Abigail Deser (USA), Heisenberg’s Bedroom, Direction
Amelia Rich (USA), Kindred Spirits, Women Filmmakers (Student)
Ana Maria Mendez Salgado, Karu-Karu (Australia), Wishes: Windows & Nests, Animation (Ana Maria Mendez Salgado and Carlos Manrique Clavijo), Children / Family Programming (Ana Maria Mendez Salgado and Carlos Manrique Clavijo)
Anna Mayo, John R Seeley (USA), Devils, Actor: Leading (Greg Mays as Jerry), Actress: Leading (Janelle Yull as Debbie)
Argenis Herrera Sánchez (Venezuela), Anointed, Latin / Hispanic Filmmaker
Autumn Libengood (USA), Bleeding Heart, Christian Filmmaker, Women Filmmakers
Chad Panday Santo Tomas (USA), Sammy’s Final Arrangement, Asian Filmmaker
Christel Veraart (USA), Santa Fe & Esmeralda – Crossroads, LGBTQ+ Filmmaker, LGBTQ+ Theme, Narration / Voiceover Talent, Film Short
Christian Bastiansen (Norway), Fanget (Trapped), Film Short
Christopher Patrick Vallone (USA), Hellbound Fugitive, Film Short
Cynthia Cai (USA), Echoes of Silk and Tides: An Ethnic Introspection, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
Den Wen-bin (Taiwan), Win-Win for Bats and Road-Bat Cave Ecology on Taiwan’s Provincial Highway No. 2 Coastal Highway, Documentary Short
Ilya Noyabrev (Ukraine), YOU ARE SPECIAL, Film Short
Ilya Noyabrev (Ukraine), Baron Munchausen (Karl), Film Short
Jennifer Elizabeth Haton (USA), Garden Warfare, Animation
John Erasmus (Australia), The Retirement Plan, Script / Writer (Gabriel Bergmoser)
Julian Morales (USA), Good Night, Actress: Leading (Lizandra Parra as Anya)
Larry Sarezky, When We Were Nine Productions LLC (USA), The Conversation, Use of Film / Video for Social Change
Lori Watt (Canada), Henderson, Actress: Leading (Lesli Brownlee as Ally)
Maria Maya (USA), BITTER CRUMBS, Direction
Maria Victoria Sanchez (USA), Tigre, Animation
Martin De Boer (USA), Broke AF, Television – Pilot Program
Michael Ragen (USA), The Stargate, Music Video, Cinematography, Direction, Editing
Rich West (USA), Bats in the Belfry, Film Short
Sascha Schneider (USA), Ben & Tony, Television – Pilot Program
Siavash Baghaei (Iran), With the Scorched Caravan, Asian Filmmaker
The Sunflower County Film Academy, Glenn Payne and Ben Powell (USA), Whenever You’re Ready, Film Short
Thomas Allen Gear (USA), Prior Bad Acts, Liberation / Social Justice / Protest
Vytas Cuplinskas (USA), Seeing Notes, Disability Issues
Abigail Deser (USA), Heisenberg’s Bedroom, Cinematography (Sam Gilbert)
Andromeda Therese Graziano and Jack Elliott Hobbs (United Kingdom), Leap of Faith, Film Short
Arjun Vijayakumaran (India), Why?, Film Short
Bortica Andrei Christian Adrian (Romania), A SHORT STORY ABOUT COMMUNISM, Actor: Supporting (Student) (Andrei Bortica as Mihai), Direction (Student) (Andrei Bortica), Script / Writer (Student) (Andrei Bortica)
Cole Park (USA), Sibö’s Gifts : A Kéköldi Documentary, Documentary Short (Student)
Daniel J Lennox (USA), The Reckoning, Christian Filmmaker
Dastan Khalili (USA), The Sniper, Actress: Leading (Johanna Watts as Reagan), Direction
David Glass (USA), Breaking Out, Original Score
Didier Navarro (USA), Eyes That Kill, Latin / Hispanic Filmmaker, Original Score, Cinematography
Erim Öztürk (Turkey), The Ghost of the Piano, Original Score (Student)
Fokiya Akhtar (United Arab Emirates), Attic Boys, Asian Filmmaker, Women Filmmakers
Geraldine Pearl Bright (USA), The Job, Original Song (Lovely People by Sleeping Lessons)
Gerard M. Cahill (USA), AN AMERICAN HERO, Editing
Ian Sanders (United Kingdom), Sapara Nation. Guardians of the Sacred Rainforest, Native Peoples / Aboriginal Theme
Ilya Noyabrev (Ukraine), Sky-Sky, Music Video
Indy Singh and Conor Norrington (United Kingdom), Wade vs Reality, Actor: Leading (Indy Singh as Wade), Film Short
Ira Wohl (USA), Holding On, Documentary Short
Jackson and CJ, Agile Arts (Australia), Acquired, Invisible, Disability Issues, Filmmaker with a Disability, Direction
Javier Ruiz (Mexico), Hurricane, Editing
John Kovalsky (USA), WHEELS, Disability Issues
John William Sutherlin (USA), Freeman, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising, Documentary Short, LGBTQ+ Theme
Julian Morales (USA), Good Night, Actress: Supporting (Manda Gonzalez as Diana), Direction, Script / Writer
Kailas Prasannan (Australia), Jalebi!, Actress: Leading (Veena Prakash as Passenger), Direction
Larry Sarezky, When We Were Nine Productions LLC (USA), The Conversation, Script / Writer, Film Short, Viewer Impact: Content / Message Delivery, Direction
Le-Ho Wong (China), Tenet of Loyalty, Original Score
Lisa Gungor (USA), Womanhood, Film Short, LGBTQ+ Filmmaker, Women Filmmakers, Women Theme
Lori Watt (Canada), Henderson, Women Filmmakers
Louise Lohmann Christensen (USA), These Friends of Ours, Film Short
Maria Victoria Sanchez (USA), Tigre, Original Score
Michael Cox (USA), To Roost, Cinematography, Actress: Leading (Lauren Gaskill as Woman)
Mikos Zavros (USA), Life Protection Bureau Movie, Film Short
Nadereh Sadat Serki (Iran), Claimant, Asian Filmmaker
Naomi Smith (USA), I Love You, Asian Filmmaker, Cinematography
Noah Craigwell (USA), Black Business, African American Filmmaker
Paula Isabel Moraga (USA), The Last Winged Puppy, Animation
Peter Stray (USA), Friends Not Food, Actress: Leading (Felicia Greenfield as Rachel Berman), Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising, Nature / Environment / Wildlife, Television – Pilot Program, Actress: Supporting (Kim Morgan Dean as Flora Pocock)
Rachel B Farha (USA), Rebecoming Me: Falling Through Foster Care, Women Filmmakers
Rachel Houston (Australia), Tea & Biscuit Crumbs, LGBTQ+ Filmmaker (Student), LGBTQ+ Theme (Student)
Rebecca Arends (USA), Prohairesis, Experimental
Rich West (USA), Bats in the Belfry, Women Filmmakers, Actress: Leading (Lucia Scarano as Nonna)
Ryan Cole (USA), Cancellation Celebration, African American Filmmaker
Samaneh Esmaeili and Yavar Darehzami (Iran), FOR YOU, Film Short
Sonni Lam (USA), Rise HTX: City of Culture, Asian Filmmaker, Asian Theme, Special Purpose Productions
Sophia Berikashvili (Germany), SOPHIA, Film Short
Stella Moira Atmadja (Indonesia), Ten Thousand, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger, Asian Filmmaker (Student), Film Short (Student)
Thomas Allen Gear (USA), Prior Bad Acts, Film Short
Tori Layne (USA), Esper, Women Filmmakers, Editing
Xuefei Chang (China), MEET AGAIN, Asian Filmmaker
Ze Chen (China), The Search for a Toolkit, Asian Filmmaker
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