FILMS OF THE MONTH – JULY 2022

TIFF

Movie of the month

(JULY 2022)

CATEGORY: Animated Film
WINNER
I am not an Angel
Directed by Joe Chang
Canada

CATEGORY: Bengali Short Film
WINNER
PANDEMONIUM
Directed by Arunav Das
Bangladesh

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Afternoon
Directed by Subhronil Ghosh
India

Bidaay
Directed by Souradeepta Chowdhury
India

Flying (Ural)
Directed by Touhidul Islam Nadim
Bangladesh

SHEDIN AEDIN
Directed by Rudranil Bhaumik
India

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
BAKI KOTHA
Directed by Ishani Chowdhury
India


OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Lockdown Loop
Directed by Rifat Rohan
Bangladesh

The Call ‘2021
Directed by Al Muntakim Tihan
Bangladesh

CATEGORY: Best Actor
WINNER
Unhappy 2 – Plans
Acted by Thomas Goersch
Germany

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
HURRICANE
Acted by Granthik Bora
India

CATEGORY: Best Actress
WINNER
Day asks night
Acted by Jaeeun Kwon
Korea, Republic of

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
HURRICANE
Acted by Anindita Rudraj
India

Domestic Bliss
Acted by Tara Beavers
united states

CATEGORY: Best Cinematographer
WINNER
Day asks night
Cinematographed by soohack Lee
Korea, Republic of

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Shadow of the Night
Cinematographed by Radhakrishnan Parthiban
India

CATEGORY: Best Director
WINNER
Nok jhok
Directed by Aneesh Jhamb
India

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
HURRICANE
Directed by Hem Chandra Borah
India

Day asks night
Directed by soohack Lee
Korea, Republic of

The Secret Weapon:  Yesterday IS Today
Directed by Ken Sagoes
United States

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Shadow of the Night
Directed by Radhakrishnan Parthiban
India

CATEGORY: Best Editing
WINNER
The Secret Weapon:  Yesterday IS Today
Edited by Andrew Tyler
United States

CATEGORY: Producer
WINNER
HURRICANE
Produced by Dr. Jayanti Chutia
India

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Secret Weapon:  Yesterday IS Today
Produced by Jay Deitzel, Karen T. Bolt , Ken Sagoes
United States

CATEGORY: Best Film Score – Soundtrack
WINNER
Shadow of the Night
Scored by Craig  Mann
India

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Waiting
Scored Taigu Wang
China

CATEGORY: Comedy Short
WINNER
Hiring office
Directed by Jacques MICKE
France

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Nok jhok
Directed by Aneesh Jhamb
India

Double-bogey Player Begins
Directed by Woojin Song
Korea, Republic of

CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
WINNER
VERONA
Directed by Ane Siderman
Brazil

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Babu & I
Directed by Randika Perera
United States

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
The Heart Sutra
Directed by yi shi
China

CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILM
WINNER

By the lake
Directed by Giorgos Tsantikos
Greece

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
8:01
Directed by Sparsh Banerjee, Ayush Kasana
India
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Ballesteros on My Mind – The Film
Directed by Karlo Garcia Gino
Philippines

AHIMSA- Gandhi: The Power of the Powerless
Directed by Ramesh Sharma
India

Darren The Inspirer: Look, Listen, and Feel Me
Directed by Derrick Neil Spruill
United States

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Halaal Dabba
Directed by Rajan Nitin Shendre
India

HOW DO I SHOW THE OCEAN SPACE YOU CARRIED INSIDE YOU?
Directed by Abeer Rafeeq Khan
India

OFFICIAL SELECTION
Ichwacha Birhad , Living under the curse of lord Ram
Directed by Sharvari Sanjay Khambe
India

CATEGORY: EDUCATIONAL FILM
WINNER
Samos on Fire – Songs in Asylum
Directed by Fareid Atta
United Kingdom

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Secret Weapon:  Yesterday IS Today
Directed by Ken Sagoes
United States

CATEGORY: Experimental Film
WINNER
IN THE GARDEN OF FORKING PATHS
Directed by Simone Rapisarda Casanova, Dara Culhane
Canada

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Substitution
Directed by Karen Klami
United States

Endless Possibilities at Lenz Studio
Directed by Jelan Maxwell
Canada

OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Heart Sutra
Directed by yi shi
China

Shadow of the Night
Directed by Radhakrishnan Parthiban
India

CATEGORY: Family/Children Film
WINNER
HURRICANE
Directed by Hem Chandra Borah
India

CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPT
WINNER
The Dragon of Locke
Written by John M. Pluff
United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Journey to Babylon
Written by Shiva Kumar
United States

OFFICIAL SELECTION
World’s Sexiest Man
Written by Robert Leo Cox
United States

CATEGORY: Film on Nature / Environment / Wildlife
WINNER
ADHIYAMAANUM AALAMARAMUM
Directed by ASHOK SAMINATHAN
India

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
O2
Directed by BHAWANI DOLEY TAHU
India

Rot
Directed by Sparsh Banerjee
India

CATEGORY: Film on Religion
WINNER
The Heart Sutra
Directed by yi shi
China

CATEGORY: Music Video
WINNER
Provoca
Directed by Daniel Prypchan
United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Book of Job – An Animatic Rock Opera
Directed by Anthony Massaro
United States

CATEGORY: Narrative Feature
WINNER
Shadow of the Night
Directed by Radhakrishnan Parthiban
India

CATEGORY: Perfoming Arts
WINNER
Harvest Trilogy
Directed by John Michael Castagna
United States

CATEGORY: Short Film
WINNER
Unhappy 2 – Plans
Directed by Thomas Goersch, Hasso von Scotch
Germany

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Cycle
Directed by Devashish Makhija
India

21
Directed by Wenting Leung
China

ESTUARY
Directed by Warren Bass
United States

Day asks night
Directed by soohack Lee
Korea, Republic of

Death of Poetry
Directed by Budhaditya Bandyopadhyay
United States

Babu & I
Directed by Randika Perera
United States

VAANAPAMU
Directed by CV Ramana
India

CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
HALFBOILED
Directed by Sagar S Bhandary
India

Kasadara (Thoroughly)
Directed by Vijay Armstrong
United States

OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Secret Weapon:  Yesterday IS Today
Directed by Ken Sagoes
United States

Cheepatakadumpa
Directed by Devashish Makhija
India

HURRICANE
Directed by Hem Chandra Borah
India

Waiting
Directed by Pere Lee
China

CATEGORY: Short Script
WINNER
Bolai
Written by Patrick Craddock, Charu Uppal
New Zealand

CATEGORY: Silent Film
WINNER
Rot
Directed by Sparsh Banerjee
India

CATEGORY: Student Film
WINNER
The Ordained
Directed by Shaumit Seth
India

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
8:01
Directed by Sparsh Banerjee, Ayush Kasana
India

CATEGORY: Trailer/Teaser
WINNER
Amp Studios (Trailer)
Directed by Laura Poindexter

CATEGORY:
Treatment / Synopsis
WINNER
Gilgamesh
Written by Gianpaolo Saccomano
Italy

CATEGORY: Web and New Media
WINNER
The Substitution
Directed by Karen Klami
United States

CATEGORY: Women’s Film
WINNER
Surviving a Narcissist
Directed by Jennifer Bulcock
United Kingdom