FILMS OF THE MONTH – AUGUST 2020
CATEGORY: ANIMATED FILMS
WINNER
Art Is Angst
Directed by Björn Granberg Ahlmark
Sweden
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CATEGORY: COMEDY SHORT
WINNER
Vinny Mancuso’s Rules for Good Business
Directed by Spartan Daggenhurst
United States
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CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
WINNER
The Fire and previous lives
Directed by Maria Rita Panci
Italy
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Darkness – The First Chapter
Directed by Siddhartha Mukherjee
India
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USTAD AMIR KHAN – THE PATHBREAKING MODERNIST
Directed by Sri Supriyo Dutta
India
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Abu – An Urdu Film
Directed by FARAZ ALAM
United States
CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILMS
WINNER
Expedition Niger – Real Africa
Directed by Roberto Fischer
Germany
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Alexandre the Fool / Alexander Odyssey (IMDb)
Directed by Pedro Pires
Canada
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Al Manaih
Directed by Mohammad Khabour
Jordan
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The New Abolitionists
Directed by Christina Zorich
United States
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USTAD AMIR KHAN – THE PATHBREAKING MODERNIST
Directed by Sri Supriyo Dutta
India
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Blood, Bone & Stone
Directed by Thomas A. Grant
United States
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CATEGORY: EDUCATIONAL FILMS
WINNER
The Dying Japi
Directed by Anogh Acharya
India
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CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
WINNER
The Fire and previous lives
Directed by Maria Rita Panci
Italy
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Haiku
Directed by Martin Gerigk
Germany
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The Great Work in 33 Steps
Directed by Robert L. Pepper
United States
CATEGORY: BEST ACTOR
WINNER
Hitlerin kadaisi ninaivugal (Hitler’s last memories)
Acted by Deepakraj Gunasekaran
India
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTRESS
WINNER
The Fire and previous lives
Acted by Maria Rita Panci
Italy
CATEGORY: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER
Shutter
Cinematography by Andres Ramirez
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Alexandre the Fool / Alexander Odyssey (IMDb)
Cinematography by Pedro Pires
Canada
CATEGORY: BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER
Shutter
Directed by Andres Ramirez
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Twiceborn
Directed by Hiroshi Akabane
Japan
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CATEGORY: BEST EDITING
WINNER
Haiku
Edited by Martin Gerigk
Germany
CATEGORY: BEST SOUND DESIGNING
WINNER
Haiku
Sound design by Martin Gerigk
Germany
CATEGORY: FAMILY/CHILDREN FILMS
WINNER
Deep Fears
Directed by Ryan Chu
United States
CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPT
WINNER
Party Crasher
Written by Jedediah Parker, Jessica Katz, Amandine Edwards, Azeez Gabsi, Kobe Gomez, Brandon Wall
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Torment
Written by Jessi Thind
Canada
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Finding Your True Self
Written by Gabriel Brown
United Kingdom
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Unison Kismet: The Twin Samaritan
Written by Francesco Pio Capussela
Italy
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The Manor
Written by John Darko
United States
CATEGORY: FILM ON WOMEN
WINNER
Hamda
Directed by Ilona Szekeres
United Arab Emirates
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Colors: Green
Directed by AK Srikanth
India
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CATEGORY: FILMS ON DISABILITY ISSUE
WINNER
Why Me
Directed by Robert Parham
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Space Captain and Callista
Directed by April Kagan
United States
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CATEGORY: HORROR / SCIENCE FICTION / GENRE FEATURE FILM
WINNER
You Might Get Lost
Directed by Jim Eaves
United Kingdom
CATEGORY: MOBILE FILM
WINNER
Perfume
Directed by Arindam Roy
India
CATEGORY: NARRATIVE FEATURE
WINNER
‘Thaen’
Directed by Ganesh Vinayakan
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Twiceborn
Directed by Hiroshi Akabane
Japan
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Snow Black
Directed by Robert Parham
United States
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PUPPET A Journey
Directed by Manish Vaidya
India
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CATEGORY: POSTMODERN FILMS
WINNER
Mustango!
Directed by William Stancik
United States
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CATEGORY: SHORT FILMS
WINNER
31
Directed by Aum Thiruvoth
Canada
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Farce
Directed by Robin Jensen
Norway
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The Master
Directed by Jinyang Zhang
United States
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Yathaarth (Truth)
Directed by Bibek Basumatary
India
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Lottery
Directed by Km Kanak
Bangladesh
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Shutter
Directed by Andres Ramirez
United States
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Pâtisserie De Jeunesse
Directed by Gianmarco Di Traglia
Italy
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The white room
Directed by Carlos Moriana
Spain
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Moonlight Dreams
Directed by Souvid Datta
United Kingdom
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Guilt
Omkar Madhav Joshi
Directed by India
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People Show 138: Last Day
Directed by Gareth Brierley
United Kingdom
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Generosity of Strangers
Directed by Kathy Stout
United States
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Vinny Mancuso’s Rules for Good Business
Directed by Spartan Daggenhurst
United States
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Marcela
Directed by Dina Lobo
Canada
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CATEGORY: STUDENT FILMS
WINNER
30K an Ounce
Directed by Sagar Singh Sivaraman
Thailand
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Master
Directed by Jinyang Zhang
United States
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Bouma ( daughter in law)
Directed by Jyoti Harlalka
India
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Shutter
Directed by Andres Ramirez
United States
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CATEGORY: TRAILER / TEASER
WINNER
TO BE FREE
Directed by Glenna P. Diggs
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Space Captain and Callista
Directed by April Kagan
United States
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CATEGORY: WOMEN’S FILMS
WINNER
MY RED CARPET
Directed by DR. JANET J
India
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