Patrick Peyton Excellence in Filmmaking Award - $10,000

On the Road to Tel-Aviv

Khen Shalem – Florida State University, Jordan Valley College and Tel-Aviv University

When passengers boarding a bus to Tel-Aviv balk at sharing the ride with a Palestinian woman who they believe may be a terrorist, a young woman and her fiancé must make a fateful decision.

Triumph of the Spirit Award sponsored by The Peter Glenville Foundation - $5,000

Kavi

Gregg Helvey – University of Southern California

An Indian boy is forced to work as a modern-day slave in a brick kiln. He must choose to either accept what he's always been told, or fight for a different life.

Audience Impact Award sponsored by Fujifilm - $2,500

Desert Wedding

Alexandra Fisher – University of California, Los Angeles

Some roads lead to the rest of your life.

Production Excellence Award sponsored by Mole-Richardson - $2,500

Magellan

Sebastian Davis – University of Southern California

Magellan, a scrawny 7th grader, must work up the foolhardy courage to ask his popular latch-key classmate to the Spring Dance.

Outstanding Documentary Award sponsored by Priddy Brothers - $3,000

Waiting for a Train: The Toshio Hirano Story

Oscar Bucher

The engaging and heartfelt true story of Japanese emigrant, Toshio Hirano, whose life was transformed by the music of country legend Jimmie Rodgers.

Outstanding Animation - $2,000

Entering The Mind Through The Mouth

Jin Sung Choi – Academy of Art University

The love between a cat with a boy’s mind and a mouse with a girl’s mind.

Director's Choice Award

Joburg

Thabo Wolfaardt – University of California, Los Angeles

A young newspaper vendor struggles to care for his ailing brother. A pregnant woman discovers a terrible secret about her fiancé. At the height of their desperation, these two worlds collide in a life-altering event.

Honorable Mentions

Triumph of the Spirit

Gaining Ground
Marc Brummund, Hamburg Media School – Filmwerkstatt - Germany

Audience Impact

Princess Margaret Blvd
Kazik Radwanski and Daniel Montgomery – Ryerson University

Production Excellence

A Son’s War
Steven Edell – University of Southern California and FAMU

Documentary

Bob Seger Rocks
Timmy Tamisiea – Columbia College Chicago

New American Soldier
Anna Belle Peevey and Emma Cott – University of California at Berkeley

Animation

Dried Up
Isaiah Powers, Jeremy Casper and Stuart Bury – Kansas City Art Institute