Aug 17, 2022

The inaugural Hunt: Showdown Video Awards are here!

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Hunters,

It's time to flex your creative muscles and win amazing prizes with our brand-new community contest – our first ever Hunt: Showdown Video Awards! The Bayou is currently hosting our record-breaking, largest event ever - Serpent Moon. And now the Bayou becomes a directorial canvas to show your short filmmaking skills as well.

We're looking for videos that tell unique stories in four minutes or under in different award categories, including "Action," "Trailer," and "Freestyle." Winners of each category will win prizes from our hardware partners, including an Alienware gaming laptop, a high-end GPU and CPU bundle from AMD, and a 32-inch 175hz gaming monitor from MSI.

The winner of the "Community Choice" award, chosen from the winners of each category, will also pick up a one-of-a-kind Hunt: Showdown Serpent Moon-themed NZXT gaming PC. In addition to the prizes on offer, all entries shortlisted as finalists for each category by our judging panel will receive two Hunt: Showdown DLCs of their choice, a custom Hunt: Showdown Video Awards t-shirt, and an additional Hunt: Showdown shirt of their choice. And for those of you who have an idea but maybe not the video editing skills, we also have the "At Least You Tried" category with prizes (the winner of this category will receive a Hunt: Showdown special edition custom hoody, five Hunt: Showdown DLC keys of his/her choice and an additional Hunt: Showdown shirt of her/his choice) on offer too.

Your submission for the Hunt Showdown: Video Awards could be a killer cut of a cool stream, a video montage of in-game scenes, funny dubbed dialogue over action, a report on your encounters in the Bayou, or something new entirely! As long as your entry fits in one of our categories, meets the competition rules as outlined here, is under four minutes in length, our judging panel wants to see it (please read the rules and description below carefully to understand the entry requirements and your obligations in full).

To submit your videos for entry to the awards, create your film and share it on Facebook or Twitter as an answer to our announcement post with the hashtag #HuntShowdownAwards and the hashtag for the category you wish to enter, which you'll find in the category descriptions below.

We recommend you upload your entry to YouTube, our preferred platform, but we will also accept Vimeo links. Entries without the associated hashtags or uploaded to different platforms will not qualify for entry.

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Now, onto the categories and what we're looking for…

Best Hunt: Showdown Action Category

Sponsor: Alienware

Prize: Alienware laptop plus peripheral bundle

Hashtags to enter: #HuntShowdownVideoAwards #HuntAction

Bring the fight to film in an action-packed Hunt: Showdown mini-movie! Experienced any incredible PvP battles? Or perhaps a boss banishing gone wrong? Unleash your inner Michael Bay, turn up the SFX, and bring the booms to the Bayou to make your mark in this category!

Best Hunt: Showdown Trailer Category

Sponsor: AMD

Prize: 6800 XT GPU and Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU bundle

Hashtags to enter: #HuntShowdownVideoAwards #HuntTrailer

We know how much you love the work of our Creative Services Team. Now's your chance to show how you would make a Hunt trailer! Give us highlights, guide users through the core gameplay loop, or show off your favorite character walking through the beautiful nightmare that is the Bayou as you show us your trailer-making skills.

Best Hunt: Showdown Freestyle Category

Sponsor: MSI

Prize: 32-inch 175hz MSI gaming monitor

Hashtags to enter: #HuntShowdownVideoAwards #HuntFreestyle

Here the choice really is yours. Dazzle us with a montage, jam out with a Hunt music video (no copyrighted music – Port Sulphur, CC0, or your own original music only ), or animate the world – from a kid's show theme to violent anime or both! Why not try to make a live-action short? This is the category to let out all your ideas.

Hunt: Showdown Community Choice Award

Sponsor: NZXT

Prize: One-of-a-kind NZXT x Hunt PC

The Bayou's Best Picture. All nominees (12) of each category (except the At Least You Tried category) automatically qualify to be the grand winner of the Hunt: Showdown Video Awards and walk away with a brand new custom NZXT x Hunt PC.

Best Hunt: Showdown At Least You Tried Category

Prize: Hunt: Showdown Hoody and five DLCs of Hunt: Showdown of your choice

Hashtags to enter: #HuntShowdownVideoAwards #HuntTried

This category is for fans who just want to have fun messing about on camera or create some Hunt memes! We know not everyone is a video editing wizard. But who needs wide-angle shots and crazy narrative work when you can put on a cowboy hat and live out your Bayou dreams from the comfort of your home? Get creative, let loose, and don't worry about perfection by submitting content to this category. It's all about ideas and entertainment.

Submission Deadline

Submission for entries closes on September 20th 12AM (CEST) The Hunt: Showdown Team judging panel will pick a shortlist of four nominees/finalists for each category from all qualifying entries. A public vote will be held for the finalists, so the community gets to decide all of our winners, and the winners will be revealed during a special Hunt: Showdown Video Awards ceremony planned for October 14 live on Twitch.

Helpful Tips

Turn your Hunter into a camera.

Use these Steam Launch option commands +hud_hide 1 and +r_nodrawnear 1 to hide your HUD and your hands and weapons, respectively. Unfortunately, these launch options are unavailable on console.

We know how creative the Hunt: Showdown community is, so we cannot wait to see what you come up with! Get thinking, get filming, and get your entries in!

Entry Requirements

Entries will only be accepted if posted with the #HuntShowdownVideoAwards and relevant category hashtag.

These must be submitted via Twitter and Facebook. We recommend you upload to YouTube, but will also accept Vimeo links. YouTube is our preferred platform.

Submissions must be received no later than 12AM (CEST) September 20th 2022.

You may only submit a video in one category. For example, if you made a video with the name 'Bone Doctor's GP Visit', it would only be applicable for one category and could not be submitted for any other categories.

You may submit 10 videos total. We recommend that you focus your efforts on the best video, but welcome your creativity and productivity. As mentioned above, one video is only eligible for one category at a time – you cannot submit the same video for three different categories and will disqualify your submission if you do so.

All nominations (outside of At Least You Tried category) automatically qualify for the Community Choice Award sponsored by NZXT.

Maximum runtime is four-minutes.

There is no geographic restriction in entry, however, all submissions must be silent or in English only. English is for audio and captions to ensure we verify the entries. This includes on-screen text in any shape or form.

Winners and nominees will be uploaded to Hunt: Showdown's YouTube channel. They will also be promoted on our social media channels – including Crytek GmbH's.

At Least You Tried category may not have be uploaded to Hunt's YouTube channel, but will still be posted and used on other social media platforms – including Crytek GmbH's.

A committee of judges from the Hunt: Showdown team will review all eligible entries and nominate four videos per category. Winners will be decided by a community vote.

Timeline:

17th August 2022: Announce HSVAs – Submissions Open
20th September 2022 12 AM CEST: Submissions Close – Internal Judging Process Begins
7th October: Announce Nominations - Public Vote Opens
14th October: Closing Ceremony - Winners Announced

Please bear in mind that this timeline is conditional and subject to change with regard to the Announcement of the Nominations/Opening of Public Voting and the time of the Closing Ceremony. If we receive more entries than expected, it will be moved. This will be communicated clearly via our social channels.

Videos should strictly be based around Hunt: Showdown.

Do not use any copyrighted nor trademarked material or other material which might violate rights of third parties (e.g. data protection rights etc.). This includes all third-party materials from footage, imagery, graphics, music, fonts and more. Do not use other streamer's clips or gameplay footage without an expressed consent and permission if you are to include them. These are only examples and not an exhaustive list. It is best to create all materials yourself to avoid any issues.

All music must be created by you, license-free or from Hunt: Showdown.

No videos which are obscene, offensive, sexually explicit, derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group. It cannot promote alcohol abuse, illegal drugs, tobacco nor a particular political agenda. You cannot defame, misrepresent nor contain disparaging remarks about other people or companies, or communicates messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or goodwill to which we wish to associate and/or violates any law.

A Full list of terms & conditions, the privacy notice and further information regarding our partner prizes can be found on the official blog here: https://www.huntshowdown.com/news/enter-the-inaugural-hunt-showdown-video-awards-and-win-big

~The Hunt Team