(Linz, May 27, 2011) 3,611 projects from 74 countries were submitted for prize consideration to the 2011 Prix Ars Electronica. The Digital Musics & Sound Art category tallied the most entries (717), followed by Computer Animation / Film / VFX (684), u19 Create Your World (637), „Interactive Art“ (566), „Hybrid Art“ (471), „Digital Communities“ (407) and „[the next idea] voestalpine Art and Technology Grant“ (129). The 35 jurors took three days to evaluate all submissions and to select this year’s prizewinners. The 2011 Golden Nicas honor entries from Italy, Norway, France, Chile, Austria and a duo from New Zealand and Russia. A project from The Netherlands is this year’s recipient of [the next idea] voestalpine Art and Technology Grant. Awards of Distinction go to works from Great Britain, Germany, Spain, Ireland, Greece, Belgium, Italy, Japan and Austria. Read more

The Third & The Seventh / Alex Roman / Printversion / Fotos Prix Ars Electronica 2011