LIAFF
MOVIE OF THE MONTH
SEPT 2020
CATEGORY: COMEDY SHORT
WINNER
Full Service
Directed by Brandy Seymour
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
School of Idiots by Sheldon Mashugana
Directed by Dean Morgan
United States
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CATEGORY: CRIME SHORT
WINNER
THE PORTRAIT
Directed by Rosh Rasheed
India
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CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
WINNER
The Painter
Directed by Brandy Seymour
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Domestication
Directed by silvia giambrone
Italy
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CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILMS
WINNER
Kiss the Ground
Directed by Josh Tickell, Rebecca Tickell
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Alexandre the Fool / Alexander Odyssey (IMDb)
Directed by Pedro Pires
Canada
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CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
WINNER
The Art of Loathing
Directed by Ally d’Alchemy
Australia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Used and Borrowed Time
Directed by Sophia Romma
United States
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Mass for Shut-ins
Directed by Gwendolyn Audrey Foster
United States
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Manasanamaha
Directed by Deepak reddy
India
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Follow Leader
Directed by Scott Johnson
Canada
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Kitchen Sink Film
Directed by Gwendolyn Audrey Foster
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTOR
WINNER
Redemption On Gun Hill Road
Acted by samuel difiore
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Manasanamaha
Acted by Viraj Ashwin
India
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CATEGORY: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER
Paul Keller – Stille im Schrei
Cinematography by Axel Loh
Germany
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Manasanamaha
Cinematography by Deepak reddy
India
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Alexandre the Fool / Alexander Odyssey (IMDb)
Cinematography by Pedro Pires
Canada
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CATEGORY: BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER
Manasanamaha
Directed by Deepak reddy
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Used and Borrowed Time
Directed by Sophia Romma
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST EDITING
WINNER
Alexandre the Fool / Alexander Odyssey (IMDb)
Edited by Pedro Pires, Sophie Leblond, Sylvia De Angelis
Canada
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Manasanamaha
Edited by Deepak reddy
India
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CATEGORY: BEST FILM SCORE – SOUNDTRACK
WINNER
The Art of Loathing
Filmscore by Ally d’Alchemy
Australia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Manasanamaha
Filmscore by Deepak reddy
India
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CATEGORY: BEST PRODUCER
WINNER
Manasanamaha
Produced by Shilpa Gajjala Harikanth Gunamagari
India
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CATEGORY: BEST SOUND DESIGNING
WINNER
Alexandre the Fool / Alexander Odyssey (IMDb)
Sound design by Pedro Pires
Canada
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Manasanamaha
Sound design by Deepak reddy
India
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CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
WINNER
Manasanamaha
Acted by Drishika Chander
India
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CATEGORY: BEST VFX ARTIST
WINNER
Manasanamaha
VFX by SRI HARI, RAJESH, VIJAY DAS, VISHAL VARDWAJ
India
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CATEGORY: FAMILY/CHILDREN FILMS
WINNER
SWEETNESS
Directed by Murali Thirugnanam
India
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CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPT
WINNER
Templin Highway
Written by William Prosser
United States
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CATEGORY: FILM ON NATURE / ENVIRONMENT / WILDLIFE
WINNER
What’s for dinner tonight?
Directed by Alejandro Aragona
Argentina
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CATEGORY: FILM ON WOMEN
WINNER
a suburban love story
Directed by Stephen Wallace
Australia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Breaking the Silence
Directed by Seayoon Jeong
United States
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CATEGORY: FILM/VIDEO POSTER
WINNER
Mastermind
Directed by Jijo Sengupta
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Manasanamaha
Directed by Deepak reddy
India
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CATEGORY: FILMS ON DISABILITY ISSUE
WINNER
Kayak No Limits – Menorca in the dark
Directed by Isaac Padrós Suárez
Spain
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CATEGORY: FREE SPEECH
WINNER
Used and Borrowed Time
Directed by Sophia Romma
United States
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CATEGORY: Horror / Science Fiction / Genre Feature Film
WINNER
The Turn of the Screw
Directed by Alex Galvin
New Zealand
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CATEGORY: MOBILE FILM
WINNER
The Craving
Directed by Russell Hopkins
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Artist’s Lark
Directed by Robert David Duncan
Canada
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CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER
Reflectivore
Directed by Kjell Kvanbeck
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
DÉBORAH ROSENKRANZ – ONE PRAYER
Directed by Toby Wulff
Germany
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BRAINWASHED – FLAMES (2020) OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
Directed by Toby Wulff
Germany
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Mastermind
Directed by Jijo Sengupta
India
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CATEGORY: NARRATIVE FEATURES
WINNER
Charming Men: Part 1 – Julie
Directed by Thorkell Agust Ottarsson
Norway
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Route 24
Directed by Rotimi Akanbi
United States
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Paul Keller – Stille im Schrei
Directed by Axel Loh
Germany
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Used and Borrowed Time
Directed by Sophia Romma
United States
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CATEGORY: ONE MINUTE FILM
WINNER
A Frayed Knot
Directed by Yan Frame
United Kingdom
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
VR Unlimited
Directed by Austin Sane
United States
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The Artist’s Wish
Directed by Robert David Duncan
Canada
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CATEGORY: POSTMODERN FILMS
WINNER
Sderot Kissufim
Directed by Noga Dekel
Israel
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CATEGORY: ROMANTIC SHORT
WINNER
SWEETNESS
Directed by Murali Thirugnanam
India
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CATEGORY: SHORT FILMS
WINNER
The Girl and The Egg
Directed by Thorkell August Ottarsson
Norway
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Reckoning
Directed by Ellen Hemphill
United States
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Illuminati
Directed by Mauricio Manuel
United States
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Breaking the Silence
Directed by Seayoon Jeong
United States
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Glugga
Directed by Omar Lopex
United States
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Room Temperature
Directed by Brandy Seymour
United States
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Pigs in a Blanket: A Bloody Tale
Directed by Vseant Nath
United States
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Domestication
Directed by silvia giambrone
Italy
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SWEETNESS
Directed by Murali Thirugnanam
India
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CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD
“Cycle”
Directed by Mimi Garrard
United States
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“Goddess of Light”
Directed by Mimi Garrard
United States
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CATEGORY: SHORT SCRIPT
WINNER
Psyched! – Episode 1
Written by Anca Vaida
United Kingdom
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Fatal Ambition
Written by Angel Connell
United States
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CATEGORY: SILENT FILM
WINNER
Domestication
Directed by silvia giambrone
Italy
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
BUOYANCY
Directed by Susan Kouguell
United States
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The Girl and The Egg
Directed by Thorkell August Ottarsson
Norway
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Security Camera
Directed by Thorkell August Ottarsson
Norway
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Feces
Directed by Thorkell Agust Ottarsson
Norway
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CATEGORY: STUDENT FILMS
WINNER
Lidia Romanenko
Directed by Russian Federation
Animal Instinct
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Daring Young Girl on the Flying Trapeze (artist’s cut)
Directed by Nina Ross
United Kingdom
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Family
Directed by Asena Cakir
Germany
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Lonely Sunsets of Lemuel
Directed by Kumar Mayank
India
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The Runner
Directed by Vedant M
United States
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CATEGORY: TELEVISION / PILOT PROGRAM OR SERIES
WINNER
Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (The Lockdown Chronicles)
Directed by Sally McLean
Australia
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CATEGORY: TRAILER/TEASER
WINNER
Manasanamaha
Directed by Deepak reddy
India
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CATEGORY: TRAVEL FILM
WINNER
New Zealand. Slides of Life
Directed by Andrii Andreiev
Ukraine
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CATEGORY: VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) / AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) AND 360° VIDEO
WINNER
care(less) 2
Directed by Lindsay Seers, Keith Sargent
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: WOMEN’S FILMS
WINNER
Breaking the Silence
Directed by Seayoon Jeong
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Domestication
Directed by silvia giambrone
Italy
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Used and Borrowed Time
Sophia Romma
United States
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