LIAFF
MOVIES OF THE MONTH
AUGUST, 2019
CATEGORY: AMATEUR FILM
WINNER
Uncle Fun: You’re The One
Directed by Laura Force Scruggs
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Door
Directed by Fella Cederbaum
United States
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CATEGORY: ANIMATED FILMS
WINNER
Requiem for Greed
Director Unknown
United States
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CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
WINNER
The Enemies
Directed by Giorgi Gachava
Georgia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Wilshire Grand Story: Tech Talk
Directed by Dilip Khatri
United States
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Home Away
Directed by Oliver Yan
China
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CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD
Mike
Directed by Austin Abbott
United States
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Uncle Fun: You’re The One
Directed by Laura Force Scruggs
United States
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AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
The Fields
Directed by Theodore Rosenblum
United States
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CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILMS
WINNER
Connected
Directed by Jane Schinasi
France
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Wheel of the World, One Woman’s Creative Journey for Global Peace
Directed by Vijali Hamilton
United States
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No Exit Order
Directed by Sorin Luca
Romania
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On the track of Robert van Gulik
Directed by Rob Rombout
Belgium
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Uncle Fun: You’re The One
Directed by Laura Force Scruggs
United States
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The Wilshire Grand Story: Tech Talk
Directed by Dilip Khatri
United States
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The Documentation of Walter Redinger Ghostship to Stadium
Directed by Dennis Siren
Canada
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CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD
Ho Gayi Hai Pir Parvat Si: The Mountains Agonized
Directed by Subrat Kumar Sahu
India
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The Power of Art: Women’s Voices in Africa
Directed by Claudine Pommier
Not Specified
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The Fields
Directed by Theodore Rosenblum
United States
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CATEGORY: DRONE FILMS
WINNER
Human Savagery
Directed by Jeremy Bible
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Wilshire Grand Story: Tech Talk
Directed by Dilip Khatri
United States
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CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
WINNER
BEFORE JELLY FISH
Directed by Julian Olariu
France
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Where to go? Where to come from? (V.4.0)
Directed by HUNG KEUNG
Hong Kong
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OZ
Directed by Lawrence Jordan
Directed by Not Specified
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For Sunrise
Directed by Hyonok Kim
United States
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Uncle Fun: You’re The One
Directed by Laura Force Scruggs
United States
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Fathoms: The Weight of Smoke
Directed by Chris Myhr
Canada
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CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD
Prufrock
Directed by Gerlad Varney
United States
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Architecture of the Breath
Directed by Kathy Rose
United States
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Eve Of
Directed by Lauren Armstrong
United States
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Gravity Well
Directed by Jadi Carboni
Germany
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AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Dhehi – Her Soul Never Surrendered
Directed by Dhana
India
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTOR
WINNER
[Still] love you
Acted by Miki Esparbé
Spain
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Moments
Acted by Gabriel M. Ramirez
United States
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CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD
SOUND OF SOUL (A SILENT FILM)
Acted By Anamitra Sarkar
INDIA
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTRESS
WINNER
[Still] love you
Acted By Eva Rufo
Spain
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Moments
Acted By Sarah Uplinger
United States
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CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD
Dhehi – Her Soul Never Surrendered
Acted By Upasana Gurjer
India
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CATEGORY: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER
Dhehi – Her Soul Never Surrendered
Cinematography by Anand Sundaresha
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Wilshire Grand Story: Tech Talk
Cinematography by Michael Moss & Dylan Moss
United States
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CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD
Currency of Love
Cinematography by Clare Chun
United States
CATEGORY:BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER
Miss Petunia
Directed by Chen Tianyi
China
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
[Still] love you
Directed by Fernando Bonelli
Spain
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The Wilshire Grand Story: Tech Talk
Directed by Dilip Khatri
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST EDITING
WINNER
The Wilshire Grand Story: Tech Talk
Edited by Lauren Freedman, Alisa Khosrovschahi & Elia Urquiza
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Currency of Love
Edited by Tim Krause
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST FILM SCORE – SOUNDTRACK
WINNER
The Wilshire Grand Story: Tech Talk
Film score by Ellen Golden
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Dhehi – Her Soul Never Surrendered
Film score by Nobil Paul
India
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CATEGORY: BEST SOUND DESIGNING
WINNER
The Wilshire Grand Story: Tech Talk
Sound Design by Alisa Khosrovschahi & Lauren Freedman
United States
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CATEGORY: FAMILY/CHILDREN FILMS
WINNER
When I Find You
Directed by Xi Wang
Not Specified
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CATEGORY: FILM ON NATURE / ENVIRONMENT / WILDLIFE
WINNER
By The Sea
Directed by Lynn Bianchi
United States
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CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD
Ho Gayi Hai Pir Parvat Si: The Mountains Agonized
Directed by Subrat Kumar Sahu
India
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CATEGORY: FILM ON WOMEN
WINNER
WOMEN ARE THE ANSWER
Directed by Fiona Cochrane
Australia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Her Little Rose
Directed by Tam Tran
Canada
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CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD
Dhehi – Her Soul Never Surrendered
Directed by Dhana
India
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CATEGORY: FILM/VIDEO POSTER
WINNER
The Wilshire Grand Story: Tech Talk
Poster Design by Dilip Khatri
United States
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CATEGORY: MOBILE FILM
WINNER
Divine Spell: VideoTonePoems™ Suite III
Directed by Payson R. Stevens
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Mustang Ride
Directed by Robert David Duncan
Canada
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CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER
Fire of the Sun
Directed by Wataru Yoneda, Kenju Yoshino
Japan
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Mike Anson – Do you remember
Directed by Pedram Vossoughi
Greece
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BURROW MAN
Directed by Tiger Dek
Italy
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Starcraft
Directed by Alan Bound
Germany
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Vandemataram Jana Gana Mana Rap
Directed by Maximilian & Nani Pramod
India
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CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD
Cockroach Brain
Directed by Ryan Bayne
United States
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The First & Last Time
Directed by Peter Sacco
Canada
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CATEGORY: NARRATIVE FEATURES
WINNER
Home Away
Directed by Oliver Yan
China
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Be There
Directed by Lotta Doll
Germany
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Chauffeur
Directed by Derek DeRoche
United States
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CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD
I AM THAT
Directed by Joy Marzec
United States
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Once There Was a Winter
Directed by Ana Valine
Canada
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AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
My Spirit Will Stay
Directed by Daniel Hess
United States
CATEGORY: PERFORMING ARTS
WINNER
Dhehi – Her Soul Never Surrendered
Directed by Dhana
India
CATEGORY: PHOTOGRAPHY
WINNER
The Wilshire Grand Story: Tech Talk
Photography by Gary Leonard
United States
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CATEGORY: POSTMODERN FILMS
WINNER
MORTE ET DABO: GIFT OF DEATH
Directed by Rubén Möller
Canada
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CATEGORY: SHORT FILMS
WINNER
MTB around the year in Finland
Directed by Pekka Honkakoski
Finland
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Wallet
Directed by Saumitra Singh
India
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Miracle
Directed by Bongi Ndaba
South Africa
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COMET
Directed by Giorgio Messina, Stefania Simoni
Italy
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BERGEN
Directed by Agnes Regan
Germany
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Milk Tea
Directed by Chien-Ni Yang
Taiwan
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[Still] love you
Directed by Fernando Bonelli
Spain
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2:30AM
Directed by Hussain Buhasan
Bahrain
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A Missing Piece
Directed by Grace Chang
United States
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Lost and Found
Directed by Zilong Wang
United States
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CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD
LA COMIDA
Directed by Edward Pomerantz
United States
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Moments
Directed by London Thor, Max Tadman
United States
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All who wander are not lost
Directed by Carmen Rozestraten
United States
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AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
“SpaceTime”
Directed by Mimi Garrard
United States
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“Dream”
Directed by Balaji R
India
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Trouble in the City
Directed by Unknown
Not Specified
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No Gyroscope
Directed by Fella Cederbaum
United States
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CATEGORY: SILENT FILMS
WINNER
Moments
Directed by London Thor, Max Tadman
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
SOUND OF SOUL (A Silent Film)
Directed by Tuhin Barua, Debjani Nayak
India
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CATEGORY: STUDENT FILMS
WINNER
Diegesis
Directed by Gabriel Angulo
Peru
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Alone
Directed by Mary Schnepf
United States
Her Mother’s Daughter
Directed by Alejandra Cadena-Perez
United States
Milk Tea
Directed by Chien-Ni Yang
Taiwan
Her Little Rose
Directed by Tam Tran
Canada
Meow
Directed by Yu Shu Grace Wang
United States
Not Pictured
Directed by Brea Ingram, Robert Ellerby
United States
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Flying High
Directed by Kfir Unger
Israel
CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD
OZ
Directed by Lawrence Jordan
Not Specified
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CATEGORY: TELEVISION / PILOT PROGRAM OR SERIES
WINNER
Midlife Drive-Thru
Director Unknown
Germany
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CATEGORY: TRAILER/TEASER
WINNER
Plaits Trailer
Directed by Livia Sampaio
Brazil
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CATEGORY: WEB AND NEW MEDIA
WINNER
BLACKBETTY season 1
Directed by Marco North
United States
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CATEGORY: WOMEN’S FILMS
WINNER
Under the weight of remorse
Directed by Lília Moema Santana
Brazil
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Her Little Rose
Directed by Tam Tran
Canada
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Miss Petunia
Directed by Chen Tianyi
China
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CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD
Ok! Silexatana
Directed by Sonal Mazumder
United States
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CATEGORY: YOUNG FILMMAKER
WINNER
Flying High
Directed by Kfir Unger
Israel
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Sons of Bolivar
Directed by Alex Matheus
United States