Monthly Selection - December 2016
FILMS OF THE MONTH - DECEMBER, 2016
CATEGORY - NARRATIVE FEATURE:
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE
The Albino's Trees
Directed By Masakazu Kaneko
Japan
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Pawo
Directed By Marvin Litwak & Sonam Tseten
Germany
FINALIST
The Pineville Heist, Canada
SEMIFINALIST
Tomorrow Ever After, United States
The Unattainable Story, United States
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Tatara Samurai, Japan
The Gaelic Curse, Ireland
The Wait, Italy
CATEGORY - DOCUMENTARY FILMS:
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
ENEMY OF ISLAM? A MEETING WITH NOURI BOUZID
Directed By Stefano Grossi
Italy
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Tawai
Directed By Bruce Parry, Veronique Cabois & Mark O Fearghail
United Kingdom
FINALIST
THE BAREFOOT SHOEMAKER, Israel
SEMIFINALIST
Hijli Detention Camp to IIT - An Untold Saga, India
The Riders of the Arctic, Belgium
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Sound of Borneo, Malaysia
CATEGORY - SHORT FILMS:
BEST SHORT FILM
Once upon a dream
Directed By Anthony Nion
Belgium
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Mother(s)
Directed By Maïmouna Doucouré
France
Interlude
Directed By Ashray Dravidian
United States
Wajood (Selfhood)
Directed By Vishal Srivastava
India
FINALIST
Lola Still Dances, Mexico
The Double Cross, United Kingdom
Stella Amore, Italy
Bare Knuckle, United States
Doppelganger, India
Porphessnal, India
SEMIFINALIST
The Kindenss of Strangers, Australia
From the Dust, Italy
OFFICIAL SELECTION
SLEEPLESS EYES, India
Banalities, Brazil
Bad Sheriff, Germany
Super Power, United States
Continuous, India
From Ashes to Immortality, United States
The Last Zombie, France
The Lesson, India
Neighbours, India
Cloacinae
Hunter, Malaysia
Bombay Mix, India
CATEGORY – FEATURE SCRIPT:
BEST FEATURE SCRIPT
Resurrection Time Conspiracy By James Carroll
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Salt Box By Robert J. Rogers
CATEGORY - WOMEN’S FILM:
BEST WOMEN’S FILM
The Butterfly
Directed By Nisheeta Keni
India
CATEGORY - ANIMATED FILMS:
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Schirkoa
Directed By Ishan Shukla
India
CATEGORY - STUDENT’S FILMS
BEST STUDENT’S FILM
The Box
Directed By Merve Cirisoglu Cotur
Turkey
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Mother Tongue
Directed By Md Nadim Iqbal
Canada
Uncle
Directed By Fabien Luszezyszyn
France
FINALIST
All About Emily, Italy
A Lion's Tale, United Kingdom
SEMIFINALIST
Asphyxia, United States
Going the Distance, United States
Breaking Through Delusion, Portugal
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Joan, Lithuania
TESLA, United States
The Novice, India
Rangzen, India
If you stay with me, United States
CATEGORY - FAMILY/CHILDREN FILMS:
BEST FAMILY / CHILDREN FILM
Papa Underwater
Germany
CATEGORY - YOUNG FILMMAKER:
BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER
Incomplete
Directed By Ishan Modi & Aadiraj Batlaw
Singapore
CATEGORY - DEBUT FILMMAKER:
BEST DEBUT FILMMAKER
On the Bridge of Death and Life
Directed By Lola-Jia Liu
Germany
SEMIFINALIST
Axis Mundi, United Kingdom
Hijli Detention Camp to IIT - An Untold Saga, India
OFFICIAL SELECTION
The Lonesome Lass, India
CATEGORY - MUSIC VIDEO:
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Let's Go
Directed By Jaya Easwar Ragavan & Karthikeyan Anandaselvam
Malaysia
FINALIST
ONE LIFE, Germany
SEMIFINALIST
Nameless Lands, France
1st Song, Germany
Beatin, France
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Trellebelle Ukulele Orchestra, Sweden
CATEGORY - FILM ON NATURE AND ENVIRONMENT:
BEST FILM ON NATURE / ENVIRONMENT / WILDLIFE
Migrating Birds - Scouts Of Distant Worlds
Directed By Petra Höfer & Freddie Röckenhaus
Germany
FINALIST
CLEAN & CLICK, India
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Global Chilling Project 2016_5, United States
CATEGORY - FILM ON WOMEN:
BEST FILM ON WOMEN
BONSÁI
Directed By ROBERTO AZNAR
Spain
CATEGORY – FREE SPEECH:
WINNER
I don't like her
Directed By Javad Daraei
Iran
FINALIST
We Are Not For Sale, Serbia
SEMIFINALIST
WATER FROM MY GRANDFATHER`S COFFIN, Serbia
Moravica lake - NOTHING TO NO ONE, Serbia
S O S Halkidiki - Until the Last Drop of Blood, Serbia
Nadalj - Bird Callers and Truth Hunting,
The Love Contract, Sweden
CATEGORY - TRAVEL FILM:
BEST TRAVEL FILM
We Call This Home
Directed By Walter Chang
United States
CATEGORY – EDUCATIONAL FILM:
WINNER
A Small Step for a Man, a Giant Smile for Mankind
Directed By Bernarda Avsenik & Alenka Fajfar Gnezda
Slovenia
CATEGORY - LGBT FILMS:
BEST LGBT FILM
A Tale with Christ and Jesus
Directed By Oldren Romero
Cuba
FINALIST
Perpetual, Denmark
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Rejection, Luxembourg
CATEGORY - MOBILE FILM:
WINNER
Return To Sender
Directed By Francesca Gurdon
United Kingdom
CATEGORY - DRONE FILMS:
BEST DRONE FILM
Norwegian Coastline seen from a drone
Directed By André Hope
Norway
SEMIFINALIST
Drone flights in KYUSHU SEASIDE, Japan
CATEGORY - COMMERCIAL/ADVERTISEMENT:
OFFICIAL SELECTION
HOT DOG BERLIN - WAKE UP YOUR INNER AMERICAN!, Germany
CATEGORY – ONE MINUTE FILM:
WINNER
Happy Loneliness
Directed By Richard Alexander Forero Domínguez
Colombia
CATEGORY - VIRTUAL REALITY:
BEST VIRTUAL REALITY FILM
SEPSIS
Directed By Michael Wall
Sweden
OFFICIAL SELECTION
T.I.M. The Invisible Men, United States
CATEGORY – PHOTOGRAPHY:
WINNER
Hongkong Impressions
FINALIST
New York City Impressions
CATEGORY – TRAILER / TEASER:
WINNER
The Huinca - Trailer
OFFICIAL SELECTION
It's a Flawed Circle
CATEGORY – TREATMENT / SYNOPSIS:
SEMIFINALIST
The Unknown Death Wishes
CATEGORY – WEB & NEW MEDIA:
WINNER
Fat and Fat - Episode 2 - Float away
FINALIST
Podium Series 2
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