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* ''WebAnimation/HeroesUnitedCoronavirus'' is a 3D animated short film by [=Mightyracoon!=]. The plots focuses on various heroes joining forces to fight the [[UsefulNotes/CoronavirusDisease2019Pandemic Coronavirus pandemic.

* Trailers for ''Fanfic/MetalGearSolidPhilanthropy'' have been generally well-met.

A type of FanWork that, like the FanFic, consists of an original story utilizing the characters and/or setting from an established franchise. Unlike the FanVid, the Fan Film isn't just a re-editing and redubbing of existing footage, but rather an entirely ''new'' work consisting of footage that has been shot or animated by the producer(s) of the film themselves. Fan Films vary wildly in quality, from poorly-made Flash cartoons to sophisticated, big-budget epics replete with expert fight choreography and convincing special effects. (Most Fan Films tend to fall somewhere in between.) Thanks to increased computer processing power and the ready accessibility of advanced editing, graphics, and music-making programs, it is becoming increasingly easy for ordinary people to produce Fan Films, some of which are every bit as good in quality as the professional productions on which they're based. (Of course, just like with any other form of FanWork, SturgeonsLaw is in full effect here...)

** From the same team, a [[WebVideo/{{Sonic}} Sonic the Hedgehog]] [[http://www.sonicfanfilm.com/ fanfilm,]] with [[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog Jaleel]] [[WesternAnimation/SonicSatAM White]] [[RoleReprise REPRISING]] his role as the [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog title character.]]

* ''WebAnimation/HeroesUnitedCoronavirus'' is a 3D animated short film by [=Mightyracoon!=]. The plots focuses on various heroes joining forces to fight the coronavirus pandemic.

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* ''WebAnimation/{{Haloid}}'' and the ''WesternAnimation/DeadFantasy'' series, two CG [[UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny Ultimate Showdowns of Ultimate Destiny]] by Creator/MontyOum.

* ''WebAnimation/{{Astartes}}'' A CGI fan-film based on ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''.

* Zelda: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp8dQhyJRBs Dark Sage]], a fan film series that attempts to adapt certain elements of Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda into CG, in a similar fashion to Creator/MontyOum's films. The end result looks like ReBoot, more tho.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9GRYa_3gno Tie Fighter]], a 7-minute long fanmade [[Animesque]] video, centered around a trio of Elite Tie Fighter pilots launching an ambush on a Rebel Fleet. [[https://kotaku.com/one-man-spent-four-years-making-a-homage-to-the-video-g-1693469097 It is the 4-year effort of Paul "OtaKing" Johnson]], made even more impressive that the WHOLE thing was the work of just one man.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9GRYa_3gno Tie Fighter]], a 7-minute long fanmade [[{{Animesque}}]] video, centered around a trio of Elite Tie Fighter pilots launching an ambush on a Rebel Fleet. [[https://kotaku.com/one-man-spent-four-years-making-a-homage-to-the-video-g-1693469097 It is the 4-year effort of Paul "OtaKing" Johnson]], made even more impressive that the WHOLE thing was the work of just one man.

* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_N9RL1qRWo Batman: New Times]]'' is a student based project by Dave School which features some impressive voice talent, including Creator/AdamWest and Creator/MarkHamill [[RoleReprise reprising the respective roles of]] Series/{{Batman}} and [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries the Joker]], and Creator/DickVanDyke as Commissioner Gordon.

** From the same team, a [[WebVideo/{{Sonic}} Sonic the Hedgehog]] [[http://www.sonicfanfilm.com/ fanfilm,]] with [[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog Jaleel]] [[WesternAnimation/SonicSatAM White]] [[RoleReprisal REPRISING]] his role as the [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog title character.]]

* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_N9RL1qRWo Batman: New Times]]'' is a student based project by Dave School which features some impressive voice talent, including Creator/AdamWest and Creator/MarkHamill [[RoleReprisal reprising the respective roles of]] Series/{{Batman}} and [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries the Joker]], and Creator/DickVanDyke as Commissioner Gordon.

* ''WebAnimation/WilliamCountry'', one of the few films to be nuked off the face of the internet (except for one part, and said nuking is becuase the maker, Hijotee, only put the vids on [=YouTube=], a site that would '''not''' allow even regular fan film, due to it's strict copyright rules). It's a ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' film... yet it's not. It's main pairing is "Cody" and this O.C. named Joshua, who looks a lot like Cody (see the film, link on the page). It is also notable for having a user ''that takes crack''.

* Zelda: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp8dQhyJRBs Dark Sage]], a fan film series that attempts to adapt certain elements of Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda into CG, in a similar fashion to Creator/MontyOum's films. The end result looks like ReBoot, [[SpecialEffectFailure to]] [[UncannyValley put]] [[AdaptationDecay it]] [[FightSceneFailure lightly.]]

* ''WebAnimation/BrokenSaints'' is an {{Animesque}} flash series that isn't really based on any existing franchise, but it borrows heavily from works like ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' (in its use of religious symbolism). It's also a mash-up of Eastern philosophy and Western pop culture, and has small animated homages to ''Fight Club'', the ''Matrix'' and ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' featuring the characters from the series playing the roles of characters in the homaged films.
* Elena Hull's ''WebAnimation/TokyoCrystalMew,'' a (so far) 3 episode (4 if you count the episode 1 remake) ''Anime/TokyoMewMew'' fan series, is well known for being a shining example of what ''not'' to do when making your own fan film. (Don't say that too loud though, or you will be bombarded with cries of [[LetsSeeYOUDoBetter "letz c u make ur own anime!!1"]] from the author's friends.)

* ''Fullmetal Fantasy'' is a short ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' Fan Film written and directed by Creator/VicMignogna, the American voice actor for Edward Elric, starring most of the US vocal cast playing their characters[[note]]The exceptions are Armstrong and Alphonse, because it would literally be impossible for Creator/ChristopherSabat and Creator/AaronDismuke to play them; instead they dubbed their voices over an actor playing Armstrong and a life-sized Al statue on loan from Bandai.[[/note]] with FMA fans playing all the extras. In it, an FMA fan (played by Mignogna) dreams that he's becoming Edward and the FMA characters are showing up all over the real world. It's a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome (and SugarWiki/{{Funny|Moments}}) for everyone involved, but rights issues mean it'll never see widespread release. On the other hand, Vic has gotten official permission to screen it at conventions as long as it doesn't get [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil videotaped and uploaded]].

** From the same team, a [[WebVideo/{{Sonic}} Sonic the Hedgehog]] [[http://www.sonicfanfilm.com/ fanfilm,]] with [[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog Jaleel]] [[WesternAnimation/SonicSatAM White]] [[RoleReprisal REPRISING]] his role as the [[SonicTheHedgehog title character.]]

* ''Film/BatmanPuppetMaster'', a fan film set in Franchise/{{Batman}}'s ''Film/TheDarkKnightSaga'' universe meant to bridge the gap between ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' and ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises''. Possibly intended as part of a series due to the SequelHook at the end. Features Nolanverse re-imaginings of classic villains The Riddler and The Ventriloquist. Can be seen [[http://batmanpuppetmaster.com/ here]].

* ''WebOriginal/TruthInJournalism'' is a fan made found footage mockumentary (done by the same guy who made Film/DirtyLaundry) in the style of Film/ManBitesDog that takes place in the MarvelUniverse during TheEighties involving [[Franchise/SpiderMan Eddie Brock]] making a documentary about the underbelly of New York. At one point, the film crew tells him that they don't have the budget to finish the film and refuse to accept Eddie's money, lest they compromise the film's integrity. [[spoiler:{{Comicbook/Venom}} [[KillEmAll is not pleased.]]]] And then, the film ends with [[spoiler:some footage from the start of the shoot: Eddie and the crew members stumbling across a crew filming an execution being done by Bullseye]].

** ''Film/VaderFanFilm'' attracted a ton of attention when it premiered and even managed to get the ApprovalOfGod from Lucasfilms with its stellar production values and writing. The film follows an average few days for Darth Vader as he mourns Padmé and settles down into his role as the Emperor’s [[TheDragon Dragon]].

* ''Mega Man'' had a [[Film/MegaMan fan film]] by Eddie Lebron released on Screwattack.com.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G0j_Huv2Fg Live Action Toy Story]], [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a full-length live-action]] ShotForShotRemake of ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory''.

* ''WebVideo/PokemonApokelypse'' is a fan film trailer of a never to be released live action Anime/{{Pokemon}} film. It takes place in a dark future where Pokémon training is illegal and driven underground.

* ''Film/MajorasMaskTerribleFate'' is a 3D animation-live action mix with super high production values from [=EmberLab=], telling an expanded origin story of Skull Kid.

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* ''Series/DoctorWho'' has had a number of fan films made, especially during the intervening years between the cancellation in 1989 and the 2005 revival. Most notable among them is the four part serial ''TimeRift'', directed by Jon Blum (and featuring him as the 7th Doctor), who went on to become an AscendedFanboy and write several Eighth Doctor novels with his wife Kate Orman. The Creation of Website/YouTube has only allowed for more to be made, and shining examples of modern ''Who'' fan films are the Main/LongRunner ''WebVideo/TheLittleRedDoctor'' (started in 2013) and the comparatively recent ''WebVideo/DoctorWhoGuardian'', the latter of which has also spawned a [[Creator/BigFinish Big Finish]]-like spin-off audio series titled ''DoctorWhoOdissey''. Both series feature Doctors far in the future from the perspective of the BBC show, and often make up for their just-sightly-above average production values with crisp writing that in some cases manages to rise to the level of the best episodes of ''Who''.

* In 1992, a group called "Alpha Dog Productions" created ''The Green Goblin's Last Stand'', a fifty-minute SpiderMan fan film adapting "The Night Gwen Stacy Died", on a budget of less than $400. They also somehow managed to get a classically trained actor to play Norman Osborn. The results are... well, amazing. At the moment, it's easiest to find it online -- the video on SPIKE seems to have the creators' go-ahead.

* ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' has spawned many of these, some a lot better than others. ''Film/BornOfHope'' is a 70 minute prequel tied into the appendices of Tolkien's book, telling the story of Aragorn's parents, filmed in a similar style to the Peter Jackson films. Another good film is ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H09xnhlCQU Hunt for Gollum]]'', which is set during the story of the book. Both these films look highly professional, while being made on low budgets, and have been highly acclaimed by critics.

* [[http://legendaryfrog.com/movies_released.php Legendary Frog]] is another prolific producer of flash films, including the ''Film/LordOfTheRings'' parody [[http://onering.legendaryfrog.com/movies_orse_w.php One Ring to Rule Them All]] and its [[http://onering.legendaryfrog.com/movies_or2_w.php sequel]].

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