FILMS OF THE MONTH –JANUARY 2023- FEBRUARY 2023

TIFF

Movie of the month

( January 23 – February 23)


CATEGORY: Animated Films
WINNER
On / Off
Directed by Nicolas P. Villarreal
Argentina

CATEGORY: Best Actor
WINNER
APARNA
Acted by INDRANIL CHAKRABARTI
India

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
METHOD
Acted by Kristoff Oliveira
India

CATEGORY: Best Actress
WINNER
MUJHE SCHOOL NAHI JAANA.   ( I don’t want to go to School )
Acted by SONIKA CHOPRA
India

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
METHOD
Acted by Rishika Bali
India

CATEGORY: Best Cinematography
WINNER
On / Off
Cinematographed  by Nicolas P. Villarreal
Argentina

CATEGORY: Best Director
WINNER
On / Off
Directed by Nicolas P. Villarreal
Argentina

CATEGORY: Best Film Score – Soundtrack
WINNER
CHAAPPAKUTHU
Film Scored by Shibu Kallar
India

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Shucks: A Silent Short Film [Director’s Cut]
Film Scored by Ty Brueilly
United States

APARNA
Film Scored by INDRANIL CHAKRABARTI
India

On / Off
Film Scored by Michael Brennan
Argentina

CATEGORY: Comedy Short
WINNER
BreakAway
Directed by John Couper-Smartt
Australia

CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
WINNER
Innocent Chat
Directed by Rajiv Mallick
United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Seeker
Directed by Kipp Howard
United States

Shucks: A Silent Short Film [Director’s Cut]
Directed by Ty Brueilly
United States

CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD
APARNA
Directed by INDRANIL CHAKRABARTI
India

CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILM
WINNER

GREEN TEENS
Directed by Marine Locatelli
France

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Prophecy in Action-names hidden in warnings
Directed by Shihyun Wang
United State
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GREEN TEENS
Directed by Marine Locatelli
France

CATEGORY: Experimental Film
WINNER
A Night In Charlotte With Sweeney Ty
Directed by Ty Brueilly
United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
First Kiss
Directed by Karen Klami
United States

CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPT
WINNER
Six Impossible Things
Written by Amanda Nitsa Oz
United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Rumble Rumble
Written by Kipp Howard
United States

Rise of the Elementals
Written by Robert Leo Cox
United States

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
The Christmas Gift
Written by Alyxandrya Prynce
United States

CATEGORY: Film on Nature / Environment / Wildlife
WINNER
Mekong Apocalypse
Directed by Michael Buckley
Canada

CATEGORY: Film on Women
WINNER
First Kiss
Directed by Karen Klami
United States

CATEGORY: Films on Disability Issue
WINNER
Tamso maa Jyotirgamaya
Directed by  Sanskar V Sahu
United States

CATEGORY: LGBT Film
WINNER
Metanoia
Directed by Moran Avni
Mexico

CATEGORY: Music Video
WINNER
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain
Directed by Far From Your Sun
France

CATEGORY: Narrative Feature
WINNER
Six nights of August
Directed by Ventura Durall
Spain

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The End
Directed by sejiane BELMONT
France

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Agaman [The Rebel]
Directed by Nandan Subbrayan
India

CATEGORY: One Minute Film
WINNER
Time
Directed  by Etderick Bettie, Christopher McClean
United States

CATEGORY: Short Film
WINNER
Holidays
Directed by Ernestine Azeh, Posser Erasto
Cameroon

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Who is she ?
Directed by Anup Sujata Dhekane
India

METHOD
Directed by Ashwin Vijay Agrawal
India

CATEGORY: Short Script
WINNER
The Return
Written by Mayur bansiwal
India

CATEGORY: Silent Film
WINNER
Shucks: A Silent Short Film [Director’s Cut]
Directed by Ty Brueilly
United States

CATEGORY: Student Film
WINNER
Building a Bridge
Directed by QINGNING XIANG
China

CATEGORY: Television / Pilot Program or Series
WINNER
Roomates
Directed by Franklin Livingston
United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
RITUAL
Directed by Amanda Nitsa Oz
Israel

CATEGORY: Trailer/Teaser
WINNER
The Clown Statue
Directed by Andretti Dante
United States

CATEGORY: Travel Film

WINNER
Enfield Is Prayer – Mystery of the Palm Leaf Library
Directed by Pavi Lustig
Austria

CATEGORY: Web and New Media
WINNER
Kuch-Kuch-Film-Jaisi
Directed by Anindgita Dasgupta
India