Topic: THAC 2025 Results!
It's time for the THAC 2025 Results!!!
Thanks to everyone for taking part and making this the biggest THAC ever with a total of 194 entries!!! Big thanks to the judges for helping me manage to get the results ready within 3 weeks. You can watch all of the entries here.
LET’S GET TO IT!
1st - Eye.To.Eye.With.Creation.VHSRiP.mkv by Stanley Q-Brick
3rd - The Horse Stealer by Sam Studios
4th - Built Different by Slurpy
5th - Swabbie by flannelshirtguy
6th - Falling For The Stars by EasterwoodProduction
7th - ACACIA by World of Shrimpy
8th - M is for Company by SlideStudios
9th - It’s Not Your Vault by Gold Brick Productions
10th - The Way Home by Jacob Crow
11th - Full Phil and the Limericks by The Tenacious Brick
13th - Over the Top by Orca Studios
14th - Johnny Thunder & The Re-Gou Rip-Off by JOCo
15th - Isolation of The Soul by C LEGO Films
16th - Persistence by Daragh Twomey & Steve Collins
17th - In Your Gaze by Bluebrick
18th - For The Love of Loaf by WillowTree
19th - The Confession by PR Film Studios
20th - I (Don’t) Love You (Anymore) by GravityFilms4
21st - Thy Liege Lord… by MAX Animation
22nd - The Overseer by Nurtnaut
23rd - FOR DAD by Locker74Productions
25th - Flaming Inspiration by TangoTay
26th - A Gift To Remember by Dudebrick
27th - In Search of Justice by Imaginator Productions
28th (Promising Director) - How to NOT Spread Butter on Toast by TREZ Studios
29th - Per Aspera Ad Astra by Chalios
30th - Full of Phils by MindGame Studios
Creative Spark Prize (20th Anniversary Prize sponsored by Ladon) - Keith, Journey to the Icetops by JYB Animations
A big thank you to Ladon for volunteering to sponsor an additional prize, to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of THAC. Ladon was not only the designer of one of the 2 amazing THAC 2025 logos, but also the designer of the very first THAC logo in 2005.
"Grateful and honored at the opportunity to design a logo for this anniversary edition of THAC, and I wanted to lend a hand back into the community of filmmakers who competed in the event. I got the judges to give me a hand in selecting a film that, while not in the top 30, still showed an incredible amount of skill, potential, and an abundance of enthusiasm for what they were doing. The goal of this prize is to award ambition, and help someone push themselves even further." - Ladon.
JYB Animations was selected for this prize and has been awarded a set of 3 Smallrig mini lights, designed to be used for photographing miniatures and figurines, and ideal for brickfilming.
The judging process worked as follows; each judge watched every film. After watching, each judge ranked their personal top 30 films. Each of the judge's lists was then run through a system that utilizes instant run-off voting to create a top twenty-five reflective of all the judges (as all the judges had their own Top 30, there were far more than 30 entries on the overall list, prior to elimination). The judges then adjusted the top twenty-five list as a group until they were satisfied with the outcome.
Judges considered the following when watching the films: originality, production value (animation, set design, cinematography, sound, etc.), story, and creative interpretation of the theme. While the parts of the film were considered, the most important quality the judges looked for is how the film works as a whole.
The judges this year are:
AeroNomad
AeroNomad came 1st place, both in THAC 2023 with his entry Unwavering Dedication, and most recently in BRAWL 2024 with Heck of a Day. He also won Best Cinematography at the 2023 Bricks in Motion Awards with Danju and is a moderator of the BiM Discord.
Andreas and Alexander (Brickfilm Atelier)
With their newly merged studio name Brickfilm Atelier, Andreas Bitzan (formally of A&M Studios) and Alexander Leitner (formally of Legostudio01) are joining together as joint-judges of THAC 2025. As well as being admins for Brickboard, Andreas and Alexander have impressive filmographies, both going back to the early 2010s. As well as collaborating on many award-winning Steinerei entries, including Time for $ale, (K)night Times, Endangered, and Mord in der Manege, they have hosted 2 Steinerei contests; first in 2015 and 2024.
Maosl
Masol is best known for their Among Us brickfilms and hosting the highly successful Continue the Story collaborative series, which is just wrapping up its second year of running.
BertL
BertL is a long-standing member of the Brickfilming community, and took part in the very first THAC in 2005 with his entry Onorno. It is largely thanks to his major contributions to the Brickfilm Archival Project, that many Brickfilms from the early to late 2000s remain seen.
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 LEGO Group via the LEGO® Ambassador Network, are very generously providing us with the prizes. A huge thank you goes out to them! 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.
Please note that there is the possibility of supply shortages with sets and so LAN may be delayed in sending them, but the prizes we are offering are:
Zelda Deku Tree 2 in 1| Tim Burton's Disney Nightmare Before Christmas| Black and White Cat
Curtesy of Nathan Wells, as well as each receiving a LEGO set, the top 3 will each receive an additional prize of the Bricks in Motion Collection Blu-ray, featuring 29 brickfilms by 18 different members of the brickfilming community, spanning from 1979 to 2015, as well as all 33 entries to the Bricks in Motion Celebration Contest (2014).
In addition, this year 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.
Promising Director Prize; Gru and the Minions
But that's not all! This year we will be doing an additional prize draw. Anyone outside of the top 10 or the promising director, will have the chance of winning Tails’ Adventure Boat set.
Special Surprise Draw; Tails' Adventure Boat
Last edited by William Osborne (January 25, 2025 (02:19pm))