Awards of Merit August 2020

Film festival awards

Award of Merit Special MentionFilm Festival Accolade

Alex Arnold (United Kingdom), Stay, Film Short
Allyson Rice (USA), Fine, I’ll Write My Own Damn Song, Actress: Leading (Allyson Rice)
Ari Takahashi (Italy), OLTRE (BEYOND), Disability Issues, Concept
Cameron Barrett, MySafe:California (USA), Think of Your Neighbors, Public Service Programming / PSA, Use of Film / Video for Social Change
Caris Vujcec (USA), Pepper: Ricochet, Original Score (Conner Dean Johnston)
Chine-Cheng Lee (Taiwan), The Legendary Huo-Yun, Documentary Short
Christophe Chagnard and Charlie Spears (USA), Terra Nostra, Nature / Environment / Wildlife
Conrad Weaver (USA), Bluebirds of Antietam, Documentary Short, Nature / Environment / Wildlife
Jim Huggins (USA), Forgotten Heroes – The Robert Hartsock Story Movie Trailer, Movie Trailer, History / Biographical
Joe Lam (USA), Fugitive Zero, Film Short
Julio Mendez and Kristy Espinoza (USA), You Have To Go For It, Documentary Short, Latin / Hispanic, Women Filmmakers
Mark Rose (USA), Alaska Long Hunters, Christian, Cinematography, Religion / Ethics
Mayo Clinic Heritage Films (USA), Living and Loving:  The Life of Edith Graham Mayo, History / Biographical
Michael Barnes (USA), Man In The Arena, Documentary Feature
Michael Dillon (Australia), OCEAN TO SKY, Documentary Feature
Michael McLennan (Australia), A Tea Party for Sad People, Original Score (Luna Pan and Sandrine Rudaz)
Mr. Kullachat Jitcajonwanich (Thailand), Heart of Gold, Asian, Liberation / Social Justice / Protest, Makeup (Ms.Kulwadee Jitkajornwanich)
Olivia Martinez-Prado (USA), Blame in a Bottle, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
Russell Southam (Australia), Black Heart, Red Hands, Film Short, Creativity / Originality
Sanjin Mirič (Czech Republic), Seven Thousand Souls, Documentary Feature
Taskeen Shaikh (India), The Last Dream, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
Theo Kim (Canada), Falling In, Film Short, Direction
Tim Firtion (USA), The Jersey Connection: S2 Premiere, Webisode
Yiannis Kostavaras (Greece), MOTHERS, Dramatic Impact

Film festival awards

Allyson Rice (USA), Fine, I’ll Write My Own Damn Song, Music Video, Original Song (Fine, I’ll Write My Own Damn Song composed by Allyson Rice)
Andrea Gandini (France), APRIL IS THE CRUELLEST MONTH, Experimental
Anthony Caldarella (USA), Olly, Actor: Leading (Franck Amiack as Gauthier), Film Short, Actor: Leading (Marty Ryan as Oskar)
Brandon Ryu (USA), Johnstown, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
Brian Thomas (USA), Amy’s Victory Dance, Disability Issues
Calvin Kai Ku and Ken Newman (USA), It Stops Today, Music Video
Cameron Barrett, MySafe:California (USA), Think of Your Neighbors, Children / Family Programming
Caris Vujcec (USA), Pepper: Ricochet, Actress: Supporting (Nicole Fornoff as Lina)
Christian Hammons and Eric Coombs Esmail (USA), Rumor, Film Short
Cliff Skelton (Canada), Not Your Average Bear, Actor: Leading (Simon Longmore as John Sullivan)
Courtland Shakespeare (Canada), Robot Rhapsody, Animation
Craig Huckerby (Canada), WAS I NEXT – THE SEAN CRIBBIN STORY 2020, Movie Trailer
Damian Overton and Ed Cali (Australia), LUCA AND ISO, Actor: Leading (Ed Cali as Luca)
Dan Tudor (Romania), WHITE, Film Short
Daria Nazarova (USA), Morok, Film Feature
Denny Klein (USA), An Inconvenient Time, Documentary Feature
Devin Luther and Charlie Taylor (USA), Dear Mama, Television – Pilot Program
Elizabeth Usher (Australia), The Icing on my Cake, Music Video, Women Filmmakers

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Ferhat Atik (Cyprus), Psychology of Migration, Documentary Feature
Fjolnir Baldursson and Baldur Smári Ólafsson (Iceland), Rán, Film Short
‘H’ John Mejia, In the Zone TV, LLC (USA), Tampa Bay’s Dancing With the Stars, On-Camera Talent (‘H’ John Mejia)
Holger Klussmann (Germany), Om Shanti, Documentary Short, Concept
Ishma Yusaf Valenti I and Denis Paul Circo  (USA), The Wisdom of China, Documentary Short
Ivy Tobin (USA), My Life as a Doormat, Television – Pilot Program, Web Series
James Meyer and Sara Meyer (Germany), The Traveler, Children / Family Programming, Christian, Film Feature
Jason Gonzalez (USA), Artificial Souldier, Film Short
Jason Ivey (USA), Chronicles of a Douche Bag, Television – Program / Series
Jeff Willy (USA), Socially Distanced, Web Series
Jim Gloyd and Mark Justice (USA), The Wager, Christian
Jim Huggins (USA), Forgotten Heroes – The Robert Hartsock Story, Documentary Feature, Dramatic Impact
João Butoh (Brazil), ALEPH, Film Short
Joe Benedetto (USA), The Audition, Actor: Leading (Dan Brennan as Alphie), Film Short
Joshua Kellerman (USA), Super 180s, Film Short (Student), Actor: Leading (Student) (Ken King as The Suit)
Joud AlAmri (USA), Perchance, Film Short
Karl Shefelman (USA), Man on the Tower, Film Short
Kartikay D Pawar (India), TRANSIT, Experimental
Kat Conway (USA), Don’t Be Dumb Use Your Thumb, Public Service Programming / PSA, Direction
Kate Kelsen (USA), Offline, Film Short, Women Filmmakers

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Latte Productions (USA), The Cybernaturals – Season One, Web Series, Actor: Supporting (Bart Shatto as Eric), Actress: Leading (Jennifer DeLatte as Emma Breaux), Script / Writer (Jennifer DeLatte)
Lauren Campedelli (USA), A Good Shake, Film Short, Women Filmmakers
Lucy Bruell, L.A. Bruell, Inc. (USA), Oli Otya?, Documentary Feature
Majid AlYousif (Bahrain), Beginnings, Animation, Experimental
Mark Rose (USA), Alaska Long Hunters, Documentary Feature
Michael McLennan (Australia), A Tea Party for Sad People, Editing (Viktor Jonsson and Michael McLennan)
Mr. Kullachat Jitcajonwanich (Thailand), Heart of Gold, Actress: Leading (Jeeja Yanin as Samson), Sports, Film Feature
Nick Denbeigh and Jela Okpara (USA), Shilo’s War, Film Short, African American
Paul Edward Foulkes and Aaron Yamashita (Japan), HIV SAVED MY LIFE, Disability Issues, Documentary Feature
Peter Babakitis (USA), The Journeyman, Actor: Leading (Peter Babakitis as Lawrence)
R.F. Georgy (USA), The Cafe, Animation
Rafael Cortes (United Kingdom), Clones, Cinematography
Reginald Groff (USA), Brothers, Disability Issues

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Roberto Puzzo (Germany), Dream Vision Reality, Film Short
Roberto Puzzo (Germany), World Order, Actor: Leading (Roberto Puzzo as Vito Lenaro), Film Feature
Russell Southam (Australia), Black Heart, Red Hands, Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value, Cinematography
Ryan Chu (USA), Deep Fears, Children / Family Programming (Student), Animation (Student)
Sharmila Banerjee (India), Behind The Scenes, Actor: Leading (Aditya Banerjee as Aditya)
Shivaan Makker (USA), Pastiche, Film Short, Editing
Soren Dickens and Eriksen Dickens (USA), Two Magic Drops, Documentary Short
Stacey Summers (USA), Keeping The Chaos Together, Documentary Short
Stephen Presley (USA), Pandemic: The People|The Conspiracy|The Journey, Documentary Feature
Tamir Gedalia (USA), Elder Senior Court, Public Service Programming / PSA
Taya Walter (Canada), High Strung (The Dookie Incident), Web Series, Webisode
Ted Polomis (USA), BLACKBALL, Animation
Theo Kim (Canada), Falling In, Actress: Leading (Danielle Braund as Kailey), LGBT
Thomas Phillips (USA), UNCLAIMED REMAINS “Forgotten”, Documentary Short, Television – Pilot Program, Viewer Impact: Motivational / Inspirational
Thomas R. Bloom (USA), Human, Music Video
Thorsten Schade (Germany), The Invitation (Die Einladung), Film Short, Direction
Uriah Herr (USA), Remmy Blackwell – Daddy’s On The Sands, Music Video
Yiannis Kostavaras (Greece), MOTHERS, Film Short

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