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Submit Your Game - How?
2009 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: |
November 1st, 2008 at 11:59pm PDT - submit now! |
The main 2009 IGF Competition, for which the entry deadline is November 1st, 2008 at 11:59pm PDT, will give out eight major awards:
Seumas McNally Grand Prize ($20,000)
Excellence In Visual Art ($2,500)
Excellence In Audio ($2,500)
Excellence in Design ($2,500)
Innovation Award ($2,500)
Technical Excellence ($2,500)
Audience Award ($2,500)
There will be five specifically named finalists for each award announced in January 2009. All finalists will be invited to the IGF award ceremony at GDC 2009. 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.
2009 IGF Student Showcase Competition
| Who Is Eligible: |
Open to all student game developers worldwide, including student mod makers (see student-specific rules). |
| Competing For: |
10 '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: |
November 15th, 2008 at 11:59pm PDT - submit now! |
The IGF's Student Showcase, for which the entry deadline is November 15th, 2008 at 11.59pm PDT, will highlight a total of ten games this year.
IGF Student Showcase Winner ($500)
In addition, 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.]
2009 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 November 26th, 2008 - please visit IGFMobile.com for more information.
Key IGF Dates
Here are specific submission deadlines for the 2008 event:
| June 31st, 2008 |
Submissions are Open |
| November 1st, 2008 |
Submission Deadline, Main Competition |
| November 15th, 2008 |
Submission Deadline, Student Competition |
| January 5th, 2009 |
Finalists Announced, Main Competition |
| January 19th, 2009 |
Finalists Announced, Student Competition |
| March 23-27th, 2009 |
Game Developer's Conference 2009 |
| March 25-27nd, 2009 |
IGF Pavilion @ GDC |
| March 25th, 2009 |
2009 IGF Awards Ceremony (Winners Announced!) |
If you have further questions, please contact the IGF Content Directors. |
