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!

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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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!

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....

Nine in the Evening

Twenty years of story. Everything comes together.

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

Boter Bug@boterbug.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Testing will continue until scores improve! Oh wait, scores are higher than last time. Look at that! Play along with the latest saber quiz and see how you do! www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLod... (Testing may still continue, regardless.)

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

Boter Bug@boterbug.bsky.social · 3mo ago

How much do you know about lightsabers? Is it as much as SaberComp community memebers? I had a lot of fun making this quiz, and the contestants had a bunch of fun taking it! What better thing to watch on this A New Hope theatrical anniversary day? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sgr2...

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

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?

SaberComp 2025 Highlight Reel

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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...

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.

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!

Звездные Войны: Последняя Ошибка | Фан-фильм 2025

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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!

LCCI Entry 06 - Ryan vs. Dorkman

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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!