The Chris Awards - The Columbus Film and Video Festival

"The Chris Statuette" is the highest award given to film, video, or CD-Rom productions in each of the subject matter categories. Entries are judged on a seven point rating system. A superior rating of seven is required for winning the Chris. Ties are possible, if in the opinion of the panel, different styles of production merit more than one winner.

Productions are competitively evaluated against other productions in their division and category as well as on the merits stated above.

Chris winners are widely recognized as receiving the hallmark of superior quality. The Chris Award is presented to work receiving a rating of seven on a scale of 1-7

Last Dance
Mirra Bank

Life on Jupiter - The Story of Jens Nygaard, Musician
Martin J. Spinelli

Ravel’s Brain
Larry Weinstein

The Legacy of Rosina Lhevinne
Salome Ramras Arkatov

20/20 Show Opening Segment
Dennis S. Osik Producer

This Is. . . Discovery Channel Global Education Fund
Discovery Production Group - PSUI

Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided
David Grubin for American Experience

DragonflyTV
Twin Cities Public Television

Glasses
Brian Duchscherer

Graduating Peter
State of The Art, Inc.

Home Improvement
Lindsey K. Schwartz, Dateline NBC, Lea Thompson, Dateline NBC

Outdoor Idaho: Desert Therapy
Marcia Franklin and Jay Krajic

Rights and Wrongs of Spring
Dateline NBC: Hoda Kotbe, Lai Ling Jew, Deanna Dimuro, Allan Maraynes, David Corvo

So You Want To Be President?
Weston Woods Studios

Lexx
Salter Street Films

Ski Bums
John Zaritsky

Society’s Child
Sienna Films and Buffalo Gal Pictures

Someone Was Watching
Mark Goodman, Dreamchaser Entertainment

Rescue of the Bataan Ghost Soldiers
ABC News Productions

“Who Is Deep Throat?”
Dateline NBC

Hide In Plain Sight
Dateline NBC

Partners of the Heart
Andrea Kalin, Spark Media, Inc.

Playing The Game, Episode 3: Cambodia, The Bloodiest Domino
Electric Pictures and Wildfilm Australia

Rediscovering George Washington
Michael Pack - Manifold Productions, Inc.

Sitting Bull (Episode of The Limited Series Chiefs)
Richard Elson and Arnie Gelbart

The Dabbawallas
Paul S. Goodman

Boys Will Be Men
Tom Weidlinger

Misunderstood Minds
WGBH Educational Programming and Outreach

Let Each Light Shine
David Skillicorn

MSNBC Investigates: Life & Death: Saving Bella
MSNBC

Playing With Poison
John Ritchie

Radiological Terrorism for Healthcare
Medfilms Inc.

The Nature Of Things: Morphine On Trial
Vishnu Mathur - Producer Michael Allder - Executive Producer

Anthrax: Our Bodies Under Siege
National Geographic Television & Film - Natural History Unit

The Long Journey to Mars
CBC News: The National

Peas in a Pod
MediCinema/ AIT

McLuhan’s Wake
Kevin McMahon

Passport to Weather & Climate: What Makes Earth’s Weather & Climate?
Geoff Haines-Stiles/ Passport to Knowledge

Raising The Kursk
CineNova Productions

Snake Killers of The Kalahari
National Geographic Television & Film - Natural History Unit

The Next Industrial Revolution
Chris Bedford & Shelley Morhaim

9/11: The Journalists’ Story
Newsco Television / CBC News

A Simple Matter of God and Country
WOSU.TV

A Tribe of His Own: The Journalism of P. Sainath
Joe Moulins

Come Out Fighting: The 761st
Laszlo Barna, Fern Levitt, Barna-Alper Productions

Hope Along The Wind: The Life of Harry Hay
Eric Slade

Mama June: A Different Perspective on AIDS
The May Street Group Film, Video & Animation Ltd.

Mighty Times - The Legacy of Rosa Parks
Hudson & Houston - Tell The Truth Pictures

PicturePerfect
Carol Tizzano

Ryan’s Well
Real to Reel Productions Inc.

Sept. 11: Running Towards Danger
Newseum Productions

Ted Allan: Minstrel Boy of the 20th Century
Merrily Weisbord and Tanya Ballantyne Tree

Whispers of Angels: A Story of the Underground Railroad
Sharon Kelly Baker - Teleduction, Inc.

Why Can’t We Be A Family Again?
Roger Weisberg and Murray Nossel