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"I'd Like to Thank the Academy..." Trifecta of Awards Bestowed on Rooster Teeth Productions at the 2005 Machinima Awards

Renowned Machinima Production Company Recognized for Excellence With Three Mackie Awards for Best Independent Machinima, Best Writing and Best Editing

Rooster Teeth Productions, already renowned for their creativity and technical excellence in Machinima film production, was a big winner at the Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences' 2005 Machinima Film Festival, collecting three "Mackie" awards and eleven award nominations for their work on the hit series "Red Vs. Blue," "P.A.N.I.C.S." and "The Strangerhood."

"We are very proud to have been recognized with three awards -- one for each of our series," commented Matt Hullum, at Rooster Teeth. "This is especially true since the level of competition was so high this year."

"Red vs. Blue," based on Microsoft's Xbox title "Halo" received the award for "Best Independent Machinima." This marks the 4th Mackie awarded to the internationally acclaimed series, and 6th Mackie won by Rooster Teeth. "Red vs. Blue" was also nominated for 4 additional awards, including Best Picture, Best Direction, Best Writing, Best Off-the-Shelf and Best Series.

Also a winner was "The Strangerhood," based on Electronic Art's title "The Sims2," which won the Mackie for "Best Editing" and was also nominated for Best Commercial/Game Machinima.

"The quality of work submitted to this year's Mackies superseded any of our previous competitions, and Rooster Teeth's exceptional entries were part of that watermark," said Paul Marino, Executive Director of the Academy of Machinima Arts and Sciences. "The Academy congratulates them on their well-deserved win and looks forward to their future Machinima works."

Finally, Rooster Teeth's latest mini-series "P.A.N.I.C.S. -- People Acting Normal in Crazy-ass Situations," based on Vivendi Universals' PC title, "F.E.A.R. -- First Encounter Assault Recon" walked away with the Independent Film Channel (IFC) sponsored award for "Excellence in Machinima Screenwriting." "P.A.N.I.C.S." was nominated for three prizes overall, including Best Commercial/Game Machinima and Best Series.

Started in 2002, the Academy of Machinima Arts and Sciences (AMAS(TM)) created the Machinima Awards to recognize excellence and visibility in Machinima film productions. Sponsors for the 2005 Mackie Awards included NVIDIA, IFC, the Museum of the Moving Image, Machinima.com and Beepa.

ABOUT ROOSTER TEETH PRODUCTIONS

Rooster Teeth Productions is an award-winning group of writers, producers and artists best known for the wildly popular Internet comedy series, Red vs. Blue. The group's work has been profiled by leading news organizations such as the BBC, the Los Angeles Times, and New York Magazine, as well as dozens of other magazines, newspapers, and major web sites. Recently, Rooster Teeth was featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal for its groundbreaking work in "Machinima," a new form of video game-based animation that the group is helping to popularize. To learn more about Rooster Teeth, please visit http://www.roosterteeth.com. For press assets, please visit http://press.roosterteeth.com

ABOUT THE ACADEMY OF MACHINIMA ARTS & SCIENCES

Headquartered in New York, the Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences is a non-profit organization established to promote, organize and recognize the growth of Machinima filmmaking and filmmakers. It is the goal of the AMAS to both make the current creative industries aware of Machinima as well as bring support & credibility to independent Machinima productions as a whole.

The Academy of Machinima Arts & Sciences is made of a number of influential community members with a keen interest in Machinima as a viable medium. More information about the AMAS can be found at www.machinima.org.

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