The Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards
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.
Awards
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
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Presentation
The awards have been presented at ceremonies held at either San Diego’s Comic-Con International, or Lucas’ Star Wars Celebrations in Indianapolis. The first contest had a TV special hosted by Kevin Smith on the SciFi Channel to showcase the winners and finalists. For 2007, winning films will be shown online at starwars.com, atomfilms.com, as well as at Celebration IV in Los Angeles and will appear on SpikeTV.
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
2002
- George Lucas Selects Award – Christmas Tauntauns; Matt Bagshaw, director
- Audience Choice Award – Star Wars Gangsta Rap; Thomas Lee, director
- Best Animation – Jar Jar’s Walking Papers; Joe Fournier, director
- Best Documentary – Waiting for Jar Jar; Meredith Bragg, director
- Best Mockumentary – SW Project; Gregory Hiltz, director
- Spirit of Fandom Award – Figure Club; Matt Petrilla, director
- Young Jedi Award – Sparring Program; David Tomaszewski, director
- Best Comedy – Stargeeks; Marc A. Samson, director
- Pioneer Award – Troops; Kevin Rubio, director
2003
- George Lucas Selects Award – Pink Five; Trey Stokes, director
- Audience Choice Award – The Jedi Hunter; John E. Hudgens, director
- Skywalker Sound Award – Carbonite; Mark Rusciano, director
- Best Animation – Trooper Clerks; Jeff Allen, director
- Spirit of Fandom Award – Silent But Deadly 2; Jeff Cioletti, director
- Best Commercial Parody – Dark Side Switch Campaign; Daniel Johnson, director
- Pioneer Award – Hardware Wars; Ernie Fosselius, director
2004
- George Lucas Selects Award – Escape from Tatooine; 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 – Carbonite Confusion; 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 – Boba; Mark Rusciano, director
- Best Animation – Walk in a Bamboo Bush; Tetsuro Sakai, director
- Best Comedy – Cheap Seats; Robert Reeves, director
- Best Crossover Spoof – Anakin Dynamite; Wayne Barnes, director
- Best Original Concept – Star Wars: Elements; 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 – Pitching Lucas; Shane Felux, director
- Audience Choice Award – Pitching Lucas; Shane Felux, director
- Spirit of Fandom Award – Memoirs of a Padawan; Michael Q. Yowhan, director
- Best Comedy – Sith'd; Brian Silva, director
- Best Commercial Parody – Blue Milk; Willliam Grammer, director
2007
- George Lucas Selects Award – Chad Vader - Day Shift Manager; Blame Society Productions, director
- Audience Choice Award – Forced Alliance; Randolph Bookman and Gerry Santos, directors
- Best Short Subject – Incident at Toshi Station; Tyler Soper, director
- Best Animation – IG-88: The Dancing Robot; Anton Bogarty, director
- Best Action – Essence of the Force; Pat Kerby, director
- Best Comedy – The Eyes of Darth Tater; Lee Vehe, director
- Best Drama – Forced Alliance; Randolph Bookman and Gerry Santos, directors
External links
- Official Site
- Official Site's Production Kit
- Official Site Info & Guidelines
- Official Site Holding Previous Year's Entries and Winners
- TheForce.net - Fan film hosting site
- A Star Wars fan film database made by fans.
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