The judges wish to recognize the Award of Recognition winners for their achievement in a specific category of entry
Abdulaziz Aldughaither (Saudi Arabia), Rambler, Film Short, Experimental, Actor: Leading (Ahmed Gaddourah as Rambler)
Allan Kobernick (USA), Strange College – Episode 2, Television – Program / Series
Andy Jans-Brown (Australia), Hell is Light, Actor: Supporting (Putu Winchester as Lou)
Angelena Bonet (Australia), Angelena: Heart Of The Matter, Women Filmmakers
Cameron Barrett, MySafe:California (USA), Ready, Set, Go – Murrieta, Public Service Programming / PSA
Cameron Barrett, MySAfe:LA (USA), Post Structure Fire Decontamination Training, Training / Industrial Productions
Christopher Spence (USA), Jail or Yale: Young, Black and Out of Options?, African American
David Chan (USA), Duality, Asian (Student), LGBT (Student)
David Pradel (USA), The City’s Champions, Documentary Feature
Donald Tjernagel (USA), Love Struck Sick, Film Feature
Edward Halstead (USA), 1UP, Film Short (Student)
Graciela Cassel (USA), Dreams Inside Out, Experimental
Inpoint Productions (Greece), AFTER CRIME, Documentary Short
Jason Kurth (USA), Recreational, Television – Pilot Program
Johnny Vonneumann (USA), An American in Europe, Film Short, Music Video
Jorge A Zorrilla (Mexico), UNEXPECTED, Film Short
Jorge Gomez (USA), Atrevidos, Latin / Hispanic (Student)
Juan David Castilla (Colombia), Overexposed, Film Feature
Julianne Neal (USA), Hold Your Horses: The Limit of The Law, Documentary Short
Kristin Broadwell (USA), Paper People Play: The Ant And The Grasshopper, Children / Family Programming
Lisa Sniderman (USA), Keep Shining Music Video, Disability Issues
Michael McLaren (USA), Crocodylus, Film Feature
Nick Rivera, Michaelle Davis and Jason Pond (USA), The Baddest Men in the Room, Documentary Feature
Olufunmilayo Gittens (USA), Let’s Talk Hair TV Show, African American, Television – Pilot Program
Paco Arasanz (Spain), Supervivere (The Escape), Film Short
Ralph Cinque (USA), My Stretch of Texas Ground, Islamic
Rebecca Rauch-Thane (USA), Activism through Enlightenment, Liberation / Social Justice / Protest (Student)
Renford Reese (USA), RA: A Lifer Cohort, Documentary Short
Romeo Kattookaran (USA), A Wonderful Day, Film Short
Sabine Matheson (France), Punch, Documentary Feature
Sara Eustáquio (USA), Hazel, Film Short (Student), Women Filmmakers (Student)
Stephen Riscica and Sean Leviashvili (USA), LIMP, Disability Issues (Student)
Sukhwinder Singh, Honey Harry Films (India), Desibands, Film Feature
Tanuja Chandra (India), Aunty Sudha Aunty Radha, Documentary Feature
Taylor Hawthorne, Rocky Collins and Penelope Lowder (USA), 15 Minutes, African American
The Church of Almighty God (Taiwan), A Mother’s Love, Christian
The Church of Almighty God (USA), Faith in God 2 – After the Church Falls, Christian
Tyler A. Chase, Lisette Cevallos, L’ORAGE Productions (USA), A CASTLE IN BROOKLYN, KING ARTHUR, Women Filmmakers
Vladimir Sauridi (Russia), Spare part, Film Short