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SaberComp @sabercomp.com · 25/09/2026

One month left, contestants! The deadline for SaberComp 2026: The Purge is October 24. Visit sabercomp.com/rules/ for more info and sabercomp.com/submit/ to submit your entry!

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SaberComp @sabercomp.com · 05/09/2026

Submissions for SaberComp 2026: The Purge are now being accepted! Head over to the website to download the bumper to go at the start of your entry and to submit it to the competition! sabercomp.com/submit/

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Submit Your Entry

Fill out the form on this page to officially enter SaberComp 2026. Deadline: October 24, 2026.

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SaberComp @sabercomp.com · 14/08/2026

For years, building a complete, browsable and dynamic archive has been the white whale of Council member @natecow.com. Learn about the latest progress and how it's been achieved in the latest news post: sabercomp.com/feed/buildin... Want to be part of the archive? SC 2026 deadline is in 71 days!

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Building The Real Archive

Back in February, I wrote about the playlist checker tool I had built with Claude that helped us monitor YouTube links in our Notion database. In that, I referenced the elusive "Official Archive" that we've mentioned over the years. Freaking years. That's what it's been. I've

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SaberComp @sabercomp.com · 16/07/2026

And zaandarbrow shared this behind-the-scenes clip introducing himself and his combatants at a very cool-looking location. "Alright, 3-2-1-action, KILL EACH OTHER!" Couldn't have said it better myself!

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SaberComp @sabercomp.com · 16/07/2026

And now, some teasers from the SaberComp Discord server! Contestant RussianJedi shared this teaser ON ANNOUNCEMENT DAY. Impressive, most impressive!

A purge trooper faces down a Jedi in a forest environment.

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SaberComp @sabercomp.com · 16/07/2026

100 days to go until October 24 - the deadline for SaberComp 2026: The Purge! A hair over three months to show us your story of the dark hunting down the light. Got any teasers you want to share? A behind-the-scenes photo or clip? Drop them here!

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SaberComp @sabercomp.com · 03/07/2026

Be a part of fan film history and help SaberComp community member and judge Travis Boles make Nine in the Evening—the conclusion to the epic sabers-in-the-real-world story that began with 2005’s Three in the Afternoon! Now entering its final week on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tra....

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Nine in the Evening

Twenty years of story. Everything comes together.

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SaberComp @sabercomp.com · 30/06/2026

(No, quiz performance does NOT impact Council membership, the same way that whether you are not a Master has no bearing. Just gotta do right by the community!)

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SaberComp @sabercomp.com · 30/06/2026

Should quiz performance impact eligibility to be on the Council? 🤔 We think everyone's done pretty well, don't you?

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SaberComp @sabercomp.com · 25/05/2026

We have some SMART community members. Congrats to everyone who participated! (And look out for the plug for SC2026: The Purge!)

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SaberComp @sabercomp.com · 04/05/2026

Ready your sabers, Competitors, because SaberComp 2026: The Purge is here! Show us the most terrifying scenes you can imagine from the Jedi Purge, whether it’s Order 66 or the terrifying years that followed. Learn more at sabercomp.com/rules

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SaberComp @sabercomp.com · 04/05/2026

Happy Star Wars Day! Our announcement for SaberComp 2026 is later today... but first, a final glance back with the release of the highlight reel for SC2025: Chaos, edited by Spenceley! youtu.be/_MwVGST7BZ0 What was your favorite entry? Who do you hope enters again? And will you be among them?

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SaberComp 2025 Highlight Reel

YouTube video by Spenceley

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SaberComp @sabercomp.com · 01/05/2026

It's Star Wars month! Can you feel it? May the 4th - and the next SaberComp - are right around the corner. This one will not be for the faint of heart! Se you there...

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SaberComp @sabercomp.com · 09/04/2026

The award categories allow teams to aim for a specific aspect of making a saberfilm. Do you want to make the best fight choreography? There's where you're competing! And someone else may want to hone their craft in editing. Whatever you aim for while making a film, there's a category for you!

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SaberComp @sabercomp.com · 09/04/2026

2nd Overall—Zatoichi - The Blind Jedi Master—also took home the prize for the newest category, Best Costumes. And entries that didn't even make the top three also got awards: Shatterpoint for Best Visual Effects, Dungeons & Dark Side for Production Design, and The Secret Apprentice for Use of Theme.

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SaberComp @sabercomp.com · 09/04/2026

While Overall Winner is often considered from a combination of all of the judging criteria, special awards are given to entries that embody a category. While Star Wars: The Last Mistake won Overall for SaberComp 2025, it also took home Best Editing, Best Cinematography and Best Choreography.

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SaberComp @sabercomp.com · 12/03/2026

Star Wars: The Last Mistake - Winner of SaberComp 2025! www.youtube.com/watch?v=35iX... (English subs available!) While SaberComp is run by a team of USAmericans, we get a ton of great entries from all over. Third place this year was by an Australian team, and the top two were both Russian!

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Звездные Войны: Последняя Ошибка | Фан-фильм 2025

YouTube video by Saberfighting Academy "HILT"

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SaberComp @sabercomp.com · 05/03/2026

I am super late in responding to this (since we just launched our Bsky account this week)... the SaberComp YouTube channel is a great place to find all of the entries by using the playlists, and we're also working on uploading entries from legacy (pre-YouTube) competitions. Thanks for the shout-out!

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SaberComp @sabercomp.com · 05/03/2026

"Controversy," you ask? A shortened version was submitted for the 2-minute time limit, and with its intro, it still exceeded that time. Rules were made clearer in future competitions - a lesser-known way that the legacy of RvD lives on!

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SaberComp @sabercomp.com · 05/03/2026

For our first #ThrowbackThursday, we're heading back to the beginning with Ryan vs. Dorkman! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETqk... The sixth entry in the very first Lightsaber Choreography Competition and the winner, despite some controversy, this is the film that launched innumerable saberfilm careers!

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LCCI Entry 06 - Ryan vs. Dorkman

YouTube video by SaberComp

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SaberComp @sabercomp.com · 03/03/2026

In the meantime, you can check out the showcase of SaberComp 2025: Chaos and other previous years at our new website at sabercomp.com. Our community works hard every year and we're so thrilled with the creativity and raw talent on display. So drop us a follow, stick around for more, and MTFBWY!

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SaberComp

SaberComp is a global community of lightsaber combat enthusiasts, hosting an annual competition since 2002 and offering filmmaking and post production resources. Formerly TFN’s LCC.

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SaberComp @sabercomp.com · 03/03/2026

Interested in being a part of SaberComp? The next competition will be announced on May 4th this year. We'd be honored if you would join us... on Discord! Discuss entries, get tips from the community - many of whom are VFX professionals - and so much more! discord.gg/AyEkWXj?ref=...

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Join the SaberComp Discord Server!

Check out the SaberComp community on Discord - hang out with 489 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

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SaberComp @sabercomp.com · 03/03/2026

Hello, BlueSky! We're SaberComp, the premier saberfilm competition! You might know up by some of our breakout entries, like Ryan vs. Dorkman, Ferocity, or Premonition. We started as the Lightsaber Choreography Competition in 2002 on theforce.net and welcome competitors from around the globe!

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