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An index of all our challenges and the winners. Thanks to everyone who has kept this updated!


2021 Challenges
MonthChallengeHostWinner
JanuaryCentral America/Andeanflavo5000
Sci-Fi/FantasyKublai Khan
1000<400zzzorf
FebruaryBenelux
Experimental/Avant-Garde
Run the Director
MarchUK/Ireland
Directed by Women
Waves from Around the World
AprilMiddle East - excl. Iran
DtC Nominees
Animation
MayJapan
Western
Mystery & Thriller
JuneItaly
One Film From Each Year
LGBTIQ+
JulyIran & Central Asia
Travel the World
Run the Actor
AugustKorean Peninsula
<400 Checks
Action & Adventure
SeptemberEastern Europe - excl. Russia & Balkans
Silent Era
Low IMDb Rating
OctoberFrance
Horror
One Film From Each iCM List
NovemberArgentina/Brazil/Uruguay
Film Noir
War movies
DecemberOceania
Documentary
Unofficial


2020 Challenges
Month Challenge Host Winner
January Balkans maxwelldeux Mario Gaborović - 54
Sci-Fi/Fantasy shugs psychotronicbeatnik -211
1000<400 72aicm 72aicm - 100
February Africa blocho jdidaco - 36
Africa African American/Blaxploitation albajos psychotronicbeatnik - 81
Academy Award Nominees shugs flavo5000 - 112
March India/Pakistan/Myanmar/Bangladesh maxwelldeux flavo5000 - 63
Crime Films blocho AB537 - 67
Directed by Women allisoncm psychotronicbeatnik - 111
April Nordic Countries albajos jajusu - 100
DtC Nominees funkybusiness flavo5000 - 154
1950s shugs Obgeoff - 125
May Iberia sol blueboybob - 123
Western shugs PUNQ - 86
Comedy flavo5000 flavo5000 - 191
June China/HK/Taiwan hurluberlu blueboybob - 86
TSPDT/TSPDT 21st Century Traveller Obgeoff - 137
1960s Lilarcor jdidaco - 110
July Canada Fergenaprido sol - 126
Run the Director flavo5000 flavo5000 - 270
Low IMDB Rating zzzorf psychotronicbeatnik - 173
August Germany/Austria/Switzerland sol blueboybob - 94
<400 Checks Melvelet flavo5000 - 222
1970s blocho flavo5000 - 221
September Russia/USSR clemmetarey blueboybob - 113
Animation frbrown flavo5000 - 297
Silent Era Traveller Traveller - 153
October Southeast Asia Melvelet blueboybob - 132
Horror maxwelldeux flavo5000 - 298
1990s sol jeroeno - 225
November Mexico sol blueboybob - 119
Film Noir blocho WalterNeff - 156
Unofficial shugs PUNQ - 225
December Caribbean sol Lu-Chin - 55
Documentary tourdesb flavo5000 - 206
1980s shugs Lu-Chin - 125



2022 Challenge Schedule
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December
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Future Challenges

Ongoing Challenges

Ongoing Challenges
ChallengeHostCurrent Leader
Film From Each iCM List ChallengeMochardalbajos - 134
Top 250 Directors Challengebrokenface
Titles on 3 or more official listswowwee123


Past Challenges
2019
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Month Challenge Host Winner
January Sci-Fi/Fantasy maxwelldeux albajos - 222
Rosenbaum sol sol - 82
Russian funkybusiness jeroeno - 63
February 1930s 72aicm jdidaco - 97
Academy Awards albajos flavo5000 - 145
China/HK/Taiwan funkybusiness Traveller - 63
March War sol PUNQ - 119
Films Directed by Women allisoncm flavo5000 - 178
French Coryn jdidaco - 100
April 1940s 72aicm PUNQ - 83
Australian/New Zealand zzzorf flavo5000 - 85
Doubling the Cannon Nominees maxwelldeux St. Gloede - 71
May In Competition at Cannes maxwelldeux Traveller - 74
Iran OldAle1 OldAle1 - 54
Western shugs PUNQ - 157
June 1950s 72allincallme RogerTheMovieManiac88 - 100
Banned Films flavo5000 flavo5000 - 111
Eastern European shugs 72aicm - 119
July Low IMDB Rating albajos albajos - 145
Mystery/Suspense/Thriller maxwelldeux flavo5000 - 137
BeNeLux sol jeroeno - 65
August Romance 72allincallme albajos - 100
UK/Ireland clemmetarey albajos - 150
<400 Checks maxwelldeux albajos - 175
September Silent maxwelldeux psychotronicbeatnik - 102
21st Century 72allincallme sebby - 145
Japanese hurluberlu flavo5000 - 153
October Horror maxwelldeux flavo5000 - 199
Latin American blocho 72aicm - 116
TSPDT shugs Traveller - 86
November Unofficial albajos PUNQ - 160
Noir clemmetarey flavo5000 - 147
Korean sol Traveller - 68
December Italy peeptoad psychotronicbeatnik - 72
Documentary Coryn flavo5000 - 158
Travel the World blocho jeroeno - 107
2018
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2018 Challenges
Month Challenge Host Winner
January Australia, NZ + Other Oceania maxwelldeux Simba63 – 91
Sci-Fi + Fantasy klaus78 flavo5000 - 166
Low IMDb Rating sol flavo5000 - 142
February Latin America clemmetarey jeroeno - 47
1960s 72allinncallme Ivan0716 – 160
African American Cinema maxwelldeux psychotronicbeatnik - 62
March Russia funkybusiness jeroeno – 60
Animation Nathan Treadway flavo5000 – 183
Directed by Women allisoncm psychotronicbeatnik – 119
April France maxwelldeux psychotronicbeatnik – 100
1970s 72allinncallme sol – 87
They Shoot Pictures funkybusiness Ivan0716 – 81
May Italy sol 72allinncallme – 95
Western Nathan Treadway RogerTheMovieManiac88 – 85
Grindhouse/Cult maxwelldeux flavo5000 – 140
June Africa maxwelldeux Simba63 – 61
1980s 72allinncallme India Istanbul – 156
Unofficial sol jeroeno – 94
July China, Hong Kong & Taiwan maxwelldeux wasabi – 105
Action! zzzorf flavo5000 – 118
Doubling the Canon funkybusiness Blueboybob – 139
August Middle East sol RogerTheMovieManiac88 – 51
1990s + 21st Century 72allinncallme albajos – 160
<400 Checks maxwelldeux albajos – 140
September Germany klaus78 72allinncallme – 67
Comedy albajos flavo5000 – 139
Silent Era Knaldskalle psychotronicbeatnik – 112
October Iberian Countries maxwelldeux 72allinncallme – 66
Horror funkybusiness jeroeno – 163
LGTBIQ albajos albajos & jdidaco -111
November Nordic Nations albajos albajos – 160
Film Noir maxwelldeux Simba63 – 122
Criterion + Masters of Cinema sol Zuma – 83
December Canada Fergenaprido sol - 81
Documentary tourdesb maxwelldeux - 140
Forum Lists 72allinncallme 72allinncallme - 72
2017
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2017 Challenges
MonthChallengeHostWinner
January 2017Sci-Fi/Fantasy ChallengeDaviddoesflavo5000 - 112
Degrees of Separation Challengesortile9ioallisoncm - 96
February 2017Academy Awards Challengetreadwaynathanalbajos - 68
Criterion ChallengePeacefulAnarchytourdesb - 41
March 2017Cult/Grindhouse/Drive-In Challenge Daviddoespsychotronicbeatnik - 79
Films Directed By Women Challengeallisoncmalbajos - 70
April 2017Animation Challenge Samaralbajos - 120
French Challengeallisoncmjdidaco - 42
May 2017Western Challenge solPUNQ - 189
They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? ChallengeRevoalbajos - 100
June 2017War Challengesol72allinncallme - 143
Eastern Europe Challengealbajosjdidaco - 85
July 2017Canadian Challenge72allinncallmesol - 82
Doubling the Canon Challengeklaus78tourdesb - 69
August 2017Indian Challenge sol72allinncallme - 51
Musical Challenge72allinncallmejdidaco - 96
September 2017Silent Challenge Nathan_Treadway72allinncallme - 89
Japanese Challengesolpsychotronic beatnik - 68
October 2017Horror Challenge cinephagealbajos - 206
Asian Challenge - excluding India, Japan, Russia/Soviet UnionmaxwelldeuxMate-cosido - 87
November 2017Noir ChallengemaxwelldeuxWalterNeff - 160
Critics List Challengetourdesbjeroeno - 140
December 2017Documentary Challengemaxwelldeuxjeroeno - 168
Conquering the World Challengesortile9ioMario Gaborović - 113
2016
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2016 Challenges
MonthChallengeHostWinner
January 2016Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge (Official)klaus78flavo5000 - 143
African Challenge (Official)funkybusinessknaldskalle - 19
February 2016Academy Awards Challenge (Official)klaus78flavo5000 - 71
Silent Challenge (Official)clemmetareysushantv10 - 40
March 2016Eastern Europe Challenge (Official)clemmetareytarr - 42
Films Directed By Women Challenge (Official)allisoncmbeavis - 32
April 2016Documentary Challenge (Official)tourdesbtourdesb - 133
French Challenge (Official)clemmetareyallisoncm - 30
May 2016Western Challenge (Official)KaspariusPUNQ - 113
Latin American Challenge (Official)Hunzikersortile9io - 96
June 2016Animation Challenge (Official)klaus78flavo5000 - 145
Middle East Challenge (Official)3eyes3eyes & Ataraxic - 20
July 2016Cult/Grindhouse/Drive-In Challenge (Official)Daviddoeste18 - 104
Criterion Challenge (Official)klaus78klaus78 - 73
August 2016Benelux/Nordic Challenge (Official)3eyesPeacefulAnarchy - 36
Comedy Challenge (Official)cinephagePeacefulAnarchy - 123
September 2016Japanese Challenge (Official)themagician45MinuteZoom - 39
Action Challenge (Official)ChrisReynoldsflavo5000 - 101
October 2016Horror Challenge (Official)mightysparkskierkegaardian - 172
UK/Ireland Challenge (Official)HVMCippenham - 42
November 2016Noir Challenge (Official)PeacefulAnarchyflavo5000 - 96
Asian Challenge (except big countries) (Official)3eyesPUNQ - 32
December 2016They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? Challenge (Official)sortile9iotourdesb - 58
Samurai Challenge (Official)themagicianburneyfan - 15
2015
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2015 Challenges
MonthChallengeHostWinner
January 2015African Challenge (Official)3eyeskingink - 16
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge (Official)joachimtflavo5000 - 96
February 2015Silent Challenge (Official)Lilarcorburneyfan - 54
Academy Awards Challenge (Official)LammetjeArmoreska - 84
March 2015Polish Challenge (Official)clemmetareyallisoncm - 22
Films Directed By Women Challenge (Official)allisoncmPerception de Ambiguity - 44
April 2015Documentary Challenge (Official)funkybusinessArmoreska - 71
Italian Challenge (Official)HVMCocoa - 26
May 2015Western Challenge (Official)KaspariusChemosh6969 - 57
French Challenge (Official)funkybusinessallisoncm - 74
June 2015Animation Challenge (Official)te18flavo5000 - 123
Queer Challenge (Official)FergenapridoFergenaprido - 27
July 2015Degrees of Separation (Official)funkybusinessburneyfan - 72
Cult/Grindhouse/Drive-In Challenge (Official)te18flavo5000 - 77
August 2015Rewatch Challenge (Official)themagicianPerception de Ambiguity - 47
Czech and Slovak Challenge (Official)themagicianmjf314 - 35
September 2015Japanese Challenge (Official)themagicianthemagician - 120
Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Films Challenge (Official)Gershwinlillyjabry - 55
October 2015Horror Challenge (Official)mightysparkskierkegaardian - 200
Chinese Challenge (Official)MelveletAtaraxic - 39
November 2015Noir Challenge (Official)PeacefulAnarchyPeacefulAnarchy - 111
German Challenge (Official)HVMklaus78 - 49
December 2015They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? Challenge (Official)clemmetareysortile9io - 66
Russian Challenge (Official)funkybusinesssushantv10 - 41
2014
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2014 Challenges
MonthChallengeHostWinner
January 2014Latin American Challenge (Official)allisoncmdaviddoes & mjf314 - 23
Doubling the Canon Challenge (Official)HVMfrbrown - 28
1001 Movies Before You Die ChallengeKnaldskalleesiersdale - 42
February 2014Asian Challenge - excluding China/Hong Kong/Taiwan, India, Japan, Russia/Soviet Union, South Korea (Official)mjf314mjf314 - 35
Academy Awards Challenge (Official)MulhollandPrat - 71
March 2014Japanese Challenge (Official)clemmetareyzuma - 76
Animation Challenge (Official)funkybusinesskingink - 59
Films Directed by Women ChallengeallisoncmHVM - 24
The Unofficial 1930s ChallengeArthurYanthar
April 2014French Challenge (Official)allisoncmArthurYanthar - 61
2010s Challenge (Official)tomelcecinephage - 58
TV ChallengefunkybusinessEva_L - 462
May 2014Western Challenge (Official)KaspariusKasparius - 46
Southern/Mediterranean Challenge - excluding Italy and Spain (Official)3eyesglobetrotter - 21
German ChallengeHVMArthurYanthar - 35
June 2014Cult/Grindhouse/Drive-In Challenge (Official)DaviddoesChrisReynolds - 65
Canadian Challenge (Official)HVMryebass - 35
July 2014Scandinavia/Benelux Challenge (Official)BuksemannenBuksemannen - 30
Documentary Challenge (Official)funkybusinessataraxic - 100
Roger Ebert's Great Movies challengeGershwinryebass - 15
August 2014Spanish Challenge (Official)sortile9iosortile9io - 21
Sci-fi/fantasy Challenge (Official)mightysparksDaviddoes - 54
Lonely Director ChallengeMochardFergenaprido - 12
September 2014Eastern Europe Challenge - excluding Russia (Official)funkybusinessHVM - 50
War Challenge (Official)Cippenham3eyes - 27
October 2014Horror Challenge (Official)mightysparksdaviddoes - 163
South Korean Challenge (Official)KnaldskalleAtaraxic - 13
November 2014Noir Challenge (Official)joachimtfrbrown - 84
Harvard List Challenge (Official)funkybusinessignatzkat - 41
Queer Cinema ChallengeFergenapridojvv - 10
December 2014Russian Challenge (Official)Nopros3eyes & Armoreska - 15
Critics List Challenge (Official)Gershwinklaus78 - 48
2013
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2013 Challenges
MonthChallengeHostWinner
January 2013Indian Challenge (Official)sushantv10sushantv10 - 35
1960s Challenge (Official)Kaspariustourdesb - 54
February 2013Academy Awards Challenge (Official)WalterNeffdaviddoes - 56
Musical Challenge(Official)Timecsushantv10 - 39
March 2013Japanese Challenge (Official)CrindermanCrinderman - 96
Animation Challenge (Official)frbrownmjf314 - 53
Films Directed by Women Challengeallisoncmallisoncm - 39
A-Z ChallengeMochardburneyfan - 26
April 2013French Challenge (Official)allisoncmwuzzawuzz - 66
Unofficial checks Challenge (Official)funkybusinessallisoncm - 56
TV ChallengeKnaldskalleSeanMX - 266 points
May 2013Australian/New Zealand Challenge (Official)HVMesiersdale - 14
Western Challenge (Official)Cippenhamsushantv10 - 30
June 2013Chinese Challenge (Official)cinephagemjf314 - 54
Cult/Drive-in Challenge (Official)NuclearplanetChrisReynolds - 60
"Unchecked" ChallengePrequelPrequel - 17
July 2013German Challenge (Official)HVMHVM - 50
Experimental/Avant-garde ChallengefunkybusinessDolwphin - 106
Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Films Challengefunkybusinessjoachimt - 47
August 2013Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge (Official)daviddoesChrisReynolds & jvv - 47
Italian Challenge (Official)themagicianCocoa - 48
Degrees of Separation ChallengefunkybusinessCocoa - 141
Early Thirties ChallengeCippenhamDolwphin - 36
August 2013-September 2013Czech and Slovak ChallengeHVMMuellwind - 32
September 2013UK/Ireland Challenge (Official)HVMbrokenface - 34
Criterion Challenge (Official)clemmetareyJerome St-Jacques - 91
October 2013Horror Challenge (Official)mightysparksmightysparks - 182
Documentary Challenge (Official)funkybusinessEssexMutant - 51
November 2013Noir Challenge (Official)SeanMX12WalterNeff - 109
UNESCO Challenge (Official)joachimtjoachimt - 65
December 2013Russian Challenge (Official)GershwinArmoreska - 65
Silent Challenge (Official)jgwrArthurYanthar - 62
2012
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2012 Challenges
MonthChallengeHostWinner
January 2012UK/Ireland Challenge (Official)mightysparksKasparius - 74
1990s Challenge (Official)NoprosNopros - 64
Rewatch ChallengeallisoncmVincentPrice - 22
David Thomson's Have You Seen?KaspariusKasparius - 157
February 20121930s Challenge (Official)tourdesbmoviefreak - 55
Academy Awards Challenge(Official)mightysparksmoviefreak - 70
Academy Award Best Foreign Pictures ChallengemightysparksAllisoncm - 6
They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?Kaspariusbal3x - 63
March 2012Documentary Challenge (Official)wowwee123tourdesb - 44
1970s Challenge (Official)Mochardburneyfan - 39
Films Directed by Women Challengeallisoncmsushantv10 - 23
Asian Challengesushantv10 sushantv10 - 86
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die ChallengeGeorge BaileyNopros - 27
April 2012Nordic Challenge (Official)Lilarcornimimerkillinen - 36
Critics Challenge (Official)WalterNeff moviefreak - 96
Sci-fi ChallengeMochard Mochard - 98
May 2012Conquering the World Challenge (Official)mightysparksPeacefulAnarchy - 46
Western Challenge (Official)Noprossushantv10 - 84
June 20122000s Challenge (Official)SeanMX12moviefreak - 62
Australia/New Zealand Challenge (Official)mightysparksmightysparks - 48
July 2012Spanish Challenge (Official)frbrownmjf314 - 16
1950s Challenge (Official)Kowrysushantv10 - 76
Harvard University: Narrative Films Challengethemagicianthemagician - 71
Grindhouse ChallengeNuclearplanetkingink - 72
August 2012Pre-1930s Challenge (Official)jgwrsushantv10 - 76
Korean Challenge (Official)Knaldskalleaces - 41
September 2012Non-Russian Eastern Europe Challenge (Official)Timecmjf314 - 29
AFI Challenge (Official)Jerome St-JacquesJerome St-Jacques - 56
Family Film ChallengeNuclearplanetdaviddoes - 16
1913 - 2012 One Film Every Year ChallengeMochardmightysparks - 100
October 2012Horror Challenge (Official)mightysparksmightysparks - 301
1940s Challenge (Official)allisoncmsushantv10 - 107
November 2012Samurai/Martial Arts Challenge (Official)CippenhamPain - 94
African Challenge (Official)3eyesKnaldskalle & Lilarcor - 20
The One List ChallengeMochardallisoncm - 105
December 2012Russian Challenge (Official)Nopros3eyes - 33
1980s Challenge (Official)themagicianKasparius - 71
2011
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2011 Challenges
MonthChallengeHostWinner
July 2011Japanese Challenge (Official)KaspariusKasparius - 80
Film From Each Year ChallengeMochardtourdesb, Mochard & allisoncm
August 2011Chinese Challenge (Official)mightysparksmjf314 and SeanMX12 - 28
Noir Challenge (Official)mightysparksormazd - 115
IMDb ChallengeMochardinsomnia - 45
Film From Each ICM List ChallengeMochardCippenham - 75
September 2011French Challenge (Official)mightysparksCrinderman - 104
History Challenge (Official)3eyesbeeswax - 29
Birthday Challengejakncokejakncoke - 5
October 2011Horror Challenge (Official)mightysparksCinematamio - 203
German Challenge (Official)3eyesCrinderman - 70
Watch Your Top Unchecked Film Challengesebbylampadatriste - 20
November 2011Italian Challenge (Official)SeanMX12Cinematiamo - 54
Degrees of Separation Challenge (Official)bubarallisoncm - 104
Criterion Challengeallisoncmthemagician - 82
Polish Challengesebbysebby - 14
WWII ChallengeKaspariusKasparius - 34
November 2011-January 2012The Holidays ChallengeKaspariusbeeswax & Enigma - 6
December 2011Russian Challenge (Official)NoprosNopros - 40
Spirituality/Religion Challenge (Official)SeanMX12sushantv10 - 26
Awards ChallengeMochard
Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential FilmsallisoncmKasparius - 159
December 2011-January 2012Lists With More Than 1000 Films ChallengeGeorge Baileysushantv10 - 142
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