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2005 in machinima

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The following is a list of notable machinima-related events in the year 2005. These include several new machinima productions, season finales, and the 2005 Machinima Film Festival.

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Events

  • January 26 – Paul Marino moderated a discussion panel on machinima at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival.
  • June 21 – Electronic Arts released its first-person shooter computer game Battlefield 2.
  • October 27 – October 28 – The Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences presented machinima pieces at the Austin Game Conference.
  • November 8 – Lionhead Studios released its simulation game The Movies, the first game to contain dedicated tools for creating machinima.
  • November 12 – The Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences held the 2005 Machinima Film Festival at the American Museum of the Moving Image.
  • Notable releases

  • February 9 – Edgeworks Entertainment's The Codex premiered.
  • May 18 – Season 3 of Rooster Teeth Productions' Red vs. Blue ended with episode 57.
  • June 28 – This Spartan Life premiered with the first two modules of episode 1.
  • August 13 – The Codex ended with episode 20.
  • August 29 – Season 4 of Red vs. Blue began with episode 58.
  • September 27 – Rooster Teeth Productions' PANICS premiered.
  • October 18 – PANICS ended with episode 4.
  • November 22 – Alex Chan posts The French Democracy to The Movies' website.
  • Active series

  • The Codex (2005)
  • Fire Team Charlie (2003–2005)
  • Neverending Nights (premiered 2004)
  • PANICS (2005)
  • Red vs. Blue (2003–)
  • The Strangerhood (2004–2006)
  • Strangerhood Studios (2005)
  • This Spartan Life (premiered 2005)
  • Time Commanders (2003–2005)
  • Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences

  • Best Picture: Game: On
  • Best Series: This Spartan Life
  • Best Direction: Whiplash
  • Best Virtual Performance: A Few Good G-Men
  • Rockets on Prisoner

  • Best Movie: The Codex episode 20 ("The End of All Things")
  • Best Halo 2 Movie: The Codex episode 20 ("The End of All Things")
  • Best Series: Red vs. Blue
  • Best Male Performance: Joel Heyman as Caboose from Red vs. Blue
  • Best Female Performance: Kathleen Zuelch as Tex from Red vs. Blue
  • References

    2005 in machinima Wikipedia