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Steinerei
The logo of Steinerei used since late 2015
Type	Festival and competition
Host(s)	Mathias Mertens, '05 - '10 Stefan Müller, 2011 & 2017 Dirk Boettcher, '12 & '18 Mirko Horstmann, 2013 nichtgedreht, 2014 Alexander Leitner and Andreas Bitzan, '15 & '24 Steffen Troeger, 2016 Torben Hansen, 2019 Rainer Storck, '20 & '23 Hans Präßler, 2020 Philipp Schneider, 2021 Jannis Osterburg, 2022
Location	Germany (2005 - 2014, 2016 - '19, 2022 - 2023) Austria (2015, 2024) Online (2020 & 2021)
Years active	2005 - Present

Steinerei is an annual German-language brickfilming festival and competition. It was started by Mathias Mertens who ran it from 2005 to 2010, and has since been run by a different volunteer each year. It is run in official association with BrickBoard. Entrants usually attend the festival in person, and there is also an afterparty where attendees socialize. It is the longest-running annual event in brickfilming, predating the Twenty-four Hour Animation Contest by a couple of months.

History

The Steinerei logo introduced in 2008 and used until 2015

The creation of Steinerei was inspired by a thread posted to BrickBoard by Maximilian "Brickfilmer_Mario" Rajczyk on August 30, 2004. He asked if there were any German brickfilming competitions or festivals, which there were not at the time, and this question soon inspired Mathias Mertens. Although he had only been brickfilming for three weeks at his initial time of responding, Mertens had eight years experience organising cultural events and was also well connected in the media. He began making plans for a real-life brickfilming festival to occur in Germany, and by the beginning of 2005 announced that this event would be taking place within the year.

Mertens formally announced "The First German Brickfilm-Festival" on January 10, 2005, and was using the name Steinerei by February. The first Steinerei occurred in May 2005, and Mertens would continue to run the festival annually until 2010.

(Mert stepping down info)

Steinerei 2005

Steinerei 2005, the first Steinerei, was held on the 28th of May at the Zentrum für Medien und Interaktivität in Gießen. Films were grouped into those running less than 4 minutes and those running over 4 minutes. They were judged by a jury and by the audience in the categories of Best Film and Most Promising Director. The jury consisted of FAZ editor and two-time Adolf-Grimme-Preis winner Michael Althen, University of Leipzig media professor and Telepolis journalist Karin Wehn, and Stern editor Sven Stillich. 13 films were screened, many of which had been previously released. Mertens sought out permission to screen many of the pre-exisiting films, so not all films were director-submitted and not as many directors were present in person as became common. Physical prizes for the Audience Choice winners were later presented at Steinerei 2007.

Results
Best Film:

• Jury Choice: Der Auftrag by Cornelius Koch and Theodor Becker
• Audience Choice: Totentanz by Steffen Troeger and Andreas Mooslechner

Most Promising Director:

• Jury Choice: Dirk Boettcher (for Ärger im Teehaus 2005)
• Audience Choice: "prisac" (for paradise)

List of all films entered:

Film Name	Director
About a Door	"Holgor"
Adventure Hans und das Feuerschwert X	Daniel "Lebbat" Lebert
Ärger im Teehaus 2005	Dirk Boettcher
Der Auftrag	Cornelius Koch and Theodor Becker
CAR THIEF II	BrickMovies ent.
Die Helden von Bern	Florian Plag, Martin Seibert and Ingo Steidl
Himmel oder Hölle	Thekla Borchert
Der Koffer X	Markus "mipkr" Propach
LegoLomo IV: Black and White Horror	Marcel Belledin
Nicht mein Tag	HARPO Studios
paradise	"prisac"
Totentanz	Steffen Troeger and Andreas Mooslechner
Zetta	Inge Seemann and Petra Pfeffermann ("Zetta")

Steinerei 2006

Designed by Matthias Vogel

Steinerei 2006 took place on May 13 at the Kino im Künstlerhaus in Hannover, with 160 seats. It was run in association with Literaturbüro Hannover, and it was the first Steinerei to incorporate a theme, Literaturverfilmung ("Literary Adaptation"). 13 films were submitted to the festival. The awards were simplified from Steinerei 2005, being reduced to one award for Jury Choice and Audience Choice. The jury consisted of Spiegel Online journalist Christian Stöcker and writer Tobias O. Meißner, and either actress Hansi Jochmann or Literaturbüro Hannover head Kathrin Dittmer.

Results
Jury Choice:

• Vom Fischer und seiner Frau by Mirko Horstmann

Audience Choice:

1. Vom Fischer und seiner Frau by Mirko Horstmann
2. Gefunden by Steffen Troeger and Sandra Abele

It is unknown if there are further results. Sources only list the first places, and Steffen Troeger reported himself that his film placed second in Audience Choice.

List of all entries:

Film Name	Director
Gefunden	Steffen Troeger and Sandra Abele
Das Gespenst von Canterville	Cornelius Koch and Theodor Becker
Glück und Traum X	Esther Flick, Jasmin Zelcs, Sandra Wagner and Jasmin Schmidt ("LegoGirls")
Hänsel und Gretel X	Daniel "Lebbat" Lebert
in 80 tagen um die welt	"prisac"
Der Kaufmann von Venedig	"Holgor"
Max und Moritz	Inge Seemann and Petra Pfeffermann ("Zetta")
Robinson Crusoe - Teil 3: "Die Rettung"	Gregor Kanz
Rotkäppchen	nichtgedreht
THE SECRET	Mario Baumgartner
Sindbad und der Elfenbeinhändler X	Sandra Möhn and Saskia Möhn
Vom Fischer und seiner Frau	Mirko Horstmann
Wilhelm Tell Kapitel. 1: Die Wolfiagt	Toni "LEGO-TROLL" Waibel

Also on the entry list is Das verräterische Herz by Felix C., which was expected to be submitted but was not shown at the festival as it was never finished. Also, the film Glück und Traum was not screened at the festival. The film Helden 06 was screened in the intermission during which the jury decided on the winner.

Steinerei 2007

Designed by Sebastian Baller

Steinerei 2007 was again held in association with Literaturbüro Hannover at the Kino im Künstlerhaus in Hannover on May 19. The theme was Geflügelte Worte (literally "Winged Words", similar to "Words of Wisdom"). This was inspired by the Words of Wisdom Contest held on Brickfilms.com, and several films made for this contest were used as examples of the theme. The jury consisted of Zeit Wissen chief editor Christoph Drösser, FAZ editor and BildBlog.de founder Stefan Niggemeier and University of Hildesheim professor Volker Wortmann. 19 films were submitted to the festival, including the festival's first entry from outside a German-speaking country, from Dutch brickfilmer Stefan van Zwam, who attended in person.

Results
Jury Choice:

1. Der Künstler by Mirko Horstmann
2. Haschisch Kakalake by nichtgedreht
3. Stone-Time by Mario Baumgartner

• Special Mention: Das Wort by Manuel Wolff

Audience Choice:

1. Haschisch Kakalake by nichtgedreht
2. Stone-Time by Mario Baumgartner
3. Tied:

• Was wäre wenn...? by "Holgor"
• Schatzsuche in Mormala by JuKuWe Xanten (students of the Youth Culture Workshop Xanten)

List of entries in both the Jury Prize and Audience Prize competitions:

Film Name	Director
Ein geflügeltes Wort	Jan Wieske and Annette Malmann ("willem"/"0711 Nordlichter")
Haschisch Kakalake	nichtgedreht
Der Künstler	Mirko Horstmann
made in 2 days	Cornelius Koch and Theodor Becker
Standard und Durchschnitt	Inge Seemann and Petra Pfeffermann ("Zetta")
Stone-Time	Mario Baumgartner
Taste Matters	Stefan van Zwam
Was wäre wenn...?	"Holgor"
Das Wort	Manuel Wolff

List of entries only in the Audience Prize competition:

Film Name	Director
Aller Guten Dinge Sind Drei X	Esther Flick and Jasmin Zelcs ("LegoGirls")
Aus dem Leben eines Tagträumers X	Philipp Bonsels
blau macht glücklich	"prisac"
Bricks in Love II	Steffen Troeger and Sandra Abele
Das Geschäft eines Königs X	Fabian Böttcher
In der Kürze liegt die Würze X	"Alton"
Quiz-Fieber	Dirk Boettcher
Schatzsuche in Mormala	JuKuWe Xanten (students of the Youth Culture Workshop Xanten)
Ein schwarzer Tag	Legofilm-AG des Burggymnasiums in Kaiserslautern (Students of Stefan Müller)
Wie gewonnen, so zerronnen.	Stefan Müller

Steinerei 2008

Steinerei 2008 was held on the 12th of July in the Audimax of the University of Hildesheim. The theme was Remake, and a variety of different interpretations of this theme were permitted. The jury consisted of University of Film and Television Potsdam-Babelsberg professor Christina Schindler, FOCUS Online editor Michael Stepper, and Die Helden von Bern co-director Florian Plag. 16 films were submitted and around 400 people attended. This was the first Steinerei to include the Brickfilmer Prize, voted on by the entrants.

Results
Jury Choice:

• Remake by Mirko Horstmann

Audience Choice:

• Weltraffer by nichtgedreht

Brickfilmer Choice:

• Weltraffer by nichtgedreht

List of entries in all three competitions:

Film Name	Director
Auf Kiel	Stefan Müller
Bat Boyz	Mario Baumgartner
Christmas Truck	Mario Baumgartner
fuffzich	"prisac"
Imitation	Gregor "Brick-Greg" Steinmetz
Janithor remastered	Arend Hintze
Linear X	Jan Wieske and Annette Malmann ("willem" / "0711 Nordlichter")
Powerlight	Martin Bretzer and Tobias Becker
Remake	Mirko Horstmann
Rübermachen	Felix C., Cornelius Koch and Theodor Becker
Ucom X	"Curzon79"
Weltraffer	nichtgedreht

List of entries only in the Audience Prize competition:

Film Name	Director
Hr. Banane hat es Eilig!	Oliver Berger
Rickie Will Mit auf Große Fahrt X	JuKuWe Xanten (students of the Youth Culture Workshop Xanten)
Der Volksverein	Ander kinder (Ander children)

Another entry, 802.701 by Steffen Troeger and Sandra Abele, was screened but was not eligible for prizes as it was 12:30 long while the contest had a time limit of 6:30. Troeger and Abele had initially thought to submit one half of the film each as separate entries, but this idea was not well received. The organisers liked the film and wished to screen it in full anyway.

Steinerei 2009

Results
Jury Choice:

1. Der Fünfte - Michael Wolling and Max Zachner
2. 5 Wochen Schnee - Mario Baumgartner
3. Der Sündenhamster und die fünf Kontinente - nichtgedreht and Cornelius Koch

Audience Choice:

1. Der Fünfte - Michael Wolling and Max Zachner
2. 5 Wochen Schnee - Mario Baumgartner

Brickfilmer Choice:

1. Alles ist die Noppe - nichtgedreht
2. Der Fünfte - Michael Wolling and Max Zachner
3. MIMUS - Steffen Troeger and Sandra Abele

Additionally, the once-off "Prize for Lifetime Achievement" was created to award Austrian brickfilmer Oliver Berger, after he travelled more than 750 kilometres to attend the festival.

List of entries in all three competitions:

List of entries only in the Audience Prize competition:

Film Name	Director
Die Megaputzer & der Geher 5000	Oliver Berger
Die Olympischen Spiele	Legofilm-AG des Burggymnasiums in Kaiserslautern (Students of Stefan Müller)
Virginia Smith und die 5 Minutenpause X	Dirk "StoneColdProductions" Schneider
Zug Nr.5 X	Gregor "Brick-Greg" Steinmetz

Steinerei 2010

Results
Jury Choice:

1. Alpenglühen - Dirk Boettcher
2. Was siehst du? - Michael Wolling and Max Zachner
3. Objektivation - Cornelius Koch, Sebastian Ladwig, Julian Mitz and Jan-Felix Wuttig

Audience Choice:

1. Was siehst du? - Michael Wolling and Max Zachner
2. Herr Schmitzke und das Glück - nichtgedreht and Joscha Denzel
3. Alpenglühen - Dirk Boettcher

Brickfilmer Choice:

1. Zombie Bank - Steffen Troeger, Sandra Abele, and nichtgedreht
2. Was siehst du? - Michael Wolling and Max Zachner
3. Tied:

• Trautes Heim, Glück allein X - Anna Benz
• Auf der Suche nach Glück - Mario Baumgartner

List of all entries:

Film Name	Director
1tein	"prisac"
Alpenglühen	Dirk Boettcher
Auf der Suche nach Glück	Mario Baumgartner
digimotion	Steffen Troeger and Sandra Abele
Felix!	HARPO Studios
Glückschip gefällig?	Rainer Storck
Hans im Glück	Legofilm-AG des Burggymnasiums in Kaiserslautern (Students of Stefan Müller)
Herr Schmitzke und das Glück	nichtgedreht and Joscha Denzel
Der Hofnarr	Stefan Müller
Die Megaputzer: Glück in der Liebe	Oliver Berger
Objektivation	Cornelius Koch, Sebastian Ladwig, Julian Mitz and Jan-Felix Wuttig
"Schöne Ferien, Scotty!"	"DLAnimatics"
Trautes Heim, Glück allein X	Anna Benz
Was siehst du?	Michael Wolling and Max Zachner
Zombie Bank	Steffen Troeger, Sandra Abele, and nichtgedreht

Steinerei 2011

Results
Jury Choice:

1. The Librarian - "Legoander"
2. Das Chamäleon - Michael Wolling and Max Zachner
3. Brickcity Bright Lights - Dirk Boettcher

Audience Choice:

1. Das Chamäleon - Michael Wolling and Max Zachner
2. Brickcity Bright Lights - Dirk Boettcher
3. Eiskalt - Markus Engel

Brickfilmer Choice:

1. Das Chamäleon - Michael Wolling and Max Zachner
2. Brickcity Bright Lights - Dirk Boettcher
3. The Librarian - "Legoander"

List of all entries:

Steinerei 2012

Results
Jury Choice:

1. A Future for All - "Legoander"
2. Perfekt? - A&M Studios and Legostudio01
3. Kalkuliertes Risiko - Markus Engel

Audience Choice:

1. Perfekt? - A&M Studios and Legostudio01
2. Wer lenkt Dich ? - "ZweiStein"
3. A Future for All - "Legoander"

Brickfilmer Choice:

1. A Future for All - "Legoander"
2. Kalkuliertes Risiko - Markus Engel
3. Wer lenkt Dich ? - "ZweiStein"

List of entries in all three competitions:

Film Name	Director
Als die Spinnen den Wald verließen... X	Nicolai Krepart
The Cell Phone [3D-Version]	Sören "Intern Cines" Betker
Duell über den Wolken	Rainer Storck
Freund im Spiegel	Oliver Berger and Sören "Intern Cines" Betker
A Future for All	"Legoander"
The Hypnotist X	Martin "2SteinStudios" Rabensteiner
Kalkuliertes Risiko	Markus Engel
Nur der Fernseher [3D-Version]	Sören "Intern Cines" Betker
Perfekt?	A&M Studios and Legostudio01
pharao + co	"prisac"
Tims Taschenlampe	Legofilm-AG des Burggymnasiums in Kaiserslautern (Students of Stefan Müller)
Wahre Falschheit X	Moritz "Momei Productions" Meier
Wasserfall	nichtgedreht
Wer lenkt Dich ?	"ZweiStein"

List of entries only in the Audience Prize competition:

Film Name	Director
Alles nur Illusion? X	Vincent "VinPeStudios" Ruge
Delirium	Gregor Kanz
Der Erlkönig	Philipp "L.A.BrickStudios" Krüger
Ein ganz normaler Tag?! X	"JuPa"
Harry Potter und der Lego-Stein der Weisen Teil 1	Midas Kempcke
Harry Potter und der Lego-Stein der Weisen Teil 2	Midas Kempcke
Lampenfieber	Ivan Dubrovin
Der neueste Trend X	"iLegoMovie"
Die Straße der Illusionen	Philipp Schneider
Zwanzig Zwoelf	"John Studios"

Steinerei 2013

Results
Jury Choice:

1. Der Tag der Sonne - nichtgedreht
2. Realität? - "ZweiStein"
3. MEIER - Mario Baumgartner and Steffen Troeger

Audience Choice:

1. (K)night Times - A&M Studios and Legostudio01
2. Der Tag der Sonne - nichtgedreht
3. Der Knusperverstärker - Dirk Boettcher

Brickfilmer Choice:

1. (K)night Times - A&M Studios and Legostudio01
2. Gewissenskauf - Markus Engel
3. Der Knusperverstärker - Dirk Boettcher

List of entries in all three competitions:

Film Name	Director
Gewissenskauf	Markus Engel
Hommage – nach einer wahren Begebenheit	"YellowheadAnimations"
(K)night Times	A&M Studios and Legostudio01
Der Knusperverstärker	Dirk Boettcher
Lecker Schmackofatz	Rainer Storck
MEIER	Mario Baumgartner and Steffen Troeger
Der Mensch: Freund oder Feind?	"ParadiseBricks"
Nachts im Himmel	Dominik Girod
Realität?	"ZweiStein"
Schneewittchen 2.013	Legofilm-AG des Burggymnasiums in Kaiserslautern (Students of Stefan Müller)
Der Tag der Sonne	nichtgedreht
wrong appearence	"julsier"
Die Wundervolle Welt der Fantasie	Moritz "Momei Productions" Meier

List of entries only in the Audience Prize competition:

Film Name	Director
2042 - the future is now	Mario Baumgartner
Battel Fight	"Kstudio"
The Burglary	"brickwizzard"
Diebstahl!!!	"Ollichampion"
Einmal zum Mond	Philipp Schneider
Ferien!?	Jens "Bricknickelkanin"/"Northline Animation" Kiefer
Der fliegende Holländer	Ivan Dubrovin
Future Machine	"Brickfilmstudios"
Der Gerät	"PMFXStudios" and "CreativeMotionArt"
pitiexodus	"prisac"
Projekt Erde - Gescheitert	Philip "Mistery Studios" Westphal
Die Rebellion schlägt zurück	"KStudio"
Das rote Phantom 3	David Wulf
Stein Reich	"Lord Studios"

Steinerei 2014

Stenerei 2014 was held on the 31st of May in Dortmund. It was run by nichtgedreht. The theme was Zeit ("Time").

Results
Jury Choice:

1. Time for $ale - A&M Studios and Legostudio01
2. Immortal - Markus Engel and Dominik Girod
3. UNENDLICH - Steffen Troeger

Audience Choice:

1. Time for $ale - A&M Studios and Legostudio01
2. UNENDLICH - Steffen Troeger
3. Immortal - Markus Engel and Dominik Girod

Brickfilmer Choice:

1. Immortal - Markus Engel and Dominik Girod
2. Time for $ale - A&M Studios and Legostudio01
3. UNENDLICH - Steffen Troeger

List of entries in all three competitions:

Film Name	Director
El Editor X	"ParadiseBricks" and Moritz "Momei Productions" Meier
Die Eisenbahn 1881	Ivan Dubrovin
The golden Statue	"LordBricky"
Immortal	Markus Engel and Dominik Girod
Just in Time	"ZweiStein"
Kopflos	Philipp Schneider
Der Krieg der Klötze X	Trickfilm-AG der Paul Dohrmann Schule
Krieg der Steine	Rainer Storck
Schulfrei	"YellowheadAnimations"
Time for $ale	A&M Studios and Legostudio01
Timing ist alles!	Dirk Boettcher
UNENDLICH	Steffen Troeger

List of entries only in the Audience Prize competition:

Film Name	Director
Experiment Ω	David Wulf
Flashback X	"brickwizzard"
Der geheimisvolle Gulli X	Brickfilmwerkstatt Dortmunder U
INCOMMUTABILEM	"Twenty-one"
Lebenszeit	Jens "Bricknickelkanin"/"Northline Animation" Kiefer
pitihoMe	"prisac"
The Time Jumper X	"K-Films"
Zeit, immer gleich schnell?	Enno "Brick Motion" Gloyna

Steinerei 2015

Steinerei 2015 was held on May 24 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria, by Alexander Leitner of Legostudio01 and Andreas Bitzan of A&M Studios. This marked the first time a Steinerei had been held outside Germany. The theme was Licht und Schatten ("Light and Shadow").

Results
Jury Choice:

1. A Sunny Job - Dirk Boettcher
2. Der Wrapper - Stefan Müller
3. Paragraph - Steffen Troeger and Hendrik Denkhaus

Audience Choice:

1. A Sunny Job - Dirk Boettcher
2. Paragraph - Steffen Troeger and Hendrik Denkhaus
3. Der Wrapper - Stefan Müller

Brickfilmer Choice:

1. Beyond - Markus Engel and Dominik Girod
2. Die Wand - "Twenty-one"
3. A Sunny Job - Dirk Boettcher

List of entries evaluated for prizes:

Film Name	Director
Beyond	Markus Engel and Dominik Girod
Ein Echter Matrose	Ivan Dubrovin
Die Guten X	"ParadiseBricks"
Ikaros	nichtgedreht
LUMI	Sebastian Geiß-Polnau
Der neue Nachbar	Jens "Northline Animation" Kiefer
Paragraph	Steffen Troeger and Hendrik Denkhaus
Die Schattenseite	Philip "Mistery Studios" Westphal
So spielt das Leben	Legofilm-AG des Burggymnasiums in Kaiserslautern (Students of Stefan Müller)
A Sunny Job	Dirk Boettcher
Die Wand	"Twenty-one"
Der Wrapper	Stefan Müller

The following entries were also shown in full because the non-Austrian directors were in attendance (except in the case of Austrian brickfilmer Oliver Berger's film, where it was decided that a film in the long-running Die Megaputzer series deserved to be screened in full at Steinerei):

Film Name	Director
The Brick of Wall Street X	"TheLegoTeleVision"
Die Megaputzer: Auf das Känguru gekommen	Oliver Berger
Das Spiel von Licht und Schatten X	"KLICKTRICKERS"
Supervolcano	Enno "Brick Motion" Gloyna
Verdeckte Sonne	Philipp Schneider

Only clips of the following remaining entries were shown, but the films were included in full on the DVD:

Film Name	Director
Achtung! Handy aus!	Oliver Berger
Das Fernseh-Problem	"Arcorias Animations"
Des Ruhmes Gift X	"BrickStickStudio"
Schattenpfade	Marvin "brickhenge" Schmitz
ShadowLight - Der ewige Kampf zwischen Licht und Schatten X	"BrickDestructor"

Steinerei 2016

Steinerei 2016 was hosted by Steffen Troeger in Stuttgart, Germany on the 4th of June. The theme was Absurd.

Results
Major Categories:

Jury Prize:

1. Die Story meines Lebens - Dirk Boettcher
2. Deine Mudder - Tobias Hucker and Sebastian Geiß-Polnau
3. Seleukia – Stop-Motion AG Edith-Stein-Schule Erfurt

Brickfilmer Prize:

1. Endangered - A&M Studios and Legostudio01
2. Reformationstag - Piet Wenzel
3. Die Story meines Lebens - Dirk Boettcher

Audience Prize:

1. Endangered - A&M Studios and Legostudio01
2. Reunion - Markus Engel and Dominik Girod
3. Guten Abend - "ParadiseBricks"

Minor Categories:

Best Set Design	Best Editing
Nachtschicht - Stefan Müller Reformationstag - Piet Wenzel Reunion - Markus Engel and Dominik Girod	Die Story meines Lebens - Dirk Boettcher FÄT - nichtgedreht and Cornelius Koch Reunion - Markus Engel and Dominik Girod
Best Animation	Best Screenplay
Endangered - A&M Studios and Legostudio01 Dr. A.B.Surd - "LordBricky" FÄT - nichtgedreht and Cornelius Koch	Reunion - Markus Engel and Dominik Girod Die Story meines Lebens - Dirk Boettcher Endangered - A&M Studios & Legostudio01
Best Implementation of the 5-Minute Rule
Deine Mudder - Tobias Hucker and Sebastian Geiß-Polnau Endangered - A&M Studios and Legostudio01 Reformationstag - Piet Wenzel

List of entries in all competitions:

Film Name	Director
Das Dorf	Ivan Dubrovin
Deine Mudder	Tobias Hucker and Sebastian Geiß-Polnau
Dr. A.B.Surd	"LordBricky"
Endangered	A&M Studios and Legostudio01
FÄT	nichtgedreht and Cornelius Koch
Guten Abend X	"ParadiseBricks"
Nachtschicht	Stefan Müller
Nr. 37, eine Nummer zu groß	Jens "Northline Animation" Kiefer
Reformationstag	Piet Wenzel
Reunion X	Markus Engel and Dominik Girod
Seleukia	Stop-Motion AG Edith-Stein-Schule Erfurt
Die Story meines Lebens	Dirk Boettcher
Tagebücher aus dem Westen - Pete	Torben Hansen

List of entries not in the Jury Prize competition:

Film Name	Director
2 Meter	Oliver Berger
Dancing Zombies	Tom Samuel Kobow ("Diamanthacker")
Doppelmann	Philip "Mistery Studios" Westphal
Fünf ungedrehte Szenen, um den Sieg zu verfehlen!	David Wulf
insensé	Marvin "brickhenge" Schmitz
Irgendetwas X	"KLICKTRICKERS"
Knickgeschichte	Chaosfalter group (Hans Präßler, "Bugboy", Marvin "brickhenge" Schmitz, Philip "Mistery Studios" Westphal, "Twenty-one" and "LMlegostudios")
Kopflos 2: Absurde Jagd	Philipp Schneider
Roboter übernehmen die Weltherrschaft	"Arcorias Animations"
Der Widerstand	Rainer Storck and Moritz Storck

Steinerei 2017

Steinerei 2017 was hosted by Stefan Müller in Kaiserslautern on May 27. The theme was Es war einmal... ("Once upon a time...").

Results
Major Categories:

Jury Prize:

1. Ich glaube, er kommt - Sebastian Geiß-Polnau and Tobias Hucker
2. Der Wolf im Knusperhäuschen – Dirk Boettcher
3. Insight - LEGO-AG Edith Stein Schule Erfurt

Brickfilmer Prize:

1. Roll - A&M Studios and Legostudio01
2. Ich glaube, er kommt - Sebastian Geiß-Polnau and Tobias Hucker
3. Der Wolf im Knusperhäuschen – Dirk Boettcher

Audience Prize:

1. Der Wolf im Knusperhäuschen - Dirk Boettcher
2. Ich glaube, er kommt - Sebastian Geiß-Polnau and Tobias Hucker
3. Roll - A&M Studios and Legostudio01

List of entries in all three competitions:

Film Name	Director
Der Aufstand X	Jens "Northline Animation" Kiefer
Der Donnerfluss	Rainer Storck and Moritz Storck
Das Grauen von Burg Brickenfels	"Arcorias Animations"
Das Haus der Brüder X	Philip "Mistery Studios" Westphal
"hack"	Steffen Troeger
Ich glaube, er kommt	Sebastian Geiß-Polnau and Tobias Hucker
Insight	Stop-Motion AG der Edith-Stein-Schule Erfurt
John Maynard	Torben Hansen
Die Legende des ChiliHeads	"ChiliTitans"
Die Legende der Hexe Josemine	Hans Präßler
Roll	A&M Studios and Legostudio01
Der Wolf im Knusperhäuschen	Dirk Boettcher

List of entries not in the Jury Prize competition:

Film Name	Director
Es war einmal ein Bayer	Michael "LEGO MIKE" and Astrid
I kiss the frog	Oliver Berger
The missing link X	Die Schweine-Arzt-Praxis
Mondlandung X	Erik Iselborn
Le petit chaperon rouge (Rotkäppchen) X	Nicolas Korotschenko
Schneewittchen	Oliver Berger and Daniel "DAP Film Production" Praus
Taschenwald	Philipp Schneider
Woher kommt das Feuer? X	"Lime Studio"
Der Zaubertrank X	Ivan Dubrovin/Die Münsteraner

Steinerei 2018

Steinerei 2018 was hosted by Dirk Boettcher in Hamburg. It took place on the 19th of May in the Metropolis Kino. The theme was Einfach heldenhaft! ("Simply heroic!").

Results
Jury Prize:

1. Heldenhaft - Sebastian Geiß-Polnau and Tobias Hucker
2. #Weltheld – Stefan Müller
3. Quest for Life - Silent Frames

A special prize was also given by the jury to Keep Talking by Steffen Troeger.

Brickfilmer Prize:

1. Mord in der Manege - A&M Studios and Legostudio01
2. Quest for Life - Silent Frames
3. Heldenhaft – Sebastian Geiß-Polnau and Tobias Hucker

Audience Prize:

1. Heldenhaft - Sebastian Geiß-Polnau and Tobias Hucker
2. Mord in der Manege - A&M Studios and Legostudio01
3. Quest for Life - Silent Frames

List of entries in all three competitions:

List of entries not in the Jury Prize competition:

Film Name	Director
The LEGO Odyssey	Harald Müller
Im Krankenhaus	Moritz Storck
Sammy, Mama wollte doch winken	"Die Pfarrhauswerkstatt"
Hello Vader	"Arcorias Animations"
Kommen Sie Zur Space Police	"Arcorias Animations"
Nehmen Sie Held	"Arcorias Animations"
The Fight	Seza Tiara Selen
Ach du liebe Handtasche X	"Kaising Film"
Helden in der Not	Philipp Schneider
LEGO Peter Pan	David Frauenknecht
Wie eine Katze zum Filmstar wurde X	"Diamanthacker"

Steinerei 2019

Steinerei 2019 was hosted by Torben Hansen in Husum. It took place on the 8th of June in the Kino Center Husum. The theme was Butter bei die Fische ("Butter with the fish"; similar in meaning to "Cut to the chase"). It received 21 entries.

Results

Best Film
Highway to Heaven - A&M Studios and Legostudio01
Best Screenplay	Best Cinematography
Highway to Heaven - A&M Studios and Legostudio01 Wünsch dir was - Rainer Storck and Moritz Storck Jack Shroudingers Der Bruch X - Jack Shroudinger	Die Rettung | Operation Butter bei die Fische - Seza Tiara Selen Highway to Heaven - A&M Studios and Legostudio01 Butter bei die Umwelt - Harald Müller
Best Production Design	Best Stop-Motion Animation
Fisch, süß-sauer - Sebastian Geiß-Polnau and Tobias Hucker Recherche - Der kleine eckige Erziehungsratgeber - Steffen Troeger	Recherche - Der kleine eckige Erziehungsratgeber - Steffen Troeger Highway to Heaven - A&M Studios and Legostudio01
Best Sound Design	Best Voice Acting
Highway to Heaven - A&M Studios and Legostudio01 L.A.M.P.E. 2 - Jannis Osterburg	Recherche - Der kleine eckige Erziehungsratgeber - Steffen Troeger Fishy Falballa - Hans Präßler
Best Use of Music	Best Film By a Newcomer
Fishy Falballa - Hans Präßler Veganize It! - David Wulf	Die Rettung | Operation Butter bei die Fische - Seza Tiara Selen L.A.M.P.E. 2 - Jannis Osterburg Butter bei die Umwelt - Harald Müller Jack Shroudingers Der Bruch X - Jack Shroudinger Goldwert - "Legonde" Alien - Butter bei die Fische X - "CS Studio2"

List of pre-determined top 12 entries that were shown in full at the event, in screening order:

Further entries screened in full due to being nominated for Best Film by a Newcomer:

Film Name	Director
Goldwert	"Legonde"
Alien - Butter bei die Fische X	"CS Studio2"

Remaining entries:

Film Name	Director
Adde pisci butyrum X	"Stop-Motion AG Erfurt"
Butter bei den Fischen	Rainer Storck
Dongdong & der Sonderauftrag	"Arcorias Animations"
Falsch verstanden	Philipp Schneider
Larry Flosse – Ein Fisch klagt an X	nichtgedreht
The Slow Drag - "Death On My Mind"	Steffen Troeger
Sucht	Oliver Berger

Steinerei 2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Steinerei 2020 took place exclusively as an online livestream. It was hosted by Rainer Storck and Hans Präßler on the 13th of June, and received 17 entries. The theme was Symmetry. All entries were screened in full.

Results

Jury Prize
Glück-Gluck-Gluck - Ivan Dubrovin
Sonderpreis ("Special Prize")	Neuer Stern am Himmel ("New Star in the Sky" / Newcomer Prize)
Bankraub in Noppentown - Philipp Graetke and Rasmus Thom ("Kohlkopf-AG")	MIRROR - Philip "RippinRegJackson" Beierbach Siammais - Aron "AronApple55" Joosten
Best Dramaturgy/Screenplay	Best Cinematography
Jack Shroudingers Das Bild - Jack Shroudinger Bankraub in Noppentown - Philipp Graetke and Rasmus Thom ("Kohlkopf-AG")	L.A.M.P.E. – Lustige Action mit perfekten Effekten 3 - Jannis Osterburg Nachbarschaftskrieg - Seza Tiara Selen
Best Production Design	Best Stop-Motion Animation
Dr. Wu und seine unkonventionellen Therapie Methoden - Marlen Krull Symmetriebruch - Sebastian Geiß-Polnau and Tobias Hucker	The Box Of Red - Harald Müller Deadly Dullness - Steffen Troeger
Best Voice Acting	Best Use of Music
Deadly Dullness - Steffen Troeger L.A.M.P.E. – Lustige Action mit perfekten Effekten 3 - Jannis Osterburg	Nachbarschaftskrieg - Seza Tiara Selen Herr Schwarz & die Ärgernisse des Alltags - "mubase"

List of entries in screening order:

Steinerei 2021

Once again, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Steinerei 2021 took place exclusively as an online livestream, with the intention for this to be the final such case. It was hosted by Philipp Schneider on the 23rd of May, and received 17 entries. The theme was Secret.

Results

Jury Prize
Der Friseur des Midas. Wie man (vielleicht) ein Geheimnis bewahrt - Björn Damm
Audience Prize	Best Screenplay
BOND und das dreifaltige Chaos - Chaosfalter group (Hans Präßler, Seza Tiara Selen, David Wulf, Piet Wenzel, and Philip "RippinRegJackson" Beierbach)	Das Meer ist voll! - Rainer Storck Lamia lebt - Seza Tiara Selen
Best Cinematography	Best Production Design
Lamia lebt - Seza Tiara Selen Circle - Piet Wenzel	Circle - Piet Wenzel Das Meer ist voll! - Rainer Storck Der Mann mit dem Koffer - "ParadiseBricks"
Best Stop-Motion Animation	Best Voice Acting
Lamia lebt - Seza Tiara Selen Circle - Piet Wenzel	Der Mann mit dem Koffer - "ParadiseBricks" L.A.M.P.E. - lustige Action mit perfeckten Effekten 4 - Jannis Osterburg
Best Use of Music	Newcomer Prize
BOND und das dreifaltige Chaos - Chaosfalter group (Hans Präßler, Seza Tiara Selen, David Wulf, Piet Wenzel, and Philip "RippinRegJackson" Beierbach) Die Abenteuer des Grafen, Archäologen und Historikers Klausen Bricken von Klicken - David Wulf	Björn Damm

List of entries in screening order:

Steinerei 2022

Steinerei 2022 was the first Steinerei since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to return to being a real-life event. It was hosted by Jannis Osterburg and took place in Braunschweig (Brunswick) on May 28. The theme was Unendliche weiten ("Endless Expanse"). The festival and theme were announced on July 5, 2021. It received 20 total entries. The top 13 entries were pre-determined and were screened first with each followed by remarks by all of the jury members. The remaining 7 entries were also all able to be screened in full. The Jury consisted of Daniela Heinicke (sociologist, media scientist, team assistant and film mediator at the Braunschweig International Film Festival), Noah Hensler (student of scenic arts at the University of Hildesheim), and Marlen "Grimmona" Krull (brickfilmer, LEGO Masters Germany contestant, and Steinerei 2020 prize winner).

Results
Winners and other nominees:

Jury Prize
ESCAPED - A&M Studios and Legostudio01 Endless Emptiness - Philip "RippinRegJackson" Beierbach Die unendliche Weite - Rainer Storck
Audience Prize	Best Dramaturgy/Screenplay
Das Zeitschiff - Seza Tiara Selen 🏃‍♂️🌳👻 (run tree ghost) - Piet Wenzel and Tolga Cerci ESCAPED - A&M Studios and Legostudio01 Da Unendliche WAAAGH, oder die Unendliche Doku über den unendlichen WAAAGH von Grom Da Heiza - "DaObaWAAAGHboss"	Unendlich? - Philipp Graetke and Rasmus Thom ("Kohlkopf-AG") Das Zeitschiff - Seza Tiara Selen
Best Cinematography	Best Voice Acting
Das Zeitschiff - Seza Tiara Selen 🏃‍♂️🌳👻 (run tree ghost) - Piet Wenzel and Tolga Cerci Expiration - Gedeon "GediRitter" G. ESCAPED - A&M Studios and Legostudio01	Definition Unendlichkeit - Hans Präßler Herr Schmidt im Inferno - Björn Damm Present - Harald Müller Da Unendliche WAAAGH, oder die Unendliche Doku über den unendlichen WAAAGH von Grom Da Heiza - "DaObaWAAAGHboss"
Best Stop Motion Animation	Best Use of Music
🏃‍♂️🌳👻 (run tree ghost) - Piet Wenzel and Tolga Cerci ESCAPED - A&M Studios and Legostudio01	Die unendliche Weite - Rainer Storck Unendliche Weiten - David Wulf
Best Production Design	Neuer Stern im All ("New Star in Space" / Newcomer Prize)
Die Unendliche Weite - Rainer Storck 🏃‍♂️🌳👻 (run tree ghost) - Piet Wenzel and Tolga Cerci	Expiration - Gedeon "GediRitter" G. Der Xarol - Pelle "Der Antagonist" Thom Muh - Jannik "BelaRussland" Malte Kandler Da Unendliche WAAAGH, oder die Unendliche Doku über den unendlichen WAAAGH von Grom Da Heiza - "DaObaWAAAGHboss" Schrott im Weltall - Oskar "Oschi Film" Storck Ein neuer Charakter in der heutigen PnP Session - "DaObaWAAAGHboss"

List of entries in screening order:

Film Name	Director
Die unendliche Weite	Rainer Storck
🏃‍♂️🌳👻 (run tree ghost)	Piet Wenzel and Tolga Cerci
Endless Emptiness	Philip "RippinRegJackson" Beierbach
Unendlich?	Philipp Graetke and Rasmus Thom ("Kohlkopf-AG")
Da Unendliche WAAAGH, oder die Unendliche Doku über den unendlichen WAAAGH von Grom Da Heiza	"DaObaWAAAGHboss"
Das Zeitschiff	Seza Tiara Selen
Die Optimismusverzerrung	Sebastian Geiß-Polnau and Tobias Hucker
ESCAPED	A&M Studios and Legostudio01
Expiration	Gedeon "GediRitter" G.
Definition Unendlichkeit	Hans Präßler
Herr Schmidt im Inferno	Björn Damm
Der Xarol	Pelle "Der Antagonist" Thom
Unendliche Weiten	David Wulf
Ein neuer Charakter in der heutigen PnP Session	"DaObaWAAAGHboss"
Der Zauber der Unendlichkeit	"Arcorias Animations"
Peter Valerius - Into the Peterverse	Philip "RippinRegJackson" Beierbach
Present	Harald Müller
Muh	Jannik "BelaRussland" Malte Kandler
Schrott im Weltall	Oskar "Oschi Film" Storck
Unendlicheweite der Liebe	Oliver Berger

Steinerei 2023

Steinerei 2023 was hosted by Rainer Storck and took place at the Scala Cinema in Leverkusen, Germany, on June 10, 2023. The theme was "Wahre Größe" ("True Greatness"/"True Size").

Results
Winners and other nominees:

Jury Prize
Das Märchen des maßlosen Schlosses - David Wulf Krise - Seza Tiara Selen WHO’S THE GREATEST OF THEM ALL??? - "Vertical File Productions"
Audience Prize	Best Screenplay
Krise - Seza Tiara Selen	Das Märchen des maßlosen Schlosses - David Wulf Krise - Seza Tiara Selen Über Gott und die Welt. Wahre Größe - Björn Damm
Best Cinematography	Best Scenery
F.R.O.G. - Gedeon "GediRitter" G. Krise - Seza Tiara Selen	Krise - Seza Tiara Selen Das Märchen des maßlosen Schlosses - David Wulf
Best Stop-Motion Animation	Best Voice Acting
Bigger on the inside - Robin Roschlau L.A.M.P.E. 5 - Jannis Osterburg Reise zum Berg "Peak" | Journey to Mount "Gipfel" - Bricks in Motion Gang ("JO Co", William Osborne, Bert Loos, Seán Willis, Rodolfo "Roody" Beguiristain, "Stanley Q-Brick", Joshua Nelson, and Ian McNinch)	Das Schicksal der Wahren Größe - Philip "RippinRegJackson" Beierbach Epic Tales Metal: Legend of enchanted Frogs - "Da Oba WAAAGHboss" L.A.M.P.E. 5 - Jannis Osterburg Über Gott und die Welt. Wahre Größe - Björn Damm WHO’S THE GREATEST OF THEM ALL??? - "Vertical File Productions"
Best Use of Music	Best Youth Brickfilm
Das Märchen des maßlosen Schlosses - David Wulf Krise - Seza Tiara Selen	Ein ganz normaler Tag - "Kante Film" Der Einbruch - Oskar "Oschi Film" Storck
Newcomer Prize	Best Implementation of the 3-Word-Rule
Bigger on the inside - Robin Roschlau Reise zum Berg "Peak" | Journey to Mount "Gipfel" - Bricks in Motion Gang ("JO Co", William Osborne, Bert Loos, Seán Willis, Rodolfo "Roody" Beguiristain, "Stanley Q-Brick", Joshua Nelson, and Ian McNinch)	Epic Tales Metal: Legend of enchanted Frogs - "Da Oba WAAAGHboss" F.R.O.G. - Gedeon "GediRitter" G. Das Schicksal der Wahren Größe - Philip "RippinRegJackson" Beierbach

List of entries in screening order:

Film Name	Director
Das Schicksal der Wahren Größe	Philip "RippinRegJackson" Beierbach
Ein ganz normaler Tag	"Kante Film"
Eine Welt mit wahrer Größe	Jakob "JYB animations" Bill
If politics fails, who will save the earth?	Pelle "Der Antagonist" Thom
Über Gott und die Welt. Wahre Größe	Björn Damm
Epic Tales Metal: Legend of enchanted Frogs	"Da Oba WAAAGHboss"
Reise zum Berg "Peak" | Journey to Mount "Gipfel"	Bricks in Motion Gang ("JO Co", William Osborne, Bert Loos, Seán Willis, Rodolfo "Roody" Beguiristain, "Stanley Q-Brick", Joshua Nelson, and Ian McNinch)
Das Märchen des maßlosen Schlosses	David Wulf
WHO’S THE GREATEST OF THEM ALL???	"Vertical File Productions"
L.A.M.P.E. 5	Jannis Osterburg
Bigger on the inside	Robin Roschlau
Krise	Seza Tiara Selen
F.R.O.G.	Gedeon "GediRitter" G.
Der Einbruch	Oskar "Oschi Film" Storck
Der Schwarze Monat	"Legonde"
The man with generous and Quackpan2	Oliver Berger
Gabauer – Heaven	Oliver Berger
Little Matter, Big Effect	"Arcorias Animations"

Steinerei 2024

Steinerei 2024 was hosted by Andreas Bitzan and Alexander Leitner in Vienna, Austria on June 8, 2024, at the Filmcasino cinema. The theme was "Verbundenheit" ("Connectedness"/"Solidarity"). The theme was contributed by Oliver Berger as he was originally going to host Steinerei 2024 in Linz before having to drop out of hosting. The jury consisted of Apollonia T. Bitzan, a photographer and artist; Axel Dietrich, a director, producer and co-founder of vrisch media agency; and Cornelius Koch, a television industry professional, director, musician, and past brickfilmer, co-founder of Brickboard, and prize winner at the first Steinerei in 2005. The top prize combined input from the jury, the entrants, and the audience vote. Steinerei 2024 received 22 entries, plus an additional 4 "troll" entries created by some members in the Brickboard Discord who decided to make very short entries within the last hour before the deadline.

Results
Winners and other nominees:

The Film of the Festival	Best Story
LEGO Deutsche Pass - Seza Tiara Selen	LEGO Deutsche Pass - Seza Tiara Selen Das L.A.M.P.E. Kollektiv - Jannis Osterburg Die Rentner Gang - Dirk Boettcher Luis und Lucky - Ulrich "Balrok" Kelbert Der Ritter und der Drache - Hort Hartheim
Best Cinematography	Best Scenery
Redemption - Gedeon "GediRitter" G. 北京烤鸭 Pekingente_24 - Tobias Hucker and Sebastian Geiß-Polnau LEGO Deutsche Pass - Seza Tiara Selen	北京烤鸭 Pekingente_24 - Tobias Hucker and Sebastian Geiß-Polnau LEGO Deutsche Pass - Seza Tiara Selen Close Encounters of the 9th Kind - Bricks in Motion Gang
Best Stop-Motion Animation	Best Use of Music
LEGO Deutsche Pass - Seza Tiara Selen Redemption - Gedeon "GediRitter" G. Legion Trailer - Robin Roschlau	Double Feature 1 Mein Rad und ich 2 An sich - Björn Damm LEGO Deutsche Pass - Seza Tiara Selen Close Encounters of the 9th Kind - Bricks in Motion Gang
Best Newcomer	Prize for the use of a double-headed creature
Luis und Lucky - Ulrich "Balrok" Kelbert Close Encounters of the 9th Kind - Bricks in Motion Gang Der Ritter und der Drache - Hort Hartheim Die Trinität des Bösen - "Jon Studios" Filmfusion - "New GESS Erfurt" Free Pizza for all - "Sagl Brothers"	01000100 01000001 01010100 01000001 - Chaosfalter group (Piet Wenzel, Hans Präßler, Jannik "BelaRussland" Malte Kandler, and Philip "RippinRegJackson" Beierbach) Brennende Leidenschaft - Rainer Storck and Oskar "Oschi Film" Storck Das L.A.M.P.E. Kollektiv - Jannis Osterburg Die Eckcafé-Clique - Folge 1: Mädchenschwarm wider Willen - Sebastian Geiß-Polnau and 🤝(Handshake)

List of pre-selected top 13 entries that were shown in full at the event in randomly selected screening order:

Film Name	Director
Das L.A.M.P.E. Kollektiv	Jannis Osterburg
北京烤鸭 Pekingente_24	Tobias Hucker and Sebastian Geiß-Polnau
Küchenkabarett	Harald Müller
Brennende Leidenschaft	Rainer Storck and Oskar "Oschi Film" Storck
Double Feature 1 Mein Rad und ich 2 An sich	Björn Damm
Die Eckcafé-Clique - Folge 1: Mädchenschwarm wider Willen	Sebastian Geiß-Polnau and 🤝(Handshake)
The Music of the Forest	Oliver Berger
LEGO Deutsche Pass	Seza Tiara Selen
Close Encounters of the 9th Kind	Bricks in Motion Gang ("JO Co", Rodolfo "Roody" Beguiristain, Seán Willis, "Blargnov", Chris Wynn, "C LEGO Films", "C.D", "ErikTongStudios", William Osborne, "obstinarian", Graham Schumacher, Ian McNinch, Ross Pearson, Zach Macias, and Andrew "BlueBrick" K.)
Die Rentner Gang	Dirk Boettcher
Redemption	Gedeon "GediRitter" G.
Luis und Lucky	Ulrich "Balrok" Kelbert
01000100 01000001 01010100 01000001	Chaosfalter group (Piet Wenzel, Hans Präßler, Jannik "BelaRussland" Malte Kandler, and Philip "RippinRegJackson" Beierbach)

List of further entries which only brief clips of were shown at the event:

Film Name	Director
Connected Community	"Dachboden by JBS"
Falsch Verbunden	"Arcorias Animations"
Filmfusion	"New GESS Erfurt"
Free Pizza for all	"Sagl Brothers"
Kopflos³ und doch verbunden	Philipp Schneider
Legion Trailer	Robin Roschlau
Der Ritter und der Drache	Hort Hartheim
Speedy Bunny	"Kante Film"
Die Trinität des Bösen	"Jon Studios"

List of brief "troll" entries: