about the awards The International Mobile Gaming Awards (IMGA) is a yearly contest for the most innovative and creative mobile games in the world. The objective of the IMG Awards is to create a new and exciting set of awards to recognise the world's most talented mobile game developers, whether they are from professional studios, universities or even back bedrooms! Recent research published by media research group, Screen Digest, suggests that by 2010, there will be a global installed base of more than 2 billion games-enabled mobile handsets and the worldwide games download market will be worth US$6.4b. imga - an industry led initiative Every company involved with the IMGA is a leader in their own field, whether they are a handset manufacturer, network provider, publisher, retailer or specialised Business centre... These companies have come together to promote the development of rich visual content for mobile devices for the simple reason that it will become one of the most important growth drivers for mobile multimedia in the coming years. The formation of the global portal - www.imgawards.com as a focal point for all IMGA activities including regular updates on the competition will be found here. All of the IMGA submissions will be made through the global portal. how does it work? The contest was officially launched on June 7 2007. All game developers wishing to participate are asked to read through the How to Participate section before submitting their entry. All entries need to be received before September 24th, 2007 at 6pm CET (Central European Time). An international jury will select the nominees. The nominated projects will be announced on the IMGA website before 10th October 2007. These nominated entrants will need to submit a playable version before January 28 2008. IMGA's Technical partners and sponsors will provide testing facilities at Orange, Software licenses from Adobe, Phones from Nokia and services to the nominees if requested. The jury will meet for a second time on February 10th to select 6 winners. The winners will be announced on February 11th during the IMGA Awards Ceremony. this year's prizes The International Mobile Gaming Grand Prix $15,000 US The International Mobile Gaming Excellence in 3D Award $5,000 US The International Mobile Gaming Excellence in Connectivity Award $5,000 US The International Mobile Gaming Excellence in Gameplay Award $5,000 US The International Mobile Gaming Best Licensed IP Game Award $5,000 US The International Mobile Gaming Best Casual Game Award (developed in Flash, Java, etc.) $5,000 US The winners will receive a cash prize, Software licenses from Adobe, Phones from Nokia and a guaranteed contract with an operator and a publisher to market the title. The IMGA will truly help to make mobile game developers' dreams a reality! More Categories If your game is introducing new technology, has an exceptional gameplay and uses connectivity, your entry can compete in all categories. what do i need to do?  If you are interested in participating, please come back next year for the IMGA 2008 Edition. Your proposal need not be hard code - a well articulated concept, with at least three illustrations and a video is sufficient - just ensure that the judges can get a good feel for the title from your submission.