Award of Recognition June 2025

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Award of Recognition

Bjorn Nilsen Stickle (USA), Unease – Triumph Over Your Fears, Narration / Voiceover Talent (Student)
Blair Murphy (USA), The Deep Dive, Christian Theme
Chanté Nicole Davis, Connecting Lives Productions Corporation (USA), Unbroken Faith, Christian Filmmaker, Movie Trailer, Women Filmmakers
Christopher Matthew Spencer (USA), The Red Market, Film Short
Gianna Bernadine Leal and Jose Guerrero (USA), Sunday Mourning, Film Short (Student)
Ginita Sunaina, Global Tara Entertainment (Netherlands/India), International Day of Food Wastage Awareness, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising
Gregory Gullo (USA), T.G., Documentary Short (Student)
Hayden Goldman and Daniel Isaiah (USA), Is it True?, Actor: Leading (Student) (Hayden Goldman as Lucy)
Indy Singh (United Kingdom), Uncle George, Actor: Leading (Student) (Indy Singh as Aryan Singh), Film Short (Student), Direction (Student), Script / Writer (Student) (Indy Singh)

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Jeanne Taylor (USA), Mrs. Carmody & Mrs. Jellineck: No Fugu for Yugu, Actress: Leading (Jeanne Taylor as Mrs. Carmody & Mrs. Jellineck), Direction, Film Short
João Pedro Oliveira (Brazil), Inside the Déjà Vu, Direction
Julia Safrin (USA), Skin Deep, Women Theme
Julie Fergus (USA), Open House, Women Filmmakers
Justin DeRenzo (USA), Contingence, Experimental (Student)
Kai McNamee (United Kingdom), Holding On, LGBTQ+ Theme (Student)
Kevin Jones (USA), A Device to Save the World, Narration / Voiceover Talent (Walter David Jones)
Kevin Jones (USA), One Giant Waddle, Children / Family Programming, Script / Writer (Oliver Magga and Kevin Jones), (student) Animation
Liuzhen Amy Huang (USA), Sing My Own Song, Asian Theme (Student), Documentary Short (Student)
Martin Bannon Beaudet (USA), Shift, Actress: Leading (Lisa Sorenson as Claire), Film Short, LGBTQ+ Filmmaker, Script / Writer (Christopher Massey/Martin Bannon Beaudet)

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Mayedurimi Andrea Larotonda (USA), Borders, Cinematography, Direction
Miles Clark (USA), Partners, African American Filmmaker, Asian Filmmaker
Mina Sadat Hosseini (Iran), Mixed, Women Filmmakers, Women Theme
Mingyi Jing (China), WIND, Asian Theme
Nicholas Ryon Joseph (USA), Trapped, Actor: Leading (Jerry Ferrell as Jake), Actor: Supporting (Thomas Ramseur-King as Marcus), Film Short, Direction
Nicola Pieper (USA), All That She, Experimental
Pavan Atukuri (USA), The Blind Spot, Film Short
Plomo (USA), What Goes Up, Latin / Hispanic Filmmaker, Actor: Leading (Plomo as Hugo and Benny)
Qifan Wang (China / USA ), A Place Just Like Heaven, Asian Filmmaker
Rafina Khatun (India), What Will People Say?, Documentary Short

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Sajad Soleymani (Iran), ker, Asian Filmmaker
Shihyun Wang (Denmark), De danske søstre i Grønland, Experimental
Shihyun Wang (USA), Love and Choices, Script / Writer
Skylar Kendall (USA), Waiter Boys, Ensemble Cast
Sonia Rosa (USA), Two Across, Actor: Leading (Eason Rytter as B)
Steven Keane (Australia), Mp Daryl Episode 13 – University Dilemma, Webisode, Web Series
Vanessa Matelski (USA), Potsie & Susan’s Guide to Being Super, Animation
Wayne Wing Ho Lai (Canada), Never Dream of Dying, Editing
Yakiv Antypenko (Slovakia), Kazbegi, Native Peoples / Aboriginal Theme
Zhengyan Li (China), FALL, Nature / Environment / Wildlife
Zhi Fu (China), Birthday Surprise, Asian Filmmaker

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Click below for the Award of Merit winners:

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Click below for the Award of Excellence and Best of Show winners:

Award of Excellence