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The Academy of Machinima Arts and Sciences is once again holding its annual Machinima Festival and Machinima Awards (known as “the Mackies”), on November 4-5 at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, New York. In recent years the festival has had a bit of trouble finding a home, so it’s great to know that the recent rise in interest in films made within 3D online worlds has given machinima enough cachet to once again land at the very cool Museum of the Moving Image. “Throughout each day, attendees will be able to view Machinima works, interact with Machinima demos, as well as speak with the artists themselves,” according to the announcment. The Academy will begin accepting entries on July 24th, so get in your favorite game and start shooting. And check out what’s probably the best collection of Machinima on the Web at the Academy’s sister site, Machinima.com. [Via Clickable Culture.]