FILMS OF THE MONTH – JANUARY 2019
CATEGORY: AMATEUR FILM
BEST AMATEUR FILM
Upstate Story
Directed by Shaun Rose
United States
CATEGORY: ANIMATION FILM
BEST ANIMATION FILM
1(One)
Directed by Ketan Pal
India
CATEGORY: PRODUCER
BEST PRODUCER
Rockumentary: Evolution of Indian Rock
Produced By Elizabeth Coffey, Saurav Dutta and Abhimanyu Kukreja
India
CATEGORY: COMMERCIAL/ADVERTISEMENT
BEST COMMERCIAL/ADVERTISEMENT
Jaguar: Going Electric
Directed by Ben Lawrie
United Kingdom
CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
BEST DEBUT FILMMAKER
Antervyatha
Directed by Kuldeep Vashisth
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Rockumentary: Evolution of Indian Rock
Directed by Abhimanyu Kukreja
India
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50 Days
Directed by Chandra Duvvuri
United States
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Voices from Zaatari
Directed by Théo Collet
France
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FINALIST
Now Or Never
Directed by Matt Senior
United Kingdom
CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILM
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
500 Feet Ahead
Directed by Jason Calhoun, Aaron Robbins
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
A Home Away From Home
Directed by Amandine Pras
Canada
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Rockumentary: Evolution of Indian Rock
Directed by Abhimanyu Kukreja
India
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INVINCIBLE HERO
Directed by Chetan Kathi
India
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LOVE IS TOLERANCE – TOLERANCE IS LOVE- Make Tolerance Great Again!
Directed by Hubertus Hoffmann
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A MINOR GENOCIDE
Directed by Natalia Koryncka-Gruz
CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILM
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
50 Days
Directed by Chandra Duvvuri
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Selfie
Directed by Dr Shubhra Basu Aich
India
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FINALIST
Six Days of Sistine
Directed by Richard J. Perry
United Kingdom
CATEGORY: BEST ACTOR
BEST ACTOR
Whose Crime Is It Anyway?
Acted by Matthew Nicholas Phillips
Australia
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FINALIST
Guruji
Acted by Revant Bhatia
India
CATEGORY: BEST ACTRESS
BEST ACTRESS
Whose Crime Is It Anyway?
Acted by Isabella Jacqueline
Australia
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FINALIST
THE ROLE OF A LIFETIME
Acted by Véronique PICCIOTTO
France
CATEGORY: CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
INNER CITY
Cinematographed by WINSTON JOSE
India
CATEGORY: DIRECTOR
BEST DIRECTOR
50 Days
Directed by Chandra Duvvuri
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Selfie
Directed by Dr Shubhra Basu Aich
India
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Rockumentary: Evolution of Indian Rock
Directed by Abhimanyu Kukreja
India
CATEGORY: EDITING
BEST EDITOR
Rockumentary: Evolution of Indian Rock
Edited By Sattyajit Gazmer
India
CATEGORY: FAMILY/ CHILDREN
BEST FAMILY/CHILDREN
The Ghost in the Kamera
Directed by Shona Charlton
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
GNANAM
Directed by VARADARAJ VENKATASWAMY
INDIA
CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPT
BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
THE LAST MOON
Written by Kristin Johnson
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CATEGORY: FILM ON NATURE
BEST FILM ON NATURE
Requiem
Directed by Alex Godfrey
UNITED KINGDOM
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Now Or Never
Directed by Matt Senior
United Kingdom
CATEGORY: FILM ON WOMEN
BEST FILM ON WOMEN
PERFECT
Directed by Diana Cignoni
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Whose Crime Is It Anyway?
Directed by Isabella Jacqueline
Australia
FINALIST
THE ROLE OF A LIFETIME
Directed by Marc Saez
France
CATEGORY: FILM ON DISABILITY
BEST FILM ON DISABILITY ISSUE
PERFECT
Directed by Diana Cignoni
United States
CATEGORY: LGBT FILM
BEST LGBT FILM
One Last Time
Directed by Artegg-Yumi
Japan
CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Remembering Love Eterne
Directed by Joseph Villapaz
United States
CATEGORY: NARRATIVE FEATURE
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
Eight out of ten
Directed by Sergio Umansky
Mexico
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Wreck
Directed by Cornel Gheorghita
Country
CATEGORY: ONE MINUTE FILM
BEST ONE MINUTE FILM
Every fall drives you further
Directed by Filippos Tsapekis
Greece
CATEGORY: PHOTOGRAPHY
BEST PHOTOGRAPHY
Secrets of the Flower and Willow World
Photographer Robin Yong
Japan
CATEGORY: SHORT FILM
BEST SHORT FILM
Lull
Directed by Shuichi Kawanobe
Country
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
HEARTY’S DAY OUT
Directed by Vivek Joseph Varughese
Country
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Interrupted Mind
Directed by Soumadeep Sen
Country
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Aas -a pursuit of rainbow
Directed by Shilpa Jadhav
India
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Whose Crime Is It Anyway?
Directed by Isabella Jacqueline
Australia
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The Priest
Directed by K. Upali Nimal
Sri Lanka
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Me And Daddy ( Main aur papa )
Directed by RAJA RAM MUKERJI
India
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9to5
Directed by Filippos Tsapekis
Greece
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SAOLI
Directed by KUMAR KULDIP MEDHI
India
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Lat
Directed by Hemant Shirsat
India
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Selfie
Directed by Dr Shubhra Basu Aich
India
FINALIST
AN EVENING…in my life
Directed by Sanat Dutta
India
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Pablo & Cesar
Directed by Alexis Stan
France
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Marion
Directed by Robert Piel
Germany
CATEGORY: STUDENT FILM
BEST STUDENT FILM
Voices from Zaatari
Directed by Théo Collet
France
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Wheeled Wings
Directed by Divy Bhagia & Aayush Dudhiya
India
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F=MALE
Directed by VIKESH SINGH, HARSH BAGRODIA
India
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Mara Dada
Directed by Yash Solanki
India
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Pas à Pas
Directed by Lachaud Marie
France
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ABHIYOG
Directed by AADITYA BHARDWAJ
India
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Inhibited
Directed by Sonya Moorjani
Canada
FINALIST
Windows
Directed by Akvilė Žilionytė
Lithuania
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Ode to Broken Things
Directed by Shiv Verma
India
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Now Or Never
Directed by Matt Senior
United Kingdom
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Tripe Club
Directed by Beth Phillips
New Zealand
CATEGORY: TELEVISION / PILOT PROGRAM OR SERIES
BEST TELEVISION / PILOT PROGRAM
SWITCH
Directed by Stavroula Toska, Cady McClain, Laurie Weltz, Katie Maguire
United States
CATEGORY: TRAILER/TEASER
BEST TRAILER/TEASER
Oxford Through the Lens
Directed by Douglas Vernimmen, Robbie Dickson
United Kingdom
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Rockumentary: Evolution of Indian Rock
Directed by Abhimanyu Kukreja
India
CATEGORY: TRAVEL FILM
BEST TRAVEL FILM
Be a Samurai
Directed by Kazuhiko Yamauchi, Sprout Japan
Japan
CATEGORY: TREATMENT / SYNOPSIS
BEST TREATMENT / SYNOPSIS
8 Days with a Militant
Written by Harshwardhan Patil
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
13-1-7 (You are the only support)
Written by Chaitanya Sajjan Desale
India
FINALIST
Sadistic Pleasure – Synopsis
Written by Arun Lobo
India
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100 things you should know about women
Written by Harshwardhan Patil
India
CATEGORY: VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) / AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) AND 360° VIDEO
BEST VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) / AUGMENTED REALITY VIDEO
Warsaw Rising
Directed by Tomasz Dobosz
Poland
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Tops of Memory
Directed by JIALIANG LIU
Japan
CATEGORY: WOMEN’S FILM
BEST WOMEN’S FILM
PREFECT
Directed by Diana Cignoni
United States
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
MADHA
Directed by Srividya Basawa
India
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Whose Crime Is It Anyway?
Directed by Isabella Jacqueline
Australia
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Selfie
Directed by Dr Shubhra Basu Aich
India
CATEGORY: YOUNG FILMMAKER
BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER
A Night Out
Directed by Alex Stevens
Country
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Whose Crime Is It Anyway?
Directed by Isabella Jacqueline
Australia