Rules
2025 2024 Past Films
Awards Submit Your Film

Now Accepting Submissions

Requirements

  1. All attendees must submit a film. Collaboration is strongly encouraged.
  2. Your film must not exceed 3 minutes in length (feel free to make it much shorter)
  3. Due to a longstanding exclusivity agreement with the Lerch Foundation, your film must credit Aileen Lerch as your film's Goat Handler in the credits. You may include "No Goats Were Handled in the Making of This Film" in the rare case that statement applies.
  4. Submit your film by 5pm Friday April 3, 2026

Films Will be Considered for Awards in the Following Categories

  1. Best Film
  2. Worst Film
  3. Most average film
  4. Most medium film
  5. Most straightforward, regular old film
  6. Best Casting
  7. The Nickelodeon Teen Choice Award
  8. Best Kiss
  9. Best Goat Handling
  10. The Calvin Studebaker Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Television
  11. Best Product Placement
  12. Smoking Loon Award for Integrity in Film
  13. Boldest Artistic Leap
  14. Most Irreverent
  15. Best Documentary
  16. Best Crying Moment
  17. Best Animated Film
  18. Best Foreign Film
  19. Best Fight Scene
  20. Best Original Soundtrack
  21. Best Silent Film
  22. Best Twist Ending
  23. Best Musical
  24. Best Horror Film
  25. Best Special Effects
  26. Best Regular Effects
  27. Best Family Film
  28. Best Adult Film
  29. Best Reality Series
  30. Best Villian
  31. Best Editing
  32. Best Sound Design
  33. Best Set Design
  34. Best Costume Design
  35. Best "Design Thinking"
  36. Best Acting
  37. Best Performance in a Supporting Role
  38. Rookie of the Year
  39. Most Upsetting Camera Angle
  40. Longest Short Film
  41. Shortest Long Film
  42. Lowest Budget
  43. Highest Budget
  44. Best Sequel
  45. Best Prequel
  46. Best Regular Old Quel
  47. Best Stunts
  48. Best On Screen Chemistry
  49. Best Catering
  50. Best Pandering
  51. A Very Merry Movie Award for Best Christmas Classic
  52. It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Savings at my Local Lexus Dealer
  53. Most Likely to Become a Cult Classic
  54. Biggest Procrastination Payoff
  55. Isadora Duncan Award for Excellence in Choreography
  56. Mattflix™ Award for Best Pirated Film
  57. Critics Quarterly™ Award for Most Creatively Bankrupt Film
  58. Jimmy V ESPY Award for Perseverance
  59. JD Power And Associates Award for Most Dependable Crossover SUV
  60. Best All-Female Reboot