The judges wish to recognize the Award of Recognition winners for their achievement in a specific category of entry
Afshin Eisaei (Iran), The Left Leader, Film Short
Allan Haynes Jr. (USA), Keep Moving, Actor: Leading (Student) (Allan Haynes Jr. as Angelo), Film Short (Student)
Antje Lindner (Germany), Identity, Experimental
Arshia Abbasi (Iran), 218, Film Short
Audrey Tang (United Kingdom), Spices & Silks: The Baba Nyonya Legacy, Asian Theme
Azim Sheikhakbari Zadeh (Iran), The BED, Film Short
Chris Weatherhead and Trevor D. Erickson, Actors’ Theater of South Carolina, Moving Images Group (USA), The Final Trials of Anne Hutchinson, Actor: Leading (Robbin Knight as Roger Williams), Actress: Leading (Chris Weatherhead as Anne Hutchinson), Actress: Supporting (Karen DeLoach as Susanna Hutchnson-Cole)
Darell Keith Bellamy (USA), Marblehead The Series, African American Filmmaker, Pilot Program / Series
Darina Joy Stoyanova (USA), The Ultimate Surprise, Film Short, AI Film
Deepak Routray (India), Chemo Days, AI Film, Film Short
Dena Xia (USA), No Gods in Paradise, Asian Filmmaker (Student), Women Filmmakers (Student)
Eddie Clay Thompkins III (United Kingdom), Binding Covenants, AI Film
Efriem Kahsay Quada (Eritrea), Funeral of Deceit, Film Feature, Direction, Script / Writer
Elly Schmidt-Hopper (USA), Independence!: The Easy Does It Story, Documentary Short
Esmaeel Abbasi (Iran), Musicians, Experimental
Frank X Panico (USA), See Through The Darkness; Your Life Matters, Documentary Feature
Gary Null (USA), Corporate Science: An Existential Threat, Documentary Feature
Graeme Ernest Moffatt (New Zealand), Father Of Wellington, Documentary Feature
Gu Zhaoyu (China), An Ordinary Day, Animation (Student)
Jae Grind (USA), Devour Trauma, African American Filmmaker, African American Theme, Personal Growth
Janet Louise Kusmierski (USA), Roly Poly, Experimental, Animation
Jaroslaw Gogolin (Poland / United Kingdom), Rescue Mission 11.01, Animation
JC Barber, Art Post Apocalypse-Christmas Special, Television – Program / Series
JC Barber, Art Post Apocalypse-Bug Problems, Television – Pilot Program
John L. Johnsen (USA), The Fourth Horseman, Documentary Feature
Kashish Prakash Bhandari (USA), Visualizing Hope, Experimental (Student)
Kaspar Keller (Switzerland), Mare Crisium, Film Feature
Kassi Crews, Crews Media & Our Common Unity (USA), Spoken Word Shop, Web Series, Women Filmmakers|
Kennedy Onassis Cuevas (USA), Oh, Grief, Film Short
Kingston Farland (USA), Evict The Tenant!, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger
Lilton Stewart III (USA), All Things Come To Night, Actor: Leading (Yasha Rayzberg as Benjamin), Actress: Leading (Courtney Lee Roberts as Carla), Film Feature, Actor: Supporting (Nicolas Puorro as Noah Baker), Direction, Editing (Lilton Stewart III), Script / Writer
Maëlan Delhommé (France), Off Tempo, Creativity / Originality (Student)
Marcos Schotgues (USA), Venezuela After Maduro, Documentary Short, Latin / Hispanic Filmmaker
Mark Winkler (USA), A More Colorful World: The Artistry Behind Rita Winkler, Disability Issues
Mikheil Gabaidze (Georgia), Vasomotor Rhinitis, Film Short
Nain Wazir (United Kingdom), Planet-Fall, Animation
Nancy Jean Filippi (USA), Hope Has An Address, Documentary Short
Noga Rappaport Varadi (Switzerland), IMA, Women Theme
Oona Dalzell-Sexton (USA), Destroying Angel, Film Short (Student), Script / Writer (Student)
Paolina Stabile (Italy), Born From The Sea Foam, Women Filmmakers
Rajko Anselmo (USA), Tell Me A Story, Young Filmmaker – 17 and younger, Film Short (Student)
Rick Pantale and Jonathan Dale Bell (USA), Delilah Rose, Film Feature
Sean Cavanda (Germany), Witch-Hunt, Film Short (Student)
Sheldon Woodson (USA), A Clean Past, Editing, Film Short, Script / Writer
Sheldon Woodson (USA), URNS, Script / Writer (Sheldon Woodson)
Shinya Nakai (Japan), Evil Can’t Breathe, AI Film, Asian Filmmaker, Direction, Film Short
Simion Rakic (Serbia), And God Created Trans, Documentary Feature, LGBTQ+ Filmmaker, LGBTQ+ Theme
Simone Sarantuya Vasata (Germany), Cassandra Trailer, Movie Trailer
Stephen Lawrence (USA), 4:15, Actor: Supporting (Matthew Graham Wagner as David), Actress: Supporting (Malena Sadaka as Lexi), Cinematography (M. Andrew Barrera), Direction (Stephen Lawrence)
William Findinge and Kenneth Matthes (Denmark), Warhorse, Dramatic Impact
William Randolph Clarke (USA), The Water Beneath – Life of a Skin Diver, Documentary Short, Cinematography
Yousef Mostafazade (Iran), The Game, Film Short
Zhuofan Li (China), Her Own Hand, Animation (Student)
Ziming Li (China), Leap, Dandelion, Film Short (Student)
