Great Lakes Christian Film Festival

GLCFF2024 Winners

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2024 Honorary Actor Award:

David Heavener

2024 Honorary Western New York Organizations Awards:

Buffalo Film Casting, Spirit in Truth Urban Ministry, and Bread of Life Church

Buffalo Film Casting [Casting Director Frank Rossi]

Spirit of Truth Urban Ministry [Pastors Al Robinson and Vivian Gallon-Robinson]

Bread of Life Church [Pastor Michael Stratton and Rosemary Stratton]

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Best Animations

** ANIMATIONS **
Best Producer
1- The Whole Armor Comic Book: The Truth About Lies
2- I Heard the Bells
3- Power in the Name of

Best Director
1- The Whole Armor Comic Book: The Truth About Lies
2- The Art of Learning About Jesus
3- I Heard the Bells

Best Writer
1- Power in the Name of
2- The Whole Armor Comic Book: The Truth About Lies
3- Coming Home

Best Cinematography
1- I Heard the Bells
2- Coming Home
3- Healing for the Nations

Best Editing
1- The Whole Armor Comic Book: The Truth About Lies
2- I Heard the Bells
3- Healing for the Nations

Best Sound Design
1- I Heard the Bells
2- Power in the Name of
3- The Whole Armor Comic Book: The Truth About Lies

Best Performance
1- Power in the Name of
2- Coming Home
3- I Heard the Bells

Most Creative
1- Coming Home
2- I Heard the Bells
3- The Art of Learning About Jesus

Most Inspirational
1- The Art of Learning About Jesus
2- Power in the Name of
3- Sugar Mountain

Best Animation
1- The Whole Armor Comic Book: The Truth About Lies
2- I Heard the Bells
3- Power in the Name of

Best Documentary Features

** Documentary Feature **

Top Films
1- The Ark and the Darkness
2- Sacred Alaska
3- #BUTGOD

International
Documentary Feature
1- Constantine’s Secret Code
2- Thanksgiving Emmanuel

Best Producer
1- The Ark and the Darkness
2- ALL SAINTS: THE JOURNEY OF ORTHODOXY IN BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA
3- Constantine’s Secret Code

Best Director
1- Sacred Alaska
2- The Ark and the Darkness
3- #BUTGOD

Best Writer
1- ALL SAINTS: THE JOURNEY OF ORTHODOXY IN BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA
2- Lucky 7 Angus: An Art of a Cowboy Story
3- The Ark and the Darkness

Best Cinematography
1- Sacred Alaska
2- Lucky 7 Angus: An Art of a Cowboy Story
3- #BUTGOD

Best Editing
1- Lucky 7 Angus: An Art of a Cowboy Story
2- Constantine’s Secret Code
3- Sacred Alaska

Best Sound Design
1- The Ark and the Darkness
2- Constantine’s Secret Code
3- Last Lap

Most Creative
1- Constantine’s Secret Code
2- Thanksgiving Emmanuel
3- The Ark and the Darkness

Most Inspirational
1- #BUTGOD
2- God’s Plan
3- Last Lap

International
Documentary Feature
1- Constantine’s Secret Code

Best Documentary Shorts

** Documentary Shorts **
Top Films
1- Front Lines of Hope
2- “Small Town Girl, Big Heart” Abby’s Courage
3- My First Breath: The Story of Carl Gibson
4- Completion: The Monsignor Picard Story
5- I’m Coming Home: The Stephanie Starr Story

Best Producer
1- Front Lines of Hope
2- My First Breath: The Story of Carl Gibson
3- Completion: The Monsignor Picard Story

Best Director
1- Front Lines of Hope
2- I’m Coming Home: The Stephanie Starr Story
3- “Small Town Girl, Big Heart” Abby’s Courage

Best Writer
1- “Small Town Girl, Big Heart” Abby’s Courage
2- Front Lines of Hope
3- I’m Coming Home: The Stephanie Starr Story

Best Cinematography
1- Front Lines of Hope
2- Completion: The Monsignor Picard Story
3- My First Breath: The Story of Carl Gibson

Best Editing
1- My First Breath: The Story of Carl Gibson
2- Front Lines of Hope
3- Completion: The Monsignor Picard Story

Best Sound Design
1- Front Lines of Hope
2- Completion: The Monsignor Picard Story
3- My First Breath: The Story of Carl Gibson

Most Inspirational
1- “Small Town Girl, Big Heart” Abby’s Courage
2- I’m Coming Home: The Stephanie Starr Story
3- My First Breath: The Story of Carl Gibson

Best Documentary Micro Shorts

** Documentary Micro Shorts **

Top Films
1- Tangier: Faith and Loss
2- John Riordan, Matamaiticeoir

International
Documentary Micro Shorts
1- The Terrifying Delight of Losing Everything

Best Producer
1- The Terrifying Delight of Losing Everything
2- John Riordan, Matamaiticeoir
3- Tangier: Faith and Loss

Best Director
1- The Terrifying Delight of Losing Everything
2- Tangier: Faith and Loss
3- John Riordan, Matamaiticeoir

Best Writer
1- Tangier: Faith and Loss
2- John Riordan, Matamaiticeoir
3- The Terrifying Delight of Losing Everything

Best Cinematography
1- The Terrifying Delight of Losing Everything
2- Tangier: Faith and Loss
3- John Riordan, Matamaiticeoir

Best Editing
1- John Riordan, Matamaiticeoir
2- The Terrifying Delight of Losing Everything
3- Tangier: Faith and Loss

Best Sound Design
1- Tangier: Faith and Loss
2- The Terrifying Delight of Losing Everything
3- John Riordan, Matamaiticeoir

Most Inspirational
1- The Terrifying Delight of Losing Everything
2- John Riordan, Matamaiticeoir
3- Tangier: Faith and Loss

Best Narrative Features

** Narrative Feature **

Top Films
1- A Heart That Forgives 2 – The Battle Within
2- Finding Faith
3- Ordinary Things

International
1- The Mat
2- Angry People of God

Best Producer
1- Ordinary Things
2- A Heart That Forgives 2 – The Battle Within
3- Just One Life

Best Director
1- Finding Faith
2- A Heart That Forgives 2 – The Battle Within
3- Just One Life

Best Writer
1- A Heart That Forgives 2 – The Battle Within
2- Finding Faith
3- Just One Life

Best Cinematographer
1- Ordinary Things
2- Hindsight Services
3- A Heart That Forgives 2 – The Battle Within

Best Editor
1- A Heart That Forgives 2 – The Battle Within
2- The Mat
3- Just One Life

Best Sound Design
1- A Heart That Forgives 2 – The Battle Within
2- The Colonizer
3- The Mat

Best Performances:
Best Actor
1- A Heart That Forgives 2 – The Battle Within: William L. Johnson
2- Abouna: Andrew Ishak
3- The Mat: Zion Choi

Best Actress
1- Ordinary Things: Cristina Duchesne-Rivera
2- Finding Faith: Latoya Sutton-Mims
3- Just One Life: Samantha Cutaran

Best Ensemble Cast
1- A Heart That Forgives 2 – The Battle Within
2- Just One Life
3- Ordinary Things

Most Inspirational
Finding Faith

Most Creative
Hindsight Services

Best Comedy
Hindsight Services

Best Narrative Shorts

** Narrative Shorts **
Top Films
1- Band-Aid Jesus
2- Vanished
3- HIRED! A Beautiful Bird Story

International
1- Restored Hope

Best Producer
1- Vanished
2- HIRED! A Beautiful Bird Story
3- Reunions in Heaven

Best Director
1- The Rose of Sharon
2- KIELIA
3- HIRED! A Beautiful Bird Story

Best Writer
1- HIRED! A Beautiful Bird Story
2- Restored Hope
3- Band-Aid Jesus

Best Cinematography
1- HIRED! A Beautiful Bird Story
2- Vanished
3- Band-Aid Jesus

Best Editing
1- KIELIA
2- HIRED! A Beautiful Bird Story
3- Reunions in Heaven

Best Sound Design
1- The Prophecies of Joy
2- Band-Aid Jesus
3- HIRED! A Beautiful Bird Story

Best Actor
1- Vanished: Brian Scott Gilmore
2- Reunions in Heaven: Maverick Risley
3- KIELIA: Rusty Joiner

Best Actress
1- KIELIA: Ashley Seal
2- Reunions in Heaven: Melissa Coles
3- HIRED! A Beautiful Bird Story: Udoka Ona

Best Ensemble Cast
1- Vanished
2- HIRED! A Beautiful Bird Story
3- Restored Hope

Most Creative
1- The Prophecies of Joy
2- KIELIA
3- Band-Aid Jesus

Most Inspirational
1- Reunions in Heaven
2- Restored Hope
3- The Rose of Sharon

Best Comedy
Band-Aid Jesus

Best Narrative Micro Shorts

** Narrative Micro Shorts **

Top Films
1- Sarah
2- Prisoners
3- The Foxhole

International
1- Poor Tom
2- The Bathtub
3- Crown of Flowers

Best Producer
1 -Poor Tom
2- Journie to the New Wind
3- Prisoners

Best Director
1- Time Alone In Fear & Sadness
2- All For You
3- Sarah

Best Writer
1- Sarah
2- The Bathtub
3- Poor Tom

Best Cinematography
1- Poor Tom
2- The Foxhole
3- Lifeless: A Musical Zomedy

Best Editing
1- Salvation
2- The Foxhole
3- Time Alone In Fear & Sadness

Best Sound Design
1- Lifeless: A Musical Zomedy
2- Toki
3- Poor Tom

Best Actor
1- Sarah – Reegus Flenory
2- The Bathtub – Abel Folk
3- Salvation – Zane

Best Actress
1- Time Alone In Fear & Sadness – Maggie Shirk
2- Crown of Flowers – Jessica Lily
3- The Foxhole – Sally Ann Francis

Best Ensemble Cast
1- Poor Tom
2- The Ask
3- Prisoners

Most Creative
1- Lifeless: A Musical Zomedy

Most Inspirational
1- Time Alone In Fear & Sadness

Best Comedy
1- Lifeless: A Musical Zomedy

Top International Films
1- Poor Tom

Best Series

** Series **
Top Film
1- The Last Evangelist
2- New Life: Pilot
3- An Interesting Life – Season 1

Best Producer
1- The Last Evangelist

Best Director
1- An Interesting Life – Season 1

Best Writer
1- The Last Evangelist

Best Cinematography
1- The Last Evangelist

Best Editing
1- The Last Evangelist

Best Sound Design
1- New Life: Pilot

Best Actor
1- The Last Evangelist

Best Actress
1- New Life: Pilot

Best Ensemble Cast
1- The Last Evangelist

Most Creative
1- The Last Evangelist

Most Inspirational
1- New Life: Pilot

Best student shorts

** Student Shorts **
Top Films
1- Still
2- Sound of Faith
3- A Heart for Worship

Top International Films
1- DiaryBooth
2- Vestiges
3- Give Me Christ

Best Producer
1- DiaryBooth
2- Still
3- The Last Vigil

Best Director
1- A Heart for Worship
2= Redeeming Creativity
3- Get Up

Best Writer
1- Still
2- Redeeming Creativity
3- In Situ

Best Cinematography
1- Still
2- Broad Street
3- Faith

Best Editing
1- Still
2- DiaryBooth
3- Redeeming Creativity

Best Sound Design
1- DiaryBooth
2- The Painter
3- The Last Vigil

Best Actor
1- Still – Garet Allen
2- The Last Vigil – Owen Linczer
3- Get Up – Eniel Gabriel

Best Actress
1- Still – Payton Prince
2- Redeeming Creativity – Eden Harfield
3- Sound of Faith – Taylor Garren

Best Ensemble Cast
1- Sound of Faith
2- A Heart for Worship
3- Broad Street

Most Creative
1- Broad Street
2- Redeeming Creativity
3- In Situ

Most Inspirational
1- Give Me Christ
2- Sound of Faith
3- Vestiges

Student Documentary
1- Beyond Silence
2- All Things New
3- Broken for God’s Glory

Best Student Animation
1- DiaryBooth

Best music videos

** MUSIC VIDEO **

Top Films
1- Dwell In The House
2- All Mighty God
3- “Streams in the Desert” Music Video

International Films
Music Video
1- I am Free
2- You Are Welcome
3- Didn’t It Rain

Best Music Video
1- I am Free
2- Dwell In The House
3- “Streams in the Desert” Music Video

Best Song in Music Video
1- Dwell In The House
2- “Streams in the Desert” Music Video
3- All Mighty God

Best Producer
1- “Streams in the Desert” Music Video
2- All Mighty God
3- Dwell In The House

Best Director
1- Dwell In The House
2- “Streams in the Desert” Music Video
3- All Mighty God

Best Writer
1- Dwell In The House
2- “Streams in the Desert” Music Video
3- All Mighty God

Best Cinematography
1- All Mighty God
2- “Streams in the Desert” Music Video
3- Dwell In The House

Best Editing
1- “Streams in the Desert” Music Video
2- Dwell In The House
3- All Mighty God

Best Sound Design
1- I am Free
2- “Streams in the Desert” Music Video
3- Dwell In The House

Most Creative
1- “Streams in the Desert” Music Video
2- Home
3- Changed In A Moment

Most Inspirational
1- I am Free
2- An Evening Hymn
3- Through The Storm

Best specialty projects

Promotional Video – Experimental Film – Game or Interactive Media

** Promotional Videos **
1- A Few Good Miles – THE SHORT TEASER

** Game or Interactive Media **
1- The Duguesclin Tower

** Experimental Short **
Top Films
1- Deep Within (POC)
2- This Bird of Dawning: The Nativity

Best Producer
1- Deep Within (POC)

Best Director
1- Deep Within (POC)

Best Writer
1- This Bird of Dawning: The Nativity

Best Cinematography
1- Deep Within (POC)

Best Editing
1- Deep Within (POC)

Best Performance
1- This Bird of Dawning: The Nativity

Most Creative
1- This Bird of Dawning: The Nativity

Most Inspirational
1- This Bird of Dawning: The Nativity

Best Productions

Producing – Directing – Writing

best post-productions

Best Cinematography – Best Editing – Best Sound Design

Best performances

Best Actor – Best Actress – Best Ensemble Cast

Audience Choice

Best Animation: Power In The Name Of

Best Documentaries: Feature: All Saints: The Journey of Orthodoxy in Bloomington, Indiana; Short: Completion: The Monsignor Picard Story; Micro Short: Tangier: Faith and Loss

Best Narratives: Feature: Lucy and the Lake Monster; Short: Reunions in Heaven; Micro Short: Time Alone In Fear & Sadness

Best Student Film: A Home for Curiosities

Best Performance: Melissa Coles

Best Production: Dwell In The House

Best Post-Production: Reunions in Heaven

Best Music Video: Dwell In The House

Best of the Fest: Lucy and the Lake Monster