Brickstars is an annual brickfilming contest and awards ceremony that started on Brick à Brack in 2009. The contest originally rewarded the best brickfilms of the French community from within each year. Brickstars 2018 to 2021 rewarded an equal number of French and international brickfilms. Following Brick à Brack's acquisition of Brickfilms.com and subsequent merging into Brickfilms.com by Brick à Brack, Brickstars began ranking all films together.
Any member of the site 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 sequentially ranked. 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[1] or 13[2] 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".[3] The results were posted by Alexis "CRAMproduction" Renaux on January 2, 2010.[2]
Results
| Best Brickfilm | Best Sound |
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| Best Original Screenplay | Best Special Effects |
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| Best Set Design | Best Brickfilmer |
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Les Brickstars 2010[]
The 2010 Brickstars were announced by Alexis "demon350"/"CRAMproduction" Renaux on January 2, 2010.[6] The contest received 21 entries.[7]
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.[8]
Results
| Best Brickfilm | Best Special Effects |
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| Best Screenplay | Best Set Design |
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| Best Animation | Best Sound |
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Les Brickstars 2011[]
The 2011 Brickstars were announced on March 10, 2011.[10] The contest received 15 entries.[11] The categories did not undergo any changes from the 2010 edition.[12]
Results
| Best Brickfilm | Best Animation |
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| Best Sound | Best Set Design |
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| Best Special Effects | Best Screenplay |
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Les Brickstars 2012[]
The logo used for the 2012 and 2013 iterations of Les Brickstars
The 2012 Brickstars were announced by Bruno Lefèvre on October 19, 2012.[14] It was the first edition to be hosted on the new version of Brick à Brack. The contest received 34 entries.[15]
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.[16]
Results
| Best Brickfilm | |
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1 (tied). A Future For All – Silent Frames | |
| Best Animation | Best Screenplay |
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1. Free Fish - "France & Alex" |
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| Best Special Effects | Best Set Design |
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| Best Sound | Audience Award |
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Les Brickstars 2013[]
The 2013 Brickstars were announced on October 1, 2013.[19] The contest received 39 entries. The results were posted by Maxime Baconnais on January 12, 2014.[20]
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.[21] It was also the first edition to reward the winners with actual prizes, provided by La Petite Brique and Brick Republic.
Results
| Best Brickfilm | Best Animation |
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1 (tied). Bestia - "France & Alex" | |
| Best Screenplay | Best Special Effects |
| Best Set Design | Best Sound |
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| Audience Award | Most Promising Brickfilmer |
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1. Mathieu Blangy (for Mission Vers Enguora Partie 1) |
Les Brickstars 2014[]
The 2014 Brickstars were announced by Bruno Lefèvre on November 8, 2014.[22] The contest received 52 entries[23] and the results were posted on January 30, 2015.[24]
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.
Results
| Best Brickfilm | |
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1. Plastic Love – Maxime Marion | |
| Best Screenplay | Best Animation |
| Best Direction | Best Sound |
| Best Special Effects | Best Cinematography |
| Best Set Design | Best Acting |
| Audience Award | Most Promising Brickfilmer |
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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.[25] It received 45 entries and results were announced on January 24, 2016.[26]
Results
| Best Brickfilm | Best Screenplay |
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| Best Animation | Best Direction |
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| Best Sound | Best Special Effects |
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| Best Cinematography | Best Set Design |
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| Audience Award | Most Promising Brickfilmer |
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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.[27] Results were announced on January 29, 2017.[28]
Results
| Best Brickfilm | Best Screenplay |
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| Best Animation | Best Direction |
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1. The Bounty Hunter - "Deltabrick" |
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| Best Sound | Best Special Effects |
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| Best Cinematography | Best Set Design |
| Audience Award | Most Promising Brickfilmer |
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Les Brickstars 2017[]
Results
| Best Brickfilm (Francophone) | |
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1. Sur l'eau - Sylvain Gouyon | |
| Best Screenplay | Best Animation |
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| Best Mise en Scène | Best Sound Design |
| Best Set Design | Best Visual Effects |
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| Best Cinematography | Best Foreign Brickfilm |
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| Audience Award | Most Promising Brickfilmer |
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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.[29][30]
French top 10:
- French Wines - by Maxime Marion
- COWARDS - by Antoine "Clokwerck" Guisse
- LEGO Harry Potter - Le Miroir du Riséd - by Geert van Herwijnen
- The Great War of the Deads - by Stéphane Triquoit
- The Black Prints - Restless - by "Sheycks"
- PHARAOH'S CURSE - by "Legotwins ANIMATIONS"
- Shark Island - by Calixte Charles
- Ship in a Bottle - by Bruno Lefèvre
- From Elsewhere #1 - La Machine à téléporter - by Romain Justens
- Rétribution Saga - by "Skrins"
International top 10:
- The Cleaners - by Nathan Wells and Zach Macias
- Lifeboat - by Gregory Moore and Garry Moore
- The Journey of a Soldier - by Kamil Adam Janko
- Murder in the Arena - by Alexander and Thomas Leitner & Andreas and Michael Bitzan
- The Winterlympic Games - by Christof Muñoz
- TORMENT - by Trevor Stevens
- Gone Camping Episode 2: "Oh, silent night" - by hirschundelch
- Requiem of a Bright Star - by "Pongowl"
- Heldenhaft - by Sebastian Geiß-Polnau and Tobias Hucker
- The Yellow Brick Horse - by Kristóf Fekete-Kovács
Brickstars 2019[]
French top 10:
- LEGO Nibelungen: Gudrun - by Stéphane Triquoit[31]
- Exaltation - by Sylvain Gouyon
- Le Siècle Froid 3 - Poubelle et Mallette - by Théo Aron
- Tétanisé - by "Volrog"
- Lueurs - by "Deltabrick"
- Alliance Volée - by "Bleu-Lego"
- Cursed - by "bricktoto 125"
- L'appât X - by "Kermit"
- Dernier rappel - by "Skrins"
- ROOM 7 - by "Creative Motion"
International top 10:
- Globetrotter - by Felix "nwwd Produktion" Helbing
- Welcome to Darkmoor - by Harrison Allen
- The Sheriff - by Rafael Figueroa
- A Knight's Quest - by Paolo Mura
- Detective: Ace Brickman Ep. 2 - "The Promises We Keep" - by Sam Futhey
- Out of Service - by hirschundelch
- E-Z Free-Z Antifreeze Advertisement - by Trevor Stevens
- Doc of the Dead - by Lewis Townley, John McErlean, and James Cawood
- LEGO Doctor Who: Point of No Return - by Jacob Crow
- LEGO Mickey Mouse in Stormboat Willie - by Kristóf Fekete-Kovács
Brickstars 2020[]
French top 10:
- Le Siècle Froid 4 - Colonel Gary - by Théo Aron[32]
- LEGO WWII. Last Battle - by Stéphane Triquoit
- RONIN'S REVENGE - by "Logan Animations"
- COVID-19 : Patient zero - by "Lucanimation Studio"
- AFTER - by "Frosty"
- The Blackmailer - by "Brickfilms Production"
- The End is extremely fucking nigh - by "bricktoto 125"
- Justice League l'odyssé du mal - by "Aurélien Films"
- LEGO Sam fait le tour du monde - by Maxime Marion
- U2 - One - LEGO - by "Raphaël29"
International top 10:
- Isolation - by Måns Saari Jonsson
- Nostalgia - by Jacob Crow
- Galactic Smugglers Episode 10: Dungeons and Dragons - by The Four Monkeys
- LEGO SCP Foundation: Containment Lockdown - by "starwarsstudio100"
- Bohemian Rhapsody In LEGO - by Fin "Brickmaster Studio" Krueger
- A Bump in the Night - by Sam Futhey
- Beware the Remote! - by Tom Torrisi
- Heir to the Kingdom - by Paolo Mura
- Star Wars Eclipse - by Jannis Osterburg
- Pirates of Barracuda Bay - by "PlasticPointProductions"
Brickstars 2021[]
French top 10:
- LEGO The Batman - 1989 - by Nino "BatN production" Soler-Avril[33]
- Angel of Freedom vs Doctor Zeuz - by Stéphane Triquoit
- Four Studs - by Maxime Marion
- LEGO Ninjago : AMNESIA | Chapitre II - by "Frosty"
- LEGO Star Wars Climpeur Squad - by "ThePaulitata"
- Le Bout du monde... - by Théo Aron
- Drive - by "L_u_c_astleship"
- A VERY BAD DREAM - by "La Production Givrée"
- Réalité inconsciente - by "BrickMDprod'"
- Justice League : l'ère de Darkseid - by "Aurélien Films"
International top 10:
- The Journey of a Soldier part 2 - by Kamil Adam Janko[34]
- Fantasy - by Tom Torrisi
- Out of Sight - by Kristóf Fekete-Kovács and "Lady Arginnon"
- Happily Never After - by Paolo Mura
- Taco Trouble 2: The Trial - by Penta & WDLN.tv
- I'LL NEVER BE LONELY AGAIN - by Ben Young
- My Dearest Love - by Andrew "BlueBrick" K.
- Death, War, & Taxes: How to Avoid Falling in Love - by Jonathan Mangiapane
- Seasons Change - by "PlasticPointProductions"
- Zombieman Legacy - by Joshua Nelson
Brickstars 2022[]
- 🏃♂️🌳👻 (run tree ghost) - by Piet Wenzel and Tolga Cerci[35]
- Game of Telephone - by Aaron Williams
- LEGO Sniper Ultimate Kill - by "MCC Studios"
- Batman: The Mad Chase - by Stéphane Triquoit
- solitaire - by Valérian "korn77" Riéra
- L'Etranger (Partie 1) - by Raphaël "DrawRaph" Leonardis
- Insomnia - by Joshua Nelson
- Astron - Anarchie - by Corentin "Colosseo Production" Dubarry
- LEGO Green energy - by Kamil Adam Janko and "CrazyEd"
- The Time Ship - by Seza Tiara Selen
References[]
- ↑ List of the entries of the first edition of the Brickstars
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Results thread for the first edition of the Brickstars
- ↑ Brickstars 2009 jury thread
- ↑ Christine on Dailymotion
- ↑ Lego - Calendrier - Episode - 10 on Dailymotion
- ↑ Announcement thread of the second edition of the Brickstars
- ↑ List of the entries of the second edition of the Brickstars
- ↑ Results thread for the second edition of the Brickstars
- ↑ The Creature on Dailymotion
- ↑ Announcement thread of the third edition of the Brickstars
- ↑ List of the entries of the third edition of the Brickstars
- ↑ Results thread for the third edition of the Brickstars
- ↑ Paranoïa on YouTube
- ↑ Announcement thread of the fourth edition of the Brickstars
- ↑ List of the entries of the fourth edition of the Brickstars
- ↑ Results thread for the fourth edition of the Brickstars
- ↑ Saute Felix ! on Vimeo
- ↑ Les enquêtes de Jacques Hamlet on YouTube
- ↑ Announcement thread of the fifth edition of the Brickstars
- ↑ Winners of fifth edition of the Brickstars
- ↑ Results PDF of Brickstars 2013
- ↑ Announcement thread of the sixth edition of the Brickstars
- ↑ Brickstars 2014 results PDF
- ↑ Winners of sixth edition of the Brickstars
- ↑ Announcement of Les Brickstars 2015
- ↑ Results of Les Brickstars 2015
- ↑ Announcement of Les Brickstars 2016
- ↑ Results of Les Brickstars 2016
- ↑ Brickstars 2018 French announcement
- ↑ Brickstars 2018 English announcement
- ↑ Brickstars 2019 website page
- ↑ Brickstars 2020 website page
- ↑ Brickstars 2021 French results
- ↑ Brickstars 2021 English results
- ↑ Brickstars 2022 website page
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