ICVM Crown Awards

53RD ANNUAL CROWN AWARDS FINALISTS

The 53rd Annual ICVM Crown Awards, honoring the best in indie Christian film and TV, announced the finalists during the ICVM Storytellers Conference in Orlando, FL.  Five finalists were chosen in each of the 22 categories.

Congratulations to our 53rd Annual ICVM Crown Award Finalists!

Cinematography

  • Brave the Dark – Director of Photography : Julio Ma
  • Dot Conner: Webtective – Director of Photography : Chris McKechnie
  • No Address – Director of Photography : Peter Holland
  • Still Hope – Director of Photography: Julius Damenz
  • Tesoros Waorani – Director of Photography:  Paul Childs

Student

  • A Great Day – Richard Mauro, Producer
  • Jungle Kids: Welcome to Our World – Morgan Wild, Producer
  • Mourning Dove – Marina Liberato, Sinclair Carey, Producers
  • Where We Sit Together – Hao Tang, Producer
  • Wishful Thinking – Christopher Zydowicz, Producer

Best Actress

  • Little Angels – Helena Mattson as Charli
  • My 7 Grandmas – Kate Larson as Gigi,
  • Still Hope – Luna Rivera as Hope
  • Sugarhouse – Alivia Roachas as Maisie
  • Where the Wind Blows – Ashley Elaine as Jessie Strong

Best Actor

  • God’s Here – Bill McAdams as Jake Gilmore
  • Learning You – John Wells as Ty Smith
  • Little Angels – Dean Cain as Jake Rogers
  • Still Hope – Alex Veadov as Bishop
  • The Last Rodeo – Neal McDonough as Joe Wainwright

Video Podcast

  • Faith on Film #244 – Isaac Hernandez, Holly McClure , Producers
  • Held Captive in the Tunnels of Gaza – Greg Williams, Producer
  • Hope and Heartache: Stories from the New Israel – Tom & JoAnn Doyle, Segev Shaw, Producers
  • Life Beyond – Natalie Jones, Producer
  • Nuance- Unto Jesus Conversations – Compassion International, Producers

Television Production

  • Ancient Bible Destinations: Turkiye – Ole Pedersen, Bradley Kemp, Peter Beveridge, Producers
  • Beyond the Veil All Parts – Nathan Todd Sims, Naomi Sims, Producers
  • Jungle Kids: Welcome to Our World – Morgan Wild , Producer
  • Storms of Life – Daniel Camenisch , Producer
  • Tangled Tired Mind  Ep 5 of Sound Mind Series – Angela Nina Calabrese, Producer

Best Screenplay

  • A New Heart Beating – Writer: Victoria Dorshorn
  • From the Shadows – Writer: Thomas Vines
  • Santa’s Dog – Writer: Karena Krull
  • The Rescue – Writer: Jared Cameron van Berkel
  • There Will Come a Day – Writer Cheryl McKay
  • Until You See it as a Gift – Writer Thomas Vines
  • When No One Else Believed – Writers: Ron Tripodo, Chris Baldi

Short Film

  • Color of Threads – Matthew Webster, Producer
  • Daisy – Stephanie Haff, Venus Monique, Sharonne Lanier, Producer
  • Daniel and Aline – John and Judy Grooters, Producers
  • Storms of Life – Daniel Camenisch, Producer
  • Tesoros Waorani – Jon Lindskoog, Producer

Best Children’s

  • His Show Love Project – Jong Ho Baek, Producer
  • Iggy and Mr. Kirk – Trent Talbot, Kirk Cameron, Leigh-Allyn Baker, Producer
  • Jungle Kids: Welcome to Our World – Morgan Wild, Producer
  • My Neighbor – Dominic Carola, Producer
  • The Book of Joshua: Walls of Jericho – Tony Goss, Amir Kovacs, Producers

Documentary Under $50,000

  • Light of God- The Bayer Family’s Journey – Ville Nuoarho, Producer
  • Missions Log: Stories of Korean Missionaries – Ji Soo Hwang, Producer
  • The Final Project: Homelessness in LA – Ji Soo Hwang, Producer
  • The Rescue Doc – Jared Cameron van Berkel , Darren Simmonds  Producers
  • You Visited Me – Betsy Chase Producer

Best Foreign Production

  • Be Thou My Vision: IDA Scudder of Vellore – Aneesh Daniel, Producer ,  India
  • Hope- Beyond Rape, Murder, & War Crimes – Steffen Isensee, Brian Kelley, Derrick Kibisi, Paul Kabango, Producers, Uganda
  • Light of God- The Bayer Family’s Journey – Ville Nuoraho,  Producer,  Israel
  • Mana Atua- The Power of God – Jared Cameron van Berkel, Darren Simmonds,  New Zealand
  • Nameless – Jinju You, Producer, Korea

Best Editing

  • Investigating the Supernatural: Miracles – Denzel E. Barnes, Editor
  • Little Angels – Jack Hofstra,  Editor
  • Mana Atua- The Power of God – Darren Simmonds & Bruce Menzies,Editors   New Zealand
  • The Katinas- Love God/Love People – Michael Everett & Robert Kirbyson,  Editors
  • The Promised Land – Brian Cates, Editor

Best Director

  • A Gunfighter’s Deal – R.J. Hendricks II, Director
  • Better Together – Kyle Roberts,Director
  • Dot Conner: Webtective – Andrew Huff,Director
  • Learning You – Tyler Sansom, Director
  • Rule Breakers – Bill Guttentag,   Director

Best Soundtrack

  • Bringing Dad Home – Rachel Williams, Composer
  • Dot Conner: Webtective – Kenji Standlee, Composer
  • The American Miracle – Lolita Ritmanis, Composer
  • The Revival Generation – Stuart McCloud , Composer 
  • Where the Wind Blows – Jason & Nolan Livesay & Dawn Jordan, Composers

Best Evangelistic

  • Finding the Hiding Place – Tim Smith, Producer
  • Still Hope – Bethany Johns,  Producer
  • Storms of Life – Daniel Camenisch,  Producer
  • The Ground Beneath Our Feet – Jennifer Havel, Producer
  • The Rescue – Jared Cameron van Berkel, Darren Simmonds, Producers

Best Non- Theatrical Release

  • Finding the Hiding Place – Tim Smith, Producer
  • My 7 Grandmas – Scott Peterson, Producer
  • October 7: Bearing Witness to the Massacre – Segev Shaw,Producer
  • Sugarhouse – Frederick C. Jones, Shirlee Wilson,Producers
  • Where the Wind Blows – Ashley Elaine, Producer

Best Documentary Over $50,000

  • Daniel’s Garden – Cristobal Krusen, Producer
  • Finding the Hiding Place – Tim Smith, Producer
  • Holy Hip Hop House: Street Ministry 4 Life – Frankie L. Holbrook,Producer
  • Hope_ Beyond Rape, Murder & War Crimes – Steffen Isensee, Brian Kelley, Derrick Kibisi, Paul Kabango,  Producers
  • Nameless – Jinju You, Producer

Best Theatrical Release

  • Bonhoeffer: Pastor,Spy,Assassin – Camille Kampouris, Emmanuel Kampouris, John Scanlon,  Producers
  • Still Hope – Bethany Johns, Producer
  • The Hail Mary – Daniel, Tammy,Grace Roebuck, Davie Cabral, Producers
  • The King of Kings – Woo-hyung Kim, Producer    
  • The Last Rodeo – Neal McDonough,Jon Avnet,Ruve McDonough, Kip Konwiser, Producers

Best Series

  • Hide & Seek – Peter Schriemer,Producer
  • Iggy and Mr. Kirk – Trent Talbot, Kirk Cameron, Leigh-Allyn Baker, Producers
  • Missions Log: The Stories of Korean Missionaries – Jisoo Hwang,    Producer                                             
  • The Mercy Ships – Misti Owens, Julie Jestus, Venessa Miesses-Sealy,  Producers
  • Unshakeable Moxie – Matt Huizenga,   Producer

Best Limited Theatrical Release

  • Legends of the Lost Ark – Rebecca Pettit,  Producer
  • Little Angels – Dean Cain, Ryan & Heather O’ Quinn,  Producers
  • No Address- Robert Craig, Julia Verdin, Jennifer Stolo, Robert Marbut, Jr, Producers
  • Princess for a Day – Craig Burrows, Melissa Cannon, Spanky Dustin Ward, Producers
  • The American Miracle – Douglas Maddox, Ralf Augstroze, Producers

Best Music Worship

  • Big Stage Christmas 2024 – Michael J Robert, Producer
  • For the One – Ken Carpenter, Producer
  • Hymn of Heaven  Worship from Jerusalem – Nizar Francis, Producer
  • Kim Walker-Smith-Let Revival In – Chris Worthington  Producer
  • Teach us – Tracy Trost, Producer

Best Christian Talk Show

  • Coffee with Kim : A Christian Talk Show – Kim Crabill, Producer
  • God’s View: Gateways to your Eyes, Ears, Heart – Charlene Baktamarian, Producer
  • Grace Grace with Nina & Michaelle  EP 201 –  Nina Keegan, Michelle Humphries, Producer
  • Hope@Night – Hannah Luttrell, Producer
  • Huckabee – Donnie Van Cleve, CeCe Hays, Charlene Hays, Producer

Learn More About the Crown Awards

Since 1973, when a group of distributors began to honor the work of Christian film producers, the traditional awards ceremony has made a great ending to the ICVM conference each year. The Crown Awards are a celebration of films and film-makers, encouraging and inspiring creativity by showcasing great examples of excellence in communicating Christian values.