"We're Linux" Video Contest has been DECIDED!!!

Okay, so I'm a little late in reporting this. But, a few months ago Linux.com and The Free Software Foundation ran a video contest for what was basically Linux commercials. There were almost a hundred entries. Some were definitely better than others. On April 8th, 2009 The Linux Foundation announced the winners. From the announcement "These videos reflect the best of what was truly a global community effort with videos being submitted from Asia, Europe, North America and South America." There were some impressive entries. All of them filmed, edited and designed on Open Source Software. I am certain that the decision was a tough one. But, I believe they made excellent choices.

The second runner up - Linux Pub (with subtitles)
I remember thinking this one was funny. Watch it closely.

From The Linux Foundation Site: "Sébastien Massé lives in Paris, France and is a graduate of the EICAR, The International Film School of Paris. He is an Audio-Visual Technician with a passion for film and television cinematography. Sébastien also devotes a lot of his time to the development of Table Ronde Films, a group that he created along with five other graduates of EICAR. The goal of Table Ronde Films is to encourage and help young artists implement their cinematic and artistic projects."

First Runner up - The Origin
I was blown away by the graphic design of this wonderful little video.

From The Linux Foundation Site: "Agustin Eguia is a 28-year-old Uruguayan native living in Brussels. He discovered Linux at the age of 14, thanks to people like his father Hugo Eguia, family friend Hugo Godoy, and the UYLug (Uruguayan Linux group). Agustin works in two fields quite different from each other. In the IT field, he handles server implementation (domain controllers, storage, render farms, dispatching computations, optimization), and networking, mostly for the stable income. The second field is the one that defines what he really loves to do and himself: art. Concept, design, animation, 3D, and VFX. He specializes in design, motion graphics, and 3d animation with a strong influence of dynamics, particles, and fluids."

And the Winner Is - What Does It Mean to Be Free?

From The Linux Foundation Site: "Amitay Tweeto lives in Bet Shemesh, Israel. The 25-year old freelance graphic designer and UI consultant entered this contest because he thinks Linux is suffering from bad PR. When people think of Linux they think "technical," gray stuff for programmers only. Amitay wants to let people get to know the other side of Linux, the flexibility they can get with no technical background. "That's the reason why I love Linux, it can be everything I want it to be."

You can check out all the entries here.