TIFF
MOVIE OF THE MONTH
AUGUST 2021
CATEGORY : AMATEUR FILM
WINNER
Shared Space
Directed by Shobhit Shyam Narang
India
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CATEGORY:ANIMATED FILMS
WINNER
The Fairy Dream of Yeloli
Directed by Jin Jin
China
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
On / Off
Directed by Nicolas P. Villarreal
Argentina
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HUMANITY KEY
Directed by ETTORE PASCULLI
Italy
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The Human Beast
Directed by Dana Crypto
Spain
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Smithy
Directed by Xi Chen
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTOR
WINNER
Solstice
Acted by James Kane
United Kingdom
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Deception-n-Lies
Acted by Jason Anderson
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTRESS
WINNER
The Child Eater
Acted by Regina Fonyó
Hungary
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Puja Parikrama 2020
Acted by Nairita Banerjee
United States
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Deception-n-Lies
Acted by Tabina Hafeez
United States
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OTRU
Acted by Indira
India
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Millennial Story
Acted by Angela Tran
Australia
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CATEGORY: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER
The Child Eater
Cinematographed by Gergő Elekes & József Gallai
Hungary
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Fate’s Shadow: The Whole Story
Cinematographed by Diego Ferres Devotto, Alex Pollini & Craig Purdum
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER
The Bar
Directed by Michael Alexander McDougall
Indonesia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Rickshaw Girl
Directed by Amitabh Reza Chowdhury
Bangladesh
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North of the night
Directed by Olivier SIMON
France
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Deception-n-Lies
Directed by Andretti Dante
United States
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Ondanondu Kaladalli Obba Raja idda (Once there was a king)
Directed by Santhosh Kodenkeri
India
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Dastak (Knockings): I Wish You Me
Directed by Darren Johnson
United States
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Symphoria
Directed by Catherine Dao
United States
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Alleyway of Dreams
Directed by Robert David Duncan
Canada
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The Child Eater
Directed by Gergő Elekes, József Gallai
Hungary
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4TH RULE
Directed by ABHIJITH R V
India
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CATEGORY: BEST EDITING
WINNER
Dastak (Knockings): I Wish You Me
Edited by Darren Johnson
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
OTRU
Edited by Mathivanan Sakthivel
India
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CATEGORY:BEST FILMSCORE- SOUNDTRACK
The Bastards
Film Scored by Martin P. NDONG EYEBE
San Marino
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Solstice
Film Scored by Cameron Collie
Canada
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Fate’s Shadow: The Whole Story
Film Scored by Michelle Arthur
United States
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Symphoria
Film Scored by David Lamont
United States
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The Child Eater
Film Scored by Gergő Elekes, József Gallai
Hungary
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CATEGORY:BEST PRODUCER
WINNER
The Bar
Produced by Jessy Chandra
Indonesia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Victuals: The CRE8AMEAL Story
Produced by Gregorio Palomino & Iverson Brownell
United States
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Fate’s Shadow: The Whole Story
Produced by Michelle Arthur, Surinder Bamrah, Jeff Vernon, Todd Tetreault & Maureen Mahon
United States
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CATEGORY:BEST SOUND DESIGNING
WINNER
Sonnyboy- The Making of a sound-man
Sound Designed by Malcolm Nhleko
South Africa
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Fate’s Shadow: The Whole Story
Sound Designed by R.KIM SHULTZ
United States
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The Case of the No Good Low-Down Creep, a LoFi Film Noir Classic
Sound Designed by Jay Carney, Penny Towers
United States
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CATEGORY:BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WINNER
Deception-n-Lies
Acted by Micah Hart
United States
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CATEGORY:BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
WINNER
Puja Parikrama 2020
Acted by Subhasree Bose
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Deception-n-Lies
Acted by Tabina Hafeez
United States
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CATEGORY: Comedy short
WINNER
Shoe Story(English Dialogue, Chinese Subtitles)
Directed by A T Beaune 唐博訥
Taiwan
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Puja Parikrama 2020
Directed by Budhaditya bandyopadhyay
United States
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CATEGORY:COMMERCIAL/ADVERTISEMENT
WINNER
Councillor Alex Hollingsworth with Oxford Local Plan 2040 (Take Part)
Directed by Sharon Woodward
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY:CRIME SHORT
WINNER
Criminal Semen
Directed by Nitheesh
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Case of the No Good Low-Down Creep, a LoFi Film Noir Classic
Directed by Jay Carney, Penny Towers
United States
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CATEGORY:DEBUT FILMMAKER
WINNER
Samasya – The Riddle
Directed by Gopikrishnan R
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Solstice
Directed by James Kane
United Kingdom
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The Remaining
Directed by Joysish Kumar Biswas
India
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North of the night
Directed by Olivier SIMON
France
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Mythak (Myths)
Directed by Arnav Gogoi
India
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ONLY LOVE MATTERS
Directed by KAMRAN QURESHI
United Kingdom
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Symphoria
Directed by Catherine Dao
United States
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A Girl Named Blank
Directed by Kamal Drahcir Bostic-Smith
United States
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Essentials
Directed by Praveen Whitefield
India
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Words of Wisdom from the Rainbow State Ep. 00 & 01
Directed by JINYOUNG LEE WON
United States
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CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILMS
WINNER
Sonnyboy- The Making of a sound-man
Directed by Malcolm Nhleko
South Africa
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Mon Polkhila. dream of a woman
Directed by Priyanka Saharia
India
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Victuals: The CRE8AMEAL Story
Directed by Jude Orozco
United States
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Attila – A Documentary
Directed by Dave Majcher, Stefano Ceccarelli
United States
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Devil in a Lawyers Suit – a rapist posthumous logos
Directed by Mark Tarrant, Otto Khoo
Australia
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Jikubali
Directed by Ashraf Mswaki, Eva Lundgren Stenbom
Sweden
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A Poet’s Childhood – Awakening to Consciousness – Elizabeth Martina Bishop
Directed by Vibhas P A Kendzia, Elizabeth Martina Bishop
United States
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The Legendary Huo-Yun
Directed by Lee, Chine-Cheng
Taiwan
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BELLE-ILE IN ACADIE
Directed by Phil Comeau
Canada
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NUMDI OODI true history
Directed by Angel Galmes Sureda
Spain
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CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
WINNER
Maze D’Or
Directed by Nikolay Dulesov
Russian Federation
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
JUGNI
Directed by HITESH DHAWAN
India
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ANARCHITECTURE
Directed by PAYAS R. TALREJA, ATIN BAJAJ
India
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Mircea & Rabindranath Animation
Directed by Claudio Neri
Italy
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Saeculum.
Directed by Mahenderpal Sorya
United Kingdom
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pandemic
Directed by albert bayona
Spain
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“Action”
Directed by April Dolkar
United States
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Carnitapu
Directed by Amaan Ahmad
India
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Ondanondu Kaladalli Obba Raja idda (Once there was a king)
Directed by Santhosh Kodenkeri
India
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Mythak (Myths)
Directed by Arnav Gogoi
India
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Alleyway of Dreams
Directed by Robert David Duncan
Canada
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Banaras the Poem
Directed by Anjan Mitra, Aavirash Mitra
India
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Vercors
Directed by BERLENDIS Sébastien
France
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CATEGORY:FAMILY/CHILDREN FILMS
WINNER
Lollipop
Directed by Sumant Palorkar
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The legend of Beatrice (La leggenda di Beatrice)
Directed by Fabio Albanese
Italy
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Hector heat stroke
Directed by MICKE
France
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MALALA WEEPS CORONA GO
Directed by Saleem T Perimbalam
India
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CATEGORY:FEATURE SCRIPT
WINNER
Homecoming
Written by Robert Leo Cox
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
OTRU
Written by Mathivanan Sakthivel
India
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The Lifeguard
Written by Joan Floyd
United States
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Africa.South South East
Written by Patrick Craddock
New Zealand
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The Legend of John Steel
Written by Berry Landen, Hank Jones
United States
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Dark Noel
Written by Vincent Edwards
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Rojo Cabella Pistolero
Written by Pat Larkin
United States
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Daventure
Written by Adrian Popa
United States
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Delicious Dilemma
Written by JK Jones
United States
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CATEGORY:FILM ON NATURE/ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE
WINNER
MicroKansas – Tribulation
Directed by Bobby Obermite
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Down By The Riverside
Directed by Dean Sills
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY:FILM ON RELIGION
WINNER
The Story of Tantra
Directed by Viliam Poltikovič
Czech Republic
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CATEGORY:FILM ON WOMEN
WINNER
First time in Buenos Aires for Jette Bergholdt to dance tango
Directed by Joergen Erik Assentoft
Denmark
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Amar Ekla Belar Kotha
Directed by Soumya Sen
India
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INA
Directed by RAJEEV VIJAY
India
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CATEGORY:FILM/VIDEO POSTER
WINNER
Deception-n-Lies
Directed by Andretti Dante
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Alleyway of Dreams
Directed by Robert David Duncan
Canada
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CATEGORY: FILMS ON DISABILITY ISSUE
WINNER
From Me
Directed by ALISON FERRAO
United Kingdom
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Jikubali
Directed by Ashraf Mswaki, Eva Lundgren Stenbom
Sweden
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KUMKUMARCHAN (Holy Ritual)
Directed by ABHIJEET ARVIND DALVI
India
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Acceptance: Nicole Faccio
Directed by BLANCA NINWEN
United Kingdom
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The Depression of Detective Downs 2: On Depression’s Edge
Directed by Anthony Thurman
United States
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CATEGORY:FREE SPEECH
WINNER
Wisdom
Directed by Katarzyna Adamus
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY:LGBT FILM
WINNER
Millennial Story
Directed by Matthew Taket, Emily Bui
Australia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Distant Love
Directed by Dexter Jone
China
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Un métier comme un autre / A job like any other (English subtitles)
Directed by Annick Roussy
Canada
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ONLY LOVE MATTERS
Directed by KAMRAN QURESHI
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: MOBILE FILM
WINNER
Reedbed
Directed by Sebastian Arguello
Paraguay
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Year of May
Directed by Kyle Nozza
Australia
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A Letter To Bhagwan Ji (God) by Vartika
Directed by Ratnesh Pandey
Singapore
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CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER
The Bright Side
Directed by Andrea Agagiú
Italy
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
I would like to find you
Directed by Adriano Martorana
Italy
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CATEGORY: NARRATIVE FEATURES
WINNER
Rickshaw Girl
Directed by Amitabh Reza Chowdhury
Bangladesh
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Solstice
Directed by James Kane
United Kingdom
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FIRE OF TEAK FLAME OF CHINAR
Directed by KUMAR CHOWDHURY
India
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Deception-n-Lie
Directed by Andretti Dante
United States
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Fate’s Shadow: The Whole Story
Directed by Michelle Arthur
United States
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Road King
Directed by Randy Kent
India
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Symphoria
Directed by Catherine Dao
United States
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Forbidden Love
Directed by jb brown
United States
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MEDUSA
Directed by SOPHIE LEVY
France
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The Documentary
Directed by D.J. Higgins
United States
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CATEGORY: One Minute Film
WINNER
AND NOW?
Directed by Christian Hernández Sánchez
Mexico
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CATEGORY: PERFORMING ARTS
WINNER
Pineapples & Pasties: A Burlesque Documentary
Directed by Lymari Graciano
United States
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CATEGORY: POSTMODERN FILMS
WINNER
The Case of the No Good Low-Down Creep, a LoFi Film Noir Classic
Directed by Jay Carney, Penny Towers
United States
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CATEGORY:SHORT FILMS
WINNER
I Will Be Fine – سأكون بخير
Directed by Zein El Cheikh
Lebanon
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
JUGNI
Directed by HITESH DHAWAN
India
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The Student
Directed by Vasileios Kalamakis
Greece
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Bigfoot!
Directed by jason F Iannarino
United States
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AFTERBIRTH
Directed by TANGSU KARMAKAR
India
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Shiki-Kai
Directed by Rodrigo Henriquez
Canada
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MA TERRE (MY GROUND)
Directed by Michaël Rué
Switzerland
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Memories at the End
Directed by Jonathan Skye-O’Brien, Philip Brocklehurst
United States
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Edgar Palm in Otrabanda
Directed by Harrie Verstappen
Curaçao
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First time in Buenos Aires for Jette Bergholdt to dance tango
Directed by Joergen Erik Assentoft
Denmark
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The Bastards
Directed by Martin P. NDONG EYEBE
San Marino
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A Poet’s Childhood – Awakening to Consciousness – Elizabeth Martina Bishop
Directed by Vibhas P A Kendzia, Elizabeth Martina Bishop
United States
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“A Time of Fire”
Directed by Mimi Garrard
United States
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Dastak (Knockings): I Wish You Me
Directed by Darren Johnson
United States
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Humrahi
Directed by Vijay Arora
Australia
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Man In My Dreams
Directed by Charlotte Dianco
Philippines
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The Child Eater
Directed by Gergő Elekes, József Gallai
Hungary
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Garden District
Directed by Oley Sassone
United States
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Home in the bushfire
Directed by darren clark
Australia
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I hate you
Directed by Eslam Hozayen
United States
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In a parallel universe
Directed by Eslam Hozayen
United States
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RAFU
Directed by Rahul Dilip Suryavanshi
India
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4TH RULE
Directed by ABHIJITH R V
India
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PATANG-The Kite
Directed by Suumit Komurlekarr
India
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CATEGORY:SHORT SCRIPT
WINNER
Dying To Learn
Written by Leroy J Barrett III
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
BARAT
Written by HITESH DHAWAN
India
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Union Station
Written by Evaristo Scarsanela
United States
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Enemy of the Heart
Written by Claryn Scott
United Kingdom
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Murder By Midnight
Written by Vincent Edwards
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Yamdoot Mera Dost
Written by Suresh Chandna
United States
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4TH RULE
Written by ABHIJITH R V
India
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CATEGORY: SILENT FILMS
WINNER
SILENT LEE in… The Ghost!
Directed by Lee Brace
United Kingdom
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
FOOTWORK
Directed by HITESH DHAWAN
India
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Gaajar
Directed by Rahul Jagtap
India
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CATEGORY: STUDENT FILMS
WINNER
Phishing
Directed by XINGLIN LI
Korea, Republic of
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Passion
Directed by Parisa Zandbaf
Iran, Islamic Republic of
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Hide and Seek
Directed by Zou Gaoxu
China
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I Wanna Be a Tree
Directed by Chang Xu
China
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Another Day in Toy Town
Directed by Liam Bennet
New Zealand
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The Unlikely Journey of Inch Ichi
Directed by Jun Zhou
China
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CATEGORY:TELEVISION/PILOT PROGRAM OR SERIES
WINNER
Why Are You Like This
Directed by Jessie Oldfield, Adam Murfet
Australia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Bar
Directed by Michael Alexander McDougall
Indonesia
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The Fairy Dream of Yeloli
Directed by Jin Jin
China
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CATEGORY:TRAILER/TEASER
WINNER
ROJO CABELLO PISTOLERO .m4v short clip:
Directed by Pat Larkin
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Alleyway of Dreams
Directed by Robert David Duncan
Canada
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CATEGORY: VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) / AUGMENTED REALITY(AR) AND 360° VIDEO
WINNER
PIANO UNDER THE STARS VR
Directed by JUAN CARLOS VIDAL
Chile
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
360 ° Walking Las Vegas
Directed by Kostiantyn Mishchenko
United States
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Breathing Through
Directed by Stan Adard
Switzerland
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KARIAKOO
Directed by Ola Mirzoeva, George Gasto, Gillian Griffin
Tanzania, United Republic of
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CATEGORY: WEB AND NEW MEDIA
WINNER
The Fairy Dream of Yeloli
Directed by Jin Jin
China
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CATEGORY:WOMEN’S FILMS
WINNER
Out of Control
Directed by Gini Graham Scott
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
A Poet’s Childhood – Awakening to Consciousness – Elizabeth Martina Bishop
Directed by Vibhas P A Kendzia, Elizabeth Martina Bishop
United States
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Symphoria
Directed by Catherine Dao
United States
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CATEGORY: YOUNG FILMMAKER
WINNER
Sleepless Nights In Southland
Directed by Zachary Dolan
New Zealand
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Real Picture!
Directed by Shaunak Surlu
Singapore
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dementia
Directed by Bella Merlino
Australia
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