Cineme was a short lived but highly successful, competitive and respected international animation and video game

Computer and video games

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 festival held in Chicago, Illinois

Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

. Cineme was founded by Director, Writer, Producer Brooke English and Lee Litas.

Content

Cineme received over 2500 submissions each year from around the world. It attracted large audiences and endorsements from high-profile individuals, including Larry King

Larry King

Lawrence Harvey "Larry" King is an American television and radio host whose work has been recognized with awards including two Peabodys and ten Cable ACE Awards....

. Cineme judges included prominent figures in the television and motion-picture industries from Cartoon Network

Cartoon Network

Cartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....

, DreamWorks SKG

DreamWorks

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, Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon (TV channel)

Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...

, Sony Pictures Entertainment

Sony Pictures Entertainment

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, and Universal Studios

Universal Studios

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Achievements

Cineme was the first festival to have DVD

DVD

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 distribution first year running by Hollywood Video

Movie Gallery

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, who distributed and sold Cineme 2003 and Cineme 2004 nationwide.

Cineme also became the first to hold the Midwestern Game Development Conference, sponsored by High Voltage Software

High Voltage Software

High Voltage Software is an independent game development company located at Illinois' Hoffman Estates. Established in 1993, it now employs approximately 95 staff members. Red Eye Studios, a motion capture facility, is a wholly owned subsidiary of HVS...

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