Winners Award of Merit March 2016

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Award of Merit Special MentionAndi Xhuma (Greece), Normal Day, Film Short
Andonis Kioukas (Greece), DELOS 2015, Documentary Short
Bertrand  Dumont and Christophe Clin (Belgium), Via Crucis, Television – Pilot Program
Daria Lipko (Poland), State of mind, Documentary Short
Ewa Marcinowska (Poland), Sentenced to Marriage, Documentary Short
Florian Metzner (Germany), ASLAN, Movie Trailer
Francisco Gurrero, Zahra Amirabadi, Tara Jaiyeola and Xiaoran Li, DigiPen Institute of Technology (USA), Orientation Center for the Unseen, Animation (Student)
Gregory Brown (USA), Shallow Creek, Film Short
Gregory Chen (USA), JIBi, Animation (Student)
James Brown-Orleans (USA), A TEACHER’S NIGHTMARE, Film Short
Jeremiah Kaufman (USA), Intergalactic Zombie Hunter, Music Video
Jesse Richton (USA), TWITCH, Film Short
Joud Kashgari (USA), Clearance, Islamic (Student)
Louisa Bertman (USA), Tits., Women Filmmakers
Małgorzata Łupina and Jowita Baraniecka (Poland), Crazy Tokyo, Documentary Short
Martyna Wojciechowska (Poland), Sulawesi. Life After Life, Documentary Short and The Ghost People, Documentary Short
Mateusz Kudła (Poland), The Depositary, Documentary Short
Rolf Lindblom (Finland), Awakening, Film Short
Russell Blanchard (USA), The Lot, Special Purpose Productions
Steven Gordon (USA), Drain-O-Way, Film Short
Tamara Bunker and Diego Londoño (USA), Treintanera, Latin / Hispanic
Timothy Voelker (USA), On Second Thought, Film Short
Tomasz Blachnicki and Robert N. Wachowiak (Poland), Andrew, Documentary Short

award of merit wordsAdrian Picardi (USA), Lemon Cove, Film Short
Adriana Uriguen Garcia, DigiPen Institute of Technology (Spain), Rea, Women Filmmakers (Student)
Albert Renteria Jr. (USA), Awakening the Spirit, Native American / Aboriginal Peoples and Living with Diabetes – Share your Number, Public Service Programming / PSA
Anthony Dillon (Australia), Dance With Me, Film Short
Arie Socorro (Mexico), Let Her Go, Film Short
Błażej Jankowiak (Poland), Eternal, Film Short
Bridger Hart and Patrick Verdeja, Orange County School of the Arts (USA), Juicy Drop Pop Commercial, Commercial / Infomercial (Student)
Camille Mitchell (Canada), By The Fountain, Film Short
Candice Delevante (USA), Go Quietly, Liberation / Social Justice / Protest
Carl Emerton (Australia), Love Is Like Water, Music Video
Chocolate Moose Media (Canada), Ebola series: three animated shorts, Animation
Christian Garzone (USA), Oneida Soldier, Native American / Aboriginal Peoples
Clement Soo (Australia), Nia, Film Short (Student)
Cyrus Hogg (USA), Intrepid Film, Movie Trailer
Dana Romanoff and Amy Marquis (USA), Canyon Song, Native American / Aboriginal Peoples
Derek Frey (USA), Green Lake, Film Short
Domenico (Mimmo) Mongelli (Italy), The Sun Rise I Will Never See, Film Short
Elliot Lucas (USA), Aloha for Indo, Documentary Short
Federico Olivetti (Italy), Sottoterra, Film Short
Gabriela Anez (USA), Agobio, Actress: Leading (Gabriela Anez as Antonia), Film Short
Greg Mercer (USA), Scaling Down:  The Miniature World of Dioramas, Documentary Short
Guy Leith (United Kingdom), The Deed, Film Short (Student)
Helmut Geissler (Austria), You&Me, Film Short
Holly Hargreaves and Nicholas Sopelario (Australia), For Actors, Web Series
Isaac Kerlow (Singapore), SHADOWS, Animation
James Takata (United Kingdom), Broken Wings, Film Short
Jason Bryan (USA), E.Z.P.Z., Film Short
Javier Porragas (Canada), The Job Interview, Actor: Leading (Student) (Brad Bonnell as Carl)
Jeanne Meyers (USA), Eva Haller: Constant Evolution, Documentary Short
Joe  Saldana and Aaron Huisenfeldt (USA), Cholo, Latin / Hispanic
Joe Rubino (USA), Baltimore Black & White, Documentary Short
John Gallagher (USA), We Remember, Actor: Leading (Kohl Beck as Anders), Film Short, Direction
Jonathan Lawrence (USA), The Traveler, Actor: Leading (Anthony Bradford as Tristan Azure)

BEST SHORTS MERIT Color

Jonathan Zuck (USA), Lover’s Leap, Music Video, Film Short
Joseph F. Ferro (USA), Letters from EXIT ZERO, Film Short
Koray Kocaturk (USA), The Midnight Tourist, Children / Family Programming
Kyle Hansen  (USA), We’ll Get It, Film Short
Laura Bray, Julie Asriyan and Jenna Ciralli (USA), Casting Call | The Project, Documentary Short
Maan B., Talha B. and Carolina Sandoval (USA), Film School Musical, Film Short (Student), Direction (Student), Cinematography (Student), Viewer Impact: Entertainment Value (Student)
Manav Bhinder  (India), Ankahee Baatein…, Film Short
Mara Lee Gilbert (USA), What’s Left, Film Short
Maria Wilson (USA), Venefica, Women Filmmakers, African American
Matthias Lebo, Liquid Images (Switzerland), Raja Ampat – The four Kings, Nature / Environment / Wildlife
Maxine Fone  (United Kingdom), Araneae Dei, Women Filmmakers
Micah Williams (USA), Dean’s Well, Film Short (Student)
Michael Giannantonio (USA), Blurred Vision, Film Short
Michael J. McCarthy (United Kingdom), DARK LAUGH, Film Short
Michael Krehan (USA), Dreams My Master, African American
Michelle Larkin (USA), LAY IT ON ME, Film Short
Mohammad, Mohammad, Bashar, Mousa, Younis, Qais, Khaldia, Marah, Bayan, Ala’a, Yara, Hadil, Fatima, Roa, Roquia, Rahaf, Nariman, Anuar, Isra’a and Rihab (Jordan), My Dream, My Right, Documentary Short (Student), Educational / Instructional / Training (Student)
Mojtaba Yari (Germany), War & Peace, Music Video
Nadia Moussaid (Netherlands), Lost Generation, Documentary Short
Nadia Shmeleva (Ukraine), lighthouse keeper, Film Short (Student)
Nimisha Patil (USA), Twisted Vision, Film Short (Student), Women Filmmakers (Student)
Noël Dow Barlow (USA), The Chain, Women Filmmakers
Paul Carganilla (USA), The Flame, Film Short
Paul Nash (United Kingdom), Perception is All, Film Short
Pengpeng Du (USA), CAGE, Animation (Student)
Peter Zander (USA), What Makes Dave Run, Documentary Short
Phyllis Jackson (USA), Reflux, Women Filmmakers
Russell Williams (USA), Spear Hunter, Film Short
Raoul Dyssell (South Korea), Henry Demos, Film Short
Reza Safa (USA), A Faceless Faith, Documentary Short
Robert Ford (USA), Coming Back, Film Short (Student)

BEST SHORTS MERIT Color

Rodrigo Lopresti (USA), 4am Redmond & Meda, Actor: Leading (Rodrigo Lopresti as Redmond)
Ron Huffstutter (USA), The Truth About Daisies, Film Short
Rustam Vakilov (USA), Eden of Three, Film Short
Samm Wiechec (USA), More than Words, Actress: Leading (Student) (Samm Wiechec as Rachel Newcomb)
Sara Jegeman (Sweden), STAR, LGBT
Sergio Espino (USA), Return to Sender, Film Short (Student)
Stephen Bullen (USA), Syncretic Noise, Experimental
Steven Arriagada, Diverse Films (Australia), Nathan Loves Ricky Martin, Film Short
Subhro Das and Luke Breakwell (United Kingdom), Prodromal, Film Short (Student)
Thomas Houser (USA), And If I Die…, Film Short (Student)
Tom Robinson (Canada), Change, Children / Family Programming (Student)
Vadim Bulitko (Canada), Spring in California, Experimental and The Autumn Station, Experimental and Tibi Fide, Film Short
Vanntey Morn (USA), Soul of the Tatai River, Asian American (Student)
Wasef El-Kharouf (USA), The Deadlight, Film Short (Student)
Wilhelm Kuhn (France), The Porter Brothers, Film Short (Student)
Xiuzhi Yang (USA), The Visit, Children / Family Programming
Yasuhiro Tamura (Japan), RUN TOMORROW – LIVING WITH DEMENTIA, Documentary Short
Zach Xanders (USA), Colors of the Mind, Film Short
Zack Stoff (USA), Countless, Film Short

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