The Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences (AMAS) sent out a press release announcing the call for submissions for 2008 Machinima Film Festival which will be held Saturday, November 1, 2008, at Eyebeam, a multi-disciplinary art and technology center in Manhattan. Filmmakers interested in submitting their work for the 2008 Machinima Awards ('The Mackies') should do so by Friday, Sept. 12. As in years past, the 2008 Machinima Festival will feature panel discussions with prominent machinima filmmakers from around the world discussing this new form of cinema which often uses popular video games like Halo 3, World of Warcraft and The Sims as source material for entirely new and often subversive works. Check full article for details.