TIFF
MOVIE OF THE MONTH
JULY 2021
CATEGORY: AMATEUR FILMS
WINNER
Egiye Cholar Pothe
Directed by Soumya Sen
India
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CATEGORY: ANIMATED FILMS
WINNER
The Raven’s Word
Directed by William Thinnes
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
On / Off
Directed by Nicolas P. Villarreal
Argentina
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Nanakorobi (Seven Falls)
Directed by Glenna Burmer, Gaby Breiter
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTOR
WINNER
Marulan
Acted by Punithan
Malaysia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Next Generation
Acted by George Zouvelos
United States
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Echo
Acted by Karol Olejnik
France
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A martyr of the pen
Acted by Nali Hamouan
United Kingdom
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Icon
Acted by Andrei Amarov
France
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And He Found Me
Acted by Aniez Atlas
Spain
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GAJRA
Acted by SACHIN KHEDEKAR
India
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REMNANT
Acted by Yash Hanj
India
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Fear Of Darkness
Acted by Thato Mothobi
United States
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Raiders of the Lost Clam to the Future
Acted by Rollin Stafford
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTRESS
WINNER
Chronophobia
Acted by Coline Dubus
Belgium
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
LOVE, YOURS TRULY
Acted by Anindita Ghosh
Singapore
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SHEWOLF
Acted by KAVYA TREHAN
India
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CATEGORY: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER
From end to end
Cinematography by Soohack Lee
Korea, Republic of
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Echo
Cinematography by Kamil Olejnik
France
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Abysse
Cinematography by Leo Sfeir
United States
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DIEABOLICAL
Cinematography by Ray Brady
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER
Marulan
Directed by Theyva Prashan annamalai
Malaysia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Echo
Directed by Kamil Olejnik
France
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DIEABOLICAL
Directed by Ray Brady
United Kingdom
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Kashi To Kashmir
Directed by Sanoj Mishra
India
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GAJRA
Directed by VINEET SHARMA
India
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OTRU
Directed by Mathivanan Sakthivel
India
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REMNANT
Directed by Vaarun Anthony
India
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NEVER FORGET
Directed by Li Bo
China
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Fear Of Darkness
Directed by Shubham Gosalia
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST EDITING
WINNER
Echo
Edited by Kamil Olejnik
France
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
DIEABOLICAL
Edited by Ray Brady
United Kingdom
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Marulan
Edited by Theyva Prashan annamalai
Malaysia
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CATEGORY: BEST FILM SCORE – SOUNDTRACK
WINNER
Glass World Project – Nature & Human
Film Score by Raphael Sommer
Switzerland
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Echo
Film Score by Kamil Olejnik
France
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DIEABOLICAL
Film Score by Ray Brady
United Kingdom
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Fear Of Darkness
Film Score by Yashwant Nimbark
United States
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Raiders of the Lost Clam to the Future
Film Score by Craig Parker Adams
United States
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I love Him / Holy is His Name
Film Score by Peter Cleaver
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST SOUND DESIGNING
WINNER
Fear Of Darkness
Designed by Yashwant Nimbark
United States
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CATEGORY: COMEDY SHORT
WINNER
The Management Guru
Directed by Robert David Duncan
Canada
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CATEGORY: CRIME SHORT
WINNER
DIEABOLICAL
Directed by Ray Brady
United Kingdom
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
A martyr of the pen
Directed by Alan Hamwan
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
WINNER
Brother
Directed by Lisanne Sweere
Netherlands
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Consequence Karma
Directed by Shadab Ahmad
India
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The Uninvited Guest
Directed by Haijia Wu
China
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REMNANT
Directed by Vaarun Anthony
India
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Kakidhapookkal
Directed by MUTHU MANICKAM S
India
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From end to end
Directed by Soohack Lee
Korea, Republic of
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CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILM
WINNER
Lakmos
Directed by Panagiotis Papoutsis
Greece
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2-0
Directed by Cihan Emre Zengin
Turkey
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1247
Directed by Woojin Song
Korea, Republic of
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Room without residence
Directed by Tiago Melo Bento
Portugal
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Donkey’s Tailor
Directed by Seyfeddin E. Erişen
Turkey
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Dajla: cinema and oblivion
Directed by Arturo Dueñas
Spain
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Seventh Child
Directed by Milutin Jovanovic
Serbia
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Green Line
Directed by Ebin Raj Maliakal
India
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The Songs We Sing, The Drums We Beat
Directed by Kombong Darang
India
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Om Shanti
Directed by Holger Klussmann
Germany
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Ballet at the Aggregate Plant
Directed by Nikolay Veligzhanin
Russian Federation
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Where the wind was born
Directed by Francesco Tomba
Italy
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CATEGORY: EDUCATIONAL FILM
WINNER
The Story of Coronavirus
Directed by Yoni Goodman
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
MEDIA MATRIX: SOCIAL INFLUENCE BULLHORN DURING A PANDEMIC
Directed by Peter Andrew Sacco
Canada
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CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILM
WINNER
So, Where’s the Sun’s Home?
Directed by Parisa Zandbaf
Iran, Islamic Republic of
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
DIEABOLICAL
Directed by Ray Brady
United Kingdom
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The Butterfly Keeper
Directed by Guy Mayfield
United States
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VUJA DE
Directed by Joby Varghese
India
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Byzantium
Directed by Davide Como
Italy
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A Tale of Duo Cranes
Directed by CAI YUTING CAI
China
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Better Without
Directed by Robert David Duncan
Canada
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CATEGORY: FAMILY/CHILDREN FILM
WINNER
Turtle Taido: The Story of the Elephant (director’s cut)
Directed by Artie E Romero
Nigeria
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CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPT
WINNER
Omar Kane: Werewolf Gunslinger
Written by Max Sparbe and Coco Mault
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“THE LAST STAGE TO NOWHERE”
Written by Pat E Larkin
United States
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Filterless
Written by ChiCheese Rivera
United States
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The Bluesman
Written by Mike Hall
United States
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All’s Fair
Written by Robert Leo Cox
United States
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I Still Love You
Written by James Wallace McDonald
United States
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CATEGORY: FILM ON NATURE / ENVIRONMENT / WILDLIFE
WINNER
Buni
Directed by Robert Lin
Taiwan
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Connect A Creative Response To Climate Change
Directed by Steve Mortimer
United Kingdom
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Polar Bear Enclosure
Directed by Robert David Duncan
Canada
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SHEWOLF
Directed by ANUJ HEMANT CHOUDHRY
India
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CATEGORY: FILM ON RELIGION
WINNER
Icon
Directed by Anthony Devlin
France
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
ofGod: There’s Nothing Like Being Saved
Directed by Artie E Romero
United States
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Kashi To Kashmir
Directed by Sanoj Mishra
India
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Connect A Creative Response To Climate Change
Directed by Steve Mortimer
United Kingdom
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Fruit
Directed by Qi Zhuang
China
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CATEGORY: FILMS ON WOMEN
WINNER
Byzantium
Directed by Davide Como
Italy
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ammini
Directed by Ajay Govind
India
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Rangiye Diye Jao
Directed by Akarik Ami,, Som(Naren)
India
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Kyungmi’s World
Directed by Jihyun Koo
Korea, Republic of
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CATEGORY: FILM/VIDEO POSTER
WINNER
Waking Up in Albuquerque Poster
Poster by JW Richardson, Greg Gleason
United States
CATEGORY: LGBT FILM
WINNER
Sun bunnies
Directed by Kostiantyn Mishchenko
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
I Tried to write a Love letter- with My Body
Directed by Priyanka Das
United States
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CATEGORY: MOBILE FILM
WINNER
SHEWOLF
Directedby ANUJ HEMANT CHOUDHRY
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Happy Hydrant
Directed by Robert David Duncan
Canada
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CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER
Romance de Amour – Soundtrack of the film “Forbidden Games (Jeux interdits)”
Directed by Emad Hamdy
Egypt
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Blast Off!
Directed by Peter Renzullo
Australia
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cicadas x love
Directed by Dr. Mobi
United States
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Connect A Creative Response To Climate Change
Directed by Steve Mortimer
United Kingdom
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Stevan – Hope It’s Not (Music Video)
Directed by Ben Develin
Australia
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CATEGORY: NARRATIVE FEATURES
WINNER
DARKING WAY
Directed by Zsolt Pozsgai
Hungary
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Janus Chronicles Chapter 1: The Nightcrawler
Directed by Elvery Peters, Terence Brown
United States
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Consequence Karma
Directed by Shadab Ahmad
India
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YUDDHA KAANDAM
Directed by ANANDHA RAJAN
India
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KANAGAM
Directed by VISHAL KUMAR
India
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Amazon Queen
Directed by Marlin Darrah
United States
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Raiders of the Lost Clam to the Future
Directed by Dana Graham Phelps
United States
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Kuksu
Directed by Peter Babakitis
United States
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Marianne
Directed by Desiree Naomi Stone
United States
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Christmas Staycation
Directed by Jordan Imiola
United States
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CATEGORY: ONE MINUTE FILM
WINNER
Jagruk ( Aware )
Directed by suchita vijay kale
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
i am sorry
Directed by SAIRAJ
India
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Book of Sorrows
Directed by Robert David Duncan
Canada
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CATEGORY: PERFORMING ARTS
WINNER
‘ Life Exists on Eath…we have found TRACES ‘
Directed by Guy TRIER
France
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CATEGORY: PHOTOGRAPHY
WINNER
The Butterfly Keeper
Photographed by Adrianna Morris
United States
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CATEGORY: POST MODERN FILMS
WINNER
This too, shall pass …
Directed by Parisa Zandbaf
Iran, Islamic Republic of
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CATEGORY: SELFIE VIDEO
WINNER
Vol et Nocturne monologue
Directed by Shaun Rylee
United States
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CATEGORY: SHORT FILM
WINNER
Will You Bury Me
Directed by Noor Eldine Aboud
Lebanon
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“Abuno”
Directed by Mimi Garrard
United States
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The Next Generation
Directed by George Kyriakopoulos, George Zouvelos
United States
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Echo
Directed by Kamil Olejnik
France
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KALI
Directed by Vijeth Aralaguppi
India
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Tharanaya ; Life odyssey
Directed by Asanka Warnakulasooriya
Sri Lanka
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Homework
Directed by Li zexin
China
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Dynamic Memory
Directed by Lev Zmanovskiy
United States
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THE GATE
Directed by Takayuki Kayano
Japan
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Mr. Garcia
Directed by Raul De La Rosa
United States
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DIEABOLICAL
Directed by Ray Brady
United Kingdom
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Icon
Directed by Anthony Devlin
France
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Kumar’s Cafe
Directed by Akshay Thiagarajan
India
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we envy a cat.
Directed by Vibhu Tyagi
India
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GAJRA
Directed by VINEET SHARMA
India
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TRESPASSER
Directed by Harjot SINGH, ANMOLDEEP KAUR
Australia
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REMNANT
Directed by Vaarun Anthony
India
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AAYU
Directed by Rakshith Ramesh
India
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Fear Of Darkness
Directed by Shubham Gosalia
United States
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PUGON ” the furnace”
Directed by Gabby Ramos
Philippines
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HASHTAG
Directed by Lorena Sopi
Kosovo
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Taxi – an uncertain conversation
Directed by Avijit Mitra
India
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From end to end
Directed by Soohack Lee
Korea, Republic of
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THE HEALING TOUCH
Directed by SWETA KUMAR DASH
India
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CATEGORY: SHORT SCRIPT
WINNER
WITNESS
Written by Lorenzo Trane
Italy
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
A Road to Freedom of Myanmar
Written by Sandra Tingalay
United States
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I Dream Analyze Genie
Written by David Creighton
Canada
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DIEABOLICAL
Written by Ray Brady
United Kingdom
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Diversity and Desolation
Written by Michael Kureth
United States
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Tanked
Written by Jojin Van Winkle
United States
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CATEGORY: SILENT FILM
WINNER
Viva La Lota
Directed by Jayshree Chander, MD, MPH
United States
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CATEGORY: STUDENT FILM
WINNER
REMNANT
Directed by Vaarun Anthony
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ruuposh
Directed by Mohd Fehmeed, Zeeshan Amir Khan
India
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Case #3809 – The Eldritch Mortician
Directed by Jose Evangelista
United States
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Fear Of Darkness
Directed by Shubham Gosalia
United States
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CATEGORY: TELEVISION / PILOT PROGRAM OR SERIES
WINNER
SHEWOLF
Directed by ANUJ HEMANT CHOUDHR
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Industrialist
Directed by Vikas Bandhu
United States
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The Next Generation
Directed by George Kyriakopoulos, George Zouvelos
United States
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lifestyle with Dr. Mobi
Directed by Mubasher fazal
United States
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CATEGORY: TRAILER/TEASER
WINNER
REMNANT
Directed by Vaarun Anthony
India
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CATEGORY: WEB AND NEW MEDIA
WINNER
The Next Generation
Directed by George Kyriakopoulos, George Zouvelos
United States
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CATEGORY: WOMEN’S FILM
WINNER
Kyungmi’s World
Directed by Jihyun Koo
Korea, Republic of
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CATEGORY: YOUNG FILMMAKER
WINNER
Chronophobia
Directed by Coline Dubus
Belgium
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Moonlight the Monster and the Fashion Show
Directed by April Yu
United States
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