Is this the winner for the TI8 short film contest?

posted by Smyke,

While the Aegis has never been held by the same person twice, the Short film Contest has been dominated by one person only: Maxime Lebled. He won the competition for TI5, TI6 and TI7. Can he win again? Here is his newest entry. The video is a cute and funny story around the protagonist Bristleback, whom Io drags to a grave with the inscription: "Here lies the renowned hero, loved by all, resting Forever, buried with his immense wealth & Fortune".

Bristleback gets tricked and pushed into the cave by Wisp, where he meets the second protagonist: Ogre Magi. Together they try to escape the cave and take revenge on the hero who tricked them in ghost form. On their way back to the surface they met Tiny and Broodmother. At the end we see Bristleback chasing Wisp and his partner Puck, while Ogre is grabbing a Mango.

Could this video win the TI8 Short Film Contest?

The editor of the video is Maxime Lebled, who is known for his magnificant Dota 2 videos which brought him some fame already - he won the previous three Short Film Contests. Here are his winning videos:

TI7 winner

TI6 winner

TI5 winner

Photo credit: Youtube - Maxime Lebled