Editing Brickfilm (section)

===1960s–1970s: Early brickfilms===
The earliest known brickfilm was a German advertisement for Lego, released in circa 1960. It features various brick-built animal characters, including dogs, cats, and camels, all animated using stop-motion. Little information is known about the advertisement, other than it was released for German cinemas. A display featuring the advertisement is located in the History Collection of [[Lego House (Billund)|Lego House]], in Billund, Denmark.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx5wuuDYz40  |title=We interviewed the First Brickfilmer... |publisher=YouTube |date=2023-05-12 |access-date=2023-08-08}}</ref>

The first known amateur brickfilm, {{language with name/for|da|En rejse til månen|''Journey to the Moon''}}, was created in 1973 by Lars C. Hassing and Henrik Hassing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.lugnet.com/animation/?n=954 |title=Animation : 954 |publisher=News.lugnet.com |date=2013-05-16 |access-date=2013-08-19}}</ref> The six-minute video featured both stop motion animation and live action, and was filmed on [[Super 8 film]]. It depicted [[Apollo 17]] and was made for their grandparents' golden wedding anniversary. The film was later shown to [[Godtfred Kirk Christiansen]], who had a personal copy made, though the film was not released to the public until May 2013, when the creator uploaded it to [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW583kCiOWo  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/SW583kCiOWo| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=En rejse til månen (Journey to the Moon) |publisher=YouTube |date=1973-05-16 |access-date=2013-08-25}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Other early brickfilms are known to have been created from 1975 onwards. Many were independent projects while others were promos or advertisements made by Lego itself.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bricksinmotion.com/forums/topic/19480/the-brickfilm-archival-project/page/4/|title=The Brickfilm Archival Project (Page 4) – General Film Discussion – Forums – Bricks in Motion|website=www.bricksinmotion.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH-DxDmIXVU  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/YH-DxDmIXVU| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=The History of Brickfilms: 1970s & 1980s – More Lego animations than you might think! |publisher=YouTube |date=2018-02-10 |access-date=2018-02-11}}{{cbignore}}</ref>