The $10,000 Patrick Peyton Excellence in Filmmaking Award

Celamy

Julie Meerschwam, Columbia University

The rise and fall of a friendship between a little girl and her imaginary friend.

The $5,000 Priddy Bros. Triumph Award

Christmas Wish List

Sean Overbeeke, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

A fast talking New York lawyer finds himself alone on Christmas Eve in a small college town. After refusing to help a homeless man, a young resident doctor decides to show him the true meaning of Christmas spirit.

The $2,500 Fujifilm Audience Impact Award

Winning the Peace

Eli Akira Kaufman and Kori Shadrick, UCLA School of Film & Television

An Iraqi-American Marine returns to Iraq to redeem his place of birth, only to destroy the very people he hoped to save.

The $2,500 Mole-Richardson Production Design Award
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The $1,500 Act One Screenplay Prize

The Double

Rani Demuth, UCLA School of Film & Television

A man begins a journey beyond the imagination to discover what is truly important in his life.

The $3,000 Outstanding Documentary Award, sponsored by Maryknoll Productions

Unhitched

Erin Hudson and Ben Wu, Stanford University

Tucked away in a redwood grove in Northern California, the Fairie Ring Campground and RV Park serves as one of the only options for low income housing in the area. Unhitched illustrates the value of having a place to call home and expands our notions of community.

The $2,000 Outstanding Animation Award, sponsored by the Catholic Academy for Communication Arts Professionals

Das Flos (The Raft)

Jan Thüring, Filmakademie Baden-Wurttemberg

Two starved and exhausted castaways are lost at sea, when a seagull drops a fish on their raft. THE RAFT explores relationships and life's questions...does man truly need others to survive?

The $1,000 Director’s Choice Award

Jeffrey's Calypso

Vashti Anderson, New York University

Working at an oil company to please his father, Jeffrey hides his secret passion for old time calpyso music. Upon meeting the free-spirited Kala, will Jeffrey defy social boundaries of Trinidadian culture to be true to himself?

Honorable Mentions

Animation

Bernie & Bingo
Sabine Ravn, The National Film School of Denmark

Production Design

Silent Warriors
Alexandra Dierbach, Munich Academy for Television and Film

Documentary

Waiting for Time - The Lives of USP Marion
Jonathan Hayes and Simon Edelman, Southern Illinois University