Alex Hagendorf (USA), Magic Beans, Animation
Amelia Clover (USA), Transplanted, Animation, Script / Writer, Humor / Humorist
Andrea Siciliano (Italy), Italian Luxury, Web Series
Angelique Benicio (USA), Gifted, Experimental
Asha Bear (Canada), A Walk In My Moccasins, Native Peoples Filmmaker (Student), Script / Writer (Student), Women Filmmakers (Student), Native Peoples Theme (Student)
Ashley Vasquez, DCM Kid (USA), Sentient Pancake, Film Short
Benjamin Suchman (USA), Fandemonium, Film Short
Brian Mortensen (USA), Crossing Over, Experimental, Creativity / Originality
A. MacFinn (USA), Ariel, Jewish Filmmaker, Jewish Theme
Cameron Evesque Davis (USA), CED’s Hunted, Television – Pilot Program, LGBTQ+ Filmmaker
Cameron Hersly (USA), Method, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger, Jewish Filmmaker (Student)
Carmen Rosa Vargas (Peru), Sonata For A Calendar, Film Short
Cathee Mang (USA), Dancing Faces of Bali 2, Asian Theme
Cesare Catania (Italy), The Imagination of a Child, Documentary Short
Chris Adam Abercrombie (USA), Destroy Imagination, Liberation / Social Justice / Protest, Dramatic Impact
Dan Stevens (USA), The Firekeeper, Script / Writer, Television – Program Series
Daria McCubbin Mundy and Francesca Nora Bateman (USA), Sweet Revenge, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
Demitra Papadinis (USA), Home Invasion the Film, Film Short
Eddie Eniel, Eagle Focus Media (USA), Get Up, Christian Filmmaker, Christian Theme
Ellen Nicole Denzin (USA), Little Fan, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
Enero J. Ray and Jena Maxson (USA), Lime Green Magazine, Film Short
Erroll Jenkins Jr. (USA), The Real American Dream, African American Filmmaker (Student)
Ethan Liu (USA), Beyond Years, Asian Filmmaker (Student)
Film Competition and Creative Media Club (FCCM) (USA), Grade Point Average, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
Gerard Cuq (France), I Don’t Love My Mother, Music Video, Creativity / Originality
Gina Lori Riley (Canada), I Am Here, Editing
Henry Black (USA), Bro., Film Short
Huanzi Xu and Haoran Fu (China), The Wedding of the Hill_Legend of Qiang, Asian Theme (Student)
Jared Hall (USA), Anansi the Spider, Animation (Student)
Jeff Peterson (USA), More Than a Diagnosis, Disability Issues
Joe Knight (USA), Lemon Drop, Film Short
Josué Mastroianni (USA), Abortion Hypocrite, Original Score
Jude Peter Damian (India), Hannah, Script / Writer
Jules Crespo (USA), Mindset, Film Short, Women Filmmakers
Julia Petrikovsky and Breanna Greenspun (USA), Nullifyne, Women Theme (Student)
Leo Kahn (USA), Death in Normandy, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
Liam Wan Lui Martin (USA), The Last Courier, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
Lilia Spiegel (USA), LOW TECH FRIEND, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
Meagan Lynn (USA), A Therapist, Film Short (Student)
Michael Trent Stokes (USA), Retrospect Nightmares The Series #21 John Carpenter, Television – Program Series
Min Sung Kim (Korea), Journey of Communication, Film Short (Student)
Mitchell Waters (USA), Hoodnomics, The Story of Inner-City Business, Documentary Short
Murphy C. Anderson and Kevin James Durr (USA), Demented Abyss, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising, Disability Issues
Nafen Wu (USA), Spider, Cinematogrpahy
Nathan Declan Gallagher (USA), Boiling Point, Film Short
Neil Sandhoefner (USA), Love in the Time of Caller ID, Experimental
Paolo Pier Luigi Guglielmetti (Italy), COLOMBANO & LA 21ESIMA FETTA, Cinematogrpahy
Patrick Potochick (USA), #momlife 2, Action / Adventure
Robert Hicks (USA), There Is A Moose, Film Short, Music Video, Children / Family Programming
Ronechia Poole (USA), Whats Up Fam!?, Children / Family Programming
Rovendly Timothy Welvaart (Curaçao), Lisa, Children / Family Programming, Christian Theme
Sarah Jenkins (USA), The Break Room, Web Series, Direction
Sarah Simon (USA), Kiss and Tell, LGBTQ+ Theme (Student)
Scott Turner (USA), Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Film Short
Shihyun Wang (Taiwan), Inside Forbidden Walls -Empress Xiaohe Rui, Asian Theme
Sophia Elise Wright (USA), Solace, Women Filmmakers (Student)
Stephen Folker (USA), Medjool, Jewish Theme
Stephen J. Ziegler (USA), Ban Before Reading, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising
Steve Montalvo (USA), Candela Obscura, Narration / Voiceover Talent, Podcasts / Webcasts / Webinars
Scott Wooten (USA), Spud Harvest Tip Music Video, Music Video
Takisha Frazier (USA), Beauty in the Broken, Women Filmmakers, Viewer Impact: Motivational / Inspirational
Thomas Ian Watson (United Kingdom), There Is Nothing To Talk About, Film Short
Tim Borowiec (USA), Convention, LGBTQ+ Theme (Student), Script / Writer (Student)
Tom Knoff and Kurt Hemmer (USA), Keenan, Documentary Short, Arts / Cultural / Performance / Plays
Tommy Chae (Brazil), 2’30”, Asian Filmmaker (Student), Film Short (Student), Jewish Filmmaker (Student), Latin / Hispanic Filmmaker (Student), Women Filmmakers (Student), Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
Tony Christian (United Kingdom), Beyond Reality, Film Short, Special Effects: Non-Animation / Stunts
Velton Lishke (United Kingdom), Reflection, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising, LGBTQ+ Filmmaker
Vibha Kulkarni (USA), Chasing Red Flags, Creativity / Originality
Walter Holland (USA), Poor Wayfaring Stranger, Music Video
Yufan Chen (China), The Plan, Asian Filmmaker
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