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Congratulations to all of our winners! After a gruelling public vote and an even more intense celebrity judging round, the winners of the 2008 Total Recut Video Remix Challenge have finally been determined. The competition was tight, but there was one clear winner that our judges felt managed to capture the true essence of remix culture in the most inspiring way. So, without further ado, here are the winners!

First Place - Xmas in New York City by DJ Le Clown, France

Second Place - Composition by Jata Haan, The Netherlands

Third Place - Remix Culture II by Ricardo Carrion, Switzerland

Our winners will receive a brand new laptop computer, a digital handheld camcorder and a digital media player for first, second and third place, respectively, sponsored by Total Recut. Avid's Pinnacle have very generously provided us with a copy of their video editing package, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate v12, for three of our runners up - fourth, fifth and sixth place. Pinnacle also offer all of our participants a complimentary download of their video editing software, Videospin. The remaining finalists will each receive Total Recut merchandise and a copy of one of our esteemed judge's books. All of our contestants will receive a free copy of Videomaker magazine, compliments of Videomaker.

I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank our judges, Lawrence Lessig, Henry Jenkins, JD Lasica, Kembrew McLeod, Matt Mason, Alison Hanold (on behalf of Pat Aufderheide), Luminosity and Mark Hosler for so generously offering their time, interest and support on this project. And of course, thank you to everyone who participated by creating and submitting videos or by watching and voting for them - without your ongoing involvement, this competition would not have been possible, and this community of remixers would not exist. And for those of you who didn't make it into the final this time, don't worry - we will be hosting more remix challenges in the near future, so watch this space...

Congratulations to DJ Le Clown, Jata Haan and Ricardo Carrion - it's great to see that remix culture has truly become a global phenomenon. We had entrants from all over the world, and 6 different countries were represented in the final! Remix is now within the grasp of anyone with a computer and an internet connection - take advantage of this unique opportunity - remix everything, encourage freedom of expression, have fun and most of all, make a difference. MORE

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