FILMS OF THE MONTH – JANUARY 2019
CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
BEST DEBUT FILMMAKER
LIVING ON THE EDGE-DEGLAMOURING BOLLYWOOD
Directed by OPENDER CHANANA
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
KITAAB
Directed by Kamlesh K Mishra
India
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Run Through rainbow bridges
Directed by Eri Tsukimoto
Japan
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50 Days
Directed by Chandra Duvvuri
United States
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CRITICS CHOICE AWARD
Dreams, Washed Out
Directed by Momò Lee
Italy
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Life, in a day!
Directed by Aniket Rumde
India
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AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
The Reprogramming of Jeremy
Directed by Gail Wagner
United States
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Jawaab La-Jawaab
Directed by Parviz Batada
India
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HONOURABLE MENTION AWARD
Thendral Vandhu Theendum Bodhu (The Breeze that sparks a feeling..)
Directed by Arul Sankar S
India
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Lean On Me
Directed by David Fowler
United States
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CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILM
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Once upon a time – An old canal
Directed by Robert Henno
Belgium
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
I Love You Baba
Directed by Abhilassh P Bhattacharrya
India
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Khamma Gir Ne (Long Live Gir)
Directed by Narendra Mojidra
India
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CRITICS CHOICE AWARD
The Patient Who Built a Hospital
Directed by Börje Peratt, Lars af Sillén
Sweden
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1,2,3, Once Again
Directed by Vasco Diogo
Portugal
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HONOURABLE MENTION AWARD
RAW
Directed by Carlos Ruiz
Portugal
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CATEGORY: DRONE FILM
BEST DRONE FILM
Lontane ma vicine
Directed by Massimiliano Tedeschi
Italy
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CATEGORY: EDUCATIONAL FILM
BEST EDUCATIONAL FILM
50 Days
Directed by Chandra Duvvuri
United States
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CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILM
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
Disaster Man
Directed by Laura P. Valtorta
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Reverie of the Puppets
Directed by Kathy Rose
United States
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50 Days
Directed by Chandra Duvvuri
United States
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CRITICS CHOICE AWARD
Beings of the 2nd Sphere
Directed by Kathy L. Rose
United States
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Playing with Snowballs in the Prison of Time
Directed by John Seddon, Vaibhav Kaul
India
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AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
A Home History
Directed by Tomaso Aramini
Italy
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UnderSee
Directed by Margie Kelk, Lynne Slater
Canada
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HONOURABLE MENTION AWARD
The Wall of Shame
Directed by Börje Peratt
Sweden
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Super Cut Free Way
Directed by Vasco Diogo
Portugal
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CATEGORY: FAMILY/CHILDREN FILM
BEST FAMILY/CHILDREN FILM
Buchcha
Directed by Pankaj Kumar
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Jawaab La-Jawaab
Directed by Parviz Batada
India
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CATEGORY:FILM ON NATURE / ENVIRONMENT / WILDLIFE
BEST FILM ON NATURE / ENVIRONMENT / WILDLIFE
Once upon a time – An old canal
Directed by Robert Henno
Belgium
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Khamma Gir Ne (Long Live Gir)
Directed by Narendra Mojidra
India
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CRITICS CHOICE AWARD
The Stolen River
Directed by Krisztina Danka
United States
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CATEGORY: FILM ON RELIGION
BEST FILM ON RELIGION
Teenagers
Directed by Paul de Métairy
France
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Joy of Devotion
Directed by Krisztina Danka, Ph.D.
United States
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HONOURABLE MENTION AWARD
Last Call
Directed by Max Gleiser
United States
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CATEGORY: FILM ON WOMEN
BEST FILM ON WOMEN
THE ROLE OF A LIFETIME
Directed by marc saez
France
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
BONSÁI
Directed by ROBERTO AZNAR
Spain
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Beti ( Daughter)
Directed by Raja Ram Mukerji
India
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CRITICS CHOICE AWARD
Bardo
Directed by Rolf Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Sweden
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AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
PREFECT
Directed by Diana Cignoni
United States
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HONOURABLE MENTION AWARD
Life, in a day!
Directed by Aniket Rumde
India
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SNOW CHILD
Directed by Diana Cignoni
United States
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CATEGORY: FILM / VIDEO POSTER
BEST FILM / VIDEO POSTER
The Forest
Directed by Viktor Gasic
Germany
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Khamma Gir Ne (Long Live Gir)
Directed by Narendra Mojidra
India
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CATEGORY: FILM ON DISABILITY ISSUE
BEST FILM ON DISABILITY ISSUE
PREFECT
Directed by Diana Cignoni
United States
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CATEGORY: FREE SPEECH
BEST FREE SPEECH
The Wall of Shame
Directed by Börje Peratt
Sweden
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CATEGORY: LGBT FILM
BEST LGBT FILM
The Reprogramming of Jeremy
Directed by Gail Wagner
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Stream of Consciousness
Directed by Donguk Yim
United States
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CATEGORY: MOBILE FILM
BEST MOBILE FILM
Super Cut Free Way
Directed by Vasco Diogo
Portugal
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Swapping
Directed By Abhijit Sinha
India
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CATEGORY: NARRATIVE FEATURE
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
Steppe man
Directed by Shamil Aliyev
Azerbaijan
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Forest
Directed by Viktor Gasic
Germany
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We Need to Talk
Directed by Robert L Butler Jr
United States
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CRITICS CHOICE AWARD
Teenagers
Directed by Paul de Métairy
France
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THE DEVOTED
Directed by Pozsgai Zsolt
Hungary
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AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
ONCE UPON A TIME ON ALL HALLOWS’ EVE
Directed by JAROSLAW GOGOLIN
United Kingdom
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HONOURABLE MENTION AWARD
The Reprogramming of Jeremy
Directed by Gail Wagner
United States
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Miracle of Christmas
Directed by Eri Tsukimoto
Japan
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CATEGORY: POST- MODERN FILMS
BEST POST- MODERN FILMS
The City Within
Directed by Tomaso Aramini
United Kingdom
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Too much love will kill you
Directed by Christophe Karabache
France
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CATEGORY: BEST SILENT FILM
BEST SILENT FILM
Help Wanted
Directed by Mac Estelle (Michael Madden)
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
N
Directed by Iacopo Di Girolamo
Italy
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HONOURABLE MENTION AWARD
Last Call
Directed by Max Gleiser
United States
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CATEGORY: STUDENT FILM
BEST STUDENT FILM
ABHIYOG
Directed by AADITYA BHARDWAJ
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Kingdom of Bliss
Directed by Malachi Whitten
United States
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“E”
Directed by Ember Crowley
United States
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Pangu
Directed by Yijun Wang
United States
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Mirchi Cafe
Directed by Mehkansh Kathuria
India
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Coping Mechanism
Directed by Sean Roberts
Australia
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The Stream of Consciousness
Directed by Donguk Yim
United States
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SIEGE
Directed by Deeptanshu Sinha
India
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HONOURABLE MENTION AWARD
Husband Approved
Directed by Max Gleiser
United States
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CATEGORY: TELEVISION / PILOT PROGRAM OR SERIES
BEST TELEVISION PILOT PROGRAM OR SERIES
The Emergence (Pilot)
Directed by Michael Vincent Montgomery
United States
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CATEGORY: TRAILER / TEASER
BEST TRAILER / TEASER
Real Love (Teaser)
Directed by Robert L Butler Jr
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
John Bauer and the Mountain King (pilot)
Directed by Börje Peratt
Sweden
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CRITICS CHOICE AWARD
Land of Wooden Gods (pilot#2)
Directed by Börje Peratt
Sweden
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CATEGORY: TREATMENT / SYNOPSIS
BEST TREATMENT / SYNOPSIS
Real Love
Written by Robert L Butler Jr
United States
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CATEGORY: Virtual Reality (VR) / Augmented Reality (AR) and 360° Video
BEST Virtual Reality (VR) / Augmented Reality (AR) and 360° Video
Earth Beat Blues
Directed by Justiniano Mickael
France
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CATEGORY: WOMEN’S FILM
BEST WOMEN’S FILM
Bardo
Directed by Rolf Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Sweden
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Riddle – Feature Length Movie
Directed by Georgia Chioni
Greece
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KRISHNOBIBOR(THE BLACK HOLE)
Directed by PIYALI SHOME
India
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CRITICS CHOICE AWARD
Mehndi & Me
Directed by Laura P. Valtorta
United States
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AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
ESPIRAL
Directed by Susana Weingaten Evert
United States
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PREFECT
Directed by Diana Cignoni
United States
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HONOURABLE MENTION AWARD
The Reprogramming of Jeremy
Directed by Gail Wagner
United States
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Dreams, Washed Out
Directed by Momò Lee
Italy
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SNOW CHILD
Directed by Diana Cignoni
United States
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CATEGORY: YOUNG FILMMAKER
BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER
Merciful Decadence: An Ode To The Color Fulvous and its Evocative Complexion
Directed by Ben Carter
United States
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CATEGORY: AMATEUR FILM
BEST AMATEUR FILM
Laura
Directed by Massimiliano Tedeschi
Italy
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Jawaab La-Jawaab
Directed by Parviz Batada
India
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CRITICS CHOICE AWARD
Upstate Story
Directed by Shaun Rose
United States
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CATEGORY: ANIMATION FILM
BEST ANIMATION FILM
Cupid is not a terrorist
Directed by bellopropello
Switzerland
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Dystopia
Directed by bellopropello
Switzerland
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CRITICS CHOICE AWARD
Fake News
Directed by Joachim Weber
Germany
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Under See
Directed by Margie Kelk, Lynne Slater
Canada
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AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Skyscrapers
Directed by FABIENNE GIEZENDANNER
Switzerland
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THE FLYING OF LEAVES
Directed by Juan Pablo Etcheverry, Nathalie Signorini
Italy
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HONOURABLE MENTION AWARD
Icons
Directed by Ronnie Cramer
United States
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The Liquid Ladies
Directed by Kathy Rose
United States
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CATEGORY: SHORT FILM
BEST SHORT FILM
A piece for two hands
Directed by Akvilė Žilionytė
Lithuania
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Laura
Directed by Massimiliano Tedeschi
Italy
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Conquer the World
Directed by Federico Del Buono
Italy
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The Drone Master
Directed by Sébastien Duhem
France
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Jack
Directed by Daniele Nicolosi
Italy
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THE ROLE OF A LIFETIME
Directed by Marc Saez
France
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I AM GOOD
Directed by Raja Ram Mukerji
India
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CRITICS CHOICE AWARD
PLANCHETTE
Directed by SUMITRO BANERJEE
India
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Mehndi & Me
Directed by Laura P. Valtorta
United States
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Bardo
Directed by Rolf Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Sweden
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Me And Daddy ( Main aur papa )
Directed by RAJA RAM MUKERJI
India
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AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Kingdom of Bliss
Directed by Malachi Whitten
United States
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Illusion
Directed by Mohammad Farahani
Iran, Islamic Republic of
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Line of Fire
Directed by Mike Johnston
Canada
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HONOURABLE MENTION AWARD
“Gaslight” (Three sections)
Directed by Mimi Garrard
United States
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ESPIRAL
Directed by Susana Weingaten Evert
United States
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Max
Directed by Mr. Bouhaïk
France
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Ticket
Directed by Abhik Das
India
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FINALIST
Jawaab La-Jawaab
Directed by Parviz Batada
India
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Life, in a day!
Directed by Aniket Rumde
India
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Husband Approved
Directed by Max Gleiser
United States
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Thendral Vandhu Theendum Bodhu (The Breeze that sparks a feeling..)
Directed by Arul Sankar S
India
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Lontane ma vicine
Directed by Massimiliano Tedeschi
Italy
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Merciful Decadence: An Ode To The Color Fulvous and its Evocative Complexion
Directed by Ben Carter
United States
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Late afternoon in Alentejo
Directed by Carlos Ruiz
Portugal
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CATEGORY: DIRECTOR
BEST DIRECTOR
Steppe man
Directed by Shamil Aliyev
Azerbaijan
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Forest
Directed by Viktor Gasic
Germany
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We Need to Talk
Directed by Robert L Butler Jr
United States
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BONSÁI
Directed by ROBERTO AZNAR
Spain
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Conquer the World
Directed by Federico Del Buono
Italy
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CRITICS CHOICE AWARD
SIEGE
Directed by Deeptanshu Sinha
India
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50 Days
Directed by Chandra Duvvuri
United States
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AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Upstate Story
Directed by Shaun Rose
United States
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Miracle of Christmas
Directed by Eri Tsukimoto
Japan
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HONOURABLE MENTION AWARD
Lean On Me
Directed by David Fowler
United States
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The Reprogramming of Jeremy
Directed by Gail Wagner
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTRESS
BEST ACTRESS
Steppe man
Actress Salome Demuria
Azerbaijan
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Forest
Actress Sabrina Strehl
Germany
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BONSÁI
Actress Marisa Nolla
Spain
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THE ROLE OF A LIFETIME
Actress Veronique Picciotto
France
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CRITICS CHOICE AWARD
Conquer the World
Actress Vanessa Montanari
Italy
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AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Bardo
Actress
Sweden
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We Need to Talk
Actress Michelle Nessk
United States
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Jawaab La-Jawaab
Actress Rutba Nrsidani
India
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HONOURABLE MENTION AWARD
50 Days
Actress Bharati Janapareddi
United States
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The Reprogramming of Jeremy
Actress Emily Cuiffetelli
United States
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Jack
Actress Lidia Napoli
Italy
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Thendral Vandhu Theendum Bodhu (The Breeze that sparks a feeling..)
Actress Jaqlene Prakash
India
CATEGORY: ACTOR
BEST ACTOR
We Need to Talk
Actor Robert L Butler Jr
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Forest
Actor Daniel Fritz
Germany
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CRITICS CHOICE AWARD
The Reprogramming of Jeremy
Actor Sean Wagner
United States
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AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Thendral Vandhu Theendum Bodhu (The Breeze that sparks a feeling..)
Actor Suraj Natarajan Nagoji
India
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HONOURABLE MENTION AWARD
Upstate Story
Actor Shaun Rose
United States
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Jawaab La-Jawaab
Actor Deepak Antani
India
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CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Steppe man
Supporting Actor Vidadi Hasanov
Azerbaijan
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Riddle – Feature Length Movie
Supporting Actor Giannis Dimitrakis
Greece
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The Forest
Supporting Actor Rene Erler
Germany
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CRITICS CHOICE AWARD
The Reprogramming of Jeremy
Supporting Actor Dave Hastings
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
The Forest
Supporting Actress Leni Wesselman
Germany
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Run Through rainbow bridges
Supporting Actress Eri Tsukimoto
Japan
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Mirchi Cafe
Supporting Actress Kashish Goswami
India
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HONOURABLE MENTION AWARD
The Reprogramming of Jeremy
Supporting Actress Gina Olkowski
United States
CATEGORY: BEST EDITING
BEST EDITOR
The Forest
Editor Viktor Gasic
Germany
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
KhammaGir Ne (Long Live Gir)
Editor Narendra Mojidra
India
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We Need to Talk
Editor Robert L Butler Jr
United States
CRITICS CHOICE AWARD
The Reprogramming of Jeremy
Editor Jacob Hunter& Gail Wagner
United States
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Jawaab La-Jawaab
Editor Dhara Shah
India
SIEGE
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SIEGE
Editor Yogesh Tank
India
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Thendral Vandhu Theendum Bodhu (The Breeze that sparks a feeling..)
Editor Albert Vivian Joseph
India
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HONOURABLE MENTION AWARD
Real Love (Teaser)
Editor
Robert L Butler Jr
United States
CATEGORY: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
The Riddle – Feature Length Movie
Cinematographer Georgia Chioni
Greece
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Forest
Cinematographer Erik Wittbusch, StefanieBoike, AndreasWiechers, AndrzejKrol, John Watts and Viktor Gasic
Germany
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Kingdom of Bliss
Cinematographer Daniel Apodaca
United States
CRITICS CHOICE AWARD
KhammaGir Ne (Long Live Gir)
Cinematographer Akshay Bapat
India
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SIEGE
Cinematographer Akash Mondal
India
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Thendral Vandhu Theendum Bodhu (The Breeze that sparks a feeling..)
Cinematographer Rasamathi & Santhosh Dayalan
India
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The Reprogramming of Jeremy
Cinematographer Charlie Bailey & Jacob Hunter
United States
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HONOURABLE MENTION AWARD
Lean On Me
Cinematographer David Fowler
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST PRODUCER
BEST PRODUCER
Bardo
Producer Rolf Gunnar Hjalmarsson
Sweden
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
THE FLYING OF LEAVES
Producer Fabio Teriaca
Italy
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Jawaab La-Jawaab
Producer Vazirali Panjwani
India
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CRITICS CHOICE AWARD
SIEGE
Producer Stuti Khanna
India
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HONOURABLE MENTION AWARD
Thendral Vandhu Theendum Bodhu (The Breeze that sparks a feeling..)
Producer Maghil Priyan & Joan Preethi
India
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CATEGORY: BEST MUSIC VIDEO
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
The Letting Go – Music Video
Composer Nalalie Jean
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Wall of Shame
Composer Borje Peratt
Sweden
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HONOURABLE MENTION AWARD
Safe and Warm (Lullaby for Jesus)
Composer Katie Garibalti
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST VFX ARTIST
BEST VFX ARTIST
SIEGE
VFX artist Harshit Poddar
India
CATEGORY: SOUND DESIGN
BEST SOUND DESIGN
Kingdom of Bliss
Sound design by Malachi Whitten
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
SIEGE
Sound design by Preyas Sangeet
INDIA
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CATEGORY: BEST FILM SCORE SOUNDTRACK
BEST FILM SCORE SOUNDTRACK
The Forest
Scored by Minkye Kin
Germany
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Conquer the World
Scored by Marco Triolo
Italy
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Teenagers
Scored by Paul De Metairy
France
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CRITICS CHOICE AWARD
N
Scored by Mark P. Smalarek
Italy
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SIEGE
Scored by Preyas Sangeet
India
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AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Thendral Vandhu Theendum Bodhu (The Breeze that sparks a feeling..)
Scored by Naren Balakumar
India
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Upstate Story
Scored by Jacob W. Veitch
United States
HONOURABLE MENTION AWARD
Lean On Me
Scored byGrace Wallis
United States