Atom.com and Lucasfilm Ltd. have once again joined forces for the "Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge," a contest honoring the best Star Wars-related short digital videos, and announced today the 22 finalists for the 2009 edition of the challenge. Atom.com and Lucasfilm Ltd. have partnered on the "Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge" since 2000; past honorees include such hits as "Chad Vader," "Star Wars Gangsta Rap," "Star Wars Revelations," and "Pink Five."
Users can view and vote for the videos at StarWars.Atom.com from Wednesday July 1 until Friday, July 10. These votes, plus the judgment of George Lucas and staff members at Lucasfilm and Atom.com, determine the winners of this year's seven categories: George Lucas Selects, Audience Choice, Best Action, Best Comedy, Best Parody, Best Animated Movie and the Spirit of Fandom Award. The winners will be unveiled live during the 2009 "Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge" awards show on Friday July 24 from 8:30 - 10:30 p.m. in Ballroom 20, at San Diego Comic-Con International.
Below are the names of the 22 finalist videos for the "Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge." These videos can be watched and voted for at
https://starwars.atom.com/.
"Bad Day for Vader"
"Blasted Behavior"
"Death Star Over San Francisco"
"Emperor Palpatine and the Attack of the Copyright Infringement"
"Glen Eisley Glen Mos"
"Jedi Camp"
"Knights of the Old Republic: Revan"
"Lord Vader's Trial"
"Mark Valley vs. Drew Mazanec"
"No Love for Wampa"
"Saber"
"Star Fury!"
"Star Sports Theatrical Trailer"
"Star Wars in a Notebook!"
"Star Wars: Cinemagic"
"Star Wars: Retold"
"Sudden Remakes 1"
"SW Episode XVI: Family Dysfunction"
"The Closet Unleashed"
"The Fate of the Duel"
"Where Are They Now"
"WTF Star Wars"
