After this announce, a lot of moviemakers say the same thing :D
I hope there will be great TF2 movies.

TF2 Connexion and the donor of this contest have expectations concerning the level of fragmovies, especially for the french and american communities. (We already know there are excellent moviemakers from Europe).

My bad Hakka, i modify the message.
Actually, when we prepares the contest, we want to open the competition for Europe and the USA. Finally, we think that the competition can be available for everyone (North & South America, Australia, Asia, Africa and etcetera).

The value of the ROCCAT Ryos MK Glow is 130€ (in France) and i find the ROCCAT keayboard for 125$ in Amazon.

Concerning the shipping, TF2 Connexion negociate the sponsorship with ROCCAT France.
We know that ROCCAT is an international brand but the manager of ROCCAT France doesn't have the ability to send stuff over the ocean.
It's easier to send cashprize thanks to Paypal than sending ROCCAT stuff from France to America.

One month left, there are only 7 fragmovies in our Youtube playlist.
As a reminder, we had 23 fragmovies for the first edition of TF2 Connexion Movie Contest powered by ROCCAT.

Don't forget the following cashprize for the Movie Contest:

First : 150€
Second : 25€

If there is an American winner, the cashprize can be increased because ROCCAT can only send their stuff to some european countries.

Some movies are uploaded on Youtube for the TF2 Connexion Movie Contest but there aren't announced in this topic.

Be careful about this big point because we don't ensure your submission for our judges.

You need to publish your name and your youtube link in this thread for complete your contest submission.

Hello everybody, i check this topic each day to see if there are big questions concerning this contest.

Almie -> Actually, it's the first time that we see a reupload. We have not a rule about the reupload. I discuss with my TF2 Connexion staff and judges, we will see if there will have more fragmovies like that.
As for us, it's a minor point and of course, we encourage all participants to create new movies.

Hakka -> Yes, you can put your own intro & modify the speed but you need to keep the entire intro (no cut). I already say the response for iridescentFUZZ.
Concerning prices, thanks to the FAQ

After one month, here is the actual submissions (Youtube playlist) for the second edition of the TF2 Connexion Movie Contest:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvm2jrcaEdo_lbHi-_A-YAHP4EZCyZalD

As a reminder, the deadline is fixed at September 30th 2014 on 23:59 CEST (UTC+2).

Sure, you can do it.

Good luck to everyone :D

For any information, please feel free to contact me (PR Manager of TF2 Connexion).

Hello everybody,

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me in this thread.

Here is the intro TF2 Connexion & ROCCAT to put in your creation.

http://youtu.be/wkU9dNIp-U8

As a reminder, our 7 international judges select the 3 best movies (fragmovie, fragclip, teammovie, bball movie, ultiduo, jumping movie and others) at the end of the Movie Contest.

Here are the cashprize about this second edition of TF2 Connexion Movie Contest powered by ROCCAT.

http://cdn.tf2connexion.fr/divers/TF2C%20Movie%20Contest%202%20by%20ROCCAT/MovieContest2ROCCATCashprize.png

P.S: I write to mana and enigma but i do not have a response to put this thread in the news list. Who can be help me ?

This is a big point when we prepare the contest. The old intro is simple and some moviemakers can change the background.

This sounds great.
Thanks again for your help, Bones, for the first edition of our movie contest.

Good luck everyone and TF2 Connexion wish some excellent fragmovies from the USA because France has an incredible skill concerning moviemaking (like Saladeauthon and .Cali)

As discussed with Marxist, someone can help us to make a news. Do you have some names ?

http://www.tf2connexion.fr/actualite-tf2-connexion-movie-contest-2-par-roccat-annonce-et-faq-377

Ladies and gentlemen, TF2 Connexion, the French TF2 community, would like to present the second edition of our TF2 Connexion Movie Contest powered by ROCCAT, our German Sponsor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SseJwYC2Pyc

Last year entries from AMS, Saladeauthon & .Cali and Grid were the three chosen from a total of 23 participants.

This year, the TF2C Movie Contest is open for everyone (not only for European moviemakers as last year), aimed at all TF2 communities.

This is why we can count on 7 international judges :

- Salamancer and Marxist (TeamFortressTV staff)
- Kaneco (Founder of Comp.tf)
- Huhy (Moviemaker)
- The french trio Remitche (Caster), K3 (Prem Medic) and Twiggy (Caster)

The entries will be graded on the quality of the frags, music and the editing.

Prizes

http://www.tf2connexion.fr/media/images/cache/32475887ac51949860f6686a4035b32d.png

First : 150€ + ROCCAT Ryos MK Glow

http://www.tf2connexion.fr/media/images/cache/2f9e885f7003538c1054e5e86cabec75.png

Second : 25€ + ROCCAT Kone XTD Optical

http://www.tf2connexion.fr/media/images/cache/32475887ac51949860f6686a4035b32d.png

Highest placed Frenchman: 25€ + ROCCAT Syva

The contest begins now and the deadline is fixed at September 30th 2014 on 23:59 CEST (UTC+2).

May the airshots be with you!

Frequently Asked Questions :

When does the contest begin ?

Beginning date: Now!
Deadline: Thursday 30th September 2014 on 23:59 CEST (UTC+2).
The results will be announced in October.

What are the competition's rules regarding content ?

The TF2 Connexion Movie Contest powered by ROCCAT is a TF2-related video contest.
One does not necessarily have to make a fragmovie. It could be a simple fragshow or a jumping movie, however, we do not accept SFM-exclusive movies, although you can still use SFM in your video.

There is a length limit : Under 10 minutes.

How do I make my video eligible for this contest ?

You must use the TF2C/ ROCCAT intro at the beginning of your video.
TF2 Connexion Download link
Mediafire Download link
MEGA Download link

You can edit the intro (music, background) but you need to keep the animation and the visibility of these two logos.
The title of your video on Youtube must include the mention “#TF2Connexion Contest”.
The video submission needs to be in this TFTV thread.

I’m new in editing and I don’t have any contacts to make a democall.

Last year's competition saw some beginners have problems with acquiring frags in order to make movies. We have come up with a way to fix that!
Thanks to Beater we now have a demopack from the ESEA Season 16 LAN.
Our French winner, Saladeauthon has offered his demopack as well.
Of course, it’s not necessary to use these demos but it surely can help some of you to make fragmovies.

Can I do multiple entries ?

You have only one entry for this contest. However, two or more moviemakers can work in one entry.

How will judges evaluate the entries ?

Each of our 7 judges will attempt to grade the movie according to: editing, frag quality, and personal impressions.
Finally, an average mark will be generated for each movie in order to rank them.

Why is there a category for best Frenchman in this contest?

ROCCAT, the german manufacturer of gaming peripherals, is powering this contest instead of on our side. Actually, our partner is focused on the French TF2 community and especially the French league. After discussion with our sponsor, ROCCAT agreed to help us in this international project and this justifies the French place.

What countries are eligible to win ROCCAT gear ?

For this edition, the only countries eligible to win gear from ROCCAT are the following:

- France
- Belgium
- United-Kingdom
- Germany
- Spain
- Italy
- Switzerland
- Austria

If a winner resides outside of these countries, he/ she is not eligible to receive gear from ROCCAT due to the high cost of shipping.

Cash prizes can be won by anyone regardless of your country. Half from the community and the other half from an anonymous donor (who has decided the split of the cashprize especially for the first place). Thus, we will try to renegotiate the intial cash prize. Where currency conversion is an issue, we can renegotiate the cash prize into an equivalent; either games and/or tf2 items.

If a French movie maker takes the first or second place, what happens to the French dedicated place ?

In that case, the highest Frenchman prize will be awarded to the third ranked entry.