It is our great pleasure to announce that Reallusion, the company behind iClone, CrazyTalk and other 3D animation tools, has agreed to co-sponsor the Machinima Expo in November, 2010. Last year Reallusion gave significant support to the Expo in the form of a software presentation, advertising and, most importantly, providing the prizes for our 5 jury films. Their support was a significant factor in making last years Expo a success.

This year Reallusion has gone even further in their support for the Machinima Expo by providing financial assistance, an introductory video for their flagship 3D animation software (iClone 4) and, once again, providing prizes for our jury winning films. Not to mention the fact that many films we are screening at the Expo this year are made using iClone and CrazyTalk.

Our warmest thanks to John Martin II and CEO Charles Chen for providing much-needed support for this our biggest Expo event yet. We are so proud to include Reallusion amongst the Expo’s most important supporters and friends.

From the Company Overview at Reallusion.com:

Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Reallusion is a leader in the development of 3D cinematic animation tools for consumers, students and professionals. Recognized as an industry pioneer, the company provides consumers with easy-to-use avatar animation, facial morphing and voice lip-sync solutions for real-time 3D filmmaking and previsualization for professional post-production. Reallusion’s core technologies are widely used by consumers, gamers and filmmakers to ready their PCs with a total real-time movie studio that plugs-in to the gamer mentality with videogame-like play-to-create technology. Professional content developers equip their studios with Reallusion technology to streamline production efforts to match the lightspeed demands of animation. In addition to PC software, Reallusion is a trusted digital imaging and mobile 3D development partner to brother, Panasonic, Skype and Nokia with embedded applications in leading consumer devices worldwide. For more information, visit www.reallusion.com.

Reallusion, the makers of iClone 4 and Crazy Talk 6, have agreed to sponser the Machinima Expo this year. In addition to logistical support, they have graciously provided prizes for all the main competition categories. Here’s a breakdown:

• Jury Grand Prize(1):  iClone 4 Pro + Crazy Talk 6 Pro

• Jury Prizes (5):    iClone 4 Standard

• Asian Jury Prize(1):  Crazy Talk 6 Standard

If you don’t know Reallusion or their products, they’ve been involved in the Machinima community for several years now. Always supportive, they offer tools for the Machinima filmmaker that extremely useful. IClone 4 (to be released in Sept., ‘09) will be their best Machinima creation tool to date. For more information on Reallusion, IClone 4 and Crazy Talk, check their website and weekly blog or click the Reallusion logo at the top of this post.

Our sincere thanks to John Martin and Charles Chen (CEO) at Reallusion for making this possible. Your support for our Machinima festival is deeply appreciated.

-Ricky Grove

-Phil Rice

-Damien Valentine