As part of our video and photo contest with Alltop, we set up a photobotth at the Girl+Guy Party. The talented Kris Krug was on hand to take the photos, and fun was had by all.

There's still time to enter the contest and vote! Check out http://sxsw.strutta.com, or simply email your photos and videos directly to sxsw@strutta.com.

The gang here at Strutta are excited to announce our SXSW photo and video contest with Alltop.

We're especially excited because we're boarding a plane Friday morning, bound for Austin. "Over the Top at SXSW" is the theme of the contest, and both photos and video will be accepted. You can enter at SXSW.Strutta.com after Thursday, or simply email your entries to sxsw@strutta.com, and they'll be automatically entered.

Here's a preview of the contest widget, where you can view and vote on entries:

The Judges

An esteemed panel of VIP judges has joined us, to help select the best "over the top" entries. They include:

Guy Kawasaki

Guy Kawasaki is the founder of Alltop, managing director of Garage Technology Ventures (an early-stage venture capital firm) and a columnist for Entrepreneur Magazine.

Shira Lazar

Shira Lazar is an EMMY nominated TV and Web Personality. She is also the host of This Week in YouTube, a contributor on The Huffington Post and the host for Live Earth Video.

Amber MacArthur

Amber MacArthur is a new media host/producer, strategist, and speaker. Amber also developed “commandN,” a popular video podcast that covers online and offline technology trends.

Kris Krug

Kris Krug is a web strategy expert and well known fashion photographer. He has taken some of the most iconic photographs in the history of the SXSW festival, and shares all of them online.

Stefanie Michaels

Stefanie Michaels, “Adventure Girl®,” has carved a unique niche in the world of travel and entertainment. Her website, AdventureGirl.com, has been utilized by millions looking for tips on exciting places to visit.

Violet Blue

Violet Blue is a sex-positive author and blogger, is regarded as the foremost expert in the field of sex and technology, and is interviewed, quoted and featured prominently by major media outlets.

The Prizes

The prizes are a major highlight as well. The Grand Prize winner, selected by the judges, will win a full prize package consisting of:

• an Apple iPad
• a HP Photosmart Premium TouchSmart Web All-in-One Printer
• a Kodak Zi8 pocket video camera, and
• two tickets to see Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas.

The top vote getter will also win a prize package, including:

• a HP Photosmart Premium TouchSmart Web All-in-One Printer
• a Kodak Zi8 pocket video camera, and
• two tickets to see Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas.

There is also a prize of a Kodak Zi8 Pocket Video Camera for the Best Video as selected by our judges, and just for voting you will be entered to win tickets to see Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas.

So spread the word! Take lots of photos and videos of your SXSW fun, and enter them in the contest to win these great prizes. Look for the Strutta crew at the festival, and say hi! We look forward to meeting you.

With 1248 possible panels to vote on using the SXSW "interactive panel picker" it's a bit difficult to actually read through all of the descriptions (see previous post on contests with too many entries). Thankfully, Dave Olson at Raincity Studios slogged through the list, picked out the best (with a slight Vancouver bias) and posted them on the Raincity Studios blog.

Strutta's very own Danny Robinson and the rest of the Bootup Labs crew hope to present a panel on the evolution of the venture capital model called, "Booting up your Startup". Check out the description and rate it by August 29th.

Well said, Danny.

Just a little snippet of the action from last week at SXSW 2008, as captured by our cameras: