Awards of Merit May 2021

Film festival awards

Award of Merit Special MentionFilm Festival Accolade

Alessandro C. Masella (Italy), Morella, My Wife, Film Short
Andrew Suzuki (New Zealand), Ollie versus The Beehive, Documentary Feature, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising
Barry W. Levy (USA), The Shasta Triangle, Film Feature
Brandon Lopez (USA), Honey Drop, Animation (Student)
Jon Osaki (USA), Reparations, Documentary Short, Liberation / Social Justice / Protest
Leeladeviamma Bhavaniamma, Leela Productions (India), Keralam-The Signature of God, Music Video, Original Score (Surya Kunkumam composed by Midhun Narayanan), Original Song (Surya Kunkumam composed by Midhun Narayanan)
Moonshine Agency (Australia), Conquering Cancer, Documentary Program / Series
Olaf Crato (Germany), Mar, Documentary Short, Cinematography
Qin Jijing (China), Return to Zero, Experimental
Rodney Matthews and Sarah Matthews (United Kingdom), Yendor – The Journey of a Junior Adventurer, Animation
Vitthal Machindra Bhosale, Jhunjar Motion Pictures (India), FIRASTYA (The Peripatetic), Direction

Film festival awards

Andrew Oleck (USA), F O R W A R D, Film Short
Barry W. Levy (USA), The Shasta Triangle, Actress: Supporting (Helenna Santos as Alicia)
Brandon Lopez (USA), Honey Drop, Children / Family Programming (Student)
Carolina Rueda (USA), Oklahoma Mon Amour, Women Filmmakers, Concept
Cengiz Dervis (United Kingdom), When The Mist Clears, Film Feature
Chine-Cheng Lee (Taiwan), See You White House, Documentary Feature
Chine-Cheng Lee and Chi-Sheng Yang (Taiwan), Film-Wen, Documentary Short
Christopher A. Schultz (USA), Solitaire, Children / Family Programming
Deepak Paida (USA), THE MEAL MAKER, Film Short, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising
Denis Voronin (Russia), Sonya and Lenya, Television – Pilot Program
Elaine Xia (Hong Kong), Metamorphosis, Film Short

 

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Elise Chen (USA), The Zoom Call, Documentary Short (Student), Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
Ernő Nagy (Hungary), The Eternal Asker, Documentary Feature
Filiz Efe McKinney (USA), Reflecting on Anti-bias Education in Action: The Early Years, Educational / Instructional / Training, Liberation / Social Justice / Protest, Use of Film / Video for Social Change
Francisco J. Hidalgo (USA), Uncivil Seizure, Film Short, Actor: Leading (Andres Perez-Molina as Felix Paez), Original Score (Composed by Paul Olivo)
Ian Lewis (United Kingdom), A Parcel of Time, Documentary Feature, History / Biographical
Isioro Tokunbo Jaboro (Canada), Love In Transition, African American
Jaume Domènech (Spain), GUSTAU, THE TRANSITION EXPOSED, Documentary Feature, Liberation / Social Justice / Protest
Jiayang Liu (USA), Blue Dusk, Film Short (Student)
Jim Nowak (USA), Glimpses From The Great War, Documentary Short, History / Biographical

 

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Joe Nyquist (USA), Tapeball, Documentary Feature, Sports
Kenny Cash (USA), iLL Opera – Chapter VII: Already, Music Video
Kostiantyn Mishchenko (USA), … Lucid dreams, Experimental
Max Zampieri (USA), Birdhouse, Children / Family Programming
Megan Ebor, UCLA, Center for Culture, Trauma, and Mental Health Disparities (USA), TRY, African American, Special Purpose Productions
Nick Wyatt and Lee Ebbrell (Canada), Scrolling, Film Short, Viewer Impact: Content / Message Delivery
Ralph Cinque (USA), His Stretch of Texas Ground, Film Feature, Actor: Leading (Jeff Weber as Sheriff Joe Haladin)
Rich West (USA), Julie Leaves the Nest, Jewish
Samuel J. Punto (Germany), Distortion (Verzerrung), Experimental (Student)
Tanmay Shah (India), Walls That Matter, Documentary Short, Disability Issues
Travis Patten (USA), Jackalby, Film Short (Student)
Tyna Ezenma (Nigeria), I AM SOMEBODY, Film Short, Direction
Winston Verdult (USA), Desired Reality, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
Xue Song (China), Never Die, Experimental
Zhang Hong-Jie (Taiwan), When the Dawn Comes, LGBT, Documentary Short

 

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