CICFF
MOVIE OF THE MONTH
JANUARY 2022
CATEGORY: AMATEUR FILM
WINNER
Pokkisham (Treasure)
Directed by Manikandan SP, Janakiraman N
India
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CATEGORY: ANIMATED FILMS
WINNER
Strike
Directed by Eric Dudinsky
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Derelict
Directed by Dante D’Anthony
United States
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Grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)
Directed by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Frost: War of the Ashics
Directed by Sue Ellen Randolph
Not Specified
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Engage Earth
Directed by YIJUN WANG
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST PRODUCER
WINNER
Pullu – Rising
Produced by Amal Noushad
India
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CATEGORY: COMEDY SHORT
WINNER
Cat-A-Pult
Directed by Karen Klami
United States
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CATEGORY: CRIME SHORT
WINNER
The Case
Directed by Patrick House
United States
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CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER (1ST OR 2ND FILM)
WINNER
EASY TIGER
Directed by Karel Tuytschaever
Belgium
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)
Directed by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois
United States
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Iravin Paravaigal
Directed by GOWTHAM R
India
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Voice
Directed by Rathul Krishna
India
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Pokkisham (Treasure)
Directed by Manikandan SP, Janakiraman N
India
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
#The Superstar
Directed by Abhay Dalakoti
India
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SELECTED
Free Ticket.
Directed by Abhay Dalakoti
India
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Pullu – Rising
Directed by Amal Noushad
India
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CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILMS
WINNER
The Avatar Tribune Issue One
Directed by Hinano Reia, Nicolas Servais
United Kingdom
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Traditional Indigenous Ways of Being
Directed by Ed Breeding
United States
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Spring Festival in the year of tiger
Directed by Shihyun Wang
Taiwan
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VILLAGE OF A LESSER GOD
Directed by Ananth Narayan Mahadevan
India
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Monk Arsenije
Directed by Svetlana Cemin
United States
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Virtuoso Angeles
Directed by Tina Zimmer
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Zeneru
Directed by Andrea Grasselli
Italy
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ENNIO
Directed by giuseppe tornatore
Italy
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Dajla: cinema and oblivion
Directed by Arturo Dueñas Herrero
Spain
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SELECTED
Built lands
Directed by Arturo Dueñas Herrero
Spain
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Three Wise Men – Parallel Lives
Directed by Sada Rajiah, Desire Prevost
Mauritius
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A VOYAGE AGAINST TIME
Directed by Steve Mackay, Jonathan Ali Khan
Kuwait
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Dogs Howl Before They Die
Directed by Atman Mehta
India
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CATEGORY: DRONE FILMS
WINNER
The Journey “PANTANAL BRAZIL”
Directed by Walther Neto
Brazil
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CATEGORY: EDUCATIONAL FILM
WINNER
Three Wise Men – Parallel Lives
Directed by Sada Rajiah, Desire Prevost
Mauritius
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CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
WINNER
My heart
Directed by Tamara André, Tania Mariama, Angela Morant
Spain
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Fireside Classics
Directed by Craig Railsback
United States
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ODE TO FAREWELL
Directed by Shemej Kumar
Kuwait
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Noise
Directed by José Ramón da Cruz
Spain
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THE LABYRINTH by Sylvia Toy
Directed by Sylvia Toy St. Louis
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Mr. Lockdown
Directed by Sayef Zaman
United States
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bestiary unknown
Directed by Alice Langlois
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTOR (FICTION)
WINNER
Maṇḍala
Acted by Nelson Abreo
Italy
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)
Acted by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois
United States
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Pullu – Rising
Acted by Surjith Gopinath
India
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
The Dark Caller
Acted by Danny Hayden
United States
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The Substitution
Acted by Ken Holmes
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST ACTRESS (FICTION)
WINNER
TangoX
Acted by Alessandra Guarino
Italy
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Beyond the Rains
Acted by Savitha Sastry
India
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Descend
Acted by Heather Fairbanks
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Cat-A-Pult
Acted by Wendy Zier
United States
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The Substitution
Acted by Allie Radice
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER
DARK DREAMS
Cinematograph by Nicola De Prato
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)
Cinematograph by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois
United States
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Pullu – Rising
Cinematograph by Amal Noushad
India
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CATEGORY: BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER
Brother Troll
Directed by Gudmund Helmsdal
Faroe Islands
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)
Directed by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois
United States
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Beyond the Rains
Directed by AK Srikanth
India
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Maṇḍala
Directed by Marco Scola Di Mambro
Italy
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A Masterpiece
Directed by Madina Ismailova
Kyrgyzstan
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Pullu – Rising
Directed by Amal Noushad
India
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I AM MIKHAEL
Directed by jose sunny
Australia
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CATEGORY: BEST EDITING
WINNER
I AM MIKHAEL
Edited by jose sunny
Australia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Pullu – Rising
Edited by Amal Noushad
India
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Engage Earth
Edited by YIJUN WANG
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)
Edited by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST SOUND DESIGNING
WINNER
Pullu – Rising
Sound Designing by Amal Noushad
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)
Sound Designing by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
WINNER
Descend
Acted by Walker Fairbanks
Mark A France
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CATEGORY: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
WINNER
Halo
Acted by Hélène Cardona
United States
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CATEGORY: FAMILY/CHILDREN FILMS
WINNER
The hunter and the girl with Pokemon
Directed by Wirickx Didier Wirickx
Belgium
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CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPT
WINNER
A Deadly Conversation
Written by Vincent Edwards
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Trucker Uppers
Written by Baby Boy Monaghan, Coco Mault
United States
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Legal Passion
Written by JK Jones
United States
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NOT AN EXIT
Written by Sid Kramer
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
The Shift
Written by James Thornton
United States
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Freedom Man
Written by Billy Festorazzi
United Kingdom
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The English Priest
Written by Amin Karim
Canada
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SELECTED
STICKING TO THE LIFE PLAN
Written by Viktoriia Olegovna Zykina
United States
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The Devil Behind
Written by Dan Alex
United Kingdom
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Braumaru
Written by Veronica Tabares
United States
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The Ultimate
Written by Dennis Chamberlin
United States
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CATEGORY: FILM ON NATURE / ENVIRONMENT / WILDLIFE
WINNER
A VOYAGE AGAINST TIME
Directed by Steve Mackay, Jonathan Ali Khan
Kuwait
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CATEGORY: FILM ON RELIGION
WINNER
Pullu – Rising
Directed by Amal Noushad
India
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CATEGORY: FILM ON WOMEN
WINNER
Dark Classics – Monologue from Lady Macbeth
Directed by Craig Railsback
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Grumpy Uncle
Directed by Biplab Sanyal
Sweden
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CATEGORY: FILMS ON DISABILITY ISSUE
WINNER
I will always love you more than the day before
Directed by Angel Puado
Spain
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CATEGORY: FREE SPEECH
WINNER
grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)
Written by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois
United States
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CATEGORY: HORROR / SCIENCE FICTION / GENRE FEATURE FILM
WINNER
Unbound Evil
Directed by Vjekoslav Katusin
Croatia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)
Directed by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois
United States
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CATEGORY: LGBT FILM
WINNER
Mukhosh ( the mask)
Directed by Paayel Chouudhury
India
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CATEGORY: MICRO SHORTS
WINNER
RAVAGE II THE HUNTED
Directed by Michael Moutsatsos
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
DARK DREAMS
Directed by Nicola De Prato
United States
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I Hate F**kin’ Technology
Directed by Kevin Short
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Al Hayat
Directed by Shemej Kumar
Kuwait
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Scent of the Desert
Directed by Roland Foldi
Hungary
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CATEGORY: MOBILE FILM
WINNER
Imperfect
Directed by Rathi Varma
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Name to the Face
Directed by Quinn Quinlan
United States
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The Substitution
Directed by Karen Klami
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Cat-A-Pult
Directed by Karen Klami
United States
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The Talk
Directed by Ryan D’sa
United Arab Emirates
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CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER
Black City Nights
Directed by Nathan Castiel
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Strike
Directed by Eric Dudinsky
United States
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Hive
Directed by Steve Mortimer
United Kingdom
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The Northern Rim
Directed by James Thornton
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
MON RE FIRE AY
Directed by monideep saha
India
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Undercover
Directed by Razieme Iborra
United States
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SELECTED
TangoX
Directed by Alessandra Guarino
Italy
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The End
Directed by David Podgornik
Slovenia
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Ludmilla
Directed by Liam Schnell
Germany
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CATEGORY: NARRATIVE FEATURES
WINNER
Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman’s Chance
Directed by Aki Aleong
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Three Wise Men – Parallel Lives
Directed by Sada Rajiah, Desire Prevost
Mauritius
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
I AM MIKHAEL
Directed by jose sunny
Australia
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SELECTED
Pullu – Rising
Directed by Amal Noushad
India
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Descend
Directed by Mark A France
United States
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CATEGORY: ONE MINUTE FILM
WINNER
Engage Earth
Directed by YIJUN WANG
United States
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CATEGORY: POSTMODERN FILMS
WINNER
You Don’t Deserve This
Directed by Shaun Rylee
United States
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CATEGORY: ROMANTIC SHORT
WINNER
Empty
Directed by Angel Puado
Spain
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CATEGORY: SHORT FILMS (LESS THAN 40 MINUTES)
WINNER
Triad Power
Directed by Brian Pinkus
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Diegesis
Directed by Gabriel Angulo
Peru
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Flash/Crash
Directed by Angelo Perez Lebbink
Netherlands
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Parnetarr from Saurashtra ni Rasdhar
Directed by Bhrugesh Amin
India
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Sproutland
Directed by Cynthia Wade
United States
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Brother Troll
Directed by Gudmund Helmsdal
Faroe Islands
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Double Blind
Directed by Rajiv Walia
India
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Dhusar Gadhuli
Directed by Priyadarshi Banerjee
India
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The Substitution
Directed by Karen Klami
United States
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Bonne Année Paris
Directed by Didier Radja Delacroix
France
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)
Directed by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois
United States
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Beyond the Rains
Directed by AK Srikanth
India
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Camille
Directed by Emeric Gallego
France
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SELECTED
Reya
Directed by Gourab Das
India
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EYERIS
Directed by Suvadip Sengupta
India
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Delhi, My Life
Directed by Pratyoosh Bhardwaj
India
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Fading
Directed by Debanjan Dhar
Australia
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AALO | The Light
Directed by Soham Kundu
India
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Maṇḍala
Directed by Marco Scola Di Mambro
Italy
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Pandemic
Directed by Tom Madar
Israel
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Hope
Directed by Dr. Hamed Padarisani
Austria
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Second round
Directed by Gábor Holtai
Hungary
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Lonely swan
Directed by Mengyue Xue
China
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CATEGORY: SHORT SCRIPT
WINNER
I don’t want to cry
Written by Pablo Fuentes
Spain
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
My Inner Circle
Written by Vincent Edwards
United States
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CATEGORY: SILENT FILM
WINNER
Pokkisham (Treasure)
Directed by Manikandan SP, Janakiraman N
India
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CATEGORY: STUDENT FILMS
WINNER
Passenger
Directed by Dana Beasley – Director, Cinematographer, Editor
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
GREY
Directed by Kanishka Pal
India
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Name to the Face
Directed by Quinn Quinlan
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Next to God
Directed by Rahul Kumar
India
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Raghurajpur: The land of artisans
Directed by Ankit Kumar Sahoo, Omm Prakash Rautray
India
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CATEGORY: Television / Pilot Program or Series
WINNER
TUTOPIQUE #COMPANY
Directed by Maurice HUVELIN
France
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Insomnia Theater
Directed by Mark Starks
United States
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The Case
Directed by Patrick House
United States
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CATEGORY: TRAILER/TEASER
WINNER
Sin Apple Trailer
Directed by Kenya Cagle
United States
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CATEGORY: TREATMENT / SYNOPSIS
WINNER
PIETRO II
Directed by Stephanie Beatrice Genova
Italy
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CATEGORY: VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) / AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) AND 360° VIDEO
WINNER
33/16
Directed by Marco Fabbro
Italy
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CATEGORY: WEB AND NEW MEDIA
WINNER
Eye on Entertainment
Directed by Dawna Lee Heising
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
grydscaen: scout eve (Episode 3)
Directed by Natsuya Uesugi DuBois
United States
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The Substitution
Directed by Karen Klami
United States
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Honored that my son Walker Fairbanks and I were recognized for acting. Congrats to all involved and thank you Calcutta International Cult Film Festival! Xoxo Heather Fairbanks