The Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards

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The Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards is an annual contest put forth by Lucasfilm and AtomFilms to showcase and acknowledge the growing genre of fan films made by, for, and about fans of the Star Wars saga. The inaugural contest in 2002 was the first time Lucasfilm had officially sanctioned the genre. In 2007, the contest was renamed the Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge. In 2012, Lucasfilm announced that the contest was being discontinued, and that the company was looking for "new ways for fans to share their creativity".[1]

Lucasfilm later announced, via the official Star Wars website, that the Fan Film Awards would return in 2014, for the first time in three years, welcoming different genres and styles. The best short films of that year were screened at Star Wars Celebration 2015 in Anaheim, California.[2] The awards are no longer a thing

Awards[]

The Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards trophy.

Rules[]

A number of guidelines ensure that entries are produced by amateurs and do not infringe on Lucasfilm properties. The contest limits the content of entries to short film and video parodies, mockumentaries, and documentaries of the Star Wars universe and fan experience. Until 2007, In-universe fan fiction-type stories were not allowed. Rules changed in 2007 after all Star Wars movies have been released and fan fiction is now allowed. The contest imposes a time limit on entries - for the inaugural contest, it was 30 minutes, but this was lowered to 15 for the 2003-2005 contests. For 2006 and 2007, the time limit was lowered again to 10 minutes. Entries must not contain nudity, excessive swearing, explicit sexual themes or graphic violence. In addition, no unlicensed copyrighted material may be used in the entries, with the exception of a collection of approved images, music and sound effects. For 2006 onward, the contest rules were revised to prohibit contributions that are subject to or under the "jurisdiction of any guild or union collective bargaining agreement." (This does not, however, prevent a contestant from submitting an entry if they happen to belong to a union. For example, an amateur film-maker who is also a truck driver that is a member of the Teamsters.)

Presentation[]

The awards have been presented at ceremonies held at either Comic-Con International or Lucas’ Star Wars Celebration conventions. For the first contest in 2002, Kevin Smith hosted a special on the SciFi Channel to showcase the winners and some finalists. Winning films have been shown online at starwars.com, atom.com, and some have appeared on SpikeTV. In October 2008, a selection of winning films was shown in a special Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge-themed episode of Atom TV on Comedy Central.

Categories[]

The contest’s grand prize is the George Lucas Selects Award, which is presented to the film Lucas himself selects as his favorite. The Audience Choice Award is selected by the worldwide internet audience, as all contest finalists are available to view online at Atom.com. The Pioneer Award is given to a film that either defined, changed, or influenced the genre. Other awards are given by a jury of people selected from employees of Atom.com and Lucasfilm. Beginning in 2004, some of the major awards were sponsored by Lucasfilm licensees.

Winners[]

2002[]

  • George Lucas Selects Award – ; Matt Bagshaw, director
  • Audience Choice Award – Star Wars Gangsta Rap; Thomas Lee, director
  • Best Animation – ; Joe Fournier, director
  • Best Documentary – ; Meredith Bragg, director
  • Best Mockumentary – ; Gregory Hiltz, director
  • Spirit of Fandom Award – ; Matt Petrilla, director
  • Young Jedi Award – Sparring Program; David Tomaszewski, director
  • Best Comedy – ; Marc A. Samson, director
  • Best Short Subject – A New Dope; Chris Gortz, director
  • Pioneer Award – Troops; Kevin Rubio, director

2003[]

2004[]

  • George Lucas Selects Award – ; David Tomaszewski, director
  • Audience Choice Award – Pink Five Strikes Back; Trey Stokes, director
  • Best Comedy – Recruitment; Scott Zier, director
  • Best Animation – Wampa; Andreas Peterson, director
  • Spirit of Fandom Award – 8 Minutes; Wendy Woody, director
  • Best Crossover Spoof – ; Ryan Simmons, director
  • Pioneer Award – George Lucas in Love; Joe Nussbaum, director

2005[]

  • George Lucas Selects Award – For the Love of the Film; Barry Curtis & Troy Metcalf, directors
  • Audience Choice Award – Sith Apprentice; John E. Hudgens, director
  • Spirit of Fandom Award – ; Mark Rusciano, director
  • Best Animation – ; Tetsuro Sakai, director
  • Best Comedy – Cheap Seats; Robert Reeves, director
  • Best Crossover Spoof – ; Wayne Barnes, director
  • Best Original Concept – ; Robert Bunch, director
  • Best Original Song – One Season More; Timothy Edward Smith, director
  • Pioneer Award – Return of the Ewok; David Tomblin, director

2006[]

  • George Lucas Selects Award – ; Shane Felux, director
  • Audience Choice Award – ; Shane Felux, director
  • Spirit of Fandom Award – ; Michael Q. Yowhan, director
  • Best Comedy – ; Brian Silva, director
  • Best Commercial Parody – ; William Grammer, director

2007[]

  • George Lucas Selects Award – Chad Vader - Day Shift Manager; Blame Society Productions, director
  • Audience Choice Award – Forced Alliance; Randolph Bookman & Gerry Santos, directors
  • Best Short Subject – ; Tyler Soper, director
  • Best Animation – ; , director
  • Best Action – ; Pat Kerby, director
  • Best Comedy – ; Lee Vehe, director
  • Best Fan Fiction – Forced Alliance; Randolph Bookman & Gerry Santos, directors

2008[]

  • George Lucas Selects Award – ; Robert Reeves, director
  • Audience Choice Award – ; Kay Minckiewicz & Mark Minckiewicz, directors
  • Best Comedy – ; Will Carlough, director
  • Best Visual Effects – Ryan vs. Dorkman 2; Ryan Wieber & Michael Scott, directors
  • Best Creature / Character Makeup – ; Lou Klein, director
  • Best Short Subject – ; Oliver Jones, director
  • Best Parody – ; Michael Ramova, director
  • Best Animation – ; Kay Minckiewicz & Mark Minckiewicz, directors

2009[]

  • George Lucas Selects Award - ; Joseph Nicolosi, director
  • Audience Choice Award - Saber; Clare Grant, Rileah Vanderbilt, Adam Green and Mike Civitano
  • Best Action Award - Saber; Clare Grant, Rileah Vanderbilt, Adam Green and Mike Civitano
  • Spirit of Fandom Award - ; Joe Presswood, director
  • Best Comedy Award - ; Rich Scheirmann, director
  • Best Animation Award - ; Oscar Triana, director
  • Best Parody Award - ; Jeff Capone, director

2010[]

  • George Lucas Selects Award - ; Adam White
  • Audience Choice Award - ;
  • Best Action Heroes Award - ;
  • Spirit of Fandom Award - ;
  • Best Animation Award - ;
  • Best Sequel Award - ; Oscar Triana, director
  • Best Cinematography Award - ;

2011[]

  • George Lucas Selects Award – ; Eliot Sirota, director
  • Audience Choice Award – ; Fed Wetherbee, director
  • Spirit of Fandom – ; James Austen, director
  • Best Acting – ; Sash Nixon, director
  • Best Animated Feature – ; Jim Mehsling, director
  • Best Comedy – ; Trey Albright, director
  • Best Fan Fiction – ; Fed Wetherbee, director
  • Best Sequel – ; Adam White, director

2015[]

  • Filmmaker Select Award – ; Sy Cody White & Andrew Kin, directors
  • Audience Choice Award – ; Alexander Watson, director
  • Best Non-Fiction Award – ; Alexander Watson, director
  • Best Comedy Award – ; Jordan & Cody Gustafson, directors
  • Best Animation Award – ; Collin Murphy & Jared Hundley, directors
  • Spirit of Fandom Award – ; Jim Eimmerman, director
  • Best Visual Effects – ; Jared Seaich, director

2016[]

  • Filmmaker Select Award - "TK-436: A Stormtrooper Story"; Samgoma Edwards & Samtubia Edwards, directors
  • Audience Choice Award - "The Sable Corsair"; Nick Finch & Jeffrey Henderson, directors
  • Best Non-Fiction Award – "Force or Faith"
  • Best Comedy Award – "Ben in the Desert - Jawas are Bad Neighbors"; Kevin Kelly, director
  • Best Animation Award - "The Big Question"; Stefan Binter & Fabian Carl, directors
  • Spirit of Fandom Award – "Star Wars: Generations"; Don Bitters III, director
  • Best Visual Effects – "Star Malice Wars"

2018[]

Long Form[]

  • Filmmaker Select Award - "More Machine Than Man"
  • Audience Choice Award - "Like My Father Before Me"
  • Best Animation Award - "The Kessel Run"
  • Best Choreography Award - "Exile"
  • Best Comedy Award – "More Machine Than Man"
  • Spirit of Fandom Award – "Star Wars: The Toys Awaken"
  • Best Stop Motion Award – "Star Wars: The Toys Awaken"
  • Best Visual Effects Award – "Exile"

Short Form[]

  • Filmmaker Select Award - "Ice Cream To Go"
  • Audience Choice Award - "Vader: Misquoted"
  • Best Animation Award - "Grievious versus Praetorians"
  • Best Choreography Award - "Grievious versus Praetorians"
  • Best Comedy Award – "Ice Cream To Go"
  • Spirit of Fandom Award – "Simple Tricks and Nonsense"
  • Best Stop Motion Award – "Ice Cream To Go"
  • Best Visual Effects – "A Close Call"

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Star Wars Fan Film Awards Canceled?, By Dustin, May 31, 2012, TheForce.Net
  2. ^ The Return of the Star Wars Fan Film Awards, AUGUST 7, 2014, StarWars.com

External links[]

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