The Beacons

The Beacons - A Lord of the Rings fan film
Information
Producer	Mickael Genin
Editing	Joe Causse
Music	Thomas Lyons - LyonsMusic - Inspired by Howard Shore Lord of the Rings Soundtrack
Distributor	Internet
Released	Oct 2 2025
Country	France

The Beacons is a Fan Film produced by a group of French Lord of the Rings enthusiasts. They shot the short film in Auvergne, France in 2024 It was released on 2 October 2025

Synopsis

Borlas, a soldier of Gondor, is alerted: the beacons are lit. Danger lurks. After lighting his own, he realizes the next one does not ignite. The chain is broken. The kingdom is in peril.

Cast

Role	Actor
Borlas	Raphael Coudert
Gondor solder 2	David Juillard
Harad Solder 1
Harad Solder 2	André-Paul Dalais AKA Dédé
Gondor solder 3
Gondor solder 4
Harad Axe Solder 3	Adam Rebika

Crew

Directed by

• Mickael Genin
• Baptiste Giudicelli

Produced by

• Mickael Genin

Associate Producer

• Clémentine Chomier

Written by

• Adam Rebika

Produced with the participation of

• Arda's Legacy Auvergne
• Raphael Coudert
• Adam Rebika
• David Juillard
• André-Paul Dalais AKA Dédé
• Vincent Julien
• Atos de Bayet & Rosalie

Camera Operators

• Kim Nguyen
• Baptiste Giudicelli

Sound Operator

• Lou Moreigne

Sound Mixer

• Robin Michel

Costumes designer

• André-Paul Dalais AKA Dédé

Edited by

• Joe Causse

Music composed by

• Thomas Lyons - LyonsMusic -
• Inspired by Howard Shore Lord of the Rings Soundtrack

Visual Effects

• Cédric Belconde
• Joe Causse

Colorist

• Violaine Garsault

End credits illustrations

• Zyartis

Set managers

• Pierre Fontaine
• Rémi Fillot
• Sam Courtine

Cook

• Florent "Dago" Dutto

Filming Equipment Thanks to

• Kim Nguyen
• Baptiste Giudicelli
• Alunites - Agence de Communication Plurielle
• Gilles de Gruttola
• Stéphane Lefort
• Court-jus Production
• David Geoffroy
• Marie Estelle Dieterle
• Marion Assenat

Sets and Costumes

• Vincent Julien
• David Juillard
• André-Paul Dalais AKA Dédé
• Borlas' sword's Name Is ROUGE-GORGE His Owner is Jacques Soto

Special Thanks To

• Arda's Legacy Auvergne
• Jérémie Lalanne
• Rémy Beisel Frappart
• Marie Pigache

Natural Scenery: Forêt domaniale de Guéry Managed By Office National des Forêts

Special Thanks To

• Mathieu Pichot
• Patrice Roustide
• Xavier Jaladon
• Parc des Volcans d'Auvergne
• Commission du Film d'Avergne
• Sauve qui peut le court-Métrage

Communauté de communes Combrailles

Sioule et Morge

François Roguet

Julien Vasseur-Forestier

and all of the Château Rocher technical crew

Makeing Of

• Thomas Folliot
• Sam Courtine
• Clémentine Chomier

The producer wishes to thank:

• Louise
• Elsa
• Adèle Mairie de Perpezat
• Patrice Faure
• Raphaël Poughon
• Christophe C. Andersen
• Elsa Pidoux
• Christine
• Amandine
• Sabine for the airbnb accommodation
• Guillaume Faure
• Nerys Crowther
• Djibril Dia
• Olivier Pontel