Independent Games Festival - Competition Structure

Competition Structure

The festival awards ceremony is split into two broad categories: the main IGF competition and the IGF Student Showcase.

The main Independent Games Festival, held on March 2012 at San Francisco's GDC 2012, distributed nine major awards:

  • Seumas McNally Grand Prize ($30,000)
  • Nuovo Award ($5,000) (originally Innovation Award)
  • Excellence In Visual Art ($3,000)
  • Excellence In Audio ($3,000)
  • Excellence in Design ($3,000)
  • Technical Excellence ($3,000)
  • Best Mobile Game ($3,000)
  • Audience Award ($3,000)

In addition, the IGF's Student Showcase competition gives out the following awards each year:

  • IGF Student Showcase Winner (eight winners, $500)
  • Best Student Game ($3000)

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