Brickstars

Les Brickstars is an annual brickfilming contest and awards ceremony hosted on Brick à Brack. The contest rewards the best brickfilms of the French community from within each year, and since 2018 has also rewarded an equal number of international brickfilms.

Any member of Brick à Brack can enter a brickfilm made in the current year, with the deadline being the end of December 31. Members of the website can propose themselves as a judge, and some judges are chosen by the staff. The films were previously judged in multiple categories, but are now instead ranked as a top 10 from the French community and a top 10 from the international community. Physical prizes have been given to the winners since 2013.

Les Brickstars 2009
The first edition of the Brickstars was hosted in 2009 and was announced by Robin "Parod" Blaisot on October 11. The contest received either 12 or 13 entries.

The brickfilms were judged in six categories: Best Brickfilm, Best Sound, Best Screenplay, Best Set Design, Best Special Effects and Best Brickfilmer. The judging panel consisted of "Pendragon", "tapetonpseudo", Rémi "R-creator" J., "guiguidu591010", "Liquidus-Snake" and "vicas999". The results were posted by Alexis "CRAMproduction" Renaux on January 2, 2010.

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Les Brickstars 2010
The 2010 Brickstars were announced by Alexis "demon350"/"CRAMproduction" Renaux on January 2, 2010. The contest received 21 entries.

This edition was announced with seven categories, adding Best Animation, but Best Brickfilmer was absent from the final results. The jury was "Heavens studios", "Zen1901", "BorsingCC", "Century-Brick", "Watomonte" and "Studio une guitare". The results were posted on January 15, 2011.

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Les Brickstars 2011
The 2011 Brickstars were announced on March 10, 2011. The contest received 15 entries. The categories did not undergo any changes from the 2010 edition.

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Les Brickstars 2012
The 2012 Brickstars were announced by Bruno Lefèvre on October 19, 2012. It was the first edition to be hosted on the new version of Brick à Brack. The contest received 34 entries.

This edition introduced the Audience Award category, where during the jugdement time period, any member of Brick à Brack can vote for their favorite entry. This was also the first edition to announce the top three winners in each category, rather than only first place.

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Les Brickstars 2013
The 2013 Brickstars were announced on October 1, 2013. The contest received 39 entries. The results were posted by Maxime Baconnais on January 12, 2014.

This edition introduced the category "Espoir Brickfilmeur"; a category rewarding a promising brickfilmer who wasn't the best in any other category, but shows potential. It was also the first edition to reward the winners with actual prizes, provided by La Petite Brique and Brick Republic.

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Les Brickstars 2014
The 2014 Brickstars were announced by Bruno Lefèvre on November 8, 2014. The contest received 52 entries and the results were posted on January 30, 2015.

Prizes were provided by La Petite Brique and LifeLites. This edition of the Brickstars had a total of 11 judging categories and introduced the concept of "honorary categories"; categories that would be judged but would not receive prizes. The six main categories that would receive prizes were Best Screenplay, Best Animation, Best Direction, Most Promising Brickfilmer, Audience Award and Best Brickfilm, and the five honorary categories were Best Sound, Best Set Design, Best Special Effects, Best Cinematography and Best Acting.

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Les Brickstars 2015
Les Brickstars 2015 was announced by Maxime Baconnais on November 2, 2015. The category Best Acting was removed, and prizes for the top three in the six main categories were provided by ToyPro, LifeLites and La Petite Brique. It received 45 entries and results were announced on January 24, 2016.

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Les Brickstars 2016
Les Brickstars 2016 was announced by Beber "lemon" Caillou on November 28, 2016. Prizes were provided by LifeLites and La Petite Brique. Results were announced on January 29, 2017.

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Les Brickstars 2017
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Brickstars 2018
Brickstars 2018 was announced by Maxime Baconnais on December 1, 2018. The entire format of the competition was reworked, so that instead of having multiple categories, it would only have the category of Best Brickfilm. The contest awarded 20 films total, with a top 10 for French brickfilms and a top 10 for international brickfilms. This change was made to allow more brickfilms to be celebrated and for prizes to go to more brickfilmers, as previously the same small handful of the best films would win most categories and receive multiple prizes each.

French top 10:
 * 1) French Wines - by Maxime Marion
 * 2) COWARDS - by Antoine "Clokwerck" Guisse
 * 3) LEGO Harry Potter - Le Miroir du Riséd - by Geert van Herwijnen
 * 4) The Great War of the Deads - by Stéphane Triquoit
 * 5) The Black Prints - Restless - by "Sheycks"
 * 6) PHARAOH'S CURSE - by "Legotwins' ANIMATIONS"
 * 7) Shark Island - by Calixte Charles
 * 8) Ship in a Bottle - by Bruno Lefèvre
 * 9) From Elsewhere #1 - La Machine à téléporter - by Romain Justens
 * 10) Rétribution Saga - by "Skrins"

International top 10:
 * 1) The Cleaners - by Nathan Wells and Zach Macias
 * 2) Lifeboat - by Gregory Moore and Garry Moore
 * 3) The Journey of a Soldier - by Kamil Adam Janko
 * 4) Murder in the Arena - by Alexander and Thomas Leitner & Andreas and Michael Bitzan
 * 5) The Winterlympic Games - by Christof Muñoz
 * 6) TORMENT - by Trevor Stevens
 * 7) Gone Camping Episode 2: "Oh, silent night" - by hirschundelch
 * 8) Requiem of a Bright Star - by "Pongowl"
 * 9) Heldenhaft - by Sebastian Geiß-Polnau and Tobias Hucker
 * 10) The Yellow Brick Horse - by Kristóf Fekete-Kovács

Brickstars 2019
French top 10:
 * 1) LEGO Nibelungen: Gudrun - by Stéphane Triquoit
 * 2) Exaltation - by O'neil "Sylvain" Jacques
 * 3) Le Siècle Froid 3 - Poubelle et Mallette - by Théo Aron
 * 4) Tétanisé - by "Volrog"
 * 5) Lueurs - by "Deltabrick"
 * 6) Alliance Volée - by "Bleu-Lego"
 * 7) Cursed - by "bricktoto 125"
 * 8) L'appât - by "Kermit"
 * 9) Dernier rappel - by "Skrins"
 * 10) ROOM 7 - by "Creative Motion"

International top 10:
 * 1) Globetrotter - by Felix "nwwd Produktion" Helbing
 * 2) Welcome to Darkmoor - by Harrison Allen
 * 3) The Sheriff - by Rafael Figueroa
 * 4) A Knight's Quest - by Paolo Mura
 * 5) Detective: Ace Brickman Ep. 2 - "The Promises We Keep" - by Sam Futhey
 * 6) Out of Service - by hirschundelch
 * 7) E-Z Free-Z Antifreeze Advertisement - by Trevor Stevens
 * 8) Doc of the Dead - by Lewis Townley, John McErlean, and James Cawood
 * 9) LEGO Doctor Who: Point of No Return - by Jacob Crow
 * 10) LEGO Mickey Mouse in Stormboat Willie - by Kristóf Fekete-Kovács

Brickstars 2020
French top 10:
 * 1) Le Siècle Froid 4 - Colonel Gary - by Théo Aron
 * 2) LEGO WWII. Last Battle - by Stéphane Triquoit
 * 3) RONIN'S REVENGE - by "Logan Animations"
 * 4) COVID-19 : Patient zero - by "Lucanimation Studio"
 * 5) AFTER - by "Frosty"
 * 6) The Blackmailer - by "Brickfilms Production"
 * 7) The End is extremely fucking nigh - by "bricktoto 125"
 * 8) Justice League l'odyssé du mal - by "Aurélien Films"
 * 9) LEGO Sam fait le tour du monde - by Maxime Marion
 * 10) U2 - One - LEGO - by "Raphaël29"

International top 10:
 * 1) Isolation - by Måns Saari Jonsson
 * 2) Nostalgia - by Jacob Crow
 * 3) Galactic Smugglers Episode 10: Dungeons and Dragons - by The Four Monkeys
 * 4) LEGO SCP Foundation: Containment Lockdown - by "starwarsstudio100"
 * 5) Bohemian Rhapsody In LEGO - by Fin "Brickmaster Studio" Krueger
 * 6) A Bump in the Night - by Sam Futhey
 * 7) Beware the Remote! - by Tom Torrisi
 * 8) Heir to the Kingdom - by Paolo Mura
 * 9) Star Wars Eclipse - by Jannis Osterburg
 * 10) Pirates of Barracuda Bay - by "PlasticPointProductions"

Brickstars 2021
French top 10:
 * 1) LEGO The Batman - 1989 - by Nino "BatN production" Soler-Avril
 * 2) Angel of Freedom vs Doctor Zeuz - by Stéphane Triquoit
 * 3) Four Studs - by Maxime Marion
 * 4) LEGO Ninjago : AMNESIA | Chapitre II - by "Frosty"
 * 5) LEGO Star Wars Climpeur Squad - by "ThePaulitata"
 * 6) Le Bout du monde... - by Théo Aron
 * 7) Drive - by "L_u_c_astleship"
 * 8) A VERY BAD DREAM - by "La Production Givrée"
 * 9) Réalité inconsciente - by "BrickMDprod'"
 * 10) Justice League : l'ère de Darkseid - by "Aurélien Films"

International top 10:
 * 1) The Journey of a Soldier part 2 - by Kamil Adam Janko
 * 2) Fantasy - by Tom Torrisi
 * 3) Out of Sight - by Kristóf Fekete-Kovács and "Lady Arginnon"
 * 4) Happily Never After - by Paolo Mura
 * 5) Taco Trouble 2: The Trial - by Penta & WDLN.tv
 * 6) I'LL NEVER BE LONELY AGAIN - by Ben Young
 * 7) My Dearest Love - by Andrew "BlueBrick" K.
 * 8) Death, War, & Taxes: How to Avoid Falling in Love - by Jonathan Mangiapane
 * 9) Seasons Change - by "PlasticPointProductions"
 * 10) Zombieman Legacy - by Joshua Nelson