CONGRATULATIONS

for winning the fan vote forthis season’s official poster

There were fewer submissionsthis year, but i t didn’t make the

decision any easier I’m sure.See inside for a peek at al l of

the awesome submissionsthis time around. Al l were

worthy of the win for sure,but the fans voted and this

season the magical Bel la Gothhelped win the vote.

A Word from our Editor SIFF is back yet again, now for our 11th season.Every season brings fresh new ideas, and oldfavouri tes. We hope you enjoy what is in store foryou this time around because SIFF has somethingfor everyone.

Over the course of the season you can expectSIFF Buzz to come out every 7 - 10 days. Insideyou wil l find features, updates, announcements,and interviews - so basical ly everything SIFF.. Besure not to miss an issue by fol lowing us on ourmany social media si tes and on ISSUU where wepublish.

So, with no further delay, we bring you issue1 - our kickoff issue to get the buzz going. Enjoy!

(a figment of Minraed’s imagination)

We are looking for fans of SIFF to share a fewwords about your SIFF experience. Email usat simatography@gmail.com and provide a fullbody photo of your sim on a white backgroundand a few words that you would like to share.We would love to hear from you.

Click there —->to read our most recent magazine

Important datesDeadline for f ilm submissions - March 1st

Film Release Dates - March 15 - 20th

Viewer’s Choice polls for Film Trailers and Posters

March1st - 15th

Viewer’s Choice polls for Machinima Categories

March 21st - 30th (may change)

Viewer’s Choice polls for Battle of the Bands

March 8th - 15th

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Thank You toeveryone who

participated andvoted!

The poster challenge has wrapped up foranother season. The graphic arts talents ofour community is honestly mind blowing. It isalways great to see all of the different styles -we never know what you will come up with.This season we had a small selection, so wehope to see even more next time around.

If you come across Gus out there, be sureto congratulate him for this season’sspectacular Bella Goth poster.

You will be able to download all of the posters for yourSims 3 or 4 game.

(volunteers to do them for Sims 2 are welcome)

Voice Reels With Voice Actress Bree Page

There are several ideas on the table for our newsection, Voice Reels, a feature column to showcaseand appreciate the talented voice actors that bringour characters to life.

ONE step is that we have opened up a forumsection where voice actors can add their contactinformation, making i t easier for voice actors andmovie makers to connect. Click HERE to get there.

SECOND - SIFF is now open to Voice Actors.Voice Actors can submit their top 3 voiced roles forconsideration. The pol l wil l be put out to the filmfans, to help us choose their favouri te male andfemale voice actors. So far we have threesubmissions from Arshia, Gimbi tmen and ChrisDeLucia (facebook), Voice actors can find the rulesbooklet HERE and inside is a page with VA info.

THIRD - Voice actors and Sims machinima makerscan connect via YouTube on our playlists: 

VOICE REELS CLICK HERE

CASTING CALLS CLICK HERE

Bree Page is the newest addi tion to our SIFF Buzz team.Bree has voiced many well known roles in SIFF films and hasstepped up and offered her time to help us with our goal tobuild a better connection with the Voice Acting community.

Find a little feature article about Breein our latest issue of SimatographyMagazine. Click the cover photo onthe right to see it.

Bringing you the latest news, interviews andinsider reports on the up and coming stars,

directors, bands and musicians of SIFF

Meet Mercedes Vaughan

Rising Stars is an ever ev lov ling project. Weused to have ful l magazines for each feature,but as time went on and SIFF continues to growwe came to realize that giving you one ful l andexciting magazine made more sense. So here wehave our new Rising Stars feature insert.

Each SIFF Buzz wil l bring you something newand exci ting, so that you can get to know thestars of SIFF up close and personal. We have agreat team of freelance and staff reportersworking hard to get the news to you.

This issue we have Mercedes Vaughn,reporting to you on the first of a series that wil lcover al l of the Battle of the Bands contestantsso that you can get to know them before i t istime to vote on your fave.

In addi tion, we had the opportuni ty to traveldown under to talk to some of Australia’s upand coming Sims film makers.

FanGirl Kenzie HowellA look at SIFF from the eyes of a fangirl.

Another season of SIFF has arrived! I am so exci ted! The films are rol ling in,and that means awesome parties, glamorous stars, and fabulous outfi ts! Andthe incredible films as wel l, of course! After al l, i t wouldn’t be an internationalFILM festival wi thout the films!

We have a lot of promising creators in the lineup thisseason, and I’m eager to see al l their creations come tolife! But there are some that I just can’t help fawning overregardless.

For instance, in the Master’s category, we have Ansett4 Sims, a/k/a RomerJon. His music videos always blow meaway wi th the detail in them, the synchronization,coordination, and uncanny, albei t enviable, abili ty to tel l astory. His performance this year is sure to delight! Eee! ! !

Scrol ling through the playbil l, I see THREE entriesfocused on Taylor Swift songs! OMG I love Taylor Swift! ! !I don’t care that there are no trailers/previews of thesevideos yet; they’re Taylor Swift so I’l l defini tely be watching

them! Is i t March 15th yet?!

Speaking of the Taylor Swift videos, I checked out AnneSimmer’s play list, and OMG she has Vampire Diaries ANDTwilight videos on her channel! I am now even more eagerto see her Taylor Swift video, and to meet her in person!

And last but not least, I see that Radioactive wil l bereturning this season! I t was one of my favori tes in the fal l,and I’m eager to see what happens nex t! Woo!

It’s Red Carpet Time!Join us on the virtual Red Carpet for a full

on photography showcase. Get creative, oruse our prompts to inspire you.

The Red Carpet VIP Gala

Is open until March 20 th

Visit us at simatography.webs.com

for all of the details

Playbill Update46 Submissions

3 voice actors, 5 Masters, 20 films, 5 music videos, 11series, 1 MEP, 1 Miscellaneous

14 countries

New Zealand, Netherlands, Spain, U.S.A., Australia,Canada, England/U.K., Germany, Zambia, Malaysia,

Burma, Mauritius, France and Indonesia, Wow!

Red Carpet Photo Prompt - PaparazziThink outside the box and get creative with your Red Carpet photos.

This season we will be looking for the most interesting and creative Red Carpet pics.

Be sure to check out the prompts that we have provided to give you ideas on how tomake your Red Carpet photos stand out to our reporters. The more interesting, the

more likely that our Paparazzi will spot you and your stars.

Join us for a challenge - machinma, photography and more.

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click HERE