FILMS OF THE MONTH – DECEMBER 2017
CATEGORY: NARRATIVE FEATURES
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
Gaon, by Gautam Singh (India)
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Catrachos & Kings, by Cam McHutchison (Honduras)
Hoyto Manush Noy… (Perhaps not humans…), by Koustav Bhattacharya and Arunava Gangopadhyay (India)
CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILMS
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Maharajin, by Darpan Bajaj (India)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
I Am The White Tiger, by Chiu Lei (Hong Kong)
FINALIST
Scouting for Light, by Coline Morand (France)
Urine Aid, by Steven Williams (Australia)
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Breathe, by Stephane Haskell (France)
Lost Records, by Tiago P. de Carvalho (Portugal)
Unheard-of, by Gregorio Gananian (Brazil)
CATEGORY: SHORT FILMS
BEST SHORT FILM
Eyes in the Night, by Christophe Gand (France)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Sin Cielo, by Jianna Maarten (USA)
FINALIST
Every Escape Imaginable, by Nick Butler (Canada)
Perspective, by Adinath Kothare (India)
Sceptre, by Rouben Manika (France)
Shameless, by W. Keith Gomes (India)
You and Me, by Mrigank Dubey (India)
SEMI-FINALIST
Cooking with Connie, by Stavit Allweis (USA)
Insight, by Kamal Krishna (Australia)
Phalluscies of Hygiene, by Aby Farrey (USA)
Relivation, by Wouter Springer and Wim Bax (Netherlands)
She’s D One, by Aneeta Patel (India)
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Anandha Yaz, by Sivakumar B. (India)
Béa, by José Esteban Pavlovich Salido (Mexico)
He, Him & Himself, by Naga L. (India)
In the silence of the candle off, by Adel Shojaei (Iran)
Lost Innocence, by Robert Saunders (USA)
M.O.M., by Rohit Gupta (India)
Positive Indications, by Debanjan Dhar (Australia)
The Legend of Butter Chicken, by Anurag Chaudhary (India)
The Way It Should Be, by Jozef Malocha (Poland)
Tryin’ Times, by Richard O. Kosuowei (USA)
With Friends Like These, by Ryan Bennett (UK)
CATEGORY: BEST DIRECTOR
BEST DIRECTOR
Mrigank Dubey, for You and Me (India)
FINALIST
Chiu Lei, for I Am The White Tiger (Hong Kong)
Henrik Steen, for Diana’s Light and Darkness (Denmark)
CATEGORY: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Henrik Steen, for Diana’s Light and Darkness (Denmark)
FINALIST
Thomas Sandfield, for I Am The White Tiger (Hong Kong)
CATEGORY: BEST EDITING
BEST EDITING
Aashish D’Mello, for Sin Cielo (USA)
FINALIST
Jason Calhoun, for I Am The White Tiger (Hong Kong)
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Richard O. Kosuowei, for Tryin’ Times (USA)
CATEGORY: BEST ACTOR
BEST ACTOR
Matthew Domenico, for Lost Innocence (USA)
CATEGORY: BEST ACTRESS
BEST ACTRESS
Catalina Zavala, for Béa (Mexico)
FINALIST
Emily Mckinley Hill, for Delaware Shore (USA)
Judith Roberts, for Now (USA)
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Joanne Heywood, for With Friends Like These (UK)
CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
BEST DEBUT FILMMAKER
One Last Time, by Alexander Lönn (Sweden)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
You and Me, by Mrigank Dubey (India)
FINALIST
Delaware Shore, by Raghav Peri (USA)
Positive Indications, by Debanjan Dhar (Australia)
The Dark Room, by Morgane Segaert (France)
The Woman All Women Once Were, by Francesca Di Marco (USA)
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Biswas Er Aarale (When Our Protector Turns Destroyer), by Shubhra Basu Aich and Sujoy Kumar Mishra (India)
Donovan, by Jason Bee (USA)
Du Satin Blanc, by Gloria Rodenas (France)
Lost Records, by Tiago P. de Carvalho (Portugal)
The Bridge, by Ravi Gautam (Germany)
With Friends Like These, by Ryan Bennett (UK)
CATEGORY: STUDENT FILMS
BEST STUDENT FILM
Ostoja Will Move Your Piano, by Sandra Mitrovic (Serbia)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Electric Piya – Love Story of a Bulb, by Mayank Pawar (India)
FINALIST
500 Rupees, by Shashwat Gandhi (India)
Drift, by James Sharpe (USA)
Parallax, by Aline Magrez (Belgium)
Patiently Faithful, by Vikas Patel (USA)
The Dark Room, by Morgane Segaert (France)
The Firefox Guardian, by Gunjan Menon (India)
OFFICIAL SELECTION
A Night With No Dawn, by Sara Bozakov (Israel)
Barcelona, by Katayoun Parmar (Iran)
Du Satin Blanc, by Gloria Rodenas (France)
Expiration Date, by Shwenn Shunya Chang (USA)
Obliti, by Francesca Kluessendorf (China)
The Khoomei Artist, by Ran Ao (China)
CATEGORY: YOUNG FILMMAKER (UNDER 18)
BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER (UNDER 18)
Pustak, by Swadhaa R Singh (India)
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Partridge, by Ben Carter (USA)
CATEGORY: WOMEN’S FILMS
BEST WOMEN’S FILM
Meerkat Moonship, by Hanneke Schutte (South Africa)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Dark Room, by Morgane Segaert (France)
FINALIST
Birth: The Dance of Life, by Arisa Wakami, Bak Ikeda and Hirofumi Ohashi (Japan)
It’s a Flawed Circle, by M.I. (Italy)
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Angels Never Cry, by Lok Kwan Woo (USA)
Olivea Medicine Woman, by Catjia Rehkamp (USA)
The Woman All Women Once Were, by Francesca Di Marco (USA)
CATEGORY: FILMS ON WOMEN
BEST FILM ON WOMEN
Delaware Shore, by Raghav Peri (USA)
FINALIST
Now, by Paul Kelly (USA)
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Woman All Women Once Were, by Francesca Di Marco (USA)
CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
The Snake the Ape and the Apple, by Daniel Crawford (Canada)
FINALIST
Drift, by James Sharpe (USA)
Varanasi – Beyond Life, by Ayas (United Arab Emirates)
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Mahasatta 2035, by Ramprabhu Nakate (India)
The AMZN, by Ryan Pfefferkorn (USA)
CATEGORY: POSTMODERN FILMS
BEST POSTMODERN FILM
Sonia’s Story, by Lorenzo Guarnieri (Italy)
CATEGORY: SILENT FILMS
BEST SILENT FILM
The Anniversary, by Ezzie Yildiz (USA)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Drone Master, by Sébastien Duhem (France)
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Gift, by Jay Españo (USA)
CATEGORY: FILMS ON RELIGION
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Fatima: The Ultimate Mystery, by Andres Garrigo (Spain)
CATEGORY: ANIMATED FILMS
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Collision Course, by Rói Davidsen (Faroe Islands)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Dystopia, by Bellopropello (Switzerland)
CATEGORY: FAMILY / CHILDREN FILMS
BEST FAMILY / CHILDREN FILM
Little Grey Wolfy. Spring and Icy Drift, by Natalia Malykhina (Norway)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Golden Ball, by Aitor Aspe (Spain)
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Woman All Women Once Were, by Francesca Di Marco (USA)
CATEGORY: FILMS ON NATURE / ENVIRONMENT / WILDLIFE
BEST FILM ON NATURE / ENVIRONMENT / WILDLIFE
Planet Earth 2: Grasslands, by Chadden Hunter (UK)
FINALIST
Noor: Queen of Ranthambore, by Porus Khareghat (India)
CATEGORY: DRONE FILMS
BEST DRONE FILM
A Year Gone by in Norway, by André Hope (Norway)
CATEGORY: VR / AR AND 360º FILMS
BEST VR / AR AND 360º FILM
Normal Day, by Natasha Babenko, Aayushman Pandey and Alexia Kyriakopoulus (USA)
FINALIST
The Train Hamasen, by Kuan Yuan Lai (Taiwan)
CATEGORY: WEB AND NEW MEDIA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Blue Collar Hustle, by Geoffrey Henderson and Alonge Hawes (USA)
CATEGORY: MOBILE FILMS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Action Reaction, by Mesut Kalfa (Pakistan)
FINALIST
Chasing Lines, by Uzair Merchant (Canada)
CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEOS
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Diana’s Light and Darkness, by Henrik Steen (Denmark)
FINALIST
The Talent Factory, by Luca Acito (Italy)
OFFICIAL SELECTION
I Remember Frida (Hommage to Frida Kahlo), by Alberto Nacci (Italy)
CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPTS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
1000 – The Sword in the Stone series (Episode #1: The Druid, the Sword and the Raven), by Guido Maria Giordano (Italy)
FINALIST
All About Human Breasts, by Nallasivan V (India)
CATEGORY: SHORT SCRIPTS
BEST SHORT SCRIPT
The Castle, by Rajoshi Seth (India)
FINALIST
Paradigm Shift, by Katherine Fitzgerald (Canada)
Suicide 101, by Randy Zuniga (USA)
CATEGORY: TRAILERS / TEASERS
BEST TRAILER / TEASER
Salty Memory, by Orwa Alahmad (France)
CATEGORY: FILM / VIDEO POSTERS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Béa, by Bii Niza Cojulun (Mexico)