Barb Barton (USA), We Are Stardust: The Interconnection of All Things, Documentary Short
bellopropello (Switzerland), hoodoo, Animation
Chuer Huang (USA), My Jam, Original Score (Chia-Chi Hsu), Film Short
Darrin Isham (USA), Welcome Home 2024, Documentary Short
Don Ferone (Italy), The Important Thing, Original Song
Duran Cribbs (USA), Black Tea, African American Filmmaker
Ernie Berger (USA), Switchback, Animation, Original Score
George Orallo and Karen Tusa (Canada), Save the Date, Film Short, Ensemble Cast
Giuseppina De Luca (Italy), Love Story Cinema Told in Works of Art, Christian Theme, Film Short
Ian Hopkins and Timothy Friend (USA), Love is Merely a Madness, Documentary Short (Student), LGBTQ+ Theme (Student)
Indy Singh (United Kingdom), Amy – A Very British Asian Love Story, Actor: Leading (Indy Singh as Jags Singh), Film Short
Jack Tanner (USA), The Man With A Clay Nose, Experimental
Jet Ainsworth (USA), Afterglow, Music Video
Joe White (USA), Wish You Were There, Actress: Leading (Ali Dusinberre as Emily Vargas), Film Short
Johnny Vonnuemann (USA), Americans in Egypt, Editing, Music Video, Experimental
Jonathan Edward Sawyer (USA), In All Good Time, Christian Theme
Joseph Davies (USA), Editor’s Enigma, Film Short (Student)
Joshua Thomas (USA), Sacrifices and Desires, Movie Trailer, Actor: Leading (Major Culbert as Chase)
Juha Toivaala (Finland), LAST CURE, Film Short
Julie Li (China), Buddha Told Me to do This (佛陀让我这样做), Women Filmmakers (Student)
Kantanat Chalothornpiset, Environmental and Social Foundation (Thailand), Thai Fighting Fish : The Jewel of the Water, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
Kassi Crews, Our Common Unity & Crews Media (USA), GROW FOOD ANYWHERE – Ep1 Kitchen Garden, Web Series
Kassi Crews, Our Common Unity & Crews Media (USA), UNITED – Ep1 Declaration of Independence, Web Series
Kelly Siu (Hong Kong), The Nineteen-Year Hunt, Documentary Short, Editing, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising
Maral Forouzesh and Naser Rezaieyan (Iran), FILKOOL, Animation
Mark Starks and Paul Ganus (USA), Glaciers: Nature’s Resilient Water Towers, Documentary Short
Martine Remi (USA), The Art of Being Seen, Documentary Short (Student), LGBTQ+ Theme (Student)
Michael Anthony Unger (South Korea), Sijo, Documentary Short
Mohammadhossein Shariati (Iran), Life On The Wall, Editing
Mohammadhossein Shariati (Iraq), The Lost Coordinates, Experimental, Asian Filmmaker
Nadia Guo (China), Run, Chad Run, Direction, Film Short, Women Filmmakers
Navid Ghiasi (Iran), In an Impasse, Cinematography (Mohammad Nazeri)
Noora Fahad and Eduarda Aun Anguita (United Kingdom), Super Sweet, Women Filmmakers (Student)
Olivia Jean Hamilton (USA), The Closet, Film Short, LGBTQ+ Filmmaker, LGBTQ+ Theme, Women Filmmakers
Otis Sutter Jones (USA), Get Out My Cave, Script / Writer -Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
Pouyan Rostami and Kasra Tirsahar (Iran), Ramy, Actress: Leading (Houra Pakizehdel as The Widow)
Rami Ibrahim Shtaiwi (Iraq), The First Place, Script/Writer
Saeed Hasanlou (Iran), The House, Film Short
Seon Shim (USA), The Cat that Lives in Your Dreams, Asian Filmmaker (Student), Disability Issues (Student), Documentary Short (Student), Women Filmmakers (Student)
Shady George (Egypt), Pandora’s Butterfly, Documentary Short
Shihyun Wang (USA), Crop Circle Mysteries – Location, location, location, Editing, Creativity / Originality
Sondra Hicks (USA), BBQ and A Prayer, Documentary Short
Susan Thomson (Brazil), Tybyra and the Harlequin, Experimental, Creativity / Originality, Nature / Environment / Wildlife
Tabatha Visutskie Tyson Vines (Canada), The Darkest Choice, Film Short, Script / Writer, Original Score
Yuri Vladimirovich Kuzin (Russia), Left-hander, Film Short
Yuta Noguchi (Japan), Return to My Blue, Documentary Short
Zane (Canada), After, Film Short
Zannatul Yasmin (USA), The Sky I Made, Cinematography (Student), Direction (Student), Film Short (Student)
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