MONTHLY SELECTION April 2023 - MAY 2023

CICFF

Movie of the month

(April 2023)

CATEGORY: Animated Film
WINNER
Build Together - Including Young Men & Boys in the Gender Conversation
Directed by Shashank Ganesh, Natasha Joshi & Anurati Tandon
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
On / Off
Directed by Nicolas P. Villarreal
Argentina
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CATEGORY: Best Actor
WINNER
Together
Acted by Veronika Žilková
Czech Republic
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
In the Backseat
Directed by Sierra Buffum
United States
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CATEGORY: Best Actress
WINNER
Comedy Demo Reel 2022
Acted by Dawna Lee Heising
United States
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CATEGORY: Best Cinematography
WINNER
On / Off
Cinematographed by Nicolas P. Villarreal
Argentina
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CATEGORY: Best Director
WINNER
Shaakuntalam
Directed by Gunasekhar Karri
India
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CATEGORY: Best Editing
WINNER
On / Off
Edited by Alessandro Sqitti
Argentina
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CATEGORY: Best Producer
WINNER
Shaakuntalam
Produced by Neelima Guna Karri & Dil Raju Velamakucha
India
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CATEGORY: Best Sound Designing
WINNER
Roller Coaster
Sound Designed by Peter Zongting Li
United States
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Rebirth
Sound Designed by Peter Zongting Li
United States
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CRITIC’S CHOICE AWARDS
DEAD DREAMS FALLING
Sound Designed by Amine Boucekkine
France
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CATEGORY: Comedy short
WINNER
Hardwood Heroes
Directed by Austin Lauer, Colin Louis Kissel
United States
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CATEGORY: Cult Film
WINNER
Fractured Sanity
Directed by Keith Martens
United States
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CATEGORY: Debut Filmmaker
WINNER
Kiran-Ray of Light
Directed by Somyung Kang
Korea, Republic of
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CATEGORY: Documentary Film
WINNER
No Water Land
Directed by Saumitra Singh
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Drinking the Red Soda
Directed by Nolan Schmidt
United States
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CATEGORY: Experimental Film
WINNER
Avyavharyam
Directed by Dilshad Mehboob Saudagar
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
House Of Mystic Magic
Directed by Alexander Miguel
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: Feature Script
WINNER
Ice Creamatorium
Written by Joshua T McQueen
United States
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Honorable Mention
A Summer Surprise
Written by JK Jones
United States
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CATEGORY: Film on Religion
WINNER
KEYS
Directed by Mina Soliman
Canada
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
GOD AND LUNAPARKS WARRIORS
Directed by BARTŁOMIEJ ŻMUDA
Poland
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CATEGORY: Film on Women
WINNER
Shaakuntalam
Directed by Gunasekhar Karri
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Aar Paar
Directed by Saleem Dad
United States
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CATEGORY: Indian Narrative Feature
WINNER
Shaakuntalam
Directed by Gunasekhar Karri
India
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CATEGORY: Indian Short Film
WINNER
An Evening At The Gallery
Directed by Ashna Kathuria
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Dhun
Directed by Ashna Kathuria, Hritik Punjabi
India
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CATEGORY: International Narrative Feature
WINNER
Together
Directed by Martin Müller, David Laňka
Czech Republic
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir [ One Planet; One Family ]
Directed by Venkata Krishna Roghanth
India
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Honorable Mention
Sock-Vile
Directed by Erik Sirke, Ian Schneider & Derek Novosad
Canada
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CATEGORY: International Short Film
WINNER
Jalebi Nights
Directed by Ganesh Sharma
United Kingdom
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Relapse
Directed by Naren Singh Nayak
India
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Lament
Directed by Romi Banerjee
Canada
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Honorable Mention
Mumma
Directed by Debanjan Dhar
Australia
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A Prayer for the Devil
Directed by Rageeth Kollatt
United Arab Emirates
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CATEGORY: LGBT Film
WINNER
Central
Directed by Michał Biliński
Poland
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CATEGORY: Mobile Film
WINNER
Dakshayani
Directed by Rohit Mazumdar
India
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Cruising Alaska – Skagway
Directed by Shihyun Wang
United States
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CATEGORY: Music Video
WINNER
Atrium - "Above Water" (Official Music Video)
Directed by Thomas Crane
United States
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CATEGORY: One Minute Film
WINNER
Toxic Positivi-tea
Directed by Katie Hutch
United States
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CATEGORY: Photography
WINNER
Home
Directed by Sapphira Chen
United States
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CATEGORY: Romantic Short
WINNER
Jalebi Nights
Directed by Ganesh Sharma
United Kingdom
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CATEGORY: Silent Film
WINNER
FootAge
Directed by Bil Richardson
United States
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CATEGORY: Student Film
WINNER
Ek Divas (One Day..)
Directed by Sourabh Dharmshale
India-
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
HAUUA
Directed by Dilshad Mehboob Saudagar
India
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CRITIC’C CHOICE AWARD
Lament
Directed by Romi Banerjee
Canada
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CATEGORY: Virtual Reality (VR) / Augmented Reality (AR) and 360° Video
WINNER
EXIT-INTO A LAPSE IN TIME
Directed by Larry Sanborn
United States
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CATEGORY: Young Filmmaker
WINNER
United States
Directed by Somyung Kang
Korea, Republic of
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