53RD ANNUAL CROWN AWARDS WINNERS

Best Picture

• GOLD–Still Hope- Richie & Bethany Johns, Brett McMinn, Producers

Best Theatrical Release

• GOLD–Still Hope – Bethany Johns, Producer
• SILVER–The Last Rodeo – Neal McDonough, Jon Avnet, Ruve McDonough, Kip Konwiser, Producers
• BRONZE–The Hail Mary – Daniel, Tammy, Grace Roebuck, Davie Cabral, Producers

Best Limited Theatrical Release

• GOLD–No Address- Robert Craig, Julia Verdin, Jennifer Stolo, Robert Marbut, Jr, Producers
• SILVER–Legends of the Lost Ark – Stephen &Rebecca Pettit, Chris McKinney, Producers
• BRONZE–The American Miracle – Tim Mahoney, Douglas Maddox, Ralf Augstroze, Producers

Best Non-Theatrical Release

• GOLD–October 7: Bearing Witness to the Massacre – Todd Morehead and Justin Kron, Producers
• SILVER–Sugarhouse – Frederick C. Jones, Shirlee Wilson, Producers
• BRONZE–Where the Wind Blows – Ashley Elaine, Producer

Documentary Under $50,000

• GOLD–Light of God- The Bayer Family’s Journey Through Tragedy – Ville Nuoarho, Producer
• SILVER–The Final Project: Homelessness in LA – Ji Soo Hwang, Producer
• BRONZE–You Visited Me – Betsy Chase Producer

Best Documentary Over $50,000

• GOLD–Nameless – Jinju You, Producer
• SILVER–Hope_ Beyond Rape, Murder & War Crimes – Steffen Isensee, Brian Kelley, Derrick Kibisi, Paul Kabango, Producers
• BRONZE–Finding the Hiding Place – Tim Smith, Producer

Best Evangelistic

• GOLD–The Rescue – Jared Cameron van Berkel, Darren Simmonds, Producers
• SILVER–Storms of Life – Daniel Camenisch, Producer
• BRONZE–Finding the Hiding Place – Tim Smith, Producer

Best Foreign Production

• GOLD–Hope- Beyond Rape, Murder, & War Crimes – Steffen Isensee, Brian Kelley, DerrickKibisi, Paul Kabango, Producers, Uganda
• SILVER–Be Thou My Vision: Ida Scudder of Vellore, Aneesh Daniel, Producer  India
• BRONZE–Mana Atua- The Power of God – Jared Cameron van Berkel, Darren Simmonds, New Zealand

Best Actor

• GOLD–The Last Rodeo- Neal McDonough as Joe Wainwright
• SILVER–God’s Here – Bill McAdams as Jake Gilmore
• BRONZE–Little Angels – Dean Cain as Jake Rogers

Best Actress

• GOLD–Still Hope – Luna Rivera as Hope
• SILVER–Where the Wind Blows – Ashley Elaine as Jessie Strong
• BRONZE–Sugarhouse – Alivia Roach as Maisie

Television Production

•  GOLD–Tangled Tired Mind  Ep 5 of Sound Mind Series – Angela Nina Calabrese, Producer
• SILVER–Ancient Bible Destinations: Turkiye – Ole Pedersen, Bradley Kemp, Peter Beveridge, Producers
• BRONZE–Jungle Kids: Welcome to Our World – The Wild Brothers, Producers

Best Series

• GOLD–Unshakeable Moxie – Matt Huizenga, Producer
• SILVER–The Mercy Ships – Misti Owen, Julie Jestus, Venessa Miesses-Sealy, Producers
• BRONZE–Hide & Seek – Peter Schriemer, Producer

Best Director

• GOLD–Learning You – Tyler Sansom, Director
• SILVER–Better Together – Kyle Roberts, Director
• BRONZE–A Gunfighter’s Deal – R.J. Hendricks II, Director

Cinematography

• GOLD–Brave the Dark – Director of Photography: Julio Macat
• SILVER–Still Hope – Director of Photography: Julius Damenz
• BRONZE–Dot Conner: Webtective – Director of Photography : Chris McKechnie

Best Soundtrack

• GOLD–Where the Wind Blows – Jason & Nolan Livesay & Dawn Jordan, Composers
• SILVER–Dot Conner: Webtective – Kenji Standlee, Composer
• BRONZE–The Revival Generation – Stuart McCloud, Composer

Best Editing

• GOLD–The Promised Land – Brian Cates, Editor
• SILVER–Investigating the Supernatural: Miracles – Denzel E. Barnes, Editor
• BRONZE–The Katinas- Love God/Love People – Michael Everett & Robert Kirbyson, Editors

Short Film

• GOLD–Storms of Life – Daniel Camenisch, Producer
• SILVER–Daniel and Aline – John and Judy Grooters, Producers
• BRONZE–Daisy – Stephanie Haff, Venus Monique, Sharonne Lanier, Producer

Student

• GOLD–Where We Sit Together – Hao Tang, Joshua Yang, Producers
• SILVER–A Great Day – Richard Mauro, Producer
• BRONZE–Wishful Thinking –Andrew Barnes & Christopher Zydowicz, Producers

Best Children’s

• GOLD–Jungle Kids: Welcome to Our World – The Wild Brothers, Producers
• SILVER–The Book of Joshua: Walls of Jericho – Tony Goss, Amir Kovacs, Producers
• BRONZE–His Show Love Project – Jong Ho Baek, Producer

Best Music Worship

• GOLD–For the One – Ken Carpenter, Producer
• SILVER–Teach us – Tracy Trost, Producer
• BRONZE–Big Stage Christmas 2024 – Michael J Robert, Producer

Video Podcast

• GOLD–Faith on Film #244 – Isaac Hernandez, Holly McClure, Producers
• SILVER–Held Captive in the Tunnels of Gaza – Greg Williams, Producer
• BRONZE–Hope and Heartache: Stories from the New Israel – Tom & JoAnn Doyle, Amanda Gross, Producers

Best Christian Talk Show

• GOLD–Huckabee – Mike Huckabee, Jeremy Weber, Tre Corley, Donnie Van Cleve, Producers
• SILVER–Hope@Night – Hannah Luttrell, Producer
• BRONZE–Grace Grace with Nina & Michaelle EP 201 – Nina Keegan, Michelle Humphries, Producers

Best Screenplay

• GOLD–When No One Else Believed – Writers: Ron Tripodo, Chris Baldi
• SILVER–There Will Come a Day – Writer Cheryl McKay
• SILVER–Until You See it as a Gift – Writer Thomas Vines
• BRONZE–Santa’s Dog – Writer: Karena Krull
• BRONZE–The Rescue – Writer: Jared Cameron van Berkel

CROWN AWARDS FINALISTS

Cinematography

• Brave the Dark – Director of Photography: Julio Macat 
• 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 Roach 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, Josie Henderson, Producers
• 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 – Todd Morehead and Justin Kron, Producers
• 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