We are happy to announce that we have officially selected 13 winners for the 17th JOSIAH MEDIA FESTIVAL! These winners hail from five countries and are split into 1st, 2nd and 3rd place among four film categories: Narrative, Documentary, Experimental and Animation. These winners will all win a cash prize of $250, $200 or $150, respectively.

We cordially extend our invitation for your participation in our awards celebration on February 17th at urban15.org/live-stream. Come watch these 13 winning films alongside acceptance videos from the talented filmmakers!

Sterling

1st Place Narrative

Gunnar Sizemore

18 Years Old. Los Angeles, CA

The Thing

2nd Place Narrative

Arad Navizi

20 Years Old. Tehran, Iran

Savonnette

3rd Place Narrative

Quentin Pladeau

16 Years Old. Montpellier, France

Filter

1st Place Experimental

Mehrshad Keshavarz

  21 Years Old. Karaj, Iran.

Interview

2nd Place Experimental

Arshia Motallebi

21 Years Old. Tehran, Iran.

In Repetito Religare

3rd Place Experimental

Audrey Collard & Valentin Sismann

21Years Old. Villemomble, France.

This is Not Medicine!

1st Place Documentary

Angel Diaz & Caitlin Olive

  20 Years Old. San Antonio, TX

One Day of Life

3rd Place Documentary

Maria Leschenko

14 Years Old. Kyiv, Ukraine.

The Town That Time Frogot

2nd Place Documentary

Lauren Mule

20 Years Old. Tallahassee, FL

Stray

1st Place Animation

Keyl Sparks

21 Years Old. Placentia, CA.

Bubby and Son

2nd Place Animation

Gwenaelle Du-Thumm

 20 Years Old.  Princeton, NJ 

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3rd Place Animation

Tong-min Li

21 Years Old.  Taipei, Taiwan

Death in Silent

Debra Varner Award for Innovation

Faezeh Kiani

21 Years Old.  Shiraz, Iran.