LIAFF
MOVIES OF THE MONTH
SEPTEMBER, 2019
CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
WINNER
Miss You, Dad
Directed by Neera Zaveri
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
1969 Comet Demo Reel 4
Directed by Carol Jackson
United States
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ELAM
Directed by VINOD KRISHNA
India
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CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILMS
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Bostofrio, oú le ciel rejoint la terre
Directed by Paulo Carneiro
Portugal
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Two as One
Directed by Carlo Stoppa
Italy
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Mining The Unconscious: The Artist’s Journey
Directed by Marcelina Martin
United States
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CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD
Solitary Confinement
Directed by Raquel Salvatella de Prada
Spain
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CATEGORY: DRONE FILMS
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Colombus
Directed by Ludovic Veltz
France
CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
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Art Poem
Directed by Raquel Salvatella de Prada
Not Specified
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Upmaarg
Directed by V K Choudhary
India
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The Price of Oil
Directed by Mani Mehrvarz
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTOR
WINNER
Upmaarg
Directed by Raman Bala
India
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CATEGORY: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
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In the Midst of Love
Directed by William Sung
Australia
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CATEGORY: BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER
ELAM
Directed by VINOD KRISHNA
India
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CATEGORY: BEST EDITING
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Enticing Sugary Boundless or songs and dances about death
Edited by Tania Khodakivska
Ukraine
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
In the Midst of Love
Edited by Willium Sung
Australia
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CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD
1969 Comet Demo Reel 4
Edited by Carol Jackson
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST PRODUCER
WINNER
ELAM
Produced by Jaya Menon, Shiji Mathew Cherukara & Vinayan Nair
India
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CATEGORY: FILM ON WOMEN
WINNER
Brooklyn Roses
Directed by Christine Noschese
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
TEJASWINI
Directed by Kunal Pattanaik
India
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Aaradi (Six Feet)
Directed by Santhosh Kumar
India
CATEGORY: FREE SPEECH
WINNER
The History of Everything Circa 1993 to the Present F/K/A Kissy Cousins Monster Babies and Morphing Elvis (The Feature)
Directed by Wayne Keeley
United States
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CATEGORY: HORROR / SCIENCE FICTION / GENRE FEATURE FILM
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13 Mysteries
Directed by Julia Noel
United States
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CATEGORY: MOBILE FILM
WINNER
Neckties
Directed by Robert David Duncan
Canada
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CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER
Intoxicated
Directed by Claudio Zagarini
Italy
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
POWERSOLO – LONELY GAL
Directed by Peder Pedersen
Denmark
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Pearl Cadillac
Directed by Clément Oberto
United States
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Origins | Belle Mt (Music Video Short Film)
Directed by Mustashrik Mahbub
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: NARRATIVE FEATURES
WINNER
ELAM
Directed by VINOD KRISHNA
India
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CATEGORY: BEST PHOTOGRAPHY
WINNER
At the scene of the fall
Photography by Che Carrigan-Reidy
Australia
CATEGORY:SHORT FILM
WINNER
Mirage My Bros
Directed by Diogo Baldaia
Portugal
OUTSTANDING ACHEVEMENT AWARD
Three Sides of a Circle
Directed by Alex Lage
United States
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In the Midst of Love
Directed by William Sung
Australia
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Miss You, Dad
Directed by Neera Zaveri
United States
CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD
WHERE THE SUMMER GOES (CHAPTERS ON YOUTH)
Directed by David Pinheiro Vicente
Portugal
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Sombra Luminosa
Directed by Francisco Queimadela, Mariana Caló
Portugal
CATEGORY:STUDENTS FILM
WINNER
Confessions of a Whittler
Directed by Sarvshrest Singh
United States
CATEGORY: TELEVISION / PILOT PROGRAM OR SERIES
WINNER
Comic Oops Tonic
Directed by Grigoriy Mironov
Canada
OUTSTANDING ACHEVEMENT AWARD
Voices From The Grave
Directed by Peter Sacco
Canada
CATEGORY: TRAILER/TEASER
WINNER
The Mistake (Teaser)
Directed by RAHUL BALOONI
India
CATEGORY: TREATMENT / SYNOPSIS
WINNER
Pad 41
Written by John Choate
United States
CATEGORY: WOMEN’S FILMS
WINNER
1969 Comet Demo Reel 4
Directed by Carol Jackson
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Miss You, Dad
Directed by Neera Zaveri
United States