FILMS OF THE MONTH – MAY 2017
CATEGORY – NARRATIVE FEATURES
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
Postcards from the Shadows of the Petrol Chemistry
Directed by Simon Gunnarsson
Sweden
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Pirates 1.0
Directed by Raj Madiraju
India
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Innocent Killer, Australia
CATEGORY – DOCUMENTARY FILMS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Nature and Its Manifestations: From Four Poems
Directed by Takamasa Jwasaki
Japan
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Bucéphale, Switzerland
My World Is Upside Down, Slovenia
Voyage of the Southern Sun, Australia
CATEGORY – SHORT FILMS
BEST SHORT FILM
Me (Asmad)
Directed by Prabhjit Dhamija
India
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Genesis
Directed by Abtin Mozafari
Iran
FINALIST
Downfall, Iran
No Wave, Canada
Key to the Secrets, Switzerland
XZ3, Italy
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Aai Shappath, India
Mohammad And Urvashi, India
Identity, India
Red Season, Iran
The Table Spread, Turkey
Turquoise, United Kingdom
Why, United Sates
CATEGORY – ANIMATED FILMS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Magic Concert Trick
Directed by Harvey Droke
United States
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Kcloc, United Sates
CATEGORY – STUDENT FILMS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Pardaa (Curtain)
Directed by Kajri Babbar
United Kingdom
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Ragamuffin, United States
Mr. Y, China
Treasures Under The Rocks, United States
The Veiled, Australia
CATEGORY – DEBUT FILMMAKER
BEST DEBUT FILMMAKER AWARD
B for Bundelkhand
Directed by Vishal Mourya & Debi Prasad Lenka
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Blind Side
Directed by David Manzi
Italy
CATEGORY – YOUNG FILMMAKER (UNDER 18)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Zaman
Directed by Reza Shokrani
United States
CATEGORY – BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARD
Jungle Book Bear
Directed by Oliver Goetzl
Germany
CATEGORY – BEST DIRECTOR
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Breaker
Directed by Philippe McKie
Japan
CATEGORY – BEST ACTOR
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Mayukh Ray
For Mohammad And Urvashi
India
CATEGORY – BEST EDITING
BEST EDITING AWARD
Jungle Book Bear
Directed by Oliver Goetzl
Germany
CATEGORY – BEST SOUND DESIGNING
BEST SOUND DESIGNING AWARD
Jungle Book Bear
Directed by Oliver Goetzl
Germany
CATEGORY – FAMILY / CHILDREN FILMS
BEST FAMILY / CHILDREN FILM
Vaman
Directed by Manish Vaidya
India
CATEGORY – FILMS ON NATURE / ENVIRONMENT / WILDLIFE
BEST FILM ON NATURE / ENVIRONMENT / WILDLIFE
Jungle Book Bear
Directed by Oliver Goetzl
Germany
CATEGORY – TRAVEL FILMS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Escaping Time
Directed by Rhett Cutrell
United States
CATEGORY – FREE SPEECH FILMS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Ballad for Syria
Directed by Eda Elif Tibet and Maisa Al Hafez
Turkey
CATEGORY – EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Krupa
Directed by Ranjani Prasad
Canada
CATEGORY – FEATURE SCRIPTS
BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
In Wonderland
Written by Summer Starrs
United Sates
CATEGORY – PHOTOGRAPHY
BEST PHOTOGRAPHY
Child of Anatolia By Dursun Aras
Turkey