2024 Challenges: Voting for 2024 Nominations (deadline: Oct. 16)

[blocho]

For the past two weeks, we have nominated potential 2024 Challenges in this thread. There are 50 nominations in total. We will now commence voting on these nominations. The nine best performing nominations will be placed into the 2024 schedule.

As we have for the past three years, we are going to use private message voting.

It is hoped that this will encourage participants to vote for options that they actually want to see run in 2024 rather than just options that they see as doing well in a publicly visible poll. With this in mind, I request that you do not use this thread to list which options you have voted for. Once voting has closed, I will publish a list of results.

Private message voting also gives us the ability to allow power voting (giving multiple points to certain options), which cannot be done with an open poll. When selecting the nine options that you would like to make it into next year's schedule, you will be able to award:

- 3 points to one option;
- 2 points to three options; and
- 1 point to remaining five options.

You do not have to vote for nine options -- you can vote for fewer if you wish. Please make it clear which options you want to power vote. Your ballot might look like:

Long Films - 3
Sports Movies - 2
1970s - 2
Samurai Films -2
Razzie Nominees - 1
Sight and Sound Lists - 1
Personal Top Lists - 1
1990s - 1
Holiday Films - 1

From now until voting concludes, I will update this post with a list of people who have voted.

List of Voters

gunnar
Coryn
pitchorneirda
peeptoad
Silga
Minkin
flavo5000
sol
Rufus-T
St. Gloede
sortile9io
Carmel1379
jeroeno
klaus78
Lammetje
beavis
cinephage
FilmWalrus
beasterne
Tngy
monclivie
Lakigigar
frbrown
Melvelet
DudeLanez
magnusbernhardsen
shugs
ckfilm88
Onderhond
blocho
Lonewolf2003
Fergenaprido
jdidaco
OldAle1
RogerTheMovieManiac88
ororama

DEADLINE FOR VOTING: Monday, October 16, at end of day in your local time zone.


So, without further ado:

Please send me a private message with up to 9 of these options that you want as an Official Challenge in 2024. Click on each option below to find some explanatory notes.

1940s

This challenge has occurred twice before, most recently in 2019.

1950s

This challenge has occurred three times before, most recently in 2020.

1960s

This challenge has occurred three times before, most recently in 2020.

1980s

This challenge has occurred three times before, most recently in 2020.

21st Century

This challenge has occurred once before, in 2019.

Academy Awards

This challenge has occurred ten times before, most recently in 2023.

AFI Lists

This challenge has occurred once before, in 2012. Includes the official lists, the unofficial lists that were published (film scores, 10 top 10, movie quotes, heroes and villains, any others) as well as the nomination lists.

Anthology Films

This challenge has not occurred before.

Banned Films

This challenge has occurred once before, in 2019.

Biography/Based on a True Story

This challenge has not occurred before.

Black Films

This challenge has occurred twice before, most recently in 2020. Includes the official Slate Black Film Canon, films directed by black filmmakers, and unofficial lists like “The Black Film Archive” created by samlowery, which collects films that “have something significant to say about the Black experience; speak to Black audiences; and/or have a Black star, writer, producer, or director."

Bronze Medal Hunt

This challenge has not occurred before. Pursue bronze on a few official lists of your choice.

City Breaks

This challenge has not occurred before. This is basically a Run the City challenge. Participants would watch five movies set or filmed in a city and then move on to another city.

Coming of Age Films

This challenge has not occurred before.

Conquer the Time

This challenge has not occurred before. One movie from each year based on the chronological setting of the movie. For example, if you saw Saving Private Ryan, you would cross 1944 off your list. If you saw Blade Runner, you would cross off 2019.

Cult/Grindhouse

This challenge has occurred seven times before, most recently in 2022.

Degrees of Separation

This challenge has occurred three times before, most recently in 2017. Every movie posted must share a connection with the previous one.

Directed by Actors

This challenge has not occurred before.

Experimental

This challenge has occurred once before, in 2021.

Films of the Recently Departed

This challenge has not occurred before. This challenge would cover deaths in the previous year and pertain to anyone involved in film-making, such as directors, actors, writers, cinematographers, composers, etc.

High IMDb Rating

This challenge has not occurred before. Only films with 8.5/10 or above on IMDb qualify.

Historical Films

This challenge has occurred once before, in 2011.

In Competition at Cannes

This challenge has occurred once before, in 2019.

LGBTIQ+

This challenge has occurred four times before, most recently in 2023.

Literature on Film

This challenge has not occurred before.

Locarno Film Festival

This challenge has not occurred before.

Low IMDb Rating

This challenge has occurred four times before and will occur for a fifth time in November 2023.

Maximalist Films

This challenge has not occurred before.

Miniseries

This challenge has not occurred before.

Minority and Lesser Used Languages

This challenge has not occurred before. The main idea is to watch films from smaller language communities. Irish is nominally the first official language of Ireland, but in practice there is a very low production in Irish. Guarani is the majority language in Paraguay, but it would fit such a challenge. Finland-Swedish or French-Canadian are more difficult, but they would also be part of it.

New Releases

This challenge has occurred twice before, most recently in 2023.

One Film from Each Genre

This challenge has not occurred before.

One Film from Each ICM List

This challenge has occurred twice before, most recently in 2022.

One Film from Each Year

This challenge has occurred twice before, most recently in 2022.

Performance

This challenge has not occurred before. Music, stand-up, dance, etc. And would include documentaries about musicians and music videos.

Pre-Code Hollywood

This challenge has not occurred before.

Religion & Spirituality

A Religion, Cults & Sorcery challenge occurred in 2022, though that's slightly different from this challenge.

Run the Actor

This challenge has occurred twice before, most recently in 2023.

Run the Director

This challenge has occurred four times before, most recently in 2023.

Run the Writer

This challenge has not occurred before.

Same Story, Different Films

This challenge has not occurred before. Watch at least 3 different versions of the same original story, whether direct remakes of one film or just different adaptations of the same novel/play/comic book/etc.

Shorts

This challenge has not occurred before.

Sound Films with No Dialogue

This challenge has not occurred before.

Submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

This challenge has not occurred before. This is more than just the five movies nominated for Best International Feature Film each year. Every country has the right to submit one film for this award every year. Out of the list of submissions, which totals about 80-90 in recent years, the nominations are chosen.

Time and Memory

This challenge has not occurred before. This would include any and all time travel/time loop films, but also films that proceed entirely in backwards chronology (i.e. Memento, Betrayal) and films that deliberately follow an achronological pattern, leaping about in time -- Cloud Atlas, Evolution of a Filipino Family, Once Upon a Time in America, etc. And films where memory, and how it shapes us and how unreliable it can be, is of great importance -- Edvard Munch, India Song, Citizen Kane here. Memory should be a major theme throughout the work.

Travel the USA

This challenge has not occurred before. Try to find a film set and/or shot in each US state (can add territories as well, if wanted). Run through a 2nd time around if one completes the 50 states once.

TSPDT

This challenge has occurred seven times before, most recently in 2022.

Unofficial Films

This challenge has occurred six times before, most recently in 2022.

Waves from around the World

This challenge has once before, in 2021.

Weird Movies Lists

This challenge has once before, in 2022.

[blocho]

Results below.

Spoiler

20 - 21st Century
20 - Cult/Grindhouse
19 - One Film from Each Genre
18 - Run the Director
17 - One Film from Each ICM List
16 - Academy Awards
16 - One Film from Each Year
15 - New Releases
15 - Pre-Code Hollywood

14 - Unofficial
13 - Coming of Age
13 - Experimental
12 - 1980s
12 - Literature on Film
11 - Bronze Medal Hunt
11 - Films of the Recently Departed
11 - In Competition at Cannes
11 - Submissions for Best International Feature Films
10 - LGBTIQ+
10 - Short Films
10 - Time & Memory
10 - TSPDT
10 - Weird Movies
9 - Historical Films
9 - Low IMDb Rating
9 - Minority and Lesser Used Languages
8 - Black Films
8 - Degrees of Separation
8 - Run the Actor
8 - Waves from around the World
7 - 1960s
7 - Conquer the Time
7 - Maximalist Films
7 - Travel the USA
6 - 1950s
6 - Anthology
6 - City Breaks
6 - Locarno Film Festival
6 - Miniseries
6 - Religion & Spirituality
6 - Run the Writer
6 - Sound Films with No Dialogue
5 - Banned Films
5 - Biography/Based on a True Story
5 - High IMDb Rating
5 - Performance
5 - Same Story, Different Films
3 - 1940s
3 - Directed by Actors
1 - AFI Lists

[Coryn]

Spoiler

[blocho]

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Thanks for fixing.

[sortile9io]

From now until voting concludes, I will update this post with a list of people who have voted.

Will you post some clues now and then —like sol used to do— to make the wait shorter and keep us making guesses?

[blocho]

From now until voting concludes, I will update this post with a list of people who have voted.

Will you post some clues now and then —like sol used to do— to make the wait shorter and keep us making guesses?

Sure.

There are fourteen voters so far. Forty-eight of the 50 nominations have received at least one point. The current leader in points is a challenge that has not occurred before.

[cinephage]

Thanks for all the work, this is fantastic !

That's what happens when one doesn't take the time to fully read the text you carefully wrote...

[blocho]

Thanks for all the work, this is fantastic !
Here's my vote :

Hi cinephage -- We're doing private voting. Please see the OP. Would you send me your votes in a private message and edit your post here to remove your votes?

[cinephage]

Thanks for all the work, this is fantastic !
Here's my vote :

Hi cinephage -- We're doing private voting. Please see the OP. Would you send me your votes in a private message and edit your post here to remove your votes?

That was silly of me, I just followed your recommendation.

[frbrown]

I voted. And I'm bumping this thread.

[blocho]

Another update. We have 24 voters so far. The leading vote-getter with 15 points is a challenge that has occurred before. The previous leader in my last update is second with 14 points.

[sortile9io]

12 points with 28 voters were enough to make it last year, so I guess those two will do it this year. Which criteria are we going to use this time in case of tie?

[gunnar]

I think that last year there was a tie and we had a quick poll to decide the final spot.

[beasterne]

I voted! Hope to see a few of these in the final list.

[blocho]

12 points with 28 voters were enough to make it last year, so I guess those two will do it this year. Which criteria are we going to use this time in case of tie?

I think we should do a snap poll for any ties for the final spots, like last year.

[peeptoad]

12 points with 28 voters were enough to make it last year, so I guess those two will do it this year. Which criteria are we going to use this time in case of tie?

I think we should do a snap poll for any ties for the final spots, like last year.

^ sounds good, blocho.

Thanks for all the work, this is fantastic !

That's what happens when one doesn't take the time to fully read the text you carefully wrote...

I must read Jeff Smith's Bone at some point, or at least continue to be mesmerized by stupid rat creatures...

[cinephage]

I must read Jeff Smith's Bone at some point, or at least continue to be mesmerized by stupid rat creatures...

I strongly recommend it, I'm pretty sure you'll have fun.

[blocho]

Five more days left to vote.

We have 29 voters so far. Two nominations are currently tied for the lead in voting with 17 points. They're both challenges that have occurred before. Every nomination has received at least one vote at this point.

[blocho]

A reminder: Voting ends on Monday at end of day in your time zone. If you want to vote and have not yet done so, send me a PM before the deadline with your votes.

[blocho]

Voting Results

Voting has now concluded. We had a total of 35 voters. I have listed the results below. The top nine (in bold) will be added to the challenge schedule for next year.

20 - 21st Century
20 - Cult/Grindhouse
19 - One Film from Each Genre
18 - Run the Director
17 - One Film from Each ICM List
16 - Academy Awards
16 - One Film from Each Year
15 - New Releases
15 - Pre-Code Hollywood

14 - Unofficial
13 - Coming of Age
13 - Experimental
12 - 1980s
12 - Literature on Film
11 - Bronze Medal Hunt
11 - Films of the Recently Departed
11 - In Competition at Cannes
11 - Submissions for Best International Feature Films
10 - LGBTIQ+
10 - Short Films
10 - Time & Memory
10 - TSPDT
10 - Weird Movies
9 - Historical Films
9 - Low IMDb Rating
9 - Minority and Lesser Used Languages
8 - Black Films
8 - Degrees of Separation
8 - Run the Actor
8 - Waves from around the World
7 - 1960s
7 - Conquer the Time
7 - Maximalist Films
7 - Travel the USA
6 - 1950s
6 - Anthology
6 - City Breaks
6 - Locarno Film Festival
6 - Miniseries
6 - Religion & Spirituality
6 - Run the Writer
6 - Sound Films with No Dialogue
5 - Banned Films
5 - Biography/Based on a True Story
5 - High IMDb Rating
5 - Performance
5 - Same Story, Different Films
3 - 1940s
3 - Directed by Actors
1 - AFI Lists

[blocho]

This concludes my role in the challenge-selection process for this year. Shugs has volunteered to organize the scheduling. Here is the list of all challenges for 2024.

Theme challenges
21st Century
Cult/Grindhouse
One Film from Each Genre
Run the Director
One Film from Each ICM List
Academy Awards
One Film from Each Year
New Releases
Pre-Code Hollywood
Horror
Noirvember
<400 Checks
Documentary
Directed by Women
Western
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Silent
Travel the World
DTC Nominees
1000<400
Animation
Comedy
Mystery/Thriller
Action

Geographic challenges
Germany/Austria/Switzerland/Liechtenstein
Southeast Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Iberia
China/Taiwan/Hong Kong
Nordic countries
Canada
Russia/USSR
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean
Indian Subcontinent
Eastern Europe (other than Russia, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary)
Turkey and the Caucasus

[sortile9io]

With only two brand new challenges —Pre-Code and genres, right?—, we don't seem to be very fond of novelty. Could we see the individual ballots?

[gunnar]

Thanks for running this, blocho.

[peeptoad]

Awesome. Thanks for doing this, blocho.

I'm esp. excited for-
One Film from Each Genre
One Film from Each Year (loved doing this as an unofficial/ongoing challenge)
Pre-Code Hollywood (since I had a 1930s minor focus this year and some of those fall into this realm)

[shugs]

I'll start the schedulinng thread tomorrorw, too tired right now. Glad to see that pre code made it.

[gunnar]

I wonder if Walter will set a new challenge record for points in the Pre-Code Challenge...

[Silga]

Relatively good results. One of my nominations made it (One Film from Each Genre).

From the voted challenges there are only two that I have little to no interest for: Pre-Code Hollywood and Cult/Grindhouse.

Very sad that Run the Actor didn't make it.

[RogerTheMovieManiac88]

Thank you, blocho.

Pretty disappointing results for this voter, but I'm glad that One from Each Genre/Year, Cult/Grindhouse and Pre-Code made it in.

[Onderhond]

we don't seem to be very fond of novelty.

[sortile9io]

we don't seem to be very fond of novelty.

That wasn't intended to be a criticism, just a mere observation. I may not look like the right person to say it, yet half of my votes went to challenges never run before. It's also worth noting that there are only two new challenges among the top nine but six in the following nine. So, perhaps this continuity has to do with a lack of room too.