CICFF
Movie of the month
(APRIL 2022)
CATEGORY: Animated Film
WINNER
Where Has Sam’s Shadow Gone?
Directed by Tom Taylor
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Rhumbouge Cowgirl
Directed by Sydnie Baynes
Canada
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A Thief’s Legacy
Directed by Sinai Hwang
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Unconditional Love
Directed by Wallis Liu
Taiwan
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CATEGORY: Best Actor
WINNER
Don’t Be Afraid
Acted by Ben Cable
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
SKAT
Acted by Michael Boston
United States
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HIJAB
Acted by Nico Del Carmen
United States
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CATEGORY: Best Actress
WINNER
SKAT
Acted by Heidi Luo
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
HIJAB
Acted by Zaara Alam
United States
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CATEGORY: Best Director
WINNER
HIJAB
Directed by Dan Hewitt Owens
United States
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CATEGORY: Best Film Score – Soundtrack
WINNER
Promises
Scored by James Naleski
United States
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CATEGORY: Producer
WINNER
END IS BEGINNING Saiyed Shahid Khan
Produced by
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
HIJAB
Produced by Chelsy Leigh Jackson
United States
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CATEGORY:Supporting Actor
WINNER
Charlie: The Chicken
Acted by Bill Van Buskirk
United States
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CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
WINNER
OTOGINEMA
Directed by NozomuNamba
Japan
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
MALAVIVRE
Directed by Max Menghini
Italy
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Kaanbhatt
Directed by aparana s hosing
India
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The Van
Directed by Amanda Ales Graeff
United States
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Fankaar
Directed by Daniyal Yousaf
Pakistan
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
Who Killed Gaurav?
Directed by Abhishek Sinha Rasik
India
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Bubble
Directed by Ishan Raj Pandita
India
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Lilly
Directed by Mariam Joseph
India
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CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILM
WINNER
Mira’s Minders
Directed by Tanni Chaudhuri
United States
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CATEGORY: EDUCATIONAL FILM
WINNER
LOCKSTEP
Directed by Peter Andrew Sacco
Canada
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CATEGORY: Experimental Film
WINNER
Man with Shadow
Directed by Ema Kugler
Slovenia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Fire
Directed by Sami Kali
Switzerland
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Rhythmic Build
Directed by Lauren Carr
United States
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CATEGORY: Family/Children Film
WINNER
Ballesteros on My Mind – The Film
Directed by Karlo Garcia Gino
Philippines
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Kaanbhatt
Directed by aparana s hosing
India
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END IS BEGINNING
Directed by Saiyed Shahid Khan
India
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
INDRANIL
Directed by Deba Kr Borah
India
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CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPT
WINNER
Birthday Boy
Written by Michael Jonathan Gellis
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Rocker from heaven
Written by Ruth Finnegan
United Kingdom
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Box of Hope
Written by Glenna L Goodman
United States
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Review
Written by Jonathan Zarantonello
United States
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CATEGORY: Film on Nature / Environment / Wildlife
WINNER
A Different Kind of Trash Talk
Directed by Patricia A Burke
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Tierra del Fuego
Directed by Oleksandr Lozytskyi
Ukrain
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CATEGORY: Film on Religion
WINNER
Kaanbhatt
Directed by Aparana s hosing
India
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CATEGORY: Film/Video Poster
WINNER
Cold Tommy – Poster
Poster by Janice Walker
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Promises
Poster byJames Naleski
Ukraine
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CATEGORY: Films on Disability issue
WINNER
NajariyaaDirected by Kiran Vimal Pote
India
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CATEGORY: Free Speech
WINNER
Don’t Be Afraid
Directed by Ben Cable
United States
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CATEGORY: Horror / Science Fiction / Genre Feature Film
WINNER
Who Killed Gaurav?
Directed by Abhishek Sinha Rasik
India
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CATEGORY: Indian Narrative Features
WINNER
IN- JUSTICE “The 2012 Nirbhaya Gang Rape Case”
Directed by Yash Johari
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
END IS BEGINNING
Directed by Saiyed Shahid Khan
India
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LIFELESS
Directed by Amritam Mondal
India
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CATEGORY: Indian Short Film
WINNER
Najariyaa
Directed by Kiran Vimal Pote
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
MUNGHYAR
Directed by NILESH YASHWANT AMBEDKAR
India
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Freedom
Directed by Vimal P
India
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Instincts Red
Directed by Kanishkha L D
India
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Aaru
Directed by Shubham Ashok Mohite
India
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We Two
Directed by Raman Thukral
India
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CATEGORY: International Narrative Features
WINNER
Heritage
Directed by Hilol Nasimov
Uzbekistan
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Angels of Dust
Directed by Michael Lasoff
Netherlands
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WHO AM I
Directed by Shireesh Khemariya
India
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CATEGORY: International Short Film
WINNER
Naked Men in the Woods
Directed by Paul Ploberger
Austria
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Make a wish
Directed by Rishi Rajendra Manohar
India
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SKAT
Directed by Michael Boston
United States
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CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD
For myself
Directed by Giuseppe Romano
Italy
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Don’t Be Afraid
Directed by Ben Cable
United States
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CATEGORY: LGBT Film
WINNER
To Embrace
Directed by TRIDIP KAKOTY
India
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CATEGORY: Micro Shorts
WINNER
Pyxis
Directed by Brooke deRosa
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Don’t Be Afraid
Directed by Ben Cable
United States
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HIJAB
Directed by Dan Hewitt Owens
United States
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CATEGORY: Mobile Film
WINNER
Hide and Seek
Directed by Greg R Powell
Australia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Theatre Ghost
Directed by Brooke DeRosa
United States
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CATEGORY: Performing Arts
WINNER
Love and the plague
Directed by Marcela Lordy
Brazil
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CATEGORY: Postmodern Film
WINNER
Colors of life
Directed by Valerian Takashi Seethaler
Germany
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CATEGORY: Short Script
WINNER
Keyboard Warriors
Written by Daniel Franze
Australia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
H2OVER
Written by Tommaso Trombetta
Italy
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Cold Tommy
Written byJanice L Walker
United States
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CATEGORY: Student Film
WINNER
Unconditional Love
Directed by Wallis Liu
Taiwan
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Make a wish
Directed by Rishi Rajendra Manohar
India
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CATEGORY: Television / Pilot Program or Series
WINNER
Camisado
Directed by Thomas Gidlow
United States
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CATEGORY: Trailer/Teaser
WINNER
The Alliance 2 The Hunt for Breeze Trailer
Directed by Robert L Butler Jr
United States
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CATEGORY: Treatment / Synopsis
WINNER
Enlightening myself
Directed by Stephanie Beatrice Genova
Italy
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CATEGORY: Web and New Media
WINNER
Camisado
Directed by Thomas Gidlow
United States
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CATEGORY: Women’s Film
WINNER
Lilly
Directed by Mariam Joseph
India
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