WWIFF has established a method where entries are acknowledged for their own unique merits rather than competing against one another, ensuring that each film is examined and rated individually.
They essentially compete against themselves since each entry is evaluated according to its own merits and assigned a score based on a set of innate values.
When it is your turn to be judged, the judges concentrate on your film rather than all the other films that are in queue. This ensures that they won't be thinking about comparisons when they should be thinking only about YOU.
The winning entries are recognized and awarded not only for Best Of Festival and Best Of Show, but also for two Awards of Excellence levels, two Awards of Merit levels, a Kudos Endeavor Award, or no award at all. Judges score entries on a performance scale.
Entries with very extraordinary artistic and technical achievements are awarded Awards of Excellence; the top scoring entries for each season receive Best Of Festival & Best of Show honors; and notable achievements are acknowledged at the Merit and 'Kudos' award levels.
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We screen only Best of Festival winners.
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Best of Festival and Best of Show films are selected by category and region.
Not all categories had a Best of Festival or Best of Show winner.
Sub-Category winners are listed at the end of this page.
We screen only Best of Festival winners.
Our screening event is to collect audience reactions to be used by our distributors. We don't conduct after-screening networking parties or seminars.
Video interviews of the viewing audience may be conducted and shown on WRPN.tv
In order of importance
We select Best Of Festival Award Winners for Domestic and Foreign in various categories, if available.
One Million Leaves Under the Sea
in Environmental Documentaries
France
Ioana Stoicescu
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BEST OF FESTIVAL |
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Marionette (Ava Della Pietra - official music video)
in Music Video
Ava Della Pietra
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BEST OF SHOW |
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reEarth ...Rights of Nature
in Documentary
Australia
Dharma Pundarika
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BEST OF SHOW |
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Allowed to Birth: The Journey of a Global Midwife
in Documentary
Argentina, United States
Jacinta Lagos
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OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
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Don't Look Away
in Sports
Australia
Ashley Malcolm Morrison
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OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
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For Such a Time as This
in Human Spirit documentaries, Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat)
United States
Elgin Cahill
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OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
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Glimmers
in Human Spirit documentaries
United States
David N Stiles & June Lohner
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OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
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"Historias Invisibles"
in Drama
Argentina
Guillermo F Navarro
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OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
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I SAW A 'SUNO'
in Documentary
Hungary
Katalin Bársony
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OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
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It's Not Just a Ride Home
in Tight Shorts
United States
Caleb Hansen
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OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
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Life Sentence
in Tight Shorts
United States
Caleb Hansen
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OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
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The Long Road Home
in Docu-drama Short
United States
Barbara Anne Lindstrom
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OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
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Maya
in Drama
India
Aditya Ingale
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OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
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Medusa
in Tight Shorts
China
Tingxue (Corinna) Du
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OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
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Moon Over Capri (Ava Della Pietra - official music video)
in Music Video
United States
Nathan Levine-Heaney
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OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
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Moonshadow
in Music documentaries
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Azadeh Bizargiti
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OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
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My Bunny
in Students
Australia, New Zealand
Aimee Rose Cate Schnuriger
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OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
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Némésis, Adèle and the monstre
in Tight Shorts
France
Francis Frenkel
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OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
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New Journeys
in Music Video
Spain
Alejandra Torres
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OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
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Salvo
in Tight Shorts
United States
Anissa Matlock
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OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
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Single for Life (Ava Della Pietra - official music video)
in Music Video
Luke Orlando
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OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
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South Six
in Documentary
Italy
Riccardo Melon
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OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
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Space Needle: A Hidden History
in Historical Documentaries
United States
BJ Bullert
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OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
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Stop Asking
in Tight Shorts
United States
Caleb Hansen
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OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
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The Tale of a Village
in Revolution and Reform
China
Valentina Chang
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OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
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"The Taste of Pork Belly"
in Students
Taiwan
Sophie SHUI
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OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
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Terminatrice
in Sci-Fi
France
Hanane Habib
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OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
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2 Can Play (Ava Della Pietra - official music video)
in Music Video
United States
Azzie Scott
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OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
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"Voice Unbroken" One Broadcaster's Inspirational Survival Story
in Documentary
United States
Dena Lasker Hildebrand
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OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
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W.T.F. - Wait, That's Fair?
in Tight Shorts
United States
Caleb Hansen
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OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE |
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Afeni Shakur and the Trial of the Panther 21
in Social Issues Documentary
United States
Ray Barron-Woolford FRSA
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EXCELLENCE |
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All Cats Are Grey In The Dark
in Tight Shorts
United States
Shannon Denise Evans
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EXCELLENCE |
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Breaking Chains - A Path to Freedom
in Documentary
United States
JAMES ALFORD
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EXCELLENCE |
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Cinderella
in Music Video
United Kingdom
Dave Robinson
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EXCELLENCE |
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Complicit: Observations from the 57th Floor
in Drama, Experimental
United States
Millicent Cho
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EXCELLENCE |
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DELICIOUS AND TRAGIC
in Art-house Film
France
Francis Lemoine & Guillaume De Mauroy
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EXCELLENCE |
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For All Humankind
in Tight Shorts
United States
Sheila E. Schroeder
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EXCELLENCE |
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I Will Build This World From Love
in Religion/Faith
United States
John S Block & Oliver Miede
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EXCELLENCE |
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I Will Never Forget You
in Youth Issues
United States
Kalina DeMoura
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EXCELLENCE |
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I Wish I Were Pretty
in Loose Shorts
United States
Hanah Chang
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EXCELLENCE |
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Invisible
in Docu-drama Short
United States
Antonia Naglieri Woodford
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EXCELLENCE |
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Jen Xponential
in Loose Shorts, Actress: Lead (subcat), Original Song (subcat), SFX: Visual (subcat), Original Score (subcat)
United States
Renoir Kobashi & Mark Fogarty
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EXCELLENCE |
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The Lion Speaks
in Documentary
Egypt
Lavaille Lavette
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EXCELLENCE |
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May the River be Clear and Life be Long
in Documentary
United States
Jiayin Zhao
|
EXCELLENCE |
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Miss Personality
in LGBT
United States
Lisa Ginsburg
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EXCELLENCE |
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Our Journey with Lobular Breast Cancer
in Documentary
United Kingdom
Tristan Loraine
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EXCELLENCE |
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Pathway to Hope with Jane Clayson Johnson
in Religion/Faith, Social Issues Documentary
United States
Chantelle Squires
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EXCELLENCE |
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The Silent Whispers
in Students
United States
Miranda Zhao
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EXCELLENCE |
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So You Want To Be A Muslim?
in Religion/Faith
Canada
Hoda Elatawi
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EXCELLENCE |
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Tree of Fire: A Story of Love and Resilience
in Human Spirit documentaries
United States
Margaret Magnus & Ben Hoffman
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EXCELLENCE |
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Unleashed, A Love Letter to Survivors
in Documentary, Human Spirit documentaries, Social Issues Documentary, Underrepresented Voices Documentaries, Editing (subcat), Original Song (subcat)
United States
Linda Broocks
|
EXCELLENCE |
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Where Do I Begin?
in Students
Israel
Tzlil Golov
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EXCELLENCE |
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Amy & Monte: A Legacy of Love and Creativity
in Documentary
United States
Annmarie Sairrino
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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Bad Brew
in Students
United States
Sara Mitchell
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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Behind the Masks
in Students
South Africa
Alexandra Papadopoulos
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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Cailleach
in Experimental
United States
Heather Bentley
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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Ceci
in Art-house Film, Tight Shorts
United States
Mario José Ibarra
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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Her Path to Education: A Maasai Girl's Journey
in Students
Tanzania
Ellrose Charlotte Hanlon
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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Hollywood Mouth 2
in Drama, Research (subcat), Voice-Over Talent (subcat)
United States
Jordan Mohr
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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Iden, A Story of Love
in LGBT
United States
Catherine Bonny Zimmerman
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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"Intelli-femina-gens" from the "Global-South-America"
in Documentary
United States
Francesca C Franchi
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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The Lady Architect
in Historical Documentaries
Canada
Moira Simpson
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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Last Cup of Coffee
in Zero Budget, Actress: Lead (subcat), Cinematography (subcat)
United States
Wendy Whittick
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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Lessons from 100: Reflections in My Centennial Year
in Documentary, Original Score (subcat)
United States
Matthew Floyd
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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Love Your Friend, Jessica
in Social Issues Documentary
United States
Joe Henry Delgado
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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Mamita Linda
in Drama, Actress: Lead (subcat)
United States
Jose Duran
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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Mother Knows Best
in Loose Shorts
United States
Monda Raquel Webb
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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Native Worldviews
in Documentary
Brazil
Marcélia Cavalcante Barros
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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One Forest at a Time
in Environmental Documentaries, Human Spirit documentaries, Inspirational
Canada
Mary Jennifer Bunch
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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One Nation, Divisible
in Underrepresented Voices Documentaries
United States
Tracey Anarella
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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Pink Room
in Drama
United States
Naomi Wildermuth
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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The Raking Society
in Tight Shorts, Actress: Lead (subcat)
United States
Colleen Mooney
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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Sisters: Kabul to California
in Underrepresented Voices Documentaries
United States
Isabel Rose Soloaga
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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Sometimes
in Drama, Experimental, Original Score (subcat)
United States
Alexandra Blanco & Winter Kay McVey
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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The Stranger
in Tight Shorts
United States
Rachel Taggart
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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Teddy's Doll House
in Tight Shorts
United States
Daryl Denner
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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They Will Collect Us
in Students
United Kingdom
Julia Lind Dobrovolska
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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Unconscious Bias
in Experimental Documentaries
Australia
Samantha Pillay
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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Unexpected Grace
in Comedy
United States
Susan M Carr
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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"Unity & Hope"
in Inspirational
United States
Doron Gazit
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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Women of Truth and Courage: The Widows of Kalangarai
in Underrepresented Voices Documentaries
United States
Karen Kayser
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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Before the Freeze, Final Cut
in Experimental
United States
Tenley E. Raj
|
MERIT |
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Behind the Mask: A Wounded Soul
in Underrepresented Voices Documentaries
United States
Jovan Rameau
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MERIT |
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Black and White. and a Bit of Color
in Documentary
Greece
Konstantia Makri
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MERIT |
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Bombay Beach Soiree
in Music Video
United States
Sheila Gail O'Rourke
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MERIT |
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COUCH POTATOES: THE UNCOUCHING
in Students
Canada
Lillian Preston
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MERIT |
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EVENTUALLY
in Music Video, Zero Budget, Original Song (subcat)
United States
Nicole Paradiso
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MERIT |
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Fabrication
in Art-house Film
United States
Amy Joyce Winkler
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MERIT |
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Forever
in Zero Budget, Actress: Lead (subcat)
France
Karim Kari
|
MERIT |
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Grassroots
in Revolution and Reform
Canada
Neil Schell
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MERIT |
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Manzanar: Resilience and Hope
in Tight Shorts
United States
Michie Wong
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MERIT |
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The Monk Sisters
in Art-house Film
United States
Richard Bruce Stirling
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MERIT |
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O.R.D.E.N.
in Sci-Fi
Spain
Pere Peiró
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MERIT |
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The Room Tone
in Students
United States
Allison Daisy Crick
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MERIT |
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Sip
in Docu-drama Short
United States
Rachel Chelsea Foster
|
MERIT |
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Unravel
in Experimental
Germany
Evita Emersleben
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MERIT |
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WHY?
in Experimental, Inspirational, Actress: Lead (subcat)
United States
Linda L Sommerville
|
MERIT |
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The Woman Who Lived on Bird Street
in Experimental Documentaries
United States
Courtney Hood & Vibhus Kendzia
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MERIT |
NONE QUALIFIED THIS SEASON
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Absence of Heart
in Actress: Lead (subcat)
United States
David Nguyen
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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Air Angels: Flight Helene
in Viewer Impact: Inspirational (subcat)
United States
Valerie Smaldone
|
EXCELLENCE |
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Cat Cat Mouse
in Actress: Lead (subcat), Script/Writer (subcat)
United States
Ornella Hawthorn Gardez
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EXCELLENCE |
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Moontime
in Health, Students, Actress: Lead (subcat), Actress: Supporting (subcat), Direction (subcat), Set Design (subcat)
United States
Emily Perez
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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Stones: Whispers from the Workhouse
in Stunt/Fight/Dance Choreography (subcat)
United States
Catherine Gallant
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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Suffering Suffragette
in Actress: Lead (subcat)
United States
Colin Kelly Stewart
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EXCEPTIONAL MERIT |
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What's Next
in Actress: Lead (subcat)
United Kingdom
Allan Crook
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EXCELLENCE |
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