2022 Awards Ceremony

Awards Ceremony

Saturday September 10, 2022, 8 pm – 10 pm

Bread of Life Church, 1638 South Park Ave, Buffalo, New York 14220

Tickets: $40 per person [includes dinner 5-7]

Selections | Nominees | Winners | Ceremony

Among the honorees this year are Cheryl Felicia Rhoads, Marty Jean-Louis, Brinson Wright, and Rich Swingle. We also honored local Buffalo organizations: Buffalo Fire Department, Compass Care, and Tops Neighborhood Market on Jefferson Ave.

#GLCFF2022 Honorary Actor Award

Rich Swingle

Top feature length films will be awarded airtime on WATC TV 57, a Christian television network airing in the Atlanta Metro Area, Savannah, Athens, North Georgia and parts of Alabama.

Awards Presented in order during the Ceremony:

 

Project Title
Poster Art
By Grace movie poster
Promotional Videos
Speak for the H.A.R.T.
Best Comedy
Narrative Feature
Imposter Pastor
Best Producer
Animation Short
Teddy Bear Jesus
Best Actor 
Comedy
Imposter Pastor (Michael J Patterson)
Animation Short
  1. Teddy Bear Jesus
2. The Power of Christ
3. Saint Nicholas
Music Video
1. Brittni – Life is Better With You (Official Music Video)
2. Meredith Johnson: The Ballet Song
3. River
Film Trailers
1. Breaking Strongholds Season 1 Trailer
2. By Grace
3. End of Youth Official Trailer 2022
Honorary Organization Award
Buffalo Fire Department
Experimental Shorts
1. Pierced and Perfected
2. Life, Is My Choice
3. Asking Random People To Be In Our Music Video – “Fly Another Day”
Comedy Shorts
1. ZOOMTIME
2. SUCH A GOOD BOY
Best Actress
Experimental Shorts
1. Pierced and Perfected (Katie Del Rocco)
2. Hello Yesterday (Reyna Janelle)
Best Cinematography
Narrative Short
1. Lucifer & The Father
2. Jesus 2020
3. SHIVA
Best Writer
Narrative Short
1. The White Candle
2. Awaken
3. The Dining Table
Best Director
Narrative Short
1. Life, Is My Choice
2. The White Candle
3. The Way
Best Producer
Narrative Short
1. The Dec1sion
2. In 12 Hours
3. The White Candle
Best Actor 
Narrative Short
1. The Dec1sion (Dave Stone)
2. In 12 Hours (Matthew Fahey)
3. “Ashley and Landon”  (Kyle Kupecky)
Best Actress
Narrative Short
1. The White Candle (Elizabeth Gwynne Wilson)
2. Life, Is My Choice (Arielle Butler)
3. Awaken (Anita Cordell)
Best Ensemble Cast
Narrative Short
1. The Dining Table
2. Meanwhile In America 4
3. Uncommon Negotiator
Honorary Organization Award
Compass Care Pregnancy Services
Best Cinematography
Narrative Feature
1. Testament: The Parables Retold
2. Jar Lid
3. I Rise
Best Writer
Narrative Feature
1. The Last Champion
2. Jacob, Broken by God
3. Hope’s Song
Best Director
Narrative Feature
1. GOD & SALSA
2. The Last Champion
3. The Text
Best Producer
Narrative Feature
1. The Text
2. The Last Champion
3. Jacob, Broken by God
Best Actor 
Narrative Feature
1. The Last Champion (Cole Hauser)
2. Hope’s Song (Maverick Risley)
3. Shooting Doves (David Driskill)
Best Actress
Narrative Feature
1. The Text (Karla Dansereau)
2. Mount Hideaway Mysteries (Stacey Bradshaw)
3. The Deliverance of Amy Stronghold (Sheena Georges)
Best Ensemble Cast
Narrative Feature
1. Royal Ashes
2. GOD & SALSA
3. Jacob, Broken by God
Best Supporting Actor/Actress
1. GOD & SALSA (Javier Luna)
2. The Text (Anne Waldrum)
Honorary Organization Award
Tops Neighborhood Market, Jefferson Ave
Series
1. Undying Faith
2. Breaking Strongholds Episode 2 – “The Advocates”
3. GRACE NOTES EP301 featuring Kirk Franklin & Amy Grant
Documentary Short
1. Avoesis
2. God Our Refuge Documentary and Virtual Art Exhibit
3. Running Home – The Run4Water Story
Documentary Feature
1. I Will Rise
2. Trial & Triumph: Revelation’s Churches
3. Enduring Faith: The Story of Native American Catholics
Narrative Short
1. The Dec1sion
2. The White Candle
3. Uncommon Negotiator
Narrative Feature
1. The Last Champion
2. Jar Lid
3. Jacob, Broken by God
Audience Choice
Documentary Short
Pirate School
Narrative Short
Generations Under Sail
Most Inspirational Short, International
Generations Under Sail
Best Actress
Hope’s Song (Bethany Hazelitt)
Narrative Feature
Hope’s Song
Documentary Feature
GodChaserz The Documentary
Best Actor
Hope’s Song (Maverick Risley)
Best Director
Documentary Short
1. God Our Refuge Documentary and Virtual Art Exhibit
2. Damaged: Hurt by the Church
3. Pirate School
Documentary Feature
1. GodChaserz The Documentary
2. I Will Rise
3. Enduring Faith: The Story of Native American Catholics
Honorary Guest Award
Brinson Wright
Marty Jean-Louis
Cheryl Felicia Rhoads
Rich Swingle
Honorary Actor Award
Rich Swingle
Best of the Fest
The Last Champion

Selections | Nominees | Winners | Ceremony

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