Awards of Merit February 2019

Film festival awards

Award of Merit Special MentionFilm Festival Accolade

Chris Stuckmann (USA), Notes From Melanie, Film Short
Education Bureau (China, Hong Kong), All You Need to Know about Puberty, Educational / Instructional / Training and Guangzhou and Modern Chinese History (1), Educational / Instructional / Training
Erica Jordan (USA), Seeing Slavery, Documentary Short
Helen Grace Caldwell (USA), Prisoner, Women Filmmakers
Ingrid Serban (Switzerland), Free Trip to Egypt, Documentary Feature
Jonas Haldemann (Germany), A bowl full of cereals, Film Short
Joseph Ruffoni (USA), Pariah, Experimental
Manuel Sanchez (France), The Arcandiers, Actress: Leading (Geraldine Pailhas as Veronique)
Marc Saez (France), THE ROLE OF A LIFETIME, Actress: Leading (Véronique Picciotto), Film Short
Michael Buday and Oreet Rees (USA), LIFE·LOVE·DOGS, Documentary Feature
Morten Sangpo Borik, Nicolai Schou Larsen and Bruno Jørgensen (Sweden/Denmark), Kancha Sherpa, Documentary Feature
Naʻalehu Anthony (USA), Moananuiakea One Ocean One People One Canoe, Documentary Feature
Phillip Lopez (USA), Spoon, Film Short
Rebecca Hardy (United Kingdom), One Last Outro, Film Short, Women Filmmakers
Stanley Black & Decker (USA), Stanley Black & Decker: One Global Family, Special Purpose Films
Ting-Wen Lo, Taiwan Original Vision Communication Co., Ltd. (Taiwan), Hope at the Brink : The Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin, Documentary Short
Ty Jones (USA), HELLO, Actress: Leading (Laurie Catherine Winkel as Sarah), Film Short
Tyler Stuart (USA), The Book Of Craig, Television – Pilot Program

Film festival awards

Alan Chriest, PowerSplash Project (USA), Last Word, Film Short, Educational / Instructional / Training
Alberto Nacci (Italy), CELLO, Music Video
Alejandra Hinojosa (USA), Breaking The I.C.E., Film Short (Student)
Anthony M. Veller (USA), In Limbo, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
Becky Boggs (USA), Nice Things, Experimental
Bhavin Trivedi (India), Paatra, Film Feature
Börje Peratt and Lars af Sillén (Sweden), The Patient Who Built a Hospital, Documentary Short
Cam Cowan (USA), MADAGASIKARA, Documentary Feature, Liberation / Social Justice / Protest
Carlos Pagán (USA), All There Is – A Circus Story, Documentary Feature
Chia-Lin Tan, Deepwaters Digital Support INC. Ing-Jer Huang, National Sun Yat-Sen University (Taiwan), IT Superhero, Documentary Program / Series, Educational / Instructional / Training, Health / Medicine / Science, Original Song (Because of you)
Chris D. Nebe (USA), Yibin – Golden Gateway of the Yangtze River, Documentary Feature
Christian Stark (USA), Vers La Lune, Film Short (Student) and The Door, Film Short (Student)
Christine Lazzarini, Gypsy Moth Productions (USA), Broken Propeller, Documentary Feature, Women Filmmakers, Original Song (Life’s Best Recipe composed by Monique Stanfield)
Daniel Beliavsky (USA), Secret Music, Documentary Feature
Darryl Dillard (USA), Who’s With Me, Experimental, African American
Doc Miguel (Germany), Frieda – Coming Home, Movie Trailer

Accolade Merit Logo Color

Education Bureau (China, Hong Kong), The History of Printing: Past and Present, Educational / Instructional / Training and Riding the Waves, Children / Family Programming
Elizabeth Usher (Australia), Double Decade Vegan, Liberation / Social Justice / Protest
Fekri Baroshi (Iraq), A Dream Before Dying, Actor: Leading (Delil Dilanar as Alan), Actress: Leading (Dejin Jamil Khidir as Khazal), Film Feature
Frank J. Dion (USA), On The Edge of Reality, Film Short
Igor Runov (USA), Big Lies, Documentary Short
J.M. Berrios, Gloria Stella and Scott Pryo, Foretress Films (USA), Blackbear, Film Feature
Jacob Antipenko (Ukraine), Great Meadow, Nature / Environment / Wildlife
Jaideep Chopra (India), MANGALSUTRA, Film Short
Jaymes Camery (USA), KAPLAN’S KORNER, Web / Internet Programming
Jayonez (USA), OG Bobby Part 2, Music Video
Jing Sun (USA), PREY, Animation (Student)
John Johnson (USA), Solstice, Film Short
Jon-Claire Lee (Australia), Innocent Killer, Film Feature
Jordan L. Riley (USA), Existence: Age of Discovery, Original Score (Student) (Existence: Age of Discovery composed by Traivon Williams)
Keith Eng (USA), Escape from North Korea, Asian, Film Short
Kyle Saylors, Pisces Productions (USA/China), Against The Wall, Documentary Short
Lucas Miles (USA), The Penitent Thief, Movie Trailer

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Manuel Sanchez (France), The Arcandiers, Film Feature
Maria Alvarez (USA), Party of Two, Women Filmmakers
Mark Blanchard (USA), A World Away, Film Feature
Media Partners Corporation (USA), Once & For All: Stopping Sexual Harassment at Work, Industrial / Technical / Business, Educational / Instructional / Training
Mia Tate (USA), Campesino, Documentary Feature
Mostfa Keshvari (Canada), UNMASKED, Film Feature
Murtadha Al-Musawi (Iraq), Mosul Grad, Documentary Short (Student)
Nadia Jordan (USA), EVELYN & ELMER, Women Filmmakers
Peter Böving (Germany), God has already gone ahead (Gott ist schon weg), Nature / Environment / Wildlife (Student)
Riley Wood (USA), Lucky, Television – Pilot Program
Roya Morsali (United Kingdom), New Born, Women Filmmakers
Sam Larsson (USA), The Painters, Film Short
Seung Hyeon and Yi (Korea), A long way around (Ae-Eum-Gil), Asian
Shaun Lupton (USA), Violet Rain, Film Short
Sreejith Nair (USA), The Color of Me, Film Short, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising, Use of Film / Video for Social Change, Creativity / Originality, Viewer Impact: Content / Message Delivery, Dramatic Impact
Szabolcs Mosonyi (Hungary), Wild Balaton, Nature / Environment / Wildlife
Ty Jones (USA), The Promise, Film Short
Varadaraj Venkataskwamy (India), GNANAM, Children / Family Programming
Victor Terentev (Russia), PASS TO HEAVEN, Documentary Feature
Yaniv Ben Aharon (Israel), And the world is silent, Disability Issues (Student)
Yu-Chun Chien (Taiwan), Uniquely Enduring – The Alishan Forest Railway, Documentary Short

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