FILMS OF THE MONTH – DECEMBER 2018
CATEGORY: AMATEUR FILM
BEST AMATEUR FILM
Jawaab La-Jawaab
Directed by Parviz Batada
India
CATEGORY: FILMSCORE – SOUNDTRACK
BEST FILMSCORE – SOUNDTRACK
RWANDA film soundtrack
Scored by Davide Caprelli
Italy
CATEGORY: PRODUCER
BEST PRODUCER
BIRTH
Produced by OZLEM ALTINGOZ
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Sare Jahan Se Accha
Produced by Rishabh Puri
India
CATEGORY: COMMERCIAL / ADVERTISEMENT
BEST COMMERCIAL / ADVERTISEMENT
Alpha Browser Commercial
Directed by Yao Yu
United States
CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
BEST DEBUT FILMMAKER
APPINESS
Directed by Eli Batalion
Canada
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Different Being
Directed by Rosario Brucato
Italy
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Jawaab La-Jawaab
Directed by Parviz Batada
India
CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILM
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Looking Through The Bamboos
Directed byMauraya Sharma
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Tax Evasion: A Greek National Sport
Directed byKelly Sarri
Greece
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American Hasi
Directed byLaura Asherman
United States
CATEGORY: DRONE FILM
BEST DRONE FILM
Golden years of Moscow
Directed by Andrew Efimov
Russian Federation
CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILM
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
Seek
Directed by Gui Tensol
Brazil
OFFICIAL SELECTION
To Be Eaten
Directed by Islam Badr
Turkey
CATEGORY: FILM ON WOMEN
BEST FILM ON WOMEN
Chingari
Directed by Tara Jabeen
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ab Mujhe Udna Hai – Let me soar high!
Directed bySuujoy J. Mukerji
India
CATEGORY: FILM ON DISABILITY ISSUE
BEST FILM ON DISABILITY ISSUE
Bus Money
Directed byEric Berman
USA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Hallowed (Mistigri)
Directed by Fabrice Chiambretto
France
CATEGORY: LGBT FILM
BEST LGBT FILM
A Chest of Drawers
Directed byMaxwell Nalevansky
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The forbidden love
Directed by Paayel Chouudhury
India
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Pari & Pinocchio (Short )
Directed byJigyasa Taneja
India
CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Too
Directed by Anastasia Lebedeva
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Hausla Na Ruthe : The Stories Untold
Directed bySnehasis Das
United States
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Seek
Directed by Gui Tensol
Brazil
FINALIST
Chingari
Directed by Tara Jabeen
India
CATEGORY: NARRATIVE FEATURE
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
Acre Dreams English 2742018
Directed byDaniel Wachsmann
Israel
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
SATANTRYA
Directed by Shahaji Kamble
India
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Amruthavahini
Directed by BNarendra babu
India
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Baokchambab
Directed byManish Sharma
Cambodia
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KINTU…..GALPO NOY(BUT…IT’S NOT FICTION)
Directed byPABITRA GOSWAMI
India
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Saavat – A hunt for Closure
Directed by Saurabh Sinha
India
CATEGORY: ONE MINUTE FILM
BEST ONE MINUTE FILM
“IM” BALANCE….??
Directed byMANISHA GUPTA
India
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Supernation Magazine AW18 – Kinga Rajzak
Directed by Zoltan Tombor
USA
CATEGORY: SHORT FILM
BEST SHORT FILM
Joss
Directed by Gilles Graveleau
France
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
On the Other Side
Directed by Yuanhao Du and Wendi Sun
USA
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The Crushes
Directed by Eugenii Baranov
Russian Federation
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The Unusual Suspects
Directed bySam Murray
USA
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7 Minutes
Directed by Govind Chandran
United Kingdom
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FIRST SIN
Directed byVineed Menon
India
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Sare Jahan Se Accha
Directed byGurprasad Singh
India
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Joss
Directed by Gilles Graveleau
France
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NIRLIPTA (DETACHED)
Directed byANAMITRA SARKAR & AKASH CHATTERJEE
India
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GIVE + TAKE
Directed by Armand Hamouth
Canada
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Jack
Directed by Daniele Nicolosi
Italy
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PRETTY PRETTY PRISON
Directed by Amanda Spencer
United States
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Oodal
Directed by Mahesh Chakravarthy
India
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Trapped
Directed by Mohamed Maged
United States
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Tales of the Circle Keys
Directed by Diq Diamond
United States
FINALIST
The doGs Illusion
Directed byMashroor Parvez
Bangladesh
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Icons
Directed by Ronnie Cramer
United States
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Sleepless
Directed by Christian Ludwig
Germany
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Pari&Pinocchio 1
Directed byJigyasa Taneja
India
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Don’t Go!
Directed by Bader Al Shuaib
USA
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Just A Question
Directed by Roy Eisenstein
USA
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Bitter Light
Directed by KAZUHITO YOKOMIZO
Japan
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Jawaab La-Jawaab
Directed by Parviz Batada
India
CATEGORY: STUDENT FILM
BEST STUDENT FILM
The Glimpse
Directed byChandrika Abhang
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Miss Kataria
Directed by Alyssa Bhikha
New Zealand
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Naresh
Directed byTuhin Basu
India
CATEGORY: TELEVISION / PILOT PROGRAM OR SERIES
BEST TELEVISION PILOT PROGRAM OR SERIES
#JustBlack
Directed by Deondra Edwards
USA
CATEGORY: TRAVEL FILM
BEST TRAVEL FILM
A PLACE CALLED MUSTANG
Directed by Shantanu Ray
India
CATEGORY: TREATMENT / SYNOPSIS
BEST TREATMENT / SYNOPSIS
The migratory flight of the birds
Written by Alejandra Bitran
Chile
CATEGORY: WEB & NEW MEDIA
BEST WEB & NEW MEDIA
ROMEOS
Directed by ARUN MITHRAN
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Vieux Jeu
Directed by Quentin Fabiani
Canada
CATEGORY: WOMEN’S FILM
BEST WOMEN’S FILM
BIRTH
Directed byOZLEM ALTINGOZ
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Riddle – Feature-Length Movie
Directed by Georgia Chioni
Greece
OFFICIAL SELECTION
THE DEADLY VALENTINE !!!
Directed byMANISHA GUPTA
India
CATEGORY: YOUNG FILMMAKER
BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER
Brain Soup
Directed byMark Cohen
United States
CATEGORY: CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
7 Minutes
Cinematography by Jamie Laxton
United Kingdom
CATEGORY: DIRECTOR
BEST DIRECTOR
BIRTH
Directed by OZLEM ALTINGOZ
United States
CATEGORY: SOUND DESIGNING
BEST SOUND DESIGNING
Pari and Pinocchio
Sound Designed by Karam Veer
India
CATEGORY: ACTRESS
BEST ACTRESS
The Riddle – Feature-Length Movie
Actress Vicky Driva
Greece
FINALIST
Pari and Pinocchio
Actress Anurita Jha
India
CATEGORY: SUPPORTING ACTOR
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
NIRLIPTA (DETACHED)
Actor Anamitra Sarkar
India