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We encourage anyone who loves SIFFto share your creativi ty, no matter

where your talent’s lie. We love seeingCC SIFF swag if you have somethingto share. Fashion designers are invi ted

to share their SIFF exclusivefomalwear, and photographers and

paparazzi are invi ted to get in on theRed Carpet photo chal lenges.Anything that fi ts the theme is

welcome at SIFF so that everyone hasa chance to join in.

For the dish on your favouri te moviestars and bands. Details inside 

We hope you are enjoying ourbigger and better new SIFF Buzzformat. We are really happy tobe able to showcase even more ofthe great talent that you have tooffer, so be sure to see what ishappening that you can getinvolved in. We want SIFF to be atruly interactive experience for all.We still have several more issuesbefore the SIFF season ends.

Patrons of SIFFSmoky Topaz

Watching the movies at the SIFF is always a joy -every year the films get better and more creative.I think this year i t wil l be ex tra special because ofthe big anniversary and we are ready with ourpopcorn.

There are always surprises, known names getbetter and always there is someone new toappreciate.

The most tiring and the most fun is al l the partiesto attend, meeting al l the stars of the films andtheir directors and producers.

I real ly enjoy the Battle of the Bands.. . . . I have asoft spot for New t!

Patrons of SIFF are anyone who has a love ofSIFF, showing support and contribution over

the years. Don’t miss the 10th Season SpecialCommemorative Issue of SIFF Buzz to meet

more of these Patrons. Click the cover  

We would love to hear from you if there issomething you would like to see more of inthe SIFF Buzz. Email us at the email listed

above and let us know what you hope to seeand we will try to include it if it fits into ourfestival theme. If not, then perhaps we canconsider it for our Simatography magazine.

Important datesDeadline for f ilm submissions - September 1st

Film Release Dates - September 15 - 20th

Viewer’s Choice polls for Film Trailers and Posters

September 1st - 15th

Viewer’s Choice polls for Machinima Categories

September 21st - 30th (to be extended - date tba)

Viewer’s Choice polls for Battle of the Bands

September 8th - 15th

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Bands Editionnewt Davies

Get to know the bands, follow their trip tostardom, and vote for your faves in the

Viewer’s Choice polls opening September 9th.

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We’re happy to be here and thank you for having us.Oh also please excuse Kai’s new haircut  he wanted to trysomething “different”.

Aw man I t was terrible. For one we didn’t know each otherat al l. We’ve seen each other around school but never talkedto one another. And we did our best to try and get out of i t bytrying to trade partners and bribe people to switch; until ourmusic teacher found out and instructed everyone in the entireclass not to switch with us. But we never thought we’d vibeso wel l together. We al l have different tastes in music and wejust thought i t was going to be a disaster but i t turned out tobe qui te the opposite.

Atlas: I t would have to be Imagine Dragons, Coldplay, TheScript, Bastil le, Creed; I mean I can go on for days.

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We would’ve continued the bandregardless. We became great friends in theprocess and just the reception we got fromthe crowd real ly made i t clear to us what i twas that we wanted to do.

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Actual ly, Atlas is our singer for whenwe do cover songs but Cyclopes and Iaren’t vocal ly talented our skil ls lie with ourinstruments. So when we just want to havea jam session on stage that’s where wecome in al though Atlas can play gui tar andkeyboard.

Our agent, MS3P found out through a mutual friend and pi tched the idea to us.And we aren’t big on competi tions or anything but we thought i t’d be fun. Plus we can’twait to see and hear al l the other great bands out there.

THE Untruthful

I t's a great pleasure for us as wel l.

: Last year (right, i t hasn't been a year since last time, but i t feels like), we werebarely back from our long time hiatus and didn't know if things would turn out wel l. Nowwe're real ly involved in what we're doing, more than ever, ready to do our best and dobetter than last time!

Then The Battle of the Bands is a real ly great experience with lots of fun, so,we said "Eh, let's try again!" !

: After our first tour, we know what being tired real ly means. *laughs*: I have decided to let my hair grow. I think I look better. But i t's a pain to take care if

i t, I must admit i t. I also tried to do my best to improve my gui tar skil ls. I agree, Hauni doesn't look like a weird teenager anymore. Uh.. . Nothing has

changed for me.: I don't know what do they think, but I would say that spending so much time

with your band mates with a common goal makes you closer.

We have so many anecdotes we could wri te a 600-page book, if we even couldremember them al l.

: A fan from Europe, apparently not very aware about the band, asked me real lyseriously if I was a guy or a girl. Lenowe and Jana kept teasing me with that. Yeah, I'm abearded girl. I also discovered that Blackie doesn't need to drink to become completelycrazy and play the gui tar with a broom at 3:00 in the morning, sporting only a pompombeanie and a swimsuit.

Yeah, I recorded that! The video wil l be in our DV D which wil l be released soon.Blackie, the whole world wil l know who you are behind the stage.

: Just before a gig somewhere near my hometown, a member of the band hidmy pants (I won't say the name of the person I'm suspecting, but she wil l recognize her). Ialmost had to go on stage only wearing bright yel low underwear.

Personal ly I just don't like al l this fancy stuff. Sometimes i t's just to hide somethingsuch as a weak singer or a bad musician. When i t didn't exist yet, you had to do withouti t. But, that's just my point. I just can't explain i t, that's kind of weird.

We're not that ambitious, but we' l lsee where we' l l go! That would be cool though.

I must say we are pretty modest.That's our dream, not our only goal.

I'm actual ly convinced that some bandsdidn't know they would become what they aretoday. I wish we would fol low the same path.

We just want to live on our musicalone. But I would be glad if in 25 years wewere stil l here, I mean, stil l making music,sel ling hundreds of thousands discs, evenmil lions.

Yes, Hauni's right. My long-term goals forthe band are to make enough money to livecomfortably, and keep on pleasing people andpleasing ourselves.

CLICK HEREto read last year’s ful l interview in

The Nobodies

Well, we know each other from our childhood. We are al l from Sleepy Hol low andwe met at the orphanage.

I saw Hyun and Jin when I was just a li ttle boy. They were playing in musicalinstrumentals and I’ve thought to try too. We had a piano and al l I could do in childhoodwas to open i t and break off the strings. (laughs). So that’s how we met each other andstarted to play together.

Somebodies? (laughs) You better know. But we took this name because of theMarilyn Manson’s song “The Nobodies”. I agree with the song words: “We are thenobodies, wanna be somebodies. When we are dead, they wil l know just who we are.”That’s how this world works, I think. Maybe we are “Somebodies”, but I’d prefer to thinkwe are The Nobodies. But hey, i t doesn’t mean we are going to die. (smiles)

^ Find them on Facebookclick the symbol http://thenobodiescms. jimdo.com/

: C’mon, don’t listen to us please and don’t watch our videos. (laughs)Can I shoot him, please? Well, I have no idea how to describe everything we did

and do. I don’t feel like we are something special. We are just on our own. Every song we sangwas the part of our life. Yes, I could say, we are just showing who are we inside. Sometimeswe are upset, sometimes we are happy, sometimes we are 

Sil ly .. Wil l you shup up someday? (laughs) But yeah, he’s right.

Can I change the band please? (laughs). Just kidding. I don’t know what. Maybe weshould be much more stronger or something like that.

I’m not sure if we need any changes. I like everything we do now. Yeah, we are not so fastas some bands, but like I said before we are just on our own.

I always say we need to be much more patient with each other. Patience that’s whatwe need in our band.

As far as I know, we’ve got a few invi tes forseveral months, but we wasn’t ready. But after almosthalf a year we have decided to join the SIFF because i twas real ly stupid to say “NO” al l the time. If you have agoal so go and get i t. Stop waste your time fornothing.

I just like to have some fun and meet newpeople from al l other the world and I don’t care howthey are famous. I think we are al l at the same ship.

I hope this ship is not Ti tanic? (laughs) Go to Hel l!

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Kenzie Howell We have a lot of newcomers and unsungheros showing at SIFF this season, all bravelycoming out of their shells to showcase theirtalents! It is my pleasure, as a fellow SIFFnewbie (yes, I entered a video last fall, but that’sall I’ve done as of yet!), to introduce them toyou! I expect to see great things from them thisSIFF and in the future!

Missing Lola Loak

The Sims 3South Africa

An intriguing trailer takes us into theheart and mind of a young woman determined tofind out who kil led her sibling and why and toensure that justice is brought to them. A teasertrailer previously released promises a tale ofsuspense in the form of a romantic detectivemystery.

WATCH THE TRAILER HERE

Being an investigator, I canful ly appreciate this. My mindis already working on whatclues wil l be gathered andwho the guil ty party is andtheir motive. I can’t wai t towatch this film nex t monthand watch the case unravel!

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The Sims 3 England

Based on the RPG game Misao. Mei Cartwright was never much liked atany school, always bul lied. After the night she is murdered, Nightwood highhasn't been the same. Strange things have been happening but nothing as badas what was yet to happen. Three weeks after her death, Mei starts to appearand haunt Alanna. On the same day, Mei takes over the school, sucked intoanother universe. Now nobody is safe. With hal ls roamed by ghosts andzombies, this is the school of the undead. Fol low Alanna on her adventure torescue her friends and bring Mei to rest.

: Li ttleAngelCake has beenmaking Sims voice over seriesfor qui te some time. But youknow what they say   practicemakes perfect! This horror-themed movie is guaranteed togive you a scare! I jumped at thetrailer alone! And my volumewasn’t even turned up that high!With this film premiering in thefal l, i t wil l be perfect forHal loween right around thecorner! So much mystery, somuch suspense was Mei’s deathan accident? Who kil led her andwhy? And wil l Alanna be able tohelp her find peace and save theschool? I’m very eager to find theanswers to al l these questions! Ican’t wai t to see this one! But Ibetter not lean in too close to themonitor! Watch part ONE HERE

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The Sims 2 - Series: Spain

This Sims 2 voice-over series fol lows the life of Emma, astudious young woman with a quiet and luxurious life. But one day,she finds herself thrust into the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Shejoins a group of other survivors to stay alive, but wil l the convoy prevailover the undead? The trailer shows hints of some romance to also beincluded, and some great special effects. As an avid fan of the “ResidentEvil” and “Left 4 Dead” franchises, I’m very eager to see this series andhow i t plays out! The icing on the cake? I t wil l be subti tled in ALLlanguages! Can’t wai t!

Watch thetrailER HERE

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The Sims 2 - Series: Spain

This enchanting series focuses on Rosalie, a young woman whowitnessed the murder of her mother at the hands of a vampire. Instead offulfil ling her destiny of becoming queen, she was then forced to become a slaveto the very vampire that took her mother’s life, until she and her two cousinsescape to the mortal world in order to keep her and her younger sisters safe.But wil l they actual ly stay safe? And for how long?

This Sims 2 voice-over series is a col laboration project between twotalented machinima makers. Currently featuring five episodes, the six th wil l debutthis September. Everyone who knows me knows that I’m a big vampire fan, sothis series sucked me (pardon the pun) right in! The series has plenty ofsupernatural suspense in i t, as wel l as some comedy and realistic modern-dayissues like high school cliques. I kept watching until I was completely caught up,and I’m anxiously awaiting the nex t episode to discover what happens!

Watch thetrailER HERE

Playbill Update

a record breaking

68 submissions!

12 countries represented

Find the full playbill

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IMPORTANT DATE

Film Trailers are due September 1st

Viewer’s choice polls will open September 2nd

Due to the HUGE number of submissions we havereceived so far, and we still expect even more, wewill be revising the dates for viewing and voting onthe f ilms after the September 15th - 20th deadline.

Stay tuned later in the season for updates on howlong we will extend viewing and voting.

In the meantime, be sure to start watching thetrailers, and get ready to vote on those soon.

HEY GUYS!

Are you frustrated with cooking?Worry no more, we have the solution for you. Stay tuned.

More information will be available during SIFF.

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Lunxi WeisLunxi, our resident fashionista, is gearing up for the

Red Carpet in style. She is sure to guide you tosome of the festival’s hottest looks from some of

the Simiverse’s greatest designers.

Lorandia Sims

Sweet sliver and pretty as pink! You can nevergo wrong with these two colours being together!

A short strapless dress is something you canrock at the night clubs and all the after

parties! Just just the right amount of sexy butsweet!

matching your eyes and dress is never a badthing! Give hints of pink in the eye make upand just a nude lip colour and you missy are

set to make those hips of your swing the nightaway!

Get it HERE

WILD! Were are all my crazy out there jaw droppingdressers! This outfit is all about look at me! A jumpsuit is the

best way to go if you plan on dancing non-stop till themorning sunlight hits! Bright colours and some sunglassesare going to make this look cool and crazy in all the right

ways!

Any of the colours on this jumpsuit would workwell as eye and lip colour, but make sure if youpick blue eyes you do blue lips! the crazier thebetter!!!

Black and Blue can work in your favour! Thisgradient dress from black to blue is perfect for thosewho don't want to go strapless but have some sweet

and sexy lace down your sim’s back! This dressscreams classy more than anything else!

A deep blue tray is good for the eyes nothing over the top asyou are going to want to draw peoples eyes to your cherryred lips! Red lips will make this outfit work first the dressthen they will have to see those red lips and look at that

stunning face of yours!

Get it HERE

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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 September 15th

Visit us at simatography.webs.com

for all of the details

The Red Carpet special events are one of our most anticipated ofthe SIFF season. We send our paparazzi out to photograph the

celebrities and fans as they attend this season’s hottest parties andscreenings.

Let’s see who’s who so far this SIFF season…

Smoky and Jacob love their SIFF galas, and this year they surprise uswith some guests from the future.

use our prompts to inspire you.

The Hawley Triplets steel the show at their movie premiere. You can be sure that there willbe a lineup of ladies awaiting autographs with these three handsome stars around.

Below: Angela Tunts, big screen first timer, seems to be a bit excited by the wholeexperience. We do love seeing happy celebrities.

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Kenzie Howell, staff and filmdirector, never misses a

chance to dress up for anoccasion. You can be sure tosee her at her own screening

events as well as any otherparty she can manage to slip

into.

Toxic Dream bassist andtheremin player, Newt Daviesand his sister Chaos, host ofUrban Safari arrive for the

first sneak peek screening ofUrban Safari by directorJorgha Haq. We’re still

waiting for our staffinvitations to the big VIP gala,which they better be inviting

us to.

Hint hint.

A moment of morbid embarassment when these two lovely divasarrive in the very same gown. Ouch.

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Join us for a challenge or two - machinma, photography, stories

Inspired by the HAPPy video pheonomenon, in turn inspired byPharrell Williams, we invite you to showcase your happy

place In the Sims. Sims 2 and 3 are welcome, and Sims 4 tooonce we have our hands on it. This is an ongoing challenge,

but we are showcasing them here now at SIFF.

We have 3 HAPPY videos created sofar, each with a completely differentfeel to them, but each of them wil ldefini tely make you chuckle andprobably wil l make you want to

dance.

Come and join us by creating yourHAPPY in SIMS video and show us

what makes you Happy.

Watch them by clicking on theimages to the left.

Join us by clicking HERE

Each Simatography magazine, now coming to you once everyseason of the year, will have a different theme to it. We will presenttips, tutorials and inspiration for your films and photos and stories,

and we will showcase your submissions to our seasonal themechallenge. This time it is

This is a pretty open concept challege so you will definitely findsomething up your alley. You can do any of these things with no limit to

how many you choose to participate in.

� a short machinima, music video, advertisement or commercial,short story etc

�Advertisement for the magazine

� photos, photos, photos - any photos you want to create for any filmgenre. Let's show off what we are capable of.

�Story told with a clear theme similar to any film genre, or a storyabout the movies, etc.

� custom content - poses, clothing, hair, tattoos, jewelry, animations,objects

�Create movie stars and characters that fit into any film genre -show us how to get the look for that genre

DUE DATE: Saturday, September 20th

JOIN US HERE

Magazine release: Tuesday September 23rd, the first day of Fall (uphere in the northern hemisphere)

Tenderwolf has gotten the ball rolling with her“setting the stage” series of posters representing

the many genre’s of movies that are possible in theSims 3 alone.

We would love to see your creations.

We invite Sims 2 and Sims 4 creations also!

If you have any tips on how to set the stage for aspecific film genre, let us know and join in on this

theme challenge.

THE Essential SIFF T-shirtGet your downloadable SIFF t-shirt

click HERE