FILMS OF THE MONTH – FEBRUARY 2018
CATEGORY: NARRATIVE FEATURE
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
Elvis Walks Home
Directed by Fatmir Koci
Albania
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
INDIGO LAKE
Directed by MARTIN SIMPSON
Australia
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Du Satin Blanc
Directed by Gloria Rodenas
France
FINALIST
One Of These Days
Directed by Nadim Tabet
Lebanon
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The Radicalization of Jeff Boyd
Directed by Uwe Schwarzwalder
Switzerland
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Leave Now
Directed by Stephen Frost
United Kingdom
CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILMS
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
THE CIRCLE
Directed by Philippa Frisby
United Kingdom
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
RAW
Directed by Carlos Ruiz
Portugal
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I AM WHAT I HAVE LEARNED TO BE
Directed by Adela Vrinceanu Celebidachi
Romania
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ZAVAR, THE KID AND PARTRIDGES
Directed by Zeynep Kececiler
Turkey
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Time Weavers
Directed by Vani Kaul
India
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Easter Island
Directed by De Zaklika
Poland
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AFTER THE STORM
Directed by Ava ST.Pierre
USA
CATEGORY: SHORT FILMS
BEST SHORT FILM
Mia and the owl
Directed by Constantin Müller
Germany
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Soch
Directed by Sumit Sumar
India
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Sandwich
Directed by Lorand Banner Szucs
Hungary
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LAKSH
Directed by Jennifer Rosen
United Kingdom
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Scratch
Directed by Danielle Boesenberg
Australia
FINALIST
The Birth of Venus
Directed by Melano Sokhadze, Aidan Büchi
Switzerland
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Epilog
Directed by David Reynie
United States
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Ode To An Urn
Directed by Zak Mir
United States
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121 – Ondrum Irandum Ondru
Directed by Yuvaraj Krishnasamy
Malaysia
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Love at the End of Earth
Directed by Evan Morton
United States
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Master Plan
Directed by Rahil Vadsariya
India
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Kingdom of Bliss
Directed by Malachi Whitten
United States
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Courage
Directed by Jean-Luc Julien
Germany
OFFICIAL SELECTION
’64 Koufax
Directed by Kobus Louw
United States
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tasty desire
Directed By yudi zhang
USA
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First Love
Directed by Jules Carrin
Switzerland
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Spectrum
Directed by Fareed Kairon
France
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Wyrmwood: Chronicles of the Dead
Directed by Kiah Roache-Turner
Australia
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Good Mourning
Directed by Ian Morgan
South Africa
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Fourth Wall Short Movie
Directed by Nishanth Gopinath
India
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Thendral Vandhu Theendum Bodhu (The Breeze that sparks a feeling..)
Directed by Arul Sankar S
India
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Adam’s Ploy
Directed by Komal Ravinuthula
United States
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A BITTER PILL
Directed by ASHUTOSH JHA
India
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The Easter Tide
Directed by Danielle Boesenberg
Australia
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Outside as inside
Directed by Paul Barrios
Colombia
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Craniac!
Directed by Paul Villanova
USA
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VINASHI
Directed by Abhilash Shetty
USA
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SUPER MOVIE: The Power of Light
Directed by Nathanael Burns
USA
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Courtier
Directed by Sukhpreet S. Gill
India
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The Tell Tale Heart
Directed by Charles Sharman-Cox
United Kingdom
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Time Weavers
Directed by Vani Kaul
India
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Easter Island
Directed by De Zaklika
Poland
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AFTER THE STORM
Directed by Ava ST.Pierre
USA
CATEGORY: DIRECTOR
BEST DIRECTOR
Komal Ravinuthula
For Adam’s Ploy
United States
CATEGORY: ACTOR
BEST ACTOR
The Radicalization of Jeff Boyd
Actor Uwe Schwarzwalder
Switzerland
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Only God Knows
Actor by Sunny Dhillon
United Kingdom
OFFICIAL SELECTION
’64 Koufax
Actor by Christian Bulich
United States
CATEGORY: ACTRESS
BEST ACTRESS
Thendral Vandhu Theendum Bodhu (The Breeze that sparks a feeling..)
Actress Jaqlene Prakash
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Radicalization of Jeff Boyd
Actress Zarina Tadjibaeva
Switzerland
CATEGORY: SUPPORTING ACTOR
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
The Radicalization of Jeff Boyd
Actor by Joerg Reichlin
Switzerland
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Radicalization of Jeff Boyd
Actor Brian Pinkus
Switzerland
CATEGORY: SUPPORTING ACTRESS
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
The Radicalization of Jeff Boyd
Actress Yessica Sanchez
Switzerland
CATEGORY: CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BAMA
Directed by Himalay Debnath
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Radicalization of Jeff Boyd
Cinematography by Brian Pinkus, Uwe Schwarzwalder
Switzerland
CATEGORY: EDITING
BEST EDITING
The Radicalization of Jeff Boyd
Edited by Uwe Schwarzwalder, Paco Periago
Switzerland
CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
BEST DEBUT FILMMAKER
The Leader
Directed by Amar Deokar
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Birth of Venus
Directed by Melano Sokhadze, Aidan Büchi
Switzerland
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Karim Mohammed
Directed by Pawan Kumar Sharma
India
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Thendral Vandhu Theendum Bodhu (The Breeze that sparks a feeling..)
Directed by Arul Sankar S
India
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HIJRAT
Directed by Gurmeet Brar
India
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Body Farm
Directed by Brandon Keenan
USA
CATEGORY: STUDENT FILMS
BEST STUDENT FILM
Life Ink
Directed by YenJu Wu
Taiwan
FINALIST
My Dear Friend
Directed by Kevin Shadrach
India
OFFICIAL SELECTION
I Love My Robot Boyfriend!
Directed by Sariah May
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Wakey Wakey
Directed by Adrian Goodman
Australia
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A Distant Song
Directed by Anuradha Bansal
India
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LUCHA: fight, wrestle, struggle
Directed by Eddie Rubio
Mexico
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Protected
Directed by Riva Razdan
India
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Seymour
Directed by Daniel Fernandez
USA
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Cops and Daughters
Directed by Max Ardron
United Kingdom
CATEGORY: YOUNG FILMMAKER (UNDER 18)
BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER
OVERDOSE
Directed by Emre Yapici
Turkey
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ojalá
Directed by George Hawke
United States
CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
PLANCHETTE
Directed by SUMITRO BANERJEE
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Holy Cow
Directed by Daanish Shastri
India
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UNDO
Directed by CV Ramana
India
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Guzargaah
Directed by Vani Kaul
India
CATEGORY: SILENT FILMS
BEST SILENT FILM
Perspective
Directed by Adinath Kothare
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Magdalena’s File
Directed by Konrad Bogusław Bach
Germany
CATEGORY: ONE MINUTE FILM
BEST ONE MINUTE FILM
NASTY WATER!
Directed by Frank Luchs
Switzerland
CATEGORY: FILMS ON WOMEN
BEST FILM ON WOMEN
Adam’s Ploy
Directed by Komal Ravinuthula
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Visit
Directed by Ashay Vyas
India
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Who Am I ?
Directed by Jibin James
India
CATEGORY: LGBT FILMS
BEST LGBT FILM
Killer Unicorn
Directed by Drew Bolton
USA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Oh No Pedro
Directed by Annlin Chao
United Kingdom
OFFICIAL SELECTION
A Magic Thread
Directed by Eduardo Jansen
Canada
CATEGORY: ANIMATED FILMS
BEST ANIMATED FILM
The Milky Way
Directed by Barabás Árpád, Fazakas Szabolcs
Romania
CATEGORY: FAMILY / CHILDREN FILMS
BEST FAMILY / CHILDREN FILM
Ellie, Heart Warrior
Directed by JOSH TRAN
USA
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Mera Sahara (My Recourse)
Directed by Lokesh Bitra
India
CATEGORY: FILMS ON NATURE / ENVIRONMENT / WILDLIFE
BEST FILM ON NATURE / ENVIRONMENT / WILDLIFE
The Stolen River
Directed by Krisztina Danka
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
In the Shadow of Mother Tree
Directed by Jibin James
India
CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEOS
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Oh No Pedro
Directed by Annlin Chao
United Kingdom
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
CELLO
Directed by Dora Somrani
United Kingdom
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Tere vede ( Music video)
Directed by Manpreet Dhami and Shiv Parkash
India
OFFICIAL SELECTION
HERE I AM
Directed by Meng Zhou
United Kingdom
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Five Foot Feisty
Directed By Cathryn Farnsworth
USA
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Insects vs Robots – TheyllKillYaa
Directed by Micah Nelson
USA
CATEGORY: TRAILER / TEASER
BEST TRAILER
The Astronot
Directed by Tim Cash
United Kingdom
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Adam’s Ploy
Directed by Komal Ravinuthula
United States
CATEGORY: PHOTOGRAPHY
BEST PHOTOGRAPHY
Il Solenne Ingresso
Photographer Robin Yong
Italy
OFFICIAL SELECTION
motel rooms in san francisco
Directed by Samudranil Chatterjee
USA
CATEGORY: EDUCATIONAL FILM
BEST EDUCATIONAL FILM
My Teacher Hilda: Nora Finds New Friends
Directed by Pawan Mishra
United States
CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPT
BEST FESTURE SCRIPT
The Living Soul
Written by Alan Rosen, Mitchell Gibson, Kathy Gibson
USA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
KillJoy
Written by Timipre Presley Prebor
Nigeria
CATEGORY: WEB & NEW MEDIA
BEST WEB & NEW MEDIA
The Wonderful World of Hunter Wood
Directed by Stephen Kurowski
USA
CATEGORY: WOMEN’S FILM
BEST WOMEN’S FILM
Du Satin Blanc
Directed by Gloria Rodenas
France
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Birth of Venus
Directed by Melano Sokhadze, Aidan Büchi
Switzerland
OFFICIAL SELECTION
SOUND
Directed by Dr S KOKILA
India
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Bournonville Today
Directed by Signe Roderik
Denmark
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Bowery and Delancey
Directed by Stephanie Ward
USA
CATEGORY: HORROR /SCIENCE FICTION /GENRE FEATURE FILM
BEST HORROR FILM
Steven Berkoff’s Tell Tale Heart
Directed by Stephen Cookson
United Kingdom
CATEGORY: POSTMODERN FILM
BEST POSTMODERN FILM
The Longneck Goodbye
Directed by Creighton Satterfield
USA
CATEGORY: COMMERCIAL /ADVERTISEMENT
BEST COMMERCIAL
Platinum Air Commercial
Directed by Samudranil Chatterjee
USA
CATEGORY: VIRTUAL REALITY(VR) / AUGMENTED REALITY(AR) & 360° VIDEO (ANY LENGTH)
BEST VR/AR/360° VIDEO
Dragonfly
Directed by Jayesh Pillai
INDIA