Fantastic Fest is our favorite eight days of the year. No lie. In fact, last year's fest was quite possibly the best eight days of our entire lives. And though we didn't think it was possible, this year is shaping up to be even better!

To celebrate the festival's opening night, we cordially invite you--nay, we challenge you--to compete in the Finishing the Game: Bruce Lee Lookalike Contest!

Here's how it works:

• Dress up like Bruce Lee or recreate a scene from one of his films.
  
• Record yourself doing it, then post your photo or video to Flickr or YouTube.
  
• Tag your entry "austinist" and email the link to us at film@austinist.com so that we know you've entered
  
• Keep an eye on this site for updates and new entries.

Easy!

What's in it for you? The grand prize winner (as chosen by our readers) will receive two badges to Fantastic Fest! That means full access to all eight days of the fest, which includes the best new science-fiction, fantasy, horror, animation, crime, Asian, and all around badass cinema--plus a whole bunch of kickass guests. The next ten top vote getters will receive passes to the September 20th, 9:45 showing of Justin Lin's new comedy Finishing the Game, where they can compete for even more fabulous prizes.

At the showing of Finishing the Game, the grand finale live Bruce throwdown will commence. Anyone with a ticket to the screening or a Fantastic Fest badge can show up dressed as their best Bruce and compete. The grand prize for the live contest is one month of genuine kung fu classes at Austin Kung Fu Academy! Other prizes include an original Enter the Dragon poster, an antique Yung Kung Fu Automatic Push-Button Chop-Action action figure, an original 1973 Hanna-Barbera Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan coloring book (all courtesy of Hog Wild), and an Enter the Dragon vinyl soundtrack LP (courtesy of Backspin Records).

Fantastic Fest is right around the corner, so get those cameras rolling, and submit your entry ASAP!