TIFF
MOVIE OF THE MONTH
OCT 2020
CATEGORY: AMATEUR FILM
WINNER
From Charlie, with Love
Directed by Andres Ramirez
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
HERO
Directed by MANN SHAH
India
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Don’t Go
Directed by Andrew Bryant
United States
CATEGORY: BEST ACTOR
WINNER
With New Eyes
Acted by Yannis Sarakatsanis
Greece
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
From Charlie, with Love
Acted by Steven Burgos
United States
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The Neighbor
Acted by Ayesha Saleh
United States
CATEGORY: BEST ACTRESS
WINNER
ROMANCE
Acted by Maria Luce Bondì
Italy
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
From Charlie, with Love
Acted by Clara Carlo
United States
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LIFE…
Acted by Ashna Sharan
United States
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Black Roses Symphony
Acted by Muntsa Mar
Spain
CATEGORY: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER
Dalía
Cinematography by Kári Úlfsson
Iceland
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
PUGLYA
Cinematography by VINOD SAM PETER
India
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From Charlie, with Love
Cinematography by Andres Ramirez
United States
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Pinnacle
Cinematography by Ashish Garg
India
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VIZHIYIN ORAM
Cinematography by Dhana Sekar
India
CATEGORY: BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER
THE GREY ZONE
Directed by Tonghuan Zhao
China
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
PUGLYA
Directed by VINOD SAM PETER
India
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Ellipsis
Directed by Ben Parsons
United States
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From Charlie, with Love
Directed by Andres Ramirez
United States
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LIFE…
Directed by Mirlande Amazan
United States
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VIZHIYIN ORAM
Directed by Srividhya C Mouli
India
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THE CHANGE
Directed by Srividhya C Mouli
India
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People in Landscape
Directed by Ben Rider
United Kingdom
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With New Eyes
Directed by George Leontakianakos
Greece
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Dalía
Directed by Brúsi Ólason
Iceland
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2 Farrar ( Two at large )
Directed by Rajat Verma
India
CATEGORY: BEST EDITING
WINNER
From Charlie, with Love
Edited by Andres Ramirez
United States
CATEGORY: BEST FILM SCORE – SOUNDTRACK
WINNER
With New Eyes
Directed by George Leontakianakos
Greece
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Adam In Aeternum
Directed by Pedro Jaen R.
Spain
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From Charlie, with Love
Directed by Andres Ramirez
United States
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LIFE…
Directed by Mirlande Amazan
United States
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Alice and the Land that Wonders
Directed by Giulia Grandinetti
Italy
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ROMANCE
Directed by Piero Cannata
Italy
CATEGORY: BEST PRODUCER
WINNER
Dalía
Directed by Brúsi Ólason
Iceland
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
From Charlie, with Love
Directed by Andres Ramirez
United States
CATEGORY: BEST SOUND DESIGNING
WINNER
Alice and the Land that Wonders
Directed by Giulia Grandinetti
Italy
CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WINNER
With New Eyes
Acted by Kostis Savvidakis
Greece
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
People in Landscape
Acted by Matthew Winters
United Kingdom
CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
WINNER
People in Landscape
Acted by Kate Cook
United Kingdom
CATEGORY: COMEDY SHORT
WINNER
The Night Express
Directed by Maryna Artemenko, Oksana Artemenko
Ukraine
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Undatable George Gibbs
Directed by Matt Mirams
Australia
CATEGORY: COMMERCIAL / ADVERTISEMENT
WINNER
ComicBooks For Kids! PSA
Directed by Mark Starks
United States
CATEGORY: CRIME SHORT
WINNER
SNAPSHOTS
Directed by GIORGIO MESSINA, STEFANIA SIMONI
Italy
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Salsero in Purgatory
Directed by Antonio De La Cruz
United States
CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
WINNER
Portugal is not for sale
Directed by André Badalo
Portugal
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
SHORT CUT
Directed by Bikram Singh, Rohit Kumar
India
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HERO
Directed by MANN SHAH
India
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The Politeness of Kings
Directed by Saifi Haroun
France
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Ganush: The Pursuit of 5 Stars
Directed by Vseant Nath
United States
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LIFE…
Directed by Mirlande Amazan
United States
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Chocolate Starfish
Directed by Pranav R Bharadwaj
India
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IDOL ARTIST
Directed by Swarnayu Maitra
India
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Alice and the Land that Wonders
Directed by Giulia Grandinetti
Italy
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The Clone…
Directed by Valerii Petrov
Russian Federation
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Suggestions and other silences
Directed by Massimo Corevi
Italy
CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILMS
WINNER
BANACH. BETWEEN SPIRIT AND MATTER
Directed by Wieslaw Saniewski
Portugal
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Stuck at Home
Directed by Nathaniel Avila
United States
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Malar
Directed by Irvi Saras
India
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Doomsday Monoliths?
Directed by Shihyun Wang
United States
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Neteru Fact Or Fiction
Directed by Maurizio Emanuel
United States
CATEGORY: DRONE FILMS
WINNER
Everett
Directed by JULIEN HUDYM
France
CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
WINNER
From Charlie, with Love
Directed by Andres Ramirez
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Answers?
Directed by Poorvi Sethi
India
CATEGORY: FAMILY/CHILDREN FILMS
WINNER
A Mark on Paper
Directed by Claire Yland Li
China
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
From Charlie, with Love
Directed by Andres Ramirez
United States
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Folktale
Directed by Ajitesh Sharma
India
CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPT
WINNER
A Christmas Without Snow
Written by Robert Cox
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ellipsis
Written by Ben Parsons
United States
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Project Valentina Feature
Written by Danielle Kiernan, Bethany Laquerre, Diana Riegel, Jon Richardson, JW Richardson
United States
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High Stakes
Written by Christan van Slyke
USA
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Somebody That I Used to Know
Written by Robert Leo Cox
United States
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Retribution
Written by Dallas Gibson
United States
CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Alex*
Written by Joachim H. Böttcher
Switzerland
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The Celestial Highway
Written by Kevin J. Howard
United States
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IMPACT
Written by Mel L. Nieves
United States
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Gunga Din
Written by Jessi Thind & Mathieu Larivière
Canada
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Arcturus Rising
Written by Robert Cox
United States
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The Llandudno File
Written by Stephen D Floyd
United States
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Overwatch
Written by Dallas Gibson
United States
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The Handstand Heard ‘Round the World
Written by Leland Thomas Faegre
United States
CATEGORY: FILM ON WOMEN
WINNER
Abandon Circadian
Directed by Ram Saandal
United Kingdom
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
UMIKA
Directed by Anindita Ghosh Roy Baruri, Dibakar Baruri
India
CATEGORY: FILM/VIDEO POSTER
WINNER
LIFE…
Directed by Mirlande Amazan
United States
CATEGORY: FILMS ON DISABILITY ISSUE
WINNER
With New Eyes
Directed by George Leontakianakos
Greece
CATEGORY: FREE SPEECH
WINNER
INJUSTICE
Directed by NISAR IBRAHIM
United Arab Emirates
CATEGORY: HORROR / SCIENCE FICTION / GENRE FEATURE FILM
WINNER
Black Roses Symphony
Directed by Vick Campbell
Spain
CATEGORY: LGBT FILM
WINNER
Rapsòdia
Directed by Dario Lauritano
Italy
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Butterfly
Directed by Mengge Qin
China
CATEGORY: MOBILE FILM
WINNER
A SPOONFUL OF STARDUST
Directed by Kulagina Natalia
Russian Federation
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Beyond The Wall
Directed by Shamnas PP
India
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Qabil’s Quarantine
Directed by Kanishk Devgan
India
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Window With A View
Directed by John Venzke
Germany
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L’incanto del tempo perfetto
Directed by Massimo Corevi
Italy
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The Artist’s Secret
Directed by Robert David Duncan
Canada
CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER
Goldfish, Goldfish
Directed by Kanishk Devgan
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Why call me corona? (Anti Racism Rap)
Directed by Eureka Apta
India
CATEGORY: NARRATIVE FEATURES
WINNER
The Dead Man
Directed by Edward Kowzan
Russian Federation
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
PUGLYA
Directed by VINOD SAM PETER
India
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Ellipsis
Directed by Ben Parsons
United States
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On the Day That I Died
Directed by Chuck Waagen
United States
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Lover
Directed by Lv Hongfeng
China
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I MARRIED MY MOTHER
Directed by Domenico Costanzo
Italy
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Alice and the Land that Wonders
Directed by Giulia Grandinetti
Italy
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LockDown | Chapter 1 : The Virus
Directed by Dhruv Sachdev
India
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32 Weeks
Directed by Brian Cavallaro
United States
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The Girl with the Goat
Directed by Rohit Jail
India
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People in Landscape
Directed by Ben Rider
United Kingdom
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Orcus
Directed by Peter Daniel Kane, Jimmy Hagri
United Kingdom
CATEGORY: ONE MINUTE FILM
WINNER
Nochurno
Directed by Argenis Herrera Sánchez
Chile
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Mind Right
Directed by Samuel Lumbsden, Wasem Addus
United States
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The Seeker’s Rebirth
Directed by Robert David Duncan
Canada
CATEGORY: POSTMODERN FILMS
WINNER
LEVITATOR And Other Sensations
Directed by Guy TRIER ( Guy G. TRIER )
France
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ellipsis
Directed by Ben Parsons
United States
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In a welsh castle, boxed treasures from home
Directed by Nisha Duggal
United Kingdom
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The Artist’s Plan
Directed by Robert David Duncan
Canada
CATEGORY: ROMANTIC SHORT
WINNER
ROMANCE
Directed by Piero Cannata
Italy
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
From Charlie, with Love
Directed by Andres Ramirez
United States
CATEGORY: SHORT FILMS
WINNER
An Evening Sunrise
Directed by Ioan Batinas
Romania
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
KUVIYAL (The Heap)
Directed by Harish K Rajendran
India
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Pesa Madanthai (The Unspoken words)
Directed by Sooriyan Kuppusamy
India
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Pierre St. Denis
Directed by Sammy Mohamed
Canada
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Model Citizen
Directed by Justin Cooper Hankinson
United States
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IMPASSE
Directed by Vishwajit Phadte
United Kingdom
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Rain Bloke and Susan
Directed by Joe Bor
United Kingdom
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Qabil’s Quarantine
Directed by Kanishk Devgan
India
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From Charlie, with Love
Directed by Andres Ramirez
United States
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Monkey Enters Lanka
Directed by Saie Surendra
United Kingdom
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Across The River
Directed by Thorkell August Ottarsson
Norway
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Freudian Slip
Directed by Keshavanandhan Rajaram
India
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Atithi (The Guest)
Directed by Souvik Dutta
United States
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Ganush: The Pursuit of 5 Stars
Directed by Vseant Nath
United States
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LIFE…
Directed by Mirlande Amazan
United States
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The Certix House
Directed by LeVar Leo
United States
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SNAPSHOTS
Directed by GIORGIO MESSINA, STEFANIA SIMONI
Italy
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“Covidtime TH SR”
Directed by Mimi Garrard
United States
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The Gift of Years
Directed by Josiah Dunjey
Australia
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VIZHIYIN ORAM
Directed by Srividhya C Mouli
India
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Tumhari aur Meri
Directed by Dr. Pooja Pandey Tripathi
India
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They Came. I Saw. Who Conquered?
Directed by Namini Panchala, Ajith Kumarasiri
Sri Lanka
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The Early Inauguration
Directed by Joseph Alexandre
United States
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An Evening Sunrise
Directed by Ioan Batinas
Romania
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An Evening Sunrise
Directed by Ioan Batinas
Romania
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Hachiko
Directed by Richy Ks
India
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JI (SIR)
Directed by M Suresh
India
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Degenerate(RenJianJi’E)
Directed by Yanlin Chen
China
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A Mark on Paper
Directed by Claire Yland Li
China
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My brother Mikail
Directed by Karan Singh
Canada
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THE GREY ZONE
Directed by Tonghuan Zhao
China
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Vendetta
Directed by Utathya Roy
Canada
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The Signal
Directed by Recep Köse
Turkey
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Radio | A Story of Hope | Prayog Productions | Hindi Short Film
Directed by Ameeya Mehta
United States
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Mutual Funds
Directed by Komalankutty Methil
United Arab Emirates
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The Meeting
Directed by Antonio Todaro
Italy
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Change of Course
Directed by Andreas Ortner
Austria
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Wave to tear
Directed by Rohmer Héloïse
France
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2020 – Little tales for new beginnings
Directed by Massimo Corevi
Italy
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With New Eyes
Directed by George Leontakianakos
Greece
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2 Farrar ( Two at large )
Directed by Rajat Verma
India
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Cheeni Kum hai (sugarless)
Directed by Rajat Verma
India
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Thaaya?Thaarama?
Directed by B.Karthick Raja
India
CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Prisoners
Directed by Danushka Tharanga Wijesooriya
Sri Lanka
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Artificial
Directed by Bhargav kumar R
India
CATEGORY: SHORT SCRIPT
WINNER
Fugue
Written by AJ Maryn
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
And What Did They Say?
Written by Kanishk Devgan
India
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From Charlie, with Love
Written by Andres Ramirez
United States
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WHITE BOOMERANG
Written by THEODORA MADAROU
Greece
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“Safe”
Written by Federico Maria Giansanti
Italy
CATEGORY: SILENT FILM
WINNER
From Charlie, with Love
Directed by Andres Ramirez
United States
CATEGORY: STUDENT FILMS
WINNER
With New Eyes
Directed by George Leontakianakos
Greece
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Qabil’s Quarantine
Directed by Kanishk Devgan
India
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From Charlie, with Love
Directed by Andres Ramirez
United States
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The Gift of Years
Directed by Josiah Dunjey
Australia
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THE CHANGE
Directed by Srividhya C Mouli
India
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Savannah Warriors
Directed by Kunal Shah
India
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Butterfly
Directed by Mengge Qin
China
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Green House
Directed by Mengge Qin
China
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Dalía
Directed by Brúsi Ólason
Iceland
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Ecuba
Directed by Francesco Scalcione
Italy
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DEAR LORD KRISHNA
Directed by JHANVI GADHVI
India
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New Normal
Directed by Aarav sinha
India
CATEGORY: TRAILER/TEASER
WINNER
LIFE…
Directed by Mirlande Amazan
United States
CATEGORY: WEB AND NEW MEDIA
WINNER
Year Zero – Episode 1- In the Beginning – Short Horror Film Series
Directed by Isaac Rodriguez
United States
CATEGORY: WOMEN’S FILMS
WINNER
SNAPSHOTS
Directed by GIORGIO MESSINA, STEFANIA SIMONI
Italy
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Ashes
Directed by Anastasia Anagnostopoulou
Greece
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Pesa Madanthai (The Unspoken words)
Directed by Sooriyan Kuppusamy
India
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VIZHIYIN ORAM
Directed by Srividhya C Mouli
India
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THE CHANGE
Directed by Srividhya C Mouli
India
CATEGORY: YOUNG FILMMAKER
WINNER
The Gift of Years
Directed by Josiah Dunjey
Australia
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
VIZHIYIN ORAM
Directed by Srividhya C Mouli
India
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THE CHANGE
Directed by Srividhya C Mouli
India