What are the Next Steps if Nominated?


Make Plans to Attend CONTENT 
If your project is nominated, someone from your team (or a designated representative) must be in attendance (on-site) at CONTENT to accept the award.  If no one is in attendance to accept the award, the award will be given to the next qualifying winner.
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1. JUSTICE NOMINATIONS


Best Justice - Slavery and Rescue
 
Best Justice - Sanctity of Life


Best Justice - Persecution

Best Justice - Discrimination 
 
 



2. BIBLICAL AND FAMILY NOMINATIONS



Best Christian Message


Best Christian - Freedom from Bondage/Forgiveness
 

Best Discipleship Film
 

Best Salvation Message
 

Best Support Film (for those in Crisis)
 

Best Bio-Testimony Film (True Stories)
 

Best Missionary Film 

Best Biblical Film (Bible Films)


Best Love for Israel Film
 

Best Christian Educational Film  
 





3A. FEATURE FILM NOMINATIONS (Best Overall)

(Note: Best Feature nominees are partially screened at CONTENT)


Best Feature Film - Theatrical
 

Best Feature Film - Non Theatrical
 




3B. FEATURE FILM NOMINATIONS (Director, Storytelling, Cinematography)


THEATRICAL

Best Director - Theatrical

Best Storytelling - Theatrical
 
Best Cinematography - Theatrical
 
 


NON THEATRICAL

Best Director - Non Theatrical
 

Best Storytelling - Non Theatrical
 

Best Cinematography - Non Theatrical
 

Best First Time Filmmaker/Student Film - Long




3C. FEATURE FILM NOMINATIONS (Acting)


Male Lead - Best Actor
 
Male - Best Supporting Actor   

Female Lead - Best Actress

Female - Best Supporting Actress  
 

Best Children/Teen Actors Supporting 

 
 



4A. SHORT FILM NOMINATIONS (Best Overall)

(Note: Best Short Nominees are partially screened at CONTENT2025)
 

Best Short Film (up to 10 minutes)  
 
Best Short Film (over 10 minutes) 
 



4B.  SHORT FILM NOMINATIONS (Director, Storytelling, Cinematography)


Best Director

Best Storytelling
 
Best Cinematography
 



4C.  SHORT FILM NOMINATIONS (First time Filmmaker, Student)


Best Project by a First Time Filmmaker - Short
 

Best Project by a Student(s) - Short
 


4D. SHORT FILM NOMINATIONS (Acting)


Male Lead - Best Actor 
 

Male - Best Supporting Actor 
 

Female Lead - Best Actress 
 

 Best Children/Teen Actors
 


 


What are the Next Steps if Nominated?


Make Plans to Attend CONTENT 
If your project is nominated, someone from your team (or a designated representative) must be in attendance (on-site) at CONTENT to accept the award.  If no one is in attendance to accept the award, the award will be given to the next qualifying winner.
- Register  
Program/Schedule
Airport/Ride Share
Travel/Hotel
Laurels 
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5. ANIMATION NOMINATIONS

(Note: Nominees are partially screened at CONTENT2025)


Best Animation/AI Film

 




6. DOCUMENTARY NOMINATIONS

(Note: Documentary Nominees are partially screened at CONTENT2025)

Best Documentary (up to 10 minutes) 
 

Best Documentary (up to 30 minutes)  
 

Best Documentary (over 30 minutes)  

Best Documentary by a First Time Filmmaker


Best Documentary - Cinematography
 

Best News and Journalism Documentaries




7. TELEVISION AND WEB NOMINATIONS

(Note: Best TV /Web Nominees are partially screened at CONTENT2025)

Best Television and Web 
 

Best Television and Web - Storytelling
 

Best Television and Web - Male Lead - Best Actor
 
Best Television and Web - Female Lead - Best Actress
 

Best Television and Web - Female - Best Supporting Actress
 

Best Television and Web - Talk Show 
 



 



8. SCREENWRITERS NOMINATIONS

 

Best Half-Hour Pilot
-BC / AD - Becoming Christian / Almost Disciples - Dan Sandoval
-Below the Line Pilot - Christian Kraemer
-First Lady - Megan R Becker
-Minding the Family Pilot - Renee Michaels, Shannon Thomason, Rusty Reagan
-Project Rebirth Episode 1: The Squirrel - Brandon Swartz, River Chynoweth
-The Harp and the Cross - William Langlois


Best One Hour Pilot
-A Game of Redemption - Jacob Johnson-Hayward
-From History to Hope, Season 2: Revelation's Battle Plans, Episode 1, "A War Is Declared" - Carl Wesley Anderson
-From the Ashes - Alison Miller, Amanda Hellberg
-Paging Faith - Kimberly Jade Soliman
-Struck Series Pilot - Amanda Llewellyn, Wes Llewellyn
-The Super Society Pilot - Jeffrey Pemberton



Best Short Script - Under 20 Pages
-Electric Eye - Jeffrey Pemberton
-Prodigal One - Dan Sandoval
-Soiled - Matthew Budds
-The Missing Tree - Jackie Hovorka
-The Rapture Road Trip - Sandy K. Stickel 
-Transference - Marcia Chandler Rhea, Stephen Levy 


Best Short Script - Over 20 Pages
-A Breath Between Us - Brandon Swartz
-Happy Cry - Jen Grubbs
-Ka Piko - A. S. Templeton
-Outcasts - Paul D. Schad
-Shema - Christopher Bowden
-Wildcats - John Christopher Klauder


BEST DRAMA - FEATURE SCREENPLAY - ALL AUDIENCES
-Doubting Doves - Jackie Hovorka
-Good Morning Janie - Tierra D. Scarborough
-Seven Days - William Langlois
-The Gospel Tract - Claire Hutchinson
-The Roar of Silence - William Langlois, Annie Cerillo
-Till My Last Breath - Courtney Lee Simpson


BEST DRAMA - FEATURE SCREENPLAY - TEEN AND ADULT AUDIENCES
-A Hand Up - Jeanine Marie Simpson
-Dance of the Innocent - TL Michaels
-Happy Hearts - James Edwin Clark
-Remember - Jonathan Sawyer, Rev. James Wilson, Mark Wooden, Gregory Hill
-Soldier Through the Storm - Kimberly Jade Soliman
-Unbelievable - Annaliese Bauer, Marcus R. Sanford
-Unsafe Faith - Shannon Phipps



BEST FAMILY, ANIMATED, OR HOLIDAY - FEATURE SCREENPLAY
-A Miracle for Christmas - Shelley Chester
-Baking Christmas - Dennis R Doud
-Hopes, Fears, and Christmas Cheers - Jeffrey Pemberton
-Levi’s Chalice - Paul Pastore, Alfred S Pirozzoli
-Summer Set Go - Aaron Scott Green
-The Black Widow Family - Claire Grace Hutchinson


BEST ACTION, ADVENTURE, OR THRILLER - FEATURE SCREENPLAY
-A Hard Road Through Damascus - Mike Disa
-Blood Contract - Victoria Dorshorn
-Deep Within - Scott Michael Branan
-Faith Under Fire - Patrick Burns
-Reach Deep - Victoria Dorshorn
-Souls on Board - Jennifer Weiss
-To The Last Night - Kimberly Jade Soliman


BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY BY A FIRST-TIME SCREENWRITER
-Angels, Demons, and a Court-Martial - Chris Kreger
-Muster Point - Michelle K. Maj Albanese
-One Simple Thing - Steven Philip Hauge
-The Mission - Chris Micheal Odom
-What’s a Girl To Do? - Janet Folger Porter
-Without Roots - Melanie Hope Lang


BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY - YOUNG SCREENWRITERS (Under 30)
-City of Angels - Brandon Swartz
-Forgiving the Nightmare - Henrique Franhani
-Give Up Already, Tom - Eli Waddell
-Life and The Living - Cana Bartlett
-The Matter of Mr. Miller - Tamara Lee Green


BEST HISTORICAL NARRATIVE - FEATURE SCREENPLAY
-Before Paul - Kimberly Jade Soliman
-Key Moment - Angelique Chase, Chip Lane
-Of Gentle Lions - John Christopher Klauder, Christine Berardo Klauder
-Sara Jane - Chip Lane, Angelique Chase
-Sparrow - Leona Worcester





9. PROMO, TRAILER, MUSIC VIDEO NOMINATIONS

(Note: Nominees are screened at CONTENT2025)


Best Book Trailer


Best Documentary Trailer
 
Best POC Trailer
 

Best Film Trailer
 

Best TV Trailer
 

Best Promo Reel
 

Best Music Video 
 


 




10. ACTOR/STUNT/DIRECTOR DEMO REELS NOMINATIONS

(Note: Nominees are screened at CONTENT2025) 

 

Best Drama Actor Reel - Drama (Female)
 

Best Drama Actor Reel - Drama (Male) 
 


Best Commercial Actor Reel (Male and Female) 
 

Best General Actor Reel (Male and Female)
 

Best One Scene Acting Clip  
 

Best Voiceover Reel

 


Best Cinematography Reel
 

Best Director Reel
 
 

 


11. PODCAST NOMINATIONS


 

Educational/Arts
Faith and Family Fillmmakers Podcast - Vindication Beyond Season Four - Jared O' Flaherty - Geoffrey and Jaclyn Whitt 
This Paw's For You Podcast - Rahn Springer 
You are an Agent of Flourishing (The Faith & Work Podcast) - Naomi Hartman 

Faith
Beauty and Brokeness 1_Questions and Charcoal (Teach us to Pray Podcast) - Naomi Hartman
Dare to Dive Deeper - Kim Crabill 
Healing Souls Podtalk - Dawn Ezelle
Pure Living 316 - Paula Baron
Redeemed Podcast - Journey to Redemption: A story of faith and courage - Lauren Burns 
The Brick House Podcast - Matthew Brick



12. NEWS AND JOURNALISM NOMINATIONS

(Note: Nominees are partially screened at CONTENT2025)

Best News and Journalism Mini-Documentaries:
 

Best News and Journalism Documentaries:
 


Best News and Journalism Program:
 



13. BEST SCENE NOMINATIONS

(Note: Nominees are screened at CONTENT2025)


Best Scene Nominations
 





What are the Next Steps if Nominated?


Make Plans to Attend CONTENT 
If your project is nominated, someone from your team (or a designated representative) must be in attendance (on-site) at CONTENT to accept the award.  If no one is in attendance to accept the award, the award will be given to the next qualifying winner.

- Register  
Program/Schedule
Airport/Ride Share
Travel/Hotel
Laurels 
(for laurel instructions - click on the link, choose you laurel, place mouse over laurel, right click "save image as", it will download)