LIAFF
MOVIE OF THE MONTH
AUGUST 2020
CATEGORY: AMATEUR FILMS
WINNER
IL CRIMINE NON PAGA
Directed by Tony Paganelli
Italy
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CATEGORY: COMEDY SHORT
WINNER
Driving license
Directed by David Loorenz
Sweden
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CATEGORY: COMMERCIAL / ADVERTISEMENT
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Ancient golden olive oil
Directed by Athina Krikeli
Greece
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CATEGORY: CRIME SHORT
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IL CRIMINE NON PAGA
Directed by Tony Paganelli
Italy
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CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
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Hacked
Directed by Uldouz Wallace
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
SATTHAM
Directed by Mani Shankar Iyer
India
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Pa Eso Estamos (I Got Your Back)
Directed by JUANXO VILLAVERDE C.
Panama
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CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILMS
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Built lands
Directed by Arturo Dueñas Herrero
Spain
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Expedition Niger – Real Africa
Directed by Roberto Fischer
Germany
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CATEGORY: EDUCATIONAL FILMS
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Fairytales of Growth
Directed by Pierre Smith Khanna
Spain
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Hacked
Directed by Uldouz Wallace
United States
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CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
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Bone Dry
Directed by William Stancik
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTRESS
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Bard Words
Acted by Judith Roberts
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
IL CRIMINE NON PAGA
Acted by Frances Sapphire
Italy
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Hacked
Acted by Uldouz Wallace
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER
HARMONIE
Directed by Juana Jimenez
Austria
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CATEGORY: BEST FILM SCORE – SOUNDTRACK
WINNER
HARMONIE
Filmscore by Paolo Costa
Austria
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CATEGORY: BEST PRODUCER
WINNER
Lebenspanorama- A portrait on the search for Reincarnation
Produced by Malte Füllgrabe
Germany
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Hacked
Produced by Uldouz Wallace
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WINNER
SATTHAM
Acted by Rohith Muralidharan
India
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CATEGORY: FILM ON NATURE / ENVIRONMENT / WILDLIFE
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FIREFALLS
Directed by Ariel Neo
France
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CATEGORY: FILM ON WOMEN
WINNER
I’m Sinner
Directed by JAY DOGRA
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Hacked
Directed by Uldouz Wallace
United States
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CATEGORY: FREE SPEECH
WINNER
Hacked
Directed by Uldouz Wallace
United States
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CATEGORY: MOBILE FILM
WINNER
Bard Words
Directed by Paul Kelly
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Seeker’s Clue
Directed by Robert David Duncan
Canada
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CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO
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AL DI LA’ DEL FIUME
Directed by FRANCES SAPPHIRE
Italy
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
MY AMAZING GRACE (video)
Directed by Debra Gussin
United States
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Fluid Funk
Directed by Johannes Horak
Germany
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CATEGORY: NARRATIVE FEATURE
WINNER
a cambodian winter
Directed by forest wise
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Simile (2019)
Directed by SS Jishnu Dev
India
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CATEGORY: ONE MINUTE FILM
WINNER
Glen and Longwood
Directed by Robert Hamilton
Canada
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
moments in paradise
Directed by bellopropello
Switzerland
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CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD
Lullaby for a Pandemic
Directed by Gwendolyn Audrey Foster
United States
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CATEGORY: POSTMODERN FILMS
WINNER
Mustango!
Directed by William Stancik
United States
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CATEGORY: SHORT FILMS
WINNER
Two Months
Directed by Nilmini Perera
Sri Lanka
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Before Sunrise / Created and producer, by Julia L. Rosengren
Directed by Julia L. Rosengren /Rogerio Takashi, HELENA Riul
United States
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“Realeyes”
Directed by Mimi Garrard
United States
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Hacked
Directed by Uldouz Wallace
United States
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The Mistake Chapter 1
Directed by Rahul Balooni
India
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Love u sravani
Directed by Bablu
India
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Weak
Directed by Harish Vipin Parekh
India
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Darkness Everyday
Directed by Shaeem Jahangir
Bangladesh
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Anagnorisis
Directed by Arturo Dueñas Herrero
Spain
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CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD
Pa Eso Estamos (I Got Your Back)
Directed by JUANXO VILLAVERDE C.
Panama
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CATEGORY: SHORT SCRIPT
WINNER
Worst Critic
Written by Alyxandrya Prynce
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Too short the peace
Written by Milethia Thomas
United Kingdom
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Hacked
Written by Uldouz Wallace
United States
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“The Real You”
Written by Aneta Gjorgoska
United States
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CATEGORY: SILENT FILM
WINNER
A Piglet’s Tale
Directed by Fabrizio Gammardella
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: STUDENT FILMS
WINNER
A Tent, Drowning
Directed by Roberto Martell III
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Fairytales of Growth
Directed by Pierre Smith Khanna
Spain
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Hands of Time
Directed by Pranay Singh
India
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CATEGORY: WOMEN’S FILMS
WINNER
Hacked
Directed by Uldouz Wallace
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Two Months
Directed by Nilmini Perera
Sri Lanka
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CATEGORY: YOUNG FILMMAKER
WINNER
DIstance Between
Directed by Isa Phillips
United States
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