FILMS OF THE MONTH – March 2019
CATEGORY: ANIMATED FILM
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Shadowland
Directed by bellopropello
Switzerland
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FINALIST
Where does the heart call?
Directed by Mansur Sarsembayev, Maxud Sarsembayev
Kazakhstan
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DREAM OF A WRITER
Directed by Ajay Jadhav
India
CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
BEST DEBUT FILMMAKER
Dream for Happiness
Directed by Irina Velichkova
Bulgaria
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Dark Cinema
Directed by Pyae Zaw Phyo
Myanmar
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THE BAR
Directed by ANEETA PATEL
India
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FINALIST
Green Army
Directed by Nicolas Kieffer
France
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Manai
Directed by Sunder Govindaraju
India
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OFFICIAL SELECTION
Vadoba
Directed by Vishal Sawant
India
CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILM
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
The Yellow Days
Directed by Joe O’Connor
United Kingdom
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
THE SECRET LIFE OF FROGS
Directed by AJAY BEDI, VIJAY BEDI
India
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FINALIST
Fluxus In Contemporary America
Directed by Chihiro Ito
Japan
CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILM
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM
1947 Two Soldiers
Directed by Sravan Gajabhinkar
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
BLEEP (2019)
Directed by Marlin Sandlin
United States
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FINALIST
THE UNIFORM
Directed by Alberto Martín-Aragón
Spain
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CATEGORY: ACTOR
BEST ACTOR
AGAM THIMIRI
Acted by GAJARAJ
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Dark Cinema
Acted by Nay Toe
Myanmar
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OFFICIAL SELECTION
Vinveli Payana Kurippugal (The space trip Notes)
Acted by Athvik Jalandar
India
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CATEGORY: ACTRESS
BEST ACTRESS
ALT + <3 Lisa
Acted by Christine Holmberg
United States
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CATEGORY: CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Good Morning America
Cinematographed by Krishna Thirupathy
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
THE SECRET LIFE OF FROGS
Cinematographed by VIJAY BEDI & AJAY BEDI
India
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CATEGORY: DIRECTOR
BEST DIRECTOR
AGAM THIMIRI
Directed by VASANTH BALASUNDARAM
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Good Morning America
Directed by Krishna Thirupathy
United States
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BLEEP (2019)
Directed by Marlin Sandlin
United States
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FINALIST
Away from the shore
Directed by Kostadin Bonev
Bulgaria
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Vinveli Payana Kurippugal (The space trip Notes)
Directed by Jeyaprakash
India
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My Nature
Directed by Ulya Aviral
Turkey
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CATEGORY: EDITOR
BEST EDITOR
BLEEP (2019)
Edited by Marlin Sandlin
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Good Morning America
Edited by Krishna Thirupathy
United States
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THE SECRET LIFE OF FROGS
Edited by AJAY BEDI, VIJAY BEDI
India
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CATEGORY: PRODUCER
BEST PRODUCER
An Untold Story of Paperboats
Produced by Neeru Khera
India
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CATEGORY: SOUND DESIGNING
BEST SOUND DESIGNING
BLEEP (2019)
Designed by Marlin Sandlin
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Dark Cinema
Designed by Creative Mahar Studio
Myanmar
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THE SECRET LIFE OF FROGS
Edited by Ajay Bedi and Pratik Biswas
India
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CATEGORY: SUPPORTING ACTOR
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
1947 Two Soldiers
Acted by Abhinav Janak
India
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CATEGORY: SUPPORTING ACTRESS
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
AGAM THIMIRI
Acted by Sana Ram
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
1947 Two Soldiers
Acted by Sahaja Chowdary
India
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CATEGORY: FAMILY/CHILDREN FILM
BEST FAMILY/CHILDREN FILM
Max Topas – The Book of the Crystal Children
Directed by Doc Miguel
Germany
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Death of a Saleswoman
Directed by Donna Wheeler
United States
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FINALIST
Vadoba
Directed by Vishal Sawant
India
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CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPT
BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
Trouble Inherited
Written by Harish kumar
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
All-American
Written by Jessi Thind
Canada
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Ari vs. Raj
Written by Miriam Rahimi-Cholensky
Australia
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CATEGORY: FILM ON NATURE/ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE
BEST FILM ON NATURE/ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE
Wild Australia – Desert of the Red Kangaroo
Directed by Jens Westphalen, Thoralf Grospitz
Germany
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FINALIST
Once upon a time – An old canal
Directed by Robert Henno
Belgium
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THE SECRET LIFE OF FROGS
Directed by AJAY BEDI, VIJAY BEDI
India
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CATEGORY: FILM ON RELIGION
BEST FILM ON RELIGION
One-to-one
Directed by Cristian García Zelada
Peru
CATEGORY: FILM ON DISABILITY ISSUE
BEST FILM ON DISABILITY ISSUE
Imparfecto
Directed by Cristian García Zelada
Peru
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Face Rape
Directed by Finn Hellman
Sweden
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CATEGORY: HORROR / SCIENCE FICTION / GENRE FILM
BEST FILM ON HORROR / SCIENCE FICTION / GENRE FILM
The Dark Cinema
Directed by Pyae Zaw Phyo
Myanmar
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CATEGORY: MOBILE FILM (Any length)
BEST MOBILE FILM
Vadoba
Directed by Vishal Sawant
India
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CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
The LaFontaines – All In (Directors Cut)
Directed by Oscar Sansom, Ainsley Bowman
United kingdom
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FINALIST
Walkscape
Directed by Vasco Diogo
Portugal
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CATEGORY: NARRATIVE FEATURE (Above 40 minutes)
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
AGAM THIMIRI
Directed by VASANTH BALASUNDARAM
India
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FINALIST
Away from the shore
Directed by Kostadin Bonev
Bulgaria
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Surveillance Zone
Directed by Rathina Kumar
India
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CATEGORY: SHORT FILM (Less than 30 minutes)
BEST SHORT FILM
Bubble
Directed by Gourav Ghosh
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
“Gaslight” (Three sections)
Directed by Mimi Garrard
United States
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ICON
Directed by Zhora Ferorenko
Ukraine
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My Nature
Directed by Ulya Aviral
Turkey
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Imparfecto
Directed by Cristian García Zelada
Peru
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” THE HOSPITAL CORRIDOR “
Directed by FARHAD SHAHI
Bangladesh
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MORSEL OF HOPE
Directed by Clinton Immanuel Banze
India
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Beyond Her Lens
Directed by Tereza Hirsch
Czech Republic
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Good Morning America
Directed by Krishna Thirupathy
United States
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Ferris Wheel
Directed by Roman Bataev
Russian Federation
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M LIKE MOBIUS
Directed by Faranak Moradi
Islamic Republic of Iran
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HUMANS
Directed by Calliopi Beku
Greece
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FINALIST
Dear Pondicherry
Directed by Soham Pujara
India
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AFTER HUNDRED THOUSAND HOURS
Directed by MOHAMMAD HASSAN ZADEH
Italy
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I WANT TO DO IT
Directed by Roshan hill
Australia
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Pretty Animals
Directed by Sebastian Iversen Søgård
Norway
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Bramharahasyam
Directed by Lakshminarasimhan KR
India
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FRED WOOD
Directed by Don grace
United States
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Madness
Directed by Jakub Drobczynski
Poland
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A Piece of Stone
Directed by Anshumaan Bajaj
United Kingdom
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“Live life”
Directed by Valerio Manisi e Giovanni Siliberto
Italy
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The Great Bharat Bandman
Directed by Shristipal Singh
India
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OFFICIAL SELECTION
One-to-one
Directed by Cristian García Zelada
Peru
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CATEGORY: SHORT SCRIPT
BEST SHORT SCRIPT
Let Me Go (Call Me By My Name)
Written by Mateus Oazem
Brazil
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CATEGORY: STUDENT FILM
BEST STUDENT FILM
Stains
Directed by Rhea Mathews
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Take the Next Bus, Honey
Directed by Hirokawa Hayashida
United States
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FINALIST
The Ancestors’ Memories
Directed by Arata Shigeno
Myanmar
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A Place in Between
Directed by Selin Bonfil
United States
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OFFICIAL SELECTION
Masks
Directed by Bartek Cebula
Poland
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CATEGORY: TRAILER/TEASER (5 minutes or less)
BEST TRAILER/TEASER
Vadoba
Directed by Vishal Sawant
India
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CATEGORY: TRAVEL FILM
BEST TRAVEL FILM
Chadar
Directed by Piyush Batra
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
USA with Paganel
Directed by Andrii Andreiev, Olga Andreieva
Ukraine
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CATEGORY: WEB & NEW MEDIA
BEST WEB & NEW MEDIA
Lion’s Return
Directed by Thomas Bernecker
Germany
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CATEGORY: WOMEN’S FILM (Any length)
BEST WOMEN’S FILM
The Girl Next Door (short)
Directed by Donna Bonilla Wheeler
United States
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THE BAR
Directed by ANEETA PATEL
India