The 2011 Independent Games Festival is now taking submissions. The Festival awards winners at GDC 2011 in San Francisco.

Entries are due by October 18th for Main categories and November 1st for Student Showcase categories. Finalists will all be announced on January 2011.

There are almost $50,000 in prizes. This year there is an additional award for abstract, shortform, and “otherwise esoteric ‘art games’”.

Brandon Boyer, Chairman of the IGF, said of this year’s event: “Expanding the IGF to include mobile and more artistic experiences is our way of recognizing the constantly evolving landscape of indie game development, and the advancement of the expression possible in the medium itself. I’m more excited than ever to see what the indie community creates for this year’s festival, and wish all the entrants the best of luck!”

Good luck to all those that enter! Find all the information here.