TIFF
MOVIE OF THE MONTH
FEBRUARY 2022
CATEGORY: ANIMATED FILM
WINNER
A little someone
Directed by Ramya Ankilla
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
AMONG THE STARS (2022)
Directed by SETHU RAMALINGAM J M
India
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12 & 1/2 cents
Directed by Nick Beaufait
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTOR
WINNER
ANNIVERSARY
Acted by Jose Alejandro Salazar
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
BAHUR
Acted by CAN ARDUÇ
Turkey
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTRESS
WINNER
Dipa Is In Love With Everything Today
Acted by Jyoti Sinha
Bangladesh
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
ANNIVERSARY
Acted by Eileen Grubba
United States
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Vipas
Acted by Eesha Ingle
India
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CATEGORY: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER
I Hear the Trees Whispering
Directed by József Gallai
Hungary
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CATEGORY: BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER
ANNIVERSARY
Directed by Dan Hewitt Owens
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
A Masterpiece
Directed by Madina Ismailova
Kyrgyzstan
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Saudade
Directed by Kesava Geeta Kumar
Canada
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I Hear the Trees Whispering
Directed by József Gallai
Hungary
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Operation Tracer: A British Trojan Horse in the occupied Gibraltar.
Directed by Martin Nuza
Gibraltar
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The Blue Pleated Skirt
Directed by LI Jie
China
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CATEGORY: BEST FILM SCORE – SOUNDTRACK
WINNER
Saudade
Scored by Wilfred Moeschter
Canada
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
A Window Of Heart
Scored by Abhijeet Patwardhan
India
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Billy Kills The Internet
Scored by Lon Strickland
United States
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The Clay and The Girl
Scored by Christos Danakas
Greece
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I Hear the Trees Whispering
Scored by József Gallai
Hungary
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CATEGORY: BEST PRODUCER
WINNER
Summer Afternoon
Produced by Kunal Ahuja
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
BAHUR
Produced by ZEKİ SİNCAR, RAŞİT GÜMÜŞ & BİLAL DERWİŞ
Turkey
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ANNIVERSARY
Produced by Chelsy Leigh Jackson
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST SOUND DESIGNING
WINNER
Latir Amargo (Bitter Beat)
Sound designing by Yolanda Belvis
Spain
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CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WINNER
ANNIVERSARY
Acted by Dan Hewitt Owens
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
THE DAY WILL COME
Acted by Alessandro Carnevale Pellino
Italy
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Billy Kills The Internet
Acted by Willie Wright
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
WINNER
THE DAY WILL COME
Acted by Alice Viganò
Italy
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CATEGORY: BEST VFX ARTIST
WINNER
Billy Kills The Internet
Directed by Lon Strickland
United States
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CATEGORY: COMEDY SHORT
WINNER
The Fight or Flight
Directed by Madina Ismailova
United States
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CATEGORY: COMMERCIAL / ADVERTISEMENT
WINNER
Around The World In The Covered Market
Directed by Sharon Woodward
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
WINNER
80.000 Schnitzel
Directed by Hannah Schweier
Germany
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Nandini – a tale of homecoming
Directed by Soumya Chatterjee
India
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Saudade
Directed by Kesava Geeta Kumar
Canada
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VARAAHA
Directed by Nilesh Jamwal
India
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The Movie
Directed by Yiping Hu
China
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The Red Wine Colour
Directed by Anil Arya Kanojia
India
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THE THIRD CURVE
Directed by R S Pradeep (R S Pradeep Kumar )
India
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CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILMS
WINNER
Operation Tracer: A British Trojan Horse in the occupied Gibraltar.
Directed by Martin Nuza
Gibraltar
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
For Love of the Land
Directed by Cynthia Matty-Huber
United States
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The Edge of Adventure with Adam Asher
Directed by Reid Craft
United States
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Will you still meet me in a digital world
Directed by Monika Funke Stern
Germany
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Tokyo, the city below
Directed by Fabienne Game
United Kingdom
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Mukti
Directed by Vipul mahagaonkar
India
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THE THIRD CURVE
Directed by R S Pradeep (R S Pradeep Kumar )
India
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AUTISM ACROSS THE GLOBE
Directed by Rima Joseph Irani
Lebanon
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CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
WINNER
BELE BELTZA
Directed by Andrea Hackl
Netherlands
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Last Letter (with bonus footage)
Directed by Seth Grimgart
United States
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Among the People
Directed by Jody Cleaver
Australia
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Good Machines
Directed by Ana Pantic
Serbia
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No Film
Directed by Kostiantyn Mishchenko
United States
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CATEGORY: FAMILY / CHILDREN FILM
WINNER
Go beyond
Directed by Glanmeiqi Kou
China
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CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPT
WINNER
In Reverse
Written by Gini Graham Scott
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Bad Love Tigers
Written by Kevin L. Schewe
United States
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CATEGORY: FILM ON WOMEN
WINNER
The Red Wine Colour
Directed by Anil Arya Kanojia
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Nisabdham
Directed by Raghunath N B
India
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CATEGORY: LGBT FILM
WINNER
Pink Lemonade
Directed by Jayden Van Win
Australia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Blue Pleated Skirt
Directed by LI Jie
China
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CATEGORY: MOBILE FILM
WINNER
Red Box
Directed by Stefania Soellne
Italy
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Wisdom Teeth
Directed by Denny Chao
China
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CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER
Cowboy
Directed by Maria Davis
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Left Alone Song/Film:Aparna
Directed by INDRANIL CHAKRABARTI
India
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Mi Amor
Directed by Michael Ringdal
Spain
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Jia You!
Directed by Nathan Keith Williams
China
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Lambi Si Sadak
Directed by Kunal Sanjay Mehra
India
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Argent Glass
Katsuyuki Nakanishi
Japan
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CATEGORY: NARRATIVE FEATURES
WINNER
The Blue Pleated Skirt
Directed by LI Jie
China
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
GREY -The Spy Who Loved Me
Directed by Raj Madiraju
India
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I Hear the Trees Whispering
Directed by József Gallai
Hungary
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Return to the End
Directed by Gustavo Letelier
Chile
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CATEGORY: PERFORMING ARTS
WINNER
The Samsara Suites: Ballet Meets Butoh
Directed by Caeser Pink
United States
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CATEGORY: ROMANTIC SHORTS
WINNER
Summer Afternoon
Directed by Kunal Ahuja
India
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CATEGORY: SHORT FILMS
WINNER
The Mop
Directed by Subhadip Mazumdar
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
BULLET
Directed by Lance J Reha
United States
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A Masterpiece
Directed by Madina Ismailova
Kyrgyzstan
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Saudade
Directed by Kesava Geeta Kumar
Canada
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Ghumya
Directed by Rahul Dadabhau Lamkhade
India
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Trees for Sale
Directed by Rajesh Rajan
India
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Vipas
Directed by Sameer Rane
India
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ANNIVERSARY
Directed by Dan Hewitt Owens
United States
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Nandini – a tale of homecoming
Directed by Soumya Chatterjee
India
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Absolute Power
Directed by Nathaniel Avila
United States
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‘GNEDDU
Directed by Davide Como
Italy
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Stranger
Directed by Dorina Bhuyan, Priyanuj
India
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A Story of Love
Directed by Devprasad Banerjee
India
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BIMBAM
Directed by SREERAM BULLAPAN
India
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CATEGORY: SHORT SCRIPT
WINNER
The Oblivious Notes
Written by Jason Boyer
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
ANNIVERSARY
Directed by Chelsy Leigh Jackson, Dan Hewitt Owens & Neher Jacqueline Briceno
United States
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CATEGORY: STUDENT FILMS
WINNER
How could I not love you ?
Directed by Plume Fabre
France
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
A Window Of Heart
Directed by Shrinidhi Naulakha
India
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The Blue Pleated Skirt
Directed by LI Jie
China
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CATEGORY: TELEVISION / PILOT PROGRAM OR SERIES
WINNER
Insomnia Theater
Directed by Mark Starks
United States
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CATEGORY: TRAILER/TEASER
WINNER
Sin Apple Trailer
Directed by Kenya Cagle
United States
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CATEGORY: Virtual Reality (VR) / Augmented Reality (AR) and 360° Video
WINNER
Cosmic Atomic
Directed by Christopher Boulton
United States
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