October 15th, 2007 |
Submission Deadline, Student Competition |
| December 3rd, 2007 |
Finalists Announced, Main Competition |
| December 17th, 2007 |
Finalists Announced, Student Competition |
| February 18th-22nd, 2008 |
Game Developer's Conference 2008 |
| February 20th-22nd, 2008 |
IGF Pavilion @ GDC |
| February 20th, 2008 |
2008 IGF Awards Ceremony (Winners Announced!) |
If you have further questions, please contact the IGF Content Directors. |
