Awards of Merit May 2019

Film festival awards

Award of Merit Special MentionFilm Festival Accolade

Cao Yiwen (China), Chubby Café, Asian (Student), Film Feature (Student)
Debi Lang (USA), PATHBREAKERS, Documentary Short
DQ Kim (USA), OlO, Experimental
Eve Ash (Australia), Man on the Bus, History / Biographical, Original Score (Man on the Bus by Cezary Skubiszewski), Editing
Jason Zavaleta (USA), I Wrote This For You, Film Feature
Michael J. Shapiro (USA), Run!  Run!  Run!  –  The Lives of Abbie Hoffman, Television – Pilot Program
Nikita Dunovits-Ferrier (Australia), El Niño, Women Filmmakers (Student)
Paloma Suau (Puerto Rico), The Happy Accident, Documentary Feature
Sandeep A. Varma, (India), THE DISGUISE, Liberation / Social Justice / Protest
Sean Wen Yang and Yushan National Park (Taiwan), Voices from Home, Film Short
Shamil Aliyev (Azerbaijan), Steppe man, Film Feature
Snigdha Kapoor and Leah Khambata (USA), (t)here, Film Short, Women Filmmakers
Stanley Black & Decker (USA), Nicolas Holiber – Empowering Makers to Create a More Sustainable World, Nature / Environment / Wildlife
Tarik Haddad (USA), Planet Earth Music Video, Music Video
Vanessa Schulz (USA), HERO DOG, Women Filmmakers

Film festival awards

Aiden Brady (United Kingdom), But What About Me, LGBT
Alan Mascareno (USA), Safe and Warm (Lullaby for Jesus), Christian
Allison Flom (USA), Freelance, Web Series
Amanda Tenney (USA), Delicious Poison, Women Filmmakers
Amel Tresnjic (Australia), Singfest: The Literacy of Music, Documentary Short, Editing, Use of Film / Video for Social Change, Viewer Impact: Motivational / Inspirational, Sound Editing / Sound Mixing
Andrea Trivero (Italy), THE MAN OF THE TREES, Documentary Short
Arnab Chatterjee (India), The Birthday, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
Artur Czerwiński (Poland), The Puns – Somersby Commercial, Commercial / Infomercial
Artur Czerwińskii (Poland), The Openers – Sprite Commercial, Commercial / Infomercial
Arun Paul (India), THE GLUTTON, Film Short
bellopropello (Switzerland), shadowland, Animation
Cameron Barrett (USA), A DEADLY SWIM: SANTA CRUZ’S NOTORIOUS TOILET BOWL, Educational / Instructional / Training, Public Service Programming / PSA
Cao Yiwen (China), Chubby Café, Actress: Leading  (Student) (Cao Yiwen as Chubby), Women Filmmakers (Student)
Craig Fones and Larry Coulter (USA), That ’80s Guy, Web Series

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Dan Zhou (China), A Birthday Gift, LGBT (Student)
Daniel O’Neill (United Kingdom), To Find a Harpy, Nature / Environment / Wildlife
David C. Luck and Kent J. Arceneaux (USA), Brunch Before Baptism, Actor: Leading (Nicholas Bordelon as Waylon St. Romain), Actress: Supporting (Susan Freundlich as Billy Joe Edwards)
David Li (Canada), Origin Bound, Actor: Leading (Guangyu Jiang as Howard Wang), Film Feature, Direction
Helena Giersz (USA), Home ?, Animation
James Kerwin (USA), When the Train Stops, Film Short
Jon Sumple, Jack Roth and Jamie Sernoff, j3FILMS (USA), Extraordinary: The Seeding, Documentary Feature
Joseph Channell (USA), My Inspired World, Film Short
Maddelin McKenna (Australia), Skates, Women Filmmakers (Student)
Maria Shamkalian (USA), Fine Wine, Women Filmmakers
Mario Mattei (USA), Time Slot, Film Short

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Matthew Hickney (USA), El Viejo., Documentary Feature
Mitchell McEwan (Canada), Trek for Teens, Public Service Programming / PSA (Student)
Nick Powers (USA), The Last Page, Film Short
Nicole Harris (USA), Ramona, Film Short
Philippine de Saint-Exupéry (France), THE LITTLE TENANTS, Documentary Short
Rupam Sarmah (USA/India), One Little Finger, Disability Issues
Sarah Goras Peterson (USA), I See The Roses, Liberation / Social Justice / Protest, Public Service Programming / PSA
Sarah Liu (USA), Hearken, Women Filmmakers (Student)
Silvia Malagrino (USA), Burnt Oranges, Documentary Feature
Snigdha Kapoor and Leah Khambata (USA), (t)here, Actress: Leading (Leah Khambata as Rhea)
Spencer Thornton (USA), Celebrity Entrepreneur, Documentary Feature
Sravan Gajabhinkar (India), 1947 Two Soldiers, Liberation / Social Justice / Protest, Asian, Experimental, Action / Adventure, History / Biographical, Script / Writer, Concept
Teri Campbell (USA), Church in a Bar, Film Short, Christian
Varundeep Singh Chawla (Canada), SOCH, Public Service Programming / PSA (Student)
Vasco Diogo (Portugal), Walkscape, Experimental
Wayne Kelly and Matt Holt (United Kingdom), Guilty Bunch of Flowers, LGBT, Actress: Leading (Eleanor Burke as Alison), Actress: Supporting (Olu Adaeze as Rachel)

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