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

SUBMISSION EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]

Check out the announcement video:

Accepted Entries
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

All entries must clearly show the THAC 2026 logo for three uninterrupted seconds. 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!

Several high-quality resolution versions of the THAC 2026 logo can be found HERE.

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 Revelation.
The color mod is a Blue brick connected to a Yellow brick.
The letter mod is P.
Submit your video link to [email protected]. 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.

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

Anyone who is not banned from Bricks in Motion is eligible to enter THAC. Send your finished entries to [email protected]. You do not need to have an account on Bricks in Motion, but it is encouraged that you join the site or Discord 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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).

• 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. Strobe lighting that the judges deem egregious and excessive will be disqualified.

• You may not make your entry public until after the deadline. 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.

• 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.

The THAC 2026 theme is Revelation.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 a blue brick connected to or directly touching a yellow brick and the letter P.

According to Bricklink, the acceptable colors are:
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 Bricklink Color Guide.

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.

Mod elements must be physically present. They cannot be digitally added in post-production.

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: https://youtu.be/YKO2McX25jY

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:

Robin
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.

The Tenacious Brick
Sam of The Tenacious Brick is a brickfilmer from the UK. He placed 2nd in THAC XV in 2018 with his film Corn Season and 11th place in last year’s THAC with Full Phil and the Limericks.

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

Nurtnaut
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 Who is Tying People to Train Tracks?

LOTW Studios
LOTW Studios is the current host of THAC and host of the World of Brickfilms Podcast. He is most known for his App Man series and came 1st place in BRAWL 2021, with his entry The Tracker Tracked.

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 Bricks in Motion Collection, 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:

The Orient Express Train| Sherlock Holmes: Book Nook| Game Boy

In addition, 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.

Record Player with Flowers

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

Last edited by William Osborne (January 4, 2026 (07:22am))