LDS Film Festival awards list
From left, Bruce Young (producer), Margaret Blair Young (screenwriter, producer) and Tshoper Kabambi (director) for "Heart of Africa," pose with their audience choice award for top pick in the Feature Film Competition at the LDS Film Festival on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at the SCERA Center For The Arts.
Filmmaker Richard Dutcher speaks after receiving the Pioneering Award at the LDS Film Festival on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at the SCERA Center For The Arts. Dutcher was the director and star of "God's Army," the film credited with kickstarting the LDS film movement 20 years ago.
Loki Mulholland, director of "The Evers," speaks after the film received first place in the Feature Documentary Film Competition at the LDS Film Festival on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at the SCERA Center For The Arts. At left are Stephanie Goodman, vice president of the LDS Film Festival, and Mason Davis, awards ceremony host.
From left, Cassidy Hubert, Scarlett Hazen and T. C. Christensen participate in a question-and-answer session following a screening of "The Fighting Preacher" at the LDS Film Festival on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, at the SCERA Center For the Arts in Orem. "The Fighting Preacher" took top honors in the Feature Film Competition at the festival on Saturday night.
Mason Davis emcees the awards ceremony at the LDS Film Festival on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at the SCERA Center For The Arts. At left is Stephanie Goodman, vice president of the LDS Film Festival.
Kels Goodman, president of the LDS Film Festival, speaks at the festival's awards ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at the SCERA Center For The Arts.
Musical group Spark performs "Let Go" at the LDS Film Festival awards ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at the SCERA Center For The Arts. Spark took second place in the Music Video Competition for "Let Go."
LDS FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS LIST
Family Film Competition
1st — “For Jane”
2nd — “Something Went Missing”
3rd — “Safety Dance Sleepover”
Audience choice — “For Jane”
Student Film Competition
1st — “In Memory”
48 Hour Filmmaker Competition
1st — “The Right Time”
2nd — “Face Time”
3rd — “Cal”
Audience choice — Tie: “Face Time” and “The Right Time”
Music Video Competition
1st — “I Am a Child of God,” Zion’s Youth Symphony and Chorus
2nd — “Let Go,” Spark
3rd — “A Million Dreams,” Stella Yeritsyan, featuring Robert Yeritsyan
Audience choice — “”I Am a Child of God,” Zion’s Youth Symphony and Chorus
Short Documentary Film Competition
1st — “Here Am I, Send Me”
2nd — “Amish Latter-Day Saints”
3rd — “The Way the World Works”
Audience choice — “Tradition”
Short Dramatic Film Competition
1st — “There Are Two Theories”
2nd — “Father of Man”
3rd — “Paper Trails”
Audience choice — “There Are Two Theories”
Feature Dramatic Film Competition
1st — “The Evers”
2nd — “Nephites in Europe”
3rd — “Idaho’s Anchorman”
Audience choice — “The Evers”
Feature Film Competition
1st — “The Fighting Preacher”
2nd — “Out of Liberty”
3rd — “Who We Are”
Audience choice — “Heart of Africa”
Special Achievement Awards
Lifetime Achievement — T.C. Christensen
Pioneering Award — Richard Dutcher
Special recognition — Marlin Sharp
– Doug Fox