Brickfilmer's Guild Film Festival
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Years active
2012 - Present
The Brickfilmer's Guild Film Festival (originally called the Brickfilmer's Guild Animation Festival, and often abbreviated to BFG Film Festival) is an annual event held by The Four Monkeys and the Brickfilmer's Guild to recognize brickfilms released within a year that excel in various categories. It has run every year since 2012. Films must be submitted by their creator/s in order to be considered for awards.
The festival features main categories such as Best Brickfilm, Best Cinematography and Best Animation, and also includes less formal Honorable Mention categories. These are often more specific categories, such as Best Star Wars Brickfilm or Best Video Game Themed Brickfilm, and have changed from year to year. They are mainly included for fun, and have not featured prizes.
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Starting with the 2017 awards, The BFG Film Festival also began awarding brickfilmers for overall community involvement. The Community Award is decided by a BFG member vote, and after a brickfilmer places first in one year, they become ineligible to place again. Starting with the 2021 awards, there was also one inductee into the Brickfilmer's Guild Hall of Fame announced each year. These are decided by The Four Monkeys with input from other trusted members.
BFG Community Award winners:
Brickfilmer's Guild Hall of Fame inductees:
2012 Brickfilmer's Guild Animation Festival [ ]
The first Brickfilmer's Guild Animation Festival was announced in 2012 by The Four Monkeys , who were also the judges.[ 1] Entrants were allowed to submit up to three films each, and over 250 entries were received. Prizes for the eight main categories were provided by BrickWarriors, BrickStix, Dave Pickett , Spencer Olson and The Four Monkeys.[ 2]
Prize-winning categories
Best Brickfilm
Best Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Animation
Best Sound Effects
Best Voice Acting
Best Entry That Included the BFG Logo
BFG Member's Choice
Honorable mention categories
Honorable Mention Categories
Brickfilmer's Guild Brickfilmer of the Year 2012
Best Sports Themed Brickfilm
Best Trailer Brickfilm
Best Video Game Themed Brickfilm
Best Superhero Brickfilm
Best Holiday Brickfilm
Best Music Video Brickfilm
Best Public Service Announcement Brickfilm
PSA: Vote X – "Packrat Productions"
Best Star Wars Themed Brickfilm
Best Harry Potter Brickfilm
Best Halloween Brickfilm
Best Foreign Language Brickfilm
2013 Brickfilmer's Guild Animation Festival [ ]
The 2013 Brickfilmer's Guild Animation Festival was again judged solely by The Four Monkeys . Starting from this edition, entrants could only submit one film rather than three,[ 3] and 70+ films were submitted.[ 4] Two new categories, Best Lighting and Best Music Score, were added. The only category to receive a prize was Best Brickfilm of Festival.[ 5]
Main categories
Best Brickfilm
Best Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Animation
Best Sound Effects
LEGO Zombies Return 1-1 (Parte 3) – Various
Best Music Score
Best Lighting
Best Voice Acting
Best Brickfilm with BFG Logo
LEGO Zombies Return 1-1 (Parte 3) – Various
BFG Member's Choice
Honorable mention categories
Honorable Mention Categories
Brickfilmer's Guild 2013 Brickfilmer of the Year
Best Super Hero Brickfilm
Best Foreign Language Brickfilm
Best Holiday Brickfilm
Best Star Wars Brickfilm
Best Music Video Brickfilm
Best THAC , BRAWL , or Contrast Entry
Best Video Game Themed Brickfilm
2014 Brickfilmer's Guild Film Festival [ ]
In 2014, the name of the event changed from Brickfilmer's Guild Animation Festival to Brickfilmer's Guild Film Festival. This was the first year to include a panel of judges, with each one representing a different brickfilming website: Dave Smith (Brickfilmer's Guild ), Dave Pickett (The Set Bump ), Shelby Pritchard (Bricks in Motion ), Steffen Troeger (BrickBoard ) and Bruno Lefèvre (Brick à Brack ). There were no physical prizes,[ 7] and the Best Lighting category was removed, so that lighting could be judged as a component of the cinematography. 42 films were submitted.[ 8]
Main categories
Best Brickfilm of Festival
Best Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Animation
Best Sound Effects
Best Music Score
Best Voice Acting
Best Brickfilm with BFG Logo
BFG Member's Choice
Honorable mention categories
Honorable Mention Categories
The Brickfilmer's Guild 2014 Brickfilmer of the Year
Best Super Hero Brickfilm
Best Non-English Brickfilm
Best Holiday Brickfilm
Best Star Wars Brickfilm
Best Video Game Themed Brickfilm
2015 Brickfilmer's Guild Film Festival [ ]
The 2015 Brickfilmer's Guild Film Festival was judged by Dave Smith , Dave Pickett , Shelby Pritchard , Mirko Horstmann and Bruno Lefèvre .[ 10] It received 59 accepted entries.[ 11]
Main categories
Best Brickfilm of Festival
Best Story and Screen Play
Best Cinematography
Best Animation
Best Sound Effects
Best Music Score
Best Voice Acting
Best Brickfilm with BFG Logo
BFG Member's Choice
Honorable mention categories
Honorable Mention Categories
The Brickfilmer's Guild 2015 Brickfilmer of the Year
Best Super Hero Brickfilm
Best Star Wars Brickfilm
Best Foreign Language Brickfilm
Best Holiday Brickfilm
Best Music Video
2016 Brickfilmer's Guild Film Festival [ ]
The 2016 Brickfilmer's Guild Film Festival was judged by Dave Smith , Dave Pickett , Mirko Horstmann , Marc-André Caron and Zach Macias .[ 12] 49 films were submitted.[ 13]
Main categories
Best Brickfilm of Festival
Best Story and Screen Play
Best Cinematography
Best Animation
Best Sound Effects
Best Music Score
Best Voice Acting
Best Brickfilm with BFG Logo
BFG Member's Choice
Honorable mention categories
Honorable mention categories
2016 Brickfilmer's Guild Brickfilmer of the Year
Best Super Hero Brickfilm
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Music Video
Best Holiday Brickfilm
2017 Brickfilmer's Guild Film Festival [ ]
The 2017 Brickfilmer's Guild Film Festival was judged by Dave Smith , Seán Willis , Mirko Horstmann , and Marc-André Caron .[ 14] 54 films were submitted.[ 15] This year added a new annual award, the Brickfilmer's Guild Community Award, for a different brickfilmer each year whose achievements and leadership promote the art of brickfilming.[ 16]
Main categories
Best Brickfilm of Festival
Best Story and Screen Play
Best Cinematography
Best Animation
Best Sound Effects
Best Music Score
Best Voice Acting
Best Brickfilm with BFG Logo
BFG Member's Choice
Honorable mention categories
Honorable Mention Categories
2017 Brickfilmer's Guild Brickfilmer of the Year
2017 Brickfilmer's Guild Community Award
Best Star Wars Brickfilm
Best Super Hero Brickfilm
Best Holiday Brickfilm
Best Ninjago Brickfilm
2018 Brickfilmer's Guild Film Festival [ ]
The 2018 Brickfilmer's Guild Film Festival was judged by Dave Smith , Shelby Pritchard , Chris Salaises , Bruno Lefèvre , Michael Hickox , and Seán Willis .[ 17] 63 films were submitted.[ 18] The new category Best Digital Effects (CGI) was added, and the category Best Music Score was changed to Best Original Music Score. The Brickfilmer of the Year and Community Award categories had top threes rather than just one winner announced, and they were both voted on by BFG members, whereas the Community Award winner was selected by The Four Monkeys in the previous year.[ 19]
Main categories
Best Brickfilm of Festival
Best Story and Screen Play
Best Cinematography
Best Animation
Best Digital Effects (CGI)
Best Sound Effects
Best Original Music Score
Best Voice Acting
Throwing Down - Celina Frenn and Kevin Ulrich
Little Guys... In Space! - Alex Alcantara, Jennifer Bourne, Valerie Champagne, Sean Kenney, Erin Natal, David Pagano , Mark Pagano, Dave Pickett , and Chris Chan Roberson
The Cleaners - Zach Macias , Nathan Wells , Joseph Hayden , and Jay Silver
French Wines - Maxime Marion , Lilian Ginet, Claudine Marion, Kim Smith , and Pierre Spielmann
HEADLOOSE - Ben Young , Aaron Bulger , Seán Willis , Zach Macias , Lucas Mass , Robert "Feinstein Films" Santine, and Keshen Matus
The Journey of a Soldier - Joel Pomeroy and "Energetic Fox Studios"
Murder in the Arena - Michael "Atapatata" Lips, Matthias Hofer, Martin Lange, and Thomas Leitner
Squad 42: Dissolution - Keshen Matus , Brent Mardon , Ruth Knight, Gareth Pugh , and Neil Rogers
The Yellow Brick Horse - Kristóf Fekete-Kovács
Zombie Survival - Rob O'Dwyer, "JelloApocalypse", Zach Macias , Lee Hardcastle, Adam "YourMovieSucksDOTorg" Johnston, Jordan Johnson , "DatVoiceGuy", and James Smith
Best Brickfilm with BFG Logo
BFG Member's Choice
2018 Brickfilmer's Guild Brickfilmer of the Year
2018 Brickfilmer's Guild Community Award
David Pagano
Zach Macias
Keshen Matus tied with "Pongowl"
Seán Willis
Chris Major
William Osborne
Honorable mention categories
Honorable Mention Categories
Best Star Wars Brickfilm
Best Superhero Brickfilm
Best Holiday Brickfilm
Best Fight Brickfilm
Best Music Video Brickfilm
2019 Brickfilmer's Guild Film Festival [ ]
The 2019 Brickfilmer's Guild Film Festival was judged by Dave Smith , Christopher Gearhart , Chris Major , William Osborne , Zach Macias , and Seán Willis .[ 20] 56 films were submitted.[ 21] A category for set design and construction, Best Scenic, was added.
Main categories
Best Brickfilm of Festival
Best Story and Screen Play
Best Cinematography
Best Scenic
Best Animation
Best Digital Effects
Best Sound Design
Best Original Soundtrack
Best Acting
The Milkman - Brock Baker, Dani Fernandez, and "DesertPogona"
The Big Day - Ethan Inglis
By the Sad Sea Waves - Adrian Aguilera
The Dreaming Dead - "jaydotjay" and "Alex's Corner"
Doc of the Dead - Lewis Townley and James Cawood
Highway to Heaven - Christoph Soboll, Werner Wilke, Leopold Traar, and Simon N. Steger
Minilife Chronicles: The Ninja - Jon Salas, Ian Holmquist, Chris Salaises , and Sarah Hicks
Red Planet Restitution - Zach Macias , Harrison Allen , and Hudson Railey
Research - The blocky Guide to Parenting - Elliot Silver and Jay Silver
Svenny's Grand Space Adventure - "Wammy" , "MegRae", and "lotsatoast"
Welcome to Darkmoor - Mary Charles , Brandon "DarthVincentPrice" Fields, Harrison Allen , and John Flynn
Best Brickfilm with BFG Logo
BFG Member's Choice
2019 Brickfilmer's Guild Brickfilmers of the Year
2019 Brickfilmer's Guild Community Award
Honorable mention categories
Honorable Mention Categories
Best Superhero Brickfilm
Best Star Wars Brickfilm
Best Non-English Language Brickfilm
Best BRAWL , THAC , Steinerei , or Summer Contest Entry (either BiM or BàB )
Best Music Video Brickfilm
Best Film That Was Not Nominated in a Main Category
2020 Brickfilmer's Guild Film Festival [ ]
The 2020 Brickfilmer's Guild Film Festival was judged by Dave Smith , Kim Smith , Harrison Allen , Austin Garber , Tom Johnson , Bruno Lefèvre , Alexander Leitner , Trevor Stevens , and Seán Willis .[ 22] 58 films were submitted.[ 23]
Main categories
Best Brickfilm of Festival
Best Story and Screen Play
Best Cinematography
Best Scenic
Best Animation
Best Visual Effects
Best Sound Design
Best Original Soundtrack
Best Acting
Jesus Heals a Paralytic in LEGO - Jason Hewett, Josh Maple, Reed Kriner, Matt Prosser, Jackson Trent, T. Michael Harris, Craig Hart, Sam Lee , and David Kim
WHERE IS MY DOG PIKO?? - Ben Young
The Accident - J, O, Julius, George, Jakes, Liz, Juxta, and Jonathan "Blandeer" Mangiapane
App Man Episode 6 - "rioforce" , "Brick Block Animations", Hudson Ludy , "Slurping Animations", "Rivvm M", Lainie May , Rafael Figueroa , Mary Charles , William Osborne , Jared Johnson , Chris Major , "Edbound" , and Zach Macias
Eclipse Kapitel 5: Das Grauen - Niklas M., Elli B., Jannis Osterburg , and "LegoElfiProductions"
A Good Man is Hard to Find - Sean Silleck, Dylan Havens, Owen Silleck, Devon Cummings, Patty Huang, Edward Clough, and Sandra Mays Clough
Heir to the Kingdom - David Lim, Claudia Mura, Toby Broyhill Fogg, Cyril Kwok, Stevie Cooper, Paolo Mura, Louis Moss-Lawton, and Mia Stewart
Isolation - Måns Saari Jonsson and Jonathan "Blandeer" Mangiapane
LEGO Gladiator featuring Hans Zimmer - Hans Zimmer and Tina Guo
Night Guard - Adrian Aguilera, Sheena Beeson, Bo! Campbell, and Arturo Garcia
"Take the Wizard's Staff!!!" - Piotr Michael
Best Brickfilm with BFG Logo
BFG Member's Choice
2020 Brickfilmer's Guild Brickfilmers of the Year
2020 Brickfilmer's Guild Community Award
Zach Macias
Lewis Townley
Rainer Storck
Honorable mention categories
Honorable Mention Categories
Best Superhero Brickfilm
Best Star Wars Brickfilm
Best Non-English Language Brickfilm
Best BRAWL , THAC , Steinerei , or Summer Contest Entry or Attempted Entry (BiM or BàB )
Best Music Video Brickfilm
Best Video Game Themed Brickfilm
2021 Brickfilmer's Guild Film Festival [ ]
The 2021 Brickfilmer's Guild Film Festival was judged by Chris Major , Lewis Townley , William Osborne , Alexander Leitner , and Dave and Kim Smith .[ 24] 52 films were submitted.[ 25] In this year, the category "Best Brickfilm of Festival" was split into two categories; "Best Brickfilm of Festival by Single Animator", and "Best Brickfilm of Festival by Multiple Animators".
Main categories
Best Brickfilm of Festival by Single Animator
Best Brickfilm of Festival by Multiple Animators
Best Story and Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Scenic Design
Best Animation
Best Visual Effects
Best Sound Design
Best Original Music Score
Best Voice Acting
Four Studs - Hervé Bonafos, Jean-Marie Pexoto, Céline Lehmann, Maxime Marion, and various
Detective: Ace Brickman Ep. 3 - "Sleepless Nights" - Sam Futhey , Zach Macias , "Brick Tale Studios" , Jared Johnson , Chris Major , Peter Kersting, "MichelangeloVA", and "JumboGauge"
Der Friseur des Midas - Björn Damm
Harry Potter: What Wizards Do on Valentine's Day - Zsuzsanna Róna, William Osborne , "*STAR*", Chris Major , "Brick Broadcasting", and Kristóf Fekete-Kovács
I'LL NEVER BE LONELY AGAIN - Ben Young , Zach Macias , James Morr , and Seán Willis
Johnny Thunder & The Heart of Faber's Peak - "O" , Heather, and "Zagg"
Das Meer ist voll! - Steffen Staudenmaier, André Hoffman, Hans Präßler , Rainer Storck , "JackyKolasVoice", "LM1999", "WoulFrand", "MC", "Thomasalisson", "Frau vom Knauser", Frank Denzer, "OSKAR!", "Kante Film", Marcus Ramacher, and "Gammast"
Orlo: Life's Lemon - Jonathan Mangiapane
Taco Trouble 2: The Trial - Dave Lennie , Jeff Laird, Stephen E. Moellering, Chris Salt , Jay Silver , Jason Rowoldt , and various
The Twisted Bricks Zombie Apocalypse 2 (Part 9): Slaying the Beast - Matt Poppe, Mike Bercier, Solvei Stenslie, Kristian Stenslie , and Tori Austin
Best Brickfilm with BFG Logo
BFG Member's Choice
2021 Brickfilmer's Guild Brickfilmers of the Year
2021 Brickfilmer's Guild Community Award
William Osborne
Chris Wynn
Bert Loos
2022 Inductee to Brickfilmer's Guild Hall of Fame
Honorable mention categories
Honorable Mention Categories
Best Superhero Brickfilm
Best Star Wars Brickfilm
Best Non-English Language Brickfilm
Best with No Dialogue
Best BRAWL , THAC , Steinerei , or Summer Contest Entry or Attempted Entry (BiM or BàB )
Best Knights, Ninjas, and Wizards Brickfilm
Best Holiday Brickfilm
2022 Brickfilmer's Guild Film Festival [ ]
The 2022 Brickfilmer's Guild Film Festival was judged by Dave and Kim Smith , Hans Präßler , and Seán Willis .[ 27] 49 films were submitted.[ 28]
Main categories
Best Film
Best Film (16 and under)
Best Story and Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Scenic Design
Best Animation
Best Visual Effects
Best Sound Design
Best Original Music Score
Best Voice Acting
LEGO Star Trek (TOS) Episode: The Spaceship Solution - Jay Silver , "Picospace", Joshua Armell, "Star Brick Studios" , Jonathan Mangiapane , "Squidtastic", Adam "Castlerock15" Letson, Diana, "BrickHorizon Films", and "Chaparreras films"
96.1 - Chris Salaises
BIT CRUSH BANDITS - Ben Young and Rodolfo "Roody" Beguiristain
Daredevil: Guardian Devil | Episode One - "Honora Patrem Tuum" - Logan Grasso , Ross K. Foad, "Probably Josh", "FrostByte Films", "TheLegoDirector", Lucas Perry, Ty M. Levy, "MadBat Productions", "Fineline", "Airborne_Productions" , "BetterCallHuxler", "Snink Umms Studios", Carson Campbell, and Stephanie Martinez
Detective: Ace Brickman - Ep.4 "The Shape" - Sam Futhey , "NikokoTee", Jared Johnson , Chris Major , Zach Macias , and Trevor Stevens
The Legend of the Desert Sniper - Jay Silver , "Your Casual Clone", "BrickHorizon Films", and "Top Trooper Productions"
The LEGO Backrooms - The Red Knight - Chris Salaises and Margaret Brink
LEGO Red Lanterns: Blood Moon - "morp", "StudioSmith", "ciipherstatic", "Nifty Neffy", Gary Scales, and "Airborne_Productions"
Ogel's Great Plan - Tim Nathan, Nick Stern, Alison Copenhaver, Justin Craig, and Andrew Waas
President Peterson Saves Ohio! - Chris McNick , Jay Silver , and "UrbanStopMotion"
THE SPIN - Ben Young , Zach Macias , Paul Hollingsworth , Rachel Dew , and "thebeanbaguette"
Time Cruisers: Origins - Chapter 1: The Time Traveling Banana - "Ahsagot5212", Mary Charles , Jay Silver , Rachel Dew , and Kristóf Fekete-Kovács
Best Brickfilm with BFG Logo
BFG Member's Choice
2022 Brickfilmer's Guild Brickfilmers of the Year
2022 Brickfilmer's Guild Community Award
Chris Wynn
Bert Loos
"JO Co"
2023 Inductee to Brickfilmer's Guild Hall of Fame
Honorable mention categories
Honorable Mention Categories
Best Superhero Brickfilm
Best Star Wars Brickfilm
Best Steinerei 2022 Brickfilm
Best with No Dialogue
Best BRAWL , THAC , or Summer Contest Entry or Attempted Entry (BiM or BàB )
2023 Brickfilmer's Guild Film Festival [ ]
The 2023 Brickfilmer's Guild Film Festival was judged by Dave and Kim Smith .[ 29] 58 films were submitted.[ 30]
Main categories
Best Brickfilm of Festival
Best Brickfilm of Festival 16 and Under
Best Story and Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Scenic and Set Design
Best Animation
Best Special Effects
Best Sound Design
Best Original Soundtrack
Best Acting
Best Brickfilm with BFG Logo
BFG Member's Choice
2023 Brickfilmer's Guild Brickfilmers of the Year
2023 Brickfilmer's Guild Community Award
Miles Hodnett
The Four Monkeys
"Max ̲ LG"
2024 Inductee to Brickfilmer's Guild Hall of Fame
Honorable mention categories
Honorable Mention Categories
Best Superhero Brickfilm
Best Star Wars Brickfilm
Best Steinerei 2023 Brickfilm
Best with No Dialogue
Best BRAWL , THAC , SHAC , or Summer Contest Entry or Attempted Entry (BiM or Brickfilms.com )
Best Non-English Brickfilm
2024 Brickfilmer's Guild Film Festival [ ]
The 2024 Brickfilmer's Guild Film Festival was judged by Dave and Kim Smith .[ 31] 42 films were submitted.[ 32]
Main categories
Best Brickfilm of Festival
Best Story and Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Scenic
Best Animation
Best Visual Effects
Best Sound Design
Best Original Music Score
Best Use of Music
Best Voice Acting
BFG Members' Choice
2024 Brickfilmer's Guild Brickfilmers of the Year
2024 Brickfilmer's Guild Community Award
Robin Roschlau
"obstinarian"/"Bricks N Blocks"
"Maosl"
2025 Inductee to Brickfilmer's Guild Hall of Fame
Honorable mention categories
Honorable Mention Categories
Best Superhero Brickfilm
Best Star Wars Brickfilm
Best Steinerei 2024 Brickfilm
Best with No Dialogue
Best BRAWL , THAC , SHAC , or Summer Contest Entry or Attempted Entry (BiM or Brickfilms.com )
Best Non-English Brickfilm
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