EASTER

Enjoy A Short Transient Event Right-away (commonly abbreviated to EASTER), is an annual brickfilming competition. Participants must create an Easter themed brickfilm with the duration of 15 or 20 seconds (depending on the host) within a given time limit, which is usually about two weeks. Originally hosted on Brickfilms.com in 2007 by Richard Frost, EASTER is now hosted on the website Bricks in Motion. The 2015 edition of the contest was hosted by Benjamin Ely.

E.A.S.T.E.R. Festival
The original EASTER brickfilming contest was called E.A.S.T.E.R. Festival, and was hosted on Brickfilms.com in 2007 by Richard Frost, the Minister of Film Contests at the time. The competition duration was from February 18th to April 10th. Entries were required to be 15 seconds or under.

16 of the 20 entries successfully followed the rules and qualified and were judged by a popular vote. Participants were required to vote on another person's film or they would be disqualified from the contest. There were also additional ballots submitted by site staff members Tim Hui, Michael J. Green, Nathan Wells and Philip Heinrich. This is the only edition of the contest to emphasise the top five rather than the top three.

|| The Easter Island Bunny || Joseph Hayden
 * 1. || Easter at Dawn || Nick Maniatis
 * 2. || The Race! || Doug Vandegrift
 * 3. || EASTER || Robert Frost
 * 4. || He Rose || Nate Mancini
 * 5. || Exscindo Mortalitas || "Ancient Bricks"
 * 6. || Brickfilms.com EASTER Entry || Jeremy Wisoff
 * 7. || Grave Danger || Nate Mancini
 * 8. || EASTER Entry || Matt Gillan
 * 9. || Magic Egg || "France & Alex"
 * 10. || The Easter Meal || Thomas Missault
 * 11. || Easter Egg Hunt || Mike Brady
 * colspan="1" rowspan="3"| 12. || Jesus Rising || Ryan Boyle
 * ?????? || James Morr
 * 8. || EASTER Entry || Matt Gillan
 * 9. || Magic Egg || "France & Alex"
 * 10. || The Easter Meal || Thomas Missault
 * 11. || Easter Egg Hunt || Mike Brady
 * colspan="1" rowspan="3"| 12. || Jesus Rising || Ryan Boyle
 * ?????? || James Morr
 * 11. || Easter Egg Hunt || Mike Brady
 * colspan="1" rowspan="3"| 12. || Jesus Rising || Ryan Boyle
 * ?????? || James Morr
 * colspan="1" rowspan="3"| 12. || Jesus Rising || Ryan Boyle
 * ?????? || James Morr
 * ?????? || James Morr
 * colspan="1" rowspan="2"| 15. || Brickfilms.com Easter Competition || "Rodney102"
 * Not so Egg-cellent || Colin Boyle
 * Not so Egg-cellent || Colin Boyle
 * Not so Egg-cellent || Colin Boyle

EASTER Brickfilming Festival 2011
EASTER Brickfilming Festival 2011 was hosted on Bricks in Motion in 2011 by Dan "Danimation" O'Shea and Harry Bossert. The competition duration was from March 19th to April 24th. Entries were required to be 15 seconds or under.

31 entries were received with no disqualifications and were judged by a poll, with voting open to contest entrants and Bricks in Motion staff members. Participants were required to vote or they would be disqualified from the contest. They were also not allowed to vote for themselves. This was the first EASTER of two to only announce the top three, rather than the full results.


 * 1. || Cottontail Jones || John Eggers and Daniel Eggers
 * 2. || E.A.S.T.E.R. || "MovingBricks"
 * 3. || The EASTER Bunny || "BrickOnLife"
 * 3. || The EASTER Bunny || "BrickOnLife"
 * 3. || The EASTER Bunny || "BrickOnLife"

EASTER Brickfilming Festival 2012
EASTER Brickfilming Festival 2012 was hosted on Bricks in Motion in 2012 by Sean "mcoov" Fiske. The competition duration was from March 20th to April 9th. Entries were required to be 20 seconds or under.

Entries were judged by Dan O'Shea, Harry Bossert, and Sean Fiske.


 * 1. || EGG || Jay Silver
 * 2. || Easter in 20 Seconds || "ShutterBroke"
 * 3. || The Spirit of Easter || Zach Macias
 * 3. || The Spirit of Easter || Zach Macias
 * 3. || The Spirit of Easter || Zach Macias

Additionally, honorable mentions were given to Eggs by Jonathan Phillips and The Empty Tomb by Jackson Dame.

EASTER Brickfilming Contest 2013
EASTER Brickfilming Contest 2013 was hosted on Bricks in Motion in 2013 by Shelby Pritchard. The competition duration was from March 22nd to April 1st. Entries were required to be 20 seconds or under.

11 entries were received with no disqualifications and judged by Jared Gilbert, Dan O'Shea, Bert Loos, and Shelby Pritchard.


 * 1. || Easter Chicks || "Crazy Ed"
 * 2. || A Space Egg || Tobias Nikl
 * 3. || E.B. || Conor McCauley
 * 4. || Star Wars - Easter 2013 || "The Four Monkeys"
 * 5. || Eggs 2 || Jonathan Phillips
 * 6. || EASTER Short || Charles "Shutterpoint" Bonnycastle
 * 7. || Egg Hunt || Michael "LASF" Jurist
 * 8. || Easter 2013 Entry || "AnimationCreation"
 * 9. || Easter Eggs || "Osom Studios"
 * 10. || Orange Soda Easter Eggs || Omar "Mickey" Mickelson
 * 11. || Bunny Troll || Ziemowit Chalciński
 * 7. || Egg Hunt || Michael "LASF" Jurist
 * 8. || Easter 2013 Entry || "AnimationCreation"
 * 9. || Easter Eggs || "Osom Studios"
 * 10. || Orange Soda Easter Eggs || Omar "Mickey" Mickelson
 * 11. || Bunny Troll || Ziemowit Chalciński
 * 9. || Easter Eggs || "Osom Studios"
 * 10. || Orange Soda Easter Eggs || Omar "Mickey" Mickelson
 * 11. || Bunny Troll || Ziemowit Chalciński
 * 11. || Bunny Troll || Ziemowit Chalciński
 * 11. || Bunny Troll || Ziemowit Chalciński

EASTER Brickfilm Contest 2014
EASTER Brickfilm Contest 2014 was hosted on Bricks in Motion in 2014 by Michael Jurist. The competition duration was from March 24th to April 9th. Entries were required to be 20 seconds or under.

17 of the 19 entries successfully followed the rules and qualified and were judged by Tobias Nikl, Jorden Davis, Omar Mickelson, and Michael Jurist.


 * 1. || The Resurrection || Gabriel Ness
 * 2. || Easter Parrots || Noah Frazier
 * 3. || Birdie || Nathan Wells
 * 4. || Egg || Jon Rolph
 * 5. || EASTER 2014 || Jared "Brickelodeon" Nesbit
 * 6. || Mr. Grumpy Pants || Carl Ferber
 * 7. || The Temple of EGG || Conor McCauley
 * 8. || Easter 2014 Entry || "Schoching Bricks"
 * 9. || Easter Eggs: Where Do They Come From? || Stefan Muscat
 * 10. || The Easter Bunny || Max Butcher
 * 11. || Batman: Spring Cleaning || Kristóf Fekete-Kovács
 * 12. || Easter 2014 Film || Coby Harvison
 * 13. || Risen || Funmi Adetola
 * 14. || Mason & Diploma - Happy Easter, Bitch! || "Common Films"
 * 15. || EASTER 2014 || "Rockydude411"
 * 16. || Golden Rabbit || Kingston Tantanouvong
 * 17. || EASTER 2014 || "Henry's Lego Builds"
 * 10. || The Easter Bunny || Max Butcher
 * 11. || Batman: Spring Cleaning || Kristóf Fekete-Kovács
 * 12. || Easter 2014 Film || Coby Harvison
 * 13. || Risen || Funmi Adetola
 * 14. || Mason & Diploma - Happy Easter, Bitch! || "Common Films"
 * 15. || EASTER 2014 || "Rockydude411"
 * 16. || Golden Rabbit || Kingston Tantanouvong
 * 17. || EASTER 2014 || "Henry's Lego Builds"
 * 14. || Mason & Diploma - Happy Easter, Bitch! || "Common Films"
 * 15. || EASTER 2014 || "Rockydude411"
 * 16. || Golden Rabbit || Kingston Tantanouvong
 * 17. || EASTER 2014 || "Henry's Lego Builds"
 * 16. || Golden Rabbit || Kingston Tantanouvong
 * 17. || EASTER 2014 || "Henry's Lego Builds"
 * 17. || EASTER 2014 || "Henry's Lego Builds"
 * 17. || EASTER 2014 || "Henry's Lego Builds"

EASTER 2015
EASTER 2015 was held on Bricks in Motion by Benjamin Ely. The competition's duration was from March 21st to April 4th and entries were required to be 20 seconds or less.

The competition received 21 entries with no disqualifications and was judged by Ely, Nathan Wells and Shelby Pritchard. Rather than ranking every entry, only the top 10 were announced.


 * 1. || 20 Second Film Noir || David Reino
 * 2. || Egg Decorating || Indiana "Indy" Foley
 * 3. || Easter Painter || "France & Alex"
 * 4. || The Uprising || Daniel Utecht
 * 5. || The Story of Jesus in 20 Seconds || Liam "Harborlight" Siegler
 * 6. || UFE || Seán Willis and Brian Willis
 * 7. || Moai Conversation || "Kd2000"
 * 8. || Easter Eggs-periments || Alexander Leitner and Thomas Leitner
 * 9. || Easter Bunny Origins || Michael Jurist
 * 10. || The Good, the Bad, and the Cuddly || "Greenshirt"
 * 6. || UFE || Seán Willis and Brian Willis
 * 7. || Moai Conversation || "Kd2000"
 * 8. || Easter Eggs-periments || Alexander Leitner and Thomas Leitner
 * 9. || Easter Bunny Origins || Michael Jurist
 * 10. || The Good, the Bad, and the Cuddly || "Greenshirt"
 * 9. || Easter Bunny Origins || Michael Jurist
 * 10. || The Good, the Bad, and the Cuddly || "Greenshirt"
 * 10. || The Good, the Bad, and the Cuddly || "Greenshirt"
 * 10. || The Good, the Bad, and the Cuddly || "Greenshirt"