ICVM STORYTELLERS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT: CROWN AWARDS CREATIVE ARTS CEREMONY

CELEBRATING THE WINNERS OF 10 CATEGORIES OF THE ICVM CROWN AWARDS:

BEST STUDENT FILM

• GOLD WINNER: SO, TENDER A FLAME, ELISE MASTERS PRODUCER
• SILVER WINNER: RARE, BUT EVERYWHERE, MADISON COUCH PRODUCER
• BRONZE WINNER: DELIRIUM, ANDREW BUTTE, KATELYN FRISBEE PRODUCERS

BEST VIDEO PODCAST

• GOLD WINNER: MADE TO SHARE, COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL, AARTI SEQUEIRA, NEW
  BRIDGE STUDIOS
• SILVER WINNER: CALLED AS CREATIVES PODCAST, LEXI WISNIEWSKI, PRODUCER
• BRONZE WINNER: SHAPED BY FAITH: PILATES STRETCH BAND WORKOUT
  THERESA ROWE PRODUCER

BEST SHORT FILM

• GOLD WINNER: PAPA PANOV’S SPECIAL CHRISTMAS, JOHN SNOWDEN PRODUCER
• SILVER WINNER: BRIDGE TO REDEMPTION, MICHAEL JACEJKO, CHRISTOPHER KNOX,
  PRODUCERS
• BRONZE WINNER: FRET NOT, MICHELLE MOORE, ETHAN KARTCHNER, JORDAN ROPER
  PRODUCERS

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

• GOLD WINNER: THE BEST THING ABOUT CHRISTMAS, CHERI VAN BYNEN PRODUCTION
  DESIGNER
• SILVER WINNER: ELIJAH PEEL, YANNI MONOUSAKIS, PRODUCTION DESIGNER
• BRONZE WINNER: BEYOND BELIEF, MARK TRACE, PRODUCTION DESIGNER

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

• GOLD WINNER: ZION- A PROPHETIC SONG FOR ISRAEL’S RETURN, GREGORY WILLIAMS, PRODUCER, ONE FOR ISRAEL
• SILVER WINNER: THE OTHER SIDE, JOHN HALL, PRODUCER
• BRONZE WINNER: ALASKA RESCUE STORY, MARK ROSE PRODUCER

BEST CHRISTIAN TALK SHOW

• GOLD WINNER: THE VISION, DESTINY YARBROUGH, ALVEDA KING, DAY GARDNER, PRODUCERS
• SILVER WINNER: ECHO, CHARLES CASCIO, PRODUCER
• BRONZE WINNER: UNDERSTANDING THE PROPHETIC HARP, LISA BURKHARDT-WORLEY, PRODUCER

BEST SOUNDTRACK

• GOLD WINNER: DAVID, JOSEPH TRAPANESE COMPOSER
• SILVER WINNER: BEYOND BELIEF, BRIAN WHITMAN COMPOSER
• BRONZE WINNER: THE BEST THING ABOUT CHRISTMAS , DEREK G. HINCKLEY, COMPOSER

BEST USE OF AI ON SCREEN

• GOLD WINNER: PILGRIM’S PROGRESS 2 CHRISTIANA, NANCY HAMILTON, BILL CURTIS, PRODUCERS
• SILVER WINNER: BY DAWN’S EARLY LIGHT, KYLE JUSTICE PRODUCER
• BRONZE WINNER: A NEW BEGINNING, STEPH CARSE, PRODUCER

BEST EDITING 

• GOLD WINNER: ORACLES OF GOD: THE STORY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, WILLIAM H. ELLISON, EDITOR
• SILVER WINNER: THE LORD’S PRAYER, MARK ABLAZA, EDITOR
• BRONZE WINNER: ELIJAH PEEL, GRACIE STRAUS, EDITOR

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• GOLD WINNER: THE LORD’S PRAYER, AARON SELDON, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
• SILVER WINNER: I WAS A STRANGER, BRANDT ANDERSEN, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
• BRONZE WINNER: SKETCH, MEGAN STACEY, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

CELEBRATING THE 2026 ICVM CROWN AWARD FINALISTS

BEST CHILDREN’S SERIES

• BR. MARCOS de MENA  –  CASEY O’LEARY, PRODUCER
• REVELATION -CHRIS ROGERS, PRODUCER
• STORY QUILT ADVENTURES– WILL J. SIMS & KAREN ABERCROMBIE, PRODUCERS
• TAGLIFE FREEDOM QUEST VBS– LIFESTONE MINISTRIES, PRODUCERS
• THE LEGACY OF ADAM EP. 1&2–  ROGER GIHLEMOEN & HARALD ENDRESEN, PRODUCERS

BEST CHILDREN’S PROGRAM

• CROSSFIT YOUTH -DEREK BOWMAN-TAKARA FULLER DOBY, PRODUCER
• HIS SHOW BIBLE PARTY– JONG HO BAEK, PRODUCER
• KING DAVID: THE BOY WHO WOULD BE KING– CHRISTIAN GLOBAL NETWORK, HARAM KIM, PRODUCERS
• REVELATION– CHRIS ROGERS, PRODUCER
• SHE LEARNS LEADERSHIP: VIRTUE – RESPECT– MARALEE DAWN, PRODUCER

BEST ANIMATED FILM- MOVIE OR TV

• DAVID- PHIL & JACQUI CUNNINGHAM, PRODUCERS
• FAITH AND THE CHRISTMAS STAR– ANNE TRENNING, PRODUCER
• LIGHT OF THE WORLD– JOHN SCHAFFER & BRENNAN MCPHERSON, PRODUCERS
• THE KING OF KINGS– SEONG-HO-JANG, WOO-HYUNG KIM, PRODUCERS
• THE LEGACY OF ADAM EP 1&2- ROGER GIHLEMOEN & HARALD ENDRESEN, PRODUCERS

BEST COMEDY MOVIE OR SPECIAL

• BRIAN KOHATSU- WHAM!- BRIAN KOHATSU & CHRIS RUPPE, PRODUCERS
• KEN KINGTON HAPPILY EVER AFTER– KENN KINGTON, PRODUCER
• ROBERT G. LEE COMIC– ROBERT G. LEE, PRODUCER
• SENIORS– MATT WEBB & LANCE CLARK, PRODUCERS
• THE FAITH FAMILY– ARTURO ALLEN, LEOBARDO CISNEROS, MATT MCPHERSON PRODUCERS

BEST TELEVISON SERIES

• EDGE OF THE WORLD-DAVID FERRY, PRODUCER
• HOPE @NIGHT TV SERIES-HANNAH LUTRELL, PRODUCER
• MISSIONS LOG: STORIES OF KOREAN MISSIONAIRES– JAE HOO JOO, JIHAE SHIN PRODUCERS
• MY GREATEST VICTORY- AGUSKA-ADRIAN DURE, PRODUCER
• THE MERCY SHIPS– MISTI OWENS, JULIE JESTUS, VENESSA MIESSES- SEALY, PRODUCERS

BEST SHORT FILM

• BRIDGE TO REDEMPTION-MICHAEL JACEJKO, CHRISTOPHER KNBOX, PRODUCERS
• FRET NOT-MICHELLE MOORE, ETHAN KARTCHNER, JORDAN ROPER, PRODUCERS
• HERE I AM-OLGA LEHMAN, PRODUCER
• PAPA PANOV’S SPECIAL CHRISTMAS-JOHN SNOWDEN, PRODUCER
• PILGRIMS: THE JOURNEY-PAUL & SHEILAH MUNGER, PRODUCERS

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

• BEYOND BELIEF-MARK TRACE, PRODUCTION DESIGNER
• DANIEL & THE FIERY FURNACE-MATTHEW AND DANIEL KOOMAN, TRAVIS MANN PRODUCTION DESIGNERS
• ELIJAH PEEL-YANNI MONOUSAKIS, PRODUCTION DESIGNER
• ORACLES OF GOD: THE STORY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT-NIR ALBA, PRODUCTION DESIGNER
• THE BEST THING ABOUT CHRISTMAS-CHERI VAN BYNEN, PRODUCTION DESIGNER

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• ELIJAH PEEL-JORDAN DANELZ, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
• I WAS A STRANGER-BRANDT ANDERSEN, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
• SKETCH-MEGAN STACE, DIRECTOR OF PHOTGRAPHY
• THE BEST THING ABOUT CHRISTMAS-ADAM CHAPMAN, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
• THE LORD’S PRAYER-AARON SELDEN, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

• ALASKA RESCUE STORY-MARK ROSE, PRODUCER
• LOVE COMES HOME TO HOLLY-MISTY CAROL SMITH & BRAD SMITH, PRODUCERS
• OTOGE (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH)-KEVIN DAVID ICHEKOR, PRODUCER
• THE OTHER SIDE-JOHN HALL, PRODUCER
• ZION-A PROPHETIC SONG FOR ISRAEL’S RETURN-GREGORY WILLIAMS, ONE FOR ISRAEL PRODUCERS

BEST EVANGELISTIC FILM

• A DAY THAT CHANGED OUR LIVES FOREVER-MARK DVORNIK & TIM SMITH, PRODUCERS
• JUST ONE MORE-KALEB AND KYLER COOK PRODUCERS
• LOVED TO DEATH-JON LINDSKOOG, PRODUCER
• MISSIONS LOG: THE STORIES OF KOREAN MISSIONAIRES-JAE HOO JOO, JIHAE SHIN PRODUCERS
• NO LIMBS NO LIMITS-DARREN MOORMAN, JASON PAMER, JENS JACOBS, JOY THAYER PRODUCERS

BEST ACTOR

• BONHOEFFER-JONAS DASSLER AS DIETRICH BONHOEFFER
• ELIJAH PEEL-ROBERT MALCOLM CUMMING AS ELIJAH PEEL
• SOLO MIO-KEVIN JAMES AS MATT TAYLOR
• THE ONE-NOAH REDCLAY AS HAWK
• VINDICATION: SEARCH & RESCUE-TODD TERRY AS GARY TRAVIS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• VINDICATION: SEARCH & RESCUE-BRETT VARVEL AS DARREN LONG
• ELIJAH PEEL-KEVIN SORBO AS ROCK
• THE ONE-MARTIN SHEEN AS JEFFERSON
• YOUNG WARRIORS-JEREMY PIVEN AS JON
• MENDEL’S MESSIAH –STEPHEN LEN WHITE AS BEEZEBUB

BEST ACTRESS

• BONHOEFFER-NADINE HEIDENREICH AS PAULA BONHOEFFER
• ELIJAH PEEL-EVELYN GRACE KITE AS JESSICA SANCHEZ
• JUST ONE MORE-EMMA FILLEY AS JESS
• LITTLE AUDREY-EMILY VANCAMP AS MYRIAM LEVY
• SOLO MIO-NICOLE GRIMAUDO AS GIA

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• CHRISTMAS AT THE CABIN-SHARON OLIPHANT AS POPPY
• ELIJAH PEEL-PRINCESS ELMORE AS HATTIE
• LITTLE AUDREY-JENNIFER ESPOSITO AS LINDA SANTO
• THE ONE-JANA KRAMER AS LISA
• VINDICATION- SEARCH & RESCUE-VENUS MONIQUE AS KRIS TANNER

BEST VIDEO PODCAST

• CALLED AS CREATIVES PODCAST-LEXI WISNIEWSKI, PRODUCER
• FINISH STRONG– BRIAN ROLAND & DAN WHEELER, PRODUCERS
• GRACE GRACE WITH NINA & MICHELLE EP 251-NINA KEEGAN & MICHELLE HUMPHRIES, PRODUCERS
• MADE TO SHARE- COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL, AARTI SEQUEIRA, NEW BRIDGE STUDIOS, PRODUCERS
• SHAPED BY FAITH: PILATES STRETCH BAND WORKOUT- THERESA ROWE, PRODUCER

BEST TELEVISON PROGRAM

• A DAY THAT CHANGED OUR LIVES FOREVER-MARK DVORNIK & TIM SMITH, PRODUCERS
• THE VISION-ALVEDA KING, DESTINY YARBROUGH, DAY GARDNER, PRODUCERS
• SHAPED BY FAITH: PILATES STRETCH BAND WORKOUT-THERESA ROWE, PRODUCER
• THE CROWN’S CHURCH-ERIN RASMUSSEN, PRODUCER
• THE MERCY SHIPS-MISTI OWENS, JULIE JESTUS, VANESSA MIESSES-SEALY, PRODUCERS

BEST FOREIGN FILM

• BEYOND BOYHOOD-JINJU YOU, PRODUCER
• CHURCHES WITHOUT PASTORS-YOOHYUN LEE, PRODUCER
• SEEK FIRST HIS KINGDOM-DONGHO JI, PRODUCER
• THE FAITH FAMILY-ARTURO ALLEN, LEOBARDO CISEROS, MATT MCPHERSON, PRODUCERS
• WHERE THE RIVER DIVIDES-MD NEELY, MATRID NYAGAH, ISAAC MASIGA, DANA WAHLBECK, MERCY ODHIAMBO, PRODUCERS

BEST CHRISTIAN TALK SHOW

• THE VISION- DESTINY YARBROUGH, ALVEDA KING, DAY GARDNER, PRODUCERS
• ECHO-CHARLES CASCIO, PRODUCER
• HOW TO RESTORE YOUR BODY IMAGE: POP TALK INTERVIEW WITH JOY GILBERT
• LISA BURKHARDT-WORLEY, PRODUCER
• UNDERSTANDING THE PROPHETIC HARP– LISA BURKHARDT-WORLEY, PRODUCER
• WALK IN FAITH ELIJAH PEEL– CRAIG SYRACUSA, PRODUCER

BEST SOUNDTRACK

• BEYOND BELIEF-BRIAN WHITMAN, COMPOSER
• DAVID-JOSEPH TRAPANESE, COMPOSER
• ELIJAH PEEL-KEVIN SEPE, COMPOSER
• THE BEST THING ABOUT CHRISTMAS-DEREK G. HINCKLEY, COMPOSER
• THE KING OF KINGS-WOO-HYUNG KIM, COMPOSER

BEST USE OF AI ON SCREEN

• A NEW BEGINNING-STEPH CARSE, PRODUCER
• BY DAWN’S EARLY LIGHT-KYLE JUSTICE, PRODUCER
• PILGRIM’S PROGRESS 2 CHRISTIANA-NANCY HAMILTON, BILL CURTIS, PRODUCERS
• SNOW COLORED ASHES-RL LYONE. PRODUCER
• THE HIGH GROUND-GEOFFREY DAVIES, EMMORY POLLACK, PRODUCERS

BEST EDITING

• ELIJAH PEEL-GRACIE STRAUS, EDITOR
• INVESTIGATING THE SUPERNATURAL: ANGELS & DEMONS– DENZELBARNES, EDITOR
• ORACLES OF GOD: THE STORY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT-WILLIAM H. ELLISON, EDITOR
• THE FLOCK-DENZIL LAUGHREN, EDITOR
• THE LORD’S PRAYER-MARK ABLAZA, EDITOR

NON- THEATRICAL RELEASE

• FREEDOM-WAYNE BLAKELY, SCOTTY MAYER, KEITH DETWIELER, PRODUCERS
• JUST ONE MORE-CALEB COOK, KYLER COOK , PRODUCERS
• NO GREATER-NATHAN SHANE MILLER, PRODUCER
• VINDICATION: SEARCH & RESCUE-JARED O’FLAHERTY, PRODUCER
• YOUNG WARRIORS- KEVIN SEPE, TERRY LEE HARRIS, PRODUCERS

BEST LIMITED THEATRICAL RELEASE

• A CHRISTMAS JOURNEY-JEWELL R. POWELL, PRODUCER
• BEYOND BELIEF-DAVE STONE, SHARON OLIPANT, JOE SANDERS, PRODUCERS
• CONCEIVABLE-BETH CAUFIELD, PRODUCER
• JUST ONE LIFE-SO HO LEE DONOVAN, PRODUCER
• SENIORS-MATT WEBB, LANCE CLARK, PRODUCERS

BEST DOCUMENTARY UNDER $50,000

• A MILITARY CHAPLIN’S JOURNEY-STEPHAN KALB, PRODUCER
• LOVED TO DEATH-JON LINDSKOOG, PRODUCER
• PROJECT SEND MORE BEANS-BRIAN JAMES, PRODUCER
• SUDDENLY RAISING DISABLED TWINS-LENA KEIL, DIRECTOR
• THE UNSTOPPABLE GOSPEL-DANIEL RYAN STARKE, PRODUCER

BEST DOCUMENTARY OVER $50,000

• HE CALLS ME DAUGHTER-RICK ALTIZER PRODUCER
• NO LIMBS NO LIMITS-DARREN MOORMAN. JASONPAMER, JENS JACOBS, JOY THAYER PRODUCERS
• ORACLES OF GOD: THE STORY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT-SHARON SCHAVEET, ANGELICA BERMAN, PRODUCERS
• THE FIRST HYMN-JOHN DICKSON & MARK HADLEY, PRODUCERS
• THE LORD’S PRAYER-LINDSEY LEATHERMAN & JEN LEWIS, PRODUCERS

BEST STUDENT FILM

• SO TENDER A FLAME-ELISE MASTERS PRODUCER, TAYLOR UNIVERSITY
• RARE,BUT EVERYWHERE-MADISON COUCH, PRODUCER
• DELIRIUM-ANDREW BUTTE, KATELYN FRISBEE, PRODUCERS
• KIDS WHO DANCE-HANNAH MCLAUGHLIN, PRODUCER, TAYLOR UNIVERSITY
• BEYOND THE BIBLE-AARON BOHN, PRODUCER
• PROJECT HALIA-CHRISTOPHER ZYDOWICZ, PRODUCER, MEGAN WINNBERG, DIRECTOR, BOB JONES UNIVERSITY
• YOURS FOREVER-RYAN MURNANE, ARMOND BRUNDRIDGE, PRODUCERS

BEST THEATRICAL RELEASE

• ELIJAH PEEL-KEVIN D. SEPE, TERRY LEE HARRIS, PRODUCERS
• NO LIMBS NO LIMITS-DARREN MOORMAN, JASON PAMER, JENS JACOBS, JOY THAYER PRODUCERS
• THE FIRST HYMN-JOHN DICKSON, MARK HADLEY, PRODUCERS
• THE SENIOR-MARK CIARDI, JUSTIN BALDONI, ANDREW CALOF, CAMPBELL MCINNES, PRODUCERS
• TRUTH & TREASON-RUSS KENDALL, JOHN FOSS, MATT WHITAKER, PRODUCERS

BEST SCREENPLAY

• INCOGNITO-TODD E. WISE, WRITER
• JOB 21-ATTLIA IACOB PELI, WRITER
• ONE GOOD THING-BOB GIORDANA, WRITER
• SILENCE IN HEAVEN-BART SIBREL, WRITER
• THE DAY BEFORE TOMORROW-WALLY DE LA FUENTE, WRITER
• SIEGE OF EGER 1552-SCOTT FALES, WRITER

BEST DIRECTOR     

• ELIJAH PEEL-KEVIN SEPE, NATHAN ROSS MURPHY, DIRECTORS
• HE CALL ME DAUGHTER-RICK ALTIZER, DIRECTOR
• I WAS A STRANGER-BRANDT ANDERSEN, DIRECTOR
• INVESTIGATING THE SUPERNATURAL – ANGELS & DEMONS – JARROD ANDERSON DIRECTOR
• ORACLES OF GOD: THE STORY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT-ERIN ZIMMERMAN, DIRECTOR