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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Bricks in Motion Awards 2025]]></title>
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			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[[size=large][b]BRICKS IN MOTION AWARDS 2025 NOMINATIONS[/b][/size]

It might have taken a bit longer than we would have liked, but we are back with another year of the Bricks in Motion Awards! We are just in time to announce the winners on Brickfilm Day, but first, here are the nominations. Same as previously, brickfilms released in 2025 were eligible to be nominated if they were shared by their creator to one of the following:
[list=*]
[*]The Bricks in Motion Discord[/*]
[*]The Bricks in Motion website[/*]
[*]A Bricks in Motion contest/event (now including Brickfilm Day)[/*]
[/list]

If you want one of your films to be eligible for the 2026 Bricks in Motion Awards, make sure to share it to BiM in one of those ways! It doesn't matter if it was released months ago; you can post it at any time in the year and it will become eligible.

There are 10 categories with 6 nominees each, with the exception of Best Film, which has 10 nominees. The judging panel consisted of [b]Adventures Ensue, AeroNomad, Chris W., Formal Lens, GediRitter, JO Co, LOTW Studios, MindGame, Sully, and myself[/b]. If a judge made a film that was in the running for a category, then they were excluded from the discussion for that category. Also, a creator can only have one film nominated per category. (Shoutout to Stanley Q-Brick for demonstrating this year that that was a good rule to have in place!) Big thanks as always to the judges, as it requires a lot of work to get all the categories done!

Now, here are the nominees!

[size=large][b]Best Animation[/b][/size]
[list=*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Kqn6vSGUXU][i][b]Brickfilmers VS The Revival ♪[/b][/i] by ProCreeper[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUFAQji9fuc][i][b]Leaf 2.[/b][/i] by ETHAN MONSTROSITY[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ1ueIHwWb4][i][b]Lessons in Werewolf Economics[/b][/i] by Nurtnaut[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVGCBFjLDzQ][i][b]The Magical Red Brick[/b][/i] by C LEGO Films[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opBD7dUAmuM][i][b]Psalm 143 - A Psalm of David[/b][/i] by The Brick Bro[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YIty-PV3iI][i][b]Spirited Shenanigans[/b][/i] by A Brick History[/url][/*]
[/list]

[size=large][b]Best Story/Screenplay[/b][/size]
[list=*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz6COsrrVNY][i][b]Cry[/b][/i] by Joshua Nelson[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xMMeCzUsHw][i][b]MARLOWE'S NIGHT STORIES Episode 1[/b][/i] by Silleck Family Productions[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYpZeSEeE0Q][i][b]QUIET EXTINCTION[/b][/i] by World of Shrimpy[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaMsrs9Gh6c][i][b]An Unequal Game of Hide and Seek[/b][/i] by Robin[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMjJplyeuzU][i][b]Who is Tying People to Train Tracks?[/b][/i] by Nurtnaut[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJBR0nIZU8k][i][b]A Window to the Soul[/b][/i] by GediRitter[/url][/*]
[/list]

[size=large][b]Best Cinematography[/b][/size]
[list=*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L3EC5Xxc70][i][b]Cobalt[/b][/i] by Adventures Ensue[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXAOr1tIeSk][i][b]Pressure[/b][/i] by GediRitter[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYpZeSEeE0Q][i][b]QUIET EXTINCTION[/b][/i] by World of Shrimpy[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5io3i9SIrng][i][b]A Supernova In Three Acts[/b][/i] by Stanley Q-Brick[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgW4_RZIp1Y][i][b]The Way Home[/b][/i] by Jacob Crow[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Bn5UktoD5c][i][b]Where To?[/b][/i] by JYB animations[/url][/*]
[/list]

[size=large][b]Best Editing[/b][/size]
[list=*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf1vg4nYw18][i][b]Echoes of a Dreaming Skull[/b][/i] by Stanley Q-Brick[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qpCaLbyhIw][i][b]'GIVE IT UP!'[/b][/i] by Bewildering Bricks[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgxIchq7Cz4][i][b]Out of Gaza[/b][/i] by Brickstorming and Tiyara[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYpZeSEeE0Q][i][b]QUIET EXTINCTION[/b][/i] by World of Shrimpy[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qatCtkgyAHE][i][b]#selfielife[/b][/i] by hirschundelch[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amJ35KIS5g8][i][b]Viviere[/b][/i] by morp[/url][/*]
[/list]

[size=large][b]Best Set Design[/b][/size]
[list=*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz6COsrrVNY][i][b]Cry[/b][/i] by Joshua Nelson[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xMMeCzUsHw][i][b]MARLOWE'S NIGHT STORIES Episode 1[/b][/i] by Silleck Family Productions[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBcnrGJ4G70][i][b]Paradise[/b][/i] by Ru Rul[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYpZeSEeE0Q][i][b]QUIET EXTINCTION[/b][/i] by World of Shrimpy[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5io3i9SIrng][i][b]A Supernova In Three Acts[/b][/i] by Stanley Q-Brick[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaMsrs9Gh6c][i][b]An Unequal Game of Hide and Seek[/b][/i] by Robin[/url][/*]
[/list]

[size=large][b]Best Sound Design[/b][/size]
[list=*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L3EC5Xxc70][i][b]Cobalt[/b][/i] by Adventures Ensue[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qpCaLbyhIw][i][b]'GIVE IT UP!'[/b][/i] by Bewildering Bricks[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgxIchq7Cz4][i][b]Out of Gaza[/b][/i] by Brickstorming and Tiyara[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYpZeSEeE0Q][i][b]QUIET EXTINCTION[/b][/i] by World of Shrimpy[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5io3i9SIrng][i][b]A Supernova In Three Acts[/b][/i] by Stanley Q-Brick[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Bn5UktoD5c][i][b]Where To?[/b][/i] by JYB animations[/url][/*]
[/list]

[size=large][b]Best Visual Effects[/b][/size]
[list=*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGZn70PPKB4][i][b]Lego Mustang on Fire[/b][/i] by HarryAndBillyBrick[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUAUELDk-EI][i][b]Pertinacious Protocol[/b][/i] by JO Co[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYpZeSEeE0Q][i][b]QUIET EXTINCTION[/b][/i] by World of Shrimpy[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmDCS_Mjmu8][i][b]Shadow and Light[/b][/i] by AnyBrick[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5io3i9SIrng][i][b]A Supernova In Three Acts[/b][/i] by Stanley Q-Brick[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Bn5UktoD5c][i][b]Where To?[/b][/i] by JYB animations[/url][/*]
[/list]

[size=large][b]Best Original Score[/b][/size]
[list=*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7M-cTB4ofM][i][b]The Book of BoOo[/b][/i] by Star Brick Studios and PR film studios, music by House of Ruckus[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz6COsrrVNY][i][b]Cry[/b][/i] by Joshua Nelson, music by Joshua Nelson[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CunsBy-QyvY][i][b]One Bullet[/b][/i] by Ru Rul, music by Ru Rul[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qatCtkgyAHE][i][b]#selfielife[/b][/i] by hirschundelch, music by hirschundelch[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm-hp7nvxZM][i][b]Lego Werewolf By Night[/b][/i] by Airborne_Productions, music by Ryn Weatherford[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJBR0nIZU8k][i][b]A Window to the Soul[/b][/i] by GediRitter, music by Lukas Heiland[/url][/*]
[/list]

[size=large][b]Best Voice Acting[/b][/size]
[list=*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl8AuW_S5gE][i][b]A Day Most Fowl[/b][/i] by Flannel Shirt Guy, voice acting by Flannel Shirt Guy, Abby Wolff, Angelique Rowan, Ray Clark, Zoe Jane, Olivia Ruthanna, LottieChild, and Lu Child[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdL8wOdSQ6k][i][b]Johnny Thunder and the Heart of the Jungle | Director's Cut[/b][/i] by Star Brick Studios, voice acting by Castlerock, The Amazing Brick, Jay Silver, Emilie, and Diana[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ1ueIHwWb4][i][b]Lessons in Werewolf Economics[/b][/i] by Nurtnaut, voice acting by Airborne_Productions and Nurtnaut[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYpZeSEeE0Q][i][b]QUIET EXTINCTION[/b][/i] by World of Shrimpy, voice acting by Peyton Howard, Glenn Hahn, Evee Rie, and Jay Silver[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEo9JLX2694][i][b]The Star Collector[/b][/i] by Stanley Q-Brick, voice acting by Jay Silver[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJBR0nIZU8k][i][b]A Window to the Soul[/b][/i] by GediRitter, voice acting by Jay Silver and GediRitter[/url][/*]
[/list]

and the big one...

[size=large][b]Best Film[/b][/size]
[list=*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J02VlUbKsKI][i][b]Johnny Thunder and the Midas Touch[/b][/i] by Star Brick Studios[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVGCBFjLDzQ][i][b]The Magical Red Brick[/b][/i] by C LEGO Films[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgxIchq7Cz4][i][b]Out of Gaza[/b][/i] by Brickstorming and Tiyara[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBcnrGJ4G70][i][b]Paradise[/b][/i] by Ru Rul[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opBD7dUAmuM][i][b]Psalm 143 - A Psalm of David[/b][/i] by The Brick Bro[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYpZeSEeE0Q][i][b]QUIET EXTINCTION[/b][/i] by World of Shrimpy[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5io3i9SIrng][i][b]A Supernova In Three Acts[/b][/i] by Stanley Q-Brick[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaMsrs9Gh6c][i][b]An Unequal Game of Hide and Seek[/b][/i] by Robin[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Bn5UktoD5c][i][b]Where To?[/b][/i] by JYB animations[/url][/*]
[*][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMjJplyeuzU][i][b]Who is Tying People to Train Tracks?[/b][/i] by Nurtnaut[/url][/*]
[/list]

Congratulations to all the nominees! [b][url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx2Op1S8WyERdWI0iPxM1khksgPDSKUAY]Here is a playlist containing all of the nominated films[/url][/b], which contains 33 films in total.

The winners will be announced on Brickfilm Day, [b]SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH[/b], on a livestream on the Bricks in Motion YouTube channel that will start at [b][url=https://mytime.io/2pm/EST]2PM EST[/url][/b]! We hope to see you there!]]></summary>
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				<name><![CDATA[Penta]]></name>
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			<updated>2026-06-07T02:13:23Z</updated>
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		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[BRAWL 2026]]></title>
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			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[[img]https://i.imgur.com/nGQKXEU.jpeg[/img]
 
BRAWL 2026 is just around the corner!
 
[size=large][b]What is BRAWL?[/b][/size]
[b]B[/b]rickfilm [b]R[/b]apidly [b]A[/b]ll [b]W[/b]eek [b]L[/b]ong or [b]BRAWL[/b] is a contest in which you have exactly [b]one week[/b] to write, animate, edit, and submit a brickfilm. You can watch a quick [b]overview video[/b] of the contest here:
[youtube][url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2fcuScaqG8[/url][/youtube]
 
[size=large][b]When Does BRAWL Start?[/b][/size]
The contest will start [url=https://countingdownto.com/?c=7152537] June 27th, 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)[/url], and will end [url=https://countingdownto.com/?c=7152538] July 4th, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET (Eastern Time)[/url]. You will have exactly one week to finish and submit a film. Any entries not received by the end of one week time period will be disqualified.
 
A thread titled "BRAWL 2026 Starts NOW!" will be posted in the Contest & Festivals forum. The thread will contain the theme, MOD elements, and submission information.
 
[size=large][b]The Rules[/b][/size]
[list=*]
[*]The entry must be entirely made and submitted in one week’s time. To prove this, one or both of the MOD elements must be present in [b]every shot[/b] (with the exception of fifteen seconds, more information about that below) of your entry.[/*]
[*]Your entry must consist primarily of LEGO (or similar building-block toy) stop-motion animation. Live-action, CGI, hand-drawn, or other forms of film or animation may be used to supplement your entry, but stop-motion animation must be the primary focus.[/*]
[*]Your entry must consist of at least 30 seconds of stop-motion animation. There is no maximum time limit. [/*]
[*]No mature/explicit content is allowed. This includes, but is not limited to: swearing, excessive/gory violence, overt sexual content, and blatant drug references.[/*]
[*]You must not make your entry public until the deadline has passed.
The entry you submit to the judges must be the entry made publicly available to everyone else. [b]You cannot create a version of your film that includes the mod element to send to the judges, and then publicly release a second version of your film that has the mod element removed.[/b][/*]
[*]Use of copyrighted material (including music) is allowed. Use of copyrighted material will not affect the judging of your entry. [/*]
[*]Entries based off of previous copyrighted material (Star Wars, Marvel, Batman, etc.) are allowed, but discouraged. It could affect the judging of your film due to unoriginality.[/*]
[*]Because of the limited time frame and because this isn’t a music contest, you are allowed to use music created before the contest, either original music created beforehand or copyrighted music. [/*]
[*]Entries must clearly show the BRAWL 2026 logo for three uninterrupted seconds. High quality versions of the logo (shoutout to the logo designer Tiny Angry Dog Studios!) will be posted by the start of the contest. The logo may be inserted digitally.[/*]
[/list]
 
[size=large][b]Theme & MOD Elements[/b][/size]
If you’ve never entered BRAWL before, [url=https://youtu.be/YKO2McX25jY?si=herbIZnHk5u6RmlM]HERE[/url] is a video overview of what mod elements are. If you have never entered THAC or BRAWL, please do so. Additionally, please read the rules below afterwards.
To ensure the BRAWL 2026 entries were made within the week-long time frame, the theme and mod elements (both color and letter mods) will be announced at the very start of the contest. The first mod element is a color mod. This will be a combination of two random brick colors connected together or touching (for example, a blue brick connected to a red brick). The second mod element is a letter mod. This could be any of the 26 letters of the modern English alphabet. You may use the uppercase or lowercase version of the letter, but the letter must be recognizable as that letter. 
 
[b]15-Second Leeway Rule:[/b]
The 15-Second Leeway Rule allows you to include up to 15 seconds of shots in your film that do NOT have mod elements present. The shot or shots without the mod elements do not have to be in order. The leeway rule allows you to not have to worry about placing a mod in difficult shots, or if you accidentally forget the mod in a shot. If you have any questions, please ask.
To prove that you made your film within the time limit, at least one of the mod elements must appear in[b] every [/b]shot of your animation (excluding the 15 seconds as stated above). You [b]do not[/b] need to use both mod elements. You can combine these mod elements in any way that you see fit, so long as at least one is present. You could choose to use just the color mod or just the letter mod, you could choose to use both, you could alternate between scenes, or any combination of the above. All that is important is that at least one of the mod elements be visible in [b]every shot[/b], minus your 15-second leeway.
Feel free to contact myself (e-mail, PM, and the BiM Discord are the best way to reach me) or one of the judges with a frame to verify that the mod (letter or color) is recognizable and will not disqualify your entry. However, try to ask other users first and contact one of the judges as a last resort, as we may not may be able to respond immediately.
 
[list=*]
[*]The letter may be upper or lower case, but it still must be clearly that letter. The letter can be rotated but not mirrored. Again, it must be clearly identifiable as that letter. It may be written or printed on a piece of paper or sticker, drawn directly onto a brick, printed on a piece, or built from pieces and even integrated into the set. As long as the mod is intentional and recognizable.
The letter mod element may exist on a printed LEGO piece, but it must clearly be that letter. An eyebrow or wrinkle on a minifig’s face, or a fold in the shirt on the minifig's torso are not letters.[/*]
[*]All mod elements must be physically present in each shot of your entry. You cannot digitally insert the mod element after you have animated the shot.[/*]
[*]Minifig parts (for example a red torso attached to grey legs) can count as the color mod, but bricks connected to or touching baseplates do not.[/*]
[*]You do not need to include either mod element in the titles or credits.[/*]
[*]If a shot must be clarified by changing the shot in anyway (changing brightness, black and white to color, etc) to be able to identify the mod element, the shot will be not counted as containing the mod element and will count towards your 15-second leeway. See next rule for one exception regarding the cropping of the image.[/*]
[*]For particular shots where including the mod element would be disruptive to your artistic vision (such as extreme close-ups and shots with very low depth of field), you may include a legal mod element in the shot and then crop the mod element out in post-production. You then must provide an uncropped frame from that shot and explain in detail the cropped shot in the submission email. You will have to provide separate proof for each shot.[/*]
[/list]
 
[size=large][b]Judging & Prizes[/b][/size]
 
The judges for BRAWL 2026 are:
[url=http://www.bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/2438/]Chris W.[/url]
[url=https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/141585/]JaguarBrickFilms[/url]
[url=https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/157212/]Teutonic Pictures[/url]
[url=https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/141830/]Maosl[/url]

Entries will be judged on criteria including originality, production values (animation, set design, cinematography, sound, etc.), story, and creative interpretation of the theme by the 5 judges.  Films will be discussed and ranked collectively by the judges until a consensus is reached. The top 3 films will eligible for the prize pool. [b]Entries below 25th place will not be publicly ranked.[/b]
 
[size=large][b]Prizes[/b][/size]
 
[u]Shopping Streete[/u], [u]Ocarina of Time - The Final Battle[/u], and the [u]Vintage Steam Train[/u]!
 
[img]https://i.imgur.com/41QBDSH.png[/img]

 
First place gets first pick, second place gets second pick, and third place gets the prize that’s left. Additionally, all the top 3 will receive a Blu-Ray copy of the [b][url=https://brickfilms.fandom.com/wiki/The_Bricks_in_Motion_Collection]Bricks in Motion Collection[/url][/b], which features nearly 30 classic brickfilms from the community!

Additionally, there’s the [b]Promising New Director Award[/b], which goes to a new and upcoming brickfilmer who’s entering BRAWL for the first or second time! We want to give special recognition to a younger member who maybe didn’t crack the Top 15, or the top-placing at all, but has particular talent. The winner of the Promising New Director Award will receive the minifig-scale [b]Back to the Future Delorean set[/b] set!
 
[size=large][b]Spread The Word![/b][/size]
Use #BRAWL2026 and share this post/the overview video around the share the news!
 
[size=large][b]Get Connected![/b][/size]
The [url=https://bricksinmotion.com/chat/]BiM Discord[/url] is always open, and feel free to talk to others in the #brawl-discussion topic. Try to find the answers to any questions in this post, but ask any questions you have over there, or below. I will be on the Discord, along with other staff, to answer any questions you guys may have.
 
[b]WHO’S EXCITED FOR BRAWL 2026?![/b]]]></summary>
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				<name><![CDATA[Chris W.]]></name>
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			</author>
			<updated>2026-05-30T01:37:29Z</updated>
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		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[The 2026 International Brickworld Film Festival]]></title>
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			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[[b]The Brickworld Cinema Team is excited to announce the thirteenth annual Brickworld Film Festival![/b]

[img]https://brickworld.com/bwassets/img/filmfest.jpg[/img]

The festival will take place on Saturday, June 20th, 2026 at 7:00pm at the Renaissance Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL. The event theme for Brickworld Chicago 2026 is “Such Great Heights” and we’re excited to see how directors will adapt the theme literally or metaphorically. Our festival is only getting bigger and better with contestants eligible to win a variety of prizes!

The Brickworld Film Festival expanded dramatically in 2025 and this year continues the trend. We are giving away an unprecedented $1600+ in prizes with a brand new Youth Award category. Our red carpet event and photo wall will return along with distributing complimentary popcorn for audience members! Formal attire is recommended but not required. We continue to champion the LEGO stop-motion medium as the premiere event in North America.

While attending Brickworld Chicago isn’t required to enter the contest, the festival’s primary function is to serve the onsite attendees of Brickworld. In addition to the film festival, we will be running a LEGO stop-motion animation workshop, running a continuous screening of entries in our Brickfilm Theater, and doing all things LEGO all week long.

[b]Official Rules[/b]
●	Your film should use LEGO elements to tell a story. It can be animated or live action, or a combination of the two.
●	Your film must be longer than 30 seconds and shorter than 5 minutes and 30 seconds in length.
●	Your film must not have been submitted to any previous Brickworld Film Festival.
●	Your film does not need to incorporate the “Such Great Heights” theme, but it is highly encouraged.
●	Anyone can enter a film in the festival, but you must be a Registrant of Brickworld Chicago to be eligible for all the prizes and trophies — except for the International Trophy and Gift Card which every valid entry qualifies for. You must be a Registrant of Brickworld and 13 years of age or younger to qualify for the Youth Award.
●	Films should be enjoyable by all ages. Film content such as (but not limited to) curse words/swearing, excessive violence, sexual content, and drug use will be grounds for disqualification at the discretion of the judges.
●	By entering your film for consideration, you attest that you hold all rights to exhibit the given work. This includes (but is not limited to) visuals, music, and characters. Unlicensed use of copyrighted material is not allowed.
●	By submitting your film, the Brickworld Film Festival is granted the right to use and/or publish clips or the full videos, screenshots, director and crew names, and any other material related to an entry in the event program, the Brickworld Film Festival screening, the Brickworld website, re-screenings at future Brickworld events, and for any and all promotional purposes.
●	Limit one (1) entry per director.
●	To submit, fill out the entry form (which includes an upload link for your film) by Wednesday, June 10th, 2026 @ 11:59PM CST: [url]https://forms.gle/mZdiKXb4iQPwX71s8[/url]
●	The attendees and judges of Brickworld Chicago will vote on the films to decide the winners. There will be three main winners of the festival with four new subcategories. For the category definitions, visit the Brickworld awards category page [url=https://brickworld.com/convention-awards]here[/url]. See the prize details below:

[b]Prize Details:[/b]
All award winners receive an engraved Brickworld trophy for their category.
Judges’ Choice ($300 Value)
●	71861 The Old Town 15th Anniversary
Attendees’ Choice ($300 Value)
●	75409 Jango Fett’s Firespray-Class Starship
International Choice ($150 Value)
●	$150 E-Gift Card to Lego.com
Best Sound ($170 Value)
●	76466 Sorcerer’s Stone — Collectors’ Edition
Best Technical Animation ($200 Value)
●	21351 Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
Best Screenplay ($165 Value)
●	10327 Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter
Best Production Design ($160 Value)
●	75685 Emerald City Wall Art
[b]2026 NEW Award & Prize Details:[/b]
Youth Award ($190 Value)
●	80054 Megapolis City 5th Anniversary

Visit the official rules page including the FAQ here: [url]https://brickworld.com/brickfilm-festival/[/url]

_________

For any further questions, please email [email]filmfest@brickworld.com[/email]. While Brickworld is a business that serves the LEGO community, the film festival is a volunteer-led event so we appreciate your patience and understanding as we seek to put on the best possible show and improve it year after year on our own time. We look forward to seeing your films!]]></summary>
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				<name><![CDATA[StudioPICO]]></name>
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			<updated>2026-03-10T15:13:50Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[THAC 2026 Results]]></title>
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It's time for the [b]THAC 2026 Results!!![/b]

Thanks to everyone for taking part and big thanks to the judges, as always, for helping me manage to get the results ready within 3 weeks. You can watch all of the entries [url=https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx2Op1S8WyERCEwWLERs4O74JPjSIjaed&si=xh9VIcNZqQDuiw6Y]here.[/url]

Just in time for the results, JYBanimations has produced a highlight reel featuring all 145 entries. Check it out [url=https://youtu.be/kxhNsacODVk?si=fmKD0RKGXuijTyZx]here[/url].

[b]LET’S GET TO IT![/b]
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[url=https://youtu.be/HC70O1LkJDA?si=v3dvkhBNAwu2YkxA]1st - Memory Discrepancy in Sector C by Stanley Q-Brick[/url]

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/bd4d2ca8-4bf0-4d8b-b4f8-b2cd8534aad3.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/MVobWcAM9Ek?si=XIxlSjOBzJtPGFph]2nd - DRAGON by Sean Willets and Austin Ramey[/url]

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/49d1d8a2-ae47-4da3-83d8-649e65b4b3e5.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/_84ranRC6ps?si=j7Nmaik8LBva5CuP]3rd - Adrift Below by JOCo[/url]

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/4e7e7016-b422-445f-a09a-c7e33fe7c1c6.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/zE1hKqXAgms?si=PW3ErWAGQZo18kWB]4th - Mistake Number One by JYBanimations[/url]

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/6c560766-3f8c-424d-b27e-4c4ec1af8bfb.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/QeQq7XowWPE?si=IT2sIGPkrIJFiK0h]5th - I Think I Left the Stove On by Dudebrick[/url]

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/d799f6b1-01b9-4ab0-af5d-c42ca3447e26.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/AcwrKiq1_fU?si=VZ4HwFScm9bpT-bQ]6th - The Button by Silleck Family Productions[/url]

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/9ae3d5f6-ba42-4f98-ab40-ec1cb719b96b.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/AcwrKiq1_fU?si=VZ4HwFScm9bpT-bQ]7th - Return to Sender by Flannel Shirt Guy[/url]

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/73b1ed6a-f73d-4c82-9978-abaac69a8051.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/hYMvnW1dMpU?si=jsxL7IchioL7x0m_]8th - The Troeka Protocol by Frame5 Studios[/url]

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/60e47ade-efba-4494-8261-4fe7f22f1776.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/z5BdMjsTDJs?si=BzbmlS9PlLALZ288]9th - The Usurper by Osom Studios[/url]

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/f95db17a-06f5-42e0-9f18-a3e36481cb48.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/Ph9mzV92A7o?si=wTK0TpCF_UoeBdyW]10th - Jealous Swimmer by Jacob Crow[/url]

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/7f034d3e-d52c-46dc-8192-39ea736030e5.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/NW1exQ6tRR8?si=8bwR0-xnKkXZKCOT]11th - The Tutorial by Ru Rul[/url]

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/b27490cf-7459-4430-bbe1-42920a7fc08a.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/WJ4MpfCON9I?si=6j7RRIlI1nsI9AAf]12th -  Albatross by Iron Seagull Studios[/url]

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/5d9d49dc-9fbe-494f-a63c-8307664acb97.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/aD1K2FMsxYg?si=_dS21xBPZEHaOsCk]13th - From Further Away by James Cawood[/url]

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/4ff89d5c-a23a-4fe9-ba2d-f02002d6f8bc.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/_IpOVN-8zcM?si=9hHSvbpXYlGORvz4]14th - Drowning My Sorrows by Mighty Wanderer and Sean M[/url]

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/9a51592a-cea4-4318-8851-86f52a5acd2a.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/Attjx1JbSAw?si=DgFxsYi1rfgzg9IE]15th - Miriam’s Lullaby by Sullivan Manning[/url]

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/a6b76ed3-c3f1-4580-8ebe-d5f1ef88d36f.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/ewDVB4gMN1g?si=CjLpLBrK1WDlIgSA]16th - Sátïsfáctïón by MAX[/url]

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/a197fb8d-5970-4668-a867-3e82b642fb18.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/16txKkq_cM4?si=U2UQzYoRq1Gv_Xo5]17th - Communication Problems by C LEGO Films[/url]

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/81e830c3-a8ec-4d56-900a-08731dd527bb.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/p3SklLhE8vo?si=TyP1HCsX5w0ljE-4]18th - Quest for the Wrench by World of Shrimpy[/url]

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/2dd10281-9011-4902-b650-51e259b55335.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/f9E9stgVuwk?si=uurvgXQXBHQvDYsB]19th - Death is Dead by Three Mountains Studios[/url]

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/8cd90a5d-84e3-46bf-b556-54f4310d0ac9.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/PmrU_NRLROA?si=9ZWJ6phdlzbRwVMN]20th - Mislabeled Poison by Silas Heagen[/url]

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/a8b8c34d-3d65-43eb-8055-ca29ea21f76c.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/omxRx-zVX2c?si=0PCyZfu4kmApjINU]21st - Impermissible Practices by Obstinarian[/url]

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/86d6abbc-5e81-4d7d-b873-5800726b07b7.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/RUpASHhH6DY?si=xVZXWPYkrK_umvu6]22nd - Casting by Chaizin[/url]

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/96be98e8-59fe-467f-bb29-2cf786308dcf.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/gdnp7K2IqHc?si=IgAwlhGK-dh1skRK]23rd - Johnny Thunder and the Spear of Illapu by Star Brick Studios[/url]

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/1680674f-e5f3-49f8-b827-1c034a5f4ae1.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/ZosZmnYW-bU?si=c5R2FWIvG475pmiY]24th -kindle in the Fire by Green Wood Studios[/url] 

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/64483bb5-94c7-447f-86f0-b9bb4ab62ef3.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/oi1dFEZjxE8?si=e3yViKK5_gecLoWn]25th - The Old Man and the Goat by Gold Brick Productions[/url]

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/6372e95d-83bf-4875-9797-0c5588248c29.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/ZqRLJW_QP-k?si=2GWTKd1CD57zneJN]Promising Director - Spirit of the Castle by Johanna Dutta[/url]

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The judging process worked as follows; each judge watched every film. After watching, each judge ranked their personal top 30 films. Each of the judge's lists was then run through a system that utilizes instant run-off voting to create a top twenty-five reflective of all the judges (as all the judges had their own Top 30, there were far more than 30 entries on the overall list, prior to elimination). The judges then adjusted the top twenty-five list as a group until they were satisfied with the outcome.
Judges considered the following when watching the films: originality, production value (animation, set design, cinematography, sound, etc.), story, and creative interpretation of the theme. While the parts of the film were considered, the most important quality the judges looked for is how the film works as a whole.

The judges this year are:

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[b]Robin[/b]
Robin is a German brickfilmer and a member of the Bricks in motion mod team. He has been brickfilming since 2009 and has won multiple awards at Steinerei, winning the Best Stop-Motion Animation and Newcomer categories in 2023 and Audience Prize Winner award in 2025. 

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[b]Gregory Animations[/b]
Gregory Animations is an American brickfilmer, best known for his parody brickfilms, such as his Spider-Man Series,  Batman series, Deadpool series, and [i]The Adventures of Aquaman[/i] series.

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/fcd5cee7-f9cb-463c-970e-c12122cdb9f0.png[/img]
[b]Nurtnaut[/b]
Nurtnaut is a New Zealand brickfilmer who has made a variety of high placing THAC and BRAWL entries in recent years, most recently coming first place in BRAWL 2025 with [i]Who is Tying People to Train Tracks?[/i]

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[b]LOTW Studios[/b]
LOTW Studios is the current host of THAC and host of the World of Brickfilms Podcast. He is most known for his [i]App Man[/i] series and came 1st place in BRAWL 2021, with his entry [i]The Tracker Tracked[/i].
 
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The 1st place winner will have the choice to pick out of the 3, followed by the 2nd place winner, who chooses between the 2 remaining prizes, with the 3rd receiving the remaining prize.

Please note that the prizes are subject to availability, but the prizes we are offering are:

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[b]The Orient Express Train[/b]| [b]Sherlock Holmes: Book Nook[/b]| [b]Game Boy[/b]


Courtesy of Nathan Wells, as well as each receiving a LEGO set, the top 3 will each receive an additional prize of the [b]Bricks in Motion Collection Blu-ray[/b], featuring 29 brickfilms by 18 different members of the brickfilming community, spanning from 1979 to 2015, as well as all 33 entries to the Bricks in Motion Celebration Contest (2014).

In addition, there is a separate prize category: [b]Promising Director[/b]. This will be awarded to a film that while not necessarily in the top ten, the judges feel displays the creator's passion for their work and their potential to become a great brickfilm director in the future. 
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[b]Record Player with Flowers[/b]]]></summary>
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				<name><![CDATA[William Osborne]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/132919/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2026-01-24T22:10:40Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/49039/thac-2026-results/new/posts/</id>
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		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[THAC 2026 Starts Now!!!]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/47654/thac-2026-starts-now/new/posts/"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/d9143265-8831-428b-a06a-c58f19b59d6e.png[/img]

THAC 2026 is upon us! Best of luck, everyone!

[b]SUBMISSION EMAIL ADDRESS:[/b] thaccontest@gmail.com

Check out the announcement video:
[youtube][url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=957r4lU56gI[/url][/youtube]

[b]Accepted Entries[/b]
Pizzalegoman
Tomàs & Kermit Productions
Noam Szitenberg
Weirdo Studios
thefourmonkeys
Michał
The Guardian's True Nature
BrickMaster
Hayden Blackburn
Elotron Studios
Easton Tennison
Knauser
JacobCrow
Blue Team Studio
Mabs
Evan JB
Lit Studio
Br Life Animation
Beholder productions
Kitty Studios
ConnorDonnellyProductions
Alpha-17
Wolfhounds
albiorix
MEGOZ
Rudi Kelley
Jaymation Studios
JaguarBrickFilms
Jimmy Neufeld
VielMühe Productions
ziltrag
Starwarsstudio100
DudeBrick
Zoey Cardea
Redbric Studio
LMGbros 772
Solvem Probler Studios
Brick Wizard Studios
Cinemabricks Productions
Brick Nebula Productions
BrickTective Productions
The Fab-Man
Onewiththestud
upinframesanimations!
Rigel
IronSeagull Studios
T-F-o-B-A
TT Stop Motion Shorts
IsaiahBrowning
ZipZero
Chris McNick
Orbital Lizard Studios
Locker74Productions
lego legend
fan studów
gbp_chris
Frame5 Studios
Erik Tong Studios
Dr. Bricks
JB Films
WN Pictures
Top Motion
Tangotay, Greenlegobender
Superduck
Bros with da Legos
Johanna
TheLivingBrick56
flannelshirtguy
PARADOX
Legonde
Mighty Wanderer
Austin Ramey & Sean Willets
Greenshirt
Coli
Obscuro
Albatross_Animations
Frame-Brush
Silleck Family Productions
Shadow Wolf 909
Blue Shep
Squidtastic
Bro Life Animation
The Fab-Man
BenLAnimations
JG Bricks
Stanley Q-Brick
Laura Lowe
Star Brick Studios
Argon
Robukka
Givaneo Arts
Silas Heagen
PELOKETCHUP
DaGarbes
obstinarian
RoseYeti Studios
Funky Monkey Studios
Rsteenoven
Max Butcher
Buck Brothers Projects
Wrona Bros.
Leaf Animations
Orotais
BRICKFILMZZ THEATER
Monkey Scouts
LuliePlays
T&M Media Pictures
SuitedNinjaNerd Studios
Sebastian GARAY / JuanAteTheJetDryer75
Marinoubrick
Hamrichonn
Little Brick Studios
JO Co
pjlegomotion
World of Shrimpy
C LEGO Films
ThirdBrickBlitz
Tmns5097
Camino Brickfilm Studios
BoxStudios
Cyberdragon Studios
daOyster
Urmas Salu
SpicyMotion (Luke Lamour)
JYB animations
Shark Suit Studios
Light Animations
Echo's Brickshop
Three Mountains Studio
Ry Ry Animated
Ru Rul
Chrivision
Chaizin
Fab
Captain Green-Jay Studios
Matthew Sampson Bricks
osomstudios
Mosh5256 / Noah Woodard
Ronan
Magnus F0rbes
TheBrixmin
TurtleFlight Studios
Adam Bachtli

[b]All entries must clearly show the THAC 2026 logo for three uninterrupted seconds.[/b] The logos may be inserted digitally or printed out onto the set. Big thanks to James Morr of Tiny Angry Dog for his awesome logo design for THAC 2026!

[b]Several high-quality resolution versions of the THAC 2026 logo can be found [url=https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1cbKfWwSlExIqa1GkOZMqnA4sUn9CkE9a]HERE.[/url][/b]

The Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest, or THAC for short, is a Brickfilming competition that lasts exactly 24 hours. All writing, recording, animating, and editing must be completed within the span of one day. It is as challenging as it sounds, but equal parts fun and a major staple of the community!
The theme is [b]Revelation.[/b]
The color mod is a [b]Blue brick[/b] connected to a [b]Yellow brick[/b].
The letter mod is [b]P[/b].
Submit your video link to [b]thaccontest@gmail.com.[/b] before 7:00 AM EST on January 4th, 2026, any entries sent after this time will be disqualified.

Write the subject of your email in this format:
THAC 2026 Entry, [Your username], “[Title of your film]”
For example: THAC 2026 Entry, LOTW Studios, “The Citizen of the Year 2: Bum’s Revenge”
Entries must be uploaded to one of these websites…

1. Unlisted YouTube video. To make your video unlisted, go to the video page and click the little blue icon next to the video title, then select UNLISTED from the drop-down menu.
2. Password-protected Vimeo video. To make your video password-protected, go to the video page and click Settings, then under the Privacy tab, choose "Only people with a password". Please remember to include the password in your email! If I cannot view your entry, I cannot accept it.
3. A Google Drive link. Be sure to change the privacy settings so that anyone with the link can access it.


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THAC 2025 has begun! [b]Saturday, January the 3rd at 7:00 am EST[/b]. It will end exactly 24 hours later, on [b]Sunday, January the 4th at 7:00 am EST[/b]. You can find out how much time you have left here: [url]https://countingdownto.com/?c=6817935[/url]


[b]Anyone who is not banned from Bricks in Motion is eligible to enter THAC.[/b] Send your finished entries to [b]thaccontest@gmail.com.[/b] You do not need to have an account on Bricks in Motion, but it is encouraged that you join the [url=https://www.bricksinmotion.com/forums/register/]site[/url] or [url=https://bricksinmotion.com/chat/]Discord[/url] and get involved with the community. Judges may participate but are disqualified from being ranked and from receiving prizes. Joint productions are allowed, but it is up to you to divide up the prizes if you win anything.
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[*]Your entry must be entirely animated and edited during the 24-hour period. To prove this and as a long-time tradition of the contest, mod elements must appear in every shot of your film with the exception of 15 seconds. More on this below.[/*]
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[*]Your entry must consist of primarily LEGO (or similar building block toy) stop motion animation. Live action, CGI, and hand drawn animation are allowed but stop motion must be the primary focus.[/*]
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[*]Your entry must consist of at least 30 seconds of stop motion animation. Looped footage that consists of less that 30 seconds of animation will not count. There is no maximum time limit.[/*]
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[*]No mature or explicit content is allowed. This includes but is not limited to: swearing, excessive gore, overt sexual content, and blatant drug references. (If you are unsure about whether your film will be accepted, ask me or one of the judges).[/*]
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[*][b]The use of strobe lighting WILL NOT BE ALLOWED without a content advisory and an additional advisory in the email for judges reviewing the films[/b]. Strobe lighting that the judges deem egregious and excessive will be disqualified.[/*]
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[*][b]You may not make your entry public until after the deadline[/b]. The entry you make public must be the entry you submit to the judges. You cannot create a version of your film that includes the mod element to send to the judges and then release a second version of the film with the mod element removed. Once the judging process is over and the official results have been announced, you can make any changes you wish.[/*]
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[*]Use of copyrighted material (such as music) is allowed, though be aware of copyright infringement. Use of copyrighted material will not affect the judging of your entry. Additionally, due to time restraints of the contest, music may be created before the contest. While using copyrighted/trademarked material is allowed, you are discouraged from basing your entry on pre-existing franchises such as Star Wars, Marvel, etc. There is no direct score deduction, but a film that uses pre-existing intellectual properties will not be viewed as favorable as a film that creates something entirely new.[/*]
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The THAC 2026 theme is [b]Revelation[/b].This could be interpreted in multiple different ways. It could be a character making a major breakthrough, or an event that changes everything. It could also be incorporated into the structure of the film itself. I highly recommend looking up various definitions online for inspiration and to get creative with your interpretations!

To assure that you create your entry within the 24 hour time frame and to prevent cheating, we require the use of the “mod element.” A mod element is a visual component that must be physically included in each shot of your film to prove that it was made in the 24 hour timeframe. There is an exception however, with a 15 second lenience rule. You do not have to include the mod element for a maximum of 15 seconds. Hopefully, this will allow you to film close-ups or other shots where it may be difficult to incorporate the mod elements. Additionally, we want to provide leeway to entrants who forget to include a mod element in a shot or two. In short, if you omit or forget the mod element in a few shots–that’s okay! Just make sure the shots without the mod do not exceed 15 seconds. Additionally, we do allow mod elements to be cropped out in some shots but you must provide proof that the mod element was present, by sending an uncropped still of the shot. You can send this either by messaging me on discord or by including it in your submission email.

There are two mod elements to choose from–you do not need to use both, you can pick one or the other, or even mix and match them. The first mod element is a color mod. This is a combination of two random bricks that must be connected together or touching. The second mod element is the letter mod. This could be any one of the 26 letters in the English alphabet. You may use upper or lowercase versions of the letter, but the letter must be recognizable.

This year’s mod elements are [b]a blue brick connected to or directly touching a yellow brick and the letter P[/b].

[b]According to Bricklink, the acceptable colors are:[/b]
Dark Turquoise (Bricklink ID 39)
Light Turquoise (Brickilnk ID 40)
Aqua (Brickilnk ID 41)
Light Aqua (Brickilnk ID 152)
Dark Blue (Brickilnk ID 63)
Blue (Brickilnk ID 7)
Dark Azure (Brickilnk ID 153)
Little Robots Blue (Brickilnk ID 247)
Maersk Blue (Brickilnk ID 72)
Medium Azure (Brickilnk ID 156)
Sky Blue (Brickilnk ID 87)
Medium Blue (Brickilnk ID 42)
Bright Light Blue (Brickilnk ID 105)
Light Blue (Brickilnk ID 62)
Sand Blue (Brickilnk ID 55)
Dark Royal Blue (Brickilnk ID 1-9)
Royal Blue (Brickilnk ID 97)
Trans-Dark Blue (Brickilnk ID 14)
Trans-Medium Blue (Brickilnk ID 74)
Trans-Light Blue (Brickilnk ID 15)
Trans-Aqua (Brickilnk ID 113)
Chrome Blue (Brickilnk ID 52)
Pearl Blue (Brickilnk ID 254)
Pearl Sand Blue (Brickilnk ID 78)
Satin Trans-Light Blue (Brickilnk ID 223)
Satin Trans-Dark Blue (Brickilnk ID 232)
Glitter Trans-Light Blue (Brickilnk ID 162)
Mx Aqua Green (Brickilnk ID 142)
Mx Teal Blue (Brickilnk ID 146)
Mx Tile Blue (Brickilnk ID 143)
Mx Foil Dark Blue (Brickilnk ID 214)
Mx Medium Blue (Brickilnk ID 144)
Mx Foil Light Blue (Brickilnk ID 215)
Mx Pastel Blue (Brickilnk ID 145)
Dark Yellow (Brickilnk ID 161)
Ochre Yellow (Brickilnk ID 173)
Yellow (Brickilnk ID 3)
Light Yellow (Brickilnk ID 33)
Bright Light Yellow (Brickilnk ID 103) 
Neon Yellow (Brickilnk ID 236) 
Lemon (Brickilnk ID 171)
Trans-Neon Yellow (Brickilnk ID 121)
Trans-Yellow (Brickilnk ID 19)
Satin Trans-Yellow (Brickilnk ID 170)
Mx Light Yellow (Brickilnk ID 137)
Mx Foil Yellow (Brickilnk ID 218)
Mx Ochre Yellow (Brickilnk ID 138)
Mx Lemon (Brickilnk ID 139)


Here is the overall [url=https://www.bricklink.com/catalogColors.asp?v=0]Bricklink Color Guide.[/url]


The letter mod may be upper or lowercase. The letter can be rotated but not mirrored. It must be clearly identifiable as the particular letter. It may be written on a piece of paper or sticker, drawn directly onto a brick, printed onto a piece, or built from pieces and even integrated into the set. The letter mod may exist as a printed LEGO piece, but it must clearly be that letter. Expressions on a minifigure face or folds in clothing on minifigure torsos are not letters.

[b]Mod elements must be physically present. They cannot be digitally added in post-production.[/b]

Minifigure parts such as a red torso attached to blue legs count as the color mod.

Baseplates also count as part of a color mod.

You do not need to include the mod elements in the title or credits.

Check out Chris W.’s video about mod elements: [url]https://youtu.be/YKO2McX25jY[/url]
[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/7993ee26-f1f3-48d4-8ae3-f58068990c77.png[/img]


Entries will be judged on criteria including originality, production value (animation, set design, cinematography, sound, etc.), story, and creative interpretation of the theme. Films will be discussed and ranked by the judges until a consensus is reached. The top three films will be eligible for the prize pool. Entries below 15th place will not be publicly ranked.
The judges this year are:

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/5f32577e-0de4-4c66-9ba1-43efc8b93047.png[/img]
[b]Robin[/b]
Robin is a German brickfilmer and a member of the Bricks in motion mod team. He has been brickfilming since 2009 and has won multiple awards at Steinerei, winning the Best Stop-Motion Animation and Newcomer categories in 2023 and Audience Prize Winner award in 2025. 

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/948c6bbf-083e-4990-9e66-102893047eb7.jpg[/img]
[b]The Tenacious Brick[/b]
Sam of The Tenacious Brick is a brickfilmer from the UK. He placed 2nd in THAC XV in 2018 with his film [i]Corn Season[/i] and 11th place in last year’s THAC with [i]Full Phil and the Limericks[/i].

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/4311ce7d-ca91-4600-99a8-19102ee7b06a.png[/img]
[b]Gregory Animations[/b]
Gregory Animations is an American brickfilmer, best known for his parody brickfilms, such as his Spider-Man Series,  Batman series, Deadpool series, and [i]The Adventures of Aquaman[/i] series.

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/fcd5cee7-f9cb-463c-970e-c12122cdb9f0.png[/img]
[b]Nurtnaut[/b]
Nurtnaut is a New Zealand brickfilmer who has made a variety of high placing THAC and BRAWL entries in recent years, most recently coming first place in BRAWL 2025 with [i]Who is Tying People to Train Tracks?[/i]

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/14d7eb59-2027-408c-978a-b3b0ca2eb214.png[/img]
[b]LOTW Studios[/b]
LOTW Studios is the current host of THAC and host of the World of Brickfilms Podcast. He is most known for his [i]App Man[/i] series and came 1st place in BRAWL 2021, with his entry [i]The Tracker Tracked[/i].
 
[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/177313a3-076a-420d-8fb2-43d81f1b68f9.png[/img]

The 1st place winner will have the choice to pick out of the 3, followed by the 2nd place winner, who chooses between the 2 remaining prizes, with the 3rd receiving the remaining prize.  Additionally, courtesy of Nathan Wells, all the top 3 will receive a Blu-Ray copy of the [url=https://brickfilms.fandom.com/wiki/The_Bricks_in_Motion_Collection]Bricks in Motion Collection[/url], which features nearly 30 classic brickfilms from the community!

Please note that there is the possibility of supply shortages with sets, but the prizes we are offering are:

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/a5fb0a22-ffb1-4147-86bf-abc05d8ce22f.png[/img]
[b]The Orient Express Train[/b]| [b]Sherlock Holmes: Book Nook[/b]| [b]Game Boy[/b]

In addition, there is a separate prize category: [b]Promising Director[/b]. This will be awarded to a film that while not necessarily in the top ten, the judges feel displays the creator's passion for their work and their potential to become a great brickfilm director in the future. 
[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/17d337e9-0275-40ea-999d-92134018cbb4.png[/img]
[b]Record Player with Flowers[/b]

If you have any questions, please contribute to the discussion below, or message me on the Bricks in Motion Discord!]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[William Osborne]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/132919/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2026-01-21T14:01:00Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/47654/thac-2026-starts-now/new/posts/</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[THAC 2026 - Coming January 3rd - 4th]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/44139/thac-2026-coming-january-3rd-4th/new/posts/"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/d9143265-8831-428b-a06a-c58f19b59d6e.png[/img]
Hello one and all, and welcome to [b]THAC 2026.[/b] I am thrilled to be hosting my 5th consecutive THAC and once again, I want to thank every single one of you that took part earlier this year, to make our 20th Anniversary Special our biggest yet with a total of 194 accepted entries!!!

Check out the announcement video: 
[youtube][url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvrbz0sSDz0[/url][/youtube]

Special thanks to James Morr of tiny Angry Dog Studios for designing the brilliant logo.

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/c0d5f217-f203-4b36-bea7-deba53b94eaf.png[/img]
The [b]Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest[/b], or THAC for short, is a Brickfilming competition that lasts exactly 24 hours. All writing, recording, animating, and editing must be completed within the span of one day. It is as challenging as it sounds, but equal parts fun and a major staple of the community!


[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/4718eaff-e029-4968-93b9-8d1005182a04.png[/img]
THAC will commence on [b]Saturday, January the 3rd at 7:00 am EST[/b]. It will end exactly 24 hours later, on [b]Sunday, January the 4th at 7:00 am EST[/b]. A countdown to the contest can be found [url=https://countingdownto.com/?c=6743353]here.[/url]


[b]Anyone who is not banned from Bricks in Motion is eligible to enter THAC.[/b] The email address to submit entries to will be listed in the "THAC 2026 STARTS NOW!" thread and the THAC 2026 launch video that will be posted on January 3rd, 2026. You do not need to have an account on Bricks in Motion, but it is encouraged that you join the [url=https://www.bricksinmotion.com/forums/register/]site[/url] or [url=https://bricksinmotion.com/chat/]Discord[/url] and get involved with the community. Judges may participate but are disqualified from being ranked and from receiving prizes. Joint productions are allowed, but it is up to you to divide up the prizes if you win anything.

To assure that you create your entry within the 24 hour time frame and to prevent cheating, the theme will be announced at the start of the contest. You are allowed to brainstorm ideas beforehand and/or prepare builds for your sets, but there is no guarantee that your ideas will match the theme. The theme will either be a single word or phrase. For example, the last THAC’s theme was “Fulfill”.

[b]You must include the THAC logo for at least 3 uninterrupted seconds of your entry[/b]. This could be at any point in your video and any variation of the logo that will be provided. Several high-quality resolution versions of the THAC 2026 logo will be available on the day and will be accessed from the "THAC 2026 Starts Now!" thread.

In addition, we also require the use of the “mod element.” A mod element is a visual component that must be physically included in each shot of your film to prove that it was made in the 24 hour timeframe. There is an exception however, with a 15 second lenience rule. You do not have to include the mod element for a maximum of 15 seconds. Hopefully, this will allow you to film close-ups or other shots where it may be difficult to incorporate the mod elements. Additionally, we want to provide leeway to entrants who forget to include a mod element in a shot or two. In short, if you omit or forget the mod element in a few shots–that’s okay! Just make sure the shots without the mod do not exceed 15 seconds. Additionally, we do allow mod elements to be cropped out in some shots but you must provide proof that the mod element was present, by including an uncropped still of the shot in your submission email.

There will be two mod elements to choose from–you do not need to use both, you can pick one or the other, or even mix and match them. As with the theme, these mod elements will be announced at the start of the contest. The first mod element is a color mod. This will be a combination of two random bricks that must be connected together or touching. (For example, a green brick connected to a white brick.) The second mod element is a letter mod. This could be any one of the 26 letters in the English alphabet. You may use upper or lowercase versions of the letter, but the letter must be recognizable. [b]Check out Chris W.’s video about mod elements:[/b] [url]https://youtu.be/YKO2McX25jY[/url]


[list=*]
[*]Your entry must be entirely animated and edited during the 24-hour period. To prove this and as a long-time tradition of the contest, mod elements must appear in every shot of your film with the exception of 15 seconds.[/*]
[/list]
[list=*]
[*]Your entry must consist primarily of LEGO (or similar building block toy) stop motion animation. Live action, CGI, and hand drawn animation are allowed but stop motion must be the primary focus.[/*]
[/list]
[list=*]
[*]Your entry must consist of at least 30 seconds of stop motion animation. There is no maximum time limit.[/*]
[/list]
[list=*]
[*]No mature or explicit content is allowed. This includes but is not limited to: swearing, excessive gore, overt sexual content, and blatant drug references. (If you are unsure about whether your film will be accepted, ask me or one of the judges).[/*]
[/list]
[list=*]
[*]While flashing lights imagery is not directly forbidden, you are required to include an epilepsy warning, both at the start of the video and in your submission email. If strobe lighting is deemed too excessive by the judges, you might be asked to alter your submission or face disqualification.[/*]
[/list]
[list=*]
[*][b]You may not make your entry public until after the deadline[/b]. The entry you make public must be the entry you submit to the judges. You cannot create a version of your film that includes the mod element to send to the judges and then release a second version of the film with the mod element removed. Once the judging process is over and the official results have been announced, you can make any changes you wish.[/*]
[/list]
[list=*]
[*]Use of copyrighted material (such as music) is allowed, though be aware of copyright infringement. Use of copyrighted material will not affect the judging of your entry. Additionally, due to time restraints of the contest, music may be created before the contest. While using copyrighted/trademarked material is allowed, you are discouraged from basing your entry on pre-existing franchises such as Star Wars, Marvel, etc. There is no direct score deduction, but a film that uses pre-existing intellectual properties will not be viewed as favorable as a film that creates something entirely new.[/*]
[/list]

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/7993ee26-f1f3-48d4-8ae3-f58068990c77.png[/img]

Entries will be judged on criteria including originality, production value (animation, set design, cinematography, sound, etc.), story, and creative interpretation of the theme. Films will be discussed and ranked by the judges until a consensus is reached. The top three films will be eligible for the prize pool. Entries below 15th place will not be publicly ranked.
The judges this year are:

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/5f32577e-0de4-4c66-9ba1-43efc8b93047.png[/img]
[b]Robin[/b]
Robin is a German brickfilmer and a member of the Bricks in motion mod team. He has been brickfilming since 2009 and has won multiple awards at Steinerei, winning the Best Stop-Motion Animation and Newcomer categories in 2023 and Audience Prize Winner award in 2025. 

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/948c6bbf-083e-4990-9e66-102893047eb7.jpg[/img]
[b]The Tenacious Brick[/b]
Sam of The Tenacious Brick is a brickfilmer from the UK. He placed 2nd in THAC XV in 2018 with his film [i]Corn Season[/i] and 11th place in last year’s THAC with [i]Full Phil and the Limericks[/i].

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/4311ce7d-ca91-4600-99a8-19102ee7b06a.png[/img]
[b]Gregory Animations[/b]
Gregory Animations is an American brickfilmer, best known for his parody brickfilms, such as his Spider-Man Series,  Batman series, Deadpool series, and [i]The Adventures of Aquaman[/i] series.

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/fcd5cee7-f9cb-463c-970e-c12122cdb9f0.png[/img]
[b]Nurtnaut[/b]
Nurtnaut is a New Zealand brickfilmer who has made a variety of high placing THAC and BRAWL entries in recent years, most recently coming first place in BRAWL 2025 with [i]Who is Tying People to Train Tracks?[/i]

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/14d7eb59-2027-408c-978a-b3b0ca2eb214.png[/img]
[b]LOTW Studios[/b]
LOTW Studios is the current host of THAC and host of the World of Brickfilms Podcast. He is most known for his [i]App Man[/i] series and came 1st place in BRAWL 2021, with his entry [i]The Tracker Tracked[/i].
 
[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/177313a3-076a-420d-8fb2-43d81f1b68f9.png[/img]

The 1st place winner will have the choice to pick out of the 3, followed by the 2nd place winner, who chooses between the 2 remaining prizes, with the 3rd receiving the remaining prize.  Additionally, courtesy of Nathan Wells, all the top 3 will receive a Blu-Ray copy of the [url=https://brickfilms.fandom.com/wiki/The_Bricks_in_Motion_Collection]Bricks in Motion Collection[/url], which features nearly 30 classic brickfilms from the community!

Please note that there is the possibility of supply shortages with sets, but the prizes we are offering are:

[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/a5fb0a22-ffb1-4147-86bf-abc05d8ce22f.png[/img]
[b]The Orient Express Train[/b]| [b]Sherlock Holmes: Book Nook[/b]| [b]Game Boy[/b]

In addition, there is a separate prize category: [b]Promising Director[/b]. This will be awarded to a film that while not necessarily in the top ten, the judges feel displays the creator's passion for their work and their potential to become a great brickfilm director in the future. 
[img]https://slink.bricksinmotion.com/image/17d337e9-0275-40ea-999d-92134018cbb4.png[/img]
[b]Record Player with Flowers[/b]

If you have any questions, please contribute to the discussion below, or message me on the Bricks in Motion Discord!]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Hamrichonn]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/132919/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2026-01-03T11:30:01Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/44139/thac-2026-coming-january-3rd-4th/new/posts/</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Tales of Terror Contest Results!]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/43959/tales-of-terror-contest-results/new/posts/"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[[img]https://i.imgur.com/wO7LJFQ.jpeg[/img]

[b]TALES OF TERROR CONTEST RESULTS[/b]

Thank you to everyone for making the Tales of Terror Contest a special one! The contest received 49 entries, which is the most there has ever been to one of the annual "summer" contests on Bricks in Motion! The playlist of entries can be seen [url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx2Op1S8WyESB7WE17C64bj_cw6ZN5KVG]here[/url], and the results livestream can be seen [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMUyQc1klfk]here[/url].

The judges for the Tales of Terror Contest were:
[url=https://www.youtube.com/@GoldPuffin]Gold Puffin[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/@Nurtnaut]Nurtnaut[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/@sillypenta]Penta[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/@TwistedBricks]Twisted Bricks[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/@WorldofShrimpy]World of Shrimpy[/url]

First off, the winner of the Promising Director Award was [b]The Eldritch Fluffball for [i][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2H-xWLGUeo]The Great Crystal Ball Kerfuffle[/url][/i][/b]! Congratulations!

Now, onto the top 15!

[size=large][b]RESULTS:[/b][/size]
[size=large][u][b]1st Place:[/b][/u] [b][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hIM0uSowAY]The Doppelgänger from New Arcadia by Stanley Q-Brick[/url][/b][/size]

[size=large][u][b]2nd Place:[/b][/u] [b][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Bn5UktoD5c]Where To? by JYB animations[/url][/b][/size]

[size=large][u][b]3rd Place:[/b][/u] [b][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBcnrGJ4G70]Paradise by Ru Rul[/url][/b][/size]

[b]4th Place:[/b] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUAUELDk-EI]Pertinacious Protocol by JO Co[/url]

[b]5th Place:[/b] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RtIyZUARoc]The Evil Resident by Inanimate[/url]

[b]6th Place:[/b]  [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7M-cTB4ofM]The Book of BoOo by Star Brick Studios and PR film studios[/url]

[b]7th Place:[/b] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCkaWKaWMZ4]The Trick Or Treaters From Hell by C LEGO Films[/url]

[b]8th Place:[/b] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvkIsVXK3kg]Beyond the Veil by Starstreak Media[/url]

[b]9th Place:[/b] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2H-xWLGUeo]The Great Crystal Ball Kerfuffle by The Eldritch Fluffball[/url]

[b]10th Place:[/b] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amJ35KIS5g8]Viviere by morp[/url]

[b]11th Place:[/b] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU3At_Ehllw]HOUSE CALL by Flannel Shirt Guy[/url]

[b]12th Place:[/b] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iYqB_3C2ZQ]CHANNEL 7 by Tomás Giacaman[/url]

[b]13th Place:[/b] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pr5cgpO-5A]The Dream by AndisBricks[/url]

[b]14th Place:[/b] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgEx_XtPoz0]Story Hunting by Legend of Animation[/url]

[b]15th Place:[/b] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKTGsDwZQcc]Continue The Story - Halloween 2025: Part 2 by McNickFlix[/url]

Congrats to the Top 15, and thank you to everyone who participated!

Be sure to look out for the THAC 2026 announcement very soon, and another summer contest in 2026!]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Penta]]></name>
				<email><![CDATA[sillypenta@gmail.com]]></email>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/78/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2025-11-30T19:17:05Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/43959/tales-of-terror-contest-results/new/posts/</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Tales of Terror (Bricks in Motion 2025 Summer(-ish) Contest)]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/34605/tales-of-terror-bricks-in-motion-2025-summerish-contest/new/posts/"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[[img]https://i.imgur.com/wO7LJFQ.jpeg[/img]

[size=large][b]THE TALES OF TERROR CONTEST - A HALLOWEEN BRICKFILM CONTEST[/b][/size]

[youtube][url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60O8ZmWHjHo[/url][/youtube]

Artwork by Tiny Angry Dog Studios.

[size=large][b]CONTEST[/b][/size]
This year, Bricks in Motion challenges you to create a brickfilm for the Halloween season. 
The contest will run from [b]AUGUST 20TH to OCTOBER 31ST.[/b]

[size=large][b]PRIZES[/b][/size]
[b]Dragonframe 5 + Controller[/b]
[img]https://i.imgur.com/XOEhNWI.jpeg[/img] 
Dragonframe is the premium stop motion animation software that captured Laika's ParaNorman, The Boxtrolls and Disney's Frankenweenie. This software is easy enough for a beginner to learn, but offers a wealth of advanced features sure to meet the needs of any stop motion animator. Software and controller included. For Mac OSX and Windows. Thanks as always to Dragonframe for generously sponsoring our annual contest.

[b]LEGO Creator 31167 Haunted Mansion[/b]

[img]https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt61735fb0922b35cc/31167_Prod.png[/img]

[b]LEGO 43279 Wall-E and Eve[/b]

[img]https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/bltb61df5c6a83a2624/43279_Prod_en-gb.png[/img]

In addition, there is another separate prize category, the Promising Director Award. This will be awarded to a film that, while outside of the top 3, the judges feel displays the creator's passion for their work and their potential to become a great brickfilm director in the future, and from a brickfilmer who has not been releasing brickfilms for a long time already.

[b]Promising Director Prize: LEGO 72038 Wario & King Boo[/b]

[img]https://www.lego.com/cdn/cs/set/assets/blt856d333707aa584e/72038_Prod.png[/img]

[size=large][b]JUDGES[/b][/size]
Entries will be judged on their overall creativity, quality, and spooky spirit by the 5 judges. Rather than scoring individual categories like animation or story, the judges will examine each film on how well it comes together, whatever kind of film it is, as a complete artistic work. Films will be discussed and ranked collectively by the judges until a consensus is reached. The top 3 films will be eligible for the prize pool.

[img]https://i.imgur.com/QSYTkLW.png[/img]
[b]Penta[/b]
is one of the admins of Bricks in Motion and the Brickfilms Wiki.

[img]https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/brickfilms/images/2/2a/Goldpuffin.jpg[/img]
[b]Gold Puffin[/b]
is known for brickfilms and other LEGO videos on YouTube, and creates top 10 lists of brickfilms of each year.

[img]https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/brickfilms/images/a/ad/TwistedBricks.png[/img]
[b]Twisted Bricks[/b]
is one of the most notable horror brickfilmers, having created the long-running [i]LEGO Zombie Apocalypse[/i] series, and the feature length, BiMA-winning [i]The Void War: Grey Horizons[/i].

[img]https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/brickfilms/images/f/f6/Nurtnaut.png[/img]
[b]Nurtnaut[/b]
won first place in BRAWL 2025 with [i]Who is Tying People to Train Tracks?[/i].

[img]https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/brickfilms/images/f/f4/WorldofShrimpy.jpg[/img]
[b]World of Shrimpy[/b]
won second place in BRAWL 2025 with [i]QUIET EXTINCTION[/i].

[size=large][b]RULES[/b][/size]
•    No mature/explicit content is allowed. This includes, but is not limited to: excessive swearing, excessive violence, overt sexual content, and blatant drug references. Mild language is allowed, and some blood and violence is allowed, but not to a gratuitous level.
•    There is a minimum requirement of 30 seconds of animation. There is no maximum runtime. Remember, it is better to focus on quality and attention to detail than to make a very long and ambitious film, but let the quality suffer. A highly-polished three-minute movie is better than a ten-minute movie that falls apart because the director ran out of time to do it the right way. The judging system won't favour a film for simply being longer, but low production values will hurt a longer film when competing against a shorter film that is better made.
•    CG brickfilms are allowed in this contest.
•    Egregious use of generative AI will disqualify an entry.
•    Submitted films must be new films. Even if you do submit a film you began working on before this competition was announced, that is fine as long as you haven't released it anywhere before this contest, and it fits the theme of this contest.
•    Films may not be posted publicly until October 2025.
•      The entry you submit to the judges must be the entry made publicly available to everyone else. This means you can't submit a rough version for judging then post a polished version you spent more time on as though it were your entry to the contest publicly. You may post reworked versions of your film once contest judging is completed and results have been announced.
•    All music must be credited, even if you made it yourself.
•    Entries that use characters from trademarked properties as source material are allowed, but it is encouraged to create your own characters or even use old works that are now in the public domain.
•    An entry will not be accepted if you are banned from Bricks in Motion.

[size=large][b]DEADLINE[/b][/size]
The deadline for submissions will be [b]Friday, October 31st, any time zone.[/b]
Films may be submitted any time from now, though they cannot be made public until October or later.

To submit your film, send a link to your entry to: [b]sillypenta@gmail.com[/b]

It is preferred if you write the subject of your email in this format:
Tales of Terror entry, [Your Bricks in Motion username], “[Title of your film]”
For example: Tales of Terror entry, Skell-Boy, "The Werewolf Returns"

Our preferred method of submission is unlisted YouTube links. If you do not have a YouTube account, we also accept password-protected Vimeo uploads and Google Drive links (Be sure to change the privacy settings so that anyone with the link can access it.)

[size=large][b]Q&A[/b][/size]
[b]Q:[/b] Are CG brickfilms allowed?
[b]A:[/b] Yes; in this contest, CG brickfilms are allowed to be entered, and will be eligible for ranking.

[b]Q:[/b] Are we allowed to use the contest logo in our entry? In the credits of our film, for example?
[b]A:[/b] Yes, although this is not required. The logo can be found here: [url]https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/144j3S-ECe8s9DmR9Mu2SqfpVd0zrNE8t[/url]

[b]Q:[/b] Can we collaborate with others to create an entry?
[b]A:[/b] Yes! Collaboration is encouraged. However, we won't be able to divide up the prizes evenly for you, so you'll have to determine who receives the prizes in the case of a win. Entries may be submitted on the basis of one entry per director, so you can help with someone else's entry and still enter a film you've directed.

[b]Q:[/b] May we post trailers, images, or other work-in-progress elements of our film publicly on the forum?
[b]A:[/b] This is encouraged! Feel free to post about the progress on your film on the Discord or in the forums. You can even make a thread devoted to your progress on a film if you like.

[b]Q:[/b] Can we use some non-LEGO elements in building our sets and characters?
[b]A:[/b] Yes! This is a contest for LEGO filmmaking, but that could mean a minifigure with surroundings that aren't LEGO, etc. You are also allowed to use other LEGO-compatible brick brands. 

[b]Q:[/b]Are we allowed to release alternate versions of our films at the same time as the version submitted to the contest? (for instance, a version with profanity or other restricted content)
[b]A:[/b] In order to maintain the integrity of the judging process, please only release the version you are submitting to the contest publicly at the time the deadline passes. Entrants who violate this rule may be disqualified. If you want to re-release a revised version of your film, you may do so after contest judging is completed and results have been announced.

[b]Q:[/b] Are we required to include any "mod elements" like BiM's THAC contest?
[b]A:[/b] No, [b]there are no mod elements in the Tales of Terror Contest[/b]. Those are used in THAC to ensure films are created in the 24-hour period. You have over two months this time. Even if you did submit a film you began working on before this competition was announced, that would be fine as long as you haven't released it anywhere before this contest, and it fits the theme of this contest.

[b]Q:[/b] How fast and loose should I play with the content restriction rules?
[b]A:[/b] Ultimately, we want winning entries that won't earn us angry emails from parents, or concern from contest sponsors (present and future) if they win and are celebrated throughout BricksInMotion.com and our social media postings. This community has members of a diverse variety of ages and backgrounds in it, so for a competition we want to be respectful of that. These rules are undoubtedly going to be limitations for some filmmakers, but we believe it's still possible to make compelling, even dramatic stories within these limitations. Potentially, one could approach them as creative limitations that empower the filmmaker to find more original, inventive ways of conveying ideas in a film.

[b]Q:[/b] When can we share our films publicly?
[b]A:[/b] Previously, it has been once the deadline passes, but for this contest, the answer is any time from October 1st onwards, even though the deadline is October 31st. This is to allow films more time to be seen within the Halloween season, before it has passed.]]></summary>
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				<name><![CDATA[Penta]]></name>
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			</author>
			<updated>2025-10-31T22:36:36Z</updated>
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		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[BRAWL 2025 Results!]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/31238/brawl-2025-results/new/posts/"/>
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[b]THE BRAWL 2025 RESULTS ARE HERE![/b]

Another fantastic year of BRAWL in the can. 119 entries this year, and the quality was absolutely stacked. You can watch the results livestream [url=https://www.youtube.com/live/_BBYIoMqYcM]HERE[/url].

The judges for BRAWL 2025 were:
[url=http://www.bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/2438/]Chris W.[/url]
[url=https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/140407/]Sully (Tmns5097)[/url]
[url=https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/147115/]AeroNomad[/url]
[url=https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/157330/]Legolightbulb[/url]

The judging process worked as follows, each judge watched every film. After watching, each judge ranked their personal top 30 films. Each of the judge's lists were then run through a system that utilizes instant run-off voting to create a top fifteen reflective of all the judges. The judges then adjusted the top 25 list as a group until they were satisfied with the outcome.
Judges considered the following when watching the films: originality, production value (animation, set design, cinematography, sound, etc.), story, and creative interpretation of the theme. While the parts of the film were considered, the most important quality the judges looked for is how the film works as a whole.

[size=large][b]Prizes[/b][/size]
 
[u]Fortnite Peely Bone[/u], [u]Blacktron Renegade[/u], and the [u]Tudor Corner[/u]!
 
[img]https://i.imgur.com/gROw0g9.jpeg[/img]

First place gets first pick, second place gets second pick, and third place gets the prize that’s left. Additionally, all the top 3 will receive a Blu-Ray copy of the [b][url=https://brickfilms.fandom.com/wiki/The_Bricks_in_Motion_Collection]Bricks in Motion Collection[/url][/b], which features nearly 30 classic brickfilms from the community!

[b][size=large]Best Newcomer Award![/b][/size]

We decided to add a prize to recognize a newer brickfilmer! To qualify, it must be your first or second time entering BRAWL, and it won’t go to those who have been brickfilming for a long while, but are only entering BRAWL now. Also, if your entry places in the Top 15, you are not eligible for the Best Newcomer Award.

And the winner of the Best Newcomer Award is…

[size=large]A Brick, with [b][url=https://youtu.be/Jk4KPHcvp-M?si=mjvyJ6i-KqUlLN8m]“Losing Control”![/url][/b][/size]


It’s time for the Top 25!

[size=large][b]RESULTS:[/b][/size]
[img]https://i.imgur.com/OZ2sCU2.png[/img]
[size=large][u][b]1st Place:[/b][/u] [b][url=https://youtu.be/yMjJplyeuzU?si=QklCrCHYoSvtgbGb]Who Is Tying People to Train Tracks? - Nurtnaut[/url][/b][/size]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/vb2OUhl.png[/img]
[size=large][u][b]2nd Place:[/b][/u] [b][url=https://youtu.be/wYpZeSEeE0Q?si=SxLMgs4BT2kv9YKI]Quiet Extinction - World of Shrimpy[/url][/b][/size]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/DEn3vbE.png[/img]
[size=large][u][b]3rd Place:[/b][/u] [b][url=https://youtu.be/wEo9JLX2694?si=s_Edi3dU99ksBXNc]The Star Collector - Stanley Q-Brick[/url][/b][/size]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/8OL378Z.png[/img]
[b]4th Place:[/b] [url=https://youtu.be/8L3EC5Xxc70?si=sKULwigmiH9zi4cQ]Cobalt - Adventures Ensue[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/Y4QHUaP.png[/img]
[b]5th Place:[/b] [url=https://youtu.be/Wl8AuW_S5gE?si=gXQvOC2ynVKURLvl]A Day Most Fowl - Flannel Shirt Guy[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/f470psC.png[/img]
[b]6th Place:[/b]  [url=https://youtu.be/0ONmrFUwN44?si=dLfdcPHDBGkBOfA8]Core Memory - Imaginator Productions[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/uPKerqP.png[/img]
[b]7th Place:[/b] [url=https://youtu.be/EjL9tjo_yYA?si=_W2qkQb-Zj3CXbHR]First Day on the Job - obstinarian[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/mnVcVdU.png[/img]
[b]8th Place:[/b] [url=https://youtu.be/9YIty-PV3iI?si=4cXS0iqsRHj0qW95]Spirited Shenanigans - A Brick History[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/wJ0t1YR.png[/img]
[b]9th Place:[/b] [url=https://youtu.be/RQHm_c_tRKc?si=8xsoWwT5n0_8JcuI]Time Without You - Erik Tong Studios[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/ArzWLDv.png[/img]
[b]10th Place:[/b] [url=https://youtu.be/AXm_aLYW7YI?si=xCAenAMbTYiQ6-ou]Aloofness - Box Studios[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/wGm32Qh.png[/img]
[b]11th Place:[/b] [url=https://youtu.be/BsyWM8cGw9A?si=b-wR9F4bvDEWYlsp]The Eponymous Dread Wizard Ferald the Feckless - Formal Lens[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/aE5Ky8n.png[/img]
[b]12th Place:[/b] [url=https://youtu.be/UNKeU8c7h50?si=qpWSmRpi9OSavSwU]Initiative Assistance - Penta[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/OiZt5LN.png[/img]
[b]13th Place:[/b] [url=https://youtu.be/IvlSHFTczYo?si=XyxZAh-zi43iv4lS]The Cone Troll - T&M Media Pictures[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/YbmYXGz.png[/img]
[b]14th Place:[/b] [url=https://youtu.be/lH-f9wt7cSY?si=GTlNjKi3XXVrPZhk]Darkstyle - JYB animations[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/ons5XMv.png[/img]
[b]15th Place:[/b] [url=https://youtu.be/mPp8BqRMpTw?si=qhuAfRtEgfjij4ak]Johnny Thunder and the Heart of the Jungle - Star Brick Studios[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/7vHwDdM.png[/img]
[b]16th Place:[/b] [url=https://youtu.be/ba3mDplLDv4?si=E_Kd9Uc6vAB_mjx4]Feedback - Mabs[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/TY6jV8h.png[/img]
[b]17th Place:[/b] [url=https://youtu.be/CyNKhiQ1Dck?si=ZRW7FixDQ2XvjxVo]The Doomed Squad - Luke Pictures[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/Z0nNqrp.png[/img]
[b]18th Place:[/b] [url=https://youtu.be/10UDJGLNXGE?si=1oy_xN9beccQ47su]You vs You - Orca Studios[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/pvTLp0B.png[/img]
[b]19th Place:[/b] [url=https://youtu.be/WCvQ1OHvcFk?si=Of0ETaFMYYyzTiPS]confinement - Chaizin[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/xWn943R.png[/img]
[b]20th Place:[/b] [url=https://youtu.be/rjVM2NrXjak?si=V1sT5W0b1iwJSCje]The Quadriplegic Kaleidoscope - Buggo Bricks[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/AkCMsdk.png[/img]
[b]21st Place:[/b] [url=https://youtu.be/4xO9O4O1VwU?si=bj2kWRaDnIwWlpYx]The Mirror of Avalon - AnimatorUnknown[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/ZzqGhpS.png[/img]
[b]22nd Place:[/b] [url=https://youtu.be/YTjOvJ6IhcU?si=_UdTR1vIIeKMFw1k]SINGLE EVENT EFFECT - Gold Brick Productions[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/6YZsx4Y.png[/img]
[b]23rd Place:[/b] [url=https://youtu.be/J_fwFfeQEoo?si=YOn9_iTg8pmHQGzv]By The Purse Strings - BlueBrick[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/BXLWCY3.png[/img]
[b]24th Place:[/b] [url=https://youtu.be/uYyfe3TdjOo?si=OgrFhqcVq6mZYOsT]Thus Always - Squidtastic Videos[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/KEUMMOc.png[/img]
[b]25th Place:[/b] [url=https://youtu.be/VNBVbf9Et0I?si=f5jDqVKF-q6cIKrq]Instability - C LEGO Films[/url]

Congrats to the Top 25, and everyone who participated!

It’s been another phenomenal year, and we can’t wait for next year!]]></summary>
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				<name><![CDATA[Three Mountains Studio]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/2438/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2025-07-26T21:18:43Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/31238/brawl-2025-results/new/posts/</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[BRAWL 2025 STARTS NOW!]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/31181/brawl-2025-starts-now/new/posts/"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[[img]https://i.imgur.com/L2lgnkq.jpeg[/img]

[size=large][b]Accepted Entries:[/b][/size]
CromoFilms
Thomas and Kermit Productions
Legend of Animation
Brickwill Studios
Jonah Newcombe Movies
WN Pictures
Damper Dipper
Buggo Bricks
RTW Films
CinemaBricks Productions
MotionverseFilmsOfficial
JYB Animations
Dr. Bricks
Frame5 Studios
Brick Wizard Studios
Dodgerthedude
Easterwood Productions
GreyBricks
Edfrin
Tuchio
SuperPlush99
Redbric Studio
Mabs
This Guy Dylan
Elotron Studios
Thomas Giacaman
AoW-Gamer
Over the Moon FIlms
Sully
North Brick Productions
Ry Ry Animation
MBAEAC
Mr. Shronke Productions
Thomas Studios
Handelsmann
Peapod44
Mustache Maniacs
Si Heagan
Nurtnaut
Imaginator Productions
Brickromancy
Bro Life Animation
TheLivingBrick56
C LEGO Films
BEEFY'S BRICKFILMS
World of Shrimpy
Jack McCarthy
JJ Binks
Spinysky Studio
VortBricks

[size=large][b]BRAWL 2025 HAS STARTED![/b][/size]
[b]B[/b]rickfilm [b]R[/b]apidly [b]A[/b]ll [b]W[/b]eek [b]Lo[/b]ng or [b]BRAWL[/b], is a contest in which you have [b]ONE WEEK[/b] to make and submit a whole brickfilm from scratch. Beginning RIGHT NOW, you have one week. Any entries not received by [url=https://countingdownto.com/?c=6327534][b]July 5th, 2025, 7:00PM EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)[/b][/url] will be disqualified. Sounds like a challenge? It is, but it’s a ton of fun!
 
[size=large][b]Theme & MOD Elements[/b][/size]
The story theme for BRAWL 2025 is [i][b]Control[/b][/i].
Take some time and come up with creative interpretations of the theme!
 
[b][size=large]Mods:[/size][/b]
The color MOD element is: a [b]WHITE[/b] piece connected to or directly touching a [b]YELLOW[/b] piece. The letter MOD element is the letter '[b]E[/b]'.

[b]All entries must clearly show the BRAWL 2025 logo for [u]three uninterrupted seconds.[/u][/b] The logos may be inserted digitally. Several high-quality resolution versions of the BRAWL 2025 logo can be found [url=https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1t2-YnmUf_mICBMbQ115gxRGHC-n7F7PG?usp=sharing]here[/url].

To prove that you made your film within the time limit, at least one of the mod elements must appear in[b] every [/b]shot of your animation (excluding 15 seconds, more info below). You [b]do not[/b] need to use both mod elements. You can combine these mod elements in any way that you see fit, so long as at least one is present. You could choose to use just the color mod or just the letter mod, you could choose to use both, you could alternate between scenes, or any combination of the above. All that is important is that at least one of the mod elements be visible in [b]every shot[/b], minus your 15-second leeway. For a video summary of the mod element rules, check out [url=https://youtu.be/YKO2McX25jY]this video[/url].

[list=*]
[*]The letter may be upper or lower case, but it still must be clearly that letter. It may be written or printed on a piece of paper or sticker, drawn directly onto a brick, printed on a piece, or built from pieces and even integrated into the set. As long as the mod is intentional and recognizable.[/*]
[*]The letter mod element may exist on a printed LEGO piece, but it must clearly be that letter. An eyebrow or wrinkle on a minifig’s face, or a fold in the shirt on the minifig's torso are not letters.[/*]
[*]All mod elements must be physically present in each shot of your entry (with the exception of 15 seconds). You cannot digitally insert the mod element after you have animated the shot.
Minifig parts (for example a red torso attached to white legs) can count as the color mod.[/*]
[*]Baseplates do count as the mod element.[/*]
[*]You do not need to include either mod element in the titles or credits.[/*]
[*]If a shot must be clarified by changing the shot in anyway (changing brightness, black and white to color, etc) to be able to identify the mod element, the shot will be not counted as containing the mod element and will count towards your fifteen second leeway (and will disqualify your entry if it pushes the run-time of shots without the mod element over 15 seconds). See next rule for one exception regarding the cropping of the image.[/*]
[*]For particular shots where including the mod element would be disruptive to your artistic vision (such as extreme close-ups and shots with very low depth of field), you may include a legal mod element in the shot and then crop the mod element out in post-production. You then must provide an uncropped frame from that shot and explain in detail the cropped shot in the submission email. You will have to provide separate proof for each shot.[/*]
[*][b]The acceptable colors are (as designated on Bricklink):[/b]
   White (Bricklink color ID: 1)
   Glow In Dark White (Bricklink color ID: 159) 
   Dark Yellow (BrickLink color ID: 161)
   Yellow (BrickLink color ID: 3)
   Light Yellow (BrickLink color ID: 33)
   Bright Light Yellow (BrickLink color ID: 103)
   Neon Yellow (BrickLink color ID: 236)
   Trans-Neon Yellow (BrickLink color ID:  121)
   Trans-Yellow (BrickLink color ID: 19)
   Mx Light Yellow (BrickLink color ID: 137)
   Mx Ochre Yellow (BrickLink color ID: 138)
   Mx Lemon (BrickLink color ID: 139)
   Mx Foil Yellow (BrickLink color ID: 218)

[url=https://www.bricklink.com/catalogColors.asp?v=0]Here is a link to the overall Bricklink Color Guide.[/url]
[/*]
[/list]

[b]15-Second Leeway Rule:[/b]
You are allowed to include up to 15 seconds of shots in your film that do NOT have mod elements present. The shot or shots without the mod elements do not have to be in order. The leeway rule allows you to not have to worry about placing a mod in difficult shots, or if you accidentally forget the mod in a shot. If you have any questions, please ask.


Feel free to contact myself (e-mail, PM, and the BiM Discord are the best way to reach me) or one of the judges with a frame to verify that the mod (letter or color) is recognizable and will not disqualify your entry. However, try to ask other users first and contact one of the judges as a last resort, as we may not may be able to respond immediately.

[size=large][b]The Rules[/b][/size]
[list=*]
[*]The entry must be entirely made and submitted in one week’s time. To prove this, one or both of the MOD elements must be present in [b]every shot (with the exception of a maximum of 15 seconds)[/b] of your entry.[/*]
[*]Your entry must consist primarily of LEGO (or similar building-block toy) stop-motion animation. Live-action, CGI, hand-drawn, or other forms of film or animation may be used to supplement your entry, but stop-motion animation must be the primary focus.[/*]
[*]Your entry must consist of [b]at least 30 seconds[/b] of stop-motion animation. There is no maximum time limit. [/*]
[*]No mature/explicit content is allowed. This includes, but is not limited to: swearing, excessive/gory violence, overt sexual content, and blatant drug references.[/*]
[*]You must not make your entry public until the deadline has passed.
The entry you submit to the judges must be the entry made publicly available to everyone else. [b]You cannot create a version of your film that includes the mod element to send to the judges, and then publicly release a second version of your film that has the mod element removed.[/b][/*]
[*]Use of copyrighted material (including music) is allowed, though discouraged. Use of copyrighted material will not affect the judging of your entry. [/*]
[*]Entries based off of previous copyrighted material (Star Wars, Marvel, Batman, etc.) are allowed, but discouraged. It could affect the judging of your film due to unoriginality. [/*]
[*]Because of the limited time frame and because this isn’t a music contest, you are allowed to use music created before the contest, either original music created beforehand or copyrighted music. [/*]
[*]Users banned from the Bricks in Motion forums or Discord are not allowed to enter BRAWL 2025.[/*]
[/list] 
[size=large][b]Submission[/b][/size]	
Please send all entries to BRAWLcontest@gmail.com before 7:00 PM EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) on July 5th, 2025, any entries sent after this time will be disqualified.
 
Write the subject of your email in this format:
BRAWL 2025 Entry, [Your Bricks in Motion username], “[Title of your film]”
For example: BRAWL 2025 Entry, Chris W., “Unrenewable 2: Unrenewabler”
 
Entries must be uploaded to one of these websites…
1. Unlisted YouTube video. To make your video unlisted, go to the video page and click the little blue icon next to the video title, then select UNLISTED from the drop-down menu.
2. Password-protected Vimeo video. To make your video password-protected, go to the video page and click Settings, then under the Privacy tab, choose "Only people with a password". Please remember to include the password in your email! If I cannot view your entry, I cannot accept it.

An email response will be sent once the entry has been approved. In the event of any problems (ex. A missing MOD element, etc), an email will be sent for clarification. It is recommended to stick around until you receive an approval email. Please note, if you are sending in your film the last day of the contest, a verification that your video follows all the rules may not be sent before the deadline as a majority of the entries are submitted the last day.
[u]Please check your video to make sure it is compliant with all rules before you send it to me.[/u]
 
 
Optionally, for entries whose primary language is NOT in the English language, a second version of the film may be submitted 48 hours after the deadline with added English subtitles so the judges have a better understanding of the film. In order to submit the subtitled film, the following criteria must be met:
 
• An entry must have been submitted before the one week deadline, July 5th, 2025 7:00 PM EDT.
• The subtitled entry will be a modified version of the entry submitted before the one-week deadline.[b] [u]The only change that can be made is English subtitles being added.[/u][/b] No extra shots, no extra audio, not even a change in color grade. If any changes are found, the subtitled entry will be considered void and the previously submitted non-subtitled entry will be judged.
• The subtitled entry must be submitted no later than 48 hours after the end of the BRAWL contest, July 5th, 2025 7:00 PM EDT.
 
The judges for BRAWL 2025 are:
[url=http://www.bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/2438/]Chris W.[/url]
[url=https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/140407/]Sully (Tmns5097)[/url]
[url=https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/147115/]AeroNomad[/url]
[url=https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/157330/]Legolightbulb[/url]

Entries will be judged on criteria including originality, production values (animation, set design, cinematography, sound, etc.), story, and creative interpretation of the theme by the 5 judges.  Films will be discussed and ranked collectively by the judges until a consensus is reached. The top 3 films will be eligible for the prize pool. [b]Entries below 25th place will not be publicly ranked.[/b]

[size=large][b]Prizes[/b][/size]
 
[u]Fortnite Peely Bone[/u], [u]Blacktron Renegade[/u], and the [u]Tudor Corner[/u]!
 
[img]https://i.imgur.com/gROw0g9.jpeg[/img]

 
First place gets first pick, second place gets second pick, and third place gets the prize that’s left. Additionally, all the top 3 will receive a Blu-Ray copy of the [b][url=https://brickfilms.fandom.com/wiki/The_Bricks_in_Motion_Collection]Bricks in Motion Collection[/url][/b], which features nearly 30 classic brickfilms from the community!

Last year, we introduced the [b]Promising New Director Award[/b], which goes to a new and upcoming brickfilmer who’s entering BRAWL for the first or second time, and we’re keeping it going this year! We want to give special recognition to a younger member who maybe didn’t crack the Top 15, or the top-placing at all, but has particular talent. The winner of the Promising New Director Award will receive the [b]LEGO Minecraft Woodland Mansion Fighting Ring[/b] set!
[spoiler]chicken jockey[/spoiler]

Feel free to ask questions in this thread, or on the [url=https://bricksinmotion.com/chat/]Bricks in Motion Discord[/url] in the #brawl-discussion channel. I’ll try my best to be around and ask questions, along with the other judges and BiM staff. However, be sure to read all the rules thoroughly before asking.

Feel free to post updates in this thread, make a BRAWL 2025 Production Thread, or share updates on social media with the hashtag #BRAWL2025!

[b]TICK TOCK FOLKS, IT’S TIME TO BRAWL![/b]]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Hamrichonn]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/2438/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2025-07-04T10:39:36Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/31181/brawl-2025-starts-now/new/posts/</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[The 2025 International Brickworld Film Festival]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/31057/the-2025-international-brickworld-film-festival/new/posts/"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[[b]The Brickworld Cinema Team is very excited to announce the twelfth annual Brickworld Film Festival![/b]

[img]https://brickworld.com/bwassets/img/filmfest.jpg[/img]

The festival will take place on Saturday, June 14th 2025 at 8:00pm at the Renaissance Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL. The event theme for Brickworld Chicago 2025 is “Braving the Elements” and we’re excited to see how directors will adapt the theme literally or metaphorically. This will be the biggest and best festival to date and contestants will be eligible to win a variety of prizes!

The Brickworld Film Festival is expanding this year in a dramatic way. [u]We are giving away an unprecedented $1400+ in prizes, with 4 new awards, and hosting a red carpet event with photo wall opportunities.[/u] We’re also distributing complimentary popcorn for audience members! Formal attire is recommended but not required. It will be a LEGO stop-motion event unlike anything seen before in North America.

While attending Brickworld Chicago isn’t required to enter the contest, the festival’s primary function is to serve the onsite attendees of Brickworld. In addition to the film festival, we will be running a LEGO stop-motion animation workshop, running a continuous screening of entries in our Brickfilm Theater, and doing all things LEGO all week long. The festival is proudly sponsored by Brickworld and EclipseGrafx.

[b]Official Rules[/b]
●	Your film should use LEGO elements to tell a story. It can be animated or live action, or a combination of the two.
●	Your film must be longer than 30 seconds and shorter than 5 minutes and 30 seconds in length.
●	Your film must not have been submitted to any previous Brickworld Film Festival.
●	Your film does not need to incorporate the “Braving the Elements” theme, but it is highly encouraged.
●	Anyone can enter a film in the festival, but you must be a Registrant of Brickworld Chicago to be eligible for all the prizes and trophies - except for the International Trophy and Gift Card which every valid entry qualifies for.
●	Films should be enjoyable by all ages. Film content such as (but not limited to) curse words/swearing, excessive violence, sexual content, and drug use will be grounds for disqualification at the discretion of the judges.
●	By entering your film for consideration, you attest that you hold all rights to exhibit the given work. This includes (but is not limited to) visuals, music, and characters. Unlicensed use of copyrighted material is not allowed.
●	By submitting your film, the Brickworld Film Festival is granted the right to use and/or publish clips or the full videos, screenshots, director and crew names, and any other material related to an entry in the event program, the Brickworld Film Festival screening, the Brickworld website, re-screenings at future Brickworld events, and for any and all promotional purposes.
●	Limit one (1) entry per director.
●	To submit, fill out the entry form (which includes an upload link for your film) by Wednesday, June 4th, 2025 : [url]https://forms.gle/4c3MMvgCv1QxdAkX6[/url]
●	The attendees and judges of Brickworld Chicago will vote on the films to decide the winners. There will be three main winners of the festival with four new subcategories. For the category definitions, visit the Brickworld awards category page here. See the prize details below:

[b]Main Prize Details:[/b]
Judges’ Choice: ($360 Value)
●	21348 Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon's Tale ($360)
●	Best Film – Judges’ Choice trophy
Attendees’ Choice: ($370 Value)
●	71799 NINJAGO® City Markets ($370) signed by LEGO set designer Markus Rollbühler
●	Best Film – Attendee trophy
International Choice: ($150 Value)
●	$150 E-Gift Card to Lego.com
●	Best Film – International trophy

[b]2025 NEW Awards & Prize Details:[/b]
Best Sound: ($100 Value)
●	10334 Retro Radio ($100)
●	Best Sound Trophy
Best Technical Animation: ($100 Value)
●	43230 Walt Disney Tribute Camera ($100)
●	Best Technical Animation Trophy
Best Screenplay: ($250 Value)
●	21327 Typewriter ($250)
●	Best Screenplay Trophy
Best Production Design: ($165)
●	10327 Dune Atreides Royal Ornithopter ($165)
●	Best Production Design Trophy

Visit the official rules page here: [url]https://brickworld.com/brickfilm-festival/[/url]

_________
[b]FAQ:[/b]

[b]What does it mean to be a Full Registrant of Brickworld Chicago?[/b]
You have purchased a badge for the full convention experience through this page here. If you purchase a standard, one-day entrance ticket for the public exhibition, this does not qualify as full registration. Film Fest organizers cross reference the names submitted through registration with the names on the film submission form. See more details on full registration badges here.

[b]Am I allowed to use minifigure portrayals of licensed characters?[/b]
Yes, using a character's likeness in minifig form (Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, or in-house play themes like Adventurers) is not a violation of copyright given that you are creating brand new footage owned by you with these minifigures. You cannot use the copyrighted footage or audio of licensed characters from someone else's work (except with express permission).

[b]Can I win more than one award/category?[/b]
As long as you are a fully registered on-site attendee of Brickworld Chicago and your film complies with all of the rules, you will be eligible to win any award/category. There is no limit to the number of categories/awards that can be won by a single valid entry. International films can only place in the international category.

[b]My film is slightly over the time restriction. Can I get an exception?[/b]
We have increased the time cap for 2025 from five minutes to five minutes and thirty seconds. However, beyond this extension, the run time is fixed in fairness to other entrants. Entries that fail to comply will not be screened.

[b]What about digitally animated or rendered submissions?[/b]
As long as your film uses LEGO elements as the primary visual medium, fully or partially animated submissions made through Blender, Stud.io, etc. are valid given that the film complies with all other rules. Compositing rendered assets is also acceptable.

[b]Where are the past years’ submissions?[/b]
We’re working on that! We hope to have a dedicated page here on the Brickworld website that will host the previous entries and winners.

For any further questions, please email [email]filmfest@brickworld.com[/email]. While Brickworld is a business that serves the LEGO community, the film festival is a volunteer-led event so we appreciate your patience and understanding as we seek to put on the best possible show and improve it year after year on our own time. We look forward to seeing your films!]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[StudioPICO]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/138528/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2025-07-01T17:46:24Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/31057/the-2025-international-brickworld-film-festival/new/posts/</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[BRAWL 2025]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/31129/brawl-2025/new/posts/"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[[img]https://i.imgur.com/L2lgnkq.jpeg[/img]
 
BRAWL 2025 is almost here!
 
[size=large][b]What is BRAWL?[/b][/size]
[b]B[/b]rickfilm [b]R[/b]apidly [b]A[/b]ll [b]W[/b]eek [b]L[/b]ong or [b]BRAWL[/b] is a contest in which you have exactly [b]one week[/b] to write, animate, edit, and submit a brickfilm. You can watch a quick [b]overview video[/b] of the contest here:
[youtube][url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LEyaWomyYw[/url][/youtube]
 
[size=large][b]When Does BRAWL Start?[/b][/size]
The contest will start [url=https://countingdownto.com/?c=6327532] June 28th, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)[/url], and will end [url=https://countingdownto.com/?c=6327534] July 5th, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET (Eastern Time)[/url]. You will have exactly one week to finish and submit a film. Any entries not received by the end of one week time period will be disqualified.
 
A thread titled "BRAWL 2025 Starts NOW!" will be posted in the Contest & Festivals forum. The thread will contain the theme, MOD elements, and submission information.
 
[size=large][b]The Rules[/b][/size]
[list=*]
[*]The entry must be entirely made and submitted in one week’s time. To prove this, one or both of the MOD elements must be present in [b]every shot[/b] (with the exception of fifteen seconds, more information about that below) of your entry.[/*]
[*]Your entry must consist primarily of LEGO (or similar building-block toy) stop-motion animation. Live-action, CGI, hand-drawn, or other forms of film or animation may be used to supplement your entry, but stop-motion animation must be the primary focus.[/*]
[*]Your entry must consist of at least 30 seconds of stop-motion animation. There is no maximum time limit. [/*]
[*]No mature/explicit content is allowed. This includes, but is not limited to: swearing, excessive/gory violence, overt sexual content, and blatant drug references.[/*]
[*]You must not make your entry public until the deadline has passed.
The entry you submit to the judges must be the entry made publicly available to everyone else. [b]You cannot create a version of your film that includes the mod element to send to the judges, and then publicly release a second version of your film that has the mod element removed.[/b][/*]
[*]Use of copyrighted material (including music) is allowed. Use of copyrighted material will not affect the judging of your entry. [/*]
[*]Entries based off of previous copyrighted material (Star Wars, Marvel, Batman, etc.) are allowed, but discouraged. It could affect the judging of your film due to unoriginality.[/*]
[*]Because of the limited time frame and because this isn’t a music contest, you are allowed to use music created before the contest, either original music created beforehand or copyrighted music. [/*]
[*]Entries must clearly show the BRAWL 2025 logo for three uninterrupted seconds. High quality versions of the logo (shoutout to the logo designer Tiny Angry Dog Studios!) will be posted by the start of the contest. The logo may be inserted digitally.[/*]
[*]Egregious use of generative AI will cause a submission to be disqualified.[/*]
[/list]
 
[size=large][b]Theme & MOD Elements[/b][/size]
If you’ve never entered BRAWL before, [url=https://youtu.be/YKO2McX25jY]HERE[/url] is a video overview of what mod elements are. If you have never entered THAC or BRAWL, please do so. Additionally, please read the rules below afterwards.
To ensure the BRAWL 2025 entries were made within the week-long time frame, the theme and mod elements (both color and letter mods) will be announced at the very start of the contest. The first mod element is a color mod. This will be a combination of two random brick colors connected together or touching (for example, a blue brick connected to a red brick). The second mod element is a letter mod. This could be any of the 26 letters of the modern English alphabet. You may use the uppercase or lowercase version of the letter, but the letter must be recognizable as that letter. 
 
[b]15-Second Leeway Rule:[/b]
The 15-Second Leeway Rule allows you to include up to 15 seconds of shots in your film that do NOT have mod elements present. The shot or shots without the mod elements do not have to be in order. The leeway rule allows you to not have to worry about placing a mod in difficult shots, or if you accidentally forget the mod in a shot. If you have any questions, please ask.
To prove that you made your film within the time limit, at least one of the mod elements must appear in[b] every [/b]shot of your animation (excluding the 15 seconds as stated above). You [b]do not[/b] need to use both mod elements. You can combine these mod elements in any way that you see fit, so long as at least one is present. You could choose to use just the color mod or just the letter mod, you could choose to use both, you could alternate between scenes, or any combination of the above. All that is important is that at least one of the mod elements be visible in [b]every shot[/b], minus your 15-second leeway.
Feel free to contact myself (e-mail, PM, and the BiM Discord are the best way to reach me) or one of the judges with a frame to verify that the mod (letter or color) is recognizable and will not disqualify your entry. However, try to ask other users first and contact one of the judges as a last resort, as we may not may be able to respond immediately.
 
[list=*]
[*]The letter may be upper or lower case, but it still must be clearly that letter. The letter can be rotated but not mirrored. Again, it must be clearly identifiable as that letter. It may be written or printed on a piece of paper or sticker, drawn directly onto a brick, printed on a piece, or built from pieces and even integrated into the set. As long as the mod is intentional and recognizable.
The letter mod element may exist on a printed LEGO piece, but it must clearly be that letter. An eyebrow or wrinkle on a minifig’s face, or a fold in the shirt on the minifig's torso are not letters.[/*]
[*]All mod elements must be physically present in each shot of your entry. You cannot digitally insert the mod element after you have animated the shot.[/*]
[*]Minifig parts (for example a red torso attached to grey legs) can count as the color mod, but bricks connected to or touching baseplates do not.[/*]
[*]You do not need to include either mod element in the titles or credits.[/*]
[*]If a shot must be clarified by changing the shot in anyway (changing brightness, black and white to color, etc) to be able to identify the mod element, the shot will be not counted as containing the mod element and will count towards your 15-second leeway. See next rule for one exception regarding the cropping of the image.[/*]
[*]For particular shots where including the mod element would be disruptive to your artistic vision (such as extreme close-ups and shots with very low depth of field), you may include a legal mod element in the shot and then crop the mod element out in post-production. You then must provide an uncropped frame from that shot and explain in detail the cropped shot in the submission email. You will have to provide separate proof for each shot.[/*]
[/list]
 
[size=large][b]Judging & Prizes[/b][/size]
 
The judges for BRAWL 2025 are:
[url=http://www.bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/2438/]Chris W.[/url]
[url=https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/140407/]Sully (Tmns5097)[/url]
[url=https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/147115/]AeroNomad[/url]
[url=https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/157330/]Legolightbulb[/url]

Entries will be judged on criteria including originality, production values (animation, set design, cinematography, sound, etc.), story, and creative interpretation of the theme by the 5 judges.  Films will be discussed and ranked collectively by the judges until a consensus is reached. The top 3 films will eligible for the prize pool. [b]Entries below 25th place will not be publicly ranked.[/b]
 
[size=large][b]Prizes[/b][/size]
 
[u]Fortnite Peely Bone[/u], [u]Blacktron Renegade[/u], and the [u]Tudor Corner[/u]!
 
[img]https://i.imgur.com/gROw0g9.jpeg[/img]

 
First place gets first pick, second place gets second pick, and third place gets the prize that’s left. Additionally, courtesy of Nathan Wells, all the top 3 will receive a Blu-Ray copy of the [b][url=https://brickfilms.fandom.com/wiki/The_Bricks_in_Motion_Collection]Bricks in Motion Collection[/url][/b], which features nearly 30 classic brickfilms from the community!

Last year, we introduced the [b]Promising New Director Award[/b], which goes to a new and upcoming brickfilmer who’s entering BRAWL for the first or second time, and we’re keeping it going this year! We want to give special recognition to a younger member who maybe didn’t crack the Top 15, or the top-placing at all, but has particular talent. The winner of the Promising New Director Award will receive the [b]LEGO Minecraft Woodland Mansion Fighting Ring[/b] set!
[spoiler]chicken jockey[/spoiler]
 
[size=large][b]Spread The Word![/b][/size]
Use #BRAWL2025 and share this post/the overview video around the share the news!
 
[size=large][b]Get Connected![/b][/size]
The [url=https://bricksinmotion.com/chat/]BiM Discord[/url] is always open, and feel free to talk to others in the #brawl-discussion topic. Try to find the answers to any questions in this post, but ask any questions you have over there, or below. I will be on the Discord, along with other staff, to answer any questions you guys may have.
 
[b]ONLY A MONTH AWAY UNTIL BRAWL 2025![/b]]]></summary>
			<author>
				<name><![CDATA[Si Heagen]]></name>
				<uri>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/user/2438/</uri>
			</author>
			<updated>2025-06-11T12:45:10Z</updated>
			<id>https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/31129/brawl-2025/new/posts/</id>
		</entry>
		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[Bricks in Motion Awards 2024]]></title>
			<link rel="alternate" href="https://bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/31064/bricks-in-motion-awards-2024/new/posts/"/>
			<summary type="html"><![CDATA[[img]https://i.imgur.com/7C88oIa.png[/img]

[size=large][b]THE BRICKS IN MOTION AWARDS 2024 RESULTS ARE HERE![/b][/size]

Yes! We have done the Bricks in Motion Awards for two years in a row again! The results are earlier in the year this time, since we already had in mind that we would do the BiMAs for 2024. Films were eligible to be nominated if they fulfilled one of the following criteria:

[list=*]
[*]Were shared by their creator on the Bricks in Motion Discord[/*]
[*]Were shared by their creator on the Bricks in Motion website[/*]
[*]Were a submission to an official Bricks in Motion contest or event[/*]
[/list]

Since Bricks in Motion is now also organizing Brickfilm Day events going forward, starting from the 2025 BiMAs, films submitted to Brickfilm Day will also become eligible to be nominated for the BiMAs.

This year, we decided to increase the number of nominees in each category from five to six nominees each, with the exception of Best Film, which has increased from 8 nominees to 10. The judging panel consisted of Bricks in Motion staff including myself, Chris W., JO Co, Orca Studios, William Osborne, Robin, and The Tenacious Brick. Additionally, long-time community members and hosts/judges from the community's previous award shows, MindGame and Tiny Angry Dog Studios, were also judges, and Orbital Lizard was also a judge.

Here is a playlist of all the nominees: [url]https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx2Op1S8WyEQsGFBIhERtgru6hfxRO7l-[/url]

If you want to watch the results livestream which features additional discussion, you can see it here: 
[youtube][url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCgyVLT18fA[/url][/youtube]

[b]And now for the winners![/b]

[size=large][b]Best Film[/b][/size]
[youtube][url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW1xxCrFjvw[/url][/youtube]

[b]All Nominees:[/b]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn2_RGGMK2Y][i][b]Falling Out of Love (Missouri, 1967)[/b][/i] by Sullivan Manning[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoF0H9GeJzs][i][b]A Family Affair[/b][/i] by Blandeer[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW1xxCrFjvw][i][b]Heck of a Day[/b][/i] by AeroNomad[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4qjqVydBv0][i][b]Jace Bodner - Don't Ruin The Love[/b][/i] by Jace Bodner and 47Filmworks[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui7Lvvgfkk4][i][b]LEGO Batman - KiteMan Story[/b][/i] by SaBByter[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1fPBZtm-fI][i][b]Lego DAREDEVIL | The Hero We (Mostly) Deserve[/b][/i] by Peter Cornell[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xthjVkivoxA][i][b]LEGO Deutsche Pass[/b][/i] by Yetgo[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT1kZE7j_RE][i][b]Loch Ness 1303[/b][/i] by Hamster Productions[/url]
[url=https://vimeo.com/1039320748][i][b]MINDLESS IDIOTS[/b][/i] by Silleck Family Productions[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kxFYCeGtEk][i][b]Shark Sharkman, Shark[/b][/i] by Stanley Q-Brick[/url]

[size=large][b]Best Animation[/b][/size]
[youtube][url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT1kZE7j_RE[/url][/youtube]

[b]All Nominees:[/b]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWrgm0EgFaM][i][b]The Baron[/b][/i] by Star Brick Studios[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1fPBZtm-fI][i][b]Lego DAREDEVIL | The Hero We (Mostly) Deserve[/b][/i] by Peter Cornell[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT1kZE7j_RE][i][b]Loch Ness 1303[/b][/i] by Hamster Productions[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SG7WY67INg][i][b]Paranoia on Second Avenue[/b][/i] by Sullivan Manning[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vu62I-n89Q][i][b]THE POWER OF LOVE[/b][/i] by Edbound[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W04gcTNstvA][i][b]LEGO SUSHI[/b][/i] by The Brick Bro[/url]

[size=large][b]Best Story/Screenplay[/b][/size]
[youtube][url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xthjVkivoxA[/url][/youtube]

[b]All Nominees:[/b]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn2_RGGMK2Y][i][b]Falling Out of Love (Missouri, 1967)[/b][/i] by Sullivan Manning and Sheridan Manning[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoF0H9GeJzs][i][b]A Family Affair[/b][/i] by Blandeer[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW1xxCrFjvw][i][b]Heck of a Day[/b][/i] by AeroNomad, Keenan Goo, and Tallas Goo[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xthjVkivoxA][i][b]LEGO Deutsche Pass[/b][/i] by Yetgo[/url]
[url=https://vimeo.com/1039320748][i][b]MINDLESS IDIOTS[/b][/i] by Sean Silleck[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kxFYCeGtEk][i][b]Shark Sharkman, Shark[/b][/i] by Stanley Q-Brick[/url]

[size=large][b]Best Cinematography[/b][/size]
[youtube][url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kxFYCeGtEk[/url][/youtube]

[b]All Nominees:[/b]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn2_RGGMK2Y][i][b]Falling Out of Love (Missouri, 1967)[/b][/i] by Sullivan Manning[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW1xxCrFjvw][i][b]Heck of a Day[/b][/i] by AeroNomad[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT1kZE7j_RE][i][b]Loch Ness 1303[/b][/i] by Hamster Productions[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8nEFiVgZEI][i][b]Lost In Yesterday[/b][/i] by C LEGO Films[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znQ6zix7LQ0][i][b]Our Heart’s Silent Rapture[/b][/i] by RestInPiecesProductions[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kxFYCeGtEk][i][b]Shark Sharkman, Shark[/b][/i] by Stanley Q-Brick[/url]

[size=large][b]Best Editing[/b][/size]
[youtube][url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn2_RGGMK2Y[/url][/youtube]

[b]All Nominees:[/b]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn2_RGGMK2Y][i][b]Falling Out of Love (Missouri, 1967)[/b][/i] by Sullivan Manning[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW1xxCrFjvw][i][b]Heck of a Day[/b][/i] by AeroNomad[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKCrxu9hZP0][i][b]Hotel 505[/b][/i] by C LEGO Films[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xthjVkivoxA][i][b]LEGO Deutsche Pass[/b][/i] by Yetgo[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FZiB3JrvVo][i][b]Semblance[/b][/i] by AnimatorUnknown[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kxFYCeGtEk][i][b]Shark Sharkman, Shark[/b][/i] by Stanley Q-Brick[/url]

[size=large][b]Best Set Design[/b][/size]
[youtube][url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW1xxCrFjvw[/url][/youtube]

[b]All Nominees:[/b]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qYqkFV1_r4][i][b]Closer[/b][/i] by Joshua Nelson and 2x4 Productions[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW1xxCrFjvw][i][b]Heck of a Day[/b][/i] by AeroNomad[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT1kZE7j_RE][i][b]Loch Ness 1303[/b][/i] by Hamster Productions, Jacob Chawner, and Kenneth Bullock[/url]
[url=https://vimeo.com/1039320748][i][b]MINDLESS IDIOTS[/b][/i] by Silleck Family Productions[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoN2GRTXL1U][i][b]M.O.B.[/b][/i] by Stanley Q-Brick[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft7Jf5qB6BM][i][b]北京烤鸭 Pekingente_24[/b][/i] by Tobias Hucker and Altlandstudios[/url]

[size=large][b]Best Sound Design[/b][/size]
[youtube][url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kxFYCeGtEk[/url][/youtube]

[b]All Nominees:[/b]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW1xxCrFjvw][i][b]Heck of a Day[/b][/i] by AeroNomad and Micah Schumacher[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iNuep-lhCU][i][b]I Remember You[/b][/i] by ForlornCreature[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z8nkprlozo][i][b]LEGOIST[/b][/i] by ZITRONUS ANIMATION[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT1kZE7j_RE][i][b]Loch Ness 1303[/b][/i] by Hamster Productions[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9kJXgGQA8w][i][b]Roasted[/b][/i] by hirschundelch[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kxFYCeGtEk][i][b]Shark Sharkman, Shark[/b][/i] by Stanley Q-Brick[/url]

[size=large][b]Best Visual Effects[/b][/size]
[youtube][url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9kJXgGQA8w[/url][/youtube]

[b]All Nominees:[/b]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMqqXel0zPk][i][b]Hoth Hangover[/b][/i] by MindGame and rikyismyname[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1fPBZtm-fI][i][b]Lego DAREDEVIL | The Hero We (Mostly) Deserve[/b][/i] by Peter Cornell[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W04gcTNstvA][i][b]LEGO SUSHI[/b][/i] by The Brick Bro[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYnn-OgMs1Y][i][b]LEGO Time Cruisers 2: Timebuster[/b][/i] by Arginnon[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9kJXgGQA8w][i][b]Roasted[/b][/i] by hirschundelch[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVv7hOaHKmg][i][b]The Rock Raiders Unionize[/b][/i] by McAuliffe Media[/url]

[size=large][b]Best Original Score[/b][/size]
[youtube][url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xthjVkivoxA[/url][/youtube]

[b]All Nominees:[/b]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F70L-WWto8][i][b]The Adventures of Captain Atom: Chapter 6[/b][/i] by Eli Hutchinson, music by Eric Meyer[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IugqeKU-XKE][i][b]Dance Of Shadows[/b][/i] by AeroNomad, music by Micah Schumacher[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xthjVkivoxA][i][b]LEGO Deutsche Pass[/b][/i] by Yetgo, music by Brickstorming[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYnn-OgMs1Y][i][b]LEGO Time Cruisers 2: Timebuster[/b][/i] by Arginnon, music by Arginnon[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvza592S48s][i][b]The misadventures of the LEGO Minions party-bus[/b][/i] by Penta, music by Joshua David Mitchell[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh1295hWRlM][i][b]Redemption[/b][/i] by GediRitter, music by GediRitter[/url]

[size=large][b]Best Voice Acting[/b][/size]
[url=https://vimeo.com/1039320748][i][b]MINDLESS IDIOTS[/b][/i] by Silleck Family Productions[/url]

[b]All Nominees:[/b]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoF0H9GeJzs][i][b]A Family Affair[/b][/i] by Blandeer[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW1xxCrFjvw][i][b]Heck of a Day[/b][/i] by AeroNomad[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT7bd1qc1kw][i][b]Interview with an Alien[/b][/i] by Star Brick Studios[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzkna826eFM][i][b]The Journey: A Head[/b][/i] by Austin Ramey and Sean Willets[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEbx2tY2daE][i][b]Lego Green Lantern The Emerald Knight: The Oncoming Storm[/b][/i] by Airborne_Productions[/url]
[url=https://vimeo.com/1039320748][i][b]MINDLESS IDIOTS[/b][/i] by Silleck Family Productions[/url]

Congrats to all the winners!]]></summary>
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			<updated>2025-03-17T11:31:43Z</updated>
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			<title type="html"><![CDATA[THAC 2025 Results!]]></title>
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It's time for the [b]THAC 2025 Results!!![/b]

Thanks to everyone for taking part and making this the biggest THAC ever with a total of [b]194 entries!!![/b] Big thanks to the judges for helping me manage to get the results ready within 3 weeks. You can watch all of the entries [url=https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx2Op1S8WyETujXzRQq-iL650aDPzFRED&si=cnuG1-VXHXnyqLvS]here.[/url]

[b]LET’S GET TO IT![/b]
[img]https://i.imgur.com/pQMvxUq.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/nWc06d5qAR0?si=1rkTjBUgdWF1SCTE]1st - Eye.To.Eye.With.Creation.VHSRiP.mkv by Stanley Q-Brick[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/w20F0tJ.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/SXob8J-pdF0?si=-pE1KMpbZfujgZXO]2nd - The Ordination by Sully[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/FnXE6Zq.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/V5VaFMbCvDY?si=4vvA-_rctq0zSXOw]3rd - The Horse Stealer by Sam Studios[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/rHi8S3Z.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/rY7IjqgOJTM?si=h9gQnup1E1HrKjqw]4th - Built Different by Slurpy[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/eblfNVc.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/zTZqg1Xzbg0?si=BhQx901lGjg0v]5th - Swabbie by flannelshirtguy[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/nmZ6PGJ.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/8_-RMqmYzDk?si=0GVaWrEQKsB-wq6C]6th - Falling For The Stars by EasterwoodProduction[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/UNaAHnq.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/NZ8TwzBuAEE?si=jHeYs6RnjPnAAPjG]7th - ACACIA by World of Shrimpy[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/ss9ivb8.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/AVv-yIH1qtM?si=mYprKCRiztInrTan]8th - M is for Company by SlideStudios[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/NToTxaC.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/hxFqobPb4kI?si=uWyf7xT0BUEMzSHl]9th - It’s Not Your Vault by Gold Brick Productions[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/6taPoPw.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/JgW4_RZIp1Y?si=DAN1ZV8a-KZv2VCB]10th - The Way Home by Jacob Crow[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/pOpHMoV.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/hd0xs1y_Yis?si=LuQR-kW3-YEzhenz]11th - Full Phil and the Limericks by The Tenacious Brick[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/CnGdhVY.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/XerU0XJE6WA?si=2jcplYrihAb316pM]12th - Eulogy by Noah Woodard[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/DqgMWz6.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/RNhc1J0XW5g?si=APjNpy-jNQ4qCs0k]13th - Over the Top by Orca Studios[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/pzcatWE.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/YwhoB6n-RlE?feature=shared]14th - Johnny Thunder & The Re-Gou Rip-Off by JOCo[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/P2ub5E0.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/lpEUHM5Ij7o?si=8l2n72pYLvSwvVKf]15th - Isolation of The Soul by C LEGO Films[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/4qjQSwf.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/N-eG3gBVEYg?si=N6osOyo3YOaSKLiZ]16th - Persistence by Daragh Twomey & Steve Collins[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/G57K7Ft.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/AGrDtTII3nM?si=-icdxkAiCCQbn51O]17th - In Your Gaze by Bluebrick[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/ni5FbL9.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/6q2_S53dD7w?si=Wa9LBLptMlN87RXV]18th - For The Love of Loaf by WillowTree[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/NTl4YlY.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/woB01XIj7w8?si=i4E475H5V-2OQwSw]19th - The Confession by PR Film Studios[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/WXwoLKf.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/K-KwpT5-kDk?si=PKwHTnMvAK1MOFQM]20th - I (Don’t) Love You (Anymore) by GravityFilms4[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/6qa1an3.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/DdXLb5nD6_Q?si=4MWTHGuCCu3DG1Sv]21st - Thy Liege Lord… by MAX Animation[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/Mg2J0Y2.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/0-ODeqe8XbM?si=FL0Ev_jj3ZztPA2J]22nd - The Overseer by Nurtnaut[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/yR6BFw6.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/biE9Bd_J5Lw?si=MC838HkdonYFrgWa]23rd - FOR DAD by Locker74Productions[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/FKDWcmE.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/VfiV_3o7bs0?si=sfByXMuGJKl1IFF1]24th - Last Chances by Jaguar[/url] 

[img]https://i.imgur.com/BFmpvg4.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/tAdg-DK4TN0?si=zcCxq7sonInM9j2T]25th - Flaming Inspiration by TangoTay[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/g5ScDK4.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/ZUO_372Y9u8?si=7kdO5bwtf8z03YVj]26th - A Gift To Remember by Dudebrick[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/RljkNlu.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/2UAuCu4SFIY?si=wAG_Ty7VKuAXZjA7]27th - In Search of Justice by Imaginator Productions[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/blrtWjd.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/-ZGbsX3yn2M?feature=shared]28th (Promising Director) - How to NOT Spread Butter on Toast by TREZ Studios[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/ntGmQRg.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/JVx7_Yoeztw?feature=shared]29th - Per Aspera Ad Astra by Chalios[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/eyzt34M.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/JVx7_Yoeztw?feature=shared]30th - Full of Phils by MindGame Studios[/url]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/UoWgI4X.png[/img]
[url=https://youtu.be/bN1qDbNpi0g?si=M1im_IVFS2tMSIDm]Creative Spark Prize (20th Anniversary Prize sponsored by Ladon) -   Keith, Journey to the Icetops by JYB Animations[/url]
A big thank you to Ladon for volunteering to sponsor an additional prize, to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of THAC. Ladon was not only the designer of one of the 2 amazing THAC 2025 logos, but also the designer of the very first THAC logo in 2005. 

"Grateful and honored at the opportunity to design a logo for this anniversary edition of THAC, and I wanted to lend a hand back into the community of filmmakers who competed in the event. I got the judges to give me a hand in selecting a film that, while not in the top 30, still showed an incredible amount of skill, potential, and an abundance of enthusiasm for what they were doing. The goal of this prize is to award ambition, and help someone push themselves even further." - Ladon.

JYB Animations was selected for this prize and has been awarded a set of [url=https://www.smallrig.com/smallrig-rm01-led-video-light-kit-3469.html]3 Smallrig mini lights[/url], designed to be used for photographing miniatures and figurines, and ideal for brickfilming. 

[img]https://i.imgur.com/8vW6nTD.jpeg[/img]
The judging process worked as follows; each judge watched every film. After watching, each judge ranked their personal top 30 films. Each of the judge's lists was then run through a system that utilizes instant run-off voting to create a top twenty-five reflective of all the judges (as all the judges had their own Top 30, there were far more than 30 entries on the overall list, prior to elimination). The judges then adjusted the top twenty-five list as a group until they were satisfied with the outcome.
Judges considered the following when watching the films: originality, production value (animation, set design, cinematography, sound, etc.), story, and creative interpretation of the theme. While the parts of the film were considered, the most important quality the judges looked for is how the film works as a whole.

The judges this year are:

[img]https://i.imgur.com/G4N2XDN.png[/img]
[b]AeroNomad[/b]
AeroNomad came 1st place, both in THAC 2023 with his entry [i]Unwavering Dedication[/i], and most recently in BRAWL 2024 with [i]Heck of a Day[/i]. He also won Best Cinematography at the 2023 Bricks in Motion Awards with [i]Danju[/i] and is a moderator of the BiM Discord.

[img]https://i.imgur.com/fPJ3IFg.jpeg[/img]
[b]Andreas and Alexander (Brickfilm Atelier)[/b]
With their newly merged studio name [i]Brickfilm Atelier[/i], Andreas Bitzan (formally of A&M Studios) and Alexander Leitner (formally of Legostudio01) are joining together as joint-judges of THAC 2025. As well as being admins for Brickboard, Andreas and Alexander have impressive filmographies, both going back to the early 2010s. As well as collaborating on many award-winning Steinerei entries, including [i]Time for $ale[/i], [i](K)night Times[/i], [i]Endangered[/i], and [i]Mord in der Manege[/i], they have hosted 2 Steinerei contests; first in 2015 and 2024.

[img]https://i.imgur.com/QNGra7i.png[/img]
[b]Maosl[/b]
Masol is best known for their Among Us brickfilms and hosting the highly successful [i]Continue the Story[/i] collaborative series, which is just wrapping up its second year of running.

[img]https://i.imgur.com/s5InZhM.png[/img]
[b]BertL[/b]
BertL is a long-standing member of the Brickfilming community, and took part in the very first THAC in 2005 with his entry Onorno. It is largely thanks to his major contributions to the Brickfilm Archival Project, that many Brickfilms from the early to late 2000s remain seen.

[img]https://i.imgur.com/KkTHPCh.png[/img]
[b]LOTW Studios[/b]
LOTW Studios is the current host of THAC and host of the World of Brickfilms Podcast. He is most known for his [i]App Man[/i] series and came 1st place in BRAWL 2021, with his entry [i]The Tracker Tracked[/i].
 
[img]https://i.imgur.com/xV6xh25.jpeg[/img]

The LEGO Group via the LEGO® Ambassador Network, are very generously providing us with the prizes. A huge thank you goes out to them! The 1st place winner will have the choice to pick out of the 3, followed by the 2nd place winner, who chooses between the 2 remaining prizes, with the 3rd receiving the remaining prize.

Please note that there is the possibility of supply shortages with sets and so LAN may be delayed in sending them, but the prizes we are offering are:

[img]https://i.imgur.com/HOG5R0R.jpeg[/img]
[b]Zelda Deku Tree 2 in 1[/b]| [b]Tim Burton's Disney Nightmare Before Christmas[/b]| [b]Black and White Cat[/b]

Curtesy of Nathan Wells, as well as each receiving a LEGO set, the top 3 will each receive an additional prize of the [b]Bricks in Motion Collection Blu-ray[/b], featuring 29 brickfilms by 18 different members of the brickfilming community, spanning from 1979 to 2015, as well as all 33 entries to the Bricks in Motion Celebration Contest (2014).

[img]https://i.imgur.com/9rj5dsM.png[/img]

In addition, this year there is a separate prize category: Promising Director. This will be awarded to a film that while not necessarily in the top ten, the judges feel displays the creator's passion for their work and their potential to become a great brickfilm director in the future. 
[img]https://i.imgur.com/GP9eSGI.png[/img]
[b]Promising Director Prize; Gru and the Minions[/b]

But that's not all! This year we will be doing an additional prize draw. Anyone outside of the top 10 or the promising director, will have the chance of winning Tails’ Adventure Boat set. 
[img]https://i.imgur.com/xyWjcMO.png[/img]
[b]Special Surprise Draw; Tails' Adventure Boat[/b]

[img]https://i.imgur.com/2m61bfX.png[/img]]]></summary>
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			<updated>2025-01-30T16:14:19Z</updated>
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		<entry>
			<title type="html"><![CDATA[THAC 2025 Starts Now!]]></title>
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THAC 2025 has begun! Best of luck, everyone!

[b]SUBMISSION EMAIL ADDRESS:[/b] thaccontest@gmail.com

[size=large][b]Accepted Entries:[/b][/size]
Blue Shep
Tomás & Kermit Productions
Onewiththestud
Benji Studios
H4rOld Productions
Mabs
SuperPlush99
Barco Film
Imperial Bricks
Mudborn Studios
Agwens
AoW-Gamer
Christian Bros
Broken Brick
SSM_1408
CLIP productions
Groovy Grass
King Bob Bricks
AquaMorph
Redbric Studio
Weisanji (chillypenguinstudios72)
IBclips
McDewdles
2x3studios
Beefy's brickfilms
Bro Life Animation
Hunt Davis 
Trez Studios
Oski Film
Henry McBrick
Ry Ry Animation
Elotron
thefourmonkeys
Jacob Crow
BrickTective Productions
Castlerock
Kitty Studios 
MeinDeinLego
Evan JB
Clonecam
Red-Core Studios
IndominusRex
Josiah Studios
Trininja11
SwaggerBrosProductions
ProCreeper
Jimmy Neufeld
BrickMark
Tlider 28
Frame5 Studios
Random Warehouse Studios
Clear Animations
Starwarsstudio100 
Brickromancy
Solvem Probler
ConnorDonnellyProductions
LMGbros 772
Orca Studios
Faulty Thing
Chalios Animations
Mr. Reed Animations
Stud's Studio
nookglad717
WillowTree
HermitArtistTabito
Silas Heagen
MrDiscoTaco
JaguarBrickFilms
animationbase1982
Chris@gbp
Orbital Lizard Studios
mando productions
Kris Komedies
ViperAce
flannelshirtguy
M-Star Studios
LegoBrixmin
Thelivingbrick56
Bros with da Legos
Midnight Visuals
Lego Kidstv
BlueTeamStudio
Laura Lowe (aka The_Kickster)
North Brick Productions
legolightbulb
JackSkywalker
Bricker bruh
PR film studios
Mosey Creations
Locker 74 Productions
PicoSpace Industries
GravityFilms4
DudeBrick
mpisku
Buttermilk Dude
albiorix
Stanley Q-Brick
Green Leaf Productions
JuanAteTheJetDryer75
Knauser
EasterwoodProduction
Disodium studios
ClicktoBrick
Michał
Feinstein
A-Brick
SuitedNinjaNerd
Brick Hat Studios
Obstinarian
Brickwill Studio
Greenshirt
Bossman Animations
Slurpy
Mustache Maniacs
Shooks
Leaf Animations
MindGame
Kociarz Studios
The Hyrule Jedi
fan studów
Mighty Wanderer
Super_Squid/SquidtasticVideos
The Tenacious Brick
Shadow Wolf 909
Monsterbrick63
SlidesStudios
funmiproductions
Far Out Bricks
JG Bricks
Tmns5097 (Sully)
Cyberdragon
Green Lego Bender
DaGarbes
m1kut
RDWHITTT
C LEGO Films
BenLAnimations
KabirTheLegomaster
Three Mountains Studio
Max Butcher
Penta and dewfilms
Robukka
MasterBrix
Rudi Kelley
Superduck
Der Handelsmann - VielMuehe Productions
Spinysky
Buggo Bricks
Nurtnaut
JYBanimations
A Brick Too Obvious
StormTheBlank
240 Hours
[b]Silleck Family Productions - Private video - not confirmed[/b]
World of Shrimpy
Roody
The Officer
Brickin' Awesome Movies
freo studios
Box Studios 
Buck Brothers projects
SlothPaladin
Mosh5256
FallenLeaf Studios
WronaBros.
AngryCatBrickfilms
JO Co
Hamrichonn
asWerty223 / asWerty5040
Urmas Salu
 dr.bricks 
Marinoubrick
IcyAlan
Edbound
TangoTay
JJ Binks
Caiden Studios
Pixie Marc
BlueBrick
Daragh and Steve
I don’t have a Chanel
FallenLeaf Studios
Osomstudios
Imaginator Productions 
Jo TheBro
stephan / Chaizin
BOZBETPRODUCTIONS 
SaBByter
Lavaleaf Animations
Chris W.
T&M Media Pictures
tunacap
Cake Bricks Studios

Check out the announcement video:
[youtube][url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWes8GEpEmo[/url][/youtube]

[b]All entries must clearly show the THAC 2025 logo for three uninterrupted seconds.[/b] The logos may be inserted digitally or printed out onto the set. You have 2 amazing designs to choose from; one by James Morr of Tiny Angry Dog Studios, who was part of the judging team of the very first THAC and is a two-time first place winner, and the other by Bredan Henry, also known as Ladon. He designed the very first THAC logo and is making his return, 20 years later, with this brand new design.

[b]Several high-quality resolution versions of the THAC 2025 logo can be found [url=https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14oq0NiW0QXAxmZv7LOltt-PVlQxMsRYA?usp=sharing]HERE.[/url][/b]

Note that I have included the intro video by Ladon, which features in the promotional videos, leading up to THAC. You can choose to include this in your entry if you want, but it is not a requirement, as any version of the logo will count. 

The Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest, or THAC for short, is a Brickfilming competition that lasts exactly 24 hours. All writing, recording, animating, and editing must be completed within the span of one day. It is as challenging as it sounds, but equal parts fun and a major staple of the community!
The theme is [b]Fulfill.[/b]
The color mod is a [b]Red brick[/b] connected to a [b]Green brick[/b].
The letter mod is [b]M[/b].
Submit your video link to [b]thaccontest@gmail.com.[/b] before 7:00 AM EST on January 5th, 2025, any entries sent after this time will be disqualified.

Write the subject of your email in this format:
THAC 2025 Entry, [Your username], “[Title of your film]”
For example: THAC 2025 Entry, LOTW Studios, “The Citizen of the Year 2: Bum’s Revenge”
Entries must be uploaded to one of these websites…

1. Unlisted YouTube video. To make your video unlisted, go to the video page and click the little blue icon next to the video title, then select UNLISTED from the drop-down menu.
2. Password-protected Vimeo video. To make your video password-protected, go to the video page and click Settings, then under the Privacy tab, choose "Only people with a password". Please remember to include the password in your email! If I cannot view your entry, I cannot accept it.
3. A Google Drive link. Be sure to change the privacy settings so that anyone with the link can access it.


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THAC 2025 has begun! [b]Saturday, January the 4th at 7:00 am EST[/b]. It will end exactly 24 hours later, on [b]Sunday, January the 5th at 7:00 am EST[/b]. You can find out how much time you have left here: [url]https://countingdownto.com/?c=5980677[/url]


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[b]Anyone who is not banned from Bricks in Motion is eligible to enter THAC.[/b] Send your finished entries to [b]thaccontest@gmail.com.[/b] You do not need to have an account on Bricks in Motion, but it is encouraged that you join the [url=https://www.bricksinmotion.com/forums/register/]site[/url] or [url=https://bricksinmotion.com/chat/]Discord[/url] and get involved with the community. Judges may participate but are disqualified from being ranked and from receiving prizes. Joint productions are allowed, but it is up to you to divide up the prizes if you win anything.
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[*]Your entry must be entirely animated and edited during the 24-hour period. To prove this and as a long-time tradition of the contest, mod elements must appear in every shot of your film with the exception of 15 seconds. More on this below.[/*]
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[*]Your entry must consist of primarily LEGO (or similar building block toy) stop motion animation. Live action, CGI, and hand drawn animation are allowed but stop motion must be the primary focus.[/*]
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[*]Your entry must consist of at least 30 seconds of stop motion animation. Looped footage that consists of less that 30 seconds of animation will not count. There is no maximum time limit.[/*]
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[*]No mature or explicit content is allowed. This includes but is not limited to: swearing, excessive gore, overt sexual content, and blatant drug references. (If you are unsure about whether your film will be accepted, ask me or one of the judges).[/*]
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[*][b]The use of strobe lighting WILL NOT BE ALLOWED without a content advisory and an additional advisory in the email for judges reviewing the films[/b]. Strobe lighting that the judges deem egregious and excessive will be disqualified.[/*]
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[*][b]You may not make your entry public until after the deadline[/b]. The entry you make public must be the entry you submit to the judges. You cannot create a version of your film that includes the mod element to send to the judges and then release a second version of the film with the mod element removed. Once the judging process is over and the official results have been announced, you can make any changes you wish.[/*]
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[*]Use of copyrighted material (such as music) is allowed, though be aware of copyright infringement. Use of copyrighted material will not affect the judging of your entry. Additionally, due to time restraints of the contest, music may be created before the contest. While using copyrighted/trademarked material is allowed, you are discouraged from basing your entry on pre-existing franchises such as Star Wars, Marvel, etc. There is no direct score deduction, but a film that uses pre-existing intellectual properties will not be viewed as favorable as a film that creates something entirely new.[/*]
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The THAC 2025 theme is [b]Fulfill[/b] . This could be interpreted in multiple different ways. It could be a character fulfilling a personal goal, or perhaps someone achieving some form of fulfillment. It could also be incorporated into the structure of the film itself. I highly recommend looking up various definitions online for inspiration and to get creative with your interpretations!

To assure that you create your entry within the 24 hour time frame and to prevent cheating, we require the use of the “mod element.” A mod element is a visual component that must be physically included in each shot of your film to prove that it was made in the 24 hour timeframe. There is an exception however, with a 15 second lenience rule. You do not have to include the mod element for a maximum of 15 seconds. Hopefully, this will allow you to film close-ups or other shots where it may be difficult to incorporate the mod elements. Additionally, we want to provide leeway to entrants who forget to include a mod element in a shot or two. In short, if you omit or forget the mod element in a few shots–that’s okay! Just make sure the shots without the mod do not exceed 15 seconds. Additionally, we do allow mod elements to be cropped out in some shots but you must provide proof that the mod element was present, by sending an uncropped still of the shot. You can send this either by messaging me on discord or by including it in your submission email.

There are two mod elements to choose from–you do not need to use both, you can pick one or the other, or even mix and match them. The first mod element is a color mod. This is a combination of two random bricks that must be connected together or touching. The second mod element is the letter mod. This could be any one of the 26 letters in the English alphabet. You may use upper or lowercase versions of the letter, but the letter must be recognizable.

This year’s mod elements are [b]a red brick connected to or directly touching a green brick and the letter M[/b].

[b]According to Bricklink, the acceptable colors are:[/b]

Dark Red (Bricklink ID 59)
Red (Bricklink ID 5)
Sand Red (Bricklink ID 58)
Trans-Red (Bricklink ID 17)
Pearl Red (Bricklink ID 252)
Mx Red (Bricklink ID 129)
Mx Foil Red (Bricklink ID217)
Neon Green (Bricklink ID 166)
Light Lime (Bricklink ID 35)
Yellowish Green (Bricklink ID 158)
Medium Lime (Bricklink ID 76)
Lime (Bricklink ID 34)
Fabuland Lime (Bricklink ID 248)
Olive Green (Bricklink ID 155)
Dark Olive Green (Bricklink ID 242)
Dark Green (Bricklink ID 80)
Green (Bricklink ID 6)
Bright Green (Bricklink ID 36)
Medium Green (Bricklink ID 37)
Light Green (Bricklink ID 38)
Sand Green (Bricklink ID 48)
Dark Turquoise (Bricklink ID 39)
Light Turquoise (Bricklink ID 40)
Trans-Neon Green (Bricklink ID 16)
Trans-Bright Green (Bricklink ID 108)
Trans-Light Green (Bricklink ID 221)
Trans-Light Bright Green (Bricklink ID 226)
Trans-Green (Bricklink ID 20)
Chrome Green (Bricklink ID 64)
Pearl Green (Bricklink ID 253)
Satin Trans-Bright Green (Bricklink ID 233)
Glitter Trans-Neon Green (Bricklink ID 163)
Mx Lemon (Bricklink ID 139)
Mx Pastel Green (Bricklink ID 141)
Mx Olive Green (Bricklink ID 140)
Mx Aqua Green (Bricklink ID 142)
Mx Foil Dark Green (Bricklink ID 212)
Mx Foil Light Green (Bricklink ID 213)

Here is the overall [url=https://www.bricklink.com/catalogColors.asp?v=0]Bricklink Color Guide.[/url]


The letter mod may be upper or lowercase. The letter can be rotated but not mirrored. It must be clearly identifiable as the particular letter. It may be written on a piece of paper or sticker, drawn directly onto a brick, printed onto a piece, or built from pieces and even integrated into the set. The letter mod may exist as a printed LEGO piece, but it must clearly be that letter. Expressions on a minifigure face or folds in clothing on minifigure torsos are not letters.

[b]Mod elements must be physically present. They cannot be digitally added in post-production.[/b]

Minifigure parts such as a red torso attached to blue legs count as the color mod.

Baseplates also count as part of a color mod.

You do not need to include the mod elements in the title or credits.

Check out Chris W.’s video about mod elements: [url]https://youtu.be/YKO2McX25jY[/url]
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Entries will be judged on criteria including originality, production value (animation, set design, cinematography, sound, etc.), story, and creative interpretation of the theme. Films will be discussed and ranked by the judges until a consensus is reached. The top three films will be eligible for the prize pool. Entries below 15th place will not be publicly ranked.
The judges this year are:

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[b]AeroNomad[/b]
AeroNomad came 1st place, both in THAC 2023 with his entry [i]Unwavering Dedication[/i], and most recently in BRAWL 2024 with [i]Heck of a Day[/i]. He also won Best Cinematography at the 2023 Bricks in Motion Awards with [i]Danju[/i] and is a moderator of the BiM Discord.

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[b]Andreas and Alexander (Brickfilm Atelier)[/b]
With their newly merged studio name [i]Brickfilm Atelier[/i], Andreas Bitzan (formally of A&M Studios) and Alexander Leitner (formally of Legostudio01) are joining together as joint-judges of THAC 2025. As well as being admins for Brickboard, Andreas and Alexander have impressive filmographies, both going back to the early 2010s. As well as collaborating on many award-winning Steinerei entries, including [i]Time for $ale[/i], [i](K)night Times[/i], [i]Endangered[/i], and [i]Mord in der Manege[/i], they have hosted 2 Steinerei contests; first in 2015 and 2024.

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[b]Maosl[/b]
Masol is best known for their Among Us brickfilms and hosting the highly successful [i]Continue the Story[/i] collaborative series, which is just wrapping up its second year of running.

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[b]BertL[/b]
BertL is a long-standing member of the Brickfilming community, and took part in the very first THAC in 2005 with his entry Onorno. It is largely thanks to his major contributions to the Brickfilm Archival Project, that many Brickfilms from the early to late 2000s remain seen.

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[b]LOTW Studios[/b]
LOTW Studios is the current host of THAC and host of the World of Brickfilms Podcast. He is most known for his [i]App Man[/i] series and came 1st place in BRAWL 2021, with his entry [i]The Tracker Tracked[/i].
 
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The LEGO Group via the LEGO® Ambassador Network, are very generously providing us with the prizes. A huge thank you goes out to them! The 1st place winner will have the choice to pick out of the 3, followed by the 2nd place winner, who chooses between the 2 remaining prizes, with the 3rd receiving the remaining prize.

Please note that there is the possibility of supply shortages with sets and so LAN may be delayed in sending them, but the prizes we are offering are:

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[b]Zelda Deku Tree 2 in 1[/b]| [b]Tim Burton's Disney Nightmare Before Christmas[/b]| [b]Black and White Cat[/b]

Courtesy of Nathan Wells, as well as each receiving a LEGO set, the top 3 will each receive an additional prize of the [b]Bricks in Motion Collection Blu-ray[/b], featuring 29 brickfilms by 18 different members of the brickfilming community, spanning from 1979 to 2015, as well as all 33 entries to the Bricks in Motion Celebration Contest (2014).

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In addition, this year there is a separate prize category: Promising Director. This will be awarded to a film that while not necessarily in the top ten, the judges feel displays the creator's passion for their work and their potential to become a great brickfilm director in the future. 
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[b]Promising Director Prize; Gru and the Minions[/b]

But that's not all! This year we will be doing an additional prize draw. Anyone outside of the top 10 or the promising director, will have the chance of winning Tails’ Adventure Boat set. 
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[b]Special Surprise Draw; Tails' Adventure Boat[/b]

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If you have any questions, please contribute to the discussion below, or message me on the Bricks in Motion Discord!]]></summary>
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