Awards of Merit March 2020

Film festival awards

Award of Merit Special MentionFilm Festival Accolade

Amy Lyndon (USA), Faking Death, Film Short
Bob Celli (USA), The Keeper, Actor: Leading (Bob Celli as Robert)
Brandon Bjorkman (USA), Return to Nam, Documentary Feature, Liberation / Social Justice / Protest
Brian Reynolds (USA), Origin of a Hero, Film Short
Christopher W. Graham (USA), Aida (In Between), Asian
Education Bureau (China, Hong Kong), Heat Transfer Processes, Educational / Instructional / Training
Education Bureau (China, Hong Kong), The Story of Clothes, Educational / Instructional / Training
Flora Cheng (USA), Solitary, Music Video
Gerard Corporon (France), CHEYENNE, Film Short
Hiromi Takagi (Japan), Meaning of ‘Gently’ — Grandma had dementia, Children / Family Programming
Igor Stephen Rados (Canada), Nursery Rhyme of a Madman, Film Feature
Jamal Akakpo and Jamal Womble (USA), Somewhere in the Grey, African American
Jeff Willy (USA), Reveal, LGBT, Television – Pilot Program
Leesa Gazi (United Kingdom), Rising Silence, Documentary Feature
Longwei Deng (USA), Tender is the Kiss, Film Short
Mai Iskander (USA), Naked Ambition, Film Short
Mehmet Tanrisever (Turkey), STRINGS OF SORROW, Actor: Leading (Tarik Tanrisever as Mehmet)
Michael Hilf (USA), Smoking Wet, Film Short
Paul Mayora and Cristian Saliadarre (Australia), Devil’s Whisper, Actor: Leading (Cristian Saliadarre as Adrien)
Sarita Gold (Australia), My Two Lives, Creative Responses to the Holocaust, Jewish, Women Filmmakers
Satoshi Takahashi (Japan), THE PEAK, Animation
Victor Kaufmann (Denmark), THE STORY OF A SON, Film Short

Film festival awards

Adam Kavanagh (Australia), God of Hope, Christian, Documentary Short
Adel Masoumian (Iran), Elevator, Film Short
Adele Thomas (USA), She, Women Filmmakers
Amir Jaffer, Prana Pictures (USA), Choices, Actor: Leading (Puneet as Altaf Khan), Actress: Leading (Jackie Dallas as Jennifer Park), Film Short
André Szöts (USA), Grizzly II. Revenge, Film Feature
Andrew Wall (Canada), BOOM, Documentary Short
Andrew Wall (Canada), Volendam: A Refugee Story, Documentary Feature
Angelica Cassidy and Ian Paul Cassidy (USA), Rollercoaster (The Pilot), Television – Pilot Program
Bob Celli (USA), The Keeper, Actress: Leading (Betsy Adkins Johnson as Celeste)
Cameron Barrett, California Fire Prevention Organization (USA), The Fire Triangle, Children / Family Programming, Viewer Impact: Content / Message Delivery
Charlie Boon (USA), CHUMS – A Super 8 Tale, Experimental (Student), Music Video (Student)
Chen Liangyu (Taiwan), 100% Girl, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
Chevé Jean Luc, Candela Productions (France), IN NICARAGUA, MY NAME IS CHEPITO !  (Au Nicaragua, on m’appelle Chepito !), Liberation / Social Justice / Protest
David Rives (USA), God’s Living Treasures Volume 2 – Animals of Alaska, Documentary Feature

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Davide Campagna (Italy), The Equilibrist with the star, Movie Trailer
Diogo Varela Silva (Portugal), Zé Pedro Rock n Roll, Documentary Feature
Doug Nelson (USA), The Student, The survivor, The Shooter & The Sheriff, Documentary Feature
Dr. Ingo Bruchhold (Germany), Aedipar – The Secret of the Forbidden Valley, Children / Family Programming, Nature / Environment / Wildlife
Education Bureau (China, Hong Kong), Magic Power of Water, Children / Family Programming
Efriem Kahsay Quada (Eritrea), The Bad News, Film Short
Elizabeth Usher (Australia), Your Aloha, Music Video
Emilie Chetty (Seychelles), Desert Rose, Film Short
George Carson  (United Kingdom), GetMeLovedUp.com, Film Feature
Gina Nemo (USA), DUSTSLICKER, Film Short, Women Filmmakers
Gourabh Mallick and Abhishek Basu (India), DARMIYAAN – The Space Amidst Love, Music Video (Abhishek Basu – Music Director)
Greta Valenti and Robin Davey (USA), The Unbelievable Plight of Mrs. Wright, Documentary Feature
Howy Bratherton and Pedro Del Battenberg (United Kingdom), The Job, Film Short
Isaak Popkin (USA), Organize For Our Lives, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
Isabella Jacqueline (Australia), Darkest Age, Actor: Leading (Bryce Myles Fenwick as Leon), Actor: Supporting (Harrison Green as Sam), Actress: Leading (Susan Stevenson as Melissa), Film Short, Women Filmmakers

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Ja-Ann Wang (USA), ISAAC, Asian, Film Short, Women Filmmakers
Joaquín Ramón Herrera, LeFrancis and Mazet Studios (USA), Pipetown, USA, Documentary Feature
Joe Stramowski (USA), BORROWING, Actress: Leading (Jill DeMonstoy as The Woman / Her)
Joseph Ramos and Thomas Crouser Jr., Tolian Productions (USA), DEADLY PROMISES, Film Feature, Cinematography (Ian Brander and Alex Fahl), Editing (Tony Sylvers/Aglow Cinematics)
Kapil Dev Sharma and Diwas Pant (India), R.O.A.M – Riders On A Motorcycle, Documentary Short
Kel Thompson (USA), The Terrible Adventure, Children / Family Programming
Kelly Galindo (USA), 26 Seconds, Liberation / Social Justice / Protest, Women Filmmakers
LaBrandon Shead and Nicholas George (USA), Something To Fight 4, Film Short
Les Owen (USA), Diversity in the Long Gray Line, Documentary Short, Jewish
Maansi Sengupta, Yantra Pictures (India), Painful Pride, Film Short
Marissa Roer (USA), Magnus, Jewish
Marvin (Toby) Yarbrough and Andrew Latuo (USA), The Quiet Healing, Disability Issues, Documentary Feature
Matheus Moura (Brazil), Ditadura Roxa (Purple Dictatorship), Experimental
Michael Hilf (USA), Smoking Wet, Direction, Script / Writer
Milad Davari Dolat Abadi (Iran), The Last Survivor, Film Short
Mohsen Emaminouri (USA), through the breeze, Film Short
Nico Mastorakis (Greece), ALIMOS, GREEK RIVIERA’S BLUE DIAMOND, Documentary Short
Niklas Goslar (Germany), Mother of Tibetans, Documentary Feature
Patrick Baucelin (Martinique), Long Ago in the Caribbean, Documentary Feature
Petra Zoepnek (Austria), Where is Lotte?, Experimental
Phinehas Yoon (USA), Sound of Desperation, Asian (Student)
Rachael James, The University of Melbourne, with Deakin, and the OCSC (Australia), A Story of Cybersecurity and IP Theft- part A, Women Filmmakers
Rajeev Thottippully (United Arab Emirates), The Other Side – Mountain climber, Disability Issues
Rajeev Thottippully (United Arab Emirates), The Other Side: BasketBall Coach, Asian
Rich West (USA), Suspicious Densities, Film Short
Robert Williams (USA), LifeSaver: The SLO Noor Foundation Story, Documentary Short, Liberation / Social Justice / Protest
Samantha Casella (Italy), To A God Unknown, Film Short, Women Filmmakers
Sarita Gold (Australia), My Two Lives, Creative Responses to the Holocaust, Documentary Short
Seng 2 KX and Andrew DeHaven (USA), Kahdiak’s Kitchen: Episode 2 – Rigatoni & Meatballs, Web Series
Sergi Arnau (Spain), Lone Wolves, Film Feature
Seth Kozak and Damian Vielleux (USA), Rendezvous, Film Short
Shahrbanoo Sadat (USA), The Orphanage, Film Feature
Susan Maughlin Wood (USA), Coastal Fire: A Common Diary, Liberation / Social Justice / Protest, Women Filmmakers
Tamara Stepanian (Russia), The Station, Film Short
Toko Ryu (USA), The Box, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
Tom Seymour (USA), VHS Massacre Too, Documentary Feature
Tony Paganelli (Italy), Zenobia, Film Feature
Xinhui Ma (USA), Filla’ Void, Animation (Student)
Yu Hao Ting, Deep Waters Digital Support INC (Taiwan), The foresight technology that changes lives, Documentary Short, Educational / Instructional / Training

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