Monthly Selection May-June 2021
CICFF
MOVIE OF THE MONTH
MAY 2021
CATEGORY: ANIMATED FILMS
WINNER
Collector
Directed by Cal Lomax
United Kingdom
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Papa
Directed by Simar Singh
India
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Wee Shadows
Directed by Steven Goodison
United Kingdom
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The Breath of Life
Directed by Anna Gerasimova
United States
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CATEGORY: BEST FILM SCORE
WINNER
Alangara Panthal Audio
Directed by Midhun Narayanan
Oman
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CATEGORY: BEST VFX ARTIST
WINNER
THE BREATH
Directed by Vendala Brännborn & Ida Görsch
Sweden
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CATEGORY: BEST COMEDY
WINNER
The Last Time I Saw Richard and Deirdre
Directed by Dennis Curley
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Comming Together: Seminal Dating
Directed by Michael Alvarado
Unted States
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The Ghost Whisperer
Directed by Karen Klami
United States
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CATEGORY: DEBUT FILMMAKER
WINNER
There's No Hell Like Home
Directed by Russell Southam
Australia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Voiceless
Directed by Gaultier Barra
France
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Meet The Girl
Directed by Dennis Ricks
United States
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The Remaining
Directed by Joysish Kumar Biswas
India
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Sennai
Directed by Jaikumar Sedhuraman
India
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CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY FILMS
WINNER
Room without a view
Directed by Roser Corella
Austria
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
It Gets In Your Blood
Directed by Ed Hartman
United States
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"Four Motherless Children"
Directed by Ralph Isenberg
United States
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Three Lives and One Dream
Directed by Marcelo Galvão
Brazil
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A Mind of Winter
Directed by Sean Kernan
United States
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BOJ the movie
Directed by Isaac Bush
United States
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CATEGORY: EDUCATIONAL FILMS
WINNER
An Artist's Journey from China to America
Directed by BiLan Liao
United States
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CATEGORY: EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
WINNER
When Dusk Turns Dark
Directed by Markus Amadeus Sievers
Germany
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Maze Man
Directed by Matt Orefice
United States
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Spectrum
Directed by Michael Lasoff
Netherland
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Clothes on rainy day
Directed by Shih Hung Wu
Taiwan
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CUBAN QUEENS
Directed by Warren Bass
United States
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There's No Hell Like Home
Directed by Russell Southam
Australia
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Abandoned?
Directed by Kostiantyn Mishchenko
United States
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CATEGORY: Extra consideration: Best Actor (Fiction) (Any Length)
WINNER
Velvet Crush
Acted by Michael Boston
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Last Time I Saw Richard and Deirdre
Acted by by Joshua Will
United States
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CATEGORY: Extra consideration: Best Actress (Fiction) (Any Length)
WINNER
THE BREATH
Acted by Vendela Brännborn
Sweden
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Velvet Crush
Acted by Dani Savka
United States
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Sennai
Acted by Semmalar Annam
India
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The Ghost Whisperer
Acted by Allie Radice
United States
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I Love You, Maria
Acted by Marie Sofia Palmeiri
United States
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Category: Extra consideration: Best Cinematography (Fiction & Documentary) (Any Length)
WINNER
The Breath
Directed Vendela Brännborn
Sweden
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
BOJ the movie
Directed by Isaac Bush
United States
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Velvet Crush
Directed by Michael Boston
United States
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A Mind of Winter
Directed by Sean Kernan
United States
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CATEGORY: Extra consideration: Best Director (Any Length)
WINNER
There's No Hell Like Home
Directed by Russell Southam
Australia
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
MAGAMUNI (Great Sage)
Directed by Santhakumar
India
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CATEGORY: Extra consideration: Best Supporting Actor (Fiction) (Any length)
WINNER
The Last Time I Saw Richard and Deirdre
Acted by Paul DeCordova
United States
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CATEGORY: Extra consideration: Best Supporting Actress (Fiction) (Any length)
WINNER
The Last Time I Saw Richard and Deirdre
Acted by Michelle Cassioppi
United States
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CATEGORY: Film on Nature / Environment / Wildlife (Any length)
WINNER
A Whale's Worth
Directed by Juan Antonio Rodríguez Llano & Felipe Pinzón Barbosa
Spain
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CATEGORY: Film on Women (Any Length)
WINNER
Melania's Divorce
Directed by Maxwell Bahamon
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
I Love You, Maria
Directed by Maria Sofia Palmieri, Karen Klami, Ken Holmes
United States
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The Light Touch
Directed by Robert MacLean
Canada
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ARIA (air)
Directed by Brace Beltempo e Barbara Sirotti
Italy
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Lunch Stories | The Date Story
Directed by Akash Goila
India
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CATEGORY: FEATURE SCRIPT
WINNER
112 Pages
Written by Christopher Swider
United States
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CATEGORY: Films on Disability Issue (Any length)
WINNER
BOJ the movie
Directed by Isaac Bush
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
There's No Hell Like Home
Directed by Russell Southam
Australia
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CATEGORY: FREE SPEECH
WINNER
SENNAI
Directed by Jaikumar Sedhuraman
India
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CATEGORY: HORROR / SCIENCE FICTION / GENRE FILM
WINNER
SCRIPT
Directed by Piero Cannata
Italy
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Vampires! Horror!
Directed by David Carey
United States
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The Maze Man
Directed by Matt Orefice
United States
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CATEGORY: LGBTQ FILM
WINNER
2ḦOOM [zu:m]
Directed by Ariel Orama López (AG ORLOZ)
Puerto Rico
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Call
Directed by Beate Gördes
Germany
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AMANDA (SheheitAlien)
Directed by MORENO FUENTES
Spain
CATEGORY: MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER
Keralam-The Signature of God
Directed by Thomas Sebastian
India
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CATEGORY: ONE MINUTE FILM
WINNER
PAINT: A 1 Minute Short Film
Directed by Lucas Bergmann
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Paradox
Directed by Aleksandar Tomovski
Macedonia
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CATEGORY: POST-MODERN FILMS
WINNER
AMANDA (SheheitAlien)
Directed by MORENO FUENTES
Spain
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Maze Man
Directed by Matt Orefice
United States
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CATEGORY: Narrative Features
WINNER
When Dusk Turns Dark
Directed by Markus Amadeus Sievers
Germany
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
MAGAMUNI (Great Sage)
Directed by Santhakumar
India
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DADA LAKHMI
Directed by yashpal sharma
India
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Fourth Grade
Directed by Marcelo Galvao
United States
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The Last Page
Directed by Mano Ve Kannathasan
India
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WRITING ABOUT A LOVE
Directed by Mario Roccato
Italy
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CATEGORY: SHORT FILMS
WINNER
The Killarney Echo
Directed by Charles O' Brien
Ireland
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
"Curious Yellow"
Directed by Mimi Garrard
United States
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The Last One
Directed by Neil A. Ortiz
United States
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DOG BROTHERS
Directed by VISWAN
India
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"A Fire Inside"
Directed by Mimi Garrard
United States
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"High Jinks at the Lobster Factory"
Directed by Mimi Garrard
United States
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LEA
Directed by Nora Jaenicke
Italy
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There's No Hell Like Home
Directed by Russell Southam
Australia
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Bass and Treble under Construction
Directed by Walter Fernandes Jr.
Brazil
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"Notes from the Underground Percussionist"
Directed by Mimi Garrard
United States
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Tears of Rivers
Directed by Edward Jaayaraj
United States
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FORWARD
Directed by Sajir Valiyedath
United Arab Emirates
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Velvet Crush
Directed by Michael Boston
United States
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Meet The Girl
Directed by Dennis Ricks
United States
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DARWINS SECOND LAW
Directed by SREEHARI CHANDRASEKHAR
India
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THE BREATH
Directed by Vendela Brännborn & Ida Görsch
Sweden
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The prison
Directed by Marcelo Adrián Sánchez
Argentina
CATEGORY: SHORT SCRIPT
WINNER
Two Shots
Written by Don Willis
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
MR NOVAK: PART 1
Written by
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: STUDENT FILMS
WINNER
Barry
Directed by Alexander Henninger
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Three honest unemployed women
Directed by Corrado Calda
Italy
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Lovers Are Strangers
Written by Kelly Abramson
France
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CATEGORY: TELEVISION / PILOT PROGRAM OR SERIES
WINNER
Soiled Shorts: THE SERIES
Directed Giles Sander
Canada
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Pigsy Express
Directed by Chiu, Li-wei
Taiwan
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Upside Brown
Directed by Yash Hatkar
United States
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CATEGORY: TRAILER/TEASER
WINNER
PAX - TEASER
Directed by Damir Bekerov
Russian Federation
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CATEGORY: TREATMENT / SYNOPSIS
WINNER
PADRE
Directed by Ian Davies
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: Web and New Media
WINNER
Are you Amir Shah? SEASON 2 EPISODE 4
Directed by Amir Shah
United States
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CATEGORY: Women's Films
WINNER
Three honest unemployed women
Directed by Corrado
Italy
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Lovers Are Strangers
Directed by Kelly Abramson
France
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CATEGORY: YOUNG FILMMAKER
WINNER
The Real Picture!
Directed by Shaunak Surlu
Sin
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Seeped
Directed by Mauraya Sharma
India
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