“don’t skip!”
These Public Service Announcements (PSAs) for the SGC were a popular part of the 1st Annual Cinematic Awards.
Now, it’s YOUR chance to join the show!
Submissions open: June 15th 2026
Early Bird Deadline: October 16th 2026
Final Deadline: November 9th 2026
Part festival.
Part campaign.
All tongue-in-cheek.
“Don't Skip Fest” is an open-submission festival where individuals, teams, and studios craft original short-form content making the satirical case that gamers should stop skipping cinematics. The best submissions will be presented on an IMAX screen in front of 400 industry peers at The Cinematic Awards, during GDC 2027.
WhAT AM I MAKING?
A fake PSA, commercial, short, or infomercial — 30 to 90 seconds — making the satirical case that gamers should stop skipping cinematics. Live action, animation, 3D, stop-motion, puppets… any non-interactive format works. It just needs to carry the message.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
Anyone who works in or around game cinematics: individual creators, small teams, and studios alike. Studios and companies can include their logos and affiliations directly in their piece, making it a legitimate (and FREE) marketing moment alongside the competition. Individual creators get their name in front of an industry audience.
If you've been looking for a moment to show the industry what you can do, this is it.
WHY WOULD I DO THIS?
The best submissions screen on one of the largest IMAX screens in the U.S., in front of 400 industry peers at the Second Annual Cinematic Awards during GDC 2027 in San Francisco, with professional audio mix courtesy of Pacific Standard Creative. All qualifying submissions get shared across SGC's online communities.
WHEN IS THIS?
Submissions are open NOW.
Early Bird Deadline is October 16th 2026.
Final Deadline is November 9th 2026.
Winners screen during GDC in San Francisco, March 2027.
HOW DO I SUBMIT?
Click the submission button at the top or bottom of this page, review the guidelines, fill out the submission form, and share your piece via Google Drive, Vimeo, or any private link with downloads enabled.
WHAT’S THE CATCH?
Submitting is FREE. But there are a few rules…
“DON’T SKIP!” PSA GUIDELINES
Each PSA must include the phrase "Don't Skip!" and support the theme of “Don’t Skip the Cinematics” when playing a video game.
Each PSA must feature the ending card showing SGC logo with the line "Brought to you by the Society for Game Cinematics."
Each PSA must run between 30 to 90 seconds. No more, no less.
Each PSA must be suitable for a wide audience and cannot be publicly released before SGC premieres it at the next Cinematic Awards.
Credits for your PSA will appear in the Cinematic Awards credit scroll.
While we prefer human-created work, the use of any AI generated content is permitted, but must be disclosed.
Your PSA can be done in any medium, using any assets, but you'll need to own the rights to everything within it.