The 46th Annual ICVM Crown Awards, honoring the best in indie Christian film and TV, announced the finalists during the ICVM Storytellers Conference in Franklin, TN. Five finalists were chosen in each of the 17 categories, which received entries from 22 countries around the world.
The winners were announced for the Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards at ICVM’s gala awards ceremony during NRB’s Christian Media Convention.
Congratulations To Our 46th Annual ICVM Crown Award Winners
WINNERS, BY CATEGORY
BEST PICTURE
THE CASE FOR CHRIST, PureFlix
STORM & LUTHER’S FORBIDDEN LETTER, Vision Video
TORTURED FOR CHRIST, Grooters Productions
BEST EVANGELISTIC FILM
THE CASE FOR CHRIST, PureFlix
TORTURED FOR CHRIST, Grooters Productions
RUN THE RACE, McEntire, Jake
BEST DRAMA OVER $250,000
THE CASE FOR CHRIST, PureFlix
TORTURED FOR CHRIST, Grooters Productions
RUN THE RACE, McEntire, Jake
BEST DRAMA UNDER $250,000
COME BEFORE WINTER, Vision Video
CHASING THE STAR, Bridgestone MultiMedia Group
REDEMPTION WAY, Vision Video
BEST TELEVISION FORMAT
OUT OF THE ASHES: C.T. STUDD CRICKETER & MISSIONARY, Wilkinson, Gary & Christian Television Association
VINDICATION: A NAME AND NUMBERS, Vision Video
TORCHLIGHTERS: THE ADONIRAM & ANN JUDSON STORY, Vision Video
BEST CHURCH CLIP
Heal Me music video. SOLITARY PRAYER
Grooters Productions CLOAKED
Crosslight Media HEAL ME
Unveil Studios
BEST SERIES
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE – THE STUDY, City on a Hill Productions
WATERSHED SHORT FILM SERIES (FOR STUDENTS) – PAST DUE, City on a Hill Productions
THE ANIMATED BIBLE SERIES, EPISODE 1 – THE CREATION, Cat in the Mill Productions
BEST SHORT FILM
SOLITARY PRAYER, Grooters Productions
UNDER WATER
4L FILMS
CREATED AND REDEEMED, Bob Jones University/Unusual Films
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
STORM & LUTHER’S FORBIDDEN LETTER, Vision Video
SEO SEO-PYEONG: SLOWLY AND PEACEFULLY
CGNTV RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, Good TV
BEST DOCUMENTARY OVER $50,000
COME BEFORE WINTER, Vision Video
RETURN TO GRACE, Vision Video
THE GOD WHO SPEAKS, American Family Studios
BEST DOCUMENTARY UNDER $50,000
OUT OF THE ASHES: C.T. STUDD CRICKETER & MISSIONARY
CHONDA PIERCE: ENOUGH, Chonda Pierce
A JOURNEY OF MIRACLES, Vintage Media, Wilkinson, Gary & Christian Television Association
COME ALIVE, Vision Video
BEST YOUTH FILM
RUN THE RACE, McEntire, Jake
THE WITNESSES: TO EVERY NATION, Vision Video
THE ANIMATED BIBLE SERIES, EPISODE 1 – THE CREATION, Cat in the Mill Productions
BEST CURRICULUM
RESTORING THE SHACK, BMG
THAT THE WORLD MAY KNOW | A CLASH OF KINGDOMS, Grooters Productions
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE – THE STUDY, City on a Hill Productions
BEST COMEDY
ALTAR EGOS, BMG
HEAVENS TO BETSY, Vision Video
BOB SMILEY: BREAKING BOB, Crown Entertainment
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
HEAL ME, Unveil Studios
IN CHRIST ALONE: LIVE PERFORMANCE BY THE GETTYS, Grooters Productions
THIS RIGHT HERE: BEHIND THE MUSIC WITH JORDYN OSBURN, Grooters Productions
BEST CHILDREN’S FILM
THE WITNESSES: TO EVERY NATION, Vision Video
RYAN DEFRATES, SECRET AGENT: EPISODE 4, THE GREEDY PIRATE, Cat in the Mill Productions/American Family Studios
TORCHLIGHTERS: THE ADONIRAM & ANN JUDSON STORY, Vision Video
BEST NEW FILMMAKER
Andrew Kooman, Daniel Kooman and Matthew Kooman
PRESIDENT’S AWARD
Lynn Barrington