January 2021
Alejandra Alcala and Francisco Alcala (USA), HOME Storytellers, NO SINGLE ORIGIN, Documentary Short
Alessandra Pedrotti Catoni (Italy), Upper Story – On the road to well being, Documentary Feature, Women Filmmakers
Annie Dautane and Eve Ramboz (France), Connections : Rothko-Monet, Documentary Short
Anthony Sarracco (Canada), Malocchio Moderno, Documentary Feature
Anthony Stengel, Stengel Media (USA), Make Art Wyoming, Documentary Short
Caroleen Moise (USA), Defying All Odds, Documentary Feature
Cynthia White (USA), Inhale, Exhale, Draw, Documentary Short
Fekad Kiros and Cheryl Halpern (USA), Kanda Bode (Don’t Get Whipped), Documentary Short
Fixing Films (Netherlands), Fixed, a Football Comedy, Documentary Feature
Hassan Lakhdar (Switzerland), The Talking Ear, Documentary Short
Hongjia Yang (USA), Across the Ice, Documentary Short (Student)
Isabel Hundt (USA), The Power of Connection – Change The World By Changing Your Perception, Documentary Feature, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising
Jakob Gottschau (Denmark), Factory of Lies, Documentary Feature
Jennifer Fearnley (United Kingdom), The Sky Will Not Fall, Use of Film / Video for Social Change
Joshua Albeza Branstetter (USA), Pinguat, Documentary Short, Native American / Aboriginal Peoples
Larry Kirkman and Shannon Shikles (USA), SCICOMM: Raising Our Voice for Science in Public Policy, Documentary Short
Ricardo Nogueira and Raquel Martins (Portugal), The Heirs, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising
Samuel George (USA), GoGo City: Displacement & Protest in Washington, DC, Documentary Feature
Shelby Tsioweri:iohsta Adams and Joanne Storkan (USA), Roots of Lacrosse, Documentary Short
Stephani Gordon (USA), Vala North, Documentary Short, Native American / Aboriginal Peoples
Stephen Presley (USA), Pandemic: The People|The Conspiracy|The Journey, Documentary Feature, Viewer Impact: Motivational / Inspirational
Susan Scott and Bonné de Bod (South Africa), Kingdoms of Fire, Ice & Fairy Tales, Cinematography (Susan Scott & Kingdoms team of location photographers), Script / Writer (Susan Scott)
Vishal Krishnaiah (USA), Crisis In The City By The Bay, Documentary Short (Young Filmmaker 17 and Younger)
Wendy E. Reynolds (USA), Community Through Crisis: a Vermont story, Documentary Short, Viewer Impact: Content / Message Delivery
Adeiyewunmi (Ade) Osinubi (USA), Mama Bear | Black Motherhood through the Lens, Documentary Short (Student)
Adrian Harrison (United Kingdom), When Better Letters Met Stan Wilkinson, Documentary Short
Alessandro Rovere (Germany), From North to South, Documentary Short
Allen Moore (USA), Out of Our Heads, Documentary Short
Amina Chaudary and Beth Murphy (USA), #LiveLikeHaris Feature, Documentary Feature
Andi Reiss and Joan Shenton (United Kingdom), Sacrificial Virgins, Documentary Short
Andres A. Parra (USA), Terminally Optimistic, Documentary Feature
Angelo Loy (Italy), Tropic of Chaos, Documentary Feature
Ann Cabano (USA), The Box: Out of the Imposssible, Documentary Feature, Use of Film / Video for Social Change
Annie Koshy, Manny Bains, Serge Velbovets (Canada), F•E•A•R: Face Everything And Rise, Documentary Feature, On-Camera Talent (Annie Koshy)
Anthony Saldana (USA), Straight off The Canvas, Disability Issues
Arturo Dueñas Herrero (Spain), Built lands, Documentary Feature
Ashim Shrestha (Nepal), Nisha’s Story, Documentary Short
Aurélie Pollet (France), Women Undercover – Yola, Documentary Short, Women Filmmakers
Bill Bentley (USA), Gentleman Champion, Documentary Feature
Brian Kaszuba (USA), Healthcare America: Uniting Our Voices, Documentary Feature (Student)
Cahal McLaughlin and Siobhán Wills (United Kingdom), Right Now I Want to Scream: Police and Army Killings in Rio – the Brazil Haiti Connection, Documentary Feature
Carlo Christian Spano (China), AI La | Artificial Intelligence La (Pass), Documentary Feature
Celine Parrenas Shimizu (USA), THE CELINE ARCHIVE, Documentary Feature
Chiara Sambuchi (Italy), Spirits I’ve called, Documentary Feature
Chris Hite and Dennis Ford (USA), FireStorm ’77: The True Story of the Honda Canyon Fire, Documentary Feature
Chris Kerin (USA), Foxxy & Coco, Nature / Environment / Wildlife
Christoph Schaaf (Germany), Lines of the Silkroad, Documentary Feature
Claudia Giannetto (USA), Lifting the Green Screen, Documentary Feature
Corina Voicu (Romania), Gift of Wings, Documentary Feature
Dennis Tobler (USA), Now Place Your Bets “The History of Sports Betting in America”, Documentary Feature, Script / Writer
Diana Ferrero and Carola Mamberto, Doha Debates (USA), The Invisibles, Documentary Short
Dušan Davidov (Slovakia), The Wetland, Script / Writer
Eaglestone Management, Family Matters (United Kingdom), Family Matters, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising
Greg Lynch Jr. and Doug Nichols (USA), Stro: The Michael D’Asaro Story, Documentary Feature, Editing
Harold Klein and Dan Saulnier (USA), Trauma To Triumph – The Rise of the Entrepreneur, Documentary Feature
Isaac Padrós Suárez (Spain), Kayak No Limits – Menorca in the dark, Documentary Feature
Jennifer Fearnley (United Kingdom), A Wake Up Call, Documentary Short, LGBT
Jessica Hahner (Germany), I AM A CREATIVE SOUL, a film about dying, living & the creative process, Documentary Feature, Women Filmmakers
Jose R. Valdez, PegaWhale Storytellers (USA), Sudden Change, Documentary Feature
Josh Sabey, Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies (USA), The Romey Lynchings: A Story of Lebanese Immigrants, Documentary Short
Joy Shannon, Jonathan Burnett and Charles Burnett (USA), After The LockDown: Black In LA, Documentary Feature
Julio Mendez and Kristy Espinoza (USA), You Have To Go For It, Documentary Short, Women Filmmakers
Kaye Cleave and James Daggett (USA), Catherine’s Kindergarten, Documentary Feature, Women Filmmakers
Kelly Mason (Canada), Pave the Road, Documentary Feature, Cinematography
Kyle Floyd (USA), Kicking The Hornet’s Nest, Documentary Feature
Lori Mizzons and Lawrence Riggins (USA), JACKS MOM Autism Warrior Princess, Disability Issues (Student)
Maksim Smirnov (Russia), Tkachenko’s School, Documentary Short, Religion / Ethics
Marcelo Lagreze (Chile), Utopia Of the outraged, Documentary Short, Viewer Impact: Motivational / Inspirational
Marian Võsumets (Estonia), The Body Fights Back, Documentary Feature
Mariella Bussolati (Italy), Boxing estate, Documentary Feature, Viewer Impact: Motivational / Inspirational
Mark Rose (USA), Alaska Long Hunters, Documentary Short
Matthew White and Brian Gerlach (USA), Second Chance, Documentary Feature
Michael Fitzer (USA), Violins of Hope Louisville, Documentary Short
Michael L. Hopwood (USA), Living Legends 66-0, Documentary Feature
Milan Radisics (Hungary), Art of Pollution, Documentary Short, Nature / Environment / Wildlife
Mitchell Tepper and Mark Schoen (USA), Love After War, Documentary Feature, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising, Disability Issues
Myroc Productions (USA), Love is in the Legend, Documentary Feature, Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value, Women Filmmakers, Creativity / Originality
Nathan Wilson (Australia), A Cruel Turn, Documentary Short
Neta Ariel (Israel), A MIRROR FOR THE SUN, Documentary Feature
Nuno Tavares (Portugal), The Soul of a Cyclist, Documentary Feature, Viewer Impact: Motivational / Inspirational
Pascal Giacomini (USA), Out of Chaos, an Artist’s Journey in Haiti, Documentary Feature
Patricia Nazario (USA), Backstreet to the American Dream, Documentary Feature, Use of Film / Video for Social Change, Latin / Hispanic, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising
Pierre Smith Khanna (Spain), Fairytales of Growth, Documentary Feature
Ralph T. Vituccio (USA), Haenyeo, Documentary Short
Reni Walker and Nadine Anglin (Canada), I Rock, Documentary Feature
Risk It Productions, LLC (USA), The Promise: A Docuseries on Childhood Cancer, Documentary Feature, Contemporary Issues / Awareness Raising
RJ Hall (USA), Unbroken, Documentary Short, Viewer Impact: Motivational / Inspirational
Rob Apse (USA), The Last Lightkeepers, Documentary Feature
Roshan Nejal (Netherlands), Deepfake Therapy, Documentary Short (Student)
Sanjin Miric, MA (Czech Republic), Seven Thousand Souls, Documentary Feature, History / Biographical
Sharee Silerio (USA), Black Girl, Bleu, Documentary Short
Steven Maes (USA), Caffeine & Gasoline: Evolution of the American Rocker, Original Score (Black Leather and Broken Dreams, compsed by Ciano Maes)
Susan Scott and Bonné de Bod (South Africa), Kingdoms of Fire, Ice & Fairy Tales, Title / Credit Design (Carol Hilliard)
Tara Jasminaz (United Kingdom), Archangel Ali, Original Score (Composed by Michael Crean)
Uli Stelzner (Germany), Archeology of the Workers´Dignity, Documentary Short
Véronique Laveau (Canada), Le jour, elles chantent, Documentary Short
Zhang Zhiqiang (China), The South Wind, Documentary Feature, Asian
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