The US version of City of Heroes recently held its 2nd Annual Paragon City Film Festival, offering budding directors the chance to win a range of fantastic prizes by creating movies inspired by the game.

Read on to see the winning entries and best runners-up…

Best Overall

Freedom Phalanx Episode 1: Freak and Ye Shall Find
Bruce Zeus Simeoni

Windows Media 9 (640x480 - 28.8 MB)
Freak_and_You_Shall_Find_640.wmv

Quicktime 6 (640x480 - 28.3 MB)
Freak_and_You Shall_Find_640.mov

Best Action

Evangel
Michael Orner

Windows Media 9 (640x480 - 22.7 MB)
Evangel_640.wmv

Quicktime 6 (640x480 - 23.5 MB)
Evangel_640.mov

Best Action Runner-up

Astoria Edit
Melvin Laurel

Windows Media 9 (640x480 - 22.2 MB)
AstoriaEdit_640.wmv

Quicktime 6 (640x480 - 22.0 MB)
AstoriaEdit_640.mov

Best Live Action

The Power Within
Lawrence Wong

Windows Media 9 (640x480 - 28.4 MB)
the_powers_within_640.wmv

Quicktime 6 (640x480 - 28.2 MB)
the_powers_within_640.mov

Best Live Action Runner-up

Missy K: Heroes Do Come True
Oliver J. Tan

Windows Media 9 (640x480 - 27.1 MB)
missyk_heroes_640.wmv

Quicktime 6 (640x480 - 27.7 MB)
missyk_heroes_640.mov

Best Animated

A New Threat
Eric Young

Windows Media 9 (640x480 - 21.5 MB)
A New Threat _by_Eric_Young_640.wmv

Quicktime 6 (640x480 -24.9 MB)
A New Threat _by_Eric_Young_640.mov

Best Animated Runner-up

Omu�s Revenge
Pete Mitchell

Windows Media 9 (640x480 - 21.5 MB)
omus_revenge_640.wmv

Quicktime 6 (640x480 - 25.8 MB)
omus_revenge_640.mov

Best Comedy

Your Superpowers and You!
Richard H. Moon

Windows Media 9 (640x480 - 26.8 MB)
SuperPowers_640.wmv

Quicktime 6 (640x480 - 28.2 MB)
SuperPowers_640.mov

Best Comedy Runner-up

Cease & Desist
Ryan Anderson

Windows Media 9 (640x480 - 27.0 MB)
cease-and-desist_640.wmv

Quicktime 6 (640x480 - 27.1 MB)
cease-and-desist_640.mov

Congratulations to all the winners - we hope you enjoy the movies.

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