Awards of Merit February 2023

Film festival awards

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Alberto Nacci (Italy), DUEL, Music Video
Anthony Ring and Lisa Bertoldo, Lindy Lou Productions, Ring of Fire Productions and Channel 6 Productions (Australia), Lindy Lou, Film Feature, Women Filmmakers
Beto Sporkens (Brazil), Spark, Documentary Short, Viewer Impact: Content / Message Delivery
Chris Roberti (USA), Eltingville, Actor: Leading (Dion Costelloe as Brandon Russo)
Ernő Nagy (Hungary), The Mountain Stays – the Person Happens, Documentary Feature
Henk Pringels (Belgium), Man in a Can, Animation
Jane Spencer (Switzerland), South of Hope Street, Film Feature
Jonathan Verleysen (France), Metamorphosis, Original Song
Joseph Sernio and David Joseph Higgins (USA), Loved, Actor: Leading (Joseph Sernio as Harold), Cinematography, Film Short
Katharine Parsons (Canada), THE FIRE CATS – Save Something Small, Documentary Feature, Original Score
Katie Goodman (USA), The Karens, Actress: Leading (Danielle Cohn as Not Karen Karen)
Lou Stone Borenstein and Sam Kench (USA), Jewish for Lunch, Jewish, Film Short
Luc Chamberland (Canada), The Apology Of Albert Batch, Film Short, Original Score (Composed by Luigi Allemano)
Raymond Chai (United Kingdom), Monoi Mazi (Alone Together), Original Score
Red Cedar Films (United Kingdom), EVA, Documentary Feature, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising
Steve Boyle (USA), City Without A Subway 1986, Documentary Short
Tyler Waters (Australia), Unbroken, LGBTQ+, Viewer Impact: Content / Message Delivery, Use of Film / Video for Social Change
Wayne Olivieri (USA), Corporation Businessman, Music Video
Yuval Sol Boker (Israel), A Brush With Death, Film Short

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A.P. Gonzalez (USA), George & Dorothy, Film Short, Script / Writer (John T Frederick), Direction (A.P. Gonzalez)
Anthony Ring and Lisa Bertoldo, Lindy Lou Productions, Ring of Fire Productions and Channel 6 Productions (Australia), Lindy Lou, Actress: Leading (Lisa Bertoldo as Lindy Lou)
Birgitta Liljedahl, Therése Neaimé, Henrik Norman and Anna Brixter (Sweden), Autonomous, Film Short
Chad Ridgely and Maggi Mayfield (USA), Vegas Is Calling, Direction
Chris Roberti (USA), Eltingville, Television – Pilot Program
Clay Hassler, Tif Hassler and William H. Adams (USA), John Ed: A Pastor’s Story, Documentary Short
Connor Raithby (United Kingdom), Maple Leaf, Film Short
Dathan Smith (USA), L.I.F.E.: It’s Wonderful, Television – Pilot Program
Dennis Woo (China), Veba Geceleri – 蝶化莊生, Film Short, Cinematography
Diane Leslie Kaufman (USA), Marble Me Free, Disability Issues
Eldar Yusupov (United Arab Emirates), Khafifa | Chapter I – Hope, Direction, Film Short, Editing
Frances Chang (USA), B Positive, Original Score
GBU and DJ Noj, Graven Image Films (USA), The Last Bullet, Animation, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising
Gian Elio De Marco Ezael (Italy), Il Lavoro è una Forma di Prostituzione?, Liberation / Social Justice / Protest
Graham Northrup (USA), Stand Up, Film Short, Actress: Leading (Maura Beth Fawley as Sal Colton)
Grant Scott Anderson and Neo Wagner (USA), The Stream, Film Short
Hamed Soleimanzadeh (Iran), What would you Like to See Before you Die?, Experimental

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Jason Huang (USA), Memories, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
Jesse L. Watson (USA), A Man Buried, Film Short, Ensemble Cast (Tony Doupe, Darlene Sellers, Dawson Doupe, Carly Norton, Gene Thorkildsen)
Joey Min (USA), Rumble Riot, Entertainment / Drama / Dance / Variety, Film Short, Web Tube Length Video
Jurg Slabbert (South Africa), On/Off, Film Short
Kevin Veatch (USA), Dinosaurs in the Congo, Narration / Voice-Over Talent (Vince Peddle as Professor Beauregard Danforth)
Kiran Kondamadugula (USA), ID, Actor: Leading (Rakesh Galebhe as Sid / Anwar)
Kostoula Tomadaki (Greece), Mother of the Station, Documentary Feature
Lottie Andersen (France), Oscar’s lovers, Script / Writer (Lottie Andersen)
Lynn H. Elliott (USA), The Seed-Bearers.  The Mongrel, Television – Pilot Program
Malka Shabtay (Israel), Nafkot – Yearning, Documentary Feature, Jewish
Marc Yungco, Caroline Eaton Pickard and Danielle Braund (Canada), Woo Mates, Webisode, Script / Writer (Caroline Eaton Pickard)
Marco Bottiglieri (USA), Chainsaw Artist, Documentary Feature
María Yolanda Brown Melián and Kevin Ramos Fernández (Spain), Los Aspirantes -The Applicants-, Women Filmmakers, Television – Pilot Program, Direction
Matthew Op’t Eijnde (Netherlands), Maenda – Let Go, Music Video
Melina Samizadeh (Iran), The Bat, Women Filmmakers
Mohamad Reza Mehrafarin (Iran), Playing in the Wind, Film Short

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Mohammad Ahsan (Pakistan), Pehchaan (Identity), Film Short
Nadia Guo (China), Wish You Well, Direction, Actor: Leading (Ruoyu Xiao as boy), Film Short
Nick Pascoal (USA), Emergence, Animation, Special Effects: Animation
Nomi Sofer (USA), Voices of Reentry, Documentary Short, Liberation / Social Justice / Protest
Quantum Cadet (Canada), God Particle Apocalypse, Music Video
Raymond Chai (United Kingdom), Monoi Mazi (Alone Together), Entertainment / Drama / Dance / Variety
Recovery Happens – SHWC (USA), Hero, Commercial / Infomercial, Concept, Direction
Red Cedar Films (United Kingdom), EVA, Original Score (Composed by Helen Lyon)
Rich West (USA), Imaginary Friends, Actor: Leading (Dennis Marburger as Daniel)
Rossano B. Maniscalchi (Italy), The Key to Heaven, Narration / Voiceover Talent (Duane March), Documentary Short
Rudy Strukoff (USA), Love In Vain, Music Video
Sepideh Ghavami (Iran), Curettage, Film Short
Simone Ellul (Malta), White Roses, Film Short, Actress: Leading (Antonella Axisa as Samantha)
Stephen Sacavitch and Terry McFadden (USA), Joey’s Place, Film Short
Timmy Walczak (USA), One Man Picture Show or: The Modern Tragedy of Creation, Actor: Leading (Timmy Walczak as Tom / Harry / Dick)
Whitney Hamilton (USA), UNION, LGBTQ+
William G. Conlin (USA), AnimalZone: The Cowboy and the Queen, Nature / Environment / Wildlife, Television – Program / Series
Yuval Sol Boker (Israel), A Brush With Death, Actor: Leading (Tsahi Halevi as Uri Amir), Script / Writer (Yuval Sol Boker)
Zakea Page (New Zealand), Ink and Gold: An Artist’s Journey to Olympic Glory, Documentary Short, Editing (K.W. Miller)

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