The logo of The Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards from the official site.
The Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards is an annual contest put forth by Lucasfilm Ltd. 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.
Awards[]
Rules[]
A number of guidelines ensure that entries are produced by amateurs and do not infringe on Lucasfilm properties. In the past, the contest limited the content of entries to short film and video parodies, mockumentaries, and documentaries of the Star Wars universe and fan experience, with in-universe fan fiction-type stories not being allowed. However, StarWars.com announced that for 2007 they will be "expanding their guidelines to take in more types of movies than before."[1] 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, 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 small collection of approved sound effects. For 2006, the contest rules were revised to prohibit contributions by union members. In 2008, the contest has expanded to include mashups with footage from the Star Wars films.[2]
Presentation[]
The awards have been presented at ceremonies held at either San Diego's Comic-Con International, or Lucas' Star Wars Celebrations in Indianapolis (and later this year in Los Angeles). The first contest had a TV special hosted by Kevin Smith on the SciFi Channel to showcase the winners and finalists.[3] The 2008 contest winners was showcased on Spike TV.[2]
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 AtomFilms. 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 AtomFilms and Lucasfilm. Beginning in 2004, some of the major awards were sponsored by Lucasfilm licensees.
Winners[]
The Official Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge logo
2002[]
- George Lucas Selects Award - Christmas Tauntauns by Matt Bagshaw
- Audience Choice Award – Star Wars Gangsta Rap by Thomas Lee
- Best Animation – Jar Jar's Walking Papers by Joe Fournier
- Best Documentary – Waiting for Jar Jar by Meredith Bragg
- Best Mockumentary – SW Project by Gregory Hiltz
- Spirit of Fandom Award – Figure Club by Matt Petrilla
- Young Jedi Award – Sparring Program by David Tomaszewski
- Best Comedy – Stargeeks by Marc A. Samson
- Pioneer Award – TROOPS by Kevin Rubio
2003[]
- George Lucas Selects Award – Pink Five by Trey Stokes
- Audience Choice Award – The Jedi Hunter by John E. Hudgens
- Skywalker Sound Award – Carbonite by Mark Rusciano
- Best Animation – Trooper Clerks by Jeff Allen
- Spirit of Fandom Award – Silent But Deadly 2 by Jeff Cioletti & Lou Tambone
- Best Commercial Parody – Dark Side Switch Campaign by Daniel Johnson
- Pioneer Award – Hardware Wars by Ernie Fosselius
2004[]
- George Lucas Selects Award – Escape from Tatooine by David Tomaszewski
- Audience Choice Award – Pink Five Strikes Back by Trey Stokes
- Best Comedy – Recruitment by Scott Zier
- Best Animation – Wampa by Andy Peterson
- Spirit of Fandom Award – 8 Minutes by Wendy Woody
- Best Crossover Spoof – Carbonite Confusion by Ryan Simmons
- Pioneer Award – George Lucas in Love by Joe Nussbaum
- Best Makeup - Contract of Evil by Kantz
2005[]
- George Lucas Selects Award – For the Love of the Film by Barry Curtis & Troy Metcalf
- Audience Choice Award – Sith Apprentice by John E. Hudgens
- Spirit of Fandom Award – Boba by Mark Rusciano
- Best Animation – Walk in a Bamboo Bush by Tetsuro Sakai
- Best Comedy – Cheap Seats by Robert Reeves
- Best Crossover Spoof – Anakin Dynamite by Wayne Barnes
- Best Original Concept – Star Wars: Elements by Robert Bunch
- Best Original Song – One Season More by Timothy Edward Smith
- Pioneer Award – Return of the Ewok by David Tomblin
2006[]
- George Lucas Selects Award & Audience Choice Award - Pitching Lucas by Shane Felux
- Spirit of Fandom Award - Memoirs of a Padawan by Michael Q. Yowhan & Michael A. Yowhan
- Best Comedy - Sith'd by Brian Silva
- Best Commercial Parody - Blue Milk by William Grammer
2007[]
- George Lucas Selects Award - Chad Vader by Matthew Sloan & Aaron Yonda
- Best Fan Fiction: Drama & Audience Choice Award - Forced Alliance by Randolph Bookman & Gerry Santos
- Best Comedy - The Eyes of Darth Tater by Lee Vehe
- Best Animated Movie - IG-88: The Dancing Robot by Anton Bogaty
- Best Short Subject - Incident at Toshi Station by Mike McMahan
- Best Action - Essence of the Force by Pat Kerby
2008[]
- George Lucas Selects Award - Padmé by Robert Reeves, Jason Ginsburg, and Kevin Walsh
- Audience Choice Award & Best Animated Feature - George Lucas Hip Hop Awards by Jimmy "Mac" McInerney, Kay Minckiewicz & Mark Minckiewicz
- Best Comedy - Paraphrase Theater: Tarkin 'n Friends by Will Carlough
- Best Visual Effects - RvD2: Ryan vs. Dorkman 2 by Ryan Wieber and Michael Scott
- Best Short Subject - The ESB in 60 Seconds by Oliver Jones
- Best Parody - Star Wars Grindhouse: Don't Go in the Endor Woods by Michael Ramova
2009[]
- George Lucas Selects Award - Star Wars Retold by Joseph Nicolosi
- Audience Choice Award & Best Action Award - Saber by Clare Grant, Rileah Vanderbilt, Adam Green & Mike Civitano
- Spirit of Fandom Award - Star Wars: Cinemagic by Joe Presswood
- Best Comedy - Star Wars: Episode XVI - Family Dysfuction' by Rich Scheirmann
- Best Animation - Star Wars in a Notebook by Oscar Triana
- Best Parody - Star Sports: Episode M - Theatrical Trailer by Jeff Capone
2010[]
- George Lucas Selects Award - The Unconscious Sith by Adam White
- Best Sequel - The Notebook Strikes Back by Oscar Fabián Triana Méndez
- Best Cinematography - Makazie One by Clutch
- Audience Choice Award - Renaissance (Redux) by Inti Carrizo-Ortiz
- Best Action Heroes Award - Chronicles Young Skywalker by Blake & Brent Cousins
- Best Animated Feature - The Solo Adventures by Jeff Scheetz
- Spirit of Fandom Award - Star Wars '70s Animation by John Kolesar
Notes and references[]
External links[]
- Official Website
- UK Official Website
- Germany Official Website
- Mexico Official Website
- Official Comedy Central Site - NOTE: This is a broken link, simply redirected to Comedy Central's home page...
- TheForce.net - Fan film hosting site
- A Star Wars fan film database made by fans.