FILMS OF THE SEASON : JUNE – AUGUST 2018
CATEGORY: NARRATIVE FEATURE
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
Behind the Mirror
Directed by Dietmar Gamper & Linda Röhl
Italy
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
TOREN
Directed by Nawzad Shekhany
Germany
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Drive
Directed by Shadow C. LaValley
USA
FINALIST
AFREEN
Directed by Aashish Chanana
Canada
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The Turtle and the Sea
Directed by Marek Budzynski
United Kingdom
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THE HEART OF HADIAH TROMP
Directed by Erik de Bruyn
Netherlands
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Indiecency
Directed by Jody Weinman
United States
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Nupur
Directed by Ranadeep Sarkar
India
CATEGORY: ANIMATED FILM
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Expend
Directed by Bismark Fernandes
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
November 10th (Battle of Surabaya)
Directed by Aryanto Yuniawan
Indonesia
CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
BEST DEBUT FILMMAKER
Lost In Apocalypse
Directed by Sky Wang
China
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Know Nothins
Directed by Josh Kirk
United States
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MY DEAR WIFE
Directed by CHANDAN KUMAR
India
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Bent On Somnolence
Directed by Timothy Mc. Carthy
United States
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THE SECRET OF HAPPINESS
Directed by Vlad Zamfirescu
Romania
FINALIST
LET ME DANCE
Directed by GERVAIS Laure
Belgium
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The Boys Room
Directed by Pearlina Malik
India
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Welcome to Paradise
Directed by Stefan Goslinga
Australia
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Secrets of Himachal
Directed by Chirag Saraswati
Germany
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Run through rainbow bridges
Directed by Eri Tsukimoto
Japan
CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILM
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Murder on the Reef (2018, FEATURE)
Directed by Allen Dobrovolsky & Alex Fitzwater
Australia
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Urban Inferno: the Night Santa Rosa Burned
Directed by STEPHEN SEAGER
United States
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Somewhere In Their Heads
Directed by Gregg Houston
United Kingdom
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Monger
Directed by Jeff Zorrilla
Argentina
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Start Up a War. Psychology of a conflict.
Directed by Sara Reginella
Italy
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Chavismo: The Pest of the 21st Century
Directed by Gustavo Tovar Arroyo
United States
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The Gate Dawn of the Baha’i Faith
Directed by Bob Hercules
USA
FINALIST
1,2,3, Once Again
Directed by Vasco Diogo
Portugal
CATEGORY: DRONE FILM
BEST DRONE FILM
Mon Coeur Greenland ( 2018 )
Directed by Andrii Andreiev & Olga Andreieva
Ukraine
CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILM
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
Nirvana of Sodom°
Directed by Xie Tian（B.R.Sky）
China
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Pintado
Directed by Gustavo McNair
Brazil
FINALIST
Disconnections
Directed by Alberto Martín Aragón
Spain
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Bent On Somnolence
Directed by Timothy Mc. Carthy
United States
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Drive – Nothing is what it seems
Directed by Aditya Pamnani
India
CATEGORY: FAMILY/ CHILDREN FILM
BEST FAMILY/ CHILDREN FILM
Lord Of Hope
Directed by Mitchell Gibson, Tiffany Irvin & Kathy Gibson
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Buchcha
Directed by Pankaj Kumar
India
CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPT
BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
The Alliance
Written by Robert L. Butler Jr.
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
FINDING SUPERMAN
Written by Jessi Thind
Canada
CATEGORY: FILM ON NATURE/ ENVIRONMENT/ WILDLIFE
BEST FILM ON NATURE/ ENVIRONMENT/ WILDLIFE
Murder on the Reef (2018, FEATURE)
Directed by Allen Dobrovolsky & Alex Fitzwater
Australia
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
CHANDAN VAN (SANDALWOOD PLANT)
Directed by Santhosh Shetty Kateel
India
CATEGORY: FILM ON RELIGION
BEST FILM ON RELIGION
TOREN
Directed by Nawzad Shekhany
Germany
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Joy of Devotion
Directed by Krisztina Danka
United States
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REBIRTH (PUNARJANAM)
Directed by AMAR JYOTI JHA
India
CATEGORY: FILM ON WOMEN
BEST FILM ON WOMEN
LET ME DANCE
Directed by GERVAIS Laure
Belgium
CATEGORY: FILMSCORE
BEST FILMSCORE
Meraki
Music by Robert Mai
USA
CATEGORY: FILM ON DISABILITY ISSUE
BEST FILM ON DISABILITY ISSUE
A Ferry Tale
Directed by Mehmet Tığlı
Turkey
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Tutahi
Directed by Marla Ne Popovic
Australia
CATEGORY: HORROR/ SCIENCE FICTION GENRE FEATURE FILM
BEST HORROR/ SCIENCE FICTION GENRE FEATURE FILM
Lost In Apocalypse
Directed by Sky Wang
China
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Unveiling The Horse Demon
Directed by Neal Tan
Philippines
CATEGORY: LGBT FILM
BEST LGBT FILM
Ana
Directed by Debojyoti Lahiri
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Sketches
Directed by Suen Yee Ling
Hong Kong
CATEGORY: MOBILE FILM
BEST MOBILE FILM
A Gift
Directed by Sarthak Roy
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Super Cut Free Way
Directed by Vasco Diogo
Portugal
CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
The Letting Go
Directed by Tyler McElrath
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
PSYRUS – Hitcher
Directed by Sergey Filatov
Russian Federation
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I’ve Seen You Drunk
Directed by Bryan McGlothin
United States
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Unhappy Holiday
Directed by Anna Haas
United States
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PANGEA
Directed by Derek Frey
United States
CATEGORY: PERFORMING ARTS
BEST PERFORMING ARTS
PANGEA
Directed by Derek Frey
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
ALIEN CITIZEN: An Earth Odyssey
Directed by Sofie Calderon
United States
CATEGORY: PHOTOGRAPHY
BEST PHOTOGRAPHY
For Right and Justice
Photographer Daniel Chan
Nicaragua
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Quiet Moment
Photographer Daniel Chan
Nicaragua
CATEGORY: POSTMODERN FILM
BEST POSTMODERN FILM
Memories
Directed by Takamasa Iwasaki
Japan
CATEGORY: SHORT FILM
BEST SHORT FILM
The Nixie
Directed by Julia Bui Ngoc & Mai Bui Ngoc
Poland
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Rain Host
Directed by Nirmalya Majumder
India
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JIEJIE
Directed by Feng I Roan
United States
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ABANDONED (Let it be there)
Directed by Vishmayan Banerjee
India
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New Girl
Directed by Neha Maheshwari & Ankit Sharma
India
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Eviction
Directed by Lewis Clements
United Kingdom
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CADUCEA
Directed by Christophe Mavroudis
Belgium
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Sigh
Directed by Hermano Beaumont
Brazil
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Ashariri.. O..!
Directed by RUDRANATH BANERJEE
India
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Chimes
Directed by Jannine Benkhardt
Ireland
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Impressions
Directed by Sankalp Rawal
India
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Max
Directed by Mr. Bouhaïk
France
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Empty lot
Directed by Kim Sung Kyu
Korea
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Lord Of Hope
Directed by Mitchell Gibson, Tiffany Irvin, Kathy Gibson
United States
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The Ageless
Directed by Manthan Kanani
India
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Sketches.
Directed by Suen Yee Ling
Hong Kong
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RENUKA
Directed by SENTHAMIL
India
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Tale Of A Man Who Whispered To Flowers
Directed by Israel Ekanem
Canada
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The Master of Cuchillo
Directed by Rodrigo Sebastian Gonzalez
Mexico
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Blood and Chalk
Directed by Finn Higgins
Canada
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Roadside Assistance
Directed by Ali Matlock
USA
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Tupelo
Directed by Cody Walker
USA
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Awakening
Directed by Serge Riedner
USA
FINALIST
Diva
Directed by Maggie Levin
United States
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PIECE OF MIND
Directed by Sandeep Mukherjee
India
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Illusion
Directed by Mohammad Farahani
Iran (Republic of Islamic)
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Consequential Matters
Directed by Ali Matlock
USA
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Mon Coeur Greenland ( 2018 )
Directed by Andrii Andreiev & Olga Andreieva
Ukraine
OFFICIAL SELECTION
A bullet – Sam’s confession
Directed by Tsai Tsai
Taiwan
CATEGORY: SHORT SCRIPT
BEST SHORT SCRIPT
The Crowd
Written by Zhe Zhang
USA
CATEGORY: STUDENT FILM
BEST STUDENT FILM
Scratches on the Caged Floor
Directed by Ragini Bhasin
USA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Here There Be Tygers
Directed by Mike Johnston
Canada
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Letter of hope
Directed by W. Rohit
India
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Departures
Directed by Nicolas Morganti Patrignani
Italy
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Portrait Of Eva
Directed by Klim Tukaev
Russian Federation
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Lalo’s House
Directed by Kelley Kali
United States
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Where To?
Directed by Lidija Špegar
Croatia
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LA CERI-SE
Directed by Bruna Arbex
Canada
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Frontier Wisdom
Directed by Jenna Caravello
United States
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Resilient
Directed by Aloiz Krisak
Canada
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Marsyas
Directed by Peter Gordon Armstrong
Germany
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A Beautiful Dawn
Directed by Ahmed Ferchichi
Tunisia
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The Maybank
Directed by Junior Day
United Kingdom
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The Dancer Girl
Directed by Yokeena Jamat
USA
FINALIST
SAFFRON ASH
Directed by Sidharth Harikumar
India
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Valencia
Directed by Chris Paraskevas
Australia
CATEGORY: TELEVISION/ PILOT PROGRAM OR SERIES
BEST TELEVISION/ PILOT PROGRAM OR SERIES
Confused
Directed by Jesse Salto
USA
CATEGORY: TRAILER/ TEASER
BEST TRAILER
Angels Never Cry
Directed by Lok Kwan Woo
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Viva la vida – a travel Cinematic
Directed by Daniel Chan
China
CATEGORY: TREATMENT/ SYNOPSIS
BEST SYNOPSIS
Shiva
Written by Rakesh Dasgupta
United States
CATEGORY: VIRTUAL REALITY (VR)/
AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) and 360° VIDEO
BEST VIRTUAL REALITY VIDEO
Dawn Land
Directed by Scott Gorman
United Kingdom
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
HONG KONFUSION
Directed by Sebastiano Vitale
Italy
CATEGORY: WOMEN’S FILM
BEST WOMEN’S FILM
On the Fence
Directed by Luciana Caplan
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
New Girl
Directed by Neha Maheshwari & Ankit Sharma
India
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The Boys Room
Directed by Pearlina Malik
India
CATEGORY: YOUNG FILMMAKER (UNDER 18)
BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER
“E”
Directed by Ember Crowley
United States
CATEGORY: ACTOR
BEST ACTOR
Tashi
Actor Charan Singh
Singapore
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
On the Fence
Actor Michael Mantone
United States
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REBIRTH (PUNARJANAM)
Actor Amar Jyoti Jha
India
FINALIST
Tale Of A Man Who Whispered To Flowers
Actor Scott Stephenson
Canada
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PIECE OF MIND
Actor Shubhrajyoti Barat
India
CATEGORY: ACTRESS
BEST ACTRESS
Tashi
Actress Tania Mukherjee
Singapore
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
AHMAD MARYAM
Actress Hoda Alhallak
Sweden
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PLANCHETTE
Actress Basabdutta Chatterjee
India
CATEGORY: SUPPORTING ACTOR
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Tashi
Actor Sai Pogaru
Singapore
CATEGORY: SUPPORTING ACTRESS
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Tashi
Actress Anvita Gupta
Singapore
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
AHMAD MARYAM
Actress Rajaa Lakmshha
Sweden
CATEGORY: DIRECTION
BEST DIRECTOR
Rain Host
Directed by Nirmalya Majumder
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Lost In Apocalypse
Directed by Sky Wang
China
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AHMAD MARYAM
Directed by SALEH JAMAL EDDIN
Sweden
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On the Fence
Directed by Luciana Caplan
United States
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TOREN
Directed by Nawzad Shekhany
Germany
FINALIST
Tale Of A Man Who Whispered To Flowers
Directed by Israel Ekanem & Monica G. Bell
Canada
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PIECE OF MIND
Directed by Sandeep Mukherjee
India
OFFICIAL SELECTION
A bullet – Sam’s confession
Directed by Tsai Tsai
Taiwan
CATEGORY: CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
HINOIRINOKAZE -Wind of sunset
Cinematographer Takchiko Tamiya
Japan
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Lost In Apocalypse
Cinematographer Xiaowei Wang
China
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ABANDONED (Let it be there)
Cinematographer Pritish Ghosh
India
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Somewhere In Their Heads
Cinematographer Gregg Houston
United Kingdom
FINALIST
PIECE OF MIND
Cinematographer Yogesh Jani
India
CATEGORY: EDITING
BEST EDITOR
Lost In Apocalypse
Editor Frederick J. Chen
China
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
JIEJIE
Editor Zekun Mao
United States
CATEGORY: SOUND DESIGNING
BEST SOUND DESIGNER
Lost In Apocalypse
Sound Designed by Aaron Bartscht
China
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Max
Sound Designed by Mr. Bouhaïk
France
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PIECE OF MIND
Sound Designed by Alok De
India