Awards of Merit March 2021

Film festival awards

Award of Merit Special MentionFilm Festival Accolade

Angelika Fürstler and Austin Ahlborg (France), LOTUS, Actress: Leading (Angelika Fürstler as AngelikA), Film Short, Women Filmmakers
Annarie Boor (United Kingdom), Icon of Betrayal, Film Feature, Actress: Leading (Isabel Nesti as Reid Donovan)
Anthony J. Cook (United Kingdom), Can’t Go Home Again, Film Short
Brian Boenau (USA), West Virginia – Covid and Hunger Collide, Documentary Short
Cameron Barrett (USA), Ready, Set, GO! – Watsonville, Public Service Programming / PSA
Christine Jezior (Germany), GOSIA@TOMEK, Disability Issues
Colin Yuan (USA), The Offline Experiment, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
Collin Arend (USA), Paladin: The Brotherhood (Chapter 1), Art Direction
Daniel Carrillo and Francisco Villarroel (Venezuela), Webidemic, Actor: Leading (Francisco Villarroel as Professor)
Deutsche Welle (Germany), Cook it like a German, Webisode / Web series, Public Service Programming / PSA
John Darbonne (USA), Companion, Actor: Supporting (Eric Hanson as The Preacher)
Justin Wilder Neese (USA), Hummingbird, Actor: Leading (Marc Herrmann as Gabriel)
Kevin McAfee (USA), Final Words of WWII, Documentary Feature
Mally Corrigan and Dante Aubain (USA), The Alpines, Film Feature, Actor: Leading (Aaron Latta-Morissette as Zach)
Tammy Klembith (USA), WHAT IF, Film Short, Direction
Trickster Cultural Center (USA), D-Day Warriors: It Was Our War Too, Documentary Feature, Native American / Aboriginal Peoples
Vishal Krishnaiah (USA), Crisis In The City By The Bay, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger

Film festival awards

Abby Asuncion (USA), Look Up!, Film Short (Student)
Akash Khurana (India), The River of Love, Actor: Leading (Akash Khurana as Raahi), Film Feature, Actress: Leading (Sheetal Menon as Swara), Asian
AMARU (Netherlands), AMARU – Tell Me, Music Video, Viewer Impact: Motivational / Inspirational
AMARU (Netherlands), AMARU – Never, Music Video, Original Song
Anca Vaida and Voichita Judele (United Kingdom), Psyched!, Television – Pilot Program, Actress: Leading (Anca Vaida as Dr Alex Ionescu)
Anna Sesia (Italy), Single, Actress: Leading (Anna Sozzani as Virginia), Women Filmmakers
Avdjin Kutakis (Russia), Case 0013, Television – Program / Series, Actor: Leading (Mikhail Salin as Mikhail Fedorov)
Azita Damandan (Australia), Unseen, Film Short, Direction
Bill Slovick (USA), Below A Dark Wood, Actor: Leading (Jesse Massaro as the man), Experimental, Film Short
Brandin Stringer (USA), Dopamine, Actor: Leading (Justin Wilder Neese), Direction
Brian Boenau (USA), West Virginia – Covid and Hunger Collide, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising
Bruce Goldsmith and Asaad Kelada (USA), Hear Me Out, Film Short
Cameron Barrett (USA), How To Be A Smoke Alarm Hero, Educational / Instructional / Training
Cameron Francis (USA), THROUGH, Film Short, Actor: Leading (Cameron Francis as Man/Nightmare Man)
Carolina Stevens and Michael Everett (USA), The Race, Children / Family Programming, Film Short

 

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Cassandra Due (USA), AT 17, Actress: Leading (Cassandra Due as Emma), Film Short
Collin Arend (USA), Paladin: The Brotherhood (Chapter 1), Web Series
Daniel Carrillo and Francisco Villarroel (Venezuela), Webidemic, Film Short
D’arcy Leland (USA), Andrea’s Fault, Film Feature
David Woods (United Kingdom), Nightlens, Film Feature, Script / Writer (David Woods)
DB Morgan (United Kingdom), Faith, Actress: Leading (Leona Clarke as Jenny Rose)
Deutsche Welle (Germany), Food Secrets, Documentary / Program/ Series
Didier Wirickx (Belgium), The Hunter and the Girl with Pokemon, Children / Family Programming, Nature / Environment / Wildlife
Doret van der Sloot (Netherlands), The DS King, Documentary Short, Women Filmmakers
Douglas John Imbrogno (USA), 100 Days of Badass Women, Documentary Short
Douglas John Imbrogno (USA), Lay That Burden Down, Music Video
Durga Prasad, Shreepranavah Pictures, PVT (India), Avalakki Pavalakki, Film Feature, Costume Design
Dylan Duff (Canada), The Girl in the Road, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger, Film Short (Student)
Ellen Thompson (USA), Pay Attention (For Lyme Disease Prevention), Public Service Programming / PSA, Educational / Instructional / Training

 

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Georgia Sasso (USA), Consent: How Rape Culture Affects Teen Development and Relationships, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
Hemantkumar Mahale (India), Kaali Maati, Educational / Instructional / Training
Hermann Kayode (Benin), LIGHTFALL, Animation
Isabel Hundt (USA), The Power of Connection – Change The World By Changing Your Perception, Liberation / Social Justice / Protest
Jeffrey John Eyamie (Canada), So, What Do You Think?, Web Tube Length Video, Film Short
John Darbonne (USA), Companion, Film Feature, Direction, Actress: Leading (Anna Flynn as Ella Grace), Actor: Leading (Marcus Anthony as Gus Grace)
Jonas Čiurlionis and Indrė Juškutė (Lithuania), The Skys – Communication, Music Video
Justin Stevenson and Diarmuid Connon (Ireland), The Mountain Keg, Documentary Short, Cinematography
Justin Wilder Neese (USA), Glass of Scotch, Actor: Leading (Chaim Dunbar as Duke), Direction
Justin Wilder Neese (USA), Hummingbird, Direction
Kirill Kotelnikov (Russia), Cardboard Pier, Film Feature
Kristina Hampton (Canada), A Midwinter Nightmare, Actress: Leading (Keara Barnes as Charlie), Film Short
Lanessa Miller (USA), Medical Help, Music Video, Animation
Leona Krahn (Canada), Skyzone Campaign, Commercial / Infomercial, Webisode
Mally Corrigan and Dante Aubain (USA), The Alpines, Actress: Supporting (Katrina Flick as Rowan), Actor: Supporting (Daniel Victor as Roger)

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Manos Triantafillakis (Greece), Just Like Water, Children / Family Programming, Film Short
Marco Joubert (Canada), The Atoms of Reality, Experimental
Masina Taule’alo (Australia), Eight Steps, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising (Student)
Matt Boda (USA), Rise: The Artist Within, Documentary Short
Maxime Duval (Canada), Spleen, Film Short
Michael L Hopwood (USA), Living Legends 66-0, Documentary Feature
Néstor Zapata (Argentina), Miracle in the Fall, Film Feature, Direction
Nick von Schlippe (United Kingdom), The Ball of Light, Film Short
Penny Moore (Australia), Trust Frank, Film Short, Women Filmmakers
Peter Efthymiou (United Kingdom), Odd Man Out, Film Short, Script / Writer (Peter Efthymiou)
Paul Wilson (United Kingdom), TRILEMMA, Film Short
Rubén Arnaiz (Spain), MALEZA (Bad Weed), Film Feature
Ruben Avitia (USA), Just the Tip, Actress: Supporting (Lisa Christine Holmberg as Smokey)
Sarah Freimuth, San Jose State University (USA), Fry Hard, Animation (Student)
SeokHyoung Park (Korea), Into the World of Ssireum, Arts / Cultural / Performance / Plays
Simona Calin and Dave Messick (USA), Reggie’s Forest, Nature / Environment / Wildlife, Documentary Feature
Venera Aleksandrova (Russia), Fly with You, Women Filmmakers, Film Short
Vishal Krishnaiah (USA), Crisis In The City By The Bay, Documentary Short

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