TIFF
MOVIE OF THE MONTH
MARCH 2021
CATEGORY: AMATEUR FILM
WINNER
Daddy
Directed by Richard Sergeant
Papua New Guinea
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Golden Age
Directed by Seyfican Bilgiç
Turkey
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Moving On
Directed by Philip Brocklehurst
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: Animated Films
WINNER
WAQT
Directed by Shailesh Acharekar
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Elvis the Cartoon
Directed by Dean Sills
United Kingdom
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Elvis the Cartoon
Directed by Nicolas P. Villarreal
Argentina
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The Longest Voyage
Directed by Manuel H.Martín
Spain
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Pray
Directed by Joe Chang
Canada
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTOR
WINNER
The Great Artist (Academy Award® Qualified)
Acted by matthew postlethwaite
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Veyil Vizhave
Acted by Mathew Mampra
India
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Sunset in Winter
Acted by Kelley Lockman
United States
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STAND UP! Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places
Acted by Timo Jacobs
Germany
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Wolves
Acted by Abe Alford
United States
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THE SKEPTICAL MAN
Acted by shamba sankha Das
India
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Tribe: The Untold Story of the Making of Vice
Acted by manuel alejandro vargas
United States
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Hope In Hollywood
Acted by Shifran khan
India
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Adam An Artist
Acted by Ginu Vaikath
Kuwait
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Marupadi (The Reply)
Acted by Mohammed Salih
Kuwait
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“Mixed Up”
Acted by sanjay kumar
United States
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SINGULARITY
Acted by Siddhaarth Raghavan
India
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Mr.White
Acted by Raghavendran
India
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The Confined
Acted by Thomas J. O’Brien
United States
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Under the Sun
Acted by Sam Puskas
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
AMANDA (SheheitAlien)
Acted by Paco Maldonado
Spain
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTRESS
WINNER
Boring Shmoring
Acted by Sara Gacia
Spain
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
MIST
Acted by Audrey
Bahrain
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Sunset in Winter
Acted by Kimberly Hamilton
United States
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The Accomplice
Acted by Elisabeth Genillard
Singapore
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Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte
Acted by Sai Godbole
India
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CATEGORY: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER
Sunset in Winter
Cinematography by Brady Holcomb
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
STAND UP! Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places
Cinematography by Frank Schwaiger
Germany
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Wolves
Cinematography by Abe Alford
United States
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Mission Dulhan
Cinematography by Kush Dudeja
India
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The Accomplice
Cinematography by Shawn Quek
Singapore
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SINGULARITY
Cinematography by Goutham George
India
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Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte
Cinematography by Janak Panchal
India
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CATEGORY: BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER
Crocodile
Directed by Caroline Wloka
Switzerland
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
SURRENDER
Directed by Shashidhar. BR
India
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Sunset in Winter
Directed by Kelley Lockman
United States
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Wolves
Directed by Abe Alford
United States
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Manuel Alejandro Vargas
Directed by Tribe: The Untold Story of the Making of Vice Cops
United States
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Nisanga (Alone)
Directed by Koushik Datta
Singapore
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Take The Chocolate
Directed by Dr Shahid Kamal
United Kingdom
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The Accomplice
Directed by Shawn Quek
Singapore
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Fill The Space (‘Sthalipooranam’)
Directed by Noushad Mohamed Kunju
India
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SINGULARITY
Directed by Manish Balakrishnan
India
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The Protocol
Directed by Avatâra Ayuso
United Kingdom
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HOCUS FOCUS
Directed by Pravin Dodeja
India
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TEBHAGA- THE SANGUINEOUS HARVEST
Directed by swarnayu Maitra
India
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FIRASTYA (English meaning: The Peripatetic)
Directed by VITTHAL MACHINDRA BHOSALE
India
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The Great Artist (Academy Award® Qualified)
Directed by Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
AMANDA (SheheitAlien)
Directed by MORENO FUENTES
Spain
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Comical death
Directed by Andrew Parker
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: BEST EDITING
WINNER
Wolves
Edited by Abe Alford
United States
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Route 4
Edited by Martina Chamrad
Germany
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CATEGORY: BEST FILM SCORE
WINNER
The Accomplice
Film score by Shawn Quek
Singapore
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
STAND UP! Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places
Film score by Timo Jacobs
Germany
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SINGULARITY
Film score by Ron Ethan Yohann
India
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Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte
Film score by Vikhyat Srivastava
India
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HOCUS FOCUS
Film score by Aashish Rego
India
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Under the Sun
Film score by Sam Puskas, David Puskas
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST PRODUCER
WINNER
Tribe: The Untold Story of the Making of Vice Cops
Produced by Manuel Alejandro Vargas
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Sunset in Winter
Produced by Clayton Nix
United States
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Create NYC
Produced by Sim Sagiroglu
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
The Inside Talk
Produced by Parker Brothers
Not Specified
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CATEGORY: BEST SOUND DESIGNING
WINNER
TEBHAGA- THE SANGUINEOUS HARVEST
Directed by Subhankar Chowdhury Debashis Chakraborty palash Mondol
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
HOCUS FOCUS
Directed by Pravin Dodeja
India
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CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WINNER
Sunset in Winter
Acted by Kelley Lockman
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Wolves
Acted by Abe Alford
United States
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THE SKEPTICAL MAN
Acted by Debashis Chakraborty and Jagannath Biswas
India
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CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
WINNER
Sunset in Winter
Acted by Kimberly Hamilton
United States
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CATEGORY: COMEDY SHORT
WINNER
Millennial Jenny
Directed by Emmett Skilton
New Zealand
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Transgender Kenbie
Directed by Konrad Arnold
United States
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Tribe: The Untold Story of the Making of Vice Cops
Directed by Manuel Alejandro Vargas
United States
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The Break Fast Track
Directed by Alex Gust
United States
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CATEGORY: COMMERCIAL / ADVERTISEMENT
WINNER
Oxford Needs Homes with Oxford City Council and OCHL
Directed by Sharon Woodward
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: CRIME SHORT
WINNER
Mission Dulhan
Directed by Kush Dudeja
India
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CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
WINNER
United States
Directed by Masoud Ghotbi
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Wings of Butterfly
Directed by Ahsan Muzid
India
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Sunset in Winter
Directed by Kelley Lockman
United States
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Angels.
Directed by Keith Miller
United States
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Memory
Directed by Maxim Chisnicean
Not Specified
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Wolves
Directed by Abe Alford
United States
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Take The Chocolate
Directed by Dr Shahid Kamal
United Kingdom
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gong batu
Directed by Shouichi Iwamoto
Japan
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The Miracle Storm
Directed by Amy Jacobson
United States
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Scarlet
Directed by Lisa Ranran Hu
China
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Daddy
Directed by Richard Sergeant
Papua New Guinea
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SEMKHOR
Directed by AIMEE BARUAH
India
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Under the Sun
Directed by Sam Puskas, David Puskas
United States
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CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILMS
WINNER
Mar
Directed by olaf crato
Portugal
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Twin Falls
Directed by Masoud Ghotbi
United States
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Mohejo Daro – The Cradle of Civilization
Directed by Razaq Baloch, Adil Bizinjo
Pakistan
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Harsukh
Directed by Alejandro Matrán
Spain
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The Cost of Denial
Directed by Huw Christie
United States
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SOCIAL BUSINESS
Directed by Amirul Arham
France
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Traditional Indigenous Ways of Being
Directed by Ed Breeding
United States
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Antemanha
Directed by Amirul Arham
France
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The Miracle Storm
Directed by Amy Jacobson
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Black Sand
Directed by Dr. Sohan Roy
India
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Aney maqin
Directed by Daodang Duoji
China
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Dwell In Possibility
Directed by Feng Li & Niffler Studios
China
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CATEGORY: EDUCATIONAL FILM
WINNER
DZEMAKOU (LORDS OF THE FOREST )
Directed by NJUH LOUIS
Cameroon
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CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
WINNER
The Accomplice
Directed by Shawn Quek
Singapore
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Angels.
Directed by Keith Miller
United States
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Night Life
Directed by Matthew Garrison
United States
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CUBAN QUEENS
Directed by Warren Bass
United States
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When We Are Familiar Stranger, Close But Untouchable
Directed by Dong Jun
China
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WHAT IF
Directed by Hao Zhenjia
China
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Exchanging
Directed by Hiroshi Atobe
Japan
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Never Die
Directed by Xue Song
China
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… Lucid dreams
Directed by Kostiantyn Mishchenko
United States
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HOCUS FOCUS
Directed by Pravin Dodeja
India
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Visual Symphonies
Directed by Gabriel Olivares Pascual
Spain
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PROSNO
Directed by Saikat Das
India
CATEGORY: FAMILY/CHILDREN FILMS
WINNER
Daddy
Directed by Richard Sergeant
Papua New Guinea
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Mom and Dad
Directed by Chen Peng
China
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VELLAM KERATHA ARAKAL
Directed by S.N SUNIL KUMAR
United Arab Emirates
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Take The Chocolate
Directed by Dr Shahid Kamal
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPT
WINNER
The Way Home
Written by Ewa Stankiewicz
Poland
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Evergreen
Written by Walter Ignacio Mokriski
United States
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Twin Curse: The Rise of Percupus
Written by Ranelle Golden
United States
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Monarch
Written by Dbeorah Kelly
United States
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In the Sack
Written by Arthur Tiersky
United States
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FIRASTYA (English meaning: The Peripatetic)
Written by VITTHAL MACHINDRA BHOSALE
India
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CATEGORY: FILM ON RELIGION
WINNER
Wolves
Directed by Abe Alford
United States
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CATEGORY: FILM ON WOMEN
WINNER
Wings of Butterfly
Directed by Ahsan Muzid
India
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CATEGORY: FILM/VIDEO POSTER
WINNER
Elvis the Cartoon
Directed by Dean Sills
United Kingdom
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Sunset in Winter
Directed by Kelley Lockman
United States
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CATEGORY: FILMS ON DISABILITY ISSUE
WINNER
The Great Artist (Academy Award® Qualified)
Directed by Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri
United States
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CATEGORY: HORROR / SCIENCE FICTION / GENRE FEATURE FILM
WINNER
Tom and his Zombie Wife
Directed by Kevin Shorts
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: LGBT Film
WINNER
Lost for Words
Directed by Elcid Asaei
United Kingdom
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
AMANDA (SheheitAlien)
Directed by MORENO FUENTES
Spain
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Scarlet
Directed by Lisa Ranran Hu
China
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Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte
Directed by Vikhyat Srivastava
India
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Organic
Directed by Birina Chakravarty
India
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CATEGORY: Mobile Film
WINNER
Adam An Artist
Directed by Anil Kizhakkadath
Kuwait
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Twin Falls
Directed by Masoud Ghotbi
United States
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Dawn of Spectral Darkness
Directed by Leonidas Stanescu
Singapore
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You Don’t Own Me
Directed by Jenell Diegor
Canada
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Marupadi (The Reply)
Directed by Mohammed Salih
Kuwait
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STASH
Directed by Mikhail Gavrysh
Russian Federation
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The Beautiful Cosmos
Directed by Aranyak Chakrabarty
India
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CATEGORY: Music Video
WINNER
HAPPINESS MAKES ME WORRY
Directed by Sabela Llerena
Palestine, State of
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Immortan Joe Memorial Highway
Directed by Nathan Leigh
United States
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“WAKE UP”
Directed by Aashish Rego, K. C. Loy
India
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CATEGORY: Narrative Features
WINNER
진흙 플랫
Directed by이혁
Korea, Republic of
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
STAND UP! Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places
Directed by Timo Jacobs
Germany
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To Be You
Directed by Chad Eddy
United States
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TUMI RABE NIRABE
Directed by SANKHADEEP CHAKRABORTY
India
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CHINNAJIRU KILIYE
Directed by SABARINATHAN MUTHUPANDIAN
India
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SEMKHOR
Directed by AIMEE BARUAH
India
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FIRASTYA (English meaning: The Peripatetic)
Directed by VITTHAL MACHINDRA BHOSALE
India
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CATEGORY: One Minute Film
WINNER
STORY
Directed by Anthony Carey
Ireland
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Uniform
Directed by Katarzyna Adamus
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: Perfoming Arts
WINNER
The Protocol
Directed by Avatâra Ayuso
United Kingdom
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Kitchen
Directed by Vishwakiran Nambi
India
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Never Die
Directed by Xue Song
China
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CATEGORY: Postmodern Films
WINNER
UNSKIN
Directed by Elcid Asaei
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: Selfie Video
WINNER
Uniform
Directed by Katarzyna Adamus
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: Short Films
WINNER
FOOTPRINTS
Directed by Imran Hamdulay
South Africa
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Story of a Night
Directed by sukanta chakraborty
India
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Soundtrapped
Directed by Gaurav Nigam
India
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MIST
Directed by Ajith nair
Bahrain
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Sunset in Winter
Directed by Kelley Lockman
United States
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DIE-OUT
Directed by Benny Paul (benro)
India
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Wolves
Directed by Abe Alford
United States
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Airgun
Directed by Avijit Mitra
India
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Ochena – The Unknown
Directed by Sandipan Dey
India
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Tribe: The Untold Story of the Making of Vice Cops
Directed by Manuel Alejandro Vargas
United States
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Crocodile
Directed by Caroline Wloka
Switzerland
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Sazaa – The Punishment
Directed by Maahirii Bose
India
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IRUT
Directed by SAIRAJ N
India
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Nisanga (Alone)
Directed by Koushik Datta
Singapore
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Mission Dulhan
Directed by Kush Dudeja
India
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Angela
Directed by Chris Bucher, Severin Gmünder
Switzerland
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Accidental Lead
Directed by Thorkell August Ottarsson
Norway
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It’s an Ill Wind
Directed by Tom Sullivan
Ireland
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With love from your daughter, Ammu
Directed by Anupam
India
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The Accomplice
Directed by Shawn Quek
Singapore
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Lunch
Directed by Junbum, Ha
Korea, Republic of
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SINGULARITY
Directed by Manish Balakrishnan
India
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Alone
Directed by Mayank M Gupta
India
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The Self-Seers
Directed by Matthew David Ridley
Korea, Republic of
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Britain Injustice
Directed by Andrew Parker
United Kingdom
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Last Light
Directed by Jovan Sarkanjac
Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of
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The Great Artist (Academy Award® Qualified)
Directed by Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri
United States
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Under the Sun
Directed by Sam Puskas, David Puskas
United States
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CATEGORY: Short Script
WINNER
Knitting Out
Directed by C. S. César
Portugal
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Trinity: The Deception
Directed by EMMANUEL MERTIS, Michelle Greaves
United States
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Still There
Directed by Chris Bucher, Severin Gmünder
Switzerland
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THE CHANGES
Directed by Anastasiia Shystovska
United States
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The Protocol
Directed by Avatâra Ayuso
United Kingdom
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Muted
Directed by Alexandra Talavera, Sim Sagiroglu
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
AMANDA (SheheitAlien)
Directed by MORENO FUENTES
Spain
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The Dying Lesson – Script
Directed by Stephen Miles
United States
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Betrayal
Directed by Jas kaur United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Too Poor To Die
Directed by Robert Cox
United States
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CATEGORY: Silent Film
WINNER
Vestige
Directed by Nick Solorzano
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
THE LONGING
Directed by Krishna Sawant, Ashna Ranade
India
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CATEGORY: STUDENT FILM
WINNER
Lost In The Moment
Directed by Felix Schaaf
Luxembourg
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
La Madone
Directed by Achille Bocquier
France
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BENCHI
Directed by Shreyas Chennamadhauni
India
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Scarlet
Directed by Lisa Ranran Hu
China
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WHAT IF
Directed by Hao Zhenjia
China
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Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte
Directed by Vikhyat Srivastava
India
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Accidental Lead
Directed by Thorkell August Ottarsson
Norway
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CATEGORY: Television / Pilot Program or Series
WINNER
Hubble – Pilot
Directed by Perry Wyatt
United Kingdom
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Great Danes
Directed by james Gaffney
United States
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CATEGORY: Treatment / Synopsis
WINNER
Single Page Treatment
Directed by Anastasiia Shystovska
United States
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CATEGORY: Women’s Films
WINNER
Route 4
Directed by Martina Chamrad
Germany
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Chakli , circle of life .
Directed by Shristi Rangaswamy
India
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Never Die
Directed by Xue Song
China
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The Lonely Migrator
Directed by Arunima Malik
India
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SEMKHOR
Directed by AIMEE BARUAH
India
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CATEGORY: Young Filmmaker
WINNER
The Accomplice
Directed by Shawn Quek
Singapore
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Wolves
Directed by Abe Alford
United States
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