Abid Husain (Malaysia), MEMORI, Asian Filmmaker, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising, Film Feature
Alan Rexroth (Germany), #WAY_LamaTenzing, Documentary Short, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising, Direction
Cole Park (USA), Sibö’s Gifts : A Kéköldi Documentary, Documentary Short (Student)
Den Wen-bin (Taiwan), Win-Win for Bats and Road-Bat Cave Ecology on Taiwan’s Provincial Highway No. 2 Coastal Highway, Documentary Short
Devy Man (France), THE 3 GATES OF WISDOM, Asian Theme, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising
Elnaz Ataei (Iran), Menu, Film Short
Iman Hassanzadeh (Iran), WAR and PEACE, Film Short
Joshua Butler (USA), Red Rooms, Actress: Leading (Brooke Lewis Bellas as Leilah Black)
Kathryn O’Reilly and Anna Doolan (United Kingdom), Silence, Actress: Leading (Anna Doolan as Heidi)
Liyu Qin (China), Follow Your Heart, Asian Theme

Mahalia Jackson-Butler and Kirtana Banskota (USA), Premonition, Actor: Leading (Tony Williams as Silas)
Mike Hill (Australia), Conquering Skin Cancer, Cinematography
Mohammad Moravej (Iran), In The Eyes of The Horse, Film Short
Nadereh Sadat Serki (Iran), Claimant, Women Filmmakers
Nicolas Reader (USA), The Sanctum of Horror, Movie Trailer
Nicolette Aubourg (USA), I Am Not Hamas (Song for Gaza), Music Video, Liberation / Social Justice / Protest, Original Song, Nonprofit / Fundraising
Olivier Paul Arnold (France), Cantu, Actor: Leading (Henri Costa as Paul), Direction, Film Short
Pranav Bhojwani (USA), NIGHT SHIFT, Actor: Leading (Young Jin Lee as The Security Guard), Direction, Film Short, Cinematography (Shivashish Ahuja)
Remi Bakkar (USA), Fucking Peace, Actor: Leading (Julien Briau as Julien), Direction, Film Short
Sara Al Thani (Qatar), A Rose of No Man’s Land, Script / Writer, Islamic Theme, Women Filmmakers
Steven Chesne and Nayip Ramos (USA), We are the Descendants (in 79 languages), Music Video

AKISAI (Japan), Aftermath of Destiny – from the musical “This is Love”, Original Score
Alan Rexroth (Germany), #WAY_LamaTenzing, Cinematography
Andrew Greer, Chris Cameron, and April Dace (USA), Plainspoken, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising, Women Filmmakers (April Dace)
Anna Mayo and John R. Seeley (USA), Devils, Actor: Leading (Sean Werner as Sean), Film Short
Arjun Vijayakumaran (India), Why?, Film Short
Brent Carpenter (USA), Dylan Brody’s Driving Hollywood, Entertainment / Drama / Dance / Variety
Calvin Hudson Hwang (Canada), The Legend In Me, Documentary Feature, LGBTQ+ Theme
Camille Kuang (China), BROKEN PARADISE, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
Chapour Haghighat (Iran), The Guest, Film Feature
Christopher Sheffield (USA), In Monster’s Hands, Original Song (Without Your Love, written by Darren Burch and Keegan Bost and performed by Keegan Bost)
Danny Ok (Korea), Avian Wonders: The Joys of Birdwatching, Documentary Short (Student)
Dustin Darr (USA), When It Whispers: The Prologue, Film Short, Narration / Voiceover Talent, Original Score

Elan Milkes (USA), Finding The Zone, Film Feature, Direction, Script / Writer
Emily Zou (China), Moonlight, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
Isabelle Armand (USA), Glendora, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising
Jabari Thomas (USA), Jabari’s Beautiful People: Featuring St. Pete Murals, Documentary Short
James Anaquad Kleinert (USA), Native Horse, Native Peoples / Aboriginal Theme, Documentary Short
Jean Marimoutou (French Guiana), From One World to Another, Documentary Feature
Jiayi Zhong (China), Hot Water, Women Filmmakers (Student)
Jiayong Wei (China), The Power of Beauty, Direction
Jong Woo Lee (Korea), Brookesia and I, Nature / Environment / Wildlife (Student), Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
Joseph Braude (USA), The Peace Activist, Jewish Theme
Joshua Butler (USA), Red Rooms, Editing (Joshua Butler), Actor: Leading (David Alpay as Alex Terzian)
Kathryn O’Reilly and Anna Doolan (United Kingdom), Silence, Women Filmmakers

Marilyn Lee Swick (USA), My Life Between The Reins, Music Video, Disability Issues
Mark F. Roling and Erik G. Voss (USA), VISIONS OF HER, Actor: Leading (Samuel Whitten as Sam Brighton), Film Short
Mark Krol (Russia), Invisible Life, Disability Issues
Martina Herzog and Reinhard J. Steiner (Switzerland), What is Love?, Christian Theme, Documentary Feature
Mary Apick (USA), Jewel of the Desert, Documentary Feature
Michelle Adriana Martinez (USA), Normal Rockwell, Film Short
Mike Hill (USA), Conquering Cervical Cancer, On-Camera Talent (non-acting) (Sue Collins, Presenter)
Mohsen Khodabandeh (Iran), Sue, Film Short
Naomi Smith (USA), I Love You, Asian Filmmaker, Asian Theme, Film Short, Women Filmmakers
Naresh Kumar Rajendran (India), Closed Gates, Film Short
Nasim Ssoheili (Iran), Wind’s Heritage, Documentary Short
Nastassia Aleksiyevich (Belarus), DANCE SLAVE, Cinematography

Nini Caroline Skarpaas Myhrvold and Espen Jan Folmo (Norway), LOOK UP—The Science of Cultural Evolution, Documentary Feature
Olivier Paul Arnold (France), Cantu, Script / Writer
Omar Zaki (Egypt), Subconscious, Film Short
Pieter J. Kruit (USA), Salmon Run, Documentary Feature
Po-En Wang and Saniya Assembek (USA), Soundtrack Your Life, Animation
Ruben Solano (USA), The Long Dark, Script / Writer
Sara Al Thani (Qatar), The Hidden Rook, Script / Writer, Women Filmmakers
Sean Cygan (USA), Operation Talus, Animation (Student)
Susan Weiss (USA), Lia: Body of Work, Web Series, Fitness / Personal Growth
Taysha McFarland (Australia), Hear Me, Film Short
William Michael Davern (Canada), Free Speech to Cancel Culture; Profiles in Canadian Comedy, Documentary Feature
Yahn Kawamoto (Japan), The JUSTICES, Film Short
Ziqi Tu (China), Awake, Asian Filmmaker (Student)

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