TIFF
Movie of the month
(December 22 – January 23)
CATEGORY: Animated Films
WINNER
Barsaat
Directed by Vipin Samuel
India
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CATEGORY: Bengali short film
WINNER
Bhalo Manus
Directed by Amitava Halder
India
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CATEGORY: Best Actor
WINNER
The Source
Acted by Enzo Zelocchi
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
CROSSROAD
Acted by Khushal
India
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CATEGORY: Best Actress
WINNER
Lizzy’s Plan: 3 Peas in a Podcast
Acted by Jeremy Mowery
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
CROSSROAD
Acted by Titiksha Taggar
India
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CATEGORY: Best Cinematography
WINNER
Once upon a time in the Canaries
Cinematographed by Dario Missaghian
Spain
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CATEGORY: Best Director
WINNER
Once upon a time in the Canaries
Directed by Armando Ravelo
Spain
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Large Peg
Directed by Angsuman Banerji
India
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GUNCHAKKAR
Directed by Advait Satish Dhavale
India
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
CROSSROAD
Directed by Ashwin Vijay Agrawal
India
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CATEGORY: Best Producer
WINNER
The Source
Produced by Enzo Zelocchi
United States
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CATEGORY: Best Supporting Actor
WINNER
Lizzy’s Plan: 3 Peas in a Podcast
Acted by Tony Nevada
United States
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CATEGORY: Comedy Short
WINNER
Lizzy’s Plan: 3 Peas in a Podcast
Directed by Jeremy Mowery
United States
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CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
WINNER
GUNCHAKKAR
Directed by Advait Satish Dhavale
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Enter the Room
Directed by Harry Waldman
United States
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CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILM
WINNER
Abracadabra
Directed by Dávid Géczy, Botond Kelle
Hungary
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Crafting Sounds of the Khasi Hills
Directed by Upatyaka Dutta
India
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Healthy Hero
Directed by Satchin Panda
United States
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The Story of Vadapav
Directed by Atharva Sonawane
India
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
The War Comes Home
Directed by Bob Jones
United States
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Contemplations: On The Psychedelic Experience
Directed by Julian Austin Palmer
Australia
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CATEGORY: Experimental Film
WINNER
Santa Guerra
Directed by Samantha Casella
Italy
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Avyavharyam
Directed by Dilshad Mehboob Saudagar
India
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CATEGORY: Family/Children Film
WINNER
Pratima
Directed by Sujatha Rajashekar, Swapnil Sharma
India
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CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPT
WINNER
The Whole Zen Thing
Written by Mark N. Clemente
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Road Man
Written by Mark F Sawyer
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Vengeance, Justice, Death
Written by Mark Sawyer
United States
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MOKSHA
Written by Saurin D Lakhia
United States
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CATEGORY: Film on Nature / Environment / Wildlife
WINNER
WETLAND GENERATION
Directed by Arijit Goswami
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Once upon a time in Watkins Glen Park
Directed by Kostiantyn Mishchenko
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
We Speak for the Forests
Directed by zephyr elise
United States
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CATEGORY: Film on Religion
WINNER
Tracking St. Thomas – The Apostle of the East
Directed by Thea Elisabeth Haavet
Norway
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Last Station Calvary
Directed by Holger Klussmann
Germany
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CATEGORY: Music Video
WINNER
Corporation Businesman
Directed by Wayne Olivieri
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Alliance 2 the Hunt for Breeze Music Video
Directed by Robert L Butler Jr
United States
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CATEGORY: Narrative Feature
WINNER
The Stranger
Directed by Veena Sud
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Doors
Directed by Abhineet Gogne
India
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After the Threshold
Directed by Tanni Chaudhuri
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Banwari’s Mother
Directed by O P Srivastava
India
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CATEGORY: Short Film
WINNER
CROSSROAD
Directed by Ashwin Vijay Agrawal
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
GUNCHAKKAR
Directed by Advait Satish Dhavale
India
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Ellie
Directed by Fernando Bonelli
Fernando Bonelli
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Manja
Directed by Harshith A
India
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Aspirations
Directed by Pragati Gupta
India
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DEJA VU
Directed by Rayhan Shoshi
Bangladesh
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
KAMALABHARANA
Directed by Charan Kumar K N
India
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SIRIJOTHA
Directed by SURESH RAJ
India
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CATEGORY: Short Script
WINNER
FIANCE – A Three Act Horror Film
Written by Mark Sawyer
United States
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CATEGORY: Student Film
WINNER
Aspirations
Directed by Pragati Gupta
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Bootees
Directed by Shreya Jayamohan
United States
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CATEGORY: Television / Pilot Program or Series
WINNER
Lizzy’s Plan: 3 Peas in a Podcast
Directed by Jeremy Mowery
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Leila’s adventures
Directed by Alexander Hugo
United States
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CATEGORY: Women’s Films
WINNER
DISTANZIA
Directed by Lena Rumy
Italy
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ankahi Baatien
Directed by Sujatha Rajashekar
India
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CATEGORY: Young Filmmaker
WINNER
Bootees
Directed by Shreya Jayamohan
United States
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