The 2015 Finalists and Winners are Presented by:
Best Overall Film
WINNER
"Salad"
Ethan Hoffman-Sadka
New York, NY
FINALISTS
"Stolen" by Leo Pfeifer and Coleman Andersen
"After War" by Bailey Francisco
"Curt Lowens: A Life of Changes" by Justin Binder, August Blum, Robert Carlson, Levi Glaser, George Khabbaz, Kayla Mossanen, Tammy Shine
"Salad" by Ethan Hoffman-Sadka
"Of Bears and Men" by Jack Niehaus
"Clipped Wings" by Leo Pfeifer, Coleman Anderson and Duncan Gowdy
"Varanasi Junction" by Siddhant Joshi from India
"Our Boy Christopher" by Jordan Pollack
Best Direction
WINNER
“Through The Chain”
Miles Warren
New York, NY
FINALISTS
"Tick Tock" by Tiffany Shin
"Through The Chain" by Miles Warren
"Byrd Watching" by Jack Belisle
"Pyro" by Cole Borgstadt
"Celine and Simon" by Julia Elihu, Erin Bentel, Daniel Sandler, and Daria Miller
"Of Bears and Men" by Jack Niehaus
"Clipped Wings" by Leo Pfeifer, Coleman Anderson and Duncan Gowdy
"Varanasi Junction" by Siddhant Joshi from India
Best Drama
WINNER
"Stolen"
Leo Pfeifer and Coleman Andersen
Seattle, WA
FINALISTS
"Amos" by Kevin Yu
Molly Simmons for “Masha Allah”
"Stolen" by Leo Pfeifer and Coleman Andersen
"Magic Man" by Oliver Levi-Malouf
"Salad" by Ethan Hoffman-Sadka
"Celine and Simon" by Julia Elihu, Erin Bentel, Daniel Sandler, and Daria Miller
"Through The Chain" by Miles Warren
"Bucket" by Dora Palmer
"Yesterday" by Sage Meadows
"Stranded" by Clio Gevirtz and Sebastian Kleppe
Best Documentary
WINNER
"After War"
Bailey Francisco
Fountain, CO
FINALISTS
"Clipped Wings" by Leo Pfeifer, Coleman Anderson and Duncan Gowdy
"Of Bears and Men" by Jack Niehaus
"Varanasi Junction" by Siddhant Joshi from India
"nVader" by Hunter Williams from New Zealand
"After War" by Bailey Francisco
"Our Boy Christopher" by Jordan Pollack
"Reweaving: Rwanda After Rape
"Lily's Journey" by Andrew Boyles, Gabrielle de Boucaud, Julia Elihu,
Thomas Wade, and Akeel Najimudeen
"Beyond The Numbers" by Andrew Nemets and Max Internoscia
"Katherine" by Anand Prahash and Trevor Chase
Best Cinematography
WINNER
"Stranded"
Clio Gevirtz and Sebastian Kleppe
San Francisco, CA
FINALISTS
"Byrd Watching" by Jack Belisle
"Through The Chain" by Miles Warren
"Stranded" by Clio Gevirtz and Sebastian Kleppe
"Of Bears and Men" by Jack Niehaus
"This is New York Gary" by Benjamin Ades
"Every Splinter Split in Half" by Brynne McGregor
"In a Mirror Dimly" by Iver Jensen
"Revolving Child" by Francisco Cabrera Feo and Alejandro Perez de Utrera
Film Invitaional
WINNER
Howell High School
Howell, NJ
Best Animation
WINNER
"Curt Lowens: A Life of Changes"
Justin Binder, August Blum, Robert Carlson, Levi Glaser,
George Khabbaz, Kayla Mossanen, Tammy Shine
Los Angeles, CA
FINALISTS
"Tick Tock" by Tiffany Shin
"Parched" by Alexis Banda, Ronald Rosales, Alexander Clinebell and Michael Benavides
"Curt Lowens: A Life of Changes" by Justin Binder, August Blum, Robert Carlson, Levi Glaser, George Khabbaz, Kayla Mossanen, Tammy Shine
"Dooble- The Small Winged Quail" by Marcus Emery
"The Heart" by Christian Colwell
"Bi-Polar" by Lily Lizotte
"Stitch Garden" by Elaine Morales, Ahdenae Khodaverdian
"The Death of the Green Dragon" by Max Wehner
Female Rising Star
WINNER
Ruby Drake
“2X2” and “Overflow”
San Francisco, CA
FINALISTS
Ruby Drake for “2X2” and “Overflow”
Molly Simmons for “Masha Allah”
Alexia Salingaros for “Lady of Paint Creek”, “Luminosity” and “KERS”
Julia Elihu for “Lily’s journey” and “Celine and Simon”
Rachel Glassman for “For the Trees”
Clio Gevirtz for “Stranded”
Michelle Marquez for “The Emotional Dimensions of the James River”
Tiffany Shin for “Tick Tock”
Best Screenplay
WINNER
"Give & Take"
Meredith Slifkin
New York, NY
FINALISTS
"Stolen" by Leo Pfeifer and Coleman Andersen
"Magic Man" by Oliver Levi-Malouf
"Byrd Watching" by Jack Belisle
"Salad" by Ethan Hoffman-Sadka
"Give & Take" by Meredith Slifkin
"Masha’Allah" by Molly Simmons
"Celine and Simon" by Julia Elihu, Erin Bentel, Daniel Sandler, and Daria Miller
"Thirty Nine Days" by Jerry Shang.
International Award
WINNER
"Varanasi Junction"
Siddhant Joshi
India
FINALISTS
"Network" by Rémi Verdel from France
"Magic Man" by Oliver Levi-Malouf from New Zealand
"Varanasi Junction" by Siddhant Joshi from India
"We All Go The Same" by Morgana McKenzie from Canada
"nVader" by Hunter Williams from New Zealand
"In a Mirror Dimly" by Iver Jensen from Norway
"Never Have I Ever" by Shuhan Lei from China
"Such Morning Songs" by James Perry from Canada