Monthly Selection- November 2016
FILMS OF THE MONTH - NOVEMBER, 2016
CATEGORY - NARRATIVE FEATURES:
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE : TRAIN STATION
DIRECTED BY YOSEF KHOUWES FROM VENEZUELA
AND 39 DIRECTORS
FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: ONE BUCK
DIRECTED BY FABIEN DUFILS
USA
SEMIFINALIST:
DEMON HUNTER, IRELAND
ZARB, INDIA
THE WANDERING, UNITED KINGDOM
CATEGORY - DOCUMENTARY FILMS:
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM : A CAPTAIN UNAFRAID
DIRECTED BY CHARLES O' BRIEN
IRELAND
CATEGORY - SHORT FILMS
BEST SHORT FILM : 248
DIRECTED BY LEONARDO CORALLINI
ITALY
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD : THE PERVERT'S PUZZLE
DIRECTED BY SREENU ROMI
INDIA
SEMIFINALIST:
I WITNESS , INDIA
MIADOPAY, TAIWAN
I, PROFESS, KOREAN
YOUNG BLOOD, FRANCE
DAY OF ASHES, ECUADOR
CROISSANT, SPAIN
THE NIGHT OF ALL THINGS, SPAIN
LUNCH BREAK AROUND A SMALL LAKE IN A BIG CITY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
FOR ONE, FRANCE
CATEGORY - EXPERIMENTAL FILM:
BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM : STORY FOR AN EMPTY THEATRE
DIRECTED BY CESARE BEDOGNE AND ALEKSANDR BALAGURA
ITALY
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: CORONA-BIRTH OF AN OLD MAN (AFTER HEMINGWAY)
UNITED STATES
CATEGORY - WOMEN’S FILM:
BEST WOMEN’S FILM : BIRTH~WEAVING LIFE
DIRECTED BY ARISA WAKAMI
JAPAN
SEMIFINALIST:
THE YEAR I DID ACID, CANADA
THERE'S ALWAYS TOMORROW, SINGAPORE
CATEGORY - ANIMATED FILMS:
BEST ANIMATED FILM : AGRINOUI
DIRECTED BY ALEXIS CHAVIARAS
CYPRUS
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD : SHEEP AND WOLVES
DIRECTED BY MAXIM VOLKOV
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
SEMIFINALIST:
THE SNOW QUEEN 3, RUSSIAN FEDERATION
CATEGORY - STUDENT’S FILMS
BEST STUDENT’S FILM : LEAVING GREECE
DIRECTED BY ANNA BRASS
GERMANY
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD :
SEE NECESSARILY TRUE
DIRECTED BY RURL-YANG JIANG
TAIWAN
THE HESITANT MAN
DIRECTED BY PIERRE SABROU
FRANCE
GOES WITHOUT SAYING
DIRECTED BY PIERRE SABROU
FRANCE
SEMIFINALIST:
IMPAIRABLE, UNITED STATES
THE LETTER, POLAND
FEAR IN A HANDFUL OF DUST, SWEDEN
THE NEXT DOOR, UNITED STATES
LEAFLESS AGAINST THE GRAY SKY, UNITED STATES
MARIANNE, UNITED KINGDOM
THE GOOD SON, UNITED KINGDOM
THE PERSIMMON TREE, TAIWAN
TO MONSTER, TAIWAN
MEMORY, TAIWAN
51.7HZ, TAIWAN
AFRO CRAB, TAIWAN
FALLING BÉBÉ, TAIWAN
FADE TO WHITE , ISRAEL
YOUNG BLOOD, FRANCE
ANY EXIT, GERMANY
LONG LIVE EMMA, POLAND
FANNY PACK, UNITED STATES
DREAMSCOPE, UNITED STATES
CATEGORY - FAMILY/CHILDREN FILMS:
BEST FAMILY / CHILDREN FILM: THE GREAT ADVENTURE OF MANEL AND THE MAGIC TOOTHPICKS
DIRECTED BY XAVIER PIJUAN
SPAIN
SEMIFINALIST:
BIG BOY, RUSSIAN FEDERATION
I AM NOT A MOUSE, UNITED KINGDOM
POLKA DOTT,UNITED STATES
CATEGORY - YOUNG FILMMAKER
BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER : PRAXIS
DIRECTED BY I-JEN CHIU
TAIWAN
SEMIFINALIST:
FACADE, CANADA
BORIS & BABETTE, NETHERLANDS
CATEGORY - DEBUT FILMMAKER
BEST DEBUT FILMMAKER : 93 NOTOUT
DIRECTED BY ARUDRA SARAVANAKUMAR MATHAIYAN
INDIA
SPECIAL MENTION AWARD: THE ALLEY CAT
DIRECTED BY MARIE ULLRICH
USA
SEMIFINALIST :
THE 11th COMMANDMENT, UNITED STATES
CATEGORY - MUSIC VIDEO
BEST MUSIC VIDEO : COLIBRIA
DIRECTED BY CAMILO COBA
ECUADOR
SEMIFINALIST:
FROM ALL OF OUR LOVE THIS WAS LOST , UNITED STATES
FEAR OF HEIGHTS , ISRAEL
CATEGORY - FILM ON NATURE AND ENVIRONMENT
BEST FILM ON NATURE / ENVIRONMENT / WILDLIFE : A BRIDGE BETWEEN TWO WORLDS
DIRECTED BY PASCAL GÉLINAS
CANADA
CATEGORY - FILM ON WOMEN
BEST FILM ON WOMEN : SHACKLE
DIRECTED BY DEDIPYA JOSHII
INDIA
CATEGORY - TRAVEL FILM
BEST TRAVEL FILM : PACIFIC MERMAID
DIRECTED BY ALEXIS BARBOSA
CATEGORY - HORROR FILM
BEST HORROR FILM : HULDRA - LADY OF THE FOREST
DIRECTED BY OVE VALESKOG
SWEDEN
CATEGORY - LGBT FILMS
BEST LGBT FILM : TWIN STARS
DIRECTED BY MEHMET TIĞLI
TURKEY
CATEGORY - SILENT FILM
BEST SILENT FILM : LA VIE D'UN CLOWN
DIRECTED BY VIRA BURMENKO
CANADA
CATEGORY - MOBILE FILM
AWARD OF RECOGNITION : THE TALES OF KNOCK NA SHEE (EPISODE ONE)
DIRECTED BY KAREN LAM
IRELAND
CATEGORY - FILM/VIDEO POSTER
AWARD OF RECOGNITION : THE LETTER
CATEGORY - DRONE FILMS
BEST DRONE FILM : BYZANTINE
DIRECTED BY JORIS FAVRAUD
FRANCE
CATEGORY - COMMERCIAL/ADVERTISEMENT
AWARD OF RECOGNITION : ENERGYCUP
DIRECTED BY PETER WIECZOREK
POLAND
CATEGORY - VIRTUAL REALITY
BEST VIRTUAL REALITY FILM : MISFITS
DIRECTED BY DAVID BETTERIDGE
UNITED KINGDOM
CATEGORY - ONE MINUTE FILM
AWARD OF RECOGNITION : ROUGH ROAD
DIRECTED BY PAUL KELLY
UNITED STATES
