TIFF
MOVIE OF THE MONTH
DEC 2020
CATEGORY: AMATEUR FILM
WINNER
Shutter
Directed by Andres Ramirez
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTOR
WINNER
Beast of Eden
Acted by Randall Rutledge
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Unhappy
Acted by Thomas Goersch
Germany
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Shutter
Acted by jt harper
United States
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Discarded
Acted by Will Martel
United States
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WE WILL WILL NEVER BE APART
Acted by dan hewitt owens
United States
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Shimul Palash Katha – A story of the silenced
Acted by pushan dasgupta India
India
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NO CONTACT
Acted by Mandar Bhanage
India
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Aar Baa
Acted by Keyur Belsare
Satej Joshi
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Believer
Acted by Abhik Banerjee
India
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AFTERMATH
Acted by Amrit
India
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTRESS
WINNER
An Indian Girl
Acted by Priyanka Khurana Goyal.
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Shutter
Acted by Yhana Sibelle
United States
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Shimul Palash Katha – A story of the silenced
Acted by Koushani Mukherjee
India
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Little Staph Infection
Acted by samantha Mallory
United States
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NO CONTACT
Acted by Shruti More
India
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MOM
Acted by Lakshmi Sunil
India
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CATEGORY: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER
Spirits in the Dark
Cinematography by Gergo Elekes
United Kingdom
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Shimul Palash Katha – A story of the silenced
Cinematography by Subhajit Paulchowdhury
India
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Aranginumappurem Antony
Cinematography by Issac vavachan
India
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Believer
Cinematography by Keyur Kumar
India
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CATEGORY: BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER
Michiko/inorinohana
Directed by Michiko/inorinohana
Japan
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Shutter
Directed by Andres Ramirez
United States
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ANTONI-A
Directed by Miguel Miller
United States
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Discarded
Directed by Will Martel
United States
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WE WILL WILL NEVER BE APART
Directed by Chelsy Leigh Jackson
United States
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Shimul Palash Katha – A story of the silenced
Directed by Ashrujit Nandi
India
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Aranginumappurem Antony
Directed by Reuben Thomas
India
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NO CONTACT
Directed by Mandar Bhanage
India
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LOBONGO LATIKA
Directed by Anindita Ghosh Roy Baruri, Dibakar Baruri
India
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Believer
Directed by Akshay Yagnik
India
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CATEGORY: BEST EDITING
WINNER
Shutter
Editing by Andres Ramirez
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
WE WILL WILL NEVER BE APART
Editing by Dan Hewitt Owens
United States
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Aranginumappurem Antony
Editing by Ameen Zuhail
India
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CATEGORY: BEST FILM SCORE – SOUNDTRACK
WINNER
Whirling Desert by Iasi Ensemble
Film Scored by Iasonas Psarakis
Greece
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Spirits in the Dark
Film Scored by József Gallai
United Kingdom
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Still I Rise
Film Scored by Jeni Lee
Australia
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FUTURECLEF
Film Scored by Frank Glover
United States
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Just A Father
Film Scored by Prateek Rajagopal
United States
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The Last Vaquita
Film Scored by Tagore Chayne
United Kingdom
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Believer
Film Scored by Veeral – Laavan
India
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CATEGORY: BEST PRODUCER
WINNER
Magdalene
Produced by Srishti Chhabria
United Kingdom
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Shutter
Produced by Andres Ramirez
United States
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Aar Baa
Produced by Deepak Nathani,Tina Nathani
India
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CATEGORY: BEST SOUND DESIGNING
WINNER
Shutter
Directed by Andres Ramirez
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Aranginumappurem Antony
Directed by Reuben Thomas
India
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CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WINNER
Sayaw Tayo, ‘Tay
Acted by JeK JUMAWAN
Philippines
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Shutter
Acted by Justin Hernandez
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
WINNER
WE WILL WILL NEVER BE APART
Acted by Zaara Alam
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Shimul Palash Katha – A story of the silenced
Acted by nayana palit
India
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CATEGORY: BEST VFX ARTIST
WINNER
You Are The One
Vfx By SHIMUL SHIKDER (MD AKTHERUZZAMAN)
Australia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Still I Rise
Vfx By Jeni Lee
Australia
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CATEGORY: COMEDY SHORT
WINNER
Gangster Grandma
Directed by Zaak Fresh
United States
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The Sweet Life
Directed by Sean T. Clark
United States
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CATEGORY: COMMERCIAL / ADVERTISEMENT
WINNER
Oxford City Council 2020 Newsreel
Directed by Sharon Woodward
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: CRIME SHORT
WINNER
Shutter
Directed by Andres Ramirez
United States
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CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
WINNER
Let the World go on Sleeping
Directed by Michael Charles Slavich
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Goan Away !
Directed by Nikhil Pires
India
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Exchange Offer
Directed by Saunak Mitra
India
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Magdalene
Directed by Nicholas Peter Yee
United Kingdom
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Wedding Feast
Directed by Mahesh Loni
India
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Wish to see you smile
Directed by Aneek Ray
India
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Dream Tax
Directed by Liton Bishas
India
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Shimul Palash Katha – A story of the silenced
Directed by Ashrujit Nandi
India
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NO CONTACT
Directed by Mandar Bhanage
India
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Aar Baa
Directed by Satej Joshi
India
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“Mixed Up”
Directed by Nishi Chawla
United States
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After Amal
Directed by Tanni Chaudhuri
United States
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MEOW
Directed by Seenivasan Selvaraj
India
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CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILM
WINNER
The First Outbreak
Directed by Luis Galán, Ramón Campoamor, Haiyan Tan
Spain
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Goan Away !
Directed by Nikhil Pires
India
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Still I Rise
Directed by Jeni Lee
Australia
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DILI. A story of integration in the city of paper.
Directed by Massimo Schiavoni
Italy
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Making a play
Directed by Peter Gould
United Kingdom
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Yols Discover Adventure Sports
Directed by Yolandi Franken
Australia
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Aranginumappurem Antony
Directed by Reuben Thomas
India
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The Last Vaquita
Directed by Ed Harrison
United Kingdom
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PARIZA’S LOCKDOWN DIARY 2020
Directed by Vikrant Kishore, Kirti Sehrawat
Australia
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A man and a Tree
Directed by Dalibor Platenik
Croatia
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CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
WINNER
Rouge and Blood
Directed by Szabolcs Pető
Hungary
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Magdalene
Directed by Nicholas Peter Yee
United Kingdom
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Complaint
Directed by Peirui Yang
China
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Narmada Waterpipe
Directed by Gaurav Puri
India
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The Busy(Body) Cries Wolf
Directed by Alexandra Talavera Mendez
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
A moment of whiteness just before…
Directed by Johanne Chagnon
Canada
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CATEGORY: FAMILY/CHILDREN FILMS
WINNER
MEOW
Directed by Seenivasan Selvaraj
India
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CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPT
WINNER
PUT A PRICE ON EMOTION
Written by Giuseppe De Vuono
Italy
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Boo Hoo Flanagan
Written by Robert Gately
United States
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Then and There, Here and Where ( Orabella the Oracle)
Written by esabella anna karena Strickland
Canada
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Loonatoona
Written by Shockadelic
Australia
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Shimul Palash Katha – A story of the silenced
Written by Sruti Mukherjee
India
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Vol et Nocturne
Written by Shaun Rylee
United States
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Trapped in Wizard Quest
Written by Morgan Taylor
United States
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Better. screenplay
Written by Shaun Rylee
United States
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IN BETWEEN
Written by Piotr Tołoczko, Piotr J. Lewandowski
Poland
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CATEGORY: FILM ON NATURE / ENVIRONMENT / WILDLIFE
WINNER
Uncaught
Directed by Paul Kelly , Shabbir Ghadiali
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Last Vaquita
Directed by Ed Harrison
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: FILM ON RELIGION
WINNER
Penitent in Attempt
Directed by Zikica Jovanovic
Serbia
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CATEGORY: FILM ON WOMEN
WINNER
Still I Rise
Directed by Jeni Lee
Australia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
An Indian Girl
Directed by Sourabh Lakshkar
India
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Happily Ever After
Directed by Arambhik Ghosh
India
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After Amal
Directed by Tanni Chaudhuri
United States
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CATEGORY: FILM/VIDEO POSTER
WINNER
Shutter
Directed by Andres Ramirez
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Shimul Palash Katha – A story of the silenced
Directed by Ashrujit Nandi
India
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CATEGORY: FILMS ON DISABILITY ISSUE
WINNER
Michiko/inorinohana
Directed by Ryo Kagawa
Japan
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Shimul Palash Katha – A story of the silenced
Directed by Ashrujit Nandi
India
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CATEGORY: FREE SPEECH
WINNER
Career
Directed by Katarzyna Adamus
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: HORROR / SCIENCE FICTION / GENRE FEATURE FILM
WINNER
Spirits in the Dark
Directed by József Gallai
United Kingdom
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Shutter
Directed by Andres Ramirez
United States
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AMANUDA
Directed by SS JISHNU DEV
India
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Charlotte’s Net
Directed by James Dobbins Jones
Australia
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CATEGORY: LGBT FILM
WINNER
Jerry & Larry
Directed by Sean T. Clark
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Letter from professor V
Directed by Jean-Luc Servino
Italy
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ANTONI-A
Directed by Miguel Miller
United States
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The Colourless Rainbow
Directed by Nimisha Kannath
India
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Forever Allie
Directed by Ricardo Ramos
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Jerry & Larry
Directed by Sean T. Clark
United States
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CATEGORY: MOBILE FILM
WINNER
The Only Asian
Directed by Michael Chan
Canada
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Shimul Palash Katha – A story of the silenced
Directed by Ashrujit Nandi
India
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Real or Not? : A fantasy short film on Lucid Dreams
Directed by Kashish Mohapatra
India
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Aar Baa
Directed by Satej Joshi
India
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Mannequin
Directed by Robert Isenberg
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Haunter
Directed by Philip Brocklehurst
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER
Whirling Desert – Iasi Ensemble
Directed by Iasonas Psarakis, Nikolas Gkinis
Greece
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
i see you
Directed by Anna Iunes
Canada
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Mile Sur Mera Tumhara-NRI (trans: As the tune matches, mine and yours)
Directed by Anil Gaur
United States
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Woman’s Enlightenment
Directed by Koutaro Ishida
Japan
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You Are The One
Directed by SHIMUL SHIKDER (MD AKTHERUZZAMAN)
Australia
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CATEGORY: NARRATIVE FEATURES
WINNER
The left and right
Directed by Yan Zhipeng
China
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
ALL OR NOTHING
Directed by Jon Guerra , Donna Guerra
United States
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One Night
Directed by Fabian Farina
United States
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NO CONTACT
Directed by Mandar Bhanage
India
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CATEGORY: ONE MINUTE FILM
WINNER
The Only Asian
Directed by Michael Chan
Canada
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CATEGORY: PERFOMING ARTS
WINNER
Whirling Desert – Iasi Ensemble
Directed by Iasonas Psarakis, Nikolas Gkinis
Greece
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CATEGORY: POSTMODERN FILM
WINNER
Mojo Tango
Directed by Jonny Stranger
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Shutter
Directed by Andres Ramirez
United States
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Question Everything
Directed by Shaun Rylee
United States
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CATEGORY: ROMANTIC SHORT
WINNER
Michiko/inorinohana
Directed by Ryo Kagawa
Japan
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CATEGORY: SELFIE VIDEO
WINNER
Career
Directed by Katarzyna Adamus
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: SHORT FILMS
WINNER
The Bullying dad
Directed by Reinhold Hellgren
Sweden
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Michiko/inorinohana
Directed by Ryo Kagawa
Japan
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Shutter
Directed by Andres Ramirez
United States
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Memories Bring Back You
Directed by Kartik Swaminathan Venkatraman
United States
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Discarded
Directed by Will Martel
United States
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Nothing Happened
Directed by Himanshu Mishro Mondal
India
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BAHAAR
Directed by Yuvraaj Parashar
India
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Agni-Taskar: Story of a traitor
Directed by Agniv Sengupta
Netherlands
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Bhuyo … A Fake Story
Directed by Sushrut Bhowmik
India
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FULLSTOP
Directed by Raviindra Shewale
India
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Kaleidoscope – The Game Begins
Directed by Nithin Sanil Kumar
United States
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She’s Over It
Directed by Mariano Mattei
United States
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The Hitman
Directed by Fabian Farina, Mariano Mattei
United States
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WE WILL WILL NEVER BE APART
Directed by Chelsy Leigh Jackson
United States
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Kontroll
Directed by Thorkell August Ottarsson
Norway
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Breathing hole
Directed by Lee Jae-seok
Korea, Republic of
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Nyayam Vijayathe
Directed by KARTHIKEYAN K
India
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The White Book
Directed by Rudra Sengupta , Biplab Chatterjee
India
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“Na Zare”
Directed by Katya Kan
Russian Federation
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A poem
Directed by xy z
China
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MOM
Directed by Lakshmi Sunil
India
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The Invisible Thread
Directed by Robert Isenberg
United States
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MEOW
Directed by Seenivasan Selvaraj
India
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Believer
Directed by Akshay Yagnik
India
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AFTERMATH
Directed by Amrit
India
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THE SON / EL HIJO
Directed by Pablo Zapata
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
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Tavasha’s Story
Directed by Jamar DeCosta
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Bandpakit
Directed by Sandip Bhaskar Jadhav
India
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31st Night
Directed by Ganesh Yallapragada
India
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CATEGORY: SHORT SCRIPT
WINNER
WE WILL WILL NEVER BE APART
Written by Dan Hewitt Owens,Chelsy Leigh Jackson
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Oxford City Council 2020 Newsreel
Written by Tom Jennings
United Kingdom
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PADRE
Written by IAN DAVIES
United Kingdom
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Eavesdrop
Written by Madelyn Keys
Canada
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Trapped in a pattern
Written by Håkon Brennhaug
Norway
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Grandpa’s virtual birthday
Written by Alexandra Talavera Mendez, Sim Sagiroglu
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Craig’s Curiosities
Written by Jennifer Clark
United States
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Necromance
Written by Sean T. Clark
United States
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CATEGORY: SILENT FILM
WINNER
À espera do trem
Directed by Cleuberth Choi
Brazil
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Colourless Rainbow
Directed by Nimisha Kannath
India
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CATEGORY: STUDENT FILMS
WINNER
#DontBottleUp
Directed by Vishal Lalwani
United Arab Emirates
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Shutter
Directed by Andres Ramirez
United States
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Magdalene
Directed by Nicholas Peter Yee
United Kingdom
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One Page Beijing
Directed by Kaishuo Chen
China
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Akaal Bodhon – The Untimely Arrival
Directed by Esha Debnath
India
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Mirage
Directed by Vainat Desai
India
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CATEGORY: TELEVISION / PILOT PROGRAM OR SERIES
WINNER
The Psychic Serum
Directed by Martin Sommerdag
Denmark
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CATEGORY: TRAVEL FILM
WINNER
Yols Discover Adventure Sports
Directed by Yolandi Franken
Australia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Aar Baa
Directed by Satej Joshi
India
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CATEGORY: VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) / AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) AND 360° VIDEO
WINNER
Kinshasa Now (Linear version)
Directed by Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Belgium
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ilios
Directed by Marcel Karnapke and Mika Johnson
Germany and Czech Republic
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CATEGORY: WEB AND NEW MEDIA
WINNER
Resistance
Directed by Maxime Chefdeville
France
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Oxford City Council 2020 Newsreel
Directed by Sharon Woodward
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: WOMEN’S FILMS
WINNER
Yols Discover Adventure Sports
Directed by Yolandi Franken
Australia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
After Amal
Directed by Tanni Chaudhuri
United States
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Tavasha’s Story
Directed by Jamar DeCosta
United States
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