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The number of awards given at each level will vary depending on the total number of entries received for each deadline.
Judges score entries on a performance scale; winning entries are recognized and awarded for Best of Festival and Best of Show and for two levels of Awards of Excellence, two levels of Awards of Merit, and a Kudos Endeavor Award, or no award at all.
The best-scoring entry or entries are given the Best of Festival and Best of Show awards each season. Awards of Excellence are granted to entries with truly exceptional artistic and technical achievements; Awards of Merit and 'Kudos' are given to entries with notable achievements.
The number of awards given at each level will vary depending on the total number of entries received for each deadline.
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"In Solidarity with Ukraine"
Director David Naglieri
OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE IN:
Documentary, Religious/Faith,
Inspirational, Direction (subcat),
Editing (subcat), Original Score (subcat),
Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat)
United States
"Dear Ernie"
OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE IN:
Actress: Lead (subcat),
Direction (subcat),
Original Score (subcat)
| Arcadia
1900, Champagne D' Orient in Documentary Greece |
OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
| Cassandra in Sci-Fi, Actress: Lead (subcat) Greece |
OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
| The
Forest Growing From the Sea in Environmental China |
OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
| Hope,
Humanity & The Workplace in Documentary, Inspirational, Research (subcat), Original Concept (subcat), Content/Message Delivery (subcat) United States |
OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE EXCELLENCE: Content/Message Delivery (subcat), Original Concept (subcat), Documentary, |
| I am
Kanaka in Documentary, Inspirational, Direction (subcat), Editing (subcat), Content/Message Delivery (subcat), Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat) United Kingdom |
OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
| Kuntal
Kala in Tight Shorts Canada |
OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
| Navajo
Nation USA in Documentary United States |
OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
| No Air
for Angels in Drama United States |
OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
| PIGSY in Animated Taiwan |
OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
| Run
Greg Run in Documentary United States |
OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
| Through
The Looking Glass in Inspirational, Loose Shorts, PSA, Original Concept (subcat), Content/Message Delivery (subcat) United States |
OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE EXCELLENCE: PSA |
| Tiki
Taane in session with CSO in Documentary, Original Score (subcat) New Zealand |
OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
| Unmet:
North Carolina's Disability Crisis (open captions) in Documentary United States |
OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
| Brothers
Broken in Inspirational United States |
EXCELLENCE |
| The
Caterpillar in Experimental, Art-house Film United States |
EXCELLENCE EXCEPTIONAL MERIT: Art-house Film |
| THE
CURSE EFFECT in Documentary United States |
EXCELLENCE |
| Dog
Tag in Student |
EXCELLENCE |
| Forever
Wild (formerly The Valley) in Documentary United States |
EXCELLENCE |
| THE
GREY SPACE", PSA in PSA United States |
EXCELLENCE |
| It's on
Fire in LGBT United States |
EXCELLENCE |
| The
Lesser One - The Story of St. Francis in Religious/Faith Finland |
EXCELLENCE |
| Matthew
Modine's I AM WHAT YOU IMAGINE in Experimental United States |
EXCELLENCE |
| Mazurkas in Drama, Original Song (subcat), Original Score (subcat) United States |
EXCELLENCE EXCEPTIONAL MERIT: Drama |
| Midnight
Fading in Cinematography (subcat), Original Score (subcat) United States |
EXCELLENCE EXCEPTIONAL MERIT: Cinematography (subcat) |
| Miracle
At Manchester in Religious/Faith, Actor: Supporting (subcat), Original Song (subcat) United States |
EXCELLENCE EXCEPTIONAL MERIT: Religious/Faith |
| O
Christmas Dream in Documentary United States |
EXCELLENCE |
| Ten out
of the Ten in Religious/Faith, Tight Shorts, Content/Message Delivery (subcat) Hungary |
EXCELLENCE EXCEPTIONAL MERIT: Religious/Faith |
| Twin
Oaks in Tight Shorts United States |
EXCELLENCE |
| Unboxed in Student United States |
EXCELLENCE |
| UNNOTICEABLE in Documentary Ukraine |
EXCELLENCE |
| When
Memory Calls Back in Student China |
EXCELLENCE |
| Bicycles
and Thieves in Art-house Film Mexico |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
| Big
Easy Queens in LGBT, Cinematography (subcat), Costume Design (subcat), Original Song (subcat) United States |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT MERIT: Cinematography (subcat) |
| Cactus,
Love, Mountains: A Psychedelic Journey with Huachuma in Documentary Israel |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
| Conceal
and Carry in Religious/Faith United States |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
| Creuza in Tight Shorts Italy |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
| Dim and
Dimmer in Student United Kingdom |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
| Dior
Lover_Natasa Lanieri Shakespeare in Drama, Actor: Lead (subcat), Actress: Lead (subcat), Actor: Supporting (subcat), Editing (subcat) DOFIFF3256 |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
| EAST in TV Show United States |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
| A
Father's Story in Drama United States |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
| Fellows
Hall in Tight Shorts United Kingdom |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
| FOTONOVELA in Zero Budget Spain |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
| Gloria's
Birthday in Tight Shorts United States |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
| HIGH
HOPES in Comedy, Actor: Lead (subcat) United States |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT MERIT: Comedy |
| Homeless
in America in Documentary United States |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
| If I
Were a Pony in Original Song (subcat) United States |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
| I love you in Direction (subcat), Editing (subcat) Germany |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
| Jun-Hao in Student United States |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
| The
Lost Treasure of J.J. Abrams in Webisode (Pilot) United States |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
| March
of Silence in Experimental Colombia |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
| The
Night Slayer in Zero Budget, Editing (subcat) United States |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT MERIT: Editing (subcat) |
| One For
The Books: The Maupin Marathon in Documentary United Kingdom |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
| Sparrow
Street in Horror, Actor: Lead (subcat), Actor: Supporting (subcat), Direction (subcat), Original Concept (subcat), Content/Message Delivery (subcat) United States |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
| The
Stones of Rome in Tight Shorts Greece |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
| Surviving
Sunset An Actor's Hollywood Journey. in Documentary Australia |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
| Tapping
With Autism in Documentary United States |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
| TIP-TOE
...pas de deux in Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat) United Kingdom |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
| Welcome
To The Good Times in Music Video, Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value (subcat) United States |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT MERIT: Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value (subcat) |
| Whiskey
Mountain Days—Proof of Concept in Tight Shorts United States |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
| WordLotto in Comedy United States |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
| 64
Cups in Tight Shorts United States |
MERIT |
| Cat
Scratch Fever (The Cat Video) in PSA United States |
MERIT |
| Downing
The Anchors in Student United States |
MERIT |
| Eicha: The Book of Lumenations in Experimental, Alternate Media |
MERIT KUDOS: Alternate Media |
| Entre
estrellas y huellas in Tight Shorts Spain |
MERIT |
| EROSION
- Shinshoku - in Art-house Film Japan |
MERIT |
| Happy
Feet in Music Video United States |
MERIT |
| How I
Prepare For The LA Marathon in Documentary United States |
MERIT |
| INDIGO in Student United States |
MERIT |
| Pripyat
Horse in Art-house Film United Kingdom |
MERIT |
| Ranger
Kids Cookies in Loose Shorts, Original Score (subcat) United States |
MERIT KUDOS: Loose Shorts |
| The
Smith in Experimental Bulgaria |
MERIT |
| Space
Eye in Student Croatia |
MERIT |
| spag
bol in Tight Shorts United Kingdom |
MERIT |
| Sugar
and Matchsticks in Student |
MERIT |
| Swayambara in Documentary India |
MERIT |
| “You
Should Try Therapy” in Student, Content/Message Delivery (subcat) United States |
MERIT KUDOS: Student |
| We're
All Going To Die in Documentary Germany |
MERIT |
| The
foam and the lion in Actress: Lead (subcat), SFX: Animation (subcat) Portugal |
EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
| Lost Cos
in Direction (subcat) United States |
EXCELLENCE |
| What
I'm Saying in Original Song (subcat) United States |
EXCELLENCE |