PRIZES
The 2008 winners will receive a total total of 122,500 euros in prize money.
COMPUTER ANIMATION / FILM / VFX
20.000 Euro
Three cash prizes will be awarded in this category, and, at the jury's option, as many as 12 honorary mentions.
- 1 Golden Nica 10.000 Euro
- 2 Awards of Distinctions 5.000 Euro each
INTERACTIVE ART
20.000 Euro
Three cash prizes will be awarded in this category, and, at the jury's option, as many as 12 honorary mentions.
- 1 Golden Nica 10.000 Euro
- 2 Awards of Distinctions 5.000 Euro each
DIGITAL MUSICS
20.000 Euro
Three cash prizes will be awarded in this category, and, at the jury's option, as many as 12 honorary mentions.
- 1 Golden Nica 10.000 Euro
- 2 Awards of Distinctions 5.000 Euro each
HYBRID ART
20.000 Euro
Three cash prizes will be awarded in this category, and, at the jury's option, as many as 12 honorary mentions.
- 1 Golden Nica 10.000 Euro
- 2 Awards of Distinctions 5.000 Euro each
DIGITAL COMMUNITIES
20.000 Euro
Three cash prizes will be awarded in this category, and, at the jury's option, as many as 12 honorary mentions.
- 1 Golden Nica 10.000 Euro
- 2 Awards of Distinctions 5.000 Euro each
u19 – FREESTYLE COMPUTING
Three cash prizes and and two merchandise prizes will be awarded in this category, and, at the jury's option, as many as 10 honorary mentions.
- 1 Golden Nica 5.000 Euro
- 2 Awards of Distinctions 2.000 Euro each
- One merchandise prize will be awarded to contestants age 10 and under and another to the 11- to 14-year-olds.
[THE NEXT IDEA] ART AND TECHNOLOGY GRANT
7.500 Euro
The winner receives a stipend in the amount of 7,500 Euro and will be invited to spend
three month as a Researcher and Artist in Residence at the Ars Electronica Futurelab.
MEDIA.ART.RESEARCH AWARD
5.000 Euro
One theory prize including a cash stipend of € 5,000 will be awarded annually. The prizewinner and the LBI will reach an agreement with respect to the use of the prize money.
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