Every year, the EIF features a screening programme where publishers and developers can show off their forthcoming projects to an auditorium of 200 festival visitors. "The screenings are a hugely important and popular part of the whole Interactive Festival," says Chris Deering, Chairman of the EIF. "It's one of the very few opportunities for members of the public in the UK to see some of the most anticipated games before they hit the high street."
Right now, screenings organiser, Brian Baglow, is on the look out for submissions - and not just from major publishers. He's interested in smallscale indie projects and - for the first time - machinima and game-related movies. "The new short film and machinima feature is something we previewed last year," Brian explains. "It proved so popular with the audience, this year we want to expand it to offer new content on screen between every session. We want to hear from anyone with material they would like to showcase, ideally related to games, or which were created using game technology."
So, got a crazy Flash game or machinima masterpiece you want to show off to 200 people for 45 minutes at the world's most cultural videogame event? Brian would like to hear from you. Until he gives me permission, I don't want to shove his email address on here, so if you're interested, contact me at gamesblog@gmail.com and I'll pass on your details.
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