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BEST PICTURE: “A King's Curtain” - Grant M. Johnson
BEST DIRECTOR: Tommy Joe Martinsi - “A King's Curtain”
BEST SCREENPLAY: Samyra Snoddy - "The Movement of Champions"
BEST ACTOR: Charles E. Gerber - “A King's Curtain”
BEST ACTRESS: Allison Dayne - “A King's Curtain”v
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER: Antwan Flowers - “A King's Curtain”
EDITOR: Bri Merkel & Andrew Alden - "Thaw"
BEST SOUND DESIGN: Kyra Brewer - “A King's Curtain”
BEST MUSIC: Theo Moore II - "The Movement of Champions"
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: Grant Johnson & Charles E. Gerber - “A King's Curtain”
BEST VISUAL FX : Clay Parker - "ReSPAWN"

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CATEGORY WINNING FILMS OF THE SUMMER 2025 SEASON

BEST DRAMA: “A King's Curtain” - Grant M. Johnson

BEST COMEDY: "Mom Walkers" - Luke Baker & Allison Salinger
"They Got Out" - Cristin Azure

BEST DOCUMENTARY: "The Movement of Champions" - Samyra Snoddy
Award of Excellence: “Second Chance” - India Anne Mitchell
Award of Merit: "Climate Change And…" - Paula Swepson

BEST SCI-FI/FANTASY: "Touchstone" - Dewayne & Lawayne Bontrager & Ken Feinberg
Award of Excellence: “ReSPAWN” - Tim Richardson & Clay Parker

BEST Ai FILM: "Lord of Illusions" - Andrei Ushakov
Award of Excellence: “Boy Left Outside” - Todd Killian

BEST MYSTERY/SUSPENCE: "Thaw” - Christina Paschyn, Mason Bendewald & Andrew Alden

BST STUDENT FILM: "Dairyland" - Max Wilson
Award of Excellence: “Us & Them” - India Anne Mitchell
Award of Merit: "Not Enough" - Haven Tyler

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FILM AWARDS

AWARDS OF DISTINCTION
“A King's Curtain” - Grant M. Johnson

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

"The Movement of Champions" - Samyra Snoddy
“James Burton Blair: Nothing But the Truth, The Improbable Life of an Arkansas Giant” - Larry Foley

AWARDS OF MERIT

"A Miracle in Tickfaw" - Paul Catalanotto &Tony Fagan
"Boy Left Outside" - Todd Killian
"Camp Creator: Making a Musical" - Joe Kendrick
"Climate Change And…" - Paula Swepson
"Dairyland" - Max Wilson
"Diet Sound" - Charlie Goldring
"Lord of Illusions" - Andrei Ushakov
"Mom Walkers" - Luke Baker & Allison Salinger
"No Small Matter" - India Anne Mitchell
"Not Enough" - Haven Tyler
"ReSPAWN" - Dewayne & Lawayne Bontrager & Ken Feinberg
"Thaw” - Christina Paschyn, Mason Bendewald & Andrew Alden
"They Got Out" - Cristin Azure
"Touchstone" - Dewayne & Lawayne Bontrager & Ken Feinberg
“Us & Them” - India Anne Mitchell