FILMS OF THE MONTH – MARCH 2020

CATEGORY: AMATEUR FILM

WINNER

Metanoia

Directed by Saimanish Prabhakar

United Arab Emirates

 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Order

Directed by Damiano Oberoffer

Italy

 

CATEGORY: ANIMATED FILM

WINNER

Monster

Directed by Shin Junsik

Korea, Republic of

 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Happy Birthday, Grace

Directed by Subin Kim, Jihye Lee

United States

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dystopia

Directed by bellopropello

Switzerland

  

CATEGORY: BEST ACTOR

WINNER

Boogie Man

Acted by Kush Khanna

United Kingdom

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Welcome to Spinoza Hotel!

Acted by Robert David Duncan

Canada

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Superstorm: A Love Story

Acted by Larry Rosen

United States

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The First Drag

Acted by Arif Memon

United States

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The Dark Caller

Acted by Danny Hayden

United States

 

CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD

 $300.00

Acted by Christopher Marais

United Arab Emirates

 

CATEGORY: BEST ACTRESS

WINNER

KAIDAN – The Four Candles

Acted by Vicky Driva

Greece

 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Boogie Man

Acted by Amy Jackson

United Kingdom

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Superstorm: A Love Story

Acted by Rhianna Radick

United States

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Mathilda

Acted by Laurel BADENELL

United States

 

CATEGORY: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

WINNER

Mathilda

Cinematography by Ai Chung

United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Boogie Man

Cinematography by Andy Morahan

United Kingdom

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KAIDAN – The Four Candles

Cinematography by Georgia Chioni

Greece

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Welcome to Spinoza Hotel!

Cinematography by Robert David Duncan

Canada

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All Its Name Implies

Cinematography by Ev Durán

United States

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The Veil

Cinematography by Yogi Sankorta

India

CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD

 Invisible Jails

Cinematography by Somar Albish

France

CATEGORY: BEST DIRECTOR

WINNER

Timeline

Directed by Mikhail Romanovskiy

Russian Federation

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

The Stranger – Epilogue

Directed by MOHAN MENON

India

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Boogie Man

Directed by Andy Morahan

United Kingdom

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Superstorm: A Love Story

Directed by Larry Rosen

United States

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When your home is empty

Directed by KANG MINGU

Republic of Korea

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Mathilda

Directed by Yaqi Tao

United States

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All Its Name Implies

Directed by Ev Durán

United States

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The Veil

Directed by Dave Deohans

India

Me, My Meds & Mother

Directed by Kat Conway

United States

CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD

Welcome to Spinoza Hotel!

Directed by Robert David Duncan

Canada

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The Millennial Condition

Directed by Michael Welsh

United States

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Textbook Psycho

Directed by Ryan Andrew-Allen

United States

CATEGORY: BEST EDITING

WINNER

Superstorm: A Love Story

Edited by Mike Franco

United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Mathilda

Edited by Bowei Yue

United States

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All Its Name Implies

Edited by Ev Durán

United States

CATEGORY: BEST FILM SCORE

WINNER

 Me, My Meds & Mother

Film Score by Antonis Skokos

United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Boogie Man

Film Score by Ian Neil

United Kingdom

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Mathilda

Film Score by Cali Wang

United States

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The Veil

Film Score by Advait Nemlekar

India

CATEGORY: BEST PRODUCER

WINNER

Boogie Man

Produced by Paul G. Andrews & Scott Millaney

United Kingdom

CATEGORY: BEST SOUND DESIGNING

WINNER

The Veil

Sound designed by Yatrik Dave

India

CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

WINNER

KAIDAN – The Four Candles

Acted by Giannis Dimitrakis

Greece

 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Boogie Man

Acted by Roshan Seth

United Kingdom

CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD

 Invisible Jails

Acted by Huda Alhallak

France

CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

WINNER

Boogie Man

Acted by Amy Jackson

United Kingdom

 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

KAIDAN – The Four Candles

Acted by Evaggelia Zorba

Greece

 

CATEGORY: COMEDY SHORT

WINNER

Hearts

Directed by Joe Bor

United Kingdom

 

CATEGORY: COMMERCIAL / ADVERTISEMENT

WINNER

HABISLAH.COM

Directed by Kionz.C

Malaysia

 

CATEGORY: CRIME SHORT

WINNER

Troubles

Directed by mr. Bouhaïk

France

CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER

WINNER

Never forever

Directed by Fabio massa

Italy

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Boogie Man

Directed by Andy Morahan

United Kingdom

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Why We Are Unhappy in Cities

Directed by Zhao Gang

China

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Mathilda

Directed by Yaqi Tao

United States

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In the Garden花园里

Directed by Xueqing Yin

China

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All Its Name Implies

Directed by Ev Durán

United States

CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILMS

WINNER

Samos The Faces of our Border

Directed by Shams Abou El Enein

Switzerland

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

OCEAN TO SKY

Directed by Michael Dillon

Australia

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Sweet Tassa: Music of the Indian Caribbean Diaspora

Directed by Christopher L Ballengee

United States

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In the Garden花园里

Directed by Xueqing Yin

China

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All Its Name Implies

Directed by Ev Durán

United States

CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD

 5×7

Directed by Michele Citoni

Italy

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Mysterious light in Life

Directed by Vishwajit Phadte

India

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THE JOURNEY

Directed by THEYVA PRASHAN

Malaysia

 

CATEGORY: EDUCATIONAL FILM

WINNER

Namaste

Directed by Shubham Pandey

India

 

CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILMS

WINNER

Ark

Directed by Abid Hossain Khan

Bangladesh

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

The Stranger – Epilogue

Directed by MOHAN MENON

India

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Welcome to Spinoza Hotel!

Directed by Robert David Duncan

Canada

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Gardens or a Big Old World

Directed by Υannis Zafiris

Greece

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Mathilda

Directed by Yaqi Tao

United States

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This Wicked World

Directed by Morgen La Civita

United States

 

CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD

 That Loving Feeling

Directed by Mike McDougall

United Kingdom

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Mysterious light in Life

Directed by Vishwajit Phadte

India

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Invisible Jails

Directed by Orwa Alahmad

France

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AK

Directed by Barchetti Giorgio

Italy

 

CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPT

WINNER

Turn Your Love Around

Written by Thomas Louis Castiglione

United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Retribution

Written by Kevin C. Williams

United States

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Confluence of Evil

Written by Joey Kent

United States

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The Fisherman of Islamorada

Written by Cillian Dunne

United States

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Jaza

Written by Abdullah Abu Snaineh

State of Palestine

CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD

 False Start

Written by James Jones

United States

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Getting the Boot

Written by James Jones

United States

 

CATEGORY: FILM ON NATURE / ENVIRONMENT / WILDLIFE

WINNER

 Wings & Wetlands – A Story Of Migration

Directed by Raghunath Belur, Sugandhi Gadadhar

India

CATEGORY: FILM ON WOMEN

WINNER

 Spruha

Directed by Pramit Barot

India

 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Lakshmi – Untold truth

Directed by Kalpana Kumar

United States

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Mathilda

Directed by Yaqi Tao

United States

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Me, My Meds & Mother

Directed by Kat Conway

United States

 

CATEGORY: FILM/VIDEO POSTER

WINNER

 Me, My Meds & Mother

Directed by Kat Conway

United States

 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Boogie Man

Directed by Andy Morahan

United Kingdom

 

CATEGORY: FILMS ON DISABILITY ISSUE

WINNER

 HOUSE OF TERROR

Directed by Mehdi Noblesse

France

CATEGORY: LGBT FILM

WINNER

 RGB

Directed by J. Achar

United States

 

CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD

 LILY

Directed by Li Ming

China

 

CATEGORY: MOBILE FILM

WINNER

Jaza

Directed by Abdullah Abu Snaineh

Palestine, State of

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Delirious (Confined)

Directed by Brice Blanloeil

France

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When your home is empty

Directed by KANG MINGU

Republic of Korea

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CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD

Ek – A Lockdown Short Film

Directed by Scottshak

India

CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO

WINNER

 Tonight

Directed by Daniel Alejandro

Australia

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Toxicutie by TVH Official Music Video

Directed by Alli Chastain, Kevin Dewayne Davis, Tyler & Sophie Siddiqui

United States

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Island Sun

Directed by Raul Simao

Australia

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EL AMOR REMIX

Directed by Nicole Alexander

United States

 

CATEGORY: NARRATIVE FEATURES

WINNER

 The Voyage

Directed by Christy Shelton Fernando

Sri Lanka

 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Boogie Man

Directed by Andy Morahan

United Kingdom

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Superstorm: A Love Story

Directed by Larry Rosen

United States

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DEATH BY WATER (JALASAMADHI)

Directed by VENU NAIR

India

CATEGORY: ONE MINUTE FILM

WINNER

Feet as big as Zucchinis

Directed by Cyrion Willems

Netherlands

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Parálisis (one minute)

Directed by Josué Oceguera

Mexico

CATEGORY: ROMANTIC SHORT

WINNER

A Clean Sleep

Directed by Robert Goose Scott

United States

CATEGORY: SHORT FILMS

WINNER

Running Dreams

Directed by Bálint Vigh

Hungary

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Atrangi

Directed by Sunny Sharma

India

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Imprint

Directed by Tarannum Pasricha

India

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“Chinese Angel” in two parts

Directed by Mimi garrard

United States

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My Life

Directed by GAJEN PANGING

India

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Just a boy

Directed by Angela Koh

United States

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Timeline

Directed by Mikhail Romanovskiy

Russian Federation

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Over Dale Hill

Directed by Geoffrey Jones

United States

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The Untitled Story

Directed by Abhishek Sharma

Australia

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Poison

Directed by Ying Chen Shu

United States

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L’Oro di Famiglia (The Family Gold)

Directed by EMANUELE PISANO

Italy

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IL VESTITO (THE SUIT)

Directed by Maurizio Ravallese

Italy

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When your home is empty

Directed by KANG MINGU

Republic of Korea

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KUKLI

Directed by SHYAMA SUNDAR MAJHI

India

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Mathilda

Directed by Yaqi Tao

United States

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CELEBRATION

Directed by MANOJ NAIKSATAM

India

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The Veil

Directed by Dave Deohans

India

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A Clean Sleep

Directed by Robert Goose Scott

United States

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Distance

Directed by Jesse Edwards

United States

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Me, My Meds & Mother

Directed by Kat Conway

United States

CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD

“Virtual Sculptures” # 5-8

Directed by Mimi Garrard and James Seawright

United States

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The Millennial Condition

Directed by Michael Welsh

United States

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The First Drag

Directed by Harsh Mahadeshwar

United States

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Prema Leni Prema Katha (Love Story Without Love)

Directed by Sai Kiran Perikala

India

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD

$300.00

Directed by Mike McDougall

United Arab Emirates

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Tylonoxicateroid

Directed by J. Samuel Ryan

USA

CATEGORY: SHORT SCRIPTS

WINNER

 BARCODE

Written by HÜSEYİN URÇUK

Turkey

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Lonely Cafe

Written by Beau Carter

Australia

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terrorist,THE

Written by Kesari Bhattacharya

Australia

CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD

Me, My Meds & Mother

Written by Kat Conway

United States

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD

Symptoms of the universe

Written by Vincenzo Pandolfi

Italy

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Love Like the 80’s

Written by Christan Van Slyke & Jedediah Parker

United States

CATEGORY: SILENT FILM

WINNER

Metanoia

Directed by Saimanish Prabhakar

United Arab Emirates

CATEGORY: STUDENT FILMS

WINNER

Laugh Club

Directed by Jindřich Vosecký

Czech Republic

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Investigations of A Dog

Directed by Utsha Sarkar

India

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Mathilda

Directed by Yaqi Tao

United States

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It’s Just The Sky Farting

Directed by Nur Hidayah Bte Selamat

Singapore

CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARD

 Metanoia

Directed by Saimanish Prabhakar

United Arab Emirates

 

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD

The Shatterd Dream

Directed by Nachiket Gadpayale

India

CATEGORY: TELEVISION / PILOT PROGRAM OR SERIES

WINNER

Gods Game

Directed by Tony Chaslas

France

CATEGORY: TRAILER/TEASER

WINNER

LAST ONE LEFT

Directed by Wendell Blankenship

United States

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Boogie Man

Directed by Andy Morahan

United Kingdom

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Troubles

Directed by mr. Bouhaïk

France

CATEGORY: TRAVEL FILM

WINNER

OCEAN TO SKY

Directed by Michael Dillon

Australia

 

CATEGORY: TREATMENT / SYNOPSIS

WINNER

Hospital “TV Series”

Written by Salena Oneal & Caretta O’Neal

Not Specified

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

TJFI News

Written by Ricardo Soto

United States

 

 

CATEGORY: VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) / AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) AND 360° VIDEO

WINNER

Artists up close (360° 3D VR Series)

Directed by WALTER SCHOENENBROECHER

Germany

CATEGORY: WOMEN’S FILMS

WINNER

Me, My Meds & Mother

Directed by Kat Conway

United States

 

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Imprint

Directed by Tarannum Pasricha

India

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KAIDAN – The Four Candles

Directed by Georgia Chioni

Greece

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Mathilda

Directed by Yaqi Tao

United States

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In the Garden花园里

Directed by Xueqing Yin

China

 

CATEGORY: YOUNG FILMMAKER

WINNER

Metanoia

Directed by Saimanish Prabhakar

United Arab Emirates

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Hunted

Directed by Max Cusson

United States