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George A. Johnson

Awards

George A. Johnson

70 wins & 73 nominations

Political Film Society, USA

  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2022 Nominee PFS Award
    • Human Rights
    • Pursuit of Freedom
    Shared with: Kary Johnson · Lonnie Norris · Connie Norris · Stelio Savante

Big Apple Film Festival and Screenplay Competition

  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2022 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Feature Film
    • Pursuit of Freedom
    Shared with: Kary Johnson · Lonnie Norris · Connie Norris · Stelio Savante

Lift-Off Global Network, London

  • George A. Johnson and Michael Johnson in How Dads Hear (2017)
    2019 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Short Film
    • How Dads Hear

Telly Awards

  • The Ric Runestad Show (2015)
    2017 Winner Bronze Telly
    • Outstanding Production in Television Programming
    • The Ric Runestad Show

International Christian Film Festival

  • Michael Wilhelm, Sophia Amaya, Angelina Amaya, Colleen Amaya, Franni Rae Cash Cain, Shannen Fields, Matt Moore, Sharonne Lanier, Robert Amaya, Paul Kandarian, Meggie Jenny, Owen Johnson, Dale Dobson, Aaron Fullan, and Elias Kemuel in Carol (2024)
    2025 Nominee Best Director
    • Feature Film
    • Carol
  • Michael Wilhelm, Sophia Amaya, Angelina Amaya, Colleen Amaya, Franni Rae Cash Cain, Shannen Fields, Matt Moore, Sharonne Lanier, Robert Amaya, Paul Kandarian, Meggie Jenny, Owen Johnson, Dale Dobson, Aaron Fullan, and Elias Kemuel in Carol (2024)
    2025 Nominee Best Screenplay
    • Best Screenplay for a Feature Film
    • Carol
    Shared with: James Tew
  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2023 Nominee Best Picture
    • Feature Film
    • Pursuit of Freedom
    Shared with: Kary Johnson · Lonnie Norris · Connie Norris · Stelio Savante
  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2021 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Script
    • Pursuit of Freedom
  • George A. Johnson
    2021 Nominee Festival Award
    • People's Choice Filmmaker of the Year

Paris Art and Movie Awards

  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2020 Nominee PAMA
    • Best Feature Film
    • Thy Neighbor
  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2020 Winner PAMA
    • Best Trailer
    • Thy Neighbor

Top Indie Film Awards

  • Puppy Love (2023)
    2023 Nominee Summer Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Puppy Love
  • Stacey Bradshaw and Grace Johnson in Voices (2020)
    2020 Nominee Winter Award
    • Best Humor
    • Voices
  • Stacey Bradshaw and Grace Johnson in Voices (2020)
    2020 Nominee Winter Award
    • Best Message
    • Voices
  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2018 Nominee June Award
    • Best Feature
    • Thy Neighbor
  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2018 Nominee June Award
    • Best Director
    • Thy Neighbor

NYC Indie Film Awards

  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2018 Winner Platinum Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Thy Neighbor

Chandler International Film Festival

  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2019 Nominee CIFF Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Thy Neighbor

European Independent Film Award

  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2018 Winner Gold Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Thy Neighbor

Independent Horror Movie Awards

  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2018 Nominee June Award
    • Best Director
    • Thy Neighbor

Sose International Film Festival

  • The Neighbor (2018)
    2018 Nominee Best Feature Film
    • Best Feature Film
    • The Neighbor

Bloodstained Indie Film Festival

  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2018 Nominee Festival Award
    • Drama Feature
    • Thy Neighbor

Dreams Come True Film Festival

  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2018 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Screenplay
    • Thy Neighbor
  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2018 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Editor
    • Thy Neighbor
  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2018 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Sound
    • Thy Neighbor
    Shared with: Jonathan Schanbacher · Joshua Stairhime
  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2018 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Director
    • Thy Neighbor
  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2018 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Thy Neighbor

Feel The Reel International Film Festival

  • Jessica Koloian in The Guess Who: Haunted (2018)
    2018 Nominee September Award
    • Best Music Video
    • The Guess Who: Haunted

Gold Movie Awards

  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2019 Nominee Best of the Year Award
    • Best Director
    • Thy Neighbor
  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2019 Nominee Best of the Year Award
    • Best Director
    • Thy Neighbor
  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2018 Winner July Award
    • Best Feature
    • Thy Neighbor
  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2018 Winner July Award
    • Best Producer
    • Thy Neighbor
    Shared with: Kary Johnson

National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences - Lower Great Lakes Chapter

  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2020 Nominee Emmy
    • Best Director (Non-Live)
    • Thy Neighbor
  • Jessica Koloian in The Guess Who: Haunted (2018)
    2018 Winner Emmy
    • Best Director (Non-Live)
    • The Guess Who: Haunted

Genre Celebration Festival

  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2018 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Drama Feature
    • Thy Neighbor
  • Two Steps from Hope (2017)
    2018 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Drama Feature
    • Two Steps from Hope

Oniros Film Awards

  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2018 Nominee Best of Year
    • Best Director
    • Thy Neighbor
  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2018 Winner June Monthly Edition
    • Best Director
    • Thy Neighbor
  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2018 Nominee June Monthly Edition
    • Best Feature Film
    • Thy Neighbor
  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2018 Nominee June Monthly Edition
    • Best Producer
    • Thy Neighbor
    Shared with: Kary Johnson

International Music Video Underground

  • Jessica Koloian in The Guess Who: Haunted (2018)
    2019 Winner International Music Video Underground Award
    • Best Music Video
    • The Guess Who: Haunted

Great Message International Film Festival

  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2022 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Director Feature Film
    • Pursuit of Freedom
  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2022 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Film Production Company of the Year
    • Pursuit of Freedom
    Shared with: Lonnie Norris

Children's International Film Festival

  • George A. Johnson and Michael Johnson in How Dads Hear (2017)
    2018 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Short Film
    • How Dads Hear

International New York Film Festival

  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2022 Nominee Gold Award
    • Best Feature
    • Pursuit of Freedom
    Shared with: Kary Johnson · Lonnie Norris · Connie Norris · Stelio Savante

Royal Starr Film Festival

  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2022 Nominee Best Feature Film
    • Best Feature Film
    • Pursuit of Freedom
    Shared with: Kary Johnson · Lonnie Norris · Connie Norris · Stelio Savante
  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2018 Winner Best Feature Film
    • Best Feature Film
    • Thy Neighbor
  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2018 Nominee Best Director
    • Best Director
    • Thy Neighbor

Golden Earth Film Award

  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2020 Nominee June Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Thy Neighbor

Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards

  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2018 Nominee June Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Thy Neighbor
  • Jessica Koloian in The Guess Who: Haunted (2018)
    2018 Nominee October Award
    • Best Music Video
    • The Guess Who: Haunted

Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival

  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2020 Winner February Award
    • Best Feature Film - Finalist
    • Thy Neighbor

Queen Palm International Film Festival

  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2020 Winner Fourth Quarter Performance
    • Best Screenplay
    • Pursuit of Freedom

Great Lakes Christian Film Festival

  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2019 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Narrative Feature (over 90 min)
    • Thy Neighbor
  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2019 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Music Score in a Narrative Feature
    • Thy Neighbor
    Shared with: Van Lawson
  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2019 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Writer of a Narrative Feature
    • Thy Neighbor
  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2019 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Sound
    • Thy Neighbor
    Shared with: Van Lawson · Jonathan Schanbacher · Joshua Stairhime
  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2019 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Experimental/Most Creative
    • Thy Neighbor

Canadian International Faith & Family Film Festival

  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2022 Winner CIFF Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Pursuit of Freedom
    Shared with: Kary Johnson · Lonnie Norris · Connie Norris · Stelio Savante
  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2022 Nominee CIFF Award
    • Best Director
    • Pursuit of Freedom

Switzerland International Film Festival

  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Drama Film
    • Pursuit of Freedom
    Shared with: Kary Johnson · Lonnie Norris · Connie Norris · Stelio Savante

CKF International Film Festival

  • Jessica Koloian in The Guess Who: Haunted (2018)
    2018 Winner October Award
    • Best Music Video
    • The Guess Who: Haunted

Mabig Film Festival

  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2021 Nominee Best Trailer
    • Thy Neighbor

Hollywood Blood Horror Festival

  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2020 Winner May Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Thy Neighbor

DRUK International Film Festival

  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2024 Winner Master of Storytelling Award
    • Pursuit of Freedom
  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2021 Nominee DIFF Award
    • Best Director
    • Thy Neighbor
  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2021 Winner Outstanding Achievement Award
    • Best Director
    • Thy Neighbor

Golden Nugget International Film Festival

  • Stacey Bradshaw and Grace Johnson in Voices (2020)
    2021 Nominee Gold Award
    • Best Short
    • Voices

Kosice International Monthly Film Festival

  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2020 Winner February Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Thy Neighbor
  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2020 Winner February Award
    • Best Trailer
    • Thy Neighbor
  • Stacey Bradshaw and Grace Johnson in Voices (2020)
    2020 Nominee December Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Voices

New York Movie Awards

  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2020 Winner May Award
    • Best Feature Script
    • Pursuit of Freedom

MLC Awards

  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2022 Nominee MLC Award
    • Best Midwest-Made Feature
    • Pursuit of Freedom
    Shared with: Kary Johnson · Lonnie Norris · Connie Norris · Stelio Savante

American Golden Picture International Film Festival

  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2020 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Directing
    • Thy Neighbor
  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2020 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Trailer
    • Thy Neighbor
  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2020 Winner Honorable Mention
    • Best Directing
    • Thy Neighbor

World Film Carnival, Singapore

  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2021 Winner August Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Thy Neighbor

Assurdo Film Festival

  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2021 Nominee Monthly Award
    • Best Trailer
    • Thy Neighbor

Prague International Monthly Film Festival

  • Stacey Bradshaw and Grace Johnson in Voices (2020)
    2021 Nominee December Award
    • Best Short Film
    • Voices

Reale Film Festival

  • Derek Sharp in The Guess Who: Across the Line (2024)
    2023 Winner September Award
    • Best Producer
    • The Guess Who: Across the Line
    Shared with: Randy Erwin

Nassau Film Festival

  • Jessica Koloian in The Guess Who: Haunted (2018)
    2021 Nominee Best Music Video
    • The Guess Who: Haunted

Anatolia International Film Festival

  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Most Promising Director
    • Pursuit of Freedom
  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Pace and Structure
    • Pursuit of Freedom

Andromeda Film Festival

  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2020 Winner The Honor Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Thy Neighbor

Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival

  • Michael Wilhelm, Sophia Amaya, Angelina Amaya, Colleen Amaya, Franni Rae Cash Cain, Shannen Fields, Matt Moore, Sharonne Lanier, Robert Amaya, Paul Kandarian, Meggie Jenny, Owen Johnson, Dale Dobson, Aaron Fullan, and Elias Kemuel in Carol (2024)
    2025 Nominee September Award
    • Best Director
    • Carol
  • Michael Wilhelm, Sophia Amaya, Angelina Amaya, Colleen Amaya, Franni Rae Cash Cain, Shannen Fields, Matt Moore, Sharonne Lanier, Robert Amaya, Paul Kandarian, Meggie Jenny, Owen Johnson, Dale Dobson, Aaron Fullan, and Elias Kemuel in Carol (2024)
    2025 Nominee March Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Carol
    Shared with: James Tew

Best Director Award

  • Stacey Bradshaw and Grace Johnson in Voices (2020)
    2021 Nominee December Award
    • Best Director
    • Voices

Scene Awards

  • George A. Johnson and Michael Johnson in How Dads Hear (2017)
    2022 Winner Scene Award
    • Best Short Under 4 Minutes
    • How Dads Hear
    Shared with: George A. Johnson · Hannah Johnson · Grace Johnson · Michael Johnson · Owen Johnson
  • George A. Johnson and Michael Johnson in How Dads Hear (2017)
    2022 Winner Best of Year
    • Best Short Under 4 Minutes
    • How Dads Hear
    Shared with: George A. Johnson · Hannah Johnson · Grace Johnson · Michael Johnson · Owen Johnson
  • George A. Johnson and Michael Johnson in How Dads Hear (2017)
    2021 Nominee Scene Award
    • Best Short Under 4 Minutes
    • How Dads Hear

Lisbon CineFest

  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2021 Nominee Jury Prize
    • Best Trailer
    • Thy Neighbor

Golden Bridge İstanbul Short Film Festival

  • Rizz in Rizz & The Believerz: Can We Go
    2024 Winner Fall Season Award
    • Best Music Video
    • Rizz & The Believerz: Can We Go
  • Michael Wilhelm, Sophia Amaya, Angelina Amaya, Colleen Amaya, Franni Rae Cash Cain, Shannen Fields, Matt Moore, Sharonne Lanier, Robert Amaya, Paul Kandarian, Meggie Jenny, Owen Johnson, Dale Dobson, Aaron Fullan, and Elias Kemuel in Carol (2024)
    2024 Nominee Fall Season Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Carol
    Shared with: James Tew
  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2022 Winner Summer Season Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Pursuit of Freedom

New York Istanbul Short Film Festival

  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2022 Winner October Award
    • Best Poster Design
    • Pursuit of Freedom
    Shared with: Kary Johnson · Lonnie Norris · Connie Norris · Stelio Savante
  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2022 Winner October Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Pursuit of Freedom
    Shared with: Kary Johnson · Lonnie Norris · Connie Norris · Stelio Savante

International Symbolic Art Film Festival

  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2021 Winner Bi-Monthly Award
    • Best Feature Thriller
    • Thy Neighbor

Faith & Family Chicago Film Festival

  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2023 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Director
    • Pursuit of Freedom

Iconic Images Film Festival

  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2022 Winner Iconic Images Film Festival Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Pursuit of Freedom
  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2022 Winner Iconic Images Film Festival Award
    • Best Trailer
    • Pursuit of Freedom
  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2021 Nominee Iconic Images Film Festival Award
    • Best Trailer
    • Thy Neighbor
  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2021 Nominee Iconic Images Film Festival Award
    • Best Twisted Final
    • Thy Neighbor

Boden International Film Festival

  • Nathan Clarkson, Dave Payton, Jessica Koloian, and Michael Johnson in Thy Neighbor (2018)
    2021 Nominee BIFF Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Thy Neighbor

Content Film Festival & Media Summit

  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Overall Narrative Feature Film
    • Pursuit of Freedom
    Shared with: Kary Johnson · Lonnie Norris · Connie Norris · Stelio Savante
  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Justice - Slavery and Rescue
    • Pursuit of Freedom
    Shared with: Kary Johnson · Lonnie Norris · Connie Norris · Stelio Savante
  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2022 Nominee Festival Award
    • Best Body of Christ Film (BOC Working Together)
    • Pursuit of Freedom
    Shared with: Kary Johnson · Lonnie Norris · Connie Norris · Stelio Savante
  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Christian - Freedom from Bondage/Forgiveness
    • Pursuit of Freedom
    Shared with: Kary Johnson · Lonnie Norris · Connie Norris · Stelio Savante
  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2022 Winner Festival Award
    • Best Director
    • Pursuit of Freedom

Paris Film Awards

  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2022 Winner June Award
    • Honorable Mention: Feature Film
    • Pursuit of Freedom
  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2022 Winner June Award
    • Honorable Mention: Director
    • Pursuit of Freedom
  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2022 Winner June Award
    • Best Producer
    • Pursuit of Freedom
    Shared with: Lonnie Norris · Stelio Savante
  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2022 Winner June Award
    • Best Producer
    • Pursuit of Freedom
    Shared with: Kary Johnson · Lonnie Norris · Connie Norris · Stelio Savante
  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2022 Nominee June Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Pursuit of Freedom
    Shared with: Kary Johnson · Lonnie Norris · Connie Norris · Stelio Savante

International Motion Picture Awards

  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2022 Winner August Award
    • Best Feature Film
    • Pursuit of Freedom
    Shared with: Kary Johnson · Lonnie Norris · Connie Norris · Stelio Savante
  • Jessica Koloian, Brayden Eaton, Elias Kemuel, and Tenley Kellogg in Pursuit of Freedom (2022)
    2022 Winner August Award
    • Best Producer
    • Pursuit of Freedom
    Shared with: Kary Johnson · Lonnie Norris · Connie Norris · Stelio Savante

Symbiotic Film Festival

  • Derek Sharp in The Guess Who: Across the Line (2024)
    2023 Nominee Best Music Video
    • The Guess Who: Across the Line
    Shared with: Derek Sharp · Garry Peterson · Michael Staertow · Leonard Shaw

Golden Lion International Film Festival

  • Michael Wilhelm, Sophia Amaya, Angelina Amaya, Colleen Amaya, Franni Rae Cash Cain, Shannen Fields, Matt Moore, Sharonne Lanier, Robert Amaya, Paul Kandarian, Meggie Jenny, Owen Johnson, Dale Dobson, Aaron Fullan, and Elias Kemuel in Carol (2024)
    2024 Winner Best Director
    • Best Director
    • Carol
  • Michael Wilhelm, Sophia Amaya, Angelina Amaya, Colleen Amaya, Franni Rae Cash Cain, Shannen Fields, Matt Moore, Sharonne Lanier, Robert Amaya, Paul Kandarian, Meggie Jenny, Owen Johnson, Dale Dobson, Aaron Fullan, and Elias Kemuel in Carol (2024)
    2024 Winner Best International Feature Film
    • Best International Feature Film
    • Carol
    Shared with: James Tew
  • Rizz in Rizz & The Believerz: Can We Go
    2024 Winner Best Music Video
    • Best Music Video
    • Rizz & The Believerz: Can We Go
  • Michael Wilhelm, Sophia Amaya, Angelina Amaya, Colleen Amaya, Franni Rae Cash Cain, Shannen Fields, Matt Moore, Sharonne Lanier, Robert Amaya, Paul Kandarian, Meggie Jenny, Owen Johnson, Dale Dobson, Aaron Fullan, and Elias Kemuel in Carol (2024)
    2024 Winner Best Script/Screenplay
    • Best Script
    • Carol
    Shared with: Charles Dickens · James Tew
  • Michael Wilhelm, Sophia Amaya, Angelina Amaya, Colleen Amaya, Franni Rae Cash Cain, Shannen Fields, Matt Moore, Sharonne Lanier, Robert Amaya, Paul Kandarian, Meggie Jenny, Owen Johnson, Dale Dobson, Aaron Fullan, and Elias Kemuel in Carol (2024)
    2024 Winner Special Jury Award
    • Special Jury Award
    • Carol
    Shared with: James Tew

2 11 17 International Film Festival

  • Derek Sharp in The Guess Who: Across the Line (2024)
    2023 Winner Jury Prize
    • Performing Arts
    • The Guess Who: Across the Line
    Shared with: Derek Sharp · Garry Peterson · Leonard Shaw · Michael Staertow

Bollywood International Film Festival

  • Michael Wilhelm, Sophia Amaya, Angelina Amaya, Colleen Amaya, Franni Rae Cash Cain, Shannen Fields, Matt Moore, Sharonne Lanier, Robert Amaya, Paul Kandarian, Meggie Jenny, Owen Johnson, Dale Dobson, Aaron Fullan, and Elias Kemuel in Carol (2024)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Story of the Year
    • Carol
    Shared with: James Tew · Charles Dickens
  • Michael Wilhelm, Sophia Amaya, Angelina Amaya, Colleen Amaya, Franni Rae Cash Cain, Shannen Fields, Matt Moore, Sharonne Lanier, Robert Amaya, Paul Kandarian, Meggie Jenny, Owen Johnson, Dale Dobson, Aaron Fullan, and Elias Kemuel in Carol (2024)
    2024 Winner Jury Prize
    • Best Writer
    • Carol
    Shared with: Charles Dickens · James Tew

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