Awards of Merit November 2022

Film festival awards

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Alicia Hayes (USA), PRIPYAT, Script / Writer, Women Filmmakers
Andy Montana (Mexico), LETTERS ON THE SEA, Liberation / Social Justice / Protest
Bofei Yang (China), Murderer, Asian
Elizabeth Mantia (USA), A Name in Your Book, Asian, Music Video, Women Filmmakers
Gary Karapetyan (USA), With Joyful Ring, Film Short
Jen Butler (USA), End of Scene, Script / Writer
Junhyeok Kim (Korea), Well-dying, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
Lisa Gerstner (USA), EARL BISS,  The Spirit Who Walks Among His People, Documentary Feature, Native Peoples
Luying Wang (USA), Drifting Boat, Asian (Student)
Marty Roberts and Jimmy Womble (USA), Running The Bases, Film Feature
Maryam Khodabakhsh (Iran), World Cup, Women Filmmakers
Mohammad Reza Mohammadi (Afghanistan), Roya, Film Short
Peter Crawford (USA), The Ask, Film Short, Actress: Leading (Monda Scott as Leora)
Robert Patriarca (USA), Life’s Better Protected, Film Short
Robert Rippberger (Canada), Duplicitous Minds, Script / Writer (Catalina Yue)
Rugby Factory (USA), RugbyTown, Reality Programming
Sherene Strausberg (USA), Cool For You, Children / Family Programming, Women Filmmakers
Winston Verdult (USA), Chasm, Film Short (Student)

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Abdul Stone Jackson (USA), Night Visit, Television – Pilot Program
Dan Elswick and Ricardo Cozzolino (USA), Holding These Moments, Editing
Enzo Zelocchi (USA), No War, Script / Writer (Enzo Zelocchi)
Eugene Yoo (USA), Street Chess; Community, Care, and Competition, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
Franklin Marshall III (USA), Franklin’s Comedy Book, Original Score (Composed by Miles Bergsma)
Jake Siam Solomon (USA), The Last Thing Lost, Asian, Documentary Short
James Ault (USA), Machanic Manyeruke: The Life of Zimbabwe’s Gospel Music Legend, Christian, Documentary Feature
Jason Kelly Lee (USA), Sticks and Stones, Film Short, Direction, Cinematography(Craig Garmany)
Jaymz Bee and Michele Silva-Neto (Canada), Wild Music, Original Score (Darling composed by George Koller and Nathalie Kraemer)
Jeremy Newman (USA), The Lost Garden, Experimental
Joey White and Sabrina Dubner (USA), Rough Waters Run Deepest, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger

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Joseph Messer (USA), I Wanna Be A Vampire, Original Song
Junhyeok Kim (Korea), Well-dying, Film Short (Student)
Katherine Morein (USA), Generations, Ensemble Cast (Student), Film Short (Student), Jewish (Student), Women Filmmakers (Student)
Katrina Syran (Norway), Ellida, Actress: Leading (Katrina Syran as Ellida)
Kim Laureen, Fresh Independence Productions (Canada), STAND WITH HIM, Documentary Feature
Kiran Kondamadugula (USA), ID, Film Feature
Lynn H. Elliott (USA), Borderline Justice, Script / Writer
Margie Raimondo (USA), The Soul of Sicily, Documentary Short
María Yolanda Brown Melián and Kevin Ramos Fernández (Spain), Los Aspirantes (The Applicants), Television – Program / Series, Television – Pilot Program
Marty Roberts and Jimmy Womble (USA), Running The Bases, Actress: Supporting (Gigi Orsillo as Jessica Brooks), Direction, Editing
Miao Yike (China), A Love Song At The End Of The Time, Direction
Oscar Cranz (USA), Vote Yes For Asheboro, Documentary Short

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Owen Dennis (USA), Hey Toby Hey Owen: This is Not Sponsored by Valvoline, Animation
Pascale Neuschafer (South Africa), Tribe, Documentary Short
Paul Schwartz (USA), THE SEASONS, four love stories, Film Feature
Peter Xifaras (USA), Children Of Conflict-Mother’s Lament, Music Video
Peter Xifaras (USA), Children Of Conflict-Lost Innocence, Music Video
Qiang Fu (China), Morin Khuur, Asian
Robert Patriarca (USA), Life’s Better Protected, Direction, Ensemble Cast, Script / Writer, Special Effects: Animation, Actress: Leading (Alana Fu as The Accountant)
Robin Greenspun (USA), FOR VEGAS, Documentary Short, Women Filmmakers
Rodney Roldan (USA), Country and Courage, History / Biographical
Rugby Factory (USA), RugbyTown, Original Score (Composed by Kramer Sanguinetti and Helen R.K. Wright)
Sheri Ratick Stroud and Rich West (USA), Encore Learning, 20 years and Growing, Special Purpose Productions, Reality Programming
Sheridan Philipp (USA), De Nada, Direction, Film Short
Susan Mey Lee Lim, Christina Teenz Tan and Samudra Kajal Saikia (USA), Timeless – Orchestral version, Original Score (Composed by Ron J Danziger and Manu Martin)
Zane (Canada), Salvation, Film Short

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