ICVM Crown Awards

2019 WINNERS & FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

The 47th 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 47th Annual ICVM Crown Award Winners

WINNERS, BY CATEGORY

BEST CHILDREN’S FILM

Gold Crown Winner       The Pilgrims Progress               Cat in the Mill Productions

Silver Crown Winner     Torchlighters:  The Harriet Tubman Story   Vision Video

Bronze Crown Winner   The Adventures of Ryan DeFrates, Episode 9; Web Of Lies               Cat in the Mill Productions

 

 

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

Gold Crown Winner       Halellujah               Parables TV

Silver Crown Winner     Amazing Grace               Parables TV

Bronze Crown Winner   Heavenly Worship               Good TV

Bronze Crown Winner   Saved   CDR Communications

 

 

BEST STUDENT FILM

Gold Crown Winner       Rise:  The Anna Rexford Story    Taylor University 4 students

Silver Crown Winner     Everything               Gustafson, Bob

Bronze Crown Winner   Freedom             Taylor University 4 students

 

 

BEST COMEDY FEATURE

Gold Crown Winner       The Adventures of Ryan DeFrates, Episode 9; Web Of Lies               Cat in the Mill Productions

Silver Crown Winner     Grace and Gravity               Vision Video

Bronze Crown Winner   Sidetracked               Martin, Torry

 

 

BEST SHORT FILM

Gold Crown Winner       Everything               Gustafson, Bob

Silver Crown Winner     Through the Valley of Shadow              SCM

Bronze Crown Winner   JC The Bouncer               GMR Pictures

 

 

BEST CURRICULUM

Gold Crown Winner       Wurmbrand               Grooters Productions

Silver Crown Winner     Torchlighters:  The Harriet Tubman Story   Vision Video

Bronze Crown Winner   That the World May Know: Cultures In Conflict         Grooters Productions

 

 

BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM

Gold Crown Winner       GoGo Song               CGNTV

Silver Crown Winner     Sang Chul:  North Korea    Grooters Productions

Bronze Crown Winner   For Life Bonavita, J R

 

 

BEST DOCUMENTARY UNDER $50,000

Gold Crown Winner       Russ Taff:  I Still Believe Fuseic Entertainment

Silver Crown Winner     Through the Valley of Shadow              SCM

Bronze Crown Winner   Hariet Tubman:  They Called Her Moses          Vision Video

 

 

BEST DOCUMENTARY OVER $50,000

Gold Crown Winner       Patterns of Evidence: The Moses Controversy              Thinking Man Films

Silver Crown Winner     The Fantasy Makers               Vision Video

Bronze Crown Winner   Influence               CGNTV

 

 

BEST SERIES

Gold Crown Winner       Wurmbrand               Grooters Productions

Silver Crown Winner     That the World May Know: Cultures In Conflict         Grooters Productions

Bronze Crown Winner   Influence               CGNTV

 

 

BEST TELEVISION FORMAT

Gold Crown Winner       The Adventures of Ryan DeFrates, Episode 9; Web Of Lies               Cat in the Mill Productions

Silver Crown Winner     The Fantasy Makers               Vision Video

Bronze Crown Winner   Torchlighters:  The Harriet Tubman Story   Vision Video

 

BEST DRAMA UNDER $250,000

Gold Crown Winner       Grace and Gravity               Vision Video

Silver Crown Winner     To The Ends of the Earth     Vision Video

Bronze Crown Winner   The Father          Evan Atwood

 

 

BEST DRAMA OVER $250,000

Gold Crown Winner       The Least of These:  The Graham Staines Story         Daniel, Aneesh

Silver Crown Winner     The Pilgrims Progress               Cat in the Mill Productions

Bronze Crown Winner   Epiphany               Kazista, Koula

 

 

BEST EVANGELISTIC FILM

Gold Crown Winner       The Least of These:  The Graham Staines Story         Daniel, Aneesh

Silver Crown Winner     The Pilgrims Progress               Cat in the Mill Productions

Silver Crown Winner     To The Ends of the Earth     Vision Video

Bronze Crown Winner   Heavens To Betsy 2               Vision Video

 

 

BEST ACTOR

Gold Crown Winner       Stephen Baldwin               The Least of These:  The Graham Staines Story

Silver Crown Winner     Bruce Marchiano               Grace and Gravity

Bronze Crown Winner   Aki Avni               To The Ends of the Earth

 

 

BEST ACTRESS

Gold Crown Winner       Caitlin Carmichael               Epiphany

Silver Crown Winner     Shari Rigby        The Least of These:  The Graham Staines Story

Bronze Crown Winner   Karen Lesiewicz               Heavens To Betsy 2

 

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Gold Crown Winner       Richard Brimblecombe Grace and Gravity

Silver Crown Winner     Prakash Belawadi               The Least of These:  The Graham Staines Story

Bronze Crown Winner   Jeff Fenter               Vindication Season 1, Episode 6

 

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Gold Crown Winner       Aditi Chaengappa               The Least of These:  The Graham Staines Story

Silver Crown Winner     Yoon Yoosun     GoGo Song

Bronze Crown Winner   Emma Elle Roberts               Vindication Season 1, Episode 6

 

 

BEST PICTURE

Gold Crown Winner       The Least of These:  The Graham Staines Story         Daniel, Aneesh

Silver Crown Winner     RUSS TAFF:  I STILL BELIEVE              Fuseic Entertainment

Bronze Crown Winner   Grace & Gravity               Vision Video

Learn More About the Crown Awards

Since 1973, when a group of distributors began to honor the work of Christian film producers, the traditional awards ceremony has made a great ending to the ICVM conference each year. The Crown Awards are a celebration of films and film-makers, encouraging and inspiring creativity by showcasing great examples of excellence in communicating Christian values.