The Hunt for Gollum is a 40-minute fantasy movie written and produced by Chris Bouchard. The movie is based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien, and is set in fictional Middle Earth. Its story revolves around Aragorn (played by Adrian Webster), who is dispatched by Gandalf (Patrick O'Connor) on a quest to find Gollum. The movie is set during the events of The Fellowship of the Ring.

The movie is a non-profit production, and was entirely shot on a budget of £3,000 (less than 5,000 USD), on location on Epping Forest, in the United Kingdom, using a cast of 160 volunteers.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1323925/. Even though the production is unofficial and unauthorized, Chris Bouchard stated he "reached an understanding" with Tolkien Enterprises in 2009.

The movie was released on May 3, 2009, at the Sci-Fi-London festival, and was released on YouTube a week later. Within a month, the movie was viewed over 2 million times, and views totalled over 3.2 million after three months, making it the "fourth most watched film in the USA in early May".

The movie was very well received, and was shown on the Festival du Cinema Nouveau, in Montreal, Canada, the ICON Festival in Israel, Le Festival Cinema Tous Ecrans in Geneva, and CineFantasy Festival in Sao Paulo. http://www.thehuntforgollum.com/updates.htm It also featured in Rotten Tomatoes Top 5 Fan Films, alongside Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation, Batman: Dead End , and Troops.http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/news/1811402/rts_top_5_fan_films

The movie won the Reflet D'Or for the "Best Fiction produced for the web" at the Le Festival Cinema Tous Ecrans in Geneva, the "People's Choice Award" at the Tri-City Independent/Fan Film Festival and "Best Live Action" award at Balticon Film Festival.http://www.thehuntforgollum.com/updates.htm/ref