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Domestic and Foreign in various categories, if available.
Countdown to Year Zero
Documentary (USA)
| Countdown to
Year Zero hones in on an unprecedented global disaster that is rapidly unfolding. If we don't take meaningful action on climate change now we may soon reach a point of no return. This film offers a specific solution to reverse climate change that centers around the daily choices everyone makes.
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Blood Trade - Health vs. Dollars
Documentary (Germany)
Documentary (Germany)
| Every week,
thousands of Mexicans cross the border into the U.S. on temporary
visasto sell their blood plasma to profit-making pharmaceutical
companies that lure them with Facebook ads and colorful flyers
promising heftycash rewards. The donors, including some who say the
payments are their only income, may take home up to $400 a month if
they donate twice aweek and earn various incentives, including “buddy
bonuses” for recruiting friends or family. Unlike other nations that
limit or forbidpaid plasma donations at a high frequency out of concern
for donor health and quality control, the U.S. allows companies to pay
donors andhas comparatively loose standards for monitoring their health. |
Fine, I'll Write My Own Damn Song
Tight Shorts (USA)
ALSO
Outstanding Excellence: Lead Actress
Outstanding Excellence: Original Song
| A 56-year-old mom sends a
comedic rap video response to her 25-year-old rap artist/musician
sonwhen he invites other family members to be in his music but not her. |
The Passion of Mary Magdalene
Religion/Faith (France)
| The film
'The Passion of Mary Magdalene' is a documentary-fiction on the
biblical character of MaryMagdalene. |
| Angel (USA) | Religion/Faith |
Best
of Show |
| Feminine Lotus (South
Africa) |
LGBT |
Best of
Show |
| "fine" (Canada) |
Students |
Best of
Show Outstanding Excellence: Lead Actress, Breeann DeHaven |
| Living iIn Fear (UK) |
Documentary |
Best of
Show |
| Retribution (USA) |
Students |
Best of
Show |
| Trade (USA) |
LGBT |
Best of
Show |
| The Boat (Canada) |
Documentary |
Best of
Show |
| THE
ROLE OF A LIFETIME (France) |
Drama |
Best of
Show Outstanding Excellence: Lead Actress, Véronique PICCIOTTO |
| Beauty on the Wing: Life
Storyof the Monarch Butterfly (USA) |
Documentary |
Outstanding
Excellence |
| "Behind the Name
SHAKESPEARE:Power, Lust, Scorn & Scandal" (USA) |
Documentary |
Outstanding Excellence Excellence: Viewer Impact: Entertainment Outstanding Excellence: Original Concept |
| Dancer By The Sea |
Tight
Shorts |
Outstanding Excellence |
| Dancing Faces of Bali
(USA) |
Documentary |
Outstanding Excellence Outstanding Excellence: Direction Outstanding Excellence: Research Outstanding Excellence: Script/ Writer Excellence: Lead Actress, Jero Koming Sri |
| Defying All Odds (USA) |
Docu-drama Feature |
Outstanding Excellence |
| Game (USA) |
Sports |
Outstanding Excellence |
| GLIMMER (USA) |
LGBT |
Outstanding Excellence Outstanding Excellence: Lead Actress, Elsa- Arianna Basco Excellence: Direction Excellence: Cinematography Exceptional Merit: Original Song Excellence: Original Concept |
| Hannah More (UK) |
Drama |
Outstanding Excellence |
| Land of the Sweets: The
Burlesque Nutcracker (USA) |
Documentary |
Outstanding Excellence |
| Man on the Bus (AU) |
Documentary |
Outstanding Excellence Exceptional Merit: Editing Excellence: Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value |
| Morok (USA) |
Drama |
Outstanding Excellence |
| NOT CAROL (USA) |
Documentary |
Outstanding Excellence |
| Not Just One (USA) |
Documentary | Outstanding Excellence |
| Playing
With Fire - Jeannette Sorrell and the Mysteries of Conducting (USA) |
Documentary |
Outstanding
Excellence Award Of Excellence: Direction |
| Salman
Bin Hamad - A VISION OF PROMISE (Bahrain) |
Documentary |
Outstanding
Excellence Excellence: Editing Excellence: Original score Outstanding Excellence: Viewer Impact: Inspirational |
| Short film "Birthday
present"(Republic of Yugoslav) |
Students |
Outstanding Excellence |
| Sunflower (Kazakhstan) | Drama |
Outstanding Excellence |
| Sweating Sand (USA) |
Student |
Outstanding Excellence Award of Excellence: Lead Actress, Maria Pozo |
| The Breakfast (Germany) |
Drama |
Outstanding Excellence Outstandinging Excellence: Direction, Varunagini Excellence: Lead Actor, Radha Krishnan Iyer Excellence: Lead Actress, Janaki Suresh Excellence: Supporting Actor, Raj Dhanesh |
| Women Hold Up The
Sky-Africanwomen rise for climate justice (South Africa) |
Documentary |
Outstanding Excellence |
| 21 Days
(South Africa) |
Loose
Shorts |
Excellence |
| 26
Seconds (USA) |
Documentary |
Excellence |
| 8000
Paperclips (USA) |
Documentary |
Excellence |
| Across
the Road - Worlds Apart(Germany) |
Documentary |
Excellence |
| A Girl
Problem (USA) |
Tight
Shorts |
Excellence Excellence: Editing |
| A Home
Away From Home (Canada) |
Documentary |
Excellence |
| A
MIRROR FOR THE SUN (Israel) |
Documentary | Excellence |
| Blink
of an Eye: Photographer Mary Schroeder (USA) |
Documentary |
Excellence |
| Corky
All Grown up (USA) |
Comedy |
Excellence |
| Catherine's
Kindergarten (USA) |
Documentary |
Excellence |
| Dating
Clarity (USA) |
Tight
Shorts |
Excellence |
| Handscape
(China) |
Students |
Excellence |
| Hollywood
Mouth 3 (USA) |
Drama |
Excellence |
| I'm
Everywhere You Are (USA) |
Tight
Shorts |
Excellence |
| In The
Sun (USA) |
Documentary |
Excellence Excellence: Direction |
| Isambulo
(South Africa) |
Loose
Shorts |
Excellence |
| Lobola
(South Africa) |
Loose
Shorts |
Excellence |
| Love at
Fifth Floor (India) |
Webisode |
Excellence |
| (m)adam:
Adam's Rib Reframed(USA) |
Animated Religion/Faith |
Excellence
BOTH Categories Excellence: Research Excellence: Original Concept |
| Made
in India (India) |
Loose
Shorts |
Excellence |
| Nothing
Without Us: The WomenWho Will End AIDS (USA) |
Documentary | Excellence |
| Of a
Feather (USA) |
Excellence |
|
| Ohr
(USA) |
Docu-drama Short | Excellence |
| One
Word Sawalmem (USA) |
Loose
Shorts |
Excellence |
| Our
Gorongosa (Netherlands) |
Documentary |
Excellence |
| Rent
(South Africa) |
Loose
Shorts |
Excellence |
| Rock
the Boat (USA) |
Documentary |
Excellence |
| Protected
Waters: Exploring Yellowstone (USA) |
Tight
Shorts |
Excellence |
| SADIE
Belly Dance Beyond TheGlitter (USA) |
Documentary |
Excellence |
| Safer
in Silence (USA) |
Documentary | Excellence |
| Swela
(South Africa) |
Loose
shorts |
Excellence |
| The
Flowers of Rojava - A Feminist Revolution in Northern Syria (France) |
Zero
Budget Documentary |
Excellence
BOTH Categories |
| The
House of Lekeitio (Spain) |
Loose
Shorts |
Excellence |
| The
Steep Way Up (Switzerland) |
Documentary |
Excellence |
| "The
Teacher" (Portugal) |
Animated |
Excellence |
| THE
VISION 47 min 48 sec (USA) |
Documentary |
Excellence |
| Think
of Your Neighbors (USA) |
PSA |
Excellence |
| Trail
Magic: The Grandma Gatewood Story (USA) |
Documentary |
Excellence Excellence: Lead Actress,Anne McEvoy |
| UnderSee
(Canada) |
Sci-Fi |
Excellence |
| Upwell
(USA) |
Art-house
Film |
Excellence |
| Used
and Borrowed Time |
Docu-drama
Feature |
Excellence Excellence: Direction, Sophia Romma |
| When
There are Nine (USA) |
Animated |
Excellence |
| Zeliha's
House (Switzerland) |
Documentary |
Excellence |
| 15
Minutes (USA) |
Loose Shorts |
Exceptional Merit |
| 100%
Girl (Taiwan) |
Students |
Exceptional
Merit |
| A
Universal Prayer forPeace (USA) |
Inspirational |
Exceptional Merit |
| Balloon
Man (USA) |
Documentary |
Exceptional Merit |
| Bummer
(USA) |
Tight
Shorts |
Exceptional Merit |
| Can't
Judge〜Corona and theJapanese government 20XX version〜 (Japan) |
Sci-Fi |
Exceptional
Merit Excellence: Direction Excellence: Original Song Excellence: Supporting Actress, Yuri Sasamoto Excellence: Lead Actress, Yuri Sasamoto |
| Caravan
(Ukraine) |
Zero Budget | Exceptional Merit |
| Change
The World (AU) |
Documentary | Exceptional Merit |
| CLAIM
(USA) |
Art-house
Film |
Exceptional
Merit |
| Confession
Box (USA) |
TV Shows |
Exceptional
Merit |
| Consent
factory: lesbo-queerperspectives (Canada) |
LGBT |
Exceptional Merit |
| COUPLES
THERAPY (USA) |
TV Shows |
Exceptional
Merit Excellence: Lead Actress, Michaela Zannou |
| Crossing
Bloodlines (USA) |
Zero
Budget |
Exceptional Merit |
| Doubts
(USA) |
Tight
Shorts |
Exceptional
Merit Award Of Exceptional Merit: Voice Over Talent, Julie Flanders Award Of Excellence: Viewer Impact: Inspirational |
| Every
Ride Is For You (USA) |
Documentary |
Exceptional
Merit |
| ExAudio
(UK) |
Tight Shorts | Exceptional Merit |
| Exhaust
Me (USA) |
Students |
Exceptional
Merit Exceptional Merit: Stunt/Fight/Dance Choreography |
| Frontman
(Republic of Korea) |
Loose
Shorts |
Exceptional
Merit |
| GIANERICA
- The Artist CoupleErica and Gian Pedretti (Switzerland) |
Documentary |
Exceptional
Merit |
| Going
My Way (USA) |
Loose Shorts | Exceptional Merit |
| GOLDEN
(USA) |
Art-house
Film |
Exceptional
Merit Award Of Exceptional Merit: Stunt/Fight/Dance Choreography |
| ///
HALF (USA) |
Alternate
Media |
Exceptional Merit |
| Haunted
(USA) |
Students |
Exceptional
Merit |
| Her
Anticipation (USA) |
Art-house
Film |
Exceptional Merit |
| Herstory:
The Visionary Life ofLydia Ruyle and the Banners of the Divine Feminine (USA) |
Religion/Faith |
Exceptional
Merit |
| Home
Invasion (USA) |
Tight
shorts |
Exceptional
Merit |
| I AM
LOVE (USA) |
Drama |
Exceptional
Merit |
| I am a
revolution (Spain) |
Documentary |
Exceptional
Merit |
| I Bleed
(Lebanon) |
Students |
Exceptional
Merit |
| I'm On
Fire (USA) |
Students |
Exceptional Merit |
| I Would
Have Kissed You (USA) |
Webisode |
Exceptional
Merit |
| Jaadoo
(The Magic) (India) |
Loose
Shorts |
Exceptional
Merit |
| LIFE
THIEVES (Spain) |
Docu-drama
Short |
Exceptional
Merit |
| Lovely
Clownettes (Brazil) |
Inspirational |
Exceptional Merit |
| Magar
women (Italy) |
Documentary |
Exceptional Merit |
| Malinchista
(USA) |
Students |
Exceptional Merit |
| Me, My
Meds & Mother (USA) |
Drama Art-house Film |
Exceptional
Merit BOTH Excellence: Direction Exceptional Merit: Original Score Exceptional merit: Original Concept |
| Music,
Canvas, Oil...(Austria) |
Art-house
Film |
Exceptional Merit |
| My
Demons (Sweden) |
Drama |
Exceptional
Merit Exceptional Merit: Lead Actress, Maya Nohrstedt Excellence: Direction |
| Nein
(USA) |
Tight Shorts | Exceptional Merit |
| Nice to
Meet You (USA) |
Comedy |
Exceptional Merit |
| Of a
Feather (USA) |
Dust
Collector |
Exceptional
Merit |
| SAVING
MINDS (Canada) |
Documentary |
Exceptional
Merit |
| She
(Canada) |
Tight
Shorts |
Exceptional Merit |
| Silence
(USA) |
Students |
Exceptional
Merit |
| Singing
a Great Dream (Nepal) |
Documentary |
Exceptional
Merit |
| Sister
- The Life Ministry ofSister Catherine Walsh (USA) |
Religion/Faith |
Exceptional
Merit |
| Smiling
faces (Italy) |
Tight
Shorts |
Exceptional Merit |
| Suryalila
- Six Years in Searchof Sanity (UK) |
Documentary | Exceptional Merit |
| Tell Me
About Orange (USA) |
Tight
Shorts |
Exceptional Merit |
| Temporary
Present (Israel) |
Students |
Exceptional Merit |
| That
Was Delicious (USA) |
Students |
Exceptional
Merit Excellence: Lead Actress, Nela Wagman |
| The
Color of Hate (USA) |
Students |
Exceptional
Merit |
| The
Gray Woman (Germany) |
Drama |
Exceptional
Merit Excellence: Lead Actress, Hanni Bergesch |
| The
Obsession (USA) |
Tight
Shorts |
Exceptional
Merit |
| They
Soon Forgot Their Words (USA) |
Students |
Exceptional Merit |
| "This
is what happens when youaren't taught how to bead." – Gail Cyr (Canada) |
Documentary |
Exceptional
Merit |
| Washing
Of The Water (USA) |
Zero
Budget |
Exceptional
Merit |
| Who
the Fxxk is Charlotte? - A Gaelic Football Story in America (USA) |
Documentary |
Exceptional Merit |
| Why She
Smiles (USA) |
Documentary |
Exceptional
Merit Award Of Excellence: Viewer Impact: Inspirational |
| Wisteria
Cottage (UK) |
Loose
Shorts |
Exceptional Merit |
| Women
Vanua'tai Resource Monitors of Land & Sea (USA) |
Documentary |
Exceptional
Merit |
| AWAKENING
TO SPIRIT - Inner Peace To World Peace – Short Film (35 min) (USA) |
Documentary |
Merit |
| Benefits
Not Included (USA) |
Tight Shorts | Merit |
| Dehlight
(AU) |
Documentary | Merit |
| Invisible Children of LA
v2 (USA) |
Documentary |
Merit Exceptional Merit: Direction, |
| Filial Malfeasance (USA) |
Tight Shorts |
Merit |
| Finding A Voice (AU) |
Students |
Merit |
| fish
out of water (USA) |
Tight
Shorts |
Merit |
| georgie (USA) |
Students |
Merit |
| Happy Motherhood (France) |
Drama |
Merit |
| Hydrate (USA) |
Students |
Merit |
| La Santera © (USA) |
Drama |
Merit |
| Lizzy's Plan (USA) |
Tight Shorts | Merit Exceptional Merit: Lead Actress, Mia Rivera Excellence: Original Song |
| No Gyroscope (USA) |
Tight Shorts |
Merit Merit: Original Score Merit: Script/Writer Merit: Original Concept |
| Olympic Trials and
Tribulations(USA) |
Students |
Merit |
| Paranoid
(USA) |
Students |
Merit |
| She Should Run - Cyprus
(Greece) |
Students |
Merit |
| Smile, You're On Camera
(USA) |
Tight Shorts |
Merit |
| Strike (USA) |
Students |
Merit |
| Such
an Honor (USA) |
Tight
Shorts |
Merit |
| Switch
(UK) |
Tight
Shorts |
Merit |
| Tuning In (USA) |
Zero Budget |
Merit |
| Van Life (USA) |
Tight Shorts |
Merit |
| What's
On The Menu with Michelle Ullmann, Cherry Crest Seafood (USA) |
TV
Shows |
Merit |
| We Agree on the Sun (USA) |
Art-house Film |
Merit |
| We'll
Miss You (USA) |
Students |
Merit |
| Will You Hold Me (USA) |
Tight Shorts |
Merit |
| You
Call Me Ugly (USA)
|
Inspirational |
Merit |
| A
Revolutionary Friendship (USA) |
Voice-Over
Talent |
Exceptional Merit |
| A Tear (USA) |
Original Score Original Concept |
Exceptional Merit Exceptional Merit |
| Ashleigh
Flynn & The Riveters "THIS LOVE" USA) |
Viewer
Impact: Inspirational |
Exceptional Merit |
| I GOT THE LAST LAUGH!
(Inspiredby The L&T of Jackie MOMS Mabley/Film) (USA) |
Cinematography |
Kudos |
| Incidents - Way home
(Sweden) |
SFX: Animation |
Excellence |
| Fir (UK) |
Lead
Actress |
Exceptional Merit, Lola May |
| Hey,
Someone's Here (USA) |
Cinematography |
Exceptional
Merit |
| LASTCALL (France) |
Lead Actress |
Excellence: Jennifer Wesse |
| Positive (USA) |
Lead Actress Original Song Original Score Viewer Impact: Inspirational |
Excellence Excellence Excellence Excellence |
| Starfish (USA) |
Viewer Impact:
Inspirational |
Outstanding Excellence |
| Staying Out (USA) |
Original Concept Script/Writer |
Exceptional Merit Exceptional Merit |
| The Faith Report (USA) |
Voice-Over Talent |
Exceptional Merit |
| The Journeyman (USA) |
Lead Actress |
Excellence: Krystal Langevin |
| The
letter (Republic of Korea) |
Cinematography |
Excellence |
| To
Garbo and Lenin (Sweden) |
Set
Design |
Outstanding
Excellence |
| WHAT THE BIRDS WANT TO
SAY(India) |
Actress: Lead: Nilanjana Sha Sudha | Excellence |
| When
Thoughts Stick To Your Mind (USA) |
Original
Score Viewer Impact: Inspirational Script/Writer |
Merit Exceptional Merit Merit |
| You Can Go Now (USA) |
Original Concept |
Excellence |
| Zoey (Canada) |
Reasearch |
Excellence |