Now Accepting Submissions
Requirements
- Your film must not exceed 1 minute in length (feel free to make it much shorter)
- Be cool. Your film does not need to be good, but it should follow the 10 principles.
- Please include "Written by J.R.R. Tolkien" in the credits
- Submit your film by 5pm Wednesday Aug 28, 2024
- Submitting on the playa? Swing by The Shire at 4:45 and C to Airdop or bluetooth transfer your film to the festival lineup.
Films Will be Considered for Awards in the Following Categories
- Best Film
- Worst Film
- Most average film
- Most medium film
- Most straightforward, regular old film
- Best Casting
- Teen Choice Award
- Best Kiss
- Best Goat Handling
- The J.R.R. Tolkien Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Television
- Best Product Placement
- Integrity in Film Award
- Boldest Artistic Leap
- Most Irreverent
- Best Documentary
- Best Crying Moment
- Best Animated Film
- Best Foreign Film
- Best Fight Scene
- Best Original Soundtrack
- Best Silent Film
- Best Twist Ending
- Best Musical
- Best Trailer
- Best Horror Film
- Best Special Effects
- Best Regular Effects
- Best Family Film
- Best Adult Film
- Best Reality Series
- Best Villian
- Best Editing
- Best Sound Design
- Best Set Design
- Best Costume Design
- Best "Design Thinking"
- Rookie of the Year
- Most Upsetting Camera Angle
- Longest Short Film
- Shortest Long Film
- Best Sequel
- Best Prequel
- Best Regular Old Quel
- Most Likely to Become a Cult Classic
- Biggest Procrastination Payoff
- Ernest Hemingway Award for Way Too Earnest
- Isadora Duncan Award for Excellence in Choreography
- Best Pirated Film
- Critics Quarterlyâ„¢ Award for Most Creatively Bankrupt Film
- Best All-Female Reboot