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6th Annual California Music Video Awards Pre-Announce Winners & Honorees in Selected Categories

TasteTV and the CALIFORNIA MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS are pleased to pre-announce the winners in the 6th Annual awards competition for most categories, excluding films and documentaries, and the Viewers Choice Categories.

In addition, further Special Achievement Award Honorees have been announced.

The CALIFORNIA MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS celebrate some of the most exciting and creative California-influenced music, musicians and artists from around the World. They honor great work and that California connection!
 
Additional Honorees will be announced prior to the 2023 awards dinner in San Francisco, as well as at the awards dinner on Monday, February 13th.

MUSIC VIDEO FINALISTS

Best Male Solo Artist (Viewers Choice Award)

  • HASTI – Aren Bayadyan , Ara Torosian
  • Break the Fall – Trenton Oliver, Yan Zhang , Jamie Alimorad
  • Give A Little Lovin’ – Jamie Alimorad, Trenton Oliver , Jamie Alimorad
  • I Got Soul – Mogul Remix – Johnson Diep , Cliff Beach
  • Konrad Słoka – Algorytm – ADAM BARWIŃSKI , KINOMOTIV – WINNER

Best Female Solo Artist (Viewers Choice Award)

  • Elena Flury – Burning Questions – Andy Mihov , Millie Ansari
  • Like the rain -Hilla Peer – Hilla Peer , Hilla Peer
  • Melody Monologue: And Then – Shadtoto Prasetio , Irfan Wahyudi
  • Attention Island (Official Music Video) – Heerraa – WINNER
  • Build A House – Donald McQuade , Katheryn Heffelmire
  • Decisão – Lara Kadocsa – Jon Kadocsa , Daniel Rubim
  • Devil Said Roam – Megan Morrison, Tofik Aliev , Megan Morrison, Jason Parente
  • Hateless – Flo, Mike Sanders
  • L.A Love – Elodie Rêverie
  •  Longing for You – Crystal Manich , Jessica Jones
  • Thank You – Anthony Vazquez , Ben Weinswig, B Armstrong
  • Spotlight – Summer Payton, Vivian D. Payton , Jeresum Entertainment

Best Duet (Viewers Choice Award)

  • Maybe – Li Lin Wee , Xiao Xuan Wong, Li Lin Wee, Aeriqah Chang – MAYBE
  • Deja Vu – Alejandra Hinojosa , Kree8 Productions
  • Gimme Love [Official Music Video] – Steven ‘PhillyFlyboy’ Philip, Angela Valarie Benson, Greg Scelsa, Matthew D Benson
  • Light Up – Anna Maria, Maxim Balter , Vlad Sakin, Anna Bondarenko

Best Band or Group

  • Slam Song – Yezy Suh, Sophie Harasha,  The Swell
  • Abandon – Jeff Hilliard, Jeff Hilliard
  • The Offspring – Behind Your Walls – Jeb Hardwick – WINNER
  • One Way Ticket” by Banjii & Mayuri – Mayuri Joshi , Banjii, Mayuri
  • Psychology – The Young Love Scene , Gordon Michael Goldsmith
  • The Exiled (Official Graphic Novel Soundtrack) – Fabiano Montesano ,

Best Movement (Choreography)

  • Gimme Love [Official Music Video] – Steven ‘PhillyFlyboy’ Philip, Angela Valarie Benson, Greg Scelsa, Matthew D Benson
  • Melody Monologue: And Then – Shadtoto Prasetio , Irfan Wahyudi – WINNER
  • I Got Soul – Mogul Remix – Johnson Diep , Cliff Beach
  • Bustin’ Loose

Best Eye (Cinematography)

  • Abandon – Jeff Hilliard , Jeff Hilliard
  • L.A Love – Elodie Rêverie
  • HASTI – Aren Bayadyan , Ara Torosian – WINNER
  • Green Is The New Black – Jake Taylor, Caleb Graham , Jake Taylor
  • The Drive to Sing – Bryce B. Denney , Kathryn W. Denney, Justin Lahue
  • Valentino X – Future Generations – Toby Sidler ,
  • We Are The Wild Horses – Ginalina Music
  • Who Knows What – Stephanie Khodorkovsky

Coolest Video Effects

  • I Got Soul – Mogul Remix – Johnson Diep , Cliff Beach
  • The Offspring – Behind Your Walls – Jeb Hardwick , – WINNER
  • Psychology – The Young Love Scene , Gordon Michael Goldsmith
  • Out of this World – Dominic Anthony Stewart ,
  • Islanders – Craig Harmer, Joe Zook , Craig Harmer, Joe Zook, Anna Gustafson
  • I Fell In Love – George Tsotsos ,
  • Life Support – Erica Chan ,
  • Sticks and Stones – Sarah Shafey , Sarah Shafey

Lyrics and Verse

  • Behind Your Walls – The Offspring,  Jeb Hardwick – WINNER
  • Out of this World – Dominic Anthony Stewart
  • Abandon – Jeff Hilliard , Jeff Hilliard
  • We Are The Wild Horses – Ginalina Music
  • Light Up – Anna Maria, Maxim Balter, Vlad Sakin, Anna Bondarenko
  • Like the rain – Hilla Peer – WINNER
  • Hateless – Flo, Mike Sanders
  • Thank You – Anthony Vazquez , Ben Weinswig, B Armstrong
  • Locks and Guns – Jefferson Berry, Ciro Ayala, Brian Flanagan , Jefferson Berry

Best Inspirational

  • Light Up – Anna Maria, Maxim Balter , Vlad Sakin, Anna Bondarenko – WINNER
  • Hateless – Flo, Mike Sanders – WINNER
  • I Got Soul – Mogul Remix – Johnson Diep , Cliff Beach
  • Break the Fall – Trenton Oliver, Yan Zhang , Jamie Alimorad
  • Toy Llama by Willow & Banjii; Directed by Edwin & Mayuri – Mayuri, Edwin , Banjii, Mayuri
  • Things Are Gonna Be Alright – Rahul Chakraborty , Ryan Magnani
  • Unstoppable: Tiara Thomas – Betsy Pike , Betsy Pike
  • Cowboy – Alec Gessert

Made Me Laugh (Humor) (Viewers Choice Award)

  • Abandon – Jeff Hilliard , Jeff Hilliard
  • Who Knows What – Stephanie Khodorkovsky , Stephanie Khodorkovsky
  • Baby Song by Wicked Kiss (extended with credits/gag reel) – Luke Holwerda , Luke Holwerda, Barbara Wolkins, Cathy Rankin
  • Viruses – Juan Camilo Palacio , Leonardo Dell”Anno
  • Always Young and Brave – Ilia Smirnov – WINNER
  • A Name in Your Book – Elizabeth Mantia , Allen Ling – WINNER

 Best Fashion and Makeup

  • Sticks and Stones – Sarah Shafey , Sarah Shafey
  • Gimme Love [Official Music Video] – Steven ‘PhillyFlyboy’ Philip, Angela Valarie Benson, Greg Scelsa, Matthew D Benson – WINNER
  • Melody Monologue: And Then – Shadtoto Prasetio , Irfan Wahyudi
  • Deja Vu – Alejandra Hinojosa , Kree8 Productions
  • Spotlight – Summer Payton, Vivian D. Payton, Jeresum Entertainment
  • Summa Bumma – Chris Spaces , Brandon NewLove
  • DO IT 4U – Dyan Tai (featuring AnSo) – Shaun Parker, Dyan Tai, Christopher Quyen – WINNER
  • Kastle Face – Meli G., Uriel J Winfree III
  • Sunset 9 – Carlo Alberto Orrecchia, Derek Reckley

Best Location or Set Design

  • Sunset 9 – Carlo Alberto Orrecchia, Derek Reckley
  • The Offspring – Behind Your Walls – Jeb Hardwick ,
  • L.A Love – Elodie Rêverie
  • Give A Little Lovin‘ – Jamie Alimorad, Trenton Oliver – WINNER

Best LGBTQ

  • DO IT 4U – Dyan Tai (featuring AnSo) – Shaun Parker, Dyan Tai, Christopher Quyen
  • AYSPAY ADEKAY – Bagel (On A Roll) – Stackhat , DeliPres
  • Sixteen – Tammy Leviav – WINNER

Best Editing

  • Slam Song – Yezy Suh, Sophie Harasha,  The Swell
  • Decisão – Lara Kadocsa – Jon Kadocsa , Daniel Rubim – WINNER
  • Doin’ The Gangster – Karl J Niemiec , Karl J Niemiec
  • Live Out West – Nathan Jacques, Ed Donnelly
  • Stronger – Mohammed K Paika
  • Broken Mirror – Kayla Burch – Steve Brock

Best Directing

  • Fifty Days – Holly May Morrison, Marie Naffah , Holly May Morrison, Marie Naffah
  • Maybe – Li Lin Wee , Xiao Xuan Wong, Li Lin Wee, Aeriqah Chang
  • Anatome – Adri Carrandi , Pablo Nuñez, Hector Eduardo Cabrera
  • I Got Soul – Mogul Remix – Johnson Diep , Cliff Beach
  • Deja Vu – Alejandra Hinojosa , Kree8 Productions
  • MOSTASHFA – Reham Elsayd , Mohamed Khaled
  • Longing for You – Crystal Manich , Jessica Jones
  • This is My Black – Stephen Adetumbi, Jarrett Roseborough – WINNER

Best Non-English Language Music Video

  • Deja Vu – Alejandra Hinojosa , Kree8 Productions
  • MOSTASHFA – Reham Elsayd , Mohamed Khaled
  • ACLEM WAWA – Pamom II – HARIS NEW YORK, Rikiat WHITE, Aicha Monde , Rikiat White, Aicha Monde
  • Decisão – Lara Kadocsa – Jon Kadocsa , Daniel Rubim – WINNER
  • Konrad Słoka – Algorytm – ADAM BARWIŃSKI , KINOMOTIV
  • Witch’s Board (Hexenscheit) / Linard Bardill – Tonio Krueger , Regula Kaech
  • Adequately – Leo Gorenstein , Dasha Ely, Nune Arakelyan
  • Olek Różanek – Carnegie Hall – Michał Bączyński, Piotr Gołdych , KINOMOTIV – WINNER
  • Lo Siento Mi Vida – Ashley James ,
  • HASTI – Aren Bayadyan , Ara Torosian
  • UMA2RMAN – Atomic love – VITALIY KAPITONOV , KIRILL BORISOV, VITALIY KAPITONOV

The Trippy Award

  • Kim, People are Dying – Sepand Mashiahof , Ricky Marler
  • One Drip Two Drip Music Video – Dornika – Dornika Kazerani, Ainissa V, Rory Midhani – WINNER
  • Fatty Tissue Thorn – Wes Sterrs , Emilie Silvestri – WINNER
  • Francis Day – Can You Hear My Thoughts (Official Music Video) – Douglas P Lawlor ,
  • Paul Cherry – More Fun – Kevin P Kearney , Kevin P Kearney, Mary Florence Brown
  • Languishing – Mike Mytnick, Josh Weidenmiller , Mike Mytnick

Best Latinx

  • Deja Vu – Alejandra Hinojosa , Kree8 Productions – WINNER
  • Lo Siento Mi Vida – Ashley James ,
  • Songs of Wood & Steel – In Studio with David Hidalgo – Chris Brown , Eugene Rodriguez
  • Outta Control – Daniel Osorio , Daniel Osorio

Best Sci-Fi, Horror, or Fantasy

  • Kim, People are Dying – Sepand Mashiahof , Ricky Marler
  • One Drip Two Drip Music Video – Dornika – Dornika Kazerani, Ainissa V, Rory Midhani
  • ACLEM WAWA – Pamom II – HARIS NEW YORK, Rikiat WHITE, Aicha Monde, Aicha Monde
  • Adequately – Leo Gorenstein , Dasha Ely, Nune Arakelyan
  • The Offspring – Behind Your Walls – Jeb Hardwick ,
  • Hoping to Sing My Love Song to You – Eric Wolford , Eytan Ribner, Bryce Fishman
  • Talk Time – Necessary Evil (Music Video) – Dustin Apodaca , Edson Choi, Dustin Apodaca, Michael Seth Nissen – WINNER
  • Out of this World – Dominic Anthony Stewart – WINNER

Best Live or Studio Performance

  • Fifty Days – Holly May Morrison, Marie Naffah – WINNER
  • Live Out West – Nathan Jacques, Ed Donnelly
  • The Drive to Sing – Bryce B. Denney , Kathryn W. Denney, Justin Lahue
  • Hawai’i Big Island Jazz & Blues Fest Vs. Covid 19 – Kenneth K Martinez Burgmaier – WINNER
  • Songs of Wood & Steel – In Studio with David Hidalgo – Chris Brown , Eugene Rodriguez
  • The Jook’s On You – Ashley Kimmet
  • Where’s the Craic? – Lauren Hakulinen
  • Mode: Normal – William M Mosqueda

Best Student Production

  • Slam Song – Yezy Suh, Sophie Harasha,  The Swell – WINNER
  • Elena Flury – Burning Questions – Andy Mihov , Millie Ansari – WINNER
  • Mistakes & Dear Shadow – Paula Blanco Pérez
  • Groove – Madison Bolton , MacKenzie Scarlett
  • Sailor Boy – Clara MacLeod – Riku Watanabe , Kaley Brianne

FILM & DOCUMENTARY FINALISTS

Best Short Music Film or Documentary (10-40 Minutes)

  • Out of this World – Dominic Anthony Stewart ,
  • Summa Bumma – Chris Spaces , Brandon NewLove
  • Things Are Gonna Be Alright – Rahul Chakraborty , Ryan Magnani
  • Unstoppable: Tiara Thomas – Betsy Pike , Betsy Pike
  • Adequately – Leo Gorenstein , Dasha Ely, Nune Arakelyan
  • Breakthrough | The Story of Tina Guo – Auctus Productions ,
  • Fifty Days – Holly May Morrison, Marie Naffah , Holly May Morrison, Marie Naffah
  • It’s a Beautiful Day – Andrew Brier , SF BioFlix
  • Let the wind sing – Igor Sukachev , Victor Mayorov, Victoria Novoselskaya, Inessa Kudryashova
  • Live Out West – Nathan Jacques , Nathan Jacques, Ed Donnelly
  • Rotten Hill Gang – WhittyGordon Projects
  • Beirut Dreams in Color – Michael Collins , Marty Syjuco, Michael Collins, Sarah Kaskas, James Costa  – WINNER

Best Feature Music Film or Documentary 

  • This is My Black – Stephen Adetumbi, Jarrett Roseborough , Jarrett Roseborough, Stephen Adetumbi
  • The Drive to Sing – Bryce B. Denney , Kathryn W. Denney, Justin Lahue
  • The Jook’s On You – Ashley Kimmet – WINNER
  • It Came from Aquarius Records – Kenneth Thomas , Kenneth Thomas
  • Islanders – Craig Harmer, Joe Zook , Craig Harmer, Joe Zook, Anna Gustafson
  • Green Is The New Black – Jake Taylor, Caleb Graham , Jake Taylor
  • Karen Carpenter: Starving for Perfection – Randy Martin , Randy Schmidt, Katie Chase, Allison Willoughy – WINNER

Best Non-English Language Film

  • Melody Monologue: And Then – Shadtoto Prasetio , Irfan Wahyudi
  • Chameleons – Fritz Aigner , Stefan Schmid
  • Perceived Reality – Gijs Besseling , Gijs Besseling, Frédérique-Daniëlle Meijers
  • Taiyuan Musical Notes – Qing Li , Yao Li
  • CICERO – Two Lives, One stage – Kai Wessel, Tina Freitag , Katharina Rinderle – WINNER

Best Dance Program, Film or Documentary

  • Current(s) Home – Daniel Cosentino , Daniel Cosentino
  • Towards the Mystery – Elina Akselrud, Denis Zhdanov , Elina Akselrud
  • A Feast That Never Comes – Maria Juranic , Rachel Morgan, Sven Britt, Maria Juranic – WINNER
  • Morgane – Delphine Veronneau, Nicolas Gouin , Tuque et Capuche – WINNER
  • Silhouette – Alex Sjobeck, Rulon Wood, Marla Hansen , Alex Sjobeck, Rulon Wood, Marla Hansen
  • The Road To Butoh – Shai Alexandroni , Shai Alexandroni

MUSIC VIDEO FINALISTS

True California

  • A Name in Your Book – Elizabeth Mantia , Allen Ling
  • I Got Soul – Mogul Remix – Johnson Diep , Cliff Beach – WINNER
  • We Are The Wild Horses – Ginalina Music
  • Thank You – Anthony Vazquez , Ben Weinswig, B Armstrong – WINNER
  • Valentino X – Future Generations – Toby Sidler
  • Lo Siento Mi Vida – Ashley James
  • California Dreamin‘ – Zap Rath, Jericho Law – WINNER
  • It Came from Aquarius Records – Kenneth Thomas

Best EDM/Dance (Viewers Choice Award)

  • I Got Soul – Mogul Remix – Johnson Diep , Cliff Beach
  • DO IT 4U – Dyan Tai (featuring AnSo) – Shaun Parker , Shaun Parker, Dyan Tai, Christopher Quyen
  • Gimme Love [Official Music Video] – Steven ‘PhillyFlyboy’ Philip, Angela Valarie Benson, Greg Scelsa, Matthew D Benson
  • Cowboy – Alec Gessert
  • Life Support – Erica Chan
  • Groove – Madison Bolton , MacKenzie Scarlett
  • Olek Różanek – Carnegie Hall – Michał Bączyński, Piotr Gołdych , KINOMOTIV – WINNER
  • One Drip Two Drip Music Video – Dornika – Dornika Kazerani, Ainissa V, Rory Midhani
  • Kim, People are Dying – Sepand Mashiahof , Ricky Marler

Best Hip Hop (Viewers Choice Award)

  • Deja Vu – Alejandra Hinojosa , Kree8 Productions
  • Spotlight – Summer Payton, Vivian D. Payton, Jeresum Entertainment
  • Mistakes & Dear Shadow – Paula Blanco Pérez ,
  • Outta Control – Daniel Osorio – WINNER

Best R&B

  • Spotlight – Summer Payton, Vivian D. Payton, Jeresum Entertainment – WINNER
  • I Got Soul – Mogul Remix – Johnson Diep , Cliff Beach
  • California Dreamin’ – Zap Rath , Zap Rath, Jericho Law
  • Elena Flury – Burning Questions – Andy Mihov , Millie Ansari
  • Attention Island (Official Music Video) – Heerraa
  • Aventurine – Safe (Official Music Video) – Armin Nasseri , Jo Harmon
  • Drowning – Kevin Mark Glotfelty

Best Pop

  • Sixteen – Tammy Leviav , Tammy Leviav
  • L.A Love – Elodie Rêverie – WINNER
  • Give A Little Lovin’ – Jamie Alimorad, Trenton Oliver
  • Sticks and Stones – Sarah Shafey
  • Decisão – Lara Kadocsa – Jon Kadocsa , Daniel Rubim
  • Not To Think – Jacob Before , Jared Hazelton

Best Rap

  • Cowboy – Alec Gessert
  • Valentino X – Future Generations – Toby Sidler
  • AYSPAY ADEKAY – Bagel (On A Roll) – Stackhat, DeliPres
  • Out of this World – Dominic Anthony Stewart – WINNER
  • The Exiled (Official Graphic Novel Soundtrack) – Fabiano Montesano – WINNER
  • Privy – Mathew Legacy Chavez , Daniel Osorio
  • Jazz – Just Another Day (scottbars remix)
  • ACLEM WAWA – Pamom II – HARIS NEW YORK, Rikiat WHITE, Aicha Monde – WINNER
  • MOSTASHFA – Reham Elsayd , Mohamed Khaled

California Heat Index

  • L.A Love – Elodie Rêverie
  • Deja Vu – Alejandra Hinojosa , Kree8 Productions – WINNER
  • Sunset 9 – Carlo Alberto Orrecchia, Derek Reckley – WINNER
  • The Offspring – Behind Your Walls – Jeb Hardwick ,
  • Abandon – Jeff Hilliard
  • Who Knows What – Stephanie Khodorkovsky

Best Love Song

  • Abandon – Jeff Hilliard
  • Give A Little Lovin’ – Jamie Alimorad, Trenton Oliver – WINNER
  • Not To Think – Jacob Before, Jared Hazelton
  • Spotlight – Summer Payton, Vivian D. Payton, Jeresum Entertainment
  • Elena Flury – Burning Questions – Andy Mihov, Millie Ansari
  • Gimme Love [Official Music Video] – Steven ‘PhillyFlyboy’ Philip, Angela Valarie Benson, Greg Scelsa, Matthew D Benson
  • She’s Like Heroin – Isabelle Jolie Paquette
  • Hoping to Sing My Love Song to You – Eric Wolford , Eytan Ribner, Bryce Fishman

This Rocks

  • The Offspring – Behind Your Walls – Jeb Hardwick – WINNER
  • Baby Song by Wicked Kiss (extended with credits/gag reel) – Luke Holwerda, Barbara Wolkins, Cathy Rankin
  • Psychology – The Young Love Scene , Gordon Michael Goldsmith
  • Slam Song – Yezy Suh, Sophie Harasha,  The Swell
  • Fatty Tissue Thorn – Wes Sterrs, Emilie Silvestri
  • The Embalmer – The Legend Never Dies – Nathaniel Lee Bannister
  • Francis Day – Can You Hear My Thoughts (Official Music Video) – Douglas P Lawlor

Best Metal

  • Abandon – Jeff Hilliard – WINNER
  • Reaper’s Guest – Morgan Hill , Bradon Smith, Gianni Di Bartolo

Best Action

  • Devil Said Roam – Megan Morrison, Tofik Aliev, Jason Parente – WINNER
  • Doin’ The Gangster – Karl J Niemiec , Karl J Niemiec

Best Animation

  • The Offspring – Behind Your Walls – Jeb Hardwick ,
  • Hoping to Sing My Love Song to You – Eric Wolford , Eytan Ribner, Bryce Fishman – WINNER
  • One Drip Two Drip Music Video – Dornika – Dornika Kazerani, Ainissa V, Rory Midhani
  • The Getgoes – Joel Peter Wasson , Joel Peter Wasson
  • Anatome – Adri Carrandi , Pablo Nuñez, Hector Eduardo Cabrera
  • Talk Time – Necessary Evil (Music Video) – Dustin Apodaca , Edson Choi, Michael Seth Nissen

Best Folk, Country or Blues (Viewers Choice Award)

  • Things Are Gonna Be Alright – Rahul Chakraborty , Ryan Magnani
  • We Are The Wild Horses – Ginalina Music
  • One Way Ticket” by Banjii & Mayuri – Mayuri Joshi , Banjii, Mayuri
  • Maybe – Li Lin Wee , Xiao Xuan Wong, Li Lin Wee, Aeriqah Chang
  • Build A House – Donald McQuade , Katheryn Heffelmire
  • Devil Said Roam – Megan Morrison, Tofik Aliev , Megan Morrison, Jason Parente
  • Konrad Słoka – Algorytm – ADAM BARWIŃSKI , KINOMOTIV – WINNER
  • Witch’s Board (Hexenscheit) / Linard Bardill – Tonio Krueger , Regula Kaech
  • Don’t Know When –  Leland Bobbe, Robin Bobbe

Best World Music

  • Gimme Love [Official Music Video] – Steven ‘PhillyFlyboy’ Philip, Angela Valarie Benson,  Greg Scelsa, Matthew D Benson – WINNER
  • ACLEM WAWA – Pamom II – HARIS NEW YORK, Rikiat WHITE, Aicha Monde
  • Decisão – Lara Kadocsa – Jon Kadocsa , Daniel Rubim

Best Single Camera Production 

  • Build A House – Donald McQuade , Katheryn Heffelmire – WINNER
  • She’s Like Heroin – Isabelle Jolie Paquette – WINNER
  • Privy – Mathew Legacy Chavez , Daniel Osorio
  • California Dreamin’ – Zap Rath, Jericho Law
  • Kim, People are Dying – Sepand Mashiahof , Ricky Marler
  • A Name in Your Book – Elizabeth Mantia , Allen Ling
  • Like the rain -Hilla Peer – Hilla Peer

Best Film Soundtrack or Album

  • Talk Time – Necessary Evil (Music Video) – Dustin Apodaca , Edson Choi, Michael Seth Nissen
  • This is My Black – Stephen Adetumbi, Jarrett Roseborough , Jarrett Roseborough
  • Melody Monologue: And Then – Shadtoto Prasetio , Irfan Wahyudi – WINNER
  • Islanders – Craig Harmer, Joe Zook , Craig Harmer, Anna Gustafson
  • Green Is The New Black – Jake Taylor, Caleb Graham
  • Anatome – Adri Carrandi , Pablo Nuñez, Hector Eduardo Cabrera
  • The Getgoes – Joel Peter Wasson  – WINNER
  • Recordially Yours, Lou Curtiss – Yale Strom , Elizabeth Schwartz, Luke Jungers – WINNER
  • Ruger the Rude Dog – Roger Slagle

COVID / FILMED AT HOME FINALISTS

Best Filmed at Home Music Video or Film

  • Like the rain -Hilla Peer – Hilla Peer
  • Current(s) Home – Daniel Cosentino
  • Psychology – The Young Love Scene , Gordon Michael Goldsmith – WINNER
  • Women Trailblazers in Music – Judith Lynn Stillman

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNER HONOREES

The Word Award

  • Unstoppable: Tiara Thomas – Betsy Pike

Peace Award Winners

  • Dear Knoxville – Mike Sanders, Zach Sears
  • Valentino X – Future Generations – Toby Sidler

Social Justice and Hope Award Winner

  • Green Is The New Black – Jake Taylor, Caleb Graham
  • Anatome – Adri Carrandi , Pablo Nuñez, Hector Eduardo Cabrera

Breakout Storyteller Award

  • It Came from Aquarius Records – Kenneth Thomas
  • Rotten Hill Gang – WhittyGordon Projects
  • Breakthrough | The Story of Tina Guo – Auctus Productions

Spotlight Award Winners

  • This is My Black – Stephen Adetumbi, Jarrett Roseborough
  • MOSTASHFA – Reham Elsayd, Mohamed Khaled
  • Konrad Słoka – Algorytm – ADAM BARWIŃSKI , KINOMOTIV
  • Elena Flury – Burning Questions – Andy Mihov , Millie Ansari
  • Live Out West – Nathan Jacques, Ed Donnelly
  • Sticks and Stones – Sarah Shafey

Instrumental or Jazz Award Winner

  • Lazarus – Raphael Hahn , Nikolai Kemeny, verflimmert film und töne

Best Dance Crew Award Winner

  • Bustin’ Loose
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