2017 Independent Star Trek Film Awards (now the “BJO’s”) WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

18 thoughts on “2017 Independent Star Trek Film Awards (now the “BJO’s”) WINNERS ANNOUNCED!”

1. I’m curious as to how the guidelines (and the flaunting of them) is going impact next year’s awards. Long form appears to be the most obvious category to be impacted. Or will they just ignore them like some are already doing?

   1. That sounds like a question for ERIC WATTS! 🙂

   2. Categories have been, can be and will be added, revised and/or deleted as necessary to appropriately reflect the slate of eligible films and the needs of the awards program. For example, the original category of “Best Soundtrack” in 2015 was split into “Best Sound Design, Editing & Mixing” and “Best Original Music” for 2016. Also for 2016, the categories of “Best Guest Actor or Actress,” “Best Costuming” and “Best Makeup & Hairstyling” were added. For 2017, the category of “Best Production Design” was deleted.

      Moving forward, if the number of fan films that run longer than 30 minutes released in any one given year is so low that it no longer makes sense for them to have their own category, then obviously, that category would likely be deleted. However, I don’t expect that to happen for the 2018 awards, given that some fan film productions are cointinuing to release episodes that run longer than a half hour. Beyond that, we’ll just have to wait and see what happens.

2. Congrats to all the winners!

3. This all sounds pretty cool… P 🙂

4. What a Shame this didn’t give you Best Blogger!

   1. Ya hear that, Eric Watts??? 🙂

5. David Gerrold SHOULD NOT have been given an award. After being associated with Axanar, he has done the Star Trek franchise more harm than good.

   1. Not sure I follow. David Gerrold was the show-runner of Star Trek: Phase II, not Axanar. And I don’t think he won an award this year…unless I missed something.

   2. David Gerrold was a Guest of Honor at Treklanta and a presenter of awards at the Independent Star Trek Fan Film Awards Ceremony. He was not given, and did not receive, an award himself.

      The article above gives a detailed list of the actual winners. I recommend reading it.

      1. He should NOT be a guest of honor at anything Star Trek related. Let alone anything science fiction related for the same reasons that I had previously posted.

         1. Well, Blue, when you put on your own Star Trek convention and have an annual awards ceremony three years in a row, you don’t have to invite David Gerrold to be a guest of honor. How’s that for a fair compromise? 🙂

6. The hate is strong with this one.

   I’m done with pathetic, pseudonymous trolls here.

   1. Yeah, I think he’s set on “send” and not “receive.”

7. Thanks but no thanks. I don’t compromise. And given the recent controversy that happened with the Las Vegas convention, I doubt that Star Trek conventions will be in existence much longer. Another clear sign that Star Trek fandom has seriously declined. SMH.

   Send and not receive? I could say the same about fans supporting Alec Peters and his sham of a fan film and fans not comprehending how fan films cannot make a profit off of a property that they do not own.

   1. “Thanks but no thanks. I don’t compromise.”

      You really should try it though. I’m not being facetious here. An old buddy of mine once told me, “Jon, would you rather be right, or would you rather have friends?” It’s a very powerful message for those who can hear it. I’m not sure that you can, Blue, but I sincerely hope it’s possible for you. And as I said, I don’t mean that facetiously or in any condescending way. It simply sounds as though thinking deeply about that quote could change and better you as a person. Or not…your choice.

      “And given the recent controversy that happened with the Las Vegas convention, I doubt that Star Trek conventions will be in existence much longer.”

      Do you have a specific time frame? Are we talking one year, two years, five, ten? I just need to know when I can e-mail you and say “I told you so.” (Okay, THAT was facetious.) But seriously, what Las Vegas controversy? Did I miss something? Creation actually raised its ticket prices for 2017, so they can’t be hurting too much.

      “…fans not comprehending how fan films cannot make a profit off of a property that they do not own.”

      Axanar made zero profit, Blue. Alec is down, last time I checked, about $250-$300,000 of his own money. That’s pretty much the OPPOSITE of profit. And of course, the studios settled the case…I’m not sure if you’ve heard. (Okay, THAT was facetious, too. But the first paragraph–total sincerity there, Blue. Think about it.)

8. I’ll ignore your facetious commentary and just cut to the chase.

   Regarding your inquiry about the Las Vegas convention controversy, it had to do with the raising of ticket prices. A controversial incident that recently happened and had fans in a justifiable uproar. From what I was told, it was the POTB at Creation being plagued by one of the seven deadly sins.

   SMH. Talk about capitalism run amok.

   1. Creation has been raising their prices indiscriminately for decades, dude. I remember the huge price increases in New York in the 1980s, the big hikes in Los Angeles in the 1990s. I even stopped going (LV last summer was my first Creation con in over a decade). They’re still around and doing just fine.

      And POTB? http://www.acronymfinder.com/POTB.html

      Raise of hands: who here thinks there are too many acronyms on the Internet these days?

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