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In Recognition of Quality Filmcraft


See the program here.

Best of Show Fall 2021 Season!

BEST PICTURE: “Divertimento” - Keyvan Sheikhalishahi & Nahid Sheikhalishahi

BEST DIRECTOR: Marcia Carroll - “Jaded”
BEST SCREENPLAY: Jody Becker - “The Uncommon Garden”
BEST ACTOR: Kellan Lutz - “Divertimento"
BEST ACTRESS: Torrey DeVitto - “Divertimento”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jean-Claude Aumont - “Divertimento”
BEST EDITOR: Walter Mauriot - “Divertimentoe”
BEST SOUND DESIGN: Carl Thiel - “Displaced”
BEST MUSIC: Gréco Casadesus & Gregory Cotti - “Divertimento”

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: Keyvan Sheikhalishahi - "Divertimento"

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CATEGORY WINNING FILMS OF THE FALL 2020 SEASON

BEST DRAMA: “Jaded” - Marcia Carroll, Ed Burzair & Isabella Burzair
Award of Excellence: “Athame” - Dimitrios Karas
Award of Merit: "Jikan" - Ricky Jordan II

BEST MYSTERY/THRILLER: “Divertimento” - Keyvan Sheikhalishahi & Nahid Sheikhalishahi
Award of Excellence: "Memoir of a Call Girl" - Damian Martorana

BEST COMEDY: “Ghosted” - Melinda Mauga, Ike Mauga, J.R. Andrus & Michael Merrell

BEST DOCUMENTARY: “The Uncommon Garden” - Olympia Stone
Award of Excellence: "A Love Story for Brooke" - Paul Catalanotto
Award of Merit: "Rescues" - Ed Foster

BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY: “Displaced” - Carl Thiel
Award of Excellence: "The Six" - Justin Poage
Award of Merit: "The Baker" - Keith Hoffmann

BEST MADE IN GEORGIA: "Glenwood Road" - Gordon Giddings
Award of Excellence: "Champ" - Kevin Saunders & Zack Burkett
Award of Merit: "Red Rage" - Angel Alvarez & Dewayne Bontrager

BEST ANIMATION: “Mia” - Forest Hunting One
Award of Excellence: "Guts" - Byung Gun Park
Award of Merit: "My Life is Worth Living: Amie's Story" - Amanda Carson

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE: "Break Any Spell" - Lisi Purr & Pierre Campbell

BEST FAN FLICK: "Stegosaurus" - Barry Wilkinson & Rob Ayling

BEST PUPPETRY: "Let's All Go To The Lobby!" - Tom von Dohlen

BEST STUDENT FILM: "Home Before Midnight" - Zachary Jones
Award of Excellence: "High Risk" - Jacob Piller
Award of Merit: "Elevated" - Michael Rooney & Chandler Burns

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FILM AWARDS

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

“Divertimento” - Keyvan Sheikhalishahi & Nahid Sheikhalishahi
“Jaded” - Marcia Carroll, Ed Burzair & Isabella Burzair
"Let's All Go To The Lobby!" - Tom von Dohlen
“The Uncommon Garden” - Olympia Stone

AWARDS OF MERIT

"A Love Story for Brooke" - Paul Catalanotto
"American Craft: What Beer Can Teach Us About Well-Crafted Laws
" - Tim Hedberg & Noah Bradon
"Angel Baby" - Evan Mattison & Matt Brunck
“Athame” - Dimitrios Karas
"Break Any Spell" - Lisi Purr & Pierre Campbell
"Burn Out" - Tomasz Rewers
"Champ" - Kevin Saunders & Zack Burkett
“Displaced” - Carl Thiel
"Dolly & I" - Alexandra Coenjaerts & Vivienne Ayres
"Elevated" - Michael Rooney & Chandler Burns
“Ghosted” - Melinda Mauga, Ike Mauga, J.R. Andrus & Michael Merrell
"Glenwood Road" - Gordon Giddings
"Guts" - Byung Gun Park
"High Risk" - Jacob Piller
"Home Before Midnight" - Zachary Jones
"I Am the Storm" - Jason Turner
"Jikan" - Ricky Jordan II
"Masks" - Mark Kinzie
"Memoir of a Call Girl" - Damian Martorana
“Mia” - Forest Hunting One
"My Life is Worth Living: Amie's Story" - Amanda Carson
"Red Rage" - Angel Alvarez & Dewayne Bontrager
"Rescues" - Ed Foster
"Sharing the Love" - Randall Blaum
"Stegosaurus" - Barry Wilkinson & Rob Ayling
"The Baker" - Keith Hoffmann
"The Six" - Justin Poage
"Two Weeks to Slow the Spread" - Stephen Patek