FILMS OF THE MONTH – FEBRUARY, 2017
CATEGORY – NARRATIVE FEATURE:
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
Jat Jatin
Directed By Raghuveer singh
India
OUTSTANDING ACHEVEMENT AWARD
J.KESSELS a.k.a ROAD DUSTER
Directed By Erik de Bruyn
Netherlands
OFFICIAL SELECTION
MARTIN, India
There is a world outside, Italy
The Forresbank Secret, Mexico
CATEGORY – DOCUMENTARY FILMS:
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
Cape Espichel – In Land of a Lost World
Directed By Carlos Sargedas
Portugal
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Hoda’s Story
Directed By Johan Eriksson
State of Palestine
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
For all the World to see
Directed Claudia Schmid
Germany
SEMIFINALIST
Ripples Effect, Sweden
MAXAMBA, Portugal
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Axe – Music of the People of a Place, Brazil
NAKED FOOT, India
Fruition – The Life and Dreams of Nicolas Mueller, Switzerland
GV29 A MEDITATION: WOMEN THE POWER PARADIGM, United States
The Grape Bet, United States
CATEGORY – SHORT FILMS
BEST SHORT FILM
MAYA
Directed By Soumojit Adak
India
OUTSTANDING ACHEIVEMENT AWARD
Chaukat
Directed By Umesh Mohan Bagade
India
OUTSTANDING ACHEIVEMENT AWARD
In Search of the Man of Heart
Directed By Katarzyna Marcysiak
Poland
FINALIST
La nuit est faite pour dormir, France
SEMIFINALIST
NAAN 8, India
Laugh, India
AMONG THE DEAD, United States
2 Minutes, India
Anamadheya, India
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Requembarren, Spain
The Strings, India
Redemption, Brazil
The most beautiful thing, France
SURGE, India
Falling from Time, Argentina
Stay Awake, United States
Ukli (The Boiling Point), India
BACK PAGE RIPPER, United States
L’Ecluse, Switzerland
Ghost Round, United States
My Radical Valentine, United States
CATEGORY – FEATURE SCRIPT:
BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
Parallel Actions
By Kathy Krantz Stewart
Nigeria
SEMIFINALIST
The Grave Digger, United States
OFFICIAL SELECTION
A house of a crow, India
Reap, United States
CATEGORY – WOMEN’S FILM:
BEST WOMEN’S FILM
COLORS
Directed By Roopa Iyer
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Secret Crimes and the Silent Epidemic
Directed By Ritu Chopra
United States
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Like Summer Like Rain, India
CATEGORY – ANIMATED FILMS:
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Nil: No Blood for Coffee
Directed By James Turner
Canada
CATEGORY – STUDENT’S FILMS
BEST STUDENT’S FILM
Strangers in the Park
Directed By Danilo Zambrano
Ireland
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Never Without My Denture
Directed By Hugo Favre
France
SEMIFINALIST
Pixels Festival Opening Titles, Republic of Korea
Moh Dia Tandhaa, India
I’m Free, Norway
Posture, United States
Wine and Eggs, Turkey
Silence, India
The Girl, Bulgaria
OFFICIAL SELECTION
THE NEW GIRL, United States
The Waves, United Kingdom
Catfish, Australia
Cosmopoly, United States
JUVENILE DELINQUENTS, United Kingdom
Life in Cebu: Philippine Show Bands, United States
Without A Good Title, Kosovo
CATEGORY – FAMILY/CHILDREN FILMS:
BEST FAMILY/CHILDREN FILMS
Soneri
Directed By Nilesh Arun Kunjir
India
OFFICIAL SELECTION
CHILDREN SAFARI
India
CATEGORY – YOUNG FILMMAKER:
OFFICIAL SELECTION
RUE
India
CATEGORY – DEBUT FILMMAKER:
BEST DEBUT FILMMAKER
The Hidden Corner
Directed By Jaicheng Jai Dohutia
India
SEMIFINALIST
LIVING ON THE EDGE – DEGLAMOURISNG, India
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Dhaap-An unexpected journey of life, India
Mah e mir, Pakistan
CATEGORY – MUSIC VIDEO:
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
GOLD – Static & Ben El Tavori | (Prod. by Jordi)
Directed By Roman Buchatsky
Israel
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Rain in Sahara – Black Water
Directed By Lain Heringman & Ankan Sunuwar
India
SEMIFINALIST
GHOST, Poland
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Wasted, United States
Fun Fun Boogie, Italy
CATEGORY – FILM ON NATURE AND ENVIRONMENT:
BEST FILM ON NATURE / ENVIRONMENT / WILDLIFE
CHRONICLES OF A WILDLIFER
Directed By AMIT GOSWAMY
India
CATEGORY – FILM ON WOMEN:
BEST FILM ON WOMEN
The Cradle of Cultivation
Directed By Stephanie McCarthy
France
CATEGORY – MOBILE FILM:
BEST MOBILE FILM
iReal
Directed By Florent Sabatier
France
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Tales of Knock Na Shee (5896458), Ireland
The Tales of Knock Na Shee (6004812), Ireland
CATEGORY – DRONE FILMS:
BEST DRONE FILM
Bavaria
Directed By Paul Hoehenberger
Germany
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Winterdream in Bavaria, Germany
CATEGORY – COMMERCIAL/ADVERTISEMENT:
BEST COMMERCIAL / ADVERTISEMENT
Genesis,
Directed By Robin Piree
Netherlands
SEMIFINALIST
Embrace Life, Netherlands
CATEGORY – ONE MINUTE FILM:
WINNER
Decay
Directed By Matilda Wikingson
Sweden
CATEGORY – VIRTUAL REALITY:
BEST VIRTUAL REALITY FILM
Out of the Blue
Directed By SOPHIE ANSEL
United States
OFFICIAL SELECTION
NOWHERE | A cinematic virtual reality experience, Netherlands
CATEGORY – TRAILER / TEASER:
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Meaning of War, Sweden
THE HOSPITAL, India
CATEGORY – WEB & NEW MEDIA:
BEST FILM WEB & NEW MEDIA
HYPERCONNEXION
Directed By Debru Nicolas aka LASKO
France
SEMIFINALIST
The Charlie Orange Show, United States
CATEGORY – EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
Water
Directed By Ramses Groeliker
Netherlands
CATEGORY- FILMS ON DISABILITY ISSUE
BEST FILM
HEAR ME
Directed By Olga Arlauskas, Svetlana Gorlo
Russian Federation
CATEGORY- HORROR / SCIENCE FICTION/ GENRE FEATURE FILM
BEST FILM
I Shall Never Return
Directed By Levin Garbisch
United States
CATEGORY- SHORT SCRIPT
Foreigner in Shanghai
By Dannes Zhang
China
CATEGORY – SILENT FILM
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Let them play, India
Beneath The Lake, USA
CATEGORY- FILM ON RELIGION
BEST FILM
The Sultan and The Saint
Directed By Alexander Kronemer
USA
Category Television / Pilot Program or Series
BEST PROGRAM
Upstairs
Directed By Joseph Spadaro
Italy
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